Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that “killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.” But U.S. officials saying fentanyl comes from Venezuela doesn’t make it so writes @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/fenta...

Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that “killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.” But U.S. officials saying fentanyl comes from Venezuela doesn’t make it so writes @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/fenta...

If the government carries out Trump’s orders targeting antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” it would violate free speech rights. Here’s why: bit.ly/4330Su2

"Do what you can where you are. Look to the institutions around you and participate in them. Be present at local government meetings. Help the vulnerable if you can. And when you are called to do so, protest." New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/be-bo...

"Do what you can where you are. Look to the institutions around you and participate in them. Be present at local government meetings. Help the vulnerable if you can. And when you are called to do so, protest." New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/be-bo...

The new reality that is emerging in Texas is that certain topics or ideas are simply off the table in the classroom. The censorship of academic speech and entire fields of knowledge in service to an ideology poses an unprecedented danger to the future of higher education. #AcademicFreedom

The story of the overdose crisis is a story about health care, including harm reduction, and what happens when people have limited access to it. It’s a story about what happens when the response to overdose is more often rooted in morals than science. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social

The story of the overdose crisis is a story about health care, including harm reduction, and what happens when people have limited access to it. It’s a story about what happens when the response to overdose is more often rooted in morals than science. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social

Susan Ousterman used the word “performative” when describing the HALT Fentanyl Act. ... The law criminalizes more people and spreads stigma and fear of people who use drugs, she said, adding, “We know that prohibition itself is what’s causing the crisis.” New from @jackshuler.bsky.social.

Susan Ousterman used the word “performative” when describing the HALT Fentanyl Act. ... The law criminalizes more people and spreads stigma and fear of people who use drugs, she said, adding, “We know that prohibition itself is what’s causing the crisis.” New from @jackshuler.bsky.social.

When I asked Busz directly what she thought of the US approach to substance use in recent years, I got a very direct Dutch reply. “I think it’s a political crime what’s been happening there,” she said. “All these people that died, it’s all preventable.” New from Jack Shuler.

I just read @jackshuler.bsky.social 's amazing, thoughtful, political review of my book "Crackdown". I'm happy it resonates in USA, particularly at this political moment. Our movements must be international - harm reduction has no country. Ty for the kind words, Jack. matternews.org/voices/we-ha...

Garth Mullins' new memoir, "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs," avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this social and political moment writes @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/we-ha...

Garth Mullins' new memoir, "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs," avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this social and political moment writes @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/we-ha...

Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or who are addicted. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/the-h...

Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or who are addicted. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/the-h...

Despite news that overdose is down, harm reduction workers are anxious about how cuts to federal funding will shape the future. #HarmReduction

Despite news that overdose is down, harm reduction workers are anxious about how cuts to federal funding will shape the future. #HarmReduction

All around Central Ohio, The Reporting Project was there!

Researchers have, of course, critiqued the Rat Park studies. One concern is that they foster a focus on environmental factors above all else. Overcoming addiction is not always just about finding a community. But the environment certainly can exacerbate addictions. New @jackshuler.bsky.social

Researchers have, of course, critiqued the Rat Park studies. One concern is that they foster a focus on environmental factors above all else. Overcoming addiction is not always just about finding a community. But the environment certainly can exacerbate addictions. New @jackshuler.bsky.social

Okay. Hear me out: White House Motors.

In my own reporting, I've encountered folks who have needed this funding in order to get their family into a hotel for a few nights, to cover the gaps. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a lot of money. But it's an important safety net program that supports folks through vulnerable moments.

In my own reporting, I've encountered folks who have needed this funding in order to get their family into a hotel for a few nights, to cover the gaps. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a lot of money. But it's an important safety net program that supports folks through vulnerable moments.

The policies we’ve fostered in this country have harmed not only people who use drugs and their communities but also people in those places where the militaristic opposition to drug trafficking is greatest. And right now, that’s Mexico. New @jackshuler.bsky.social matternews.org/voices/what-...

The policies we’ve fostered in this country have harmed not only people who use drugs and their communities but also people in those places where the militaristic opposition to drug trafficking is greatest. And right now, that’s Mexico. New @jackshuler.bsky.social matternews.org/voices/what-...

the military is more in touch with values and reality than a lot of us give em credit for I owe a debt to HEMA (swordfighting world) for introducing me to a bunch of folks who serve, it’s been eye opening

“When you look and you read who they are ... and [remember] the light that they brought into the world, I feel like it makes a difference. Because when you humanize, it helps to reduce the stigma surrounding drug use. And when we reduce the stigma, we increase the initiative to change things.”

“When you look and you read who they are ... and [remember] the light that they brought into the world, I feel like it makes a difference. Because when you humanize, it helps to reduce the stigma surrounding drug use. And when we reduce the stigma, we increase the initiative to change things.”

“An opioid acts directly on the brain to block pain, often producing a kind of euphoria that feeds addiction. By contrast, suzetrigine works by closing down the gateway that the pain signal travels through before it reaches the spinal cord.”

Here’s a sliver of the work you helped support this year. matternews.org/community/th...

While early signs suggest that things will get worse under the incoming administration, columnist @jackshuler.bsky.social writes that mutual aid networks and community building are a needed counterweight in seemingly hopeless times. matternews.org/voices/ameri...

While early signs suggest that things will get worse under the incoming administration, columnist @jackshuler.bsky.social writes that mutual aid networks and community building are a needed counterweight in seemingly hopeless times. matternews.org/voices/ameri...

The fallout from the Grant’s Pass decision leaves unhoused folks in Newark, Ohio wondering where they will sleep at night.

Unlike permanent scheduling, the DEA can issue temporary scheduling orders pretty much unilaterally, with less cause and without worrying about judicial review. By Kastalia Medrano:

The fallout from the Grant’s Pass decision leaves unhoused folks in Newark, Ohio wondering where they will sleep at night.

“People are often like, ‘We have to help our own.’ And ... we should help those living in our neighborhoods and cities. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t also care about what’s happening to people who are living in Haiti ... or elsewhere. This isn’t a zero-sum game.” matternews.org/community/co...

Parasitic infections are one of the biggest drivers of chronic disease worldwide

"Since the first Trump administration, I have been writing mostly about the overdose crisis and the war on drugs. And I have no doubt that a second round will be worse for people who use drugs and for people with substance use disorder." New by @jackshuler.bsky.social matternews.org/voices/the-m...

"Since the first Trump administration, I have been writing mostly about the overdose crisis and the war on drugs. And I have no doubt that a second round will be worse for people who use drugs and for people with substance use disorder." New by @jackshuler.bsky.social matternews.org/voices/the-m...

🚨New Crackdown Ep. BC gov crossed the line from inept responder to drug war hawk. Premier Eby realized he has more in common with right wing BC United party. DULF raided, comrades arrested for life saving work. Cops to get more powers to use against drug users. Our movement is on the back foot.

Not blue sky but still beautiful.

My latest for Matter: "Fascism despises humanization and connection. It divorces one human from the other. It is a state of complete and total enmity – destroying in thought and, potentially, in deed, the body of the other." matternews.org/voices/liste...

Columnist @jackshuler.bsky.social recalls the nightingales he heard singing outside of a former Nazi concentration camp a decade ago and sees lessons that apply to this political moment. matternews.org/voices/liste...

Columnist @jackshuler.bsky.social recalls the nightingales he heard singing outside of a former Nazi concentration camp a decade ago and sees lessons that apply to this political moment. matternews.org/voices/liste...

Last week, after yet another school shooting, Sen. JD Vance said these massacres are a “fact of life.” On the anniversary of 9/11, columnist @jackshuler.bsky.social laments the surrender in this statement and reminds us of the importance of continuing to press onward. matternews.org/voices/on-th...

Last week, after yet another school shooting, Sen. JD Vance said these massacres are a “fact of life.” On the anniversary of 9/11, columnist @jackshuler.bsky.social laments the surrender in this statement and reminds us of the importance of continuing to press onward. matternews.org/voices/on-th...

After Jordan retired, he could have moved to Florida and played golf. ... Instead, he applied his business acumen, coupled with a healthy dose of hustle and moxie, toward grassroots efforts designed to address public health issues. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/magne...

After Jordan retired, he could have moved to Florida and played golf. ... Instead, he applied his business acumen, coupled with a healthy dose of hustle and moxie, toward grassroots efforts designed to address public health issues. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. matternews.org/voices/magne...

Cindy Koumoutzis called on her experience helping a child with substance-use disorder in co-founding OhioCAN – a learned perspective she hopes the state considers when dispersing opioid settlement funds. New from @jackshuler.bsky.social. www.matternews.org/community/oh...