Why Does BC’s Decriminalization Exclude Benzodiazepines?
The overdose crisis in British Columbia has killed more than 10,000 people since 2016, ...
Oregon Bill Would Mandate State Collection of Psilocybin Users’ Data
An Oregon lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require the state’s newly legal ...
Among Georgia Prison Leadership, a Deepening War On Transparency
After four years at the helm of the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), Timothy ...
How the Drug War Fosters Devastating Land-Grabs
Few, if any of us, remain unaware of how industries can inflict catastrophic environmental ...
In “It Just Starts All Over Again,”Filter interviews patients and staff at a methadone clinic, as well as drug policy expert Deborah Smalls. Why can’t access to this lifesaving medication be improved?.
Filter speaks with harm reduction activists in the Philippines, who work in the face of President Duterte’s murderous drug war.
“Nicotine Hunger,” an original Filter video, features Louise Ross, a pioneering British harm reductionist whose work includes introducing vaping to smokers in a mental health hospital.

“Where They’re At”—Harm Reduction in Rural America
On a warm winter night, a small group of harm reduction workers in Charleston, West Virginia, stuffed the trunk of ...

“The Great Meltdown”: In Prisons, a Drug War Without Harm Reduction
Those of us incarcerated by the Georgia Department of Corrections got used to the drones a while ago. They’ve been ...