“Fresh Meat”—How Prison Punishes Child Sexual Abuse
[This article contains descriptions of physical and sexual assault.] The scarlet letter in ...
Argentina Repeals Vape Prohibition After 15 Years
Argentina has ended its prohibition of vapes and other safer nicotine products. Tobacco harm ...
“End the Nightmare”—Coalition Hits DC for Cannabis Justice
A national coalition of 41 advocacy groups converged on Capitol Hill for the Cannabis ...
“Consider Tapering”—SAMHSA Turns Against Long-Term Methadone Use
Beware a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...
Former clinic director Janet Urdahl describes the system’s culture of cruetly, power imbalance and profit motives.
Filter sits down with Dr. Marewa Glover, to discuss New Zealand’s successful adoption of tobacco harm reduction.
Participants in a vaping group, held at a pioneering New York syringe service program, describe their experiences of switching from cigarettes.
Trump Admin Plans More Drug War, AI Surveillance, Wastewater Testing
On May 8, the United States “Department of War” struck another boat in the Caribbean, the third in five days. ...
Ten Years After Motherisk, Parents Who Use Drugs Still Punished
It’s been 10 years since Canadians learned that a trusted children’s hospital had been supplying child welfare agencies and courts ...
Hopes of Shutting Rikers Grow Under Mamdani, as Deaths Continue
On March 25, 39-year-old Barry Cozart collapsed at Rikers, New York City’s notorious island jail complex. He’d been held on ...
