Documents Show BC Knew Safe-Supply Diversion Was Negligible
Even as British Columbia’s Ministry of Health was caving to right-wing panic over “diversion” ...
Already Killing People, ICE to Scale Up With Warehouse Detention
“No puedo respirar!” Geraldo Lunas Campos yelled as guards pinned him down. I can’t ...
When Prisons Ban Visitors With Felony Records, Everybody Loses
On August 29, 2020—a date I had been counting down to for 10 years—I ...
“One Word: Inevitable”—Tobacco Harm Reduction’s Heavy Hitter
Few spaces are as hostile as the tobacco harm reduction (THR) policy debate. Lawmakers, ...
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.
After “Iryna’s Law,” Behavioral Crisis Response in NC Grows More Carceral
On February 5, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (D) signed an executive order titled “Protecting North Carolinians Through Stronger Behavioral ...
Up to Six Months in Jail for Vape Use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has imposed total prohibition of nicotine vapes, pouches and heated tobacco products. The draconian ban applies not only to ...
The Last Days of Parole
For the first time in six years, in 2025 the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles allowed more people ...
