Washington Court Decriminalizes Drugs: Will Lawmakers Let It Stand?
In February 2021, two states decriminalized drug possession. One was much anticipated; the other ...
Most People With Addiction Outgrow It Naturally. We Need to Hear Them.
All life studies of people’s drug use show that most people who develop addictions—a ...
Behind the Notorious Italian Rehab Community in Netflix’s “SanPa”
In the Netflix documentary series SanPa: Sins of the Savior, a tale of a ...
The Last Days of Heroin: Fentanyl’s Rise and the Pattern It Represents
Five years ago, British Columbia saw a change. People who use drugs in the ...
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.
The Biden Administration and Drug Policy: Expectation Versus Reality
As President Joe Biden replaces President Trump, advocates are balancing hope with more realistic expectations about how much progress the ...
Why I Think We Need to Move Beyond “Harm Reduction”
I walked around the park grounds checking out the jubilant crowd of young partygoers. A gospel-sounding, organ-dominated groove played in ...
