How COVID-19 Is Driving Risks in the Illicit Benzodiazepines Market
The life conditions imposed by the pandemic are leading many Americans to seek mental ...
Why I Overdosed During the Pandemic, and Why I Survived
[This article contains graphic descriptions of drug use and overdose.] Overdosing and being ...
The Perpetual Pendulum of US Drinking Guidelines
Every five years, the United States produces a set of health recommendations entitled Dietary ...
How I Wish My Parents Had Reacted to My Heroin Use
My parents aren’t exactly known for being calm. In fact my mother, who has ...
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.
Housing First and the Homelessness Crisis: What Went Wrong?
“The homeless crisis interested me,” says Mary Duffy of the time before she herself became homeless in Texas. “I wouldn’t ...
How We Can All Take Responsibility to Avoid Calling the Police
Calls to defund the police are picking up national momentum from Los Angeles to New York City. The Minneapolis City ...
