“Blaming Down”: A Decade of Overdose Crisis in British Columbia
Scotty Archondous, a resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), is frustrated by the way ...
“Embarrassing”—Experts Slam EU’s Self-Congratulatory Smoking Report
A European Commission report on smoking and nicotine use is being condemned for unjustified ...
Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds
Hepatitis C has a cure. Yet the bloodborne virus causes hundreds of thousands of ...
Prison Can’t Be the New Nursing Home If It Isn’t Wheelchair-Accessible
Ralph*, one of the men incarcerated with me at South Central Correctional Facility in ...
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.
In Praise of Pleasure
Unabashed ravishment, whether from binge eating or drug use, makes those of us who strive for autonomous individuality deeply uncomfortable. ...
Could Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Make a Comeback?
Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, was the sole remaining facility in the United States to offer aversion therapy for ...
Primary Care “Opioid Risk Scores” Poorly Predict Individual OD Risk
In 2019, Epic—the company behind the MyChart health care software used by over 190 million patients—developed an exciting new feature: ...
