“End the Nightmare”—Coalition Hits DC for Cannabis Justice
A national coalition of 41 advocacy groups converged on Capitol Hill for the Cannabis ...
Three Former WHO Directors Urge It to Back Tobacco Harm Reduction
Three former World Health Organization directors say the goal of reaching a global smoking ...
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 ...
Trump Admin Plans More Drug War, AI Surveillance, Wastewater Testing
On May 8, the United States “Department of War” struck another boat in the ...
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.

Portland Changes “Nuisance Property” Code, a Crackdown on Motel Sex Work
Emi Koyama is the founder of Seattle-based Coalition for Rights & Safety for People in the Sex Trade. Her advocacy ...

Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds
Hepatitis C has a cure. Yet the bloodborne virus causes hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths around the world every ...

The “Felony-Friendly” Job Lists Don’t Really Mean Anything
In 2020 when I was nearing the end of my 10-year prison sentence, I started repeatedly bugging Tennessee Department of ...

















