Christopher Moraff

    DISPATCHES is Christopher Moraff’s weekly column for Filter, featuring analysis and beat reporting. Christopher has spent over a decade reporting on the intersection of policing, criminal justice and civil liberties. His immersion reporting from Kensington, Philadelphia, has earned him a reputation as an expert on injection drug culture and the fentanyl crisis. His work has appeared in publications including the Daily Beast, the Washington Post and Al Jazeera America. He is co-host of the podcast Narcotica, and curator of the stock photo site StashHouse.org.

    Why Suboxone Diversion Is Nothing to Fear

    “Subs. Who needs subs?” a woman called out quietly near the intersection of Kensington ...

    New Drugs, Bad Policies Leave Philly Harm Reduction Groping in the Dark

    The “Walmart of Heroin” is how the New York Times described Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood—in ...