Helen Redmond

    Helen is Filter‘s senior editor and a multimedia journalist. She is on the methadone, vaping and nicotine train. Helen is also a filmmaker. Her two documentaries about methadone are Liquid Handcuffs and Swallow THIS. As an LCSW, she has worked with people who use drugs for over two decades. Helen is an adjunct assistant professor and teaches a course about the War on Drugs at NYU. She lives in Harlem.

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    Big Vape: Netflix Docuseries Flips the Narrative on Juul

    I was prepared to hate-watch the new Netflix limited docuseries, Big Vape: The Rise ...

    Watch: Exploring the Overlooked Benefits of Nicotine

    Dr. Paul Newhouse has been researching nicotine for over 30 years. He’s been doing ...

    Afghanistan’s Poppy Ban May Fail. Its Success Could Bring Global Crisis.

    For decades, the war-torn country of Afghanistan has been the world’s largest producer of ...

    Watch: Denmark’s “Vaping Evangelist” Tells His Story

    When I interviewed Kim Dabelstein Petersen in the back of an empty midtown-Manhattan coffee ...

    Did ASAM Fight to Limit Federal Methadone Reform Bill?

    The American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) successfully fought to prevent expansion of methadone ...

    Global Forum on Nicotine Remains Crucial to Harm Reduction

    The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) has just been held for the 10th time. ...