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.

    UK Will Send a Powerful Message by Allowing NHS to Prescribe Vapes

    The UK has long been among the world’s leaders in tobacco harm reduction, and ...

    The FDA’s Vape Fiasco Will Perpetuate Smoking Deaths

    What’s not to love to hate about the Food and Drug Administration’s non-decisions on ...

    Afghanistan’s “Forever” Drug War Has No End in Sight

    “It is time to end the forever war,” declared President Joe Biden. After 20 ...

    New Evidence Exposes Harms of Philly’s Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

    “Huge step backwards for recovery, it sucks!” was how one participant in a new ...

    Watch: Patt Denning Describes Her Switch From Cigarettes to Vapes

    Dr. Patt Denning is a pioneer in developing the field of harm reduction therapy. ...

    As New Zealand Cigarette Taxes Climb, So Do Harms to Poor and Indigenous Smokers

    When it comes to taxing cigarettes, there’s rarely any opposition from lawmakers. “Sin taxes,” ...

    Mexico Supreme Court Nixes Import Ban on “Heat-Not-Burn” Harm Reduction Products

    On July 16, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that heated tobacco products (HTP), sometimes known ...

    “I Rarely Vape Until Cocktail Hour”—Patt Denning’s THR Journey 

    Dr. Patt Denning has been a leading harm reduction advocate for over 30 years. ...

    Why a Menthol Cigarette Ban Cannot Be the Answer

    It’s Been A Long Time Coming…A Long Time Coming…But I Know A Change is ...