Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard 
A “Competence Vacuum” in Trump’s Opioid Response Team
In January, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) outlined its strategy “to address, head ...
Prosecutors Urge Gov. Cuomo to Drastically Reduce New York Bail System
On March 6, 14 prosecutors from across the country urged New York State’s leadership ...
Study: A Seattle Safer Consumption Site Would Save Money, as Well as Lives
Just one safer consumption space (SCS) for people who use drugs in Kings County, ...
“Never Give Up”—State Commission Urges Mass. to Move for Supervised Consumption Sites
The Massachusetts Commission on Harm Reduction issued a report on March 1 recommending the ...
Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drug Use, Explained
In 2001, Portugal was experiencing an opioid-involved overdose crisis, similar to the one gripping ...
Incarcerated People Push Back Against Biometric Surveillance
Incarcerated people are subjected to pervasive surveillance. Filter recently reported on the private correctional communications company ...
Global Drug Executions Are Falling, But Threats and Killings Continue
Even as bloody drug wars rage in many countries, executions for drug offenses are ...
Meet the New Coalition Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work
Across the street from the headquarters of the New York Police Department, dozens of ...
Supreme Court Limits Drug War’s Civil Asset Forfeiture
On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously to limit a key drug war ...
Why Has Amazon Limited Sales of Drug Checking Kits?
Some harm reduction interventions, like safer consumption spaces, are criminalized. Others, like syringe exchanges, ...
