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A Son in a Sober-Living Home, Lost to Overdose

[This article is excerpted from the book Rehab: An American Scandal. You can read Filter's interview with the author here.]…

November 5, 2025

Georgia Prisons Raise Commissary Prices to Breaking Point

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has surprised those of us in its custody with yet another commissary price hike.…

November 4, 2025

Michigan Will Again Try to Legalize Its Rising Number of Syringe Programs

Michigan, where syringe service programs (SSP) have been rapidly expanding yet operate in a legal gray area, is considering legislation…

November 3, 2025

Maine Ballot Bid Aims to Roll Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization

There’s another effort brewing to undermine a state voter-approved marijuana law—this time in Maine, where a citizen initiative backed by…

October 31, 2025

Some States Try to Ban 7-OH, Others to Regulate Kratom. Some Try Both.

On October 27, New Jersey Senator Shirley K. Turner (D) introduced a bill that would criminalize 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule…

October 30, 2025

Death Toll From US Boat Strikes Now Exceeds 60

On October 29, the United States struck another boat in the eastern Pacific, killing four people on board. The attack…

October 30, 2025

FCC Raises Prison and Jail Phone Call Pricing—Higher Than It Said It Would

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved its proposal to nearly double the prices that people in prisons and jails…

October 29, 2025

High-Nicotine Pouches Help People Stay Off Cigarettes—If Available

Pouches with higher nicotine levels can make a vital contribution to tobacco harm reduction, by delivering the satisfaction people may…

October 29, 2025

MA Overdose Bills Signal Push Toward Nalmefene, Civil Commitment

Massachusetts is considering multiple proposals that, taken together, would make the landscape of overdose response increasingly hostile toward people who…

October 28, 2025

Baltimore’s New Health Commissioner Wrestles With OD Crisis—and Trump

Hailing from the conservative state of Tennessee, Dr. Michelle Taylor is no stranger to overcoming obstacles in the name of…

October 28, 2025