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Inside the CDC Data That Confirm the Pandemic Is Driving Up Overdose Deaths

For months, media outlets including Filter have reported on a collage of anecdotal and local alerts from around the country…

October 22, 2020

The Unfolding Tragedy of India’s Vape Prohibition

Born and raised in Mumbai, Aditi Sharma now lives in Pune, a sprawling city in the western Indian state of…

October 22, 2020

The Day They Sentenced My Son to Federal Prison

They stole my baby again. It doesn't matter that he's 26 years old. It doesn't matter that it was an…

October 22, 2020

Study: Vaping Looks Like a Gateway Out of—Not Into—Smoking

In the United States, federal agencies and private organizations have pushed the narrative that the use of e-cigarettes threatens to…

October 21, 2020

On the Ballot: Psychedelic Reform Measures in Oregon and DC

As election day looms, voters in Oregon and Washington, DC, are about to weigh in on two ballot initiatives looking…

October 21, 2020

“What Delivery Service?”—New Yorkers Left Risking Their Lives to Get Methadone

Every day, vulnerable New Yorkers are being forced to choose between accessing their lifesaving medication, or protecting themselves and their…

October 21, 2020

NY Harm Reductionists Face Pandemic Shortage of Syringes and Other Supplies

The COVID-19 crisis has taken so much away from people who use drugs in New York. An historic number of…

October 20, 2020

San Francisco’s Cannabis Equity Program Hits Milestone But Still Falling Short

On October 9, San Francisco’s first Latina-owned cannabis dispensary opened in the Union Square neighborhood. The owner, Cindy De La…

October 20, 2020

California May Restore Voting Rights to Over 55,000 People With Felony Records

A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents after they leave prison on parole.…

October 19, 2020

Our Movement Is Strongest When We Aim High—And Work in Current Reality

Criminal justice reform has made significant advances during my time in the movement. But the continuing influence of the carceral…

October 19, 2020