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Trump’s Latest Rabid Tweet: “Death Penalty for Distributors and Pushers, the Results Will Be Incredible!”

A little before 9 am on December 5, President Trump tweeted the following about his recent fentanyl agreement with China: One…

December 5, 2018

The Rage of Overdose Grief Makes It All Too Easy to Misdirect Blame

It was 4:45 am on March 13, 2016. My phone was ringing over and over, and there was loud banging.…

December 5, 2018

Trump Calls China’s Fentanyl Regulation Promise a “Game Changer.” It’s Not.

President Xi Jinping of China agreed to regulate all forms of fentanyl in the People's Republic during negotiations with President…

December 4, 2018

Harm Reductionists Should Remember the Real-World Reasons for Abstinence-Only Messaging in Communities of Color

“As a society as a whole, we need to start talking about sober fun,” Jacen Zhu, a gay porn star…

December 4, 2018

Is Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” Disrespectful to Mac Miller?

Watching the video for Ariana Grande's record-breaking song "Thank U, Next"—which premiered on Youtube on November 30 and became the…

December 3, 2018

George H.W. Bush’s TV Crack Stunt Exemplified the Cruelty of His Drug Policies

The political legacy of former president George H.W. Bush is the subject of national media attention following his death on…

December 3, 2018

The Burgeoning Psychedelics Movement Still Excludes Women and People of Color

You know psychedelic medicine is having its moment when it's the subject of a No. 1 New York Times bestseller and…

December 3, 2018

How a Kratom Ban Will Create Health Risks and Suffering—and Fuel Terrorism

In recent weeks Washington has been stepping up its efforts to delegitimize kratom—and a DEA source tells Filter that it’s…

November 30, 2018

Confirmation of Five Fentanyl Analogues in Schedule I Following Surge in Fatalities Will Do Nothing to Help

On November 29, five fentanyl analogues—furanyl fentanyl, 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl, acryl fentanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl fentanyl, and ocfentanil—were officially added to the Drug Enforcement…

November 29, 2018