One sign of the extent to which the overdose crisis has shifted public discourse is how few places remain unaffected.…
In the pursuit of reducing the harms caused by cigarettes, those of us who advocate for vaping as a public-health…
After 16-year-old Sierra Landry was killed in 2013 by an abusive schoolmate she once dated, South Carolina started talking about…
Meth! Meth, crystal. Who wants meth?” shouted a middle-aged man in a parka earlier this month. He had situated himself…
We often describe Filter as "harm reduction journalism"—meaning both journalism that comes out of and reports on the harm reduction…
Addiction counselor Stephanie Devich points to a Christmas tree glimmering with purple and silver ornaments in the lobby of Valhalla…
Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes. Prompt access would prevent many of the 130 opioid-related deaths that occur…
Remember when Lohan was portrayed as the incorrigible bad-girl alcoholic who would never change—i.e., enter recovery? She may not now…
On January 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to raise the minimum age for tobacco and e-cigarette…
In light of the imminent threats to the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients, Legal Action Center, along with Faces…