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Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare

As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, the most formative aspect of my…

March 21, 2019

Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing

A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men's Addiction Treatment Center (MATC), a facility where he had…

March 20, 2019

It’s Time to Reject the Racist “Drug Dealer” Stereotype

One night in 1995, Aron Tuff (above), a veteran dealing with back pain, was gathered with friends in one of…

March 19, 2019

Rethinking Ketamine in Light of a Newly Approved Depression Treatment

On March 5, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription treatment Spravato (esketamine), an intranasal spray medicine…

March 19, 2019

Equity and Expungement: Why Cannabis Activists Crashed SXSW

On March 15, cannabis activists protested outside the South by Southwest (SXSW) gathering at the Hilton Austin Downtown while former…

March 19, 2019

Latest National Police Association Revelations Support Our Suspicions

In January 2019, Filter published a report about an organization called the National Police Association, which had recently filed an…

March 19, 2019

Inside Vancouver’s Drug User Union

The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) is a member-driven organization that organizes to improve the lives of people…

March 19, 2019

International Drug Talks Raise Serious Concerns Over Venezuelan Sovereignty

A United Nations gathering centered on "countering the world drug problem" has given the international coalition backing an attempted coup…

March 18, 2019

“Addicted to the War on Drugs” Is Right, Despite the Rhetoric

A friend from Colorado once expressed shock during her first visit to Philadelphia, which included a drive through North Philly.…

March 18, 2019

Beto: What’s the Latest 2020 Candidate Like on Drugs?

On March 14, former Congress member Beto O'Rourke announced his much-speculated bid for the presidency in 2020. Drug policy, although…

March 14, 2019