Drugs + Money

US Buprenorphine Prices: A Complete List

To accompany Alison Knopf's April 16 article about buprenorphine in light of federal charges against Suboxone manufacturer Indivior, Filter obtained…

April 16, 2019

#BreakThePatent: Activists Fight for Universal Access to Overpriced HIV Medication

Nothing for us without us!" In a spacious ballroom crowded with attendees at the AIDSWatch 2019 gathering in Washington, DC…

April 9, 2019

Exclusive: What Happened to the Funding for LA’s Cannabis Social Equity Program?

It was mid-morning on March 15 when around 25 activists and city officials gathered in the media room on the…

March 29, 2019

“Nation’s Most Comprehensive Lawsuit”—Now NY Takes On Purdue and the Sacklers

Museums around the world, from New York City's Guggenheim to London's Tate Modern, have begun refusing donations from the Sackler family,…

March 29, 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

Guess Which Country Pays the Most for Illicit Drugs?

The latest Bloomberg Global Vice Index, an annual price tracker of illicit drugs, reveals that Americans pay more for their…

February 25, 2019

Companies Use Patient Data to Generate “Risk Scores” for Their Likelihood of Addiction

The Food and Drug Administration ended 2018 by awarding Milliman, a health insurance consulting company, with extra resources and expedited…

February 5, 2019

Public Defenders Are Hugely Overworked—But Also Underpaid Compared With Prosecutors

Many public defense attorneys are swamped with more cases than they can accommodate, illustrates a recent New York Times report. But the understaffing…

February 4, 2019

Struggling to Compete with Fentanyl, Mexico’s Poppy Farmers Ask for Legalization

Gonzalo Hernandez* first heard the word “fentanyl” about two years ago. Hernandez, who lives in the sierra in the state…

February 4, 2019

“Exhilarating”—The Life of a Career Drug Dealer Illustrates Hard Truths

Casper has lived a life out straight out of Pulp Fiction. Over a 26-year career selling illicit drugs across the…

January 30, 2019