Denver Lawmaker Tells Filter Why She Led Vote Against Private Prison Companies
On August 5, Denver City Council voted against renewing $10.6 million in contracts with ...
The World Health Organization Blithely Denies Vaping Science
In a recent report on global tobacco control policy, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Black New Yorkers Hospitalized for Amphetamines at Alarming Rates
In late October 2012, just days before Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, Dominic ...
2020 Candidate Andrew Yang Tweets Support for Safe Consumption Sites
On August 7, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang tweeted his support for safe consumption ...
Drew Barrymore and the Case Against Labeling Children as “Addicts”
Drew Barrymore appeared on the cover of People in 1989 under the banner “America’s ...
“Go Slow”—Baltimore’s Peer-Led Fentanyl Harm Reduction Campaign
Public education campaigns about drugs often rely on ineffective and stigmatizing scare tactics. They ...
California Set to Greatly Expand Controversial Pretrial Risk Assessments
A group of California judges and other jurists has recommended that millions of dollars ...
CDC: Fatal Overdoses Are More Common in Cities Than Rural Areas
In 2017, overdoses in urban areas occurred more frequently than those in rural places, ...
Voices of Poverty, Pain, Addiction Must Be Heard in Cannabis Debate
The New Zealand government’s announcement of a non-binding 2020 referendum on full cannabis legalization ...
NYC Jailers Hinder Patients’ Access to Mental Health Services
People incarcerated in New York City jails are consistently obstructed from accessing mental health ...
