Latest National Police Association Revelations Support Our Suspicions
In January 2019, Filter published a report about an organization called the National Police ...
Inside Vancouver’s Drug User Union
The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) is a member-driven organization that organizes ...
International Drug Talks Raise Serious Concerns Over Venezuelan Sovereignty
A United Nations gathering centered on “countering the world drug problem” has given the ...
“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 ...
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 ...
Wound Care and Stigma: Healthcare Must Do Better for People Who Inject
There is a common misconception that people who inject drugs (PWID) don’t care about ...
“Unsurprising” Transphobia at Anti-Sex Work Rally in NYC
On March 11, anti-sex work organizations rallied in New York City against the decriminalization ...
Dietary Supplement? Or Drug? The Kratom Regulation Debate
Is kratom a plant (Mitragyna speciosa)—originating in Southeast Asia and long used in traditional ...
The States Working to Reduce Criminal Punishment for Transmitting HIV
In 2008, Betsie Gallardo, a 24-year-old Florida woman, was sentenced to five years in ...
“Yellow Peril”—How Blaming China for Fentanyl Continues a Racist Legacy
As the overdose crisis roars on, various stakeholders seek to assign blame for these ...
