As FDA Suggests E-Cigs Cause Seizures, US Public Is Increasingly Misinformed About Tobacco Harm Reduction
On April 3, in one of Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s final acts before departing on April ...
How Helpful—Or Harmful—Are Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs?
Before admitting new patients to his practice, Dr. Miguel Diaz checks their prescription history. ...
To Address Addiction, Confront Racism in Our Health and Justice Systems
It’s widely documented that decades of punitive criminal justice and drug policies have led ...
Will NJ Governor Have the Guts to Call Time on This Rogue Prosecutor?
Governors of New Jersey enjoy some of the most sweeping powers in the country. ...
Inside the Legal Struggle Over Safe Consumption Spaces
On February 5, a group of protestors gathered outside the Philadelphia offices of William McSwain, ...
A Cop at My Bedside: The Nightmare of Disclosing MAT Before Giving Birth
I gave birth to my elder daughter in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2014. ...
Three Takeaways From a Key Gathering of Health Justice Advocates
On April 3, criminal justice reform activists, harm reductionists, policymakers, service providers and clinicians ...
“Working as Intended”—NJ Bail Reform Drastically Cuts Jail Population
The activists and policymakers behind the criminal justice reforms just won in New York ...
Drug Paraphernalia Laws: The “Swiss Army Knife” of the Drug War
On June 7, 2018 Jessica* was sitting behind a church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, ...
Filter’s Editor Discusses Our Mission—And the Problems With Wider Media Coverage of Drugs
Filter‘s editor-in-chief, Will Godfrey, was interviewed for the April 3 episode of Narcotica—a podcast about ...
