Mood modification through drugs—intoxication—is a standard cultural reality in American history, but possibly even more so today. Rather than hopelessly…
Two incredibly powerful prosecutors, sworn enemies, live in the same small Southern capital of Jackson, Mississippi—a state which has a…
Barely a day passes on my beat without my meeting someone with a harrowing story about the impact of zero-tolerance…
Imagine going through opioid use disorder treatment with methadone or buprenorphine, perhaps getting a job and family and everything in your life back—except for one…
Bad experiences with law enforcement are often cumulative: The more negative interactions one has with the police early in life, the higher…
Last year, the New York Times published a piece asking "30 experts to think big, but realistically, about solutions [...]…
Smoking is a stress relief," says one of the interview subjects of this Filter film about the reasons people smoke cigarettes,…
Current drug and health policy is clearly not doing enough to end the crisis of opioid-related deaths. But worse, "under…
Russian Doll, the acclaimed Netflix comedy-drama built around Natasha Lyonne, tackles loss, trauma, self-destruction and addiction. But most importantly, it…
Late last year, public health officials in Philadelphia—which ranks second among large cities hit hardest by the US overdose and…