Drug use is globally interconnected. Just thinking of the routes illegal drugs take up to the point of consumption—from being…
A few months ago I caught a life-threatening blood infection from a dirty needle. Well, probably. I don't know that…
When it comes reducing the risks and harms of COVID-19 faced by unhoused people, public health and human rights officials…
In May, the US House of Representatives passed CARES 2—the HEROES Act—another legislative package responding to COVID-19. The measure contained…
Hundreds of thousands have gathered across the country this summer to protest the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,…
In some ways, the coronavirus pandemic has hit marginalized people who use drugs the hardest. Harm reduction facilities have been…
On July 30, the New Jersey state Senate voted in favor of a bill that could free about 3,000, or…
This short documentary, concerning COVID-19, smoking, vaping and racism in America, was co-directed by Filter Senior Editor Helen Redmond and…
The next crisis is fast approaching: one of evictions. On July 24, the federal four-month moratorium on evictions expired. It…
Decarceration measures taken by county jails this past spring to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus behind bars bear no…