It has an image of something evil, almost supernatural. A closer look in the context of the drug supply shows we've gone a little off-target.

Our research illustrates its shocking scale—and yet this population is not identified and prioritised in policies to end violence.

Filter is shutting down this week. It's a big loss for those of us who have cared about the publication. But we have much to be grateful for.

Filter is shutting down this week. It's a big loss for those of us who have cared about the publication. But we have much to be grateful for.

The media has become somewhat aware that you can't overdose from touching fentanyl, while continuing to propagate other myths every day.

It's easy to feel that competing against the misinformation juggernaut is futile. Yet certain reflections fill me with hope.

It's easy to feel that competing against the misinformation juggernaut is futile. Yet certain reflections fill me with hope.

As the only people who have to stay in the system, lifers the only ones with any real reason to make it better. Or who know how anything works.

Dueling coalitions are pushing Congress in different directions on whether the planned ban should be delayed.

Sens. McCormick and Fetterman introduced the Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act on August 5, following companion legislation in the House.

Dueling coalitions are pushing Congress in different directions on whether the planned ban should be delayed.

As the only people who have to stay in the system, lifers the only ones with any real reason to make it better. Or who know how anything works.

Despite vague language about more non-clinic prescribers, the updated bill does not address fundamental problems in the original version.

The survey covers mental illness, substance use, treatment and recovery for respondents ages 12 and up.

Officials acknowledge that Oregon State Penitentiary, built in Salem in 1866, is "well beyond its useful life."

Despite vague language about more non-clinic prescribers, the updated bill does not address fundamental problems in the original version.

Officials acknowledge that Oregon State Penitentiary, built in Salem in 1866, is "well beyond its useful life."

GOP representatives have introduced legislation that would amend the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by drastically lowering the number of ...

The informal, prisoner-led writing club at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee has a dozen or so members. Earlier in ...

A congressional committee has approved a bill to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study how prevalent ...

Government plans to make vapes less visible and attractive completely ignore the likely impact on smoking rates, advocates tell Filter.

In late 2024, Ontario had the most safer supply programs of any province in Canada. Then the provincial government banned ...

On a continent plagued by drug-war violence, plant-based drugs have dominated. That's changing, research shows. Can harm reduction keep up?

On a continent plagued by drug-war violence, plant-based drugs have dominated. That's changing, research shows. Can harm reduction keep up?

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has published its first report on wastewater-based drug testing, something that wasn’t ...

Recent FDA authorization for fruit-flavored vapes was a victory for harm reduction, but only happened with problematic age-gating tech.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has published its first report on wastewater-based drug testing, something that wasn’t ...

Recent FDA authorization for fruit-flavored vapes was a victory for harm reduction, but only happened with problematic age-gating tech.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gave a non-answer when asked by a senator as part of his confirmation process for the permanent role.

“We can't talk about harm reduction without tobacco harm reduction,” says one service provider. The need among people who use drugs is acute.

San Francisco’s controversial Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center has a new public dashboard, the first data from ...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gave a non-answer when asked by a senator as part of his confirmation process for the permanent role.

San Francisco’s controversial Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center has a new public dashboard, the first data from ...

Arizona appears to be separating onto its own trajectory, with the increase slowing down even as it speeds up in neighboring states.

It's unsurprising that many people are using them to quit smoking. But some are switching from vapes, and the reasons for this are complex.

Arizona appears to be separating onto its own trajectory, with the increase slowing down even as it speeds up in neighboring states.

It's unsurprising that many people are using them to quit smoking. But some are switching from vapes, and the reasons for this are complex.

Corrections departments may tout a zero-tolerance approach, but understaffing means that wardens and gang leaders have never been closer.

The head of the state's Department of Cannabis Control said that while localities can ban operators, “they cannot eliminate consumer demand.”

Corrections departments may tout a zero-tolerance approach, but understaffing means that wardens and gang leaders have never been closer.

The head of the state's Department of Cannabis Control said that while localities can ban operators, “they cannot eliminate consumer demand.”

The agency has also finalized clinical guidance for psychedelic therapies, and begun coordinating with the VA in anticipation of approvals.

As states pass laws that require agents to show their faces, the Trump administration is suing. New York is the latest.

The agency has also finalized clinical guidance for psychedelic therapies, and begun coordinating with the VA in anticipation of approvals.

As states pass laws that require agents to show their faces, the Trump administration is suing. New York is the latest.

The trial kicked off July 13 in King County Superior Court, where it’s expected to continue through early September.

With one ban just confirmed and more restrictions imminent, the government continues to make tobacco harm reduction harder.

The trial kicked off July 13 in King County Superior Court, where it’s expected to continue through early September.

With one ban just confirmed and more restrictions imminent, the government continues to make tobacco harm reduction harder.