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WEB2 days ago · Filter speaks with harm reduction activists in the Philippines, who work in the face of President Duterte’s murderous drug war. Participants in a vaping group at Saint Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction, a pioneering syringe services provider in New York, describe their experiences of switching from cigarettes.
Infographic: The “Iron Law of Prohibition” - Filter
WEBOct 3, 2018 · The “Iron Law of Prohibition”—a term coined by cannabis activist Richard Cowan in a 1986 article titled “ How the Narcs Created Crack “—posits that “as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases.”. In the 1986 article, Cowan attributes the “law” to a single factor that holds true for ...
The Pernicious Myth of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis - Filter
WEBJul 20, 2021 · The Pernicious Myth of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis. by Claire Zagorski July 20, 2021. A recent Washington Post piece on the ever-worsening increase in drug poisoning deaths has reanimated angst over the supposed issue of fentanyl-contaminated cannabis. That drugs like heroin, cocaine and counterfeit pills are often contaminated with (or even ...
One Drug Dominates Our Prison's Supply. We Don't Know What It …
WEBApr 27, 2022 · D uring the pandemic, the Michigan Department of Corrections suspended all Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, “substance abuse” classes and support groups, many of which have still not resumed. O ur yard access was limited, our phone time reduced. Our visits with loved ones turned into partitioned visits with masks on, each prisoner’s 45 visitation hours each month cut down to six.
Social Media Depicts Kensington as “Zombieland”—and It’s Deadly
WEBJul 27, 2023 · A 15-second YouTube video begins with a white car passing across the frame. The camera reveals two young white people, a man and a woman. They are on Kensington Ave., the heart of the overdose crisis in Philadelphia.. The woman is digging through her belongings, which include sunglasses, a hat and a water bottle; she is smoking a cigarette and putting clothing in a tote bag.
Most People With Addiction Outgrow It Naturally. We Need to
WEBMar 1, 2021 · We Need to Hear Them. Most People With Addiction Outgrow It Naturally. We Need to Hear Them. by Zach Rhoads March 1, 2021. A ll life studies of people’s drug use show that most people who develop addictions—a small minority of drug users— move past their addictions on their own over time, usually without total abstinence.
Our Pathways to the Legal Regulation of All Drugs - Filter
WEBJul 14, 2022 · A mid a century-long drug war in the United States, things are getting worse.. Currently, over 100,000 annual deaths are attributed to “overdose,” most involving more than one drug. That’s a 16-fold increase since I was born, in 1980, and the highest number in US history.Yet the people with the loudest voices promote the same ineffective responses: Lock sellers up and hire more police ...
It’s as Good a Time as Any to Scrap the Methadone Clinic System
WEBApr 8, 2020 · It’s as Good a Time as Any to Scrap the Methadone Clinic System. by David Frank April 8, 2020. T he rapid onset of the coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns have got those of us on methadone feeling pretty scared right now. Although the government (and my clinic doctor) insist that clinics will remain open—and the …
The Half-Truth Initiative: How an Anti-Smoking Group Lost Its Way …
WEBJul 28, 2022 · The most famous anti-smoking campaign in history was branded, simply, as @truth. It was launched in 2000 by the American Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded with $1.5 billion from the proceeds of a class-action suit against Big Tobacco companies. Legacy and its advertising agency, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, produced hard-hitting TV commercials, including one called “Body Bag ...
FDA Authorizes Logic Vapes as “Appropriate for the ... - Filter
WEBMar 24, 2022 · Alex was formerly Filter’s news editor.He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at VICE, and has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times and the New Republic, among other outlets.He was also previously a freelance editorial consultant for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World; The Influence Foundation, which operates ...
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