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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.
License Fees a Sticking Point as Colorado Plans Legal Psilocybin …
WEB16 hours ago · Oregon, which became the first state to regulate supervised psilocybin use, after voters there approved Measure 109 in 2020, provides an example. Legal psilocybin services there, the first of which opened in 2023, are costing anywhere from $500 to over $10,000, a major barrier to equitable access. High regulatory costs create a challenging ...
US Drug Enforcement’s Role in the Current Violence in Sinaloa, …
WEB1 day ago · A major outbreak of violence in Culiacán, Mexico, spotlights United States drug war tactics and puts hard questions to new President Claudia Sheinbaum.. Factions of the drug trafficking group known as the Sinaloa Cartel—the “Chapitos” and the “Mayitos”—are fighting for control following the July arrest, in Texas, of organizational leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
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WEBFilter launched in September 2018 and is based in New York City. Our mission is to advocate through journalism for rational and compassionate approaches to drug use, drug policy and human rights. Filter is owned and operated by The Influence Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You can read about The Influence Foundation’s structure and funding here.
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WEBFilterMag; Intersections + Injustice; For Black and Brown Communities, the Overdose Crisis Is Still Escalating. This International Overdose Awareness Day, VOCAL-US state chapters—VOCAL-NY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-KY—are taking direct action ...
Study Does Not Show Vapes Cause Cancer, Still Sparks Alarmism
WEBApr 9, 2024 · A recent study sparked headlines about cancer risk from vapes, but what does it actually show us?. The research, published in the Cancer Research journal, found “ similar ” changes in cheek cells among people who vape and those who smoke.. Lead author Chiara Herzog, of the University of Innsbruck and University College London, told Filter that the aim was to investigate impacts of both ...
When People Ask Harm Reductionists, “What About Treatment?”
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Top photograph via Pxhere/Public Domain. This article is excerpted, with permission, from The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Individuals Left Behind by Conventional Drug Prevention and Abstinence-Only Addiction Treatment, authored by Sheila P. Vakharia and published by Routledge in 2024.. The Harm Reduction Gap is now available to order from Routledge, among other outlets.
New Paper Calls for "Middle-Ground" Approach to Vaping …
WEBSep 7, 2022 · New Paper Calls for “Middle-Ground” Approach to Vaping Regulation. by Alex Norcia September 7, 2022. F our highly regarded tobacco control scholars are calling for a policy agenda on e-cigarettes that balances curbing youth use with promoting vaping products as tools that can help adult smokers switch to safer nicotine alternatives.
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WEBFilterMag; Use + Harm Reduction; Pueblo Judge Blocks Syringe Program Ban, and Services Resume for Now. The City of Pueblo, Colorado, has been forced to suspend an ordinance criminalizing syringe ...
Cannabis Legalization a Potential Vote-Winner in Key Swing ... - Filter
WEBSep 3, 2024 · A new public opinion survey in the key presidential election swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin shows that voters strongly support marijuana reform, with 84 percent of respondents in favor of medical cannabis and 62 percent backing broader adult-use legalization. The poll, released over the weekend by …