Filter was a nonprofit news outlet covering drugs, harm reduction and human rights from 2018-2026. The website remains online: filtermag.org/
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We are very sorry to announce that Filter is shutting down this week, after eight years of publishing.
It's a sad moment for those of us who have cared about the publication, writes EIC @godfreywill. But we have so much to be grateful for:
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At times, Filter has been a space to memorialize those who have died:
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Though Filter has always been quite small, we've broken news like both the beginning and the end of the affordable naloxone shortage; approval of OTC Narcan; ACLU fights for methadone; unauthorized OPC pop-ups; and changes to prison drug-testing policies:
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Filter has also covered harm reduction in less traditional contexts, like prison violence, eating disorders, environmental justice and synthetic cannabinoids, as well as how harm reduction works in communities where it’s not typically discussed: filtermag.org/stimulant-harm…
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Filter has reached sources before and after deportation, and reported from closed spaces like shelters and methadone clinics. We’ve also published extensively on the sex offender registry, a critical harm reduction issue the movement has often overlooked: filtermag.org/undocumented-p…
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