Helen Redmond
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NEW DATA: This briefing provides updates to key data from our flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The update also summarises funding and policy developments since the 2024 report.
Global State of Harm Reduction: 2025 Update to Key Data - Harm Reduction International %
Global State of Harm Reduction 2025: key data updates on harm reduction services, funding and drug policy worldwide amid major 2025 US funding cuts.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
NEW DATA: This briefing provides updates to key data from our flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The update also summarises funding and policy developments since the 2024 report.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Florida officials are now actively suspending the medical marijuana registrations of patients and caregivers with certain drug-related charges, reports Tom Angell. It's currently unclear if the new law will impact only current cases or also prior records:
FL Now Suspends Medical Marijuana Cards Upon Arrest for Drug Charges
Patients or caregivers are having their registration immediately suspended—and potentially revoked—if charged with certain drug violations.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Florida officials are now actively suspending the medical marijuana registrations of patients and caregivers with certain drug-related charges, reports Tom Angell. It's currently unclear if the new law will impact only current cases or also prior records:
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October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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“There are people who light up rooms, but Louise set them on fire.”
Harm reductionists pay tribute to the inspirational activism of Louise Vincent, a leader in the drug-user rights movement and Filter contributor, who died this month.
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Harm reductionists pay tribute to the inspirational activism of Louise Vincent, a leader in the drug-user rights movement and Filter contributor, who died this month.
By @helenredmond.bsky.social:
Remembering Louise Vincent, a Fighter for Drug-User Rights
Tributes have poured in for the inspirational harm reductionist, movement leader and Filter contributor, who died on September 2.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“There are people who light up rooms, but Louise set them on fire.”
Harm reductionists pay tribute to the inspirational activism of Louise Vincent, a leader in the drug-user rights movement and Filter contributor, who died this month.
By @helenredmond.bsky.social:
Harm reductionists pay tribute to the inspirational activism of Louise Vincent, a leader in the drug-user rights movement and Filter contributor, who died this month.
By @helenredmond.bsky.social:
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"Must-read whistle-blower" details the cruelty and exploition of rehabs and sober living homes, giving "understanding of how treatment fails people—not the other way around," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social.
She asks author Shoshana Walter for her takeaways:
She asks author Shoshana Walter for her takeaways:
Blowing the Lid Off the Scandal of US Rehab
Shoshana Walter's new book is a devastating exposé of cruelty, exploitation and systemic barriers. She tells Filter about her takeaways.
filtermag.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Must-read whistle-blower" details the cruelty and exploition of rehabs and sober living homes, giving "understanding of how treatment fails people—not the other way around," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social.
She asks author Shoshana Walter for her takeaways:
She asks author Shoshana Walter for her takeaways:
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It’s a monumental moment for The Lever.
We just published our first book: Master Plan — The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America.
It exposes the never-before-told story of how corporate power rewrote the rules of democracy.
📘 Out now → www.levernews.com/get-the-book...
We just published our first book: Master Plan — The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America.
It exposes the never-before-told story of how corporate power rewrote the rules of democracy.
📘 Out now → www.levernews.com/get-the-book...
Get The Book The Oligarchs Don’t Want You To Read
Introducing Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America, available at booksellers everywhere.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It’s a monumental moment for The Lever.
We just published our first book: Master Plan — The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America.
It exposes the never-before-told story of how corporate power rewrote the rules of democracy.
📘 Out now → www.levernews.com/get-the-book...
We just published our first book: Master Plan — The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America.
It exposes the never-before-told story of how corporate power rewrote the rules of democracy.
📘 Out now → www.levernews.com/get-the-book...
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I wrote about why socialist mayoral candidates should not be moderating on the police or apologizing for telling the truth: police *are* a threat to public safety.
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Now is Not the Time to “Moderate” on the Police
Prominent mayoral candidates are distancing themselves from “defund” and instead offering “cops and more” public safety plans. But that approach neglects the victims of police brutality and risks furt...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I wrote about why socialist mayoral candidates should not be moderating on the police or apologizing for telling the truth: police *are* a threat to public safety.
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www.currentaffairs.org/news/now-is-...
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"We will blow you out of existence ... Each boat we sink carries drugs that would kill more than 25,000 Americans."
Amid Trump's ludicrous claims as his Caribbean killings continue, the US is further destabilizing the region, reports
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Amid Trump's ludicrous claims as his Caribbean killings continue, the US is further destabilizing the region, reports
@tganeva.bsky.social:
Trump Brags of Lethal US Drug-War Strikes to the United Nations
As the Caribbean killings continue, Trump makes ludicrous claims and destabalizes the region by redesignating Colombia.
filtermag.org
September 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"We will blow you out of existence ... Each boat we sink carries drugs that would kill more than 25,000 Americans."
Amid Trump's ludicrous claims as his Caribbean killings continue, the US is further destabilizing the region, reports
@tganeva.bsky.social:
Amid Trump's ludicrous claims as his Caribbean killings continue, the US is further destabilizing the region, reports
@tganeva.bsky.social:
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Lenacapavir, approved by the FDA in June, requires only two shots a year. US insurers don't cover it, but access will soon increase abroad.
Landmark Deals Drop New Injectable PrEP From $28,000 to $40—for Some
Lenacapavir, approved by the FDA in June, requires only two shots a year. US insurers don't cover it, but access will soon increase abroad.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lenacapavir, approved by the FDA in June, requires only two shots a year. US insurers don't cover it, but access will soon increase abroad.
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I wrote about why "talk to your doctor" is one of the most awful things politicians and other can say at a time when so many Americans can't even afford healthcare.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I wrote about why "talk to your doctor" is one of the most awful things politicians and other can say at a time when so many Americans can't even afford healthcare.
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I wrote about how the new autism treatment approval by the FDA amounts to a real-time experiment on US children
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September 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I wrote about how the new autism treatment approval by the FDA amounts to a real-time experiment on US children
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"Over time, the agency gotten a bit more creative with its approach to scheduling fentanyl analogs under the Controlled Substances Act."
DEA Bans More Fentanyl Analogs, Months After Class-Wide Scheduling
The agency has been getting a bit more creative with its approach to placing fentanyl analogs under the Controlled Substances Act.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Over time, the agency gotten a bit more creative with its approach to scheduling fentanyl analogs under the Controlled Substances Act."
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🎧LEVER TIME: Robert Reich recounts his experience working with presidents & seeing the Dem Party’s capitulation to corporate power — which he says helped create conditions for Trump’s rise.
He discusses how to fight corruption & save the country.
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He discusses how to fight corruption & save the country.
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Robert Reich Saw This Coming
After decades advising presidents, the former Secretary of Labor is sounding the alarm.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🎧LEVER TIME: Robert Reich recounts his experience working with presidents & seeing the Dem Party’s capitulation to corporate power — which he says helped create conditions for Trump’s rise.
He discusses how to fight corruption & save the country.
www.levernews.com/robert-reich...
He discusses how to fight corruption & save the country.
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Just 17 percent of the discarded cigarette packs the researchers collected had the NYC tax stamp.
"This is another version of the so-called 'balloon effect' familiar to veterans of the drug war," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social.
Meanwhile New York is arresting people over vapes:
"This is another version of the so-called 'balloon effect' familiar to veterans of the drug war," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social.
Meanwhile New York is arresting people over vapes:
What New York’s Cigarette Litter Says About Tobacco Control
New research illustrates well-worn truths about the futility of punitive approaches to drug use. Meanwhile, New York cracks down on vapes.
filtermag.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just 17 percent of the discarded cigarette packs the researchers collected had the NYC tax stamp.
"This is another version of the so-called 'balloon effect' familiar to veterans of the drug war," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social.
Meanwhile New York is arresting people over vapes:
"This is another version of the so-called 'balloon effect' familiar to veterans of the drug war," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social.
Meanwhile New York is arresting people over vapes:
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“They say they want to protect Americans from drugs, but their policies don’t match these words,” says Hanna Sharif-Kazemi as the administration talks up more drug-war strikes.
A new tracker helps quantify the damage to people who use drugs of domestic cuts, reports @tganeva.bsky.social:
A new tracker helps quantify the damage to people who use drugs of domestic cuts, reports @tganeva.bsky.social:
Trump’s Deadly Drug War Is Also Waged Through Funding Cuts
While waging war in the Caribbean to "protect Americans," the administration is slashing lifesaving care for PWUD, as a new tracker details.
filtermag.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“They say they want to protect Americans from drugs, but their policies don’t match these words,” says Hanna Sharif-Kazemi as the administration talks up more drug-war strikes.
A new tracker helps quantify the damage to people who use drugs of domestic cuts, reports @tganeva.bsky.social:
A new tracker helps quantify the damage to people who use drugs of domestic cuts, reports @tganeva.bsky.social:
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Louise Vincent. A fearless harm reduction leader, her voice carried truth, compassion and hope for people who use drugs.
Watch her powerful words here:
Watch her powerful words here:
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September 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Louise Vincent. A fearless harm reduction leader, her voice carried truth, compassion and hope for people who use drugs.
Watch her powerful words here:
Watch her powerful words here:
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“This is for the pursuit of better mental health and well-being for millions.”
Current European momentum includes a new psilocybin access program in Germany, the UK easing psychedelic research barriers and impending Czech legalization of psilocybin therapy, reports Sarah Sinclair:
Current European momentum includes a new psilocybin access program in Germany, the UK easing psychedelic research barriers and impending Czech legalization of psilocybin therapy, reports Sarah Sinclair:
Europe’s “Huge Breakthrough” in Access to Psychedelic Therapies
Momentum builds as Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK are among nations to have recently taken dramatic or incremental steps.
filtermag.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“This is for the pursuit of better mental health and well-being for millions.”
Current European momentum includes a new psilocybin access program in Germany, the UK easing psychedelic research barriers and impending Czech legalization of psilocybin therapy, reports Sarah Sinclair:
Current European momentum includes a new psilocybin access program in Germany, the UK easing psychedelic research barriers and impending Czech legalization of psilocybin therapy, reports Sarah Sinclair:
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Little bit of tranquility from the Cape
August 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Little bit of tranquility from the Cape
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"With drone strikes looking like a real possibility, more fentanyl cooks will be constantly on the move, using short-term labs and makeshift equipment. It's not hard to guess whether that will end the supply or make it more chaotic."
Trump Begins Deploying US Military to Fight the Drug War
As drone strikes become a real possibility, more fentanyl cooks may be constantly on the move, in short-term labs with makeshift equipment.
filtermag.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"With drone strikes looking like a real possibility, more fentanyl cooks will be constantly on the move, using short-term labs and makeshift equipment. It's not hard to guess whether that will end the supply or make it more chaotic."
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Two doctors urge a reevaluation of India's 2019 vape ban, amid high rates of smoking- and tobacco-related death.
"They have courageously taken this position despite the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' unwavering support for the ban," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social:
"They have courageously taken this position despite the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' unwavering support for the ban," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social:
Indian Doctors Join Call to End the Country’s Vape Ban
In a published commentary, the doctors have called for a reevaluation of the ban, despite their insitution's unwavering support for it.
filtermag.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two doctors urge a reevaluation of India's 2019 vape ban, amid high rates of smoking- and tobacco-related death.
"They have courageously taken this position despite the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' unwavering support for the ban," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social:
"They have courageously taken this position despite the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' unwavering support for the ban," writes @helenredmond.bsky.social:
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📊 A 2022 study in The Lancet found that universal coverage could prevent 68,000 (!!) deaths each year in the U.S.
Medicare for All would save lives by making care accessible before it’s too late.
#MedicareForAll #HealthEquity #LivesOverProfits
Medicare for All would save lives by making care accessible before it’s too late.
#MedicareForAll #HealthEquity #LivesOverProfits
August 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
📊 A 2022 study in The Lancet found that universal coverage could prevent 68,000 (!!) deaths each year in the U.S.
Medicare for All would save lives by making care accessible before it’s too late.
#MedicareForAll #HealthEquity #LivesOverProfits
Medicare for All would save lives by making care accessible before it’s too late.
#MedicareForAll #HealthEquity #LivesOverProfits
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"Tobacco bans made prison gambling all but vanish—for a while. Post-COVID, certain games are making a comeback."
The Return of the Prison Poker Game
Tobacco bans made prison gambling all but vanish—for a while. Post-COVID, certain games are making a comeback.
filtermag.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Tobacco bans made prison gambling all but vanish—for a while. Post-COVID, certain games are making a comeback."
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“We have slums here. We’re getting rid of them.”
As troops deploy on DC streets, false claims about violent crime in the capital are Trump's pretext for a sweeping assault on unhoused residents, reports Alexander Lekhtman:
As troops deploy on DC streets, false claims about violent crime in the capital are Trump's pretext for a sweeping assault on unhoused residents, reports Alexander Lekhtman:
Devastating Threats to Vulnerable People as Trump Sends Troops to DC
False claims about violent crime in the capital are the president's pretext for a sweeping assault on unhoused residents.
filtermag.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“We have slums here. We’re getting rid of them.”
As troops deploy on DC streets, false claims about violent crime in the capital are Trump's pretext for a sweeping assault on unhoused residents, reports Alexander Lekhtman:
As troops deploy on DC streets, false claims about violent crime in the capital are Trump's pretext for a sweeping assault on unhoused residents, reports Alexander Lekhtman:
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Demand persists and many retailers still sell disposable vapes—reflecting what advocates say was always an ill-conceived ban.
"Introducing policies without working out the tangible impacts screams of lip service," one consumer tells
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social:
"Introducing policies without working out the tangible impacts screams of lip service," one consumer tells
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social:
Disposable Vapes Still Widely (and Predictably) Sold in Post-Ban UK
Demand persists and many retailers still sell them, research indicates—reflecting what advocates say was always an ill-conceived policy.
filtermag.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Demand persists and many retailers still sell disposable vapes—reflecting what advocates say was always an ill-conceived ban.
"Introducing policies without working out the tangible impacts screams of lip service," one consumer tells
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social:
"Introducing policies without working out the tangible impacts screams of lip service," one consumer tells
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social: