As Trump ramps up drug war, there's one bill local harm reductionists loved to see fail
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In my latest piece for Filter, I profiled Sara Whaley, who will be tasked with leading Baltimore's response to the overdose crisis.
Harm reductionists flood Annapolis to push for drug policy reform
For this week's Redux Newsletter, I spent a whole day shadowing harm reduction advocates in Annapolis. They're a rowdy bunch.
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