Harm Reduction & Drug Policy
Concerns arise over fed funding in Baltimore opioid restitution board's first meeting
For this week's Redux Newsletter, I covered the first meeting held by Baltimore's new Opioid Restitution Advisory Board. Like many others, its members had federal funding cuts on their minds.
As Trump ramps up drug war, there's one bill local harm reductionists loved to see fail
In this week's Redux Newsletter, we'll take a look at a bill that would fan the flames of the drug war in Maryland — and why its death is crucial in the current political landscape.
OPC and ‘paraphernalia’ decrim bills miss key deadline in Maryland
In my latest piece for Filter, I wrote about a pair of crucial harm reduction bills that continue to languish in committee as the legislative session nears its end.
Baltimore's open-air drug market problem is a 'public nuisance' it helped create
In this week's Redux Newsletter, it's important to set the record straight on open-air drug markets — why they're here and how they're addressed.
Cash rules everything in cities' responses to the OD crisis
For this week's Redux Newsletter, I spent seven hours in a courtroom listening to pharma bro lawyers defend massive opioid distributors — and survived.
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.
Baltimore harm reduction orgs fear funding cuts, ramped-up drug war under Trump
“All of the moves this administration is talking about implementing spell death for the people we serve,” said Candy Kerr, spokesperson and policy advocate for the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition.
Maryland lawmakers renew push for overdose prevention centers
In my latest piece for Filter, spoke with state Senator Shelly Hettleman (D-Baltimore County), who reintroduced a bill that would permit six OPC in places with high rates of overdose deaths.
Mobtown Redux wants to hear your stories about drugs
Whether you're an active drug user or someone in recovery, I want to hear from you.
