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3 days ago · Filter sits down with Dr. Marewa Glover, to discuss New Zealand’s successful adoption of tobacco harm reduction. Participants in a vaping group at Saint Ann’s Corner of …
A Harm Reduction Guide to Better Booty-Bumping Kits - Filter
Jan 13, 2023 · Once you prise off the plastic cover that holds the needle, what you’re left with underneath is a much better shape for boofing than a Luer lock. Left: BD 28g .5cc syringe with …
Many People Left to Make Their Own Stimulant Pipes and Face
Sep 27, 2023 · A cross the globe, people who use stimulants have devised creative, sometimes ingenious, smoking tools. Often used to heat up and inhale crack cocaine or …
Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does - Filter
Mar 11, 2019 · What Nicotine Is and What it Does. Nicotine is naturally occurring chemical derived from plants of the nightshade family—which include tobacco, but also foods like tomatoes, …
21 to Drink? The Debate Around America’s Outlier Status - Filter
Aug 26, 2020 · The Debate Around America’s Outlier Status. by Zachary Siegel August 26, 2020. A merica’s minimum drinking age law, set nationally at 21 since 1984, appears to be written in …
No Drug Education: The Rise and Fall of DARE - Filter
May 1, 2024 · P raised by politicians, parents and presidents, police officers taught DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) to fifth and sixth-grade students in around 75 percent of United …
DEA Raises ADHD Med Production Quotas. It Could Just Fix the …
Sep 10, 2024 · The DEA unveiled the update in the Federal Registrar on September 5, and the order went into effect the same day. The agency is raising its aggregate production quota …
FDA Authorizes NJOY Vapes in Its Biggest Positive Decision Yet
by Alex Norcia April 26, 2022. O n April 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized several NJOY Ace vaping products. It is the most significant positive decision to date on the …
One Drug Dominates Our Prison's Supply. We Don't Know What It …
Apr 27, 2022 · D uring the pandemic, the Michigan Department of Corrections suspended all Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, “substance abuse” classes and support groups, many of …
Social Media Depicts Kensington as “Zombieland”—and It’s Deadly
Jul 27, 2023 · A 15-second YouTube video begins with a white car passing across the frame. The camera reveals two young white people, a man and a woman. They are on Kensington Ave., …