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Helen Redmond

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  • Senior Editor and Multimedia Journalist, Filter
New York
As seen in: Filter, Ideas (Podcast), Salon, Truthout, AlterNet, CounterPunch, Truthdig, Marijuana Moment, R Street Institute, ZNetwork, Invisible People
Author of Liquid Handcuffs: Policing & Punishment in Methadone Clinics www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790228/liquid-handcuffs-by-helen-redmond-lcsw/
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What’s holding public health back from embracing tobacco harm reduction?

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By Helen Redmond Verified
| R Street Institute
[Co-moderator] Jessica Shortall, Strategic Partnerships Lead, Healthier Communities Team, R Street Institute [Co-moderator] Gaby Zabala-Alemán Project Manager, Tobacco Harm Reduction Education and Engagement (THREE), National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) Jeffrey Willett, Director, Project to End Smoking, Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) Helen Redmond, Senior Editor and Multimedia Journalist, Filter Magazine; Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University Joe Gitchell, CEO, Pinney...
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“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash

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By Helen Redmond Verified
| Filter
Harm reduction is under attack in San Francisco. Mayor Daniel Lurie (D), the Board of Supervisors and even the San Francisco Department of Public Health have declared that tolerance, compassion and harm reduction-based services for people who use drugs have gone too far. “We have to take care of people in a different manner,” Lurie said, “and it’s not by allowing them to continue to use and die on our streets.” A “different manner” actually means a crackdown.
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“Consider Tapering”—SAMHSA Turns Against Long-Term Methadone Use

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By Helen Redmond Verified
| Filter
Beware a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that offers “updated guidance” on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). It could lead to more overdose deaths of people who take methadone or buprenorphine. The April 24 letter, written by SAMHSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Carroll, explains the new approach.
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