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On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s just caffeine or ibuprofen, there’s a good chance you’re on drugs right now.

On Drugs with David Birnbaum is a place where people can come and reflect honestly about their experiences with drug use, whether that's relative to their thoughts on the culture as a whole or on certain countries’ laws, or exploring their actual previous or current relationships with drugs.The host, David, is very open about his history of drug use and his current exploration of alcohol and marijuana, and he thinks it's very important to explore these topics openly and honestly. We will not be able to make progress if we cannot break through the stigma of discussing current or previous drug...

Author Dirk Eldredge demonstates how the drug war has led only to overcrowded courts and prisons, rising crime, official corruption, eroded civil rights and race relations, and new public-health crises. He makes the case for an alternative strategy: tightly controlled legalization accompanied by expanded drug education, prevention, research, and treatment programs.

Welcome to season two of The War on Drugs podcast, co-hosted by comedian Clayton English and Greg Glod, advisor to Stand Together on Criminal Justice and Drug Reform. This season, we’re bringing you real stories from real people—artists, athletes, and influencers like B-Real, Marcus King, Ricky Williams, John Osborne, and many others who lived the impacts of the War on Drugs firsthand. We’ll explore how drug policy isn’t just a political issue—it’s personal. We’ll talk about pain management, mental health, overcoming addiction, entrepreneurship, and the fight for personal freedom...

Aaron Akulis and guests discuss the war on drugs- The negative impact it has had on the world and the slow turning of the tide of public perception as more states legalize cannabis, decriminalize psychedelics and other drugs meant for personal use. They also discuss the problems of addiction and seek to raise awareness and offer guidance on how to get help, and talk about the war on drugs negative impact on addiction itself- pushing the addict from the clinic to the street. Also discussed are the powerful benefits psychedelics are proving to have from PTSD to end of life anxiety and even the ...

Since the 1950s, the American war on drugs has positioned white middle-class youth as sympathetic victims of illegal drug markets who need rehabilitation instead of incarceration. The Suburban Crisis traces how politicians, the media, and grassroots political activists crusaded to protect white families from perceived threats while criminalizing and incarcerating urban minorities, and how a troubling legacy of racial injustice continues to inform the war on drugs today.

If there is an enemy in the War on Drugs, it is people of color. That is the lesson of forty years of cultural production in the United States. Popular culture, from Scarface and Miami Vice to Narcos and Better Call Saul, has continually positioned Latinos as an alien people who threaten the US body politic with drugs. Jason Ruiz explores the creation and endurance of this trope, its effects on Latin Americans and Latinx people, and its role in the cultural politics of the War on Drugs.

"Global Debate over War on Drugs Heads to U.N. General Assembly" is from the April 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Somini Sengupta and narrated by Kristi Burns.

An anesthetic commonly used for surgery has surpassed heroin to become the deadliest drug in Nassau and Suffolk counties, killing at least 220 people on Long Island in 2016, according to records compiled by the medical examiners of the two counties.

"Fentanyl Outpaces Heroin as the Deadliest Drug on Long Island" is from the December 28, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kevin Deutsch and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Fighting Drug Addiction With Drugs Works, but Only if Doctors Sign On" is from The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Austin Frakt and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The explosion of Internet commerce, coupled with globalization and increased pharmaceutical use, has led to an unprecedented vulnerability in the US drug supply. Today, an estimated 80 percent of our drugs are manufactured overseas, mostly in India and China. Every link along this supply chain offers an opportunity for counterfeiters, and increasingly, they are breaking in. Even when the US system works, consumers are increasingly circumventing the safeguards. Skyrocketing health care costs in the US have forced more Americans to become "medical tourists" seeking drugs, life-saving treatments, and transplants abroad, sometimes in countries with rampant counterfeit drug problems and no FDA. Bitter Pills will heighten the public's awareness about counterfeit drugs, critically examine possible solutions, and help people protect themselves.

Caught between Camorra gunrunners selling to ISIS and Nigerian drug gangs along Italy's picturesque coast, each year thousands of refugees and migrants are lured into their underworld, forced to become sex slaves, drug mules, or weapon smugglers. In this powerful expose, investigative journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau follows the weapons trail, meets the trafficked women trapped by black magic, the brave nuns who try to save them, and the Italian police who turn a blind eye as the most urgent issues facing Europe play out in broad daylight.

"Proposed Medicare Changes Focus on Cost of Drugs" is from the April 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert Pear and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Dashing Hopes, Study Shows a Cholesterol Drug Had No Effect on Heart Health" is from the April 3, 2016 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Gina Kolata and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Philippines President Criticizes Times Piece on Deadly Anti-Drug Campaign" is from the December 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard C. Paddock and narrated by Kristi Burns.