Sometimes, you’ll be reading a great piece on the drug overdose crisis that is just ruined by a crappy stock image of a gigantic syringe and a mountain of what is obviously flour or someone nodding out on the sidewalk. On this episode, Narcotica explores what accurate, tactful drug imagery should look like. The team...
Nov 11
Episode 95: Behind the Speedboat Dope Bombings with Ioan Grillo
<p>As we’ve said hundreds of times on Narcotica, the drug war is a war on people used to advance some of the worst atrocities in history. Drugs are the perfectly legible boogeyman to the public, used as a justification used to advance racist, draconian policy. From CIA planes tha ... Show More
1h 29m
Sep 27
Episode 93: Veterans’ Harm Reduction Battle with Beth Dinges
<p>Despite all the nationalism in our country, veterans are too often seen as expendable. Drug use in the military is as common as any other aspect of society, obviously, but increased stigma and consequences pushes most to the shadows. Harm reduction for veterans is especially v ... Show More
50m 26s
May 2024
This Is a Very Weird Moment in the History of Drug Laws
<p>Drug policy feels very unsettled right now. The war on drugs was a failure. But so far, the war on the war on drugs hasn’t entirely been a success, either.</p><p>Take Oregon. In 2020, it became the first state in the nation to decriminalize hard drugs. It was a paradigm shift ... Show More
1h 2m
Feb 2024
What if you discovered you were the enemy? [Rebroadcast #230]
<p>Growing up with a sense of heroic duty, a man becomes a cop fighting the drug war, when the sobering realities of his job lead him to profound awakening.</p><p>Today's episode featured Neil Woods. You can find out more about Neil by going to neilwoods.net, where you can a ... Show More
56m 8s
Jun 2023
Lava for Good Live: The War on Drugs - Did Anyone Win?
<p>In tonight’s episode the guys go live on stage, exploring the war on drugs, criminal justice reform, and corruption with top-notch subject matter experts. They’re joined with guests Gilbert King from <em>Bone Valley</em>, Clayton English and Greg Glod from <em>The War on Drugs ... Show More
1h 3m