Youth, fentanyl, and the urgency of honest conversations
In the final episode of The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Dr. Lisa Durette and Dr. Alexis Kennedy of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about the impact of the fentanyl and opio...
30 Okt 202434min
From cradle to grave: Responding to Nevada's fentanyl crisis
In this episode, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the fentanyl and opioid crisis in Nevada with Dr. Anne Weisman and Dr. Sara Hunt of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). They analyze the high rate...
29 Okt 202431min
The emerging fentanyl risk in South America
In this episode of The Killing Drugs, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the emerging smuggling and retail of illicit fentanyl in South America with guests Daniel Mejía of Universidad de los Andes and Sara ...
22 Okt 202433min
The rising threat of synthetic opioids in Europe
In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Dr. Alex Stevens, criminology professor at the University of Sheffield, about the emerging threat of synthetic opioids in Europe, particularly fent...
15 Okt 202434min
US-Mexico relations and the fight against fentanyl trafficking
In this episode of The Killing Drugs, Vanda Felbab-Brown talks with Fred Dews about the role of Mexican criminal groups in the U.S. opioid crisis and U.S-Mexico anti-crime cooperation. She explains ho...
8 Okt 202438min
The fentanyl pipeline and China's role in the US opioid crisis
In this episode, the podcast roles are reversed as show host Vanda Felbab-Brown is interviewed by Fred Dews, show producer and multimedia project manager at Brookings, about her research on the evolut...
1 Okt 202434min
Fentanyl's impact on Native American communities and paths to recovery
In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Philomena Kebec, economic development coordinator for the Bad River tribe, about the particularly devastating impact of the fentanyl epidemic on Am...
24 Sep 202435min
The rise and fall of drug decriminalization in the Pacific Northwest
Host Vanda Felbab-Brown interviews Stanford professor Keith Humphreys about drug decriminalization in San Francisco, Oregon, and British Columbia. They discuss the origins and motivations for the dram...
17 Sep 202438min
