Episode 40: Christine Minhee on the Promises and Perils of Opioid Litigation
Today, news broke that the Department of Justice has reached an $8 billion-plus settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid crisis. This money should be used to combat the public health e...
21 Okt 202042min
Episode 39: After Her Son Overdosed and Died, Jessie Dunleavy Realized it Was Preventable
Jessie Dunleavy always knew her son Paul was unique. He struggled throughout his life -- to learn, to be accepted -- and she tried however she could to help him along the way. But as he got older, and...
2 Sep 202042min
Episode 38: Keri Blakinger Reports on the Criminal Justice System That Once Held Her
Keri Blakinger has worked for years as a journalist (currently at The Marshall Project) covering the criminal justice system and exposing the abuses within it. She comes with experience that most repo...
19 Aug 202042min
Episode 37: Police Militarization is Not Normal
In her own community in Santa Fe, New Mexico, DPA Senior Director Emily Kaltenbach sees police with assault rifles, submachine guns, grenade launchers, and even tanks. To help us understand the far-re...
15 Juli 202015min
Episode 36: "Puff or Pass": What Law & Order SVU Has to Say About Drugs and Policing
On the latest edition of our "Puff or Pass" series examining how drugs and people who use drugs are portrayed in pop culture, DPA's marketing coordinator Ifetayo Harvey digs into a recent episode of L...
24 Juni 202019min
Episode 35: Kerwin Kaye on How Drug Courts Coerce, Control, and Continue to Harm Communities in Need
Drug courts -- programs that seek to reduce drug use through mandated treatment and close judicial oversight -- sound like a good alternative to incarceration. In theory they are thought to save money...
10 Juni 202049min
Episode 34: Six Months Later, Safety First Drug Education Continues to Evolve
When the Drug Policy Alliance publicly released our harm reduction-based drug education curriculum Safety First in October, the world was a different place. In the months since, it's evolved into an e...
20 Maj 202022min
Episode 33: "Puff or Pass": Can The Simpsons Really School Us on Cannabis?
We've all been there: you're watching TV or a movie, playing a video game or listening to some music, when drugs enter the storyline. This can go well -- and it can also go really badly. On this episo...
13 Maj 202018min
