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Deflection Programs

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Deflection Programs. As a kind of trade-off when the Oregon legislature recriminalized simple possession of some drugs, the state of Oregon and the majority of Oregon counties committed to setting up what are called deflection programs, t... Read more

European Drug Report 2024

Airs at: Wed, 06/12/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: European Drug Report 2024. The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction released its 2024 European Drug Report on Tuesday June Eleventh. On this edition of Century we bring you audio from the news conference held by EMCDDA to mark... Read more

New Jersey Harm Reduction Conference Part One

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: New Jersey Harm Reduction Conference Part One. On this edition of Century we hear from Dr. Sheila Vakharia, Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance and the author of The Harm Reduction G... Read more

Natural Happiness

Airs at: Sun, 06/02/2024 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Alan Heeks is a conservationist, social entrepreneur and author of Natural Happiness: Use Organic Gardening Skills to Cultivate Yourself. Alan runs workshops on developing personal resilience using organic gardening parallels to help people handle the stresses of modern lif... Read more

Safe Consumption Sites

Airs at: Wed, 05/29/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Safe Consumption Sites. Safe consumption sites, supervised consumption facilities, overdose prevention centers, drug consumption rooms – whatever you call them, these vital harm reduction interventions save lives, provide wound care, reduce the... Read more

Rule of Law in the Balance

Airs at: Wed, 05/22/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Rule of Law in the Balance. Since late during the Duterte presidency and continuing under President Ferdinand Marcos Junior, extrajudicial drug war killings in the Philippines have continued at the rate of about one per day. Arrest warrants in ... Read more

Medical Cannabis in the Time of Corporate Legalization

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Medical Cannabis in the Time of Corporate Legalization. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Anthony Taylor, co-founder and Legislative Director of Compassionate Oregon. Read more

We Fight, We Hide, We Unite

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: We Fight, We Hide, We Unite. The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association recently hosted a discussion entitled Tenacity in the shrinking civic spaces: challenges and response of the organizations and activists working on drug policy and health in C... Read more

Expanding Access to Treatment

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Expanding Access To Treatment. According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, among people in state prisons, 40% met the criteria for having a drug use disorder and 21% met the criteria for having an alcohol use disorder in the 12... Read more

Civilly Disobedient

Airs at: Wed, 05/08/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Civilly Disobedient - Part two of a conversation with writer, activist, and regional NORML organizer Chris Goldstein.   Read more