This Is Your Brain On Prohibition

From fentanyl and vaping related deaths to worries over synthetic cannabinoids, America has prohibition on the brain. But trying the same old policies only harder hasn't helped - is there a better way to approach our burgeoning drug abuse problem? Join your hosts on an exploration of how fentanyl was introduced to the US market, how Chinese companies have made a mint exporting an alphabet soup of new chemical compounds, and how America can take a new approach to drug policy.

 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Fentanyl, Inc. by Ben Westhoff
• Journey of a tainted vape cartridge: from China's labs to your lungs (Leafly)