The Long War on Drugs
Indiana State University professor Anne Foster talked about the global war on drugs since the early 20th century and its effectiveness. This event was hosted by Temple University in Philadel…
168 viewsIndiana State University professor Anne Foster talked about the global war on drugs since the early 20th century and its effectiveness. This event was hosted by Temple University in Philadel…
168 viewsLev Facher talked about his yearlong investigation into opioid addiction in the United States.
523 viewsProduced for police orientation and training in 1951, this film explores the problem of drug addiction. It includes dramatized sequences of heroin addicts in shooting galleries in downtown L…
602 views“We are aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced ... but I think as all of you know, those drugs mean nothing to anybody who cannot afford it,” said Sen…
2,539 viewsHealth care advocates and researchers testified on prescription drugs costs before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Their testimony followed that of pharmaceutica…
181 viewsThe Senate Special Aging Committee held a public hearing to examine substance abuse by older adults. Topics included data on increasing overdose deaths by seniors, fentanyl and the opioid ep…
649 views“I was a part of the problem. I am here now standing as a man that wants to be a part of the solution,' said musician Jason "Jelly Roll” DeFord as he testified before the Senate Banking, Hou…
6,050 viewsJournalist and author Sam Quinones talked about the fentanyl crisis and opioid addiction in the U.S. and efforts to address them.
1,016 viewsRegina LaBelle talked about how federal, state, and local governments were responding to drug addiction and the fentanyl crisis.
925 viewsUniversity of Texas history professor Seth Garfield ("GuaranĂ¡") and science journalist Rachel Nuwer ("I Feel Love") talked about the impact of that mind-altering substances like caffeine and…
184 viewsViewers responded to the question “Do you support or oppose nationwide legalization of marijuana?”
842 viewsNatalie Fertig talked about the Health and Human Services Administration recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Agency that marijuana be reclassified.
315 viewsVice President Harris met with state attorneys general on combating the fentanyl public health crisis impacting communities all across the country.
105 viewsPodcaster and first-time author Laura Cathcart Robbins discussed her memoir about her struggle with addiction. This interview took place at the 2023 Tucson Festival of Books.
231 viewsHouse Republican leaders and several House Republican members who are also medical doctors held a news conference to discuss the fentanyl epidemic and its impact on American lives.
230 viewsAuthor and journalist Sam Quinones joined Book TV to talk and take calls about immigration issues and the drug epidemic in the United States. His books include True Tales from Another Mexico…
2,363 viewsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said there will be some challenges as the health care system transitions out of the COVID-19 public heal…
359 viewsJournalist and author Sam Quinones talked about the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. and the role played by Mexico in addressing the problem.
1,409 views“The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco (CJNG) Cartel, both cartels in Mexico, are responsible for the vast majority of fentanyl that is coming into the U.S. It is why DEA has made defeating tho…
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