Century Of Lies is a weekly half-hour show focused on drug policy reform and the failed war on drugs. The show explores public health, criminal justice, social justice, and other policies related to drugs in the US and abroad, and includes news reports, commentary, interviews, and other recorded segments. Century of Lies is a production of the Drug Truth Network and is syndicated via the Pacifica Foundation Radio Network.
This week on Century of Lies: Oregon Post-Recrim: Deflection and Diversion.
Loyal listeners will recall that my home state of Oregon recently took a big
step backwards in drug policy by recriminalizing the simple possession of
small amounts of some drugs. Some friends have ...
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This week on Century of Lies: The Courage To Do What Works.
Professor Sir John Strang, MD, is a clinical academic and one of the
world’s leading addictions researchers. He was Principal Investigator in
the Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial in the UK, which compar...
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This week on Century of Lies: Young People and Alcohol.
On Monday Sept. 16 the Ministry of Health of Spain, the World Health
Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, and the European Observatory on
Health Systems and Policies held a spotlight session on Addressing Youth
...
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This week on Century of Lies: Psychedelics and PTSD Treatment.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration is a
nonprofit organization that was created by Congress to advance the mission of
the FDA. The Foundation held a meeting recently entitled “Advan...
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This week on Century of Lies: Overdose Awareness.
The New South Wales Users and AIDS Association is a peer-based drug user
organisation. NUAA strives to improve advocacy for, and services supporting,
the diversity of people impacted by stigma and discrimination caused by th...
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This week on Century of Lies: Nitazenes.
International Overdose Awareness Day is observed annually on August 31. The
first observance was organized in 2001 by S-J Finn, a harm reduction worker
who managed a needle and syringe service program in St. Kilda, Victoria,
Austral...
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This week on Century of Lies: A Look Back At Seattle Hempfest.
In August 1991, a group of weed activists and freedom lovers gathered in
Volunteer Park in Seattle, Washington for the Washington Hemp Expo. From
these modest beginnings grew the largest protestival in the world...
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This week on Century of Lies: FDA Rejects MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy.
On August Ninth, the Food and Drug Administration formally rejected a New
Drug Application submitted by Lykos Therapeutics for its MDMA-Assisted
Therapy. While this news came as a shock to some, back in J...
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This week on Century of Lies: Birth Behind Bars.
The Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a
hearing recently to shine a light on the pervasive abuse of pregnant women in
prisons around the country. We hear from Senator Jon Ossoff; Jessica
Umberg...
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This week on Century of Lies: Incarceration and Crime.
The Sentencing Project has released a new report entitled “Incarceration &
Crime: A Weak Relationship,” which illustrates that less imprisonment often
happens alongside improvements to community safety. They held a webi...
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