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The Killing Drugs: Synthetic Opioids around the World
The Killing Drugs: Synthetic Opioids around the World
The Brookings Institution

Over 100,000 Americans are dying of drug overdoses annually. On The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown interviews leading experts on the devastating... more

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Episodes

Youth, fentanyl, and the urgency of honest conversations

In the final episode of The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Dr. Lisa Durette and Dr. Alexis Kennedy... more

30 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
From cradle to grave: Responding to Nevada's fentanyl crisis

In this episode, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the fentanyl and opioid crisis in Nevada with Dr. Anne Weisman and Dr. Sara... more

29 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
The emerging fentanyl risk in South America

In this episode of The Killing Drugs, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the emerging smuggling and retail of illicit fentanyl in South... more

22 Oct 2024 · 33 minutes
The rising threat of synthetic opioids in Europe

In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Dr. Alex Stevens, criminology professor at the University of Sheffield, about the... more

15 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
US-Mexico relations and the fight against fentanyl trafficking

In this episode of The Killing Drugs, Vanda Felbab-Brown talks with Fred Dews about the role of Mexican criminal groups... more

08 Oct 2024 · 38 minutes
The fentanyl pipeline and China’s role in the US opioid crisis

In this episode, the podcast roles are reversed as show host Vanda Felbab-Brown is interviewed by Fred Dews, show producer... more

01 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
Fentanyl’s impact on Native American communities and paths to recovery

In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Philomena Kebec, economic development coordinator for the Bad River tribe, about the... more

24 Sep 2024 · 35 minutes
The rise and fall of drug decriminalization in the Pacific Northwest

Host Vanda Felbab-Brown interviews Stanford professor Keith Humphreys about drug decriminalization in San Francisco, Oregon, and British Columbia. They discuss the origins and... more

17 Sep 2024 · 38 minutes
Rethinking domestic law enforcement in the fentanyl crisis

Host Vanda Felbab-Brown talks with RAND researchers Beau Kilmer and Roland Neil about U.S. domestic law enforcement responses to the... more

10 Sep 2024 · 39 minutes
Harm reduction strategies to tackle the fentanyl crisis

In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the benefits and limitations of harm reduction approaches with experts Regina LaBelle and... more

03 Sep 2024 · 36 minutes
The Killing Drugs: Synthetic Opioids around the World
Youth, fentanyl, and the urgency of honest conversations
The Killing Drugs: Synthetic Opioids around the World