Podcast appearances and mentions of zachary siegel

John moderates Breaking the Stigma, a panel on addiction and mental health with guests Gemma Baker (creator of CBS's Mom), Dr. Corey Waller (specialist in pain, addiction and emergency medicine), Dr. Holly Daniels (specialist in eating disorders and mental health issues), and journalist Zachary Siegel. We discuss how addiction and mental health issues are portrayed in film and TV, more authentic ways of telling these stories, and how writers and creators can take care of their own mental health. In our bonus segment for premium members, Drew joins John to talk about the etiquette of thank you notes and follow-up emails. Links: Episode 412 – Transcript Hollywood, Health & Society – USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Eighth Grade 6 Balloons Motivational Interviewing Narcan Gemma Baker Dr. Holly Daniels Dr. Corey Waller on Twitter Zachary Siegel on Substack and Twitter Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram John August on Threads, Instagram and Twitter John on Mastodon Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!) This episode was originally produced by Megana Rao. Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.  

The U.S is cracking down on fentanyl's global supply chain by targeting Mexican and Chinese individuals with indictments and sanctions. Officials from those countries insist it's largely an American problem. What's actually happening on the ground in China and Mexico? What impact will U.S. retaliation have? Today, journalist Zachary Siegel explains. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft is in the books, and Nikhil Mehta and Zachary Siegel are here to break it all down! First, we talk about the trade-heavy top-10 before taking a long, doubtful look at the picks leading up to the Ravens' selection. Spoiler alert: that's Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers, who Nikhil and Zach both love for Baltimore's new-look offense under Todd Monken. Check out the full podcast to find out why Flowers could take the passing attack to a new level and how the Ravens could approach the rest of the offseason.

Emma speaks with Trevor Aaronson, contributing writer at The Intercept, to discuss his recent podcast Alphabet Boys. Then, she's joined by freelance journalist Zachary A. Siegel, to discuss his recent coverage in Bolts Magazine of the Chicago mayoral race. First, Emma runs through updates on decreasing unemployment filings, Trump's visit to East Palestine – beating out both Biden and Buttigieg – Norfolk Southern coming to an agreement with their unions, the ADL study on all of last years extremist killing coming from the Right wing, Israel's bombing of the Gaza strip, early polling for Feinstein's vacated CA Senate seat, and more, before diving into the Democrats' failure to respond (in any capacity) to the disaster in East Palestine and the revelation of child labor abuses at Packers Sanitation Services Inc. Trevor Aaronson then joins as he dives right into the history of the FBI's infiltration of left-wing political and civil rights movements, a tactic foundational to the Bureau's Hooverian ideology, beginning with the Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) of the 1950s that ran through the ‘70s, serving to undermine and endanger groups like the Black Panther Party and American Indian Movement and those that served as community leaders, and moving through Senator Frank Church's investigation into and disbandment of this program and its horrendous abuses. Next, Aaronson walks through the post-Church Committee development of the FBI, as they somewhat took on a reserved role until the birth of the War on Terror, and a mass influx of funding for domestic political infiltration coming after the 9/11 terror attacks, and creating a renaissance of the FBI's right to surveil and infiltrate without a criminal predicate. Trevor then looks to the protests of summer 2020 as he takes Emma through the story of Mickey Windecker, a self-proclaimed mercenary recruited by the FBI to infiltrate and inform on left-wing activists groups planning protests in Denver in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, employing violence, intimidation, and intra-community conspiracy to undermine and entrap Black anti-racist activists into illegal acts, resulting of the arrest of one protestor for the FBI-funded purchasing of weapons for the FBI informant, who would then give said weapon back to the FBI. After briefly touching on Jim Jordan and the GOP's “Church Committee 2.0” and why we must push back against the revisionist narrative that the FBI only (or even primarily) targets the right wing, Emma and Trevor wrap up the interview by tackling the likelihood that these tactics were also prevalent outside of Denver, and the future of his reporting with “Alphabet Boys.” And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton as they discuss Donald Trump's visit to an East Palestine McDonalds, the Democrats' obsession with evacuating from any areas where things go a little wrong for them, and why DeSantis' crime tour won't do much for his fight against Trump. Ben from Texas dives into his experiences in the struggling local news world, the crew covers pro-life Alaska State Rep. David Eastman's statements on why child abuse ending in murder is good for society, actually, and why that's not super abnormal for US politics. Bill Maher hosts Andrew Sullivan to discuss why trans rights are actually about forcing you to eat pussy and suck dick no matter what you want to do, Jordan Peterson explores why trans people are an affront to his god, and Mike from CA takes on the relationship between child labor and dangerous working conditions, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Alphabet Boys here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alphabet-boys/id1668980612 Check out Zachary's coverage here: https://boltsmag.org/in-chicago-mayor-race-policing-dominates-over-violence-prevention-programs/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

At Narcotica, we've often talked about how methadone is one of the most over-regulated substances on the planet. It's not a perfect drug — nothing is — but it helps a lot of people. So why is it so hard to access? On this episode, the crew (Zachary Siegel, Chris Moraff and Troy Farah) speak... The post Episode 80: A Messy History of Methadone with Dr. Zoe Adams appeared first on Narcotica.

Zach Siegel is one of our most respected and prolific journalists on addiction and drug policy. He is also a thoughtful, introspective soul who thinks deeply about his own history of opioid addiction. In his many writings, he has often referenced that personal history, but he's never really had the chance to tell his own addiction story from start to finish. Until now! Listen to this episode of Flourishing After Addiction to hear Zach's origin story, plus a deep dive into his recent cover story in Harper's magazine about surgery for opioid addiction.Zach and I talked about some enlightening moments along his path, including the role of Suboxone in his treatment, anti-medication stigma, as well some big questions about identity: what does it mean to say you're in recovery, and how does Zach make sense of that idea in his own life?We also focus in on his recent, fascinating Harper's story: a feature about deep brain stimulation surgery for addiction. In the piece, he describes how people with serious, intractable addictions receive this (technically) non-invasive surgery--a kind of neuroscience advance I myself researched as part of a fellowship in medical school. It's a terrific story in its own right, but it also invokes some big themes, such as the purposes of addiction treatment, or how human factors like relationships, care, and hope continue to be relevant even in what seems like the most reductionist biomedical treatment settings.Zachary A. Siegel is a freelance journalist and researcher living in Chicago. His work focuses on public health, mental health, and the criminal-legal system; he also reviews books, movies, and TV shows, on occasion; and he co-writes Substance, a newsletter about drugs and crime, with journalist Tana Ganeva. He's reported for a variety of news outlets and magazines: Harper's, New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and more. He holds a journalism position at The Action Lab of Northeastern University's Law School, working on projects like Changing The Narrative. He also co-hosts a podcast called Narcotica with his friends and fellow drug journalists Troy Farah and Chris Moraff. Find him on his website and on Twitter.In this episode: -  Substance - his substack newsletter - his podcast Narcotica - Changing the Narrative (project of Health action lab at Northwestern)- Only Lovers Left Alive - A Hole in the HeadSign up for my newsletter and immediately receive my own free guide to the many pathways to recovery, as well as regular updates on new interviews, material, and other writings. 

Are evil-minded strangers trying to hook your kids on candy-colored fentanyl? As Halloween approaches, a dire story is making the rounds about the threat to children of so-called rainbow fentanyl. Is there anything to the Drug Enforcement Administration's warnings? When it comes to synthetic opioids, where do the real dangers lie? On episode 55 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene discuss how the rainbow fentanyl panic fits into a longer history of Halloween fears. Guests include Zachary Siegel, who writes about drug policy and the criminal justice system; the sociologist Joel Best, who has studied urban legends about poisoned Halloween candy; and regular TNR contributor Natalie Shure. Today's episode is supported by NYU Press and their new Redefining Justice collection. Get 30% off and free shipping on all titles when you use input code JUSTICE-FM at checkout on nyupress.org.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only 13 percent of Americans receive treatment for substance abuse disorder. The reasons for this alarming gap are, like the causes of addiction itself, multifarious. In West Virginia, the state hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic—where the number of deaths outpaces births—four people who struggled with long-term addiction underwent an experimental procedure in which a microchip was implanted to deliver electrical shocks to the part of the brain involved with processing desire, motivation, and reinforcement. For the September issue, Zachary Siegel, himself a recovered opioid addict, spoke with two participants from the surgical trial. In this episode, Siegel and host Violet Lucca discuss the shortcomings of abstinence-only treatment, received wisdom about sobriety and relapse, issues raised by deep-brain stimulation, the lack of urgency around the opioid crisis, and much more. Read Siegel's article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2022/09/can-a-brain-implant-treat-drug-addiction-neurostimulation/ This episode was produced by Violet Lucca, Maddie Crum, and Ian Mantgani.

On this episode, Narcotica co-hosts Zachary Siegel, Chris Moraff and Troy Farah interview each other, riffing on one question: Is the drug war getting better… Or worse? They cover everything from nitazenes, Dopesick, the Drug User's Liberation Front, banning psychedelics like DiPT, benzo dope, West Virginia, buprenorphine, psychedelic exceptionalism, drug testing, crack pipes, supervised consumption... The post Episode 68: Is The Drug War Getting Better… Or Worse? with Zach Siegel, Chris Moraff and Troy Farah appeared first on Narcotica.

At the top of the first hour, Zachary Siegel, freelance journalist and a journalism fellow at Northeastern University's Health in Justice Action Lab, joins John and Michelle to talk about Biden's Harm Reduction Bill. The measure is not without controversy. A provision provides funding for things like needle exchange programs for individuals suffering from drug addiction. Many Republicans have voiced opposition to the $30 million health care bill. Zachary explains why the bill should pass and why it matters, and points out that the goal should be to focus on reducing the demand for opioids as they are potent relievers of emotional and physical pain.Then, the Misfits were joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus. He's a professor in both the economics and political science departments at St. Mary's University, where he focuses on economic inequities. He's most recently the author of the book "Epic Recession and Global Financial Crisis." He joins Michelle and John to discuss the latest report that dropped today indicating a surge in inflation. Dr. Rasmus points out that the recent spike in price inflation for fuel, meat and baked goods is a result of price gouging by monopolistic corporations. It is more about corporate greed than the narrative of supply shortages.Next, Dr. Peter Kuznick called into the show. He's a professor of history and director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University in Washington, and he's an expert on 20th century history. He's the author of many books, including "The Untold History of the United States" and "Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists as Political Activists in 1930s America." Dr. Kuznick came on the show to discuss the historical context of NATO expansion into Eastern Europe and how we got to the recent tensions with Russia regarding Ukraine.Ron Clewer, Illinois market president for Gorman & Company and affordable housing advocate, joined John and Michelle for the last segment of the show to talk about the recent escalation of home prices, as well as falling supply and lack of affordable housing. Clewer does not see the market turning back anytime soon, and says not only will the market continue to see a rise in demand for housing, but that the building of affordable housing is a workforce solution. The Misfits close the program with a reminder to join us tomorrow, because it's Friday's Stories of the Weird!

Dr. Wes Bellamy, chair of the political science department at Virginia State University and former Vice-Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, joins us to talk about the heated gubernatorial race in Virginia as voters go to the polls today, and where the culture wars have colored the contest between former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. We talk about how the controversy over Critical Race Theory and education has become one of the main talking points in the campaign, which reflects greater political and cultural anxieties in the country, and how Biden's stalled infrastructure plan is having an effect in state-wide elections. Dr. Sharon Anderson, attorney and business consultant, former law school professor and lecturer at Howard Law, and the CEO and founder of KCG Consulting Services, joins us to talk about the debate over the Texas abortion law, SB 8, and how this controversy is raising questions about the power of states to challenge federal authority. We also talk about what it would mean to allow states to decide what constitutional rights are actually protected within them and which aren't, how the attorneys from Texas defended the law, and whether defenders of reproductive rights should be worried. Esther Iverem, multidisciplinary author and independent journalist, host of "On The Ground: Voices of Resistance From the Nation's Capital" on Pacifica Radio, and founding member of DC Poets Against the War, joins us to talk about a ballot initiative in Minneapolis where city residents will vote on replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety, the Poor People's Campaign pushback on the investment framework Democrats are still hammering out, and Donald Trump's comments on a radio show about Israel's influence in U.S. politics. Zachary Siegel, freelance journalist and a journalism fellow at Northeastern University's Health in Justice Action Lab, joins us to discuss the new Hulu mini-series “Dopesick” and how the show glosses over the true story of the epidemic, while reinforcing racialized stereotypes about drug addiction, law enforcement, and the war on drugs.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and schools closed, high school junior Zachary Siegel found himself with a lot more time on his hands. He used that free time to explore his passions (like computer programming), but quickly realized this was also an opportunity to share his passions with others. So he founded The Youth Passion Project (https://www.youthpassionproject.org/). It’s a platform for high school students to teach classes to young learners about the things they are most passionate about. The classes are completely free and cover a huge variety of topics from video game design to philosophy to Bollywood dance. Since its founding in March of 2020, Zach’s organization has grown exponentially, with thousands of students enrolled and chapters across the US, Canada, and South Korea!

One thing that stands between a lot of would-be entrepreneurs and building their dream business is financial capital. Sometimes all you need is a little assistance to move forward. Zachary Siegel is an accomplished business lending expert that does all he can to be the hero to small and medium-sized businesses. He loves leveraging his relationships with credit restoration experts, tax and book-keeping accountants and merchant processing solution providers to offer both an alternative and conventional financing solution for nearly any type of business. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Zachary discuss his first sales job where he made 70-100 cold calls per day and how that led him to realizing he should go full-time being self-employed, working on commission instead of salary, and also why he's so passionate now about being able to provide financial solutions to other dreamers and business owners. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You'll Learn: What it feels like to being doing something that actually makes other people's dreams come true. How to create practices in your life (and which ones to create) to keep yourself motivated. What to do online to get more prospects, leads and customers. And so much more… ----- Favorite Quote: “Once I realized that I was generating a lot more revenue for the company in perpetuity than I was getting paid, I figured let me give this (entrepreneurship) a shot.”  - Zachary Siegel “When you're self-employed you don't have a boss that's going to fire you. You don't have somebody waking you up, you need to do that shit yourself. You need to wake up earlier than the rest of the world if you want to excel and get ahead of the rest of the world. You need to work later than the rest of the world if you want to excel and get ahead of the rest of the world.” - Zachary Siegel ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: Join Corey's Private Facebook Group: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TREoniTunes   Spotify: https://bit.ly/TREonSpotify   Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TREonGoogle   Stitcher: https://bit.ly/TREonStitcher iHeartRadio: https://bit.ly/TREoniHeart Youtube: https://bit.ly/TREonYouTube Facebook: https://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Zachary Siegel: Text “Hero” to 36260 for a Free Credit Restoration Guide Small Business Owners Revolution FB Group -----

Joe and Amy sit down with journalist and researcher Zachary Siegel. He talks about his unconventional path to recovery, prison reform and his latest projects. Amy soldiers on with her brutal Juul withdrawal and Joe regales listeners with a story about how he blew his political consultant career.

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Join me for this week’s episode of Take The Leap as I interview Zachary Siegel. Zachary is a trusted and reliable resource for small business owners. With a specialization in all types of business funding he provides the guidance that entrepreneurs need to grow and enhance their practice using other people’s money. He also loves superhero’s and believes that any human can be one, as long as they do the right thing and go out of their way for others even when they’re not prompted. In this episode Zach shares with us his insights on business lending and how you can leverage your business for growth. In this episode you’ll learn: Zachary’s super power and how he uses it to help others. Highly effective quick lending tips to help establish your business  Zachary’s personal perspective on overcoming the challenges of entrepreneurship Connect with Zach at:  Website: https://smallbizhero.phonesites.com/ Email: zsiegel@sproutlending.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zachary.siegel.125 Instagram: @zacharyjsiegel LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/zachary-siegel-70307763

Episode 6: Health Professional Monitoring Programs This episode we are hosted by Zachary Siegel of Changing the Narrative and the Health in Justice Action Lab where we discuss physicians health programs and other professional monitoring programs. The panel consists of Health Professionals in Recovery hosts Sean Fogler and Bill Kinkle, Dr. Peter Grinspoon of Harvard University, and Leo Beletsky of Northeastern University School of Law. Links: Practicing What We Preach-Ending Physician Health Program Bans on Opioid-Agonist Therapy https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1907875 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/09/06/757990241/for-health-workers-struggling-with-addiction-why-are-treatment-options-limited https://khn.org/news/doctors-and-nurses-with-addictions-often-denied-a-crucial-recovery-option/ Witnessed Urine Drug Screens in Drug Treatment: Humiliating and Harmful https://filtermag.org/urine-screen-drug-treatment/ Twitter: Leo Beletsky @LeoBeletsky Zach Siegel @ZachWritesStuff Peter Grinspoon @Peter_Grinspoon Sean Fogler @sean_fogler Bill Kinkle @billkinkle

On today's show, co-host Zachary Siegel interviews Ben Westhoff about how he gained access to a clandestine lab in China, the prominent role that America's War on Drugs has played in producing deadlier, more potent drugs that no user actually really wants, and finally, that in order to save the lives of people using drugs, the US must adopt innovative harm reduction strategies that have been tested around the world, like supervised injection sites and drug checking. The post Episode 32: How Synthetic Drugs Conquered the Globe appeared first on Narcotica.

This is part 2 of a 2-part series talking with journalist Zachary Siegel. This week, we talk with Zach about how the politicians have been working to create policy, what their policies are, and how they differ from one another (and the past policies).

Zachary Siegel is a journalist who covers public health and mental health policy, with a specific focus on substance use treatment and the opioid crisis. And, he has his own journey through the treatment world that informs his writing. In the first of a two-part interview, Zach talks about his own journey into substance use and the treatment world, which brought him to writing about it full time.

Narcotica co-host Zachary Siegel was in Los Angeles for a conference on depicting drug use in Hollywood films and TV shows, so co-host Troy Farah trudged down from the High Desert and they recorded an episode in a hotel room. Despite doing Narcotica for well over a year, the pair hadn’t met in person before.... The post Episode 27: What’s the Most Dangerous Drug? appeared first on Narcotica.

This week, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $572 million US to the state of Oklahoma, in a landmark case that saw the court find the company liable for the state's opioid crisis. Johnson & Johnson says it will appeal the ruling. Purdue Pharma is also proposing to settle thousands of cases. These developments are the beginning of a far-reaching legal effort, in both the U.S and Canada, to hold drug makers accountable for the opioid epidemic. Today on Front Burner, we talk to journalist Zachary Siegel about what this ruling might mean for the thousands of cases soon to be before the courts.

On Monday, Oklahoma stuck the first blow against drug makers over the opioid crisis in the States. A judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572.1 million for its role in fuelling the drug epidemic with what the state argued was misleading information. The next day, NBC reported that pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma, the makers of Oxycontin, were in talks about settling 2,000 lawsuits in the U.S. for their alleged part in the crisis. Host Tamara Khandaker connects with Zachary Siegel, a freelance journalist in Chicago who writes about health, science, and drug policy. He helps takes her through the story of the role corporations had in creating the opioid crisis, and why these proposed settlements matter.

With perhaps the exception of fentanyl, no drug is seen as more dangerous or controversial than heroin. But when you look at decades of medical literature, it’s clear that heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine, is just another opioid, and it has a place in medicine. On this episode, Troy Farah and Zachary Siegel discuss the... The post Episode 23: Bring Back Prescription Heroin! appeared first on Narcotica.

Since the beginning of the so-called War on Drugs, authorities in the United States have viewed drugs not as a public health issue but one of crime, vice and violence, requiring the funding and mobilization not of medical officials but police, DEA agents and a sprawling network of paramilitary actors. In response, corporate media and its culture of parasitic, “ride-along” coverage has evolved in parallel taking this same line, reflecting the state’s approach rather than influencing or challenging it. “Drug stories,” with rare exception, fall under the “crime” reporting rubric rather than being seen as stories to be covered by reporters familiar with the actual science of drugs and addiction - skirting empiricism for police stenography and cartoon narratives replete with good guys and bad guys. The result: a feedback loop of a police and federal government determined to keep the War on Drugs in their domain, shaping a media narrative that manufactures and manipulates the public’s and lawmakers’ perception of drugs and drug-related crime. But what if there’s another way? Increasingly, public health advocates and journalists have been pushing back, trying to demilitarize not just the public approach to drugs but how they’re covered in the media. On this episode, we explore how we got to this point––where drugs are viewed as an enemy force to be combated with violence and prisons––and highlight ways people are trying to fundamentally rewire the way we talk about the problems of drugs and addiction. With guest Zachary Siegel, Journalism Fellow at Northeastern University’s Health in Justice Action Lab.

Mainstream media doesn’t really ‘get’ drugs, but there’s one place that has consistently gotten it right: Filter Magazine. Narcotica hosts Christopher Moraff, Zachary Siegel and Troy Farah talk with Filter’s co-founder and editor-in-chief Will Godfrey. This conversation covers a lot of ground on media literacy and compassionate reporting on drug use. Full disclosure: all three... The post Episode 15: Accurate, Compassionate Drug Journalism with Filter Magazine appeared first on Narcotica.

For the last installation of Narcotica’s Beyond Border series, Zachary Siegel interviews Dawn Paley, journalist and author of “Drug War Capitalism.” Paley’s scholarship and research situates paramilitarized drug violence in countries from Colombia to Honduras in historical, political, and economic context. On the show she discusses how the War on Drugs benefits big businesses across... The post Episode 13: Beyond Borders – “Drug War Capitalism” appeared first on Narcotica.

Why have benzodiazepines like Valium and Xanax been involved in a large number of Canadian opioid overdose deaths? Zachary Siegel, a journalist and fellow at Northeastern University, breaks down benzos, why they're having a moment in the rap world and what role the drug plays in the overall overdose crisis.

Narcotica co-host Zachary Siegel moderated a panel at the 12th National Harm Reduction Conference in New Orleans. The panel was the brainchild of the Drug Policy Alliance’s Michael Collins, titled: Drug War Déjà Vu: How harm reductionists can push back against drug-induced homicide laws, harsh fentanyl penalties, and the further demonization of drug users.” Panelists... The post Episode 7: Drug War Déjà Vu appeared first on Narcotica.

With all the focus on opioids, Narcotica has decided to launch a series on stimulants called “Speed Up, Slow Down.” In the first installment, Zachary Siegel takes a critical look at how media depicts meth and cocaine use. He interviews two users about how stimulants actually help them function. Then, he talks to Sheila Vakharia... The post Episode 5: Speed Up, Slow Down Pt. 1 appeared first on Narcotica.

Episode 1 of Narcotica is here! In the first segment Zachary Siegel does some mythbusting around overdosing by touching fentanyl; Troy Farah gives a nuanced take on what’s driving the overdose crisis; and Christoper Moraff talks with experts and drug users about the disease-model of addiction. Follow Narcotica on Facebook, Twitter and support us on... The post Episode 1: Opioid of the Masses appeared first on Narcotica.

In the first segment, Sophy and Kelly speak with Zachary Siegel, a freelance journalist and writer whose writing focuses on the intersection of public health and criminal justice in the context of drugs, about the scope of the opioid overdose crisis, what legislation and treatment would help, why more insn't already being done, and what individuals can do to advocate for evidence-based treatment methods. In the second segment, they speak with Sarah Hargrove, a research analyst for The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC), about the importance of accurate data in understanding the opioid problem, what data can tell us about the regional differences in the epidemic, and the current limitations in our data.

In the first segment, Sophy and Kelly speak with Zachary Siegel, a freelance journalist and writer whose writing focuses on the intersection of public health and criminal justice in the context of drugs, about the scope of the opioid overdose crisis, what legislation and treatment would help, why more insn't already being done, and what individuals can do to advocate for evidence-based treatment methods. In the second segment, they speak with Sarah Hargrove, a research analyst for The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC), about the importance of accurate data in understanding the opioid problem, what data can tell us about the regional differences in the epidemic, and the current limitations in our data.