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Crackdown

The drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents. Crackdown is a monthly podcast about drugs, drug policy and the drug war led by drug user activists and supported by research. Each episode w... Read more

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Episode 2: Change Intolerance

Episode 2: Change Intolerance

British Columbia switched nearly 15,000 methadone patients to a new formulation called Methadose in 2014. Garth Mullins,... Read more

27 Feb 2019

51mins

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Episode 3: Unsanctioned

Episode 3: Unsanctioned

Across North America governments are opposing supervised injection sites. In Crackdown’s third episode, we tell you how ... Read more

30 Mar 2019

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Episode 15: Apocalypse Prescribing

Episode 15: Apocalypse Prescribing

The government has finally agreed to provide us with a safe, medical alternative to black market drugs. On Episode 15, w... Read more

5 Apr 2020

53mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 4: Blame

Episode 4: Blame

Someone is to blame. This is not just some force of nature.

25 Apr 2019

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Episode 10: Passing the Marker

Episode 10: Passing the Marker

In 2018, Scotland had a higher rate of drug-related deaths than Canada or the U.S. — even though fentanyl hasn’t taken o... Read more

28 Nov 2019

48mins

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Episode 11: The Year That Nothing Happened

Episode 11: The Year That Nothing Happened

We haven’t had a big win in a while. And 2019 feels a bit like a depressing blur. But it was also a year where we fought... Read more

30 Dec 2019

Ranked #7

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Episode 9: Change Intolerance Part 2

Episode 9: Change Intolerance Part 2

Crackdown investigates the relationship between the BC government and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Many people on metha... Read more

31 Oct 2019

37mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 5: The Portugal Paradox

Episode 5: The Portugal Paradox

Garth goes to Portugal to figure out whether the country has found a solution to North America’s overdose crisis.

29 May 2019

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Episode 7: Stand Down

Episode 7: Stand Down

The Vancouver Police say they’re for harm reduction, but everyone we talk to in the Downtown Eastside says otherwise. On... Read more

1 Aug 2019

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Episode 6: Room 821

Episode 6: Room 821

What happens when your options are being kicked out on the street or living in a room filled with mould, trash and rats?... Read more

4 Jul 2019

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