As President Obama seeks $27.6 billion for federal drug control programs in his new budget, we talk to British journalist Johann Hari about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong. Over the past four years Hari has traveled to the United States, Mexico, Canada, Uruguay and Portugal to research his new book, “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War of Drugs.” His findings may surprise you — from the U.S. government’s persecution of Billie Holiday, to Vancouver’s success in addressing its heroin epidemic, to Portugal’s experiment with full decriminalization of all drugs.
Five Books: The best books on The War on Drugs, recommended by Johann Hari
The war on drugs: what was it, why did it start, was it a good idea and what are the best books to read to understand more about it?
Opinion | How to Win a War on Drugs (Published 2017)
Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime.
Opinion | The Failed War on Drugs (Published 2018)
Attacking rampant drug abuse by trying to shut off the supply has not worked. We need to try a new approach.
Nixon official: real reason for the drug war was to criminalize black people and hippies
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A New Book Argues That Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us (Published 2019)
In her stunning exposé “Bottle of Lies,” Katherine Eban describes a world of generic drug manufacturing rife with corruption and life-threatening misdeeds.
Is everything you think you know about depression wrong?
In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach
The case for treating sugar like a dangerous drug
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
I take illegal drugs for inspiration - Dr Susan Blackmore
I take illegal drugs for inspiration Daily Telegraph, Saturday May 21st 2005, pp 17-18 (Note: This version is very slightly different from the published, edited, version) © Sue Blackmore 2005 Every year, like a social drinker who wants to prove to herself that she’s not an alcoholic, I give up cannabis for a month. It …
Drugs as weapons against us: the CIA's murderous targeting of SDS, Panthers, Hendrix, Lennon, Cobain, Tupac, and other activists
Drugs as Weapons Against Us meticulously details how a …
I used to support legalizing all drugs. Then the opioid epidemic happened.
America’s worst drug crisis shows what can happen when a dangerous, addictive substance is made easily accessible.
Americans Invented Modern Life. We Use Opioids to Escape It.
The scale and darkness of this epidemic is a sign of a civilization in a more acute crisis than we knew.
Tobacco funded research: how even journals with bans find it hard to stem the tide of publications
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