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How Drug Prohibition Caused the Opioid Crisis
Jeffrey A. Singer joins us to talk about the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic in the United States. Why are there so many opioid users in the US?
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Jacob Sullum
Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com and is a nationally syndicated columnist.
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Why Are Illegal Drugs Stronger than They Used to Be?
Prof. Adam Martin explains how the drug war has altered incentives for both drug buyers and sellers, leading them to favor higher potency drugs.
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Jacob Sullum: In Defense of Drug Use
Sullum argues for the repeal drug prohibition and discusses the misperceptions regarding drug use and addiction.
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Private Lives and Public Education
Kuznicki uses the example of school lunch restrictions to detail how difficult it is for public officials to act in the public good.