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Demon Drugs and Moral Panics with Maia Szalavitz
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Is drug use always harmful? How does empathy play a role in addiction? Could it be more beneficial to approach drug use as a public health issue rather than a criminal one? In this episode, we speak with Maia Szalavitz, an award-winning journalist and author, about the potential benefits of harm reduction for addiction treatment and addressing larger societal issues. Plus, we take a look at smart guns and serial killers.
What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
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122 episodes
Manage episode 362898266 series 2964286
Is drug use always harmful? How does empathy play a role in addiction? Could it be more beneficial to approach drug use as a public health issue rather than a criminal one? In this episode, we speak with Maia Szalavitz, an award-winning journalist and author, about the potential benefits of harm reduction for addiction treatment and addressing larger societal issues. Plus, we take a look at smart guns and serial killers.
What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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