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On Drugs

Each week, On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s just caffeine or ibuprofen, there’s a g... Read more

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Introducing: The Flamethrowers

Introducing: The Flamethrowers

The Flamethrowers captures the punch-you-in-the-mouth energy and sound of right-wing talk radio. Host Justin Ling takes ... Read more

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Introducing: Recall: How to Start a Revolution

Introducing: Recall: How to Start a Revolution

The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec an... Read more

8 Sep 2020

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S2 E11 The Spell of the Poppy

S2 E11 The Spell of the Poppy

Opioid drugs have claimed a shocking number of lives across North America in recent years, as people fall victim to over... Read more

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Replay: Miltown: A forgotten pharma game changer

Replay: Miltown: A forgotten pharma game changer

It's just one more week until the season two finale of On Drugs, but in the meantime, enjoy this favourite from last sea... Read more

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S2 E10 Prison, On Drugs

S2 E10 Prison, On Drugs

This episode goes behind bars to learn how Canadian prisons form a nexus of drug crime, trade and addiction. We'll meet ... Read more

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EXTRA: Bill Blair on implementing cannabis legalization

EXTRA: Bill Blair on implementing cannabis legalization

A feature interview with Bill Blair, the former Toronto Police Chief now in charge of implementing the federal governmen... Read more

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S2 E9 The Trouble with Rehab

S2 E9 The Trouble with Rehab

Addiction treatment and recovery is a 37 billion dollar industry in North America. Yet despite decades of research and p... Read more

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S2 E8 Narcotic Farm

S2 E8 Narcotic Farm

The Narcotic Farm in Lexington Kentucky played a major part in shaping the culture around mid-century heroin use in the ... Read more

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REPLAY: Music, On Drugs

REPLAY: Music, On Drugs

We're hard at work putting together the next new episode, but in the meantime, here's a favourite from last season. It's... Read more

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S2 E7 More cannabis in Colorado

S2 E7 More cannabis in Colorado

Host Geoff Turner is back in Colorado for part two of his road trip to see what Canada can learn from four years of lega... Read more

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