The Killing Drugs: Synthetic Opioids around the World

著者: The Brookings Institution
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  • Over 100,000 Americans are dying of drug overdoses annually. On The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown interviews leading experts on the devastating synthetic opioid crisis to find policies that can save lives in the United States and around the world.
    2024
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Over 100,000 Americans are dying of drug overdoses annually. On The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown interviews leading experts on the devastating synthetic opioid crisis to find policies that can save lives in the United States and around the world.
2024
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  • Youth, fentanyl, and the urgency of honest conversations
    2024/10/30

    In the final episode of The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks with Dr. Lisa Durette and Dr. Alexis Kennedy of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about the impact of the fentanyl and opioid epidemics on young people. They explore risk factors leading to substance use disorders among the young, including developmental vulnerabilities, the social environment, and trauma and abuse. They discuss the challenges in identifying opioid use in adolescents, how to have conversations with young people about drugs, and the importance of community and family involvement in prevention. Finally, they explore treatment and other drug support services available to young people or their lack of, including in the juvenile justice system.

    Show notes and transcript.

    Brought to you by the Brookings Podcast Network.

    Learn more at: Brookings.edu/KillingDrugs

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    35 分
  • From cradle to grave: Responding to Nevada's fentanyl crisis
    2024/10/29

    In this episode, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the fentanyl and opioid crisis in Nevada with Dr. Anne Weisman and Dr. Sara Hunt of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). They analyze the high rates of opioid misuse in the state and the resulting strain on health systems and behavioral health workers as well as coroners, a professional group essential in responding to drug use, but often neglected in policy focus. Their conversation explores the significant innovations that the state of Nevada adopted as a result of UNLV research and policy work and ways in which it can serve as an exemplar to other U.S. localities struggling with inadequate resources to deal with fentanyl.

    Show notes and transcript.

    Brought to you by the Brookings Podcast Network.

    Learn more at: Brookings.edu/KillingDrugs

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    32 分
  • The emerging fentanyl risk in South America
    2024/10/22

    In this episode of The Killing Drugs, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the emerging smuggling and retail of illicit fentanyl in South America with guests Daniel Mejía of Universidad de los Andes and Sara García of InSight Crime. They explore the sources and networks behind this threat, as well as the factors that mitigate or could amplify it. They also analyze South America’s preparedness to respond to fentanyl trafficking and use.

    Show notes and transcript.

    Brought to you by the Brookings Podcast Network.

    Learn more at: Brookings.edu/KillingDrugs

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    34 分
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