Sarah and Sam discuss the week’s biggest news about drugs and drug policy! News Updates: Nevada Plans to Use Fentanyl in Upcoming Execution MAPS Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD Anti-Trans Discrimination Is Rampant at NYC Substance Abuse Centers Trump to lift military gear ban for local police Headlines: Loophole reveals laughing […]

Sam and Sarah discuss the latest news in drug policy from around the world this week. News Updates: Trump pardons former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio Detailed Twitter thread Netflix develops marijuana strains based on its original shows India’s Supreme Court rules that privacy is a fundamental right Activists across Canada are using a made-in-Vancouver guide […]

This week, Sam and Sarah discuss the latest news, from opiate overdoses to competing measures of alcoholism rates. Another short episode for the TWiD hiatus as we transition from season 4 to season 5. News Updates: Opioid users 50 percent more likely to get treatment under Obamacare Woman Banned from US After Border Agent Finds […]

Sarah and Sam cover the week’s biggest drug news and forecast the week ahead. News Updates: Report reveals underground US haven for heroin, drug users Full text Canadian health advocates eye Portugal’s drug model to combat opioid crisis Dunkin’ Donuts takes shorter name for test drive New Ottawa initiative will allow homeless drug users to […]

Sam and Sarah cover the week’s biggest stories about all things drugs and drug policy. News Updates: White House opioid commission to Trump: ‘Declare a national emergency’ on drug overdoses U.S. launches opioid fraud and detection unit ‘New Hampshire is a drug-infested den’ – Trump’s comments raise bipartisan ire Booker Introduces Landmark Bill to End […]

Sarah and Sam cover the week’s biggest stories in drug policy! News Updates: How to get free US military weapons—build fake website and DOD will oblige Pentagon Report Former Congressman Trey Radel speaks out against DARE program Long Lines, $1.30 Grams Mark Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Debut FDA aims to lower nicotine in cigarettes to get […]

Sam and Sarah bring you the week’s biggest drug policy news! News Updates: How Job Loss Can Lead to Drug Use How economic recessions and unemployment affect illegal drug use: A systematic realist literature review The Drug Policy Alliance Announces Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno as New Executive Director US, Europol, and the Netherlands Announce Shutdowns of […]

For the Season 4 finale, Rachelle, Sam, Sarah, and Tyler got together for one last team discussion. The group chatted about what comes next for the show, the members of the team, and what the future holds for This Week in Drugs! News Updates: No, Oregon Isn’t Decriminalizing Drugs (Not Yet Anyway) Colombia producing more […]

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Sarah chats with the founders of Cute Animals Doing Drugs, Andras Lenart and Aaron Nesmith-Beck, about their new project; Tyler teaches us about nicotine; and Sam and Rachelle cover the week’s biggest stories. Special listener code: TWID25 News Updates: New Drug Laws! Connecticut: Bail Reform, Opioid Rules Among New State Laws Florida: Medical marijuana law takes effect in […]