The Z Files
Calling all crime enthusiasts! The Z Files podcast is your space to learn the nitty gritty details about crime in order to improve your personal safety, remove anxiety about victimization, and satisfy that weird curiosity we all have about law breakers. Criminology and Sociology professor Tiffany Zhang exposes the anatomy of all things criminal from shoplifting to wrongful convictions to crimes of the government. Episodes will cover the mafia, torture in the US, the CIA, juvenile delinquency, wrongful convictions, exonerations, white collar crime, environmental crime, health crimes, mass shooters, and general information about the criminal justice system. Download an Episode and subscribe to the channel to keep the episodes coming!
The Z Files
A War on Drugs or People? The Flaws in U.S. Drug Policy
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The U.S. leads the world in rates of drug addiction and overdose deaths. If it was a War on Drugs, why didn't we win? After 50 years of the same policies maybe its time for a change.
Much of the information about the history of drug use and the detrimental drug policies come from the books Dopesick by Beth Macy and The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.
Audio snippet with the quote from John Ehrlichman taken from 13th.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, resources are available!
https://nida.nih.gov/