Century of Lies


11/01/22 John Roman


This week on Century of Lies: Justice Data in America. We hear from criminal justice researcher This week on Century of Lies: Justice Data in America. We hear from criminal justice researcher John Roman, PhD, with NORC on “Everything you think you know about guns is wrong: Myths, facts and where to find the best research and data”. Plus, Corey Ranger, a Harm Reduction Nurse Educator with the BC Centre for Disease Control, and Laura Cartwright, a Harm Reduction Consultant with the AVI Health & Community Services SAFER Knowledge Translation & Exchange Project speaking on “Building Capacity Among Prescribed Safe(r) Supply Providers”., PhD, with NORC on “Everything you think you know about guns is wrong: Myths, facts and where to find the best research and data”. Plus, Corey Ranger, a Harm Reduction Nurse Educator with the BC Centre for Disease Control, and Laura Cartwright, a Harm Reduction Consultant with the AVI Health & Community Services SAFER Knowledge Translation & Exchange Project speaking on “Building Capacity Among Prescribed Safe(r) Supply Providers”.

Guest(s): John Roman
Organization(s): Justice Data in America
Link(s): Drug War Facts

10/25/22 Sarah Niman

This week on Century of Lies: Canada’s Bill C-5, Too Little & Too Late. We hear from Beeta Senedjani, Dialogues Program Coordinator with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition; Nicole Luongo, Systems Change Coordinator with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition; Safiyya Ahmad, Student-at-Law with the BC Civil Liberties Association; Niki Bains, Policy Staff Counsel with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association; Caitlin Shane, Staff Lawyer with the Pivot Legal Society; Sarah Niman, Legal Counsel and Assistant Manager of Legal Services with the Native Women's Association of Canada; and Pam Hrick, Executive Director and General Counsel with the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund.

Guest(s): Sarah Niman
Organization(s): Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Link(s): Drug War Facts

10/17/22 Angela Me


This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Drugs. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs held thematic discussions on September 21 and 22. On the subject of human rights and drug control we hear from Angela Me, Chief of the Research and Trend Analysis Branch at the UNODC, and Danilo Ballotta, Principal Policy Analyst and Coordinator for Institutional Affairs at the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Guest(s): Angela Me
Organization(s): European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Link(s): European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

10/11/22 Dr. Joao Goulao

This week on Century of Lies: The Times They Are A-Changin’ – we discuss the recent White House statement on marijuana law reform. Plus we hear from Dr. Joao Goulao, a Portuguese physician and the current national drug coordinator for Portugal, Dr. Penny Hill, founder of Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia and representative of the Australian Civil Society Committee on UN Drug Policy; and Rodley Desmond Daniel Carza, Health Education and Promotion Officer IV with the Philippine Department of Health, who recently addressed the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

Guest(s): Dr. Joao Goulao
Organization(s): Drug Czar of Portugal
Link(s): Drug War Facts

10/05/22 Dr. Nikki Bozinoff

This week on Century of Lies: a conversation with Dr. Nikki Bozinoff, a physician in the Concurrent Outpatient Medical and Psychosocial Addiction Support Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and an assistant professor and the Program Director for the Enhanced Skills in Addiction Medicine program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Doctor Bozinoff is also one of the co-authors of an article entitled “Prescribing Characteristics Associated With Opioid Overdose Following Buprenorphine Taper” that was published September 29 in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Guest(s): Dr. Nikki Bozinoff
Link(s): Drug War Facts

09/27/22 Claire Zagorski

This week on Century of Lies: Manaqing Risks, Reducing Harms, Saving Lives - Part two of my interview with Claire Zagorski , a harm reduction activist, paramedic, graduate research assistant in translational science at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy, and adjunct faculty at the Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Her article ““New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.” was published Sept. 1 at Filter Magazine.

Guest(s): Claire Zagorski
Organization(s): University of Texas College of Pharmacy
Link(s): Drug War Facts

09/21/22 Alison Heller


This week on Century of Lies: Saving Lives One Test Strip At A Time – a conversation with Alison Heller and Dean Shold, co-founders of FentCheck. FentCheck is a nonprofit that works to make fentanyl test strips available to people who need them and to educate the public on the need to test their drugs.

Guest(s): Alison Heller
Organization(s): FentCheck
Link(s): FentCheck

09/14/22 Claire Zagorski
This week on Century of Lies: Debunking Myths About Meth - Part one of my interview with Claire Zagorski, a harm reduction activist, paramedic, graduate research assistant in translational science at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy, and adjunct faculty at the Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Her article ““New Meth” Is Nothing to Fear. It Isn’t New. It’s Just Meth.” was published Sept. 1 at Filter Magazine. Plus the third part of myconversation with award-winning journalist and best-selling author Maia Szalavitz.

Guest(s): Claire Zagorski

09/07/22 Maia Szalavitz

This week on Century of Lies: Undoing Drugs Pt 2 - A conversation with award-winning journalist and best-selling author Maia Szalavitz whose most recent book Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction has just been released in paperback. Plus, an update from Eris Nyx with the Drug User Liberation Front and Dylan Griffith with Kootenay Insurrection for Safe Supply on safe supply efforts up in Canada.

Guest(s): Maia Szalavitz
Organization(s): Drug User Liberation Front
Link(s): Drug User Liberation Front

08/31/22 Maia Szalavitz

This week on Century of Lies: Undoing Drugs Pt 1 - A conversation with award-winning journalist and best-selling author Maia Szalavitz whose most recent book Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction has just been released in paperback.

Guest(s): Maia Szalavitz
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction
