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Potstirrer Podcast


Where politics, religion and history collide - and it's not always polite!

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Nov 20, 2019

CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses mature themes, including detailed discussion of illicit drug use. Listener discretion is advised.

In the penultimate installment of America's Drug War, President Ronald Reagan and his successors take the mantle of drug warrior in the 1980s and 1990s. Jaye discusses campaigns and programs designed to reduce drug use in children, such as Just Say No and DARE, as well as the crack epidemic of the 80s, and the shift to punitive measures that the federal government took to win the War on Drugs. Were these efforts successful - and what did "success" truly mean?

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Source Links:

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http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/23337/dpd_officer_blue_pigs_co-founder_retires
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https://dare.org/about/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672328/
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Music:

Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still
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Miami composed by Dan Mason
https://danmason.bandcamp.com/album/miami-virtual-20

Lagos composed by Quincas Moriera

Pop Killer composed by The Mini Vandals

It Was a Fine Day composed by South London HiFi

Aurora Currents composed by Ashley Fulero

Sweet Tides composed by LATASHA