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Century Of Lies is a weekly half-hour show focused on drug policy reform and the failed war on drugs. The show explores public health, criminal justice, social justice, and other policies related to drugs in the US and abroad, and includes news reports, commentary, interviews, and other recorded segments. Century of Lies is a production of the Drug Truth Network and is syndicated via the Pacifica Foundation Radio Network.

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State of the Global Drug War 2024

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: State of the Global Drug War 2024. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held a set of thematic discussions November 12 through 14. On this edition of Century hear from Chloe Carpentier, Chief of the Research and Knowledge Production ... Read more

Descheduling and Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Descheduling and Decolonizing Coca. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs just completed a set of intersessional meetings in Vienna, Austria, which were held November 12 through 14. One of the topics under discussion was the international scheduling... Read more

Decriminalizing and Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Decriminalizing and Decolonizing Coca. The nations of Colombia and Bolivia held an event at the United Nations in New York on November Seventh to challenge the negative connotation attributed to the coca plant. The event was entitled "Beyond De... Read more

NYSHRA 2024 Conference Highlights

Airs at: Wed, 11/06/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: New York State Harm Reduction Association 2024 Conference Highlights. On this edition of Century we feature highlights from the New York State Harm Reduction Association’s annual conference, which was held October Twenty-First and Twenty-Secon... Read more

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: The Global State of Harm Reduction. On Tuesday October 29, Harm Reduction International released its new report entitled The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024. HRI held a news conference to announce the release and discuss their findings. We... Read more

Civilly Disobedient

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Civilly Disobedient. Dana Larsen is a political activist, business owner, and drug policy reform movement leader located in Vancouver, BC. On Thursday October, 17, Dana’s Mushroom Dispensary and Microdose Cafe in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside w... Read more

Respecting the Rights and Dignity of People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 10/16/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Respecting the Rights and Dignity of People Who Use Drugs. From 2020 until the arrests in 2023, the Drug User Liberation Front provided a safe supply of drugs to a small number of people who use drugs in that part of northern Abya Yala known ... Read more

Oregon Post-Recrim: Deflection and Diversion

Airs at: Wed, 10/02/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Oregon Post-Recrim: Deflection and Diversion. Loyal listeners will recall that my home state of Oregon recently took a big step backwards in drug policy by recriminalizing the simple possession of small amounts of some drugs. Some friends have ... Read more

The Courage To Do What Works

Airs at: Wed, 09/25/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: The Courage To Do What Works. Professor Sir John Strang, MD, is a clinical academic and one of the world’s leading addictions researchers. He was Principal Investigator in the Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial in the UK, which compar... Read more

Young People and Alcohol

Airs at: Wed, 09/18/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Young People and Alcohol. On Monday Sept. 16 the Ministry of Health of Spain, the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies held a spotlight session on Addressing Youth ... Read more