Professor David Nutt has spent a career making the argument for a rational, evidence-based approach to drug policy and drug use. The scientific evidence still challenges perceived wisdom on drugs and for that reason can appear to be contentious. In this podcast, the Professor explores the actual harms and potential benefits of various drugs, challenging myths surrounding classification and legislation, and exploring the societal impact of poorly informed drug policy. Using evidence in public policy should not be controversial. A podcast for anyone interested in understanding the scientific truth about drugs, free from political or moral concern.
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episode 38: 38. Drug Markets with Julia Buxton
Julia Buxton is British Academy Global Professor. Her research focuses on illicit drug markets and the impact of counter narcotics policies on development, gender equality and security. In her career she’s led projects and worked with multiple universities around the world including the Central European University in Budapest. Outside of Europe, she has geographical expertise on Latin America and is a specialist on Venezuela.
Now, back in England, she’s working on The Global Drug Survey project, inquiring about the drug policy preferences of drug users themselves. With this innovative approach she’s joining the conversation on drugs on the political scene in the UK.
Tune into this week’s episode to find out about how drug policies that are older than the Internet, Thatcherism and HIV treatment contribute to inequalities arising between different countries and genders.
Shownotes:
Opioids
Cannabis
Open Society Foundations
Jonathan Soros
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Viktor Orban
Populism
Syrian refugee crisis in Hungary
Nativism
The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women: Shifting the Needle - book by Julia Buxton
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)
Ingrid Walker
Judith Aldridge
Darknet
“Do Darknet Drug Markets Make the Bad Guys Less Bad?” Aldridge Asks
Keir Starmer
Nicola Sturgeon
Heroin
Cocaine
Greenwich biosciences
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