The drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents. Crackdown is a monthly podcast about drugs, drug policy and the drug war led by drug user activists and supported by research. Each episode will tell the story of a community fighting for their lives. It’s also about solutions, justice for those we have lost, and saving lives.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 4 hours 9 minutes
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Live at AAA 2019
Here’s a little bonus content. In November of 2019, Crackdown held a panel at the American Anthropological Association Conference in Vancouver. As drug users, we’ve gotten familiar with what it feels like when anthropology is done to us,
Episode 26: Artificial Energy
On Episode 26 of Crackdown, we look at crystal meth and the need to adapt to an unrelenting world.
episode 25: The Lab
While overdoses in BC are climbing to unprecedented rates, some doctors still refuse to provide drug users with access to pharmaceutical versions of illicit drugs. Instead, many doctors view addiction as a chronic disease to be treated by limiting euph...
Episode 24: If It Wasn’t Drugs It Would Be Something Else
On Episode 24, Garth talks with the best-selling writer and activist Desmond Cole about how police use Canada’s drug war as a pretext for violence against Black communities.
Episode 23: Cop Free Future
After 113 years, things might be changing in Vancouver as the city looks to decriminalize the simple possession of drugs. In episode 23, Crackdown takes a look at the birth of the drug war in Canada.
Episode 22: We’re Not Afraid of Needles Around Here
On episode 22, Dr. Kimberly Sue, Medical Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition, answers our questions about COVID19 and the politics of vaccination.
Canadaland Swap
This is Canadaland’s episode #347 from November - The Brayden Bushby Trial And Pity Porn
Episode 21: Control
Activist Kali Sedgemore and anthropologist Danya Fast tell a story about the government’s desire for control—the way its attempts to detain and manage drug users often backfire.
Episode 20: Cut Off
In 2015, Crackdown editorial board member, Jeff Louden, was on morphine pills for chronic pain. When Jeff's doctor cut down his medication, he turned to the street to outrun dopesickness. Five years later, Garth investigates what happened to Jeff.