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The Opiate Crisis and the Drug War
18:37 - 27:38 (09:01)
This episode discusses how Purdue Pharma aggressively marketed OxyContin as a safe and non-addictive opiate, leading to the opiate crisis, while the US government implemented the drug war, leading to mass incarceration. The biggest public health crisis during this period involved legal drugs, not illegal drugs.
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A writer examines his personal challenge of abstaining from coffee for three months without negatively impacting his writing career whilst also exploring the political implications of the Nixon White House's targeting of antiwar left and black individuals.
18:37 - 20:49 (02:11)
Summary
A writer examines his personal challenge of abstaining from coffee for three months without negatively impacting his writing career whilst also exploring the political implications of the Nixon White House's targeting of antiwar left and black individuals.
ChapterThe Opiate Crisis and the Drug War
Episode#520: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Purdue Pharma introduced OxyContin in 1996 and marketed it aggressively as a safer and non-addictive opiate, leading to the opioid crisis; while the war on drugs was at its peak, the biggest public health crisis of the time was caused by legal drugs.
20:49 - 24:10 (03:21)
Summary
Purdue Pharma introduced OxyContin in 1996 and marketed it aggressively as a safer and non-addictive opiate, leading to the opioid crisis; while the war on drugs was at its peak, the biggest public health crisis of the time was caused by legal drugs.
ChapterThe Opiate Crisis and the Drug War
Episode#520: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The opiate or opioid discussion is a personal one for the author, who has had to deal with the death of a close friend due to a fentanyl overdose which highlights how the growth of the problem is staggering.
24:10 - 25:37 (01:26)
Summary
The opiate or opioid discussion is a personal one for the author, who has had to deal with the death of a close friend due to a fentanyl overdose which highlights how the growth of the problem is staggering. The article discusses how the story about growing opium began with an editor friend sending the author an underground press book called "Opium for the Masses."
ChapterThe Opiate Crisis and the Drug War
Episode#520: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
A gardener talks about the beauty of growing opium poppy, from the paper-thin petals to the magical sap inside the seed pod.
25:37 - 27:38 (02:01)
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A gardener talks about the beauty of growing opium poppy, from the paper-thin petals to the magical sap inside the seed pod. He also mentions the possibility of making a tea from the poppy seed heads, although he only wants to grow it as an experiment.