Drug Truth Network

The Drug Truth Network (DTN) is a media production organization dedicated to exposing the fraud, misdirection, and wastefulness of the “war on drugs.” We invite you to share DTN’s “unvarnished truth about the drug war,” through our innovative radio programming, including Century of Lies, Cultural Baggage and 4:20 Drug War News.  Dean Becker & Doug McVay produce nine radio programs per week for the Drug Truth Network (DTN).

Read more ...

Cultural Baggage

07/08/25 Nurse Ken Wolski &Dr Richard Andrews

Nurse Ken Wolski is the executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana who ran for senate in 2012, stating: "I will campaign to end the influence of corporate money on elected officials, to end the destructive and ineffective War on Drugs, and to ensure free and universal health care for all Americans". PLUS Dr. Richard Andrews a conscientious objector to the drug war, working to save the lives of drug users. He is board certified in Family Practice and specializes in hepatitis and addiction medicine,  he is DEA-waivered to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.

Audio file
Nurse Ken Wolski &Dr Richard Andrews

Century of Lies

07/01/25

On this edition of Century of Lies: World Drug Report 2025. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its World Drug Report 2025 on June 26. There were launch events in Vienna, Austria and New York City.

Audio file
Ninan Varughese

Moral High Ground

03/18/25 Eric Sterling Anti Fascist

Eric  Sterling Anti Fascist, was counsel to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, 1979-1989 and participated in the passage of the mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Currently, he is  Co-Chair of the American Bar Association, Committee on Criminal Justice, Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities.

Audio file
Eric Sterling

Becker's Buds

Marshall Fogg retired from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) as a Chief with 32 years of federal service while obtaining the highest law enforcement awards from the USMS Director, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Federal Bar Association and others, for service above and beyond the call of duty. He was officially honored with a task force plaque displaying ‘Batman’ for his ‘Gotham City’ and super hero characterization while on 24 hour call supervising joint USMS/DEA/State & Municipal enforcement operations nationwide. During his tenure in the USMS he was a member of the Special Operations Group (SOG) aka, SWAT TEAM which, included extensive training in Major Court Security OPS, Scuba Dive Rescue Specialist, Paratrooper, Special Assault Weapons, HandTo-Hand Combat, Improvised Explosive Devices and Foreign Dignitary Protection for the United Nations, General Assembly.