Century of Lies Century of Lies, with 16 years on air, has more than 30 affiliate stations in the US and Canada. Running 29 minutes per episode, Century of Lies is currently produced by Doug McVay, editor of Drug War Facts.

This week on Century of Lies: Righting Wrongs Worldwide - #Reform2023 Highlights. The Drug Policy Alliance held its 2023 biennial international Reform conference over the weekend of Oct. 19-21.

Samuel K. Roberts, PhD
Samuel K. Roberts, PhD, Drug Policy Alliance
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This week on Century of Lies: Safer Supply Saves Lives. The National Safer Supply Community of Practice recently launched the London, Ontario InterCommunity Health Centre Safer Supply Program 2023 Evaluation Report.

Gillian Kolla, PhD
Gillian Kolla, PhD, Safer Supply Saves Lives
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This week on Century of Lies: Advancing Decriminalization. United for Marijuana Decriminalization is a coalition of marijuana policy reform organizations. They held a news conference October Fifth to discuss how the Biden Administration can move forward to advance marijuana decriminalization and to center equity approaches throughout the federal government.

Cat Packer
Cat Packer
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 This week on Century of Lies: Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs and Harm Reduction. On this edition of Century, part two of a conversation with Doctor Tim Piatkowski, a researcher and lecturer at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, who has been doing some groundbreaking work regarding harm reduction and the community of people who use image and performance enhancing drugs.

Doctor Tim Piatkowski
Doctor Tim Piatkowski, Drug Policy Facts
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On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Doctor Tim Piatkowski, a researcher and lecturer at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, who has been doing some groundbreaking work on harm reduction and the community of people who use image and performance enhancing drugs. Plus we hear from Doctor Andrea Sereda, lead and founding physician for the Safer Opioid Supply Program at the London, Ontario InterCommunity Health Centre.
Tim Piatkowski
Tim Piatkowski, Griffith University
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This week on Century of Lies: Aid for the War on Drugs. Harm Reduction International has released a report entitled Aid for the War on Drugs, which follows overseas development aid that’s being spent on policing and drug control around the world. We hear from the report’s author, Claire Provost.

Claire Provost
Claire Provost, Harm Reduction International
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This week on Century of Lies: Reschedule or Deschedule? The Drug Enforcement Administration is set to review marijuana’s placement in Schedule One. To learn more we hear from Shaleen Title, Founder and Director of the Parabola Center.

Shaleen Title
Shaleen Title, Parabola Center
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This week on Century of Lies: Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly On Drugs Use.

Eddie D’Arcy
Eddie D’Arcy, Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly On Drugs Use
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This week on Century of Lies: Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs. Performance and image enhancing drugs, or PIEDS, include substances like anabolic-androgenic steroids, human growth hormone, trenbolone, insulin, and many others. The market in PIEDS is sizable and growing, and their use presents unique challenges.

Doctor Tim Piatkowski Doctor Tim Piatkowski, Drug Policy Facts
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This week on Century of Lies: Drug Decriminalization in Oregon. We hear from Tera Hurst, Executive Director of the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, and Morgan Godvin with The Health In Justice Action Lab and Beats Overdose, on drug decriminalization in Oregon and the impact of Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act.

Tera Hurst
Tera Hurst, World Health Systems Facts
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