Drug Prophets, the Pharmocutical Prophits

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i don't think you're naive at all. Any man who's been in that town and in mexico where they were growing the poppies, a, is not naive any more. I i began thinking of those questions after hearing and fully reporting out the story of ang otam - she adopts the child of a drugaddicted prostitute who was in a vegetative state. And it's rit made me cry. The it's a very powerful book. Ah, thank you so much. My guest tho day has been sam kenyonas sam,. thanks for being part of icanta.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones talks about his book, The Least of Us, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Quinones focuses on the devastation caused by methamphetamine and fentanyl, the latest evolution of innovation in the supply of mind-altering drugs in the United States. The latest versions of meth, he argues, are more emotionally damaging than before and have played a central role in the expansion of the homeless in tent encampments in American cities. The conversation includes an exploration of the rising number of overdose deaths in the United States and what role community and other institutions might play in reducing the death toll.