Pod Crashing Episode 200 Clayton English And Greg Glod From The Podcast The War On Drugs

Pod Crashing Episode 200 With Clayton English And Greg Glod From War On Drugs In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse 'public enemy number one'- the first salvo in America's War on Drugs. Fifty years later, with drug overdoses in the US at a record high, are we any closer to 'victory'? The War on Drugs has a more profound effect on society than any of us really understands. It is embedded in the fabric of our culture and permeates our daily lives in visible and invisible ways -- perhaps the most daunting pandemic we face. Lava for Good's The War on Drugs podcast, co-hosted by comedian Clayton English and Greg Glod, senior criminal justice fellow at Americans for Prosperity examines the true cost of five decades of policy, policing, and persecution. Special guests, including diverse subject matter experts, peel back the surface of this complicated period of US history, showing the ways the War on Drugs has fueled mass incarceration, exacerbated addiction and hampered economic progress. By shining a spotlight on how our communities have crumbled under the weight of this so-called 'war,' we can explore the politicization of public health policy, systemic racism and classism in the legislation and administration of criminal law, and how decriminalization and other alternatives could bring the fruitless 'war' to an end.