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Author Sam Quinones on Neuroscience

Sam Quinones on why our consumption society makes us perfect targets for the drug industry

Aired 12/10/2021

New Mexico In Focus

Author Sam Quinones on Neuroscience

Clip: Season 15 Episode 23 | 4m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Sam Quinones on why our consumption society makes us perfect targets for the drug industry

Author Sam Quinones talks with Laura Paskus this week about his new book "The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth." In this extra, they explore the neuroscience behind that potency and also why our society today is so ill equipped to deal with that combination.

Aired 12/10/2021

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Author Sam Quinones on His Process

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Author Sam Quinones explains his writing process and the shift from journalism to books. (12m 21s)

Hidden Dangers of Legalizing Cannabis

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Author Sam Quinones explores why many efforts to legalizing cannabis may be flawed. (3m 1s)

Sam Quinones on the Business of Illicit Drugs

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Sam Quinones discusses how drug manufacturers continue to make money. (3m 19s)

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