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Dealing With Drugs: A Hot Press Podcast

Hot Press
Harm Reduction
Cocaine
Cannabis / Marijuana
Lebanon
Ukraine
Ukraine War Drug Policy
Damien Dempsey
Tacoma Needle Exchange
Cannabis Regulation In Europe

Based in Ireland but global in reach, Hot Press magazine has been writing about drugs for fifty years with Lemmy, Pete Doherty, Howard Marks, Duff McKagan, Sam Fender, Moby, Margo Price, Steven Tyler, Marianne Faithfull, Matty Healy, Ian Brown and Noel and Liam Gallagher among those who’ve shared their pharmaceutical experiences with us.

Firm believers that prohibition and punishing people don’t w... more

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In the latest Dealing With Drugs, Fiona Patten talks about founding the Australian Sex Party – election slogan: “You come first!” – and the work she’s done around drug policy reform, assisted dying and abortion clinic exclusion zones; we meet Jason K... more

“Five minutes to evacuate…” In the new Dealing With Drugs, Tatyana Sleiman from the Skoun Lebanese Addiction Center tells us about living, working and providing harm reduction services in a warzone; we talk Trump, Robert Kennedy Jr., psychedelics, th... more

In the new Dealing With Drugs: A Hot Press Podcast, we ask, “What the hell is going on with marijuana?” – and get the answers from Ethan Nadelmann who’s spent over 40 years working to end the war on drugs.

George Soros, Donald J. Trump and New York ... more

The latest edition of Dealing With Drugs: A Hot Press Podcast features a blockbuster interview with Noel Browne who spent 41 years in the Irish police tackling the country's most dangerous gangs.

Later, Noel took his expertise global as Garda Liaiso... more

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Kasia Malinowska
Director of Drug Policy at the Open Society Foundations
Open Society Foundations
Episode: Dealing With Drugs: Episode 5
André Celinsky
Co-founder of the Reclaim Collective
Reclaim Collective
Episode: Dealing With Drugs: Episode 5
Tatyana Sleiman
Worker with Skoun Lebanese Addiction Services
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Episode: Dealing With Drugs: Episode 5
Secret Drug Addict
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Noel Browne
Former Garda involved in major drug trafficking cases and international policing liaison
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Episode: Dealing With Drugs: Episode 3
Max McCusker
Irish Olympic swimmer participating in the Enhance Games
Irish swimming community
Episode: Dealing With Drugs: Episode 3
Peter Sarosi
Organiser of a rave demonstration opposing drug crackdowns
Advocacy/Activism
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Damien Dempsey
Irish musician and Coal Mine ambassador
Musician, Coal Mine Drug and Alcohol Recovery Community
Episode: Dealing With Drugs: Episode 2
Daniel Brombacher
Director of the Observatory of Organised Crime in Europe
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) / Observatory of Organised Crime in Europe
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Dealing With Drugs: Episode 1
Q: First of all, can you tell us about the services your organization offers?
Tacoma Needle Exchange provides syringe exchange, wound care, a street medicine clinic, and wraparound services like social service sign-ups, safer smoking supplies, safer sex supplies, and transportation to appointments to reduce harm and keep people connected to care.
Dealing With Drugs: Episode 3
Q: What role did journalism play in policing and democracy?
Journalism illuminated criminal activity that police could not disclose due to legal constraints, helping the public understand wrongdoing and supporting democratic oversight.
Dealing With Drugs: Episode 3
Q: How did organized crime in Ireland evolve from the 1990s onward?
Criminal groups became more sophisticated, expanding international connections and using new methods to import drugs, while journalism exposed these networks, which helped public pressure and reform.

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A globally oriented, rights-based examination of drug policy, harm reduction, and public health, with episodes that mix policy analysis, on-the-ground service delivery, and cultural perspectives. Across interviews with policy experts, enforcement officers, advocates, and public figures, the show regularly dives into real-world challenges—from war-torn treatment access to policing strategies, legalization versus decriminalization, and the social impacts of drug use. Noteworthy is a willingness to feature diverse voices—from OSF policy leaders and frontline harm-reduction representatives to athletes and musicians—offering concrete reforms, practical program insights, and human-centered storytelling that helps listeners understand how policy t... more

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