63: No More Poppies

Recreational drug use in America is gone.

Staggering quantities of cheap, synthetic drugs manufactured in Mexico have covered the United States in recent years and reimagines the profile of the stereotypical addict. Families who experience loss of a loved one to addiction are often left with more questions than answers, but it’s the pain of political negligence that is the crime. We need deep collaboration between the US and Mexico in order to benevolently guide our complicated and connected destiny.

Originally aired on January 11, 2023 on KPOV’s Open Air