TED Talks
TED: How isolation fuels opioid addiction | Rachel Wurzman
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. What do Tourette syndrome, heroin addiction and social media obsession all have in common? They converge in an area...
TED Talks
TED: Why we need to end the War on Drugs | Ethan Nadelmann
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Is the War on Drugs doing more harm than good? In a bold talk, drug policy reformist Ethan Nadelmann makes an...
TED Talks
The freakonomics of crack dealing - Steven Levitt
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. "Freakonomics" author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he...
TED Talks
Rodrigo Canales: The deadly genius of drug cartels
Up to 100,000 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico in the last 6 years. We might think this has nothing to do with us, but in fact we are all complicit, says Yale professor Rodrigo Canales in this unflinching talk that turns...
TED Talks
Chera Kowalski: The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis
Public libraries have always been about more than just books -- and their mission of community support has taken on new urgency during the current opioid epidemic. After witnessing overdoses at her library in Philadelphia, Chera Kowalski...
TED Talks
TED: How we cut youth violence in Boston by 79 percent - Jeffrey Brown
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. An architect of the "Boston miracle," Rev. Jeffrey Brown started out as a bewildered young pastor watching his...
TED Talks
TED: In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life | Jan Rader
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. As a fire chief and first responder, Jan Rader has spent her career saving lives. But when the opioid epidemic hit...
TED Talks
The real story of McMafia: How global crime networks work - Misha Glenny
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks, which have...
TED Talks
TED: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong - Johann Hari
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. What really causes addiction -- to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari...
The March of Time
1951: NARCOTICS AND TEENAGERS
MOT 1951: John Daly interviews reporters Earl Brown of Life Magazine and Ed Mowery of the New York World-Telegram about the teenage drug problem.
Weird History
Harry Anslinger - The Man Who Banned Marijuana
The origins of the War on Drugs in the US go back more than a century and are mired in complicated history. However, the story of the ban on cannabis in America can be easily traced to one individual: Harry J. Anslinger, who spent three...
The March of Time
1951: NARCOTICS AND TEENAGERS
MOT 1951: John Daly interviews reporters Earl Brown of Life Magazine and Ed Mowery of the New York World-Telegram about the teenage drug problem / close-up, teenage boy pleads for leniency from judge.
Curated Video
Types and Uses of Painkillers
There are two main types of painkillers: narcotic opioids and aspirin drugs. Narcotic opioids interfere with pain signals in the brain to alter the perception of pain, while aspirin drugs go to the source of pain by inhibiting the...
The March of Time
1951: NARCOTICS AND TEENAGERS
MOT 1951: John Daly interviews reporters Earl Brown of Life Magazine and Ed Mowery of the New York World-Telegram about the teenage drug problem.
Healthcare Triage
The Reality of Legal Weed and Crime Increases
There has been a lot of news lately about increasing crime in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized. Crime is rising in some of these states, but it doesn't seem to be tied to the legal weed.
The March of Time
1951: NARCOTICS AND TEENAGERS
MOT 1951: group of teenagers standing in front of a judge sitting behind a large American flag / judge reprimanding teens for drug possession and selling, setting a high bail of then thousand dollars / John Daly interviews reporters Earl...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Fentanyl Can Sicken First Responders. Here's a Possible Solution
NIST researchers demonstrate techniques for screening illegal drugs for the synthetic opioids like fentanyl that are causing a spike in overdose deaths. More info:...
Curated Video
3 people reportedly charged in connection to singer Liam Payne's death
3 people have reportedly been charged in connection to singer Liam Payne's death. Here's what to know. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Suella Braverman meets Drugs Enforcement Administration agents in Baltimore
Home Secretary Suella Braverman speaks to agents from the Drugs Enforcement Administration in Baltimore, Maryland, during a trip to the US.
Curated Video
RR8018A PERU THE COCAINE CLEAN UP
Background to Story: With the soaring of the international drug trade, Peru has
now become the world's biggest exporter of cocaine, giving rise to an enormous
black economy involving thousands of Peruvians. Pressure from the...
Curated Video
JFK terror suspect went public with mental problems in 2003
Georgetown, Guyana - May 2003
1. Medium of Russell Defreitas (right) walking into building with another man +MUTE+
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Russell Defreitas, alleged JFK plot mastermind:
"I was disarranged mentally because I was scared...
Curated Video
Dogs trained from puppies for sniffing out explosives and drugs
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4036255 LEAD IN : Investigations are underway into how an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo, with 66 passengers and crew on board, disappeared. The incident has renewed security concerns surrounding...
Curated Video
Alliance chief and Karzai meet, presser
1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and officials walking towards podium
2. Close up of Karzai
3. Karzai greeting NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, both shake hands
4. Wide of meeting
5. De Hoop Scheffer (left) and Karzai...
Curated Video
Illegal alcohol and drugs set on fire on International Customs Day
1. Close up of pile of bottles of alcohol being smashed
2. Mid of customs official breaking bottles
3. Wide of customs officials and officials from other government agencies with media looking at pile of bottles and bags of drugs
4....