The Thin Line Between 'Bad Drugs' and Medicine (*watch the UK Ecstacy doco.)

[Chip (OP)]

source: http://www.vice.com/read/what-do-we-mean-when-we-call-drugs-good-or-bad-drugs-and-society-class-interview

recommended: see the Ecstacy video after paging down a bit ... (it's interesting and has good HR info)

The Thin Line Between 'Bad Drugs' and Medicine



Drugs feel like they've have become a near-constant news item recently. With opioid epidemics raging in many states, conversations about drug overdoses and prescription pills have become a regular feature of nightly newscasts. At the same time, conversations about the drug and medical industry itself have entered the mainstream. Between pharma executive loudmouth (and alleged crook) Martin Shkreli, the high-profile implosion of Theranos, and controversy over the pricing of EpiPen, Americans seem to be talking about drugs more than ever.

see the whole article for graphics and links etc.