Episode 590 • • 1:34:25 - 1:38:55
590: Jelly Side Up
Opiate Addiction and Government Poisoning of Alcohol
A discussion on the opiate crisis identifies Vicodin as a primary gateway drug prescribed by dentists. The hosts explore a historical precedent from 1926 where the US government intentionally poisoned industrial alcohol during Prohibition, leading to thousands of deaths. They also reference the 1970s spraying of Mexican marijuana fields with the toxic chemical Paraquat.