Topic: Zombie Drug

A letter from a firefighter/EMS producer describes a violent encounter with a drug-addicted patient who threatened to murder him while being rescued from a car wreck. The producer details the use of "spit hoods" and the increasing difficulty of treating patients on undetectable synthetic street drugs. The account portrays a "zombie-like" state among drug users that poses a constant threat to first responders.

The hosts discuss a National Geographic "Drugs Inc." episode about a new street drug in Puerto Rico called "Anesthesia." The drug reportedly turns users into "zombies" and is extremely expensive to produce and purchase.

CNN and White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske are criticized for promoting the "zombie drug" narrative regarding bath salts. The media coverage followed an attack by Rudy Eugene in Miami, which was initially blamed on the designer drug. The hosts argue that the "epidemic" is being manufactured to justify new federal legislation banning various chemical compounds.

The pharmaceutical industry's campaign against counterfeit drugs from China and Brazil is framed as a protectionist move for domestic manufacturers. The hosts discuss the high percentage of the American population on psychotropic medications like Prozac and Xanax. They theorize that a "zombie society" is being created, where the population is either doped up or prone to instability if drug supplies are interrupted.