This week we will be discussing the history of drug panic in the United States and its effects in the present day. My guest is Sarah Deutsch, a friend of mine from high school who received her masters in Public health from the City University of New York. Sarah went on to become the Director of Outreach and Prevention for a syringe exchange in Washington Heights, where she worked for many years. Currently, Sarah is working in Washington State to scale up programs that serve people who use drugs. For this episode, Sarah will share her expertise as we discuss the morality of drugs, and the differences and similarities in cultural perceptions in the current opioid crisis. 

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From Skylark this is American Hysteria’s The Calm Down
My guest this week is Sarah Deutsch
And this episode was produced by [Clear Commo Studios](https://www.clearcommo.com/)
Join me next week for our season finale on The End of the World