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In Vancouver, Canada's Downtown Eastside, drug use and drug-related overdoses are nothing short of an epidemic. Insite is a safe-injection site; a place where addicts can legally inject heroin and other drugs with clean needles and under the supervision of doctors. Despite the fact that Insite is significantly reducing the number of overdoses in the area and preventing the spread of disease, the city is debating the ethics of allowing and even facilitating the use of illegal substances.In Vancouver, Canada's Downtown Eastside, drug use and drug-related overdoses are... more
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Like crack hitting America's ghettos in the 1980s, there is a cheap, cocaine-derived narcotic blowing up the streets of Argentina's slums. Since the collapse of Argentina's economy at the start of the decade, the nation has seen the rise of a new, crack-like substance, known as "Paco." In this VC2 pod, veteran producer Manuel Contreiras takes a wide look at the problem, spending time with addicts and dealers in the streets at the same time he is looking at the various individuals attempting to curb Paco's decimation of Argentina's youth.Like crack hitting America's ghettos in the 1980s, there is a cheap, cocaine-derived... more
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YouTube videos of people tripping on the hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum are helping fuel a wave of legislation to ban it.YouTube videos of people tripping on the hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum are... more
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A remarkable film in which we follow the Kazakh police as they carry out a raid heroin smugglers and follow the fate of one of the young impoverished men they catch as he is sentenced and imprisoned for his crime. With full access to the police, judiciary and prison systems this pod looks at what drives these young men to become drug mules and what it's like to suddenly find yourself locked up, possibly for life.A remarkable film in which we follow the Kazakh police as they carry out a raid heroin... more
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As the number of lobsters decline, divers on the Miskito Coast are forced to dive deeper. Many have been crippled or killed. And as the region's traditional economy begins to run dry, some are turning to an even riskier shadow economy, known locally as the "white lobster".
Current TV's Mariana van Zeller travels to this remote corner of Nicaragua to examine some very visible effects of overfishing and dwindling ocean resources.As the number of lobsters decline, divers on the Miskito Coast are forced to dive... more
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Thanks to kimrich09 for uploading her comments to current.com after she watched the pod, "I Think I'm Dead."
You can take a look at the original pod by clicking on the link below:
http://current.com/items/88823139_i_think_i_m_dead
Thanks to kimrich09 for uploading her comments to current.com after she watched the... more
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Dare Films produce suitably 'daring' documentaries often focusing on the criminal underworld - they've made films about everything from smuggling cocaine to smuggling monkeys, their documentaries look at gangs in the UK and criminal activity internationally. Working closely with on-screen director with Donal MacIntyre they also produced the feature documentary 'A Very British Gangster' which played at Sundance in 2007 to critical acclaim and has since been released theatrically.
Loads of their brilliant documentaries are now available on DVD including 'Taxman','Cocaine and Coconuts' - both films which Current TV are presently screening unique short cuts off - check them out at: http://current.com/items/88823208_hardest_man_in_britain and http://current.com/items/88874411_cocainenut_smuggler. You can also see a special cut of A Very British Gangster here: http://current.com/items/89118119_a_very_british_gangsterDare Films produce suitably 'daring' documentaries often focusing on the criminal... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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I went out in Bristol to see what drugs were available and being used today, I found that Ketamin was amongst the most common, one of the cheapest and with some of the most intense and scary effects. After finding it's actually intended to be used as a horse tranquilizer, I took ketamin user 'Gruff' to a vetinary surgery to witness what effects a similar amount of Ketamin has on a horse.
I just want to make it very clear that the horse was already scheduled for an operation (to remove a testicle) by the very well-respected Equine surgery who were kind enough to let me film it. The operation procedure was in no way influenced by the pod, the operation was sucessful and the horse made a full recovery.I went out in Bristol to see what drugs were available and being used today, I found... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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This year 3 of Ibiza's main clubs (Amnesia, Bora Bora and DC-10) were closed down in the opening month of the club season in a bid by authorities to force them to tackle drug-dealing and consumption among clubbers. How effective has this been and how important is drug taking to the Ibiza clubbing experience? Will a serious clampdown effect tourism? How difficult is it for the police to deal with the drug situation and are they understaffed to tackle it?This year 3 of Ibiza's main clubs (Amnesia, Bora Bora and DC-10) were closed down in... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by different people...Vox pops that reveal the variety of different attitudes to different drugs as held by... more
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'Sara's house' is a business in Holland run by Sara Glatt - self proclaimed "Iboga Mother" offering a safe place for 'natural trips' and shamanic drug rituals. Her title, Iboga Mother refers to the drug Ibogaine, which is commonly used in her residence for the treatment of drug addiction.
An Ibogaine trip is compared with a waking dream, in which "childhood emories flicker through the mind like movies", but is not the only drug available on the menu. Sara has 5 kids (from 5 to 17), and grows peyote in one greenhouse (her 15 yr old son in charge of two nine-foot Cannabis plants in the other). Although drug addicts seek treatment at Sara's house and can often be cured of their addiction, the business also actively promotes the 'Day Trippers' visiting for that alternative holiday in their heads.
Over the course of a week, we follow the progress of regulars and first timers looking to kick their habit, alongside the family developments and a business struggling to survive. People travel from all over the world to see Sara, as she is often seen as their last chance to deal with their addiction, but they often bring baggage into the house in terms of violent behaviour. Within the rural setting of her household, we discover a number of characters, and their personal journeys and stories of addiction, and often abuse. Set in rural Holland, the chaotic household reflects a struggling family business campaigning for the positive effects of natural drugs alongside the jarring imagery of a 'family' business consumed by them. Sara offers a convincing argument for the widespread usage of natural highs, but what sort of example will their own family model portray?'Sara's house' is a business in Holland run by Sara Glatt - self proclaimed "Iboga... more
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