Just as Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine, he went on Russian TV and accused the Ukrainian government of being drug addicts. This reveals a wider pattern in Russian policy and society, where people who use drugs are routinely stigmatized and brutalized in the most horrific ways..
In this episode we’re looking at how Russia’s drug war has led to the emergence of some of the world’s deadliest street drugs and an exploding HIV crisis – and how the Russian people have ultimately paid the price.
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