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How Russia Created the World s Worst Street Drug, The War on Drugs
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 were looking at how Russias drug war has led to the emergence of some of the worlds deadliest street drugs and an exploding HIV crisis and how the Russian people have ultimately paid the price. Click here to subscribe to VICE: Watch more from this series: The Opioid Crisis Sweeping Africa Why Mexican Cartels Use American Guns The Female Cartel Bosses of Latin America Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won t find elsewhere:
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