Legal Heroin, The Death Of A Paper Industry, Hmong Spirits

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Heard On Central Time

Can prescribing legal heroin cut down on overdoses? Cynthia Schuster and Veronica Rueckert speak with a guest who says it can. Then they look at how the death of Wisconsin’s paper industry has affected unemployment and learn about how members of the Hmong community make spirits.

Featured in this Show

  • Guest Says Legally Prescribed Heroin Could Lower Overdose Deaths

    An addiction expert says the way to end overdose deaths in the United States is to allow legally prescribed heroin for addicts. She explains why she says this is the solution to our heroin problem.

  • Unemployment And The Death Of The Wisconsin Paper Industry

    As part of Central Time’s series on long-term unemployment we take a look at the death of the paper industry in Wisconsin and what workers did in the aftermath.

  • Making Hmong Spirits In Wisconsin

    A distiller recreates a tradtional Hmong spirit to sell here in Wisconsin. He explains what drew him to bring a piece of his ethnicity to Wisconsin liquor shelves and gives a few drink recipes.

Episode Credits

  • Cynthia Schuster Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Katherine van Wormer Guest
  • John Schmid Guest
  • Po Lo Guest