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New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

Booking Overview

This academic interview show focuses on drugs, addiction, recovery, and the historical, political, and public-health dimensions of substance use, typically featuring scholars discussing recently published books with expert interviewers. PR agencies could credibly pitch historians, drug-policy researchers, addiction and public-health experts, and authors of serious new books in these areas; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need a relevant scholarly publication and clear subject expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 279

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Scholars, historians, public-health researchers, drug-policy experts, and authors with a recently published, research-driven book addressing substance use, addiction, drug regulation, recovery, or related historical and social issues.
Required Achievements:  
Publication of a recent scholarly or serious nonfiction book, Original archival, historical, social-science, or public-health research, Recognized expertise in drug policy, addiction, recovery, or substance-use history

Recent Guest Discussions

Darinee Alagirisamy - The Origins And Evolution Of Alcohol Prohibition In India; Prohibition As State Power; Caste, Gender, And Social Responses To Alcohol Regulation.

Ben Westhoff - The North American Fentanyl Crisis; Overdose Victims And Survivors; The Role Of Public Officials And Health Departments In Treatment And Recovery.

Utathya Chattopadhyaya - The History Of Cannabis And Ganja In British India; Colonial Regulation, Taxation, Labor, Gender, And The Criminalization Of Cannabis.

David Petruccelli - The Origins Of Interpol; International Efforts To Combat Drug Trafficking; Criminal Law, Policing, Empire, And International Institutions.

Benjamin Robert Siegel - The History Of Licit Opium; Colonial Commodities, Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, Public Health, Geopolitics, And The Origins Of The Modern Opioid Crisis.

Recent Topics

Health, Addiction, Drug Policy, Opioids, Cannabis

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery
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Darinee Alagirisamy, "Sober State: Origins of Alcohol Prohibition in India" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

September 16, 2026

What happens when a democratic state—still in the process of formation—commits to banning a substance, especially one as controversial as alcohol? Sober State: Origins of Alcohol Prohibition in India (Cambridge UP, 2025) traces the origins and evolution of alcohol prohibition in India, drawing on extensive archival research and rich vernacular sources to explain its surprising resilience over time. Since its inception, prohibition has served both as an ideal and a tool of state pow...

Ben Westhoff ed.,"Lives Interrupted: The Fentanyl Tragedy" (Arsenault Family Foundation, 2026)

September 09, 2026

An account of the North American fentanyl crisis told through stories and photographs of its victims Lives Interrupted: The Fentanyl Tragedy (Arsenault Family Foundation, 2026), edited by Ben Westhoff, author of Fentanyl, Inc., is a different kind of drug book. Part biography, part coffee-table photo collection, it seeks to put a human face on a public health crisis too often discussed in statistics and numbers. Westhoff's book profiles 80 people, 76 victims of fentanyl overdose and 4 surviv...

Utathya Chattopadhyaya, "Ganja Matters: Empire and the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India" (U California Press, 2026)

August 19, 2026

Ganja is the popular name in Hindustani, Bengali, and other South Asian languages for intoxicating substances produced from the plant species Cannabis sativa L. Starting in the eighteenth century, British India's colonial administrators sought ways to systematically tax and govern how ganja circulated from the farms of peasant families in rural Bengal to pipes, plates, and cups elsewhere in the subcontinent. Ganja Matters: Empire and the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India (Universit...

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How many listeners does New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery have?

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Who is an ideal guest for New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery?

New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Scholars, historians, public-health researchers, drug-policy experts, and authors with a recently published, research-driven book addressing substance use, addiction, drug regulation, recovery, or related historical and social issues. Common among recent guests: Publication of a recent scholarly or serious nonfiction book; Original archival, historical, social-science, or public-health research; Recognized expertise in drug policy, addiction, recovery, or substance-use history. Recent guests include Darinee Alagirisamy, Ben Westhoff, and Utathya Chattopadhyaya.

How hard is it to get booked on New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Addiction, Drug Policy, Opioids, and Cannabis. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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