Episode 36: “Puff or Pass”: What Law & Order SVU Has to Say About Drugs and Policing

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the latest edition of our “Puff or Pass” series examining how drugs and people who use drugs are portrayed in pop culture, DPA’s marketing coordinator Ifetayo Harvey digs into a recent episode of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In a dramatic episode that covers many angles -- from problematic drug use to corrupt medical providers, from the intersection of drug policy with other systems to opioid overdose -- one question ties it all together: are the cops portrayed in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SVU</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">an accurate reflection of the cops we see in reality? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Note that the opinions on Puff or Pass are the guest's own, and don't necessarily represent the official position of DPA.</span></em></p>