A conversation about addiction, its history, and the current state of the issue with Freddy Jaimes

A conversation about addiction, its history, and the current state of the issue with Freddy Jaimes

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024, 7-8 pm Central time

Freddy Jaimes is an Assistant Professor of History at El Paso Community College (EPCC) and has been working at the institution for the past five years. He has been involved in promoting historical literacy for the El Paso community through cinema and popular culture including initiatives such as “College Cinema Nights,” a historical analysis of acclaimed foreign movies. He is currently developing the project “Interdisciplinary Lectures,” a series of specialized online lectures addressed to the general public on historical topics that combine academic expertise from fields such as political sciences, philosophy, history and medical sciences, among others. He obtained a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in International Relations at the Catholic University of Milan as well as a master's degree in history from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Professor Jaimes is currently working on his doctoral dissertation on drug use, control, and trafficking in the American hemisphere during the twentieth century.

Moderator:

Lindsey Ellefson reports on substance use, recovery, harm reduction, the overdose crisis, and related topics for outlets including, but not limited to, Vanity Fair, WIRED, The New Republic, The Daily Beast, USC's Center for Health Journalism, BuzzFeed News, and more.

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