Vice Control
Listen 48:01A rebroadcast episode: Gambling. Drugs. Prostitution. Booze. As a society, we have always regulated behaviors we consider vices. Those regulations were once grounded in moral arguments and rooted in religion. But in recent years, public health largely drives our discussions about how to handle troubling — or unhealthy — behavior. The Pulse examines the intersection of vice, behavior, and public health.
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