Author Anna Paola Lacatena

Sociologist at the Pathological Dependencies Department of ASL Taranto, member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Society for Drug Addictions. A freelance journalist, she has authored numerous articles in specialised journals. Recent publications include: “La polvere sotto al tappeto. Il discorso pubblico sulle droghe tra evidenze scientifiche e ipocrisie“ (The Dust Under the Rug: Public Discourse on Drugs Between Scientific Evidence and Hypocrisy), Carocci 2021; “Tagliate male” (Badly Cut), CLAD, 2023, “Santiago,” Giulio Perrone Affiori, 2025.