The Wednesday Weekly - Addiction + Recovery News, April 6, 2022
The Wednesday Weekly is a collaboration of Sober Linings Playbook and Recovery in the Middle Ages Podcast.
Highlights
National
Are hallucinogenic drugs the next big thing in addiction treatment? | U.S. House poised to pass marijuana legalization | The trouble with Utah’s troubled teen industry
Fentanyl
Federal government targets 11 sites for Operation Engage | Fentanyl increasingly found in pills | CA lawmakers target fentanyl with public health/crime proposals
State and Local
West Virgnia begins case in court against J&J over company’s role in state’s opioid epidemic | PA addresses neo-natal drug dependency | RI issues OD alert for 9 communities | New WI report provides recommendations to address state’s significant alcohol problem | NY to provide funding for mobile addiction treatment units | Minneapolis fire stations to implement addiction “safe spaces”
Studies/Research in the News
Medication for OUD underutilized | Emergency room-initiated buprenorphine for OUD often not sustained |
Opinion
Positive reinforcement of Contingency Management treatment backed by evidence | 100 years of dehumanizing opioid users must end
Books and Movies
Several new theater productions tackle addiction and recovery | “Southern Charm’s” Craig Conover pens addiction memoir, “Pillow Talk”
Podcasts
RMA discusses boundaries in recovery and Take 3 w/SLP is back with updates on Purdue bankruptcy and Biden’s plan to address opioids and addiction | This is What Recovery Looks Like drops part I of series on harm reduction
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How Utah became the leading place to send the nation’s troubled teens
For years, Utah has been the epicenter of the nation’s so-called “troubled-teen” industry. Historically, there’s been little state regulation of these programs; they are often allowed to stay in business despite regulators finding that a facility violated state rules or that a worker harmed children in their care.
Salt Lake Tribune - April 5, 2022
Too much pleasure can lead to addiction. How to break the cycle and find balance
Be it sugar, social media or sex, the response in our brain is the same: It produces the "feel-good" neurochemical called dopamine, which brings on feelings of pleasure and motivation. "It may be even more important for motivation than for actual pleasure," says Dr. Anna Lembke, a Stanford Medical School psychiatrist, researcher and author of the new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
NPR - April 4, 2022
Petrie-Flom Center Hosts Discussion About the Criminalization of Addiction
Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center hosted a virtual panel on the highly publicized court case Commonwealth v. Eldred on Thursday afternoon. The event — entitled “The Criminalization of Addiction: Law, Medicine, and Future Directions” — was led by the defense attorney for the case, Lisa M. Newman-Polk, and Boston University School of Medicine professor Alexander Y. Walley ’93. The discussion revolved around the stigmatization of defendants with drug addiction.
Harvard Crimson - April 1, 2022
Psychedelic Drugs: The Next Big Addiction Treatment
In recent years there has been a spate of research suggesting psychedelic drugs can help people manage mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, chronic pain or even eating disorders. But a growing body of data points to one as the leading contender to treat the intractable disease of substance abuse. Psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, has shown promise in limited early studies, not only in alcohol and harder drugs, but also nicotine — all of which resist long term treatment.
NY Times - March 31, 2022
UnitedHealthcare fined over substance use disorder coverage
Rhode Island regulators ordered UnitedHealthcare to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that the insurer didn't follow state law when determining coverage for substance use disorder treatment. Rhode Island's Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner periodically examines insurance companies to determine compliance with state insurance laws. The office signed a consent agreement with UnitedHealthcare after a review of the insurer's practices.
SF Gate - March 31, 2022
We Need Trauma-Informed Workplaces
As we’ve seen the lines between work and home blur and a fundamental shift in our expectations of the places we work, organizations have struggled to provide the support and leadership their employees and customers need. That’s why it’s so important that they take steps now to build the cultures that can see them through this crisis and the ones we’ll all inevitably face in the future. To do that, we need to build trauma-informed organizations.
Harvard Business Review - March 31, 2022
Decoding the science behind food addiction (and how to overcome it)
Ingredients such as salt, sugar, and fat are added to processed foods to make their flavour more appealing and to extend their shelf life. Reaching out for your favourite bag of chips, chocolate, ice cream, or even biscuit to satiate hunger (and sometimes fight boredom) may seem normal. But, according to experts, that’s how processed food addiction or ‘cravings’ works. While enjoying a few bites may seem harmless, in the long run, it can invite a host of health issues — from increased waistline to lack of adequate nutrients in the body, which can further lead to various problems.
The Indian Express - March 31, 2022
Is David Duchovny a sex addict? How a sordid lifestyle led to separation from Tea Leoni
Society tells us that there are good addictions and bad addictions, but the truth is that every addiction causes negative consequences in a human’s life and that’s what happened with actor David Duchovny.
Meaww - March 31, 2022
Pharmacist for PA veterans stole pills from patients: feds say
A former Veterans Affairs pharmacist has been sentenced after being accused of stealing pain medication from patients to feed his addiction, according to federal prosecutors.
Centre Daily Times - March 31, 2022
The Indigenous tribe fighting back against the addiction epidemic
The Lummi Nation, on the US west coast, has faced addiction issues for decades. Now they are utilizing a combination of culturally-based healing and western approaches.
The Guardian - March 30, 2022
Pete Doherty's addiction almost cost him his feet
The Libertines singer has been clean for more than two years but admitted he had a number of "close calls" over the years because of his consumption of heroin and other drugs. He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I was really pushing the limits. There were a few close calls really. I nearly lost my feet and horrible things like that. "It was very close, just because of the injecting. That's what happens when you run out of veins. It all seems so long ago now though but it was a hell of a ride." The 43-year-old rocker - who lives in France with wife Katia de Vidas - is aware that people always expected him to die young and mused on the possibility he's a very different person to who he used to be.
Shelby News - March 30, 2022
House poised to pass bill legalizing marijuana this week
The House is poised to pass legislation this week that would legalize marijuana, just the latest example of the swiftly changing attitudes on drug laws that marks a near reversal from the Reagan-era “war on drugs” that also reverberated through the 1990s. The bill legalizing marijuana has near-uniform support among Democrats and a top ally in Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who has been aiming to introduce a similar measure this spring. And it’s just one of several pieces of legislation that underlines the shift in Congress’ attitude — a change that has come about in part because of the way past drug laws have disproportionately hit minority communities.
News Nation - March 29, 2022
Will Fear of Prescribing Opioids Fuel Illegal Addiction?
As the Supreme Court begins to look at a liability case of two physicians already found guilty of pill peddling hundreds of thousands of opioids, doctors are becoming increasingly reluctant to prescribe opioids for pain treatment for fear of being criminally charged in the future, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Law. Because of this, experts worry that the future of treating pain in America will drastically change — possibly exacerbating addiction and drug use in the criminal field if an individual isn’t able to get relief through a legal and regulated channel.
The Crime Report - March 29, 2022
Press Release: Reps. Bucshon, Axne, Miller-Meeks, and Pappas Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), Cindy Axne (D-Iowa-03), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa-02), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to treatment for Americans suffering from opioid use disorder. The Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act (H.R. 7238) would revise opioid treatment program criteria to remove the requirement that patients must have been addicted for at least one year before being admitted for treatment.
Office of U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) - March 29, 2022
Release: Gottheimer Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Combat Student Athlete Opioid Addiction and Create Federal Youth Educational and Training Grant Program on Prevention
U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that he is introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation known as the Student Athlete Opioid Prevention Act. The legislation will create a federal grant program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to invest in educational and training programs at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels on the misuse of opioids and other substances commonly used in pain management or injury recovery by students and student athletes. This legislation will help educate students and train athletic directors, youth sports coaches, school administrators, and other members of the athletic community on the signs and dangers of opioid and substance misuse, as well as strategies for prevention.
Office of U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) - March 28, 2022
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Fentanyl
States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising
As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
KSN.com - April 4, 2022
Here’s what experts say can lower fentanyl use and overdose deaths — and what policies don’t work
Law introduced in Colorado legislature has drawn criticism from multiple angles. The bill introduced in the statehouse tackles the issue from both the criminal and harm reduction angle. The bill includes harsher penalties for people dealing fentanyl, a new criminal charge for distribution resulting in death and increased funding for overdose reversal medication, fentanyl testing strips and medication-assisted treatment in jails.
Denver Post - April 3, 2022
Pills containing fentanyl are becoming increasingly common in drug trafficking
A new study shows a massive increase in police seizures of fentanyl pills, confirming its dramatic takeover of illicit drug consumption in the U.S. The fake pills look safe but are often deadly.
NPR - March 31, 2022
Fentanyl-laced pill seizures have increased nearly 50-fold since 2018, study finds
The number of fentanyl-laced pills seized by law enforcement has increased nearly 50-fold between 2018 and 2021, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The rise in seizures comes amid a period of record-high overdose deaths, researchers said.
CBS News - March 31, 2022
Nearly 10 million illicit fentanyl pills were seized last year as ODs continue
American law enforcement is seizing fentanyl pills at a rate nearly 50 times greater than four years ago, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Fentanyl is 30 to 50 times stronger than heroin, and the study's authors raise the alarm over the danger that users will overdose, especially if they believe the pills are legitimate pharmaceutical products.
NPR - March 31, 2022
California lawmakers target fentanyl as overdoses surge
California lawmakers are responding to a surge in fentanyl overdoses and deaths in their cities with a list of bills that include imposing stronger penalties for distributing the synthetic opioid and easing access to safer consumption and treatment.
Los Angeles Times - March 30, 2022
Florida warns of new drug much more powerful than fentanyl
A new drug 20-100 times stronger than fentanyl is now making its way into common street drugs across the United States. Isotonitazene, referred to as ISO, is creating problems for spring breakers in Florida and even leading to second-hand overdoses. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a warning on ISO earlier this month, as law enforcement agencies warned the drug could be driving the recent increase in overdose deaths.
NY Post - March 30, 2022
Oak Park teen dies in fentanyl-laced overdose
A student at Oak Park High School is dead after the North Kansas City School District says sophomore Ethan Everley, took a pill laced with fentanyl. The district says Everley took the pill outside of school on Thursday evening and died sometime Tuesday afternoon.
KMBC News 9 - March 30, 2022
Washington: Spokane designated by federal law enforcement as a crisis spot for fentanyl addiction after seizures increase 1,100%
The federal government has selected 11 sites for Operation Engage, which Tarentino said connects DEA offices with schools, faith-based organizations, social service providers and other community organizations. Each of those cities, which include such locations as Washington D.C., Kansas City and Broward County in Florida, lists opioids, and fentanyl, as a drug of concern. In Spokane County, seizures of fentanyl increased 1,098%, the DEA says.
Spokesman - March 29, 2022
State / Local
Missouri's fentanyl crisis is worsening, but patients can't get substance abuse treatment
Fentanyl is driving an overdose crisis that’s proving especially deadly for Black Missourians. Now Kansas City is starting to see the effects, but health experts say that existing efforts to treat substance use disorder aren’t helping the people who need it most. One of the most effective weapons in the fight against opioids is medication assisted treatment, where a patient takes a drug like buprenorphine every day to prevent cravings. The method has been shown to reduce both withdrawal symptoms and overdoses, and keep people engaged in treatment for longer.
KCUR - April 4, 2022
West Virginia says J&J, drugmakers caused ‘tsunami’ of addiction
West Virginia’s attorney general on Monday urged a judge to hold Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, and AbbVie Inc’s Allergan liable for causing a “tsunami” of opioid addiction in the state. J&J and the three largest US drug distributors – AmerisourceBergen Corp, Cardinal Health Inc and McKesson Corp – have reached nationwide settlements worth $26bn to resolve state and local government opioid claims. West Virginia was one of five states that did not sign on to the J&J portion of that settlement. West Virginia has accused the drug manufacturers of creating a “public nuisance” by deceiving prescribers about the risks of opioid painkillers and of violating the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
Al Jazeera - April 4, 2022
Pennsylvania: New effort to help children born into addiction gets started in PA
A Pennsylvania task force devoted to protecting and improving the lives of children born to mothers and families struggling with drug addiction held its first meeting this week. It will focus on things including making sure the foster care system adequately protects children from harm stemming from addiction while avoiding unnecessary separations of children and parents, helping pregnant women recover from addiction, and helping parents who have struggled with addiction safely raise their children.
Penn Live - April 1, 2022
Georgia man's Tab addiction sends him far and wide
Tab was discontinued by Coca-Cola in 2020, and ever since Alan Jordan has been stockpiling. He was up to 80 cases, but it's dwindling.
First Coast News - March 31, 2022
Rhode Island: Opioid overdose alert issued for 9 RI communities
The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued a potentially life-saving warning to residents, specifically in the eastern part of the state. Health officials recorded a recent increase in non-fatal opioid overdoses in Barrington, Newport, Middletown, Little Compton, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Warren, Bristol and Jamestown.
WPRI - March 31, 2022
Opioids laced with veterinary sedative xylazine a growing threat to Chicago drug users
A veterinary sedative called xylazine is increasingly showing up in the systems of people who die of opioid overdoses in Cook County, raising concerns that street drugs are becoming even more dangerous.
Chicago Tribune - March 31, 2022
Minnesota: Addiction “safe stations” to be implemented at Minneapolis fire stations
On March 10, the Minneapolis City Council approved contracts for four local organizations to work alongside the Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) to create “safe stations” where people suffering from addiction disorders can go to seek help.
Minnesota Daily - March 31, 2022
New York: $1M to establish mobile units for addiction treatment
On Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced an award of $1.6 million that will go to eight addiction services providers statewide, allowing them to establish Mobile Medication Units (MMUs). The MMUs will dispense medications to treat substance use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine.
News10.com - March 31, 2022
California lawmakers target fentanyl as opioid overdoses surge
California lawmakers are responding to a surge in fentanyl overdoses and deaths in their cities with a list of bills that include imposing stronger penalties for distributing the synthetic opioid and easing access to safer consumption and treatment.
LA Times - March 30, 2022
Wisconsin’s drinking problem: State board releases 61 recommendations to lower excessive alcoholism
When a Rock County woman drank herself to death in 2014, her mom threw herself into advocacy in a state where excessive drinking ranks higher than anywhere else in the country. Her daughter’s death drove Jenny into advocacy, and eventually led her to get involved with the State’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (SCAODA). The report comes on the heels of other research during the pandemic finding a sharp increase in alcohol-related deaths in Wisconsin. A Wisconsin Policy Forum report earlier this year found alcohol-related deaths rose by about 25% in 2020, the biggest increase in two decades.
Channel 3000 - March 29, 2022
Pennsylvania: Substance-abuse treatment pioneered in Lehigh Valley expands across Pennsylvania
Members of Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration visited Allentown on Tuesday to highlight a new approach to diagnosing and treating substance abuse. Lehigh Valley Health Network and its Valley Health Partners Community Health Center, along with the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health and Program Evaluation and Research Unit, have pioneered the program called Rural Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Pennsylvania, or Project RAMP.
Lehigh Valley Live - March 29, 2022
Minnesota: Bill seeks funding for 15 physicians to treat addiction issues across state
Dr. Sheila Specker, who directs the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota, said there are fewer than 2,000 specially trained physicians to care for addiction patients in the U.S. Only 1 in 10 people gets treated for their substance use disorder. In Minnesota, the situation is not much different. “There are over 30 rural counties that do not have a single provider that has obtained federal approval to prescribe certain medications for their treatment,” said Rep. Erin Koegel (DFL-Spring Lake Park). She sponsors HF3552 that seeks to alleviate the problem and strengthen the health care workforce by incentivizing specialists to train and stay in Minnesota.
Session Daily - March 29, 2022
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Studies/Research in the News
Study looks at long-term severe substance use disorder
While it’s estimated that 1 in 3 Americans will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, experts know little about the long-term outcomes for people with substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. A new University of Michigan School of Nursing study, appearing in JAMA Network Open, found:
An estimated 12% of 18-year-olds had severe substance use disorder, or SUD, symptoms.
U.S. adolescents with severe SUD symptoms were significantly more likely to report prescription drug misuse in adulthood.
The relationship between severe SUD symptoms and later SUD symptoms also held for adolescents with severe alcohol, cannabis and other drug use disorder symptoms.
Most adults in the study prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines or other sedatives/tranquilizers had multiple SUD symptoms during adolescence.
The University (of Michigan) Record - April 4, 2022
Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for OUD Often Not Sustained
The majority of patients filling buprenorphine prescriptions written by emergency physicians for the treatment of opioid use disorder do not subsequently fill buprenorphine prescriptions written by other clinicians, according to a study published online March 16 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Drugs.com - March 31, 2022
New York: Nursing shortage impacts addiction recovery work
Addiction recovery centers and their workers have often felt overlooked within the broader health care industry because of negative stigmas attached to addiction, according to advocates. But while recovery centers, like the overall health care industry, deal with a worsening nursing shortage, they’re also facing record overdose deaths.
Spectrum News 1 - March 30, 2022
Medications for Opioid Addiction Vastly Underutilized
Despite a record number of drug overdose deaths in the US and a large body of evidence supporting the efficacy of medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) these drugs remain vastly underutilized, new research shows.
MedScape - March 29, 2022
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Opinion
Susan Calcaterra: Easier access to methadone would prevent more deaths from the opioid crisis
Hospitalization is a critical time to identify patients with addiction and offer lifesaving treatment. When taken regularly, methadone is associated with an almost 50% reduction in death. People feel better and live longer when they are prescribed methadone to treat opioid use disorder, or OUD.
Chicago Tribune - April 4, 2022
Women, Do We Need an Intervention?
There have been a lot of jokes and memes about pandemic drinking by women, but the fact is that in the past two decades, women have often turned to alcohol more than they did in the past. Women need an intervention. Our physical and mental health is suffering because of drinking. We have to address the reality of excessive alcohol consumption by women, and more women need to speak out about it — and seek help. A public health issue this large needs corporate and governmental allies to help spread awareness and work to reduce the shame associated with addiction and sobriety. I’m thankful I got the courage to face my alcohol dependence. I’m hopeful that many other women in America will end their state of denial. Their lives depend on it.
New York Times - April 3, 2022
Contingency Management: Drug addiction treatment that's working
A drug treatment program that has worked ought to have plenty of support from both policymakers and the public. But when it comes to the successes reported with something called contingency management, it’s easy to understand why it’s rarely used. The Washington Post reported that the program has “a radically simple premise: Get paid to abstain from drugs.”
Northside Sun - April 1, 2022
Tennessee Senate should follow House and pass drug-free school zone reform
Recently, the Tennessee House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make 2020’s drug-free school zone sentencing reform bill retroactive — meaning hundreds of people like our daughter, Sara, would get the opportunity for a sentence reduction.
Knox News - April 1, 2022
Contingency Management: She was paid to stay off drugs. Here’s why this approach could help others
The approach, known as “contingency management,” or CM, has racked up a slew of successes. It has been shown to dramatically reduce people’s smoking during pregnancy and to help decrease binge drinking. It is also highly promising for combating methamphetamine addictions. The treatment, however, is vastly underused. Buswell is among the relatively small number of Americans involved in a CM program, at a time when methamphetamines are increasingly contributing to the country’s devastating overdose crisis.
Washington Post - March 31, 2022
How the Pandemic Broke Social Interaction
Crime, “unruly passenger” incidents, and other types of strange behavior have all soared recently. Why? During the pandemic, disorderly, rude, and unhinged conduct seems to have caught on as much as bread baking and Bridgerton. Bad behavior of all kinds —everything from rudeness and carelessness to physical violence—has increased, as the journalist Matt Yglesias pointed out in a Substack essay earlier this year. Americans are driving more recklessly, crashing their cars and killing pedestrians at higher rates. Early 2021 saw the highest number of “unruly passenger” incidents ever, according to the FAA. In February, a plane bound for Washington, D.C., had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, after a man tried to break into the cockpit.
The Atlantic - March 30, 2022
100 Years of Dehumanizing Opioid Users Must End
The Department of Justice announced in February that it is considering allowing safe consumption sites — also called supervised injection sites or overdose prevention centers — in cities that wish to experiment with a new way of combating the overdose crisis. New York City recently became the first city in America to open safe consumption sites.
Philadelphia Inquirer - March 30, 2022
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Books and Movies
Theater: South Jersey synagogue hosts musical to shatter myths about addiction
On April 3, nationally acclaimed theatrical production "Freedom Song" will hit stage of Temple Sinai of Cinnaminson. Through song, dance, laughter and tears, as well as a post-discussion with the cast, "Freedom Song" is meant to open an honest conversation on the often-stigmatized topic of addiction.
Burlington County Times - March 31, 2022
Theater: 'Water by the Spoonful' weaves a web of addiction and Internet
SF Playhouse’s new production of Water by the Spoonful (through April 23) is a pre-pandemic play that focuses on people in recovery keeping in touch online, something that became more necessary than ever these past two years. It also brings up issues of accountability and oversight, two things sorely lacking in our current COVID situation.
48 Hills - March 30, 2022
Book: 'Southern Charm' star Craig Conover reveals Adderall addiction
Craig Conover’s addiction to Adderall became so bad in 2018, he didn’t know how to film “Southern Charm” without it. Detailing the pill abuse in his new book, the reality star said he began really taking the drug in the early seasons of the show, around 2014, after feeling pressure to always “be on.” “In those early seasons, I often blamed my internal demons on the outside pressures I was facing,” he writes in “Pillow Talk: What’s Wrong with My Sewing?,” adding that the stress of work led him to excessive partying.
Page Six - March 29, 2022
Theater: Northeastern production sheds light on seeking help from addiction
Elizabeth Addison’s new musical, is called “This is Treatment.” The production, which opens at Northeastern on March 31, is a deeply personal representation of women of color struggling to break away from addiction, and work toward healing. “There was a lack of representation around Black and brown women in treatment and dealing with substance-use disorder and mental-health issues,” says Addison, who was addicted to alcohol until she sought treatment when she was 28. “There weren’t stories like this being seen when I was younger. I hadn’t seen any of them, especially in this way that honored these women. I had to create the representation that I wanted to see.”
News@Northeastern - March 28, 2022
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Podcasts: The Weekly Roundup
This is What Recovery Looks Like (Faces and Voices of Recovery) – Harm Reduction Part 1: Clinical View
Last month we witnessed stigmatizing, racist news coverage and public discourse surface around the Department of Health and Human Services' Harm Reduction Grant Program. To combat the misinformation being circulated, this episode is the first conversation in a 3-part series about Harm Reduction. In Part 1, Phil has a powerful conversation with Brittany Salerno, a founding member of the Philadelphia Overdose Prevention Network and an emergency buprenorphine coordinator at the Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy. Hear Brittany discuss the meaning of Harm Reduction, how it is socially stigmatized, her experiences in clinical and advocacy settings, and how she became involved in this life-saving work.
Recovery in the Middle Ages – Setting Healthy Boundaries in Recovery
This week on a very special episode of RMA, Mike and Nat welcome Erin back to the podcast to talk about boundaries and codependency. Plus, Grant stops by for Take 3 w/ SLP. Mike shares some lessons learned from a sober business trip, and the Monksters Speak about why it’s so hard to tell people you don’t drink anymore. Also, a new review, a listener email, RITN and The Week in Weird on a calm, assertive and respectful episode of Recovery in the Middle Ages.
Dopey – Cooking up Meth and Starring on Baywatch with Jeremy Jackson
This week on Dopey! We are joined by Baywatch star and Dopey legend, Jeremy Jackson! Jeremy delivers the super high intensity Dopey starting at childhood, through his meteoric rise to super stardom as Hobie Buchanon on the worldwide number one television show Baywatch! We hear how he went from TV stardom to drug addict, and then how he broke even badder to becoming a meth cook in Southern California. Jeremy gives the super honest struggle from deep addiction to recovery to relapse and back again on a Dopey for the ages! Plus Dave makes amends and a tiny bit more on this epic 350th episode of Dopey!
Scope of Practice (a podcast from the Connecticut Certification Board) - Our Own Infrastructure Repair: Building Bridges Between Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
As the treatment and recovery aspects of our industry increase collaboration with shared goals, language and clarity about each other's roles, prevention is often left out of the conversation and is often misunderstood. Jane G. Clark, and expert in linking prevention efforts to other aspects of the industry, joins us to talk about developing strong relationships between all SUD/COD professionals.
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