Surviving Opioids - Beyond an Epidemic Jeff Simone

There’s stigma around people with addictions, there’s more stigma around women with addictions, and there’s maybe none more stigmatized than pregnant women with addictions.Today’s episode is all about pregnant women with opioid use disorders and some of the considerations for that particular group.One thing that is a huge liability for an addicted mom raising a child is the nonstop gossip and judgement that they have to deal with it. Culturally no one is as judged as an an addicted mother of ...

Words matter.There’s no question about that – they’re a big driving force of stigma, and it’s always a heated debate when it comes to semantics with these touchy areas. One of the many challenges is that while the healthcare guidelines move away from words like 'addict,' many popular 12-step fellowships have fully embedded that word into their culture, and a lot people choose to use it as a point of personal pride.But despite of this, in recent years the culture has been shifting heavil...

Interview episode #7 is with John and Jude Trang - parents who lost their youngest child, John Leif, to a heroin overdose in 2014 at age 25.Today John is an independent pharmaceutical researcher and consultant and Jude is a full-time advocate for addiction recovery treatment and author of Opiate Nation : A Memoir of Love, Loss & Acceptance.This was an incredibly powerful episode and a must-watch for anyone who has lost a loved one to addiction or is currently struggling to know how best t...

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A story came out last week about California trying to become the first state to incentivize people financially to stay sober.Story hereMost people who complete the treatment without any positive urine tests during a set period of time will get a few hundred dollars put on a gift card. The governor calls it “contingency management,” and he wants it to be paid through Medicaid.The bill already made it through the democratic-lead senate without opposition, and now it’s pending in the assembly.Al...

Folks in early recovery don’t necessarily lack the discipline to make and stick to changes, but they usually lack the guidance and direction, and it's hard today with so much information available, all of which will at some point contradict something else you’ve heard.One of my favorite topics to discuss involves nutritional deficiencies and supplementation, which is the topic for episode 16.General disclaimer : any time we're talking about supplements, you don’t want to be starting or stoppi...