Facing Fentanyl

Fentanyl was once only prescribed as an end of life medication. It later got in the streets to lace heroin as a cheaper cutting agent and in order to increase its addictive properties. Today it is flooding the streets and causing overdoses nationwide without a clear understanding of its social roots and experiences of those impacted by it but most importantly those that made it out. These are their stories and their experience making it out alive. This is Facing Fentanyl, interviews with actual users, their experiences, but most importantly, the lessons leading them out to a place where they can speak of what it is to be Facing Fentanyl. The following interviews depict substance use and mental health disorders including abuse, depression, suicide and trauma, If you or someone you know are suffering from these disorders, we recommend reaching out to the national prevention lifeline at suicidepreventionlifeline.org or the national alliance on mental health at nami.org. Listener discretion is advised. We'd like to thank our sponsor La Jolla Recovery for making it possible to share about mental health. La Jolla Recovery is an evidence based addiction treatment center providing drug and alcohol detox and rehab programs in a tailor suited manner in San Diego, California. La Jolla Recovery believes in meeting clients where they are at, and no matter belief systems or cultural background, will develop a customized program to break away from substance use disorders in an inspiring by the sea setting with some of the most passionate and world class therapists.