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Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic Angela Kennecke
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- Health & Fitness
Angela Kennecke is a journalist who lost her 21-year-old daughter Emily to fentanyl poisoning on May 16, 2018. Angela is "grieving out loud" to try to put an end to this epidemic by stopping the stigma and promoting treatment of substance use disorder as the disease it is. Anyone coping with loss and looking for inspiration can benefit from listening to this podcast.
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Fake Prescription Drugs Laced with Deadly Fentanyl
A look inside the underground world of fake prescription drugs and cartels.
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The "Poster Child" of Recovery Relapsed and Died
"Grief is untamed," Denise Blomberg said about the loss of her 26-year-old son, Ryan, to overdose
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Daughter writes book on mother's public struggle with addiction
A daughter talks about what it was like growing up with an alcoholic mother whose battle with addiction was very public. Alexa Giebink has written a book about the experience.
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Wife, Mother & Heroin Addict Shares her Overdose Story before Serving her Prison Sentence
Wife. Mother. Heroin Addict. A woman who overdosed and now must serve her time, shares her struggle.
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SD Governor Gets Personal on Battling Addiction
SD Governor Kristi Noem explains why we need to invest more in treatment for meth and other substance use disorders and addresses issues with the State's controversial anti-meth campaign.
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The Barriers and Challenges to Addiction Treatment
The head of Montana's largest treatment center talks about the challenges in treating addiction.
Customer Reviews
Professional and Powerful
I started listening recently. Having lost a son to the opioid epidemic, each time I listen and I get information or observations that are tremendously useful.
Emily’s Hope
Raw and honest, this podcast sheds so much light on the opioid crisis and the resulting consequences of losing our children. A must read for anyone suffering from child loss, opioid addiction, mental illness and Suicide.
Angela Kennecke’s interviews are pertinent, relevant, & helpful
Mist people, even when not addicted themselves, know someone who is. Often it is a family member, relative, or friend. Angela’s own understanding of the horrible effects from addiction, not only on the addict but on the entire family, community & country resound deeply as she she openly shares her loss of her own 21 year old daughter, who died from an overdose of fentanyl. Angela’s interviews with former addicts and other parents who have
lost children who overdosed helps listeners become educated about a major problem in the United States: addiction. Angela also interviews doctors, including psychiatrists, who understand & now help those with who currently suffer from addictions. Listening to Angela’s podcasts is time well spent.
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