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...
Sep 27, 2021
25 min
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 ...
Sep 17, 2021
24 min
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 be...
Sep 14, 2021
1 hr 18 min
What to expect on Surviving Opioids - Beyond an Epidemic Podcast - your one stop shop for everything opioids, addiction, and recovery. If you enjoy the show, share it, leave a review, and keep the conversation going. Connect on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or check out the website. Enjoy the show!
Sep 10, 2021
1 min
A story came out last week about California trying to become the first state to incentivize people financially to stay sober. Story here Most 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 assembl...
Sep 9, 2021
18 min
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 st...
Sep 4, 2021
34 min
In this sixth interview episode of Surviving Opioids, I talk to Jen Wylde, host of the Sober Exposure podcast. Jen is a national rock radio personality who struggled with addiction throughout her entire life. She fell into a career filled with sex drugs and rock n roll and after years of trying to get sober, finally had enough when she overdosed in 2018 in front of her son. She's now three years sober, works in the treatment industry and carries the message of recovery to anyone in nee...
Aug 30, 2021
1 hr 3 min
The two most common medication-assisted treatment (MAT) strategies for OUD are Methadone and Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone). Nearly everyone has some familiarity with the two, but there remains a lot of misinformation regarding treatment. In this episode, I discuss the pharmacology of opioid replacement medications - how they work/ why they work, etc. - and review some of the similarities and differences between these two treatment options. Follow along on Instagram @reactionrecovery for...
Aug 25, 2021
34 min
Second of a 2-part series discussing some of the common dynamics involving interactions with loved ones who are actively addicted and some considerations to increase the likelihood of being helpful and avoiding accidental harm. A basic summary of the last talk is: 1) It can be a challenge dealing with someone in active addiction who doesn’t seem to have the willingness to change, and 2) If you understand that this person has good reasons for choosing this particular method of self-so...
Aug 17, 2021
41 min
Addiction is a family condition. It doesn’t happen in a vacuum, we don’t recover from it in a vacuum, so the more we can better educate and assist the people who are the closest to the addiction - i.e. the more people that understand the dynamics of what's actually happening - the better chance the addicted person has at eventually finding sustainable recovery. Dealing with loved ones/ family members/friends with addictions is incredibly challenging. There are a lot of dynamics at play...
Aug 14, 2021
33 min
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