
Knowing What We Don’t Know, Together
In this episode, we are joined once again by Riley Drage, CPSS. This time, Riley talks with us about the future of drug checking and why this work is so essential. He also shares meaningful ways we ca...
18 Maalis 32min

Connecting the Dots with Utah Naloxone
In this episode, we are joined by Riley Drage, CPSS, Program Manager of Utah Naloxone. Riley shares how instrumental Utah Naloxone and Andy's Wellness Center have been in expanding access to risk redu...
11 Maalis 37min

Family Voices: From Grief to Purpose
In this episode, we hear two powerful stories of lived experience from Shauna Filion and Reshma Arrington. Though their journeys are different, both share the profound experience of losing a loved one...
4 Maalis 33min

Less Harm, More Love
In this episode of Let's Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West, we are joined by Mindy Vincent, MSW, LCSW, MPA, Founder and Executive Director of the Utah Harm Reduction Coalition (UHRC). UHRC is...
25 Helmi 35min

How Harm Reduction Took (Grass)Root
In this episode, we’re joined once again by Evan Done, Advocacy and Public Policy Director at Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA), a statewide recovery community organization. Evan d...
18 Helmi 21min

Strength in Shared Experience
In this episode, we’re joined by Evan Done and Valerie Jansen from Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA). Together, we explore how Peer Support specialists—and the core values that gui...
11 Helmi 28min

A Story of Belonging, Healing, and Resilience
In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Harris, a person in long-term recovery and a dedicated harm reduction advocate in Salt Lake City. Jennifer opens up about her powerful journey to recovery an...
4 Helmi 31min

The Role of Stigma
In this episode, we’re joined by Ashley Yaugher, PhD, a Health & Wellness Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor and HEART Initiative Coordinator at Utah State University (USU). Dr. Yaugh...
28 Tammi 22min



















