Psych Drug Epidemic - Harm Reduction and the Mainstream

Psych Drug Epidemic - Harm Reduction and the Mainstream

Our first guest is Robert Whitaker, author of "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America." We will be discussing the epidemic increase in mental illness which has accompanied the boom in prescribing psychiatric medications and the possible dangers of the over prescription of psychiatric drugs at the behest of Big Pharma. Our second guest is Dr. Daliah Heller who has served as the executive director of Citiwide Harm Reduction and who is currently assistant commissioner of drugs and alcohol for the New York City government. Dr. Heller will tell us about her history as a harm reductionist and the state of harm reduction and drug treatment in New York City, including how harm reduction programs have been integrated into the mainstream in the city.

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This Is Your Brain on Harm Reduction

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Clean with David Sheff

Clean with David Sheff

Our guest this afternoon is David Sheff, author of Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy. We will be discussing the addiction treatment industry and what it means to be evi...

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Harm Reduction in South Africa

Harm Reduction in South Africa

Our guest this afternoon is Shaun Shelly who heads up and manages the addictions arm of Hope House Counselling Centre in Cape Town South Africa. He also writes the blog Addiction Information.

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Heroin and Hurricane Katrina

Heroin and Hurricane Katrina

Our guest this evening is Eliza Player, author of Heroin, Hurricane Katrina, and the Howling Within: An Addiction Memoir.

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Carl Hart on the High Price of the Drug War

Carl Hart on the High Price of the Drug War

Our guest this evening is Carl Hart Ph. D., professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Columbia University and author of High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everythin...

18 Sep 201438min

Drinking To Distraction

Drinking To Distraction

Our guest this evening is Jenna Hollenstein, author of Drinking To Distraction. You don't need to hit bottom to decide to quit drinking.

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Legalize Recovery!

Legalize Recovery!

Our guest this evening is Adam Sledd who writes for The Fix as well as having his own blog. We will be talking about the compatibility of drug legalization and recovery.

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Homelessness, Harm Reduction, and Social Justice

Homelessness, Harm Reduction, and Social Justice

Our guest today is Bernadette Pauly, Ph. D. of the school of nursing at the University of Victoria, BC, who will be talking about Homelessness, Harm Reduction, and Social Justice.

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