43. Brian's Story Part 2- The IV Cocktail of Wild Turkey Meth and Opioids
Brian returns. When we ended, Brian had found his recovery from alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamines, only to be introduced to prescription opioids after a fluke accident at work. In this e...
24 Nov 20231h 4min
42. Negative Core Beliefs and Reframing
Negative core beliefs have the ability to keep a person with a substance use disorder(s) in the trap of addiction. Not just self-esteem or confidence, core beliefs are one's inherent and internal self...
20 Nov 202357min
41. Pain, Chronic Pain and the Fine Line with Addiction
Pain is a universal experience. However, as this opioid epidemic has shown, there is a fine line between treating chronic non-cancer pain and the concern for the development of opioid use disorder. Th...
17 Nov 20231h 11min
40. Brian's Story- From Pedestal to Promises to How Did I Get Here
Meet Brian. Describing his biggest risk factors as poverty and abuse he also states that his personality is one that wants to take care of people and that he got his self-worth from people valuing him...
10 Nov 20231h 1min
39. Dr. Polley- Student Athletes and Substance Use
Student athletes are often under a lot of pressure to perform, to win, to be the best. Some of their pressures may come from parents, peers, internally and/or coaches; however, coaches can play an imp...
4 Nov 20231h 4min
38. Stigma Artist- William Stoehr- 'Victims, Witnesses, Survivors'
Having been a witness of his sister's substance use disorders, William Stoehr, an artist, began his mission to start the conversations and to end stigma. He paints only faces stating, "I try to create...
2 Nov 20231h 16min
37. Triggers and Adulting and the Whys
What happens when a patient in recovery is 'triggered?' This is a very important topic and should be understood by a person in or wanting to achieve recovery but also for those who have contact, or lo...
24 Okt 202350min
36. Xylazine
Xylazine- Initially thought to be a 'contaminant' in the fentanyl supply, xylazine is now being intentionally added into (cut into) the fentanyl supply, amongst other substances it's being cut into as...
5 Okt 202359min
