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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 22min
