A Second Chance at Life: Getting Sober at Age 24
With her first sip of alcohol as a teen (tasted horrible, felt great), Holly S. discovered something she wasn't even looking for: a ready anesthetic for life. Listen in as Holly talks with host Willia...
1 Apr 202012min
Hope Gets Real: Finding Recovery at Age 22
Tucker R. "crash-landed" into rehab at age 22. It was his fourth try at treatment, and this time, he was ready to do a few things differently. Like actually take suggestions. Listen in as Tucker talks...
18 Mar 202016min
Youth at Risk: A Convergence of Concerning Trends
For adolescents today, social media can amplify ordinary feelings of inadequacy or loneliness into fatalistic thinking and even an increased vulnerability to risky or harmful behaviors. What's a paren...
4 Mar 202014min
How Sesame Street Is Helping Kids Hurt by Parental Addiction
Nearly one in three children in America grow up in homes impacted by addiction—and most have no idea that other kids wake up with the same worries every day. Sesame Street's newest Muppet, Karli, is h...
19 Feb 202014min
Why Medical Students Need to Learn about Addiction
While addiction is recognized as America's No. 1 public health problem, very few medical schools require or even offer education on substance use disorders. Listen in as host William C. Moyers talks w...
5 Feb 202015min
Addiction Recovery Tools, Technology and Apps
Research reveals more every day about the complexities of addiction recovery, including the importance of sober support and relapse prevention strategies. Fortunately, new technologies put many of the...
22 Jan 202014min
Overcoming Addiction: Why It's Different for Women
Women are far less likely than men to access treatment for addiction, and women who do seek care are far more medically compromised by the time they enter rehab than their male counterparts. Addiction...
8 Jan 202012min
Trauma-Informed Care in Addiction Treatment
The correlation between trauma and substance use disorders is off the charts. And it's a combination that complicates the addiction treatment and recovery process for many patients. Listen in as psych...
18 Des 201915min
