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Christian's Story - Psych Drugs at Age 11 to a Happy Life Now
Season 1 Episode 26
Started on psychiatric drugs at age 11, Christian moved to marijuana, opiates and heroin and by age 17 was shooting heroin. Christian just finished…
8 years, 10 months ago
Do We Now have a Syndemic vs. an Epidemic and What does That Mean?
Season 1 Episode 25
The opioid epidemic has spun off so many other "epidemics" that it is now being referred to as a syndemic. We have a syndemic in this country. Drug…
8 years, 11 months ago
Legalization vs. Education - which will work?
Season 1 Episode 26
There is a thought out there that legalizing or decriminalizing the use of dangerous drugs might be a solution to addiction. But is this the answer?…
8 years, 11 months ago
Are Insurance Companies Feeding our Addiction?
Season 1 Episode 24
It's sad when insurance companies will pay for addictive drugs but not for drugs which might work as pain killers or sedatives but which are more exp…
8 years, 11 months ago
Lest we Forget the "Legal" Drug - Alcohol - Cass' Story
Season 1 Episode 21
This is a true story of alcohol addiction and redemption. This is Cass' story and it's a hard hitting case of alcohol addiction. Cass is clean and …
8 years, 11 months ago
Get Ready for the Holidays
Season 1 Episode 21
The holidays are rapidly approaching - it's September already - and often families of addicts want to wait until after the holidays to get the addict…
8 years, 11 months ago
Learn2Cope.org - Helping Families in Need
Season 1 Episode 20
When a family member is addicted to drugs or alcohol, it is devastating on the other members of the family. There is shame, regret, fear, anger - a …
9 years ago
Something Can Be Done About It
Season 1 Episode 19
There are resources for friends and families of addicts. One resources is a support group - Learn2Cope.org. Often when someone has an addict in the…
9 years ago
A Drug by Any Other Name... - Adderall and Methamphetamine
Season 1 Episode 18
Because Adderall is prescribed by a doctor, must be OK, right? Not so. Adderall is the same chemically as methamphetamine. So do you want to give …
9 years ago
Mom & Dad's Story
Season 1 Episode 17
The loved ones of an addict have a very different perspective of what is happening in the life of the addict and living with an addict is a different…
9 years ago