Episodes

Free Drug Education for All Ages
Oct. 23, 2017

Free Drug Education for All Ages

There is an organization - Drug Free World - and they provide hard hitting, true information about drugs and why to avoid them.  The booklets, DVDs, and teachers package are all free.  This podcast is an interview with the President of Drug...

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A Pharmacist's Take on Addiction and Some Alternatives
Oct. 17, 2017

A Pharmacist's Take on Addiction and Some Alternatives

This week's podcast is an interview with Pamela Seefeld.  Pamela is a practicing pharmacist and pharmacognosy consultant.  She offers natural solutions to things like pain.  There is no question that chronic pain is debilitating and can...

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Christian's Story - Psych Drugs at Age 11 to a Happy Life Now
Oct. 9, 2017

Christian's Story - Psych Drugs at Age 11 to a Happy Life Now

Started on psychiatric drugs at age 11, Christian moved to marijuana, opiates and heroin and by age 17 was shooting heroin.   Christian just finished the Narconon program after several 12 step programs and is now clean, happy and ready to...

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Do We Now have a Syndemic vs. an Epidemic and What does That Mean?
Oct. 3, 2017

Do We Now have a Syndemic vs. an Epidemic and What does That Mean?

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.  Drugs are being used to "cure" addiction, which is just nutty.  But there need to be...

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Legalization vs. Education - which will work?
Sept. 26, 2017

Legalization vs. Education - which will work?

Is legalization the answer to the drug addiction problem?

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Are Insurance Companies Feeding our Addiction?
Sept. 19, 2017

Are Insurance Companies Feeding our Addiction?

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 expensive and then not pay for the rehab that is needed because of the more addictive drugs.  Listen...

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Lest we Forget the "Legal" Drug - Alcohol - Cass' Story
Sept. 11, 2017

Lest we Forget the "Legal" Drug - Alcohol - Cass' Story

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 sober now and able to pursue his dreams.  If you think that you can't be addicted to...

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Get Ready for the Holidays
Sept. 11, 2017

Get Ready for the Holidays

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 into rehab.  This is a really bad idea and Jason explains why that is.  If you have a...

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Learn2Cope.org - Helping Families in Need
Sept. 4, 2017

Learn2Cope.org - Helping Families in Need

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 myriad of emotions.  Most parents and loved ones feel very alone when they suspect that...

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Something Can Be Done About It
Aug. 28, 2017

Something Can Be Done About It

There are resources for friends and families of addicts.  One resources is a support group - Learn2Cope.org.  Often when someone has an addict in their family, they feel alone and need to know that others have been through it.  The drug...

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A Drug by Any Other Name... - Adderall and Methamphetamine
Aug. 20, 2017

A Drug by Any Other Name... - Adderall and Methamphetamine

Did you know that Adderall is the same chemically as methamphetimine?

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Mom & Dad's Story
Aug. 14, 2017

Mom & Dad's Story

This is an interview with Jason Good's mom and dad and their story.

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Opiates - The Pinball Effect
Aug. 4, 2017

Opiates - The Pinball Effect

Substituting a "legal" drug for an illegal drug is not a solution.

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Is the Country Going to Pot?
July 23, 2017

Is the Country Going to Pot?

Legalizing marijuana is a bad idea. Face it.

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Aydin's Story
July 14, 2017

Aydin's Story

This is a story you don't want to miss.

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A Mom's Story
July 8, 2017

A Mom's Story

The mom of a recovered addict tells her story.

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Addiction by Any Other Name
July 1, 2017

Addiction by Any Other Name

To call someone an addict is a misnomer.

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Crystal Meth - Not So Much the Underachiever
June 23, 2017

Crystal Meth - Not So Much the Underachiever

This podcast is about the more widespread use of methamphetimine. It's not just for California anymore.

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Csira's Story - Addicted at 20 and Her Road to Recovery
June 16, 2017

Csira's Story - Addicted at 20 and Her Road to Recovery

Hear about Csara's trip down the road of drug addiction and where she's at now.

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Drug Addiction is not Discriminatory
June 9, 2017

Drug Addiction is not Discriminatory

Drug addiction can affect people of any color, religion or political affiliation

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Saying No to Drugs - Are you Educating your Kids?
June 3, 2017

Saying No to Drugs - Are you Educating your Kids?

It's not enough to say no. You have to tell them why.

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Enabling or Helping, NOT the same thing.
May 27, 2017

Enabling or Helping, NOT the same thing.

Enabling can end in death. Help should end in life.

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Derek's Story - A Mother's Persistence
May 19, 2017

Derek's Story - A Mother's Persistence

This is the story of Derek - a handsome and friendly young man.  He started on drugs at age 12 when he was introduced to marijuana.  He was an athlete - a wrestler - and a good student.  He progressed throughout his high school year to...

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