Perhaps you've heard of Mark Owens - hugely success real estate investor. However, that's chapter 2. This interview is about his background of drugs and crime and is chapter 1.
Art Kleinschmidt, Ph.D.Dr. Art Kleinschmidt served as Senior Advisor on Substance Abuse to the Assistant Secretary for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As a person in long-term recovery, Dr. Kleinschmidt came to this position with vast…
Katharine Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs Co-Chair Designee for Attorney General William P. Barr Katharine (Katie) Sullivan was appointed by Attorney General William Barr as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs in June 2019. She…
Don't miss this next episode with Art Kleinschmidt. Not only is he a former addict but he is also now a licensed addiction professional with his PhD. He is also the former D/Drug Czar for the US.
Don't miss this hard hitting interview with Katie Sullivan. As a drug court judge, she saved hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. Moved on to the Federal government.
Both Jeannie and Marcus Marshall have their own story of addiction. But both are in recovery - Jeannie for 35 years and Marcus for 9 years - and they are giving back to the addiction community with their Keys to Recovery Newspaper. Both have a passion to help. http://www.keystorecoverynewspaper.com/ AUDIO…
Don't miss this upcoming interview with the founders of Keys to Recovery Newspaper. Their journey from darkness into light is inspiring.
When Peter Canning started work as a paramedic on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, twenty-five years ago, he believed drug users ere victims only of their own character flaws. Although he took care of them, he did not care for them. But as the overdoses escalated, Canning began asking his…
Peter Canning is a paramedic who has been on the front lines of addiction for 25 years. Check out this hard hitting interview.
Mary Burns is a mother of three, a teacher and has become involved in addiction advocacy since her son’s death. She helped spearhead a walk called, Changing the Face of Addiction, to help change the stigma of addiction. She has also brought her advocacy to her local state senator and…
Roneet, Lev, MD FACEP was the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. She brought refreshing frontline medical experience to national health policy. She is a nationally acclaimed medical expert and speaker who continues to treat patients in the emergency department. Dr. Lev…
Dr. Roneet Lev is an ER doctor and an addiction doctor. She knows what's happening with fentanyl overdoses; marijuana poisoning; and the vital necessity for Narcan. Don't miss our upcoming hard hitting interview with Dr. Lev.
Julie Weintraub is originally from England and moved here in 1978 with her family. Julie was raised in a home with parents that always gave back and helped others in need. Her mother even moved a man who was homeless into their home and rehabilitated him until he became a…
Don't miss our upcoming interview with Julie Weintraub - founder of Hands Across the Bay - fighting domestic abuse.
Emily Walden's son, TJ, was prescribed opioids through his childhood during a series of operations. But he became addicted only once he started using OxyContin. He was a 21-year-old member of the Kentucky National Guard when he died of an opioid overdoes four years later. Now Ms. Walden is the…
When Emily Walden lost her son to OxyContin, she decided to fight back. She has been working for the last 8 years to bring federal level justice to families devastated by this drug.
This is a story with a happy ending. Even though Laura (mom) was addicted to alcohol and Tom (son) was addicted to drugs, both are now clean and sober and sharing their story in an effort to give hope to other families going through this nightmare. Laura is mother to…
Both Laura Boldt and her son, Tom, have histories of addiction. But this story has a happy ending. Not only are both clean and sober but they have written a book about it. Want to know how they did it? Listen to our next full length episode with Laura and…
Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker and trainer, bestselling author, and noted authority on personal productivity and team performance. When her 19 year old son died from suicide after being addicted to marijuana for years, she became an activist and found of Johnny's Ambassadors. Johnny's Ambassadors…
Think marijuana is safe? Not worried about your teen smoking it, vaping it, dabbing it??? You should listen to the horror story of this one mom.
Will Grayson began drugs and alcohol at an early age. He then became addicted by has been sober for 30 plus years. He now is a mentor and has helped a lot of addicts get clean and sober and stay that way. AUDIO VERSIONS OF ALL OUR EPISODES: https://theaddictionpodcast.com WHAT…
Ed Bisch lost his son, Eddie, to an oxycontin overdose (he took one pill) in 2001. While Ed grieved the loss of his son, he also took notice - never having heard of oxycontin before. He began researching and finding other parents who had lost children to this drug and…
When Ed Bisch's son - Eddie - died of an overdose from oxycontin; Ed didn't just grieve, he got mad. Don't miss the next episode with Ed Bisch. He was featured on an MSNBC special - "The Forgotten Epidemic".
Don't miss this inspirational interview with Will Grayson, former addict, now 30+ years sober and helping others to overcome their addiction challenges.
