Topics discussed in this episode
🟣 James' story from chef to working as an addiction professional invited to the White House
🟣Encouraging employers to hire people in recovery
🟣Recovery friendly workplaces in Maryland
🟣Signing up businesses to hire people in recovery to give back and break the stigma
🟣Nonprofit offering free training
🟣Turning "Heroin highway" between Philly and Baltimore to recovery highway
🟣Working with Workforce Development as a lifeline to the community
🟣Federal funding from SAMHSA SOAR grants
🟣Overdose response training in workplaces
🟣Importance of educating and supporting families
🟣Overdoses on construction sites
🟣White House panel discussion about naloxone in the workplace with Rahul Gupta, Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson
🟣Harm reduction - saving a life for today
🟣Peer recovery spreading into areas where help wasn't available before
🟣Recovery doesn't mean treatment
Addiction Podcast Guest:
James Maines Recovery Friendly Workplace Advisor, Susquehanna Workforce Network
✉️jmaines@swnetwork.org
🔗https://www.swnetwork.org
📞443-866-6802
Guest location: Maryland
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
