One of the first questions I got asked when forming the idea of Not Your Average IV User: "Who is the audience?"
"Everyone.", I thought. Have we not all been, in some way, effected by the opioid epidemic and overdose crisis?
In reality, though, I know you can't be everything to everyone. That's especially hard when you're content revolves around one of the most hotly debated, controversial, and polarizing topics around.
Every episode of NYAIVU invites an individual guest to tell their story; to hopefully address specific topics or stigmas about addiction; to provide some education about substance use disorders, their treatment, & recovery pathways; to give a little hope.
Our first 10 episodes have revolved around people who are actually in recovery.
In Ep. 011, we welcome Josh Lawson, our first non-recovery guest to talk about his experience. Josh refers to himself and a recovery ally. He has done work in the faith based and community development space to support those in recovery - and has recently thrown his hat in the ring as a candidate for County Commissioner.
Not Your Average IV User is discoverable on Apple Podcast and Spotify. You can help us out by telling all the people you love that this project exists.
