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Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryWatching the opioid epidemic unfold. How Ed Bisch has been fighting for over 20 years to hold Big Pharma accountableToday’s guest is Ed Bisch, who lost his beloved son Eddie, a high school senior, to a single oxycontin pill in February 2001. That very week, Ed began sounding the alarm about the dangers of the drug. Ed shares his journey and experiences with his crusade against Purdue Pharma and the unbelievable conversations and run-ins he had with people like J. David Haddox himself. Have you seen shows like Dopesick on Hulu, or Crime of the Century on HBO? Ed recommends that you watch these searing documentaries and read any and all of the books on the topic, if yo...
2022-10-2559 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryCombatting Overdose with TACO Inc.For more information on TACO click here. For more information on the TACO YouTube channel click here. For more information about End Overdose, click here. For more information about NARCAN, click here. For more information about Fentanyl, click here. For more information about Narcotics Anonymous (NA), click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more informatio...
2022-10-1850 min
Portland Police BureauFentanyl in Portland 2022 - TalkingBeatThis episode of the Talking Beat features a discussion on fentanyl. Fentanyl is prevalent in Portland, crossing all demographic boundaries. It affects all races, all socioeconomic groups, and can be a deadly choice.
Terri Wallo-Strauss from our strategic communications unit talks with Lt. Chris Lindsey of PPB's narcotics and organized crime unit and Eric Kilgore, founder of Henry's Uncle, a local nonprofit and host of a podcast by the same name, about the life-changing effects of fentanyl. We hope you'd take away some important information from the show.
"We see a lot of cases where people who purchase from a...
2022-05-1828 minTalking Beat - from the Portland Police BureauFentanyl in Portland 2022 - TalkingBeatThis episode of the Talking Beat features a discussion on fentanyl. Fentanyl is prevalent in Portland, crossing all demographic boundaries. It affects all races, all socioeconomic groups, and can be a deadly choice.
Terri Wallo-Strauss from our strategic communications unit talks with Lt. Chris Lindsey of PPB's narcotics and organized crime unit and Eric Kilgore, founder of Henry's Uncle, a local nonprofit and host of a podcast by the same name, about the life-changing effects of fentanyl. We hope you'd take away some important information from the show.
"We see a lot of cases where people who purchase from a...
2022-05-1828 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryFoster Care, Homelessness, Addiction, Selling Dope, Jail, Artist in Recovery. How Skyler Ray is using music to fuel his recovery.Today’s guest is Skyler Ray, a hip-hop music artist in recovery. He has been sober for more than three years. Skyler grew up in foster homes and was homeless for multiple years. From getting arrested to sleeping on downtown sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, Skyler refused to give up on trying to achieve his dream goals and build the life he always wanted but would lose if he had a drink or got high. For more information about Skyler Ray, click here.For more information about Fentanyl, click here.For more information about New...
2022-03-2948 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryEnd Overdose with Theo KrzywickiToday’s guest is Theo Krzywicki, a full-time Los Angeles firefighter and paramedic as well as founder and CEO of End Overdose, a non-profit organization helping to end overdose and provide critical training on how to use harm reduction tools, such as Fentanyl test strips and NARCAN. Theo lost his fiancée to an overdose and wanted to help others. He’s making an impact by giving back to the recovery community and has been sober for 11 years. For more information about End Overdose, click here. For more information about NARCAN, click h...
2022-03-2249 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryFrom alcohol and heroin addiction to homelessness to best selling authorToday’s guest is Jordan Barnes, who suffered from alcoholism, drug addiction, and homelessness. Now, he is in long-term recovery with more than 10 years sober and an award-winning, best-selling author. Jordan wrote, One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery, as a way to help others struggling from substance use disorder. His other book, Bridgetown: A Harm Reduction Novel, focuses on the role of harm reduction programs as they relate to human rights, mental health, and social justice.For more information about Jordan Barnes, click here.For more information about Jordan Barnes’ books, click here.Fo...
2022-03-091h 10Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryI'm not really a drug addict. I just accidentally got strung out on heroin. How Jeannine conquered her addictions and lives life in recovery.Today’s guest is Jeannine Coulter Lindgren, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol for about 15 years despite her idyllic upbringing. Using led to homelessness, multiple arrests, and losing everything. She has been sober for almost seven years and now owns her own fitness studio, hosts the Chasing Heroine podcast, and is a successful entrepreneur. For more information about Jeannine’s Chasing Heroine Podcast, click here.To find Jeannine Coulter Lindgren on Instagram, click here.For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), click here.For more information about Narcotics Anonym...
2022-03-011h 09Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAbuse. Drugs. Skid Row. Suicidal ideation. Recovery. From Under the Bridge to RecoveryToday’s guest is Brandon O’Connell, a punk rocker who was born and raised in California, is married, has a son, and has been sober since July 14, 2017. Brandon talks about being mentally and physically abused as a child by his mother, drinking and using drugs, getting arrested, living on skid row, and attempting suicide three times. Step by step, Brandon recovered, started to give back to the community, and learned to be compassionate to experience a lifetime of beautiful moments. To contact Brandon O’Connell on Instagram, click here. For more info...
2022-02-221h 35Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAt the age of 14, I told my mom I was an alcoholic. How Taylor overcame a life of abuse and addiction.For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), click here. For more information about Narcotics Anonymous (NA), click here. For more information about 12 Step Programs for Addiction Recovery, click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.org.
2022-02-151h 02Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryOne Pill Can Kill. How Illicit fentanyl took her son and what one Mom is now doing about it.For more information about Laura Didier on LinkedIn, click here. To read an article with Laura Didier, click here. For more information about Song For Charlie, click here. To contact Laura Didier via email, click here. For more information about Dreamland and The Least of Us by Sam Quinones, click here. For more information about Dopesick by Beth Macy, click here. For more information about NARCAN nasal spray, click here. To contact...
2021-12-151h 09Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryCraving Connection. How Sophie overcame meth, pills, and alcoholFor more information about Sophie Pyne on LinkedIn, click here. For more information about Academics Anonymous, click here. For more information about the Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP), click here. For more information about New Directions for Women, click here. For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), click here. For more information about 12 Step Recovery Programs, click here. For more information about NARCAN® Nasal Spray, click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: i...
2021-12-081h 29Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAddiction. Recovery. Relapse. How Nate overcame his addiction to help save others.Today’s guest is “Narcan Nate” Smiddy, who talks about his not-so-ideal upbringing in Tennessee, his addiction to pills and cocaine, and his very open and honest journey to recovery that included relapses. Now, 29-years-old, Nate lives in southern California and is giving back and helping others as a trainer and educator for A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing). He hands out NARCAN (Naloxone), the nasal spray, used to treat emergency narcotic overdoses and save people’s lives. For more information about Nathan “Narcan Nate” Smiddy on Instagram, click here. For more inform...
2021-11-2442 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoverySurgery. Addiction. Prison. Recovery. Overcoming trauma to help others.For more information about Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), click here. For more information about Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), click here. For more information about Turning Point Centers, click here. For more information about Measure 110 in Oregon, click here. For more information about the TV show Dopesick, click here. For more information about the movie Ray, click here. For more information about Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), click here. For more information about Fe...
2021-11-1743 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHow Cafe Momentum is transforming the community's most at-risk youth with life skills, education and employmentFor more information about Chad Houser, click here. For more information about Café Momentum, click here. For more information about the Momentum Advisory Collective, click here. For more information about the Waiting for Superman documentary, click here. For more information about former NFL MVP player Shaun Alexander, click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, plea...
2021-03-3052 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHeroin, Love, and Loss. Turning Tragedy into Purpose with Stephanie Wittels WachsFor more information about Stephanie Wittels Wachs, click here. For more information about “Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful,” click here. For more information about Lemonada Media, click here. For more information about Harris Wittels, click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.org.
2021-03-1643 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryOvercoming Trauma and Meth with DustinFor more information about The Salvation Army’s Adult Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers, click here. For more information about Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, click here. For more information about 12-step programs for drug rehab and alcohol treatment, click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.org.
2021-03-1049 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAlcoholism to CEO: How Kelsey's recovery led to her passion of making Doughp Edible Cookie Dough!For more information about Doughp, click here. For more information about Kelsey Moreira on Forbes 30 Under 30 list, click here. For more information about Kelsey Moreira on Shark Tank, click here. For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.org.
2021-03-0246 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryFrom Addiction to Recovery to Executive Director. How Tony V. is helping others in recovery.For more information about the 4th Dimension Recovery Center (4D), click here. For more information about Oregon Recovers, click here. For more information about Portland Community College, click here. For more information about Measure 110: Oregon becomes 1st state in the U.S. to decriminalize drug possession, click here. To learn more about Yes on Measure 110, click here. For more information about the Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment (CATT), click here. For more information about the Vo...
2021-01-271h 05Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryThere's not a whole lot of reasons I should've been an addictFor more information about harm reduction principles, click here. For more information about the Oxford House organization, click here. For more information about 12-step programs for drug rehab and alcohol treatment, click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.org.
2021-01-191h 02Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHow the Love of Hockey and Team Doctors led One Man to AddictionFor more information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), click here. For more information on Cocaine Anonymous, click here. For more information about Narcotics Anonymous, click here. For more information about the Oxford House, click here. For more information about the National Hockey League (NHL), click here. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email: info@henrysuncle.org. Follow Henry’s Uncle on Instagram: @henrys_uncle. For more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysunc...
2021-01-051h 00Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryFrom Private School to an Abandoned House. How Amanda overcame her alcoholism to heal and recover.Addiction is a mental health component misunderstood by most and doesn’t discriminate based on anybody. Growing up together, going to the same school, and knowing each other’s families for about 25 years, Erik Kilgore of Henry’s Uncle reconnects with Amanda Heminger to discuss substance abuse and recovery. Amanda talks about her sheltered upbringing, how her alcoholism led her to isolation and living in an abandoned home, her parents’ journey to understand what she was going through, and how she found and has maintained recovery for more than six years. For more informatio...
2020-12-1647 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryTurning Addiction into Advocacy. How Garrett Hade is using his voice to reshape how Americans think of Recovery.For more information about the Voices Project, click here. For more information about the Recovery Advocacy Project, click here. For more information about Mobilize Recovery, click here. For more information about H.R. 4684 - Tyler’s Law, click here. For more information about Ryan Hampton, click here. To watch American Fix on YouTube, click here. To read Dreamland by Sam Quinones, click here. To read the Pill Mill book, click here. ...
2020-12-081h 00Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAnxiety, Stress, job loss. How Lance Orton is keeping perspective during a global pandemic and continuing his path of recovery.Isolation, quarantine, job loss, and financial hardships due to the Coronavirus pandemic is just too much for some people to handle. Lance Orton returns to discuss his road to recovery and comeback from opioid addiction by sharing steps to stay on track during COVID-19. To listen to Episode 7 - Mom’s medicine cabinet, suffering from opioid addiction, hitting rock bottom, and finding new meaning in life with Lance Orton, click here.For more information about Because People Matter, click here.For more information about Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps, click her...
2020-05-1943 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoverySchizophrenia, Alcohol, and Meth. Janie's journey of navigating mental health and addiction and her incredible road to recovery.Janie Gullickson is the Executive Director of the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon. Janie’s story includes drugs, alcohol, mental health, crime, and incarceration. Coming from privileged parents and a prominent community, she describes the impact on her own marriage and children. Janie continues her long-term road to recovery, has been sober since June 2008, and encourages people to support The Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, also known as IP44. For more information about the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO), click here. For more information about Peerpocalypse, click here...
2020-05-051h 03Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryLilli Kuechle on spreading drug and alcohol awareness to teenagers, policy in Oregon, and providing helpful advice to parents about how to navigate those difficult conversations.Lilli Kuechle, a Policy and Prevention Coordinator at Vibrant Future Coalition, talks about the amazing work the coalition is performing in spreading education and awareness about the potential dangers of drugs and alcohol. Lilli talks about the coalitions work in schools, talks policy in Oregon, and provides helpful advice on how parents should talk with their children about drugs and alcohol.For more information about Vibrant Future Coalition, click here.To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor more information about Henry's Uncle...
2020-04-2945 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHow an OHSU team is changing the way Hospitals should treat patients with an addiction.Honora Englander, M.D., an associate professor of medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine, is leading a team of physicians, peer mentors, and social workers that are addressing the enormous gaps in substance use care. Known as PROJECT IMPACT, this team is helping patients with care, compassion, and empathy and treating addiction as the chronic brain disease it is. With a developed integrated care system, PROJECT IMPACT ensures each patient is given the resources for recovery. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor mo...
2020-04-2159 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryDigital treatment for opioid use disorder. Talking telehealth with Boulder Care CEO, Stephanie Papes.Boulder Care, a digital clinic offering long-term support and treatment for opioid use disorder, is breaking down barriers for people suffering from an opioid use disorder. Did you know 40% of counties in the USA don't have a doctor who can prescribe buprenorphine? Patients in rural areas sometime have to drive hours just to see a doctor to get a prescription. Wouldn't it make sense if patients could access a doctor virtually in the comfort of their home?We talk with Stephanie Papes, Founder and CEO of Boulder Care, about the work they are doing that is transforming...
2020-04-1456 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAlcohol to Opioids. Forging Prescriptions followed by Arrest, Prison and long-term Recovery.Margaret was your typical high school teenager. She was smart, competitive, and won 4 State Championships in soccer during her high school career. After departing to college, Margaret was looking for an escape and found alcohol. Bouncing in and out rehab, Margaret finally found sobriety, but unfortunately, got hooked on Rx pain pills. After forging prescriptions for pain pills multiple times, the police finally cracked down and arrested her for identity theft. Margaret was sent to prison for one year, where she rehabilitated herself and found a new meaning in life. Listen to her incredible story and how she maintains...
2020-04-071h 01Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryGrowing up with addiction in the family and trying to change public policy to help people with a substance use disorderSe-ah-dom Edmo, Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce & Yakama, is Executive Director of the MRG Foundation and Co-Chair of Oregon Recovers. Addiction is all to familiar with her, as her father has suffered from alcoholism the most of her life. Instead of hiding the disease, Se-ah-dom's mother openly talked about their father's disease and educated the children about what the disease of addiction looks like and does. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.orgDisclaimer: T...
2020-04-0121 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryFrom Meth to PhD. How treatment in county jail saved one woman's life.Meth took everything from Michelle. As she says, "I was the poster child of Meth." During her sentencing, the judge said you can go to treatment in county jail for 6 months or go to jail for 10 years. Michelle took the 6 months, got sober, went to college, and is now working at GOBHI (Greater Oregon Behavior Health Inc.) to help others who are suffering from addiction. Michelle is now working on getting her PhD in addiction. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor more information a...
2020-03-2419 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHenry's Uncle sits down with Let's Talk PortlandErik Kilgore, Founder of Henry's Uncle, sits down with Gary Bloxom of Let's Talk Portland and talks about Henry's Uncle mission of ending the stigma around addiction. To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.orgDisclaimer: THIS PODCAST DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. The contents of this podcast, including any accompanying text, graphics, images, and other material, are not intended to be a substitute for, or to be relied upon as, medical advice, d...
2020-03-1725 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHow one organization is mentoring to contest the effects of fatherlessness in an age of an overtaxed foster care systemOn any given day, roughly 7,800 children in Oregon are in the foster care system. Nearly 500,000 children in the USA are in the foster care system. The increase in demand for foster care comes at a time when opioid deaths have surged. Or did you know, in America, 43% of children in a home are without a father? With such a burden on the foster care system, Valor Mentoring is striving to contest the effects of fatherlessness. It is their belief that by mentoring through these avenues, men of all ages will be better equipped to make healthy life ch...
2020-03-1057 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryParents suffering from addiction. Children taken away. How parents can find recovery and navigate the system to get their children back.In this episode, Linda May Wacker and Jamie Welch of Parents Anonymous of Oregon, talk about the barriers parents face when their children are taken from them due to a substance use disorder. Linda and Jamie talk about how Parents Anonymous, with a parent mentor, help other parents get on the road to recovery and help navigate the Department of Human services to get their children back.To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.org
2020-03-0331 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryNo One Grieves the Same. Two Sisters Reflect on the Life of their Brother.In this episode, Danielle and Erin Martinek talk about living with a sibling that battled substance use disorder and what advice they would give to other parents and siblings going through the same ordeal.To contact Henry's Uncle, please email info@henrysuncle.orgFollow us on Instagram @ henrys_uncleFor more information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.orgDisclaimer: THIS PODCAST DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. The contents of this podcast, including any accompanying text, graphics, images, and other material, are not intended to be a substitute for, or...
2020-02-2551 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryThe Drugs & Vice Division with Detective DerryEpisode 13 - Det. Derry has been apart of the Portland Police Bureau for over 20 years, and for the last 10 years, has worked in the Drugs & Vice Division. Det. Derry talks about what the drugs and vice division does, the current drug landscape in Portland, OR, and the last time they seized a real prescription pill. Det. Derry opens up and talks about what is and isn't working and how we can improve as a community. Note: The host misspoke about the legality of SafeHouse. At this time, SafeHouse..."remains committed to opening as soon as possible, but i...
2020-02-1853 minHenry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHarm Reduction with Haven WheelockEpside 12 - Haven Wheelock has been working in harm reduction for over 15 years and she currently oversees the syringe exchange at Outside In in Portland, OR. During her time in Portland, Haven successfully spearheaded the effort to expand the use of naloxone, which helps prevent opiate overdose deaths. Her effort of expanding naloxone has saved hundreds of lives in the Portland Metro area. Contact Henry's Uncle to share your story , please email info@henrysuncle.orgAdditional information about Henry's Uncle, please visit www.henrysuncle.orgDisclaimer: THIS PODCAST DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. T...
2020-02-111h 03Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryRecovery High Schools, Peer Mentoring, Community Advocacy with Pam PearcePam Pearce, a person in long-term recovery, talks about her journey through active addiction from the age of 14, but more importantly, talks about her road to recovery and what she has been doing to give teenagers, young adults, and families a place to thrive in their community from the effects of substance abuse.Pam is the co-founder of the first recovery high school in the state of Oregon, Harmony Academy, and the co-founder of an alternative peer group, Family Inspired Recovery (FIR). She is also on the Board of Directors of Community Living Above.Contact H...
2020-02-0458 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryOregon Recovers with Mike MarshallEpisode 10 - Executive Director and Co-Founder of Oregon Recovers, Mike Marshall joins us in the studio today. Mike talks about his past substance abuse and finding sobriety. We also discuss Oregon Recovers, a statewide coalition that aims to bring world-class prevention, treatment, and recovery support services to Oregonians suffering from the disease of addiction
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2020-01-2854 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryLet's talk Mental Health with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey EisenEpisode 9 - Our guest, Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, talks about his his life mission of helping people with mental illness, the stigma around mental health, and what resources people can access when they are suffering from mental illness.
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2020-01-2046 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryAddiction. Prison. Sobriety. A mom loses her son. The best friend goes to prison for 4 years.Morgan Godvin spent 5 years addicted to heroin and 4 years incarcerated for that addiction. She sold heroin to her best friend Justin, which resulted in his overdose death.
Listen to Morgan and Justin's mother, Ember, talk about this tragic story and what they want the public to know to help end the stigma around addiction.
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2020-01-131h 11
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryMom's medicine cabinet, 15+ years of opioid addiction, and finding new meaning in lifeEpisode 7 - Our guest, Lance Orton, talks about his 15+ years of opiate addiction, easy access to pills from doctors, the loneliness of addiction, and his steps to recovery and new outlook on life.
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2020-01-0757 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryVenting about the loss of our brothersIn this episode, Erik and Bobby air it out and reflect on the loss of their brothers, the grieving process, frustrations and much more.
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2019-12-1954 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryThe biology of addiction with Dr. Andrew Mendenhall. How Drugs and alcohol can hijack a brain.Dr. Andrew Mendenhall, Chief Medical Officer of Central City Concern, talks about the biology of addiction, why it is a disease and not a moral failing, and what the gold standards of treatment are.
Listen and learn. This is an incredible podcast.
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2019-12-171h 00
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryBattling drug dealers on the front lines. Trying to find treatment & losing a son to fentanyl.In this episode of Henry's Uncle, Brian Martinek talks about his time in the Justice Department, being on the front lines and investigating drug dealers, helping his son find treatment but ultimately losing him to fentanyl and the State legislation he is trying to push through for those selling drugs that result in death.
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2019-12-0357 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryBeing Gay in a Catholic Environment, Alcoholism, and finding Sobriety.In this episode of Henry's Uncle, Jimmy talks about being gay in a catholic environment, being bullied throughout high school, what lead him to alcohol and his road to sobriety.
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2019-11-2657 min
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and RecoveryHi. My name is Robert. I am an alcoholic and suffer from bipolar.In this episode of Henry's Uncle, we talk to Robert (or B as he is known) about his battle with bipolar, alcoholism, the tragic death of losing his brother, and his road to recovery.
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2019-11-181h 00
Henry's Uncle: A podcast about Addiction and Recovery0. The Introduction - Death of an UncleMany people will say that the addiction has affected almost every family in this country in one way or another.On December 9, 2018, the opioid epidemic took yet another life of a smart, funny, vibrant, young human. Not knowing a lethal dose of fentanyl was hidden inside an oxycontin pill, James Kilgore took his last breath of a world he loved.Henry's Uncle podcast will feature real-life stories from people who have lived through addiction and their road to recovery. We will talk to law enforcement, medical officers and harm reduction advocates to learn what works...
2019-11-0610 min