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Emily Walden – Chair of “The Fed Up! Coalition” and Her Son’s Oxy Overdose Death
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 and moved on to the similar drug Opana. He was a 21-year-old member of the Kentucky National Guard when he died of an opioid overdoes four years later. Now Ms....
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Laura and Tom Boldt – Alcohol and Drugs – Clean and Sober
It seems more often that we speak to a parent who has lost their child to addiction. But this story is a happy one – while mom, Laura, had her history of alcohol...
Think Marijuana is Safe? Think Again Says Mom Who Lost Her Son
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...
Ed Bisch – Grieving Dad Taking on Big Pharma
Ed Bisch’s son, Eddie, died of an overdose of Oxycontin in 2001. Ed didn’t sit by and take it. His initial answer when told of his son’s death was “What the Hell is...
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“The Point Of No Return (PONR) podcast is a show that draws rightful attention to the issue of drug use, addiction, and the opioid epidemic that has grown so vast over the years. Episodes offer a wide range of perspectives, from recovered addicts and their families, to law enforcement, industry leaders, doctors, support groups, authors, filmmakers, actors – essentially, humans from all walks of life who have found themselves affected by the grip of addiction….