Season 1

There is a line of reasoning that legalizing or decriminalizing the use of dangerous drugs might be a solution to addiction. But is this the answer? ...

It's sad when insurance companies will pay for addictive drugs but not for drugs which might work as pain killers or sedatives but which are more expe...

This is a true story of alcohol addiction and redemption. This is Cass' story and it's a hard hitting case of alcohol addiction. Cass is clean and s...

When a family member is addicted to drugs or alcohol, it is devastating on the other members of the family. There is shame, regret, fear, anger - a m...

Because Adderall is prescribed by a doctor, must be OK, right?  Not so.  Adderall is the same chemically as methamphetamine.  So do you want to give y...

The loved ones of an addict have a very different perspective of what is happening in the life of the addict and living with an addict is a different ...

This podcast covers opiates again. How pervasive they are and how they lead to other problems. This epidemic is symptomatic of a society that wants ...

Gone are the days were addicts were homeless in cities, dirty and shooting up in alleys. Now they are young and old people in very nice neighborhoods...

We've got no beef with medical marijuana as long as it is regulated to help those that legitimately need it, but legalizing it for recreational use? ...

Aydin turned to drugs because of an inability to talk to his parents about his feelings and emotions. Sounds like a simple thing to handle but not wh...

This mom's son started with alcohol in high school and moved onto other drugs such that this mom found her son unconscious. Her son is now fully reco...

It is a disservice to call someone an addict. That, in fact, labels the person and also puts a stigma on the person. What do you think of when someo...