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The Addiction Podcast-Point of No Return

This podcast addresses hope and recovery options for individuals, friends, family, parents and associates who have been or may be addicted to opioids, heroin, cocaine, prescription drugs, fentanyl, alcohol, or marijuana and want to overcome the addiction.

There are interviews with former addicts, stories of having gone through numerous failed rehabes, parents and loved ones that describe the horrors and ultimate methods they have sought to save lives and help.

Issues include the changing world of rehab, from 12 step programs to successful and effective alternative approaches to detox, withdrawal, and education for stable life style changes for former addicts. The benefits and dangers of different types of rehab from those that have experienced it.

The “point of no return’ is when the individual has come to a realization that they need and want help.

This is also for friends and family of addicts who are at their wits end and don’t know what to do to help the addict. This podcast gives hope and inspiration for recovery.

Some topics include:
– Where can I get help?
– How do I know if my child or relative or friend is addicted?
– How do I get someone up to realizing they need help?

Latest Episodes:

Fawna Asfaw - From Alcoholic Grief to Recovery Powerhouse Aug 25, 2022

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The only child of revolutionary activists and educators; a doting Ethiopian father and a strong-willed African American mother, Fawna Asfaw felt her life shatter when she lost both her parents prematurely to illness. As grief pulled her into a downward spiral of addiction and shame, Fawna had to learn to harness her power and rebuild her life with a new perspective that changed everything.

Fawna spent her newly fought for sobriety studying addiction while writing a powerful and emotional memoir, Sober Daughter. A riveting book in which she recounts feeling paralyzed by the monumental task of advocating for her parents' medical needs and eventual hospice care. After their heartbreaking premature deaths, she buckled under the realization that she had no idea how to live without them. Unable to process her loss and overcome by grief, she collapsed into alcohol-induced psychosis and despair—until a catastrophic seizure landed her in a remote treatment center without a penny left to her name. That's when the backbreaking work of her personal redemption began.

She sacrificed everything she owned, to build an entirely new, sober life on her own her terms. This meant doing the back breaking work of auditing what worked, what didn't and also taking courageous evaluations within herself to determine how she could show up in life as her highest self. Fawna attended the most prestigious dual diagnosis treatment center in the United States and studied with world renowned doctors, therapists, clinicians, mentors and leaders to be able to get well and in the process, put together her teachings in a meaningful and motivating way to help others achieve what she thought was only a dream.

Since attending treatment on her own, Fawna has now become a powerhouse in the recovery industry. She currently oversees a private and prestigious young women's transitional sober living in Los Angeles, CA. She mentors young women in sobriety, works one on one with clients and offers group workshops, organizes sponsored sober events, programs, and meetings. Fawna has organized interventions, family support groups, interfaces with top clinical program directors in Los Angeles and is deeply embedded in the elite Los Angeles Recovery Society. Fawna is also a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader on recovery, sobriety and wellness. Fawna has founded her own inclusive and diverse company: The Good Wrk for all people who want to elevate their recovery through her unique and specialized Recovery Coaching service, sobriety courses and much more.

With millions and millions of people struggling with sobriety and addiction every day, the world is looking for a fresh, new take on an often too old and too exclusive, boring space. Fawna's unique background and perspective is what makes her at home in Beverly Hills or Skid Row - which is why she is turning recovery on it's head with her vibrant energy, extensive knowledge and reliability to all those who struggle around the globe.

Chris Dale and Patty Li - A Marriage Saved in Spite of Addiction Aug 18, 2022

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Christopher Dale is an experienced public relations professional, writer and recovering addict. In addition to being a regular contributor to Addiction Recovery eBulletin, he has been published in a broad array of prominent outlets, including The Daily Beast, Salon, Parents.com, Dogster, New York Daily News and Tribune Syndicate. He writes on a wide range of topics, including addiction, mental health, politics, parenting, travel and rescue dog advocacy.

This interview centers on Chris and his beautiful wife – Patty Li – and not only his struggles with addiction, but her loyalty in standing by him through his recovery.

Ray Banks - Former Addict - Helping to Restore Lives through Restoration Ministries Aug 11, 2022

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Ray entered Restoration Ministries when it became very clear to him that God called him to be here. After graduating from Harvey House in 1989, he worked an outside job while continuing to live at Harvey House. He eventually became the Harvey House Director. In 1997, when the executive director left for another position, Ray was entrusted as Acting Director for months until the board realized he was the best man for the job. He was named Executive Director of Restoration Ministries in 1998. Since then, Ray has helped over 200 men and women successfully complete their recovery programs.

In 1991, Ray started a youth group for teenagers in Harvey and surrounding suburbs, and he became a youth pastor at Spirit of God Fellowship in South Holland. He was also instrumental in starting Restoration Ministries' youth outreach programs. Ray is an elected member of Thornton Township District 205 School Board, representing the many families who entrust in him their children's education.

In May of 2020, Ray suffered a stroke. When his family asked for prayers on social media, more than a thousand replied that they were praying for him. People who Ray had cared for, mentored, and inspired over the years—plus their families, their children, and friends—all prayed for Ray's recovery. Ray is back spending three days a week in his office, counseling Harvey House residents.

John Brownlee - The Prosecutor Who Helped Bring Down Purdue Pharma Aug 04, 2022

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John Brownlee is a former federal prosecutor whose prosecution and conviction of Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the widely abused opioid, OxyContin, was portrayed in the hit Hulu series Dopesick, starring Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, and Jake McDorman. He was appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia in 2001 by President George W. Bush and served in that position with great distinction for nearly 7 years. After his over a decade of service at the U.S. Department of Justice, he became a criminal defense attorney and successfully defended numerous individuals and corporations, including former Governor Bob McDonnell. Prior to law school, he served on active duty in the U.S. Army in the infantry and in the Judge Advocate General Corps (U.S. Army Reserves), and is a graduate of the Army's Airborne and Ranger programs.

Tim Lodgen - My Story of Addiction, Hope and Recovery Jul 28, 2022

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My name is Tim Lodgen I am 45 years old ! After a 27 year addiction to alcohol and drugs, suffering with bi-polar disorder and surviving multiple suicide attempts I am 1 year 2 months clean and sober ! I share my story of hope and recovery as much as possible to those still suffering in hopes to reach them so they know they are not alone . So that they know we can recover and live the lives we have always wanted too!

Mothers Against Drug Deaths - That says it All Jul 25, 2022

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Gina McDonald grew up in a household with an alcoholic father. While in high school, she experimented with alcohol and marijuana. When she turned 21, she unfortunately followed her father's footsteps and started drinking heavily, eventually becoming addicted. After having her daughter at age 26, Gina started participating in outpatient treatment for her alcoholism.

Gina was clean and sober on and off for years, but after being prescribed opioids following surgery, she became hooked on them and got opioid prescriptions wherever she could find them. Once her addiction became unmanageable, she was thrown out of her house and ended up on the street. She started using meth in addition to the pills. After losing everything, Gina was picked up by the local sheriff in the midst of meth-induced psychosis. They offered her treatment or jail. She chose treatment at the urging of police and thanks them to this day for intervening in her addiction. Gina has been clean since 2012 and is an active member of the recovery community.

Gina's daughter, Sam, began experimenting with marijuana in high school and later moved onto cocaine and heroin. She ended up on the street, frequenting the Tenderloin. In a positive step, Sam recently admitted herself into rehab where she is in recovery

My name is Jacqui Berlinn and I am trying to save my son, Corey, from death by fentanyl. I used to hide my story out of shame. But I realized a few years ago that remaining silent didn't help my son or myself. Corey is one of over 100,000 unsheltered people in California. Many are suffering addiction to fentanyl and other hard drugs.

Jacqui and Gina – along with other mothers – founded Mothers Against Drug Deaths.

They are moms who want to keep kids from losing their lives and futures to fentanyl. Many more of them are stepping up, as parents, and citizens of California, to demand that government and law enforcement shut down the drug death markets, create psychiatry for all, and adopt a "Shelter First" policy for drug addicted homeless, so they can get the help they need.

They've had enough. As mothers of children killed by fentanyl and mothers of homeless addicts living on the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles, they're expanding our advertising campaign statewide and calling on Governor Newsom to immediately close the deadly open-air drug markets that are killing children.

It's horrifying. Parents the across the world should know that California cities are unsafe for children and families. It's no wonder that hundreds of thousand people and businesses have left California. Many of them left citing our open-air drug markets.

Danielle Schaffer - Using Her Influencer Status in Memory of her Brother - City Girl Gone Mom Jul 21, 2022

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Danielle "Dani" Schaffer is a lifestyle blogger, podcast host, educator, activist and mom. Cultivator of kindness, weekend warrior and red-carpet wanderer, Schaffer grew up in New York City, earned a master's degree in education, and taught digital media for almost a decade before shifting her focus to her true passions - family, fashion, home decor and travel - by creating the lifestyle brand City Girl Gone Mom.

Wife to a Navy dentist, and Mom to four, Schaffer is a true city girl turned suburban San Diego mom, who captures the ups, downs, struggles and juggles of mommyhood across multiple platforms including The Mom Confidential podcast, citygirlgonemom.com website and her social channels on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

In late 2018, Danielle lost her only brother – Scott – to an overdose at the age of 33. Scott was just one case in tens of thousands of Fentanyl related deaths in our country over the past year. According to a National Vital Statistics System report recently published from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fentanyl is now the drug most frequently involved in overdose deaths in the U.S.

Schaffer serves as an advocate for breaking gender stereotypes, and she is a champion and spokesperson for combating the opioid crisis.

Schaffer presently lives in San Diego with her husband, their four children and three dogs.

Laura Stack - Lost My Son to Marijuana- The Myths of Today's Pot Jul 14, 2022

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Johnny Stack was born on February 7, 2000 and died by suicide on November 20, 2019 at the age of 19. He was an incredibly intelligent, funny, charming, handsome young man, which you can see in his tribute video. We are a normal suburban family and did normal family things. He had a happy life, a 4.0 GPA with a scholarship to college, and a family who loved him very much. Unfortunately, we live in Colorado, which was the first state to legalize marijuana in 2014, when Johnny was 14 years old.

Johnny's Ambassadors is a non-partisan, non-profit, grass-roots alliance of individuals and organizations around the globe concerned about the harms of youth marijuana use. We are parents, coalitions, impacted family members, healthcare professionals, teachers, and nonprofits who seek to reduce youth marijuana use through education, prevention, and awareness. We use evidence-based, scientific research and experts to teach the impacts of today's high-THC marijuana on youth mental illness and suicide ideation. Our allied organizations come together to save the lives of our youth, and Johnny's Ambassadors actively promotes their activities.

Our Mission: Johnny's Ambassadors educates parents and teens about the risks of today's high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. Research shows today's high-potency marijuana causes mental health issues and higher incidence of suicide when used recreationally and illegally under 21 years of age.

Our Vision: To dramatically decrease the incidence of adolescent marijuana and substance abuse, mental illness, and suicide, to allow our youth to live productive, happy lives.

American Cartel - Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz - Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry Jul 08, 2022

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In this podcast episode, we interview the courageous authors of "American Cartel-Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry" - Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz. Scott and Sari give behind the scenes detail about their definitive investigation and exposé of how some of the nation's largest corporations created and fueled the opioid crisis. The book is an indictment of the astonishing corporate greed and government complicity; of mercenary lobbyists and lawyers sustained by bought-off politicians - with names that may surprise you.

During the interview, Scott describes how employees of drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp. wrote an email making fun of the theme song for the "Beverly Hillbillies." This parody describes how "pillbillies" drove south to obtain drugs at Florida pill mills. "Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed / A poor mountaineer, barely kept his habit fed," the song begins, chronicling how Jed goes to Florida, which is described as having a "lax attitude" about pills, or "Hillbilly Heroin."

Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz are Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters for The Washington Post. They were both lead reporters on the Post's "The Opioid Files" series, which was a Pulitzer Finalist for Public Service in 2020.

The book is available at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/American-Cartel-Inside-Battle-Industry/dp/1538737205.

Here's the link to the adaptation that you can access for free. https://wapo.st/3uthr1a

Jonny Martin - Opioids in Cupcakes While Running Heavy Machinery - Now clean. Jul 07, 2022

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Name is Jonathan I like to go by Jonny. I am a recovering addict of approximately 4 years. I believe the main reason I was able to become successful with my sobriety is accepting I was an addict and I needed 100% change! That included everything around me! Jonny now is co-owners of a boutique hotel in Medellin South America for cycling enthusiasts - https://lavillamedellin.bike

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