All Pieces for Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
We want to answer a question a lot of people ask us: Why are we making this podcast? Why make a podcast about solutions to the opioid epidemic?
On...
- Added: Jan 20, 2020
- Length: 11:21
In this episode we look at the idea of harm reduction and focus specifically on needle exchanges. Those are hundreds of places across the US that h...
- Added: Jan 20, 2020
- Length: 22:21
At a book group meeting, women went around the circle and introduced themselves. They found out that nearly everyone there had a son addicted to he...
- Added: Jan 20, 2020
- Length: 30:42
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 28:04
In this episode, we hear personal stories from three women that show just how tightly woven together trauma, pain and addiction are. Also, we hear ...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 32:36
On this episode we zoom out and get a more complete picture of chronic pain, so we can understand where opioids fit in.
We find out about one solu...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 29:56
Some people with chronic pain now rely on medical marijuana in place of opioid painkillers. But, in the absence of formal medical guidance, many pa...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 24:49
Washington State law around opioid prescribing has recently changed. Reporter Eilís O’Neill follows a couple, Megan and Ben, through the birth of t...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 19:04
For Shannon McCarty, two things were crucial in her recovery: connections and timing. It started with timing – a key encounter just when she wanted...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 30:30
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do?
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- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 28:33
- Purchases: 1
Marshmallows in Kevlar and a foul-mouthed social worker. Coffee dates, mac n’ cheese, and body wash. The county reimagines police work and helps hu...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 30:07
Addiction hits home for the top dog of a disaster-prone county. An old-school cop gets a wake-up call and learns “handcuffs and a trip to jail” jus...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 26:39
A life lost, a life saved. The main character of this episode isn’t a person. It’s a nasal spray. Naloxone (aka Narcan) saves lives from opioid ove...
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- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 23:51
- Purchases: 1
At a clinic in Everett, Washington, a nurse pushes his patients to work hard, and the patients embark on their road to recovery. This episode we're...
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- Added: Oct 15, 2019
- Length: 25:34
- Purchases: 1
The best ways to prevent young people from getting addicted don’t necessarily focus on the drugs themselves (forget “Just say no.”) Research shows ...
- Added: Oct 15, 2019
- Length: 29:58
