Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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  • Username: findingfixes
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  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based

Recent Pieces from Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Caption: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch (left) and Kyle Norris work on the first season of Finding Fixes at Anna's dining room table., Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes

Why are we making this podcast? (11:21)
From: 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 this bonus episode, we ...
Caption: David Venes (right) poses at the Tacoma Needle Exchange van with his dog, Ethel, and outreach worker, Laura Reynolds., Credit: Amber Cortes

S2 Ep 8: Needle exchanges and harm reduction (22:21)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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 hand out clean equipment, ...
Caption: True Hope Community Church.

S2 Ep 7: Helping family members of people with addiction (30:42)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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 heroin. The book group soon ...
Caption: Justina Bauthues (center) poses for a photo with her parents, Lisa and Tom Hilton.

S2 Ep 6: Treating addiction from the ER (28:04)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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, one emergency department, a ...
Caption: Musician and artist, Becka Baker, at band practice in Tacoma, Washington.

S2 Ep 5: Treating the wounds of trauma (32:36)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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 their stories of ...
Caption: Physical therapist, Dr. Timothy Zepelak, meets with patient Kimberly Bergrud at Swedish Hospital in Seattle on her first day in the Structured Functional Restoration Program for people with chronic pain., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

S2 Ep 3: Treating Chronic Pain (29:56)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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 solution that helps people feel ...
Caption: Robin Guerrero overdosed on black-market fentanyl, but now has found tremendous relief from pain and anxiety by using medical marijuana.

S2 Ep4: Some Patients Find Relief in Medical Marijuana (24:49)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Some people with chronic pain now rely on medical marijuana in place of opioid painkillers. But, in the absence of formal medical guidance, many patients, like reporter Anne ...
Caption: Megan and Scarlett coming home from the hospital, Credit: The Swarners

S2 Ep 2: Treating acute pain to prevent opioid dependence (19:04)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Washington State law around opioid prescribing has recently changed. Reporter Eilís O’Neill follows a couple, Megan and Ben, through the birth of their second child. Two and ...
Caption: Shannon McCarty on April 26, 2018 before all her teeth were pulled., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

BONUS: How Shannon got off drugs (30:30)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

For Shannon McCarty, two things were crucial in her recovery: connections and timing. It started with timing – a key encounter just when she wanted to get off the drugs. And ...
Caption: Social worker Lauren Rainbow and police reaching out to man who may be struggling with addiction., Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes

Ep 4: Social workers and police team up to fight the opioid epidemic (30:07)
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Marshmallows in Kevlar and a foul-mouthed social worker. Coffee dates, mac n’ cheese, and body wash. The county reimagines police work and helps hundreds of people get into ...