Theres No Easy Fix to the Epidemic of Opiate Addiction
Opioid Introduction
5 mins
This episode removes the opioid stigma with straight talk and facts about addiction, and provides hope that there is a way forward out of this crisis.
Eastern Kentucky and Opioids
3 mins
Emory University and the University of Kentucky partner to conduct a study called Care2Hope, studying community responses to the opioid crisis.
Erica Walker
3 mins
Erica Walker talks about her addiction to opioids and what led her to recovery. Experts discuss bringing an integrated treatment approach to communities highly affected by the opioid crisis.
Georgia Opioid Statistics
3 mins
We review opioid statistics in the state of Georgia – examining the number of doses prescribed in relation to deaths by overdose
Caleb Alexander
3 mins
Dr. Caleb Alexander and team examine policies for Medicaid, Medicare and major private insurers, reviewing their coverage policies for drugs to treat chronic lower back pain.
Addiction Alliance of Georgia
8 mins
Jaye Watson sits down for a discussion with Emory's Dr. Justine Welsh and Dr. Marvin Seppala of Hazelden Betty Ford to discuss the creation of the Addiction Alliance of Georgia.
Christopher Wolf
3 mins
We sit down with Cammie Wolf Rice as she talks about the death of her son Christopher, who lost his battle against opioid addiction.
Evidenced-Based Treatments
5 mins
Dr. Justine Welsh discusses evidenced-based treatments for opioid use disorder.
Brian Waronker
2 mins
Steve and Mitzi Waronker talk about their son Brian who they lost to an opioid overdose.
Frankie McCaffrey
2 mins
Jeanette McCaffrey remembers her son Frankie, who died from an opioid overdose.
Stephen Boykin
11 mins
Stephen Boykin and his parents, Frank and Karen, tell the story of Stephen's opioid addiction and how medication-assisted treatment saved his life.
Cammie Wolf Rice
6 mins
Cammie Wolf Rice discusses the stigma of addiction and gives advice to families trying to help their child, husband or parent.
Patrice Harris and Judy Fitzgerald
11 mins
Dr. Patrice Harris and Judy Fitzgerald discuss why there is a stigma against medication-assisted treatment, what is currently happening at the national level that might help impact the crisis.
Davis Owens
2 mins
Missy Owens remembers her son Davis who died from an opioid overdose, and discusses the creation of The Zone, a recovery organization with the goal of helping people stay in recovery.
The Christopher Wolf Crusade
1 min
The Christopher Wolf Crusade is focused on the prevention of opioid addiction and taking this message to children through a peer to peer program.
The Pittard Clinic
3 mins
The Pittard Clinic in Toccoa, GA, provides medication assisted treatment to people with opioid use disorder.
Andy Gish
2 mins
Andy Gish, an ER nurse who lives in the Little Five Points area of Atlanta, makes sure businesses in the local area have the overdose reversing drug Naloxone.
Resources in Georgia
6 mins
Resources in Georgia are highlighted to help fight the opioid crisis in Georgia. Tony Sanchez tells his story of recovery and how he is now a certified peer specialist.
CDC Director Robert Redfield
6 mins
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield discusses the country's opioid problem and one of the most powerful ways to confront stigma – speak out and share our truth with others.
Frank and Karen Boykin
7 mins
Parents provide advice to families who are in the position they were in years ago with their son who battled opioid addiction before medication assisted treatment led to his recovery.
Opioid Q&A
14 mins
Experts come together for an opioid question and answer session.
Tony Sanchez
4 mins
Discussion with Tony Sanchez on opioid addiction and recovery. He is now director of the office of recovery transformation at the GA Dept of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities.
Source: https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/your-fantastic-mind/season-two/Episode%204.html
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