Sep 25, 2021
In this episode, Beth talks with special guest Emma Roberts from National Harm Reduction Coalition about what her organization is doing to help mitigate harm from opiates and other substances.
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RESOURCES:
National Harm Reduction Coalition: https://harmreduction.org/
Find Naloxone near you (to reverse opiate overdose): https://harmreduction.org/resource-center/harm-reduction-near-you/
Find sterile syringes near you: https://www.nasen.org/map/
Johann Hari’s TED talk ”Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong” that Emma mentioned in the podcast: https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?language=en
Here are some resources for teens and others who are struggling right now:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 800-273-8255 - 24/7
Lifeline Chat: https://Suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat - 24/7
Teen Line: call 310-855-HOPE 6-10pm PST Or text TEEN to 839863 Talk to other trained teens
Youthline: call 877-968-8491 4-10pm PST Or text Teen2Teen to 839863.
Need2Text: text TALK to 38255 24/7
And here are some resources for therapy, coaching, and counseling:
Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling
Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/
Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/
TIME STAMPS:
1:35 Emma Roberts’ background with harm reduction work
5:10 Definition of harm reduction philosophy
6:50 Harm reduction v. “Just Say No”
7:10 Harm reduction origins with AIDS
8:40 Connection as antidote to addiction
11:30 Frustrations with our Kaiser Permanente healthcare system
16:17 Harm reduction offers more tools for your tool kit
18:47 Harm reduction in sex ed
20:15 Opiate overdoses higher since Covid
22:08 Presence of fentanyl
23:44 Importance of having Narcan/Naloxone available
25:50 Where to get Narcan/Naloxone
28:16 Indiana outbreak of opiate overdoses
31:25 Syringe services
31:58 Teens and opioids 35:46 Risks of injecting substances 42:27 War on the War on Drugs 45:57 Looking for the root cause of substance use 48:17 Proliferation of opioid prescriptions 51:28 Labelling people as addicts 53:20 Drug/Set/Setting - evaluating risk 57:21 How we can support National Harm Reduction Coalition (HarmReduction.org) 59:57 Loving people back to health
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