Ep. 229 – Diversion Out of Control: “60 Minutes” Whistleblower, Joe Rannazzisi Talks About What Went Wrong
On December 19th, 2018, the Energy and Commerce Committee released a long awaited report titled “Red Flags and Warning Signs Ignored: Opioid Distribution and Enforcement Concerns in West Virginia”. The purpose of [...]
EP. 284 – Sentencing The Mastermind
Sentencing The Mastermind Last February, I interviewed Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind. The book tells the story of how lone programmer Paul La Roux, built an online drug empire responsible [...]
Ep. 283 – Obscure Treatment Could be The Final Fix for Addiction
Obscure Treatment Could be The Final Fix for Addiction For the last few months, I’ve been covering COVID-19’s impact on the opioid crisis. With overdoses up 42% in May [...]
Ep. 282 – The Impact of COVID-19 on the Opioid Crisis
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Opioid Crisis Over the last 90 plus days, much has changed in our world. COVID19 has forced many of us to endure unfamiliar hardships and [...]
Ep. 281 – A Safer Supply Saves Lives
A Safer Supply Saves Lives Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is considered the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder. But it doesn’t work for everyone, and for those unresponsive to MAT, the [...]
Ep. 280 – When Keeping Secrets Costs Lives
When Keeping Secrets Costs Lives [To protect her privacy Elaine asked us to withhold her last name.] On May 14th Greg received an email from Elaine, a Montgomery County Maryland Resident. [...]
Ep. 279 – Home Test Kits: DFCA’s Innovative Response to a Pandemic
Home Test Kits: DFCA's Innovative Response to a Pandemic In today’s episode of the Cover2, PPT podcast, we continue revisiting some of the People, Places, and Things we’ve profiled in earlier [...]
Ep. 278 – Adapting Peer Recovery for a Pandemic
Adapting Peer Recovery for a Pandemic Three years ago, we profiled AnchorEd, an innovative initiative, developed in Rhode Island. This program enables peer recovery coaches to meet with overdose victims before [...]
Ep. 277 – Rapid Changes to Opioid Treatment Driven by COVID-19
Rapid Changes to Opioid Treatment Driven by COVID-19 Last week a STAT News article titled “Covid-19 will worsen the opioid overdose crisis if we don’t prepare now,” stated that, “Missing from [...]
Ep. 276 – Strike Force Stops Flow of Illicit Opioids
Strike Force Stops Flow of Illicit Opioids In October 2018, the Justice Department's Criminal Division created the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO), Strike Force. This team consists of federal agents, prosecutors, [...]
Ep. 275 – Drug Czar Unpacks Our National Opioid Epidemic Strategy
Drug Czar Unpacks Our National Opioid Epidemic Strategy In its latest Strategy Report, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) shared its strategy for building a stronger, healthier, drug-free society. [...]
Ep. 274 – Treatment Breakthrough: The ER Addiction Stabilization Unit
Treatment Breakthrough: The ER Addiction Stabilization Unit In June 2017, Dr. Belma Andric, Chief Medical Officer of the Health District of Palm Beach County, Florida, joined Greg on the Cover2 podcast. [...]
EP. 273 – The Mastermind Behind the World’s Largest Online Drug Cartel
The Mastermind Behind the World’s Largest Online Drug Cartel Since 1995, when the FDA approved OxyContin, igniting an opioid crisis, many bad actors have emerged willing to do almost anything to [...]