Ep. 188 – Policy Expert Highlights the Best New Laws to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Opioid prescribing report cards for physicians and requirements for insurance providers to cover alternatives to opioids for pain management including acupuncture and chiropractor visits are a couple of the innovations in new [...]
Ep. 187 – Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute Offers a Second Chance to Ex-Offenders
This week’s podcast features Brandon Chrostowski, founder of Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute. Edwins is an organization that exists to provide skilled training and a number of resources to ex-offenders. 6 million people [...]
Ep. 186 – Why Chiropractors Could Change the Narrative in the Opioid Epidemic
This week Greg sat down with Dr. Pat Ensminger to discuss an alternative therapy for pain treatment. It is fairly common to treat non-cancerous pain with prescription opioids. Unfortunately, one in four [...]
Ep. 185 – Ken Daniels Speaks on the Harsh Reality of The Florida Shuffle
This week’s podcast features Ken Daniels, Detroit Red Wings broadcaster, who discusses patient brokering and the devastating effects of The Florida Shuffle. Ken speaks of his son Jamie and the Jamie Daniels [...]
Ep. 184 – A Journey from Hollywood to Recovery Inspires Leader of Drug–Free Workplace Initiative
This week’s podcast features John Mabry, director of Public Outreach for the Addiction Campuses. John has a degree in counseling, an award-winning public speaker and a background in the film industry. Rubbing [...]
Ep. 183 – Opioid Addiction Can Happen to Anyone, Even a Doctor: Dr. Faye Jamali Shares Her Story
Dr. Faye Jamali is a soccer mom. An anesthesiologist. A friend. A wife. By all accounts, she had it all going for her. But a fluke accident and a trip to the [...]
Ep. 182 – Palm Beach County State Attorney on Patient Brokering and “The Florida Shuffle”
The fear inherent in searching for help for an opioid addiction should not include the additional worry of becoming exploited. But then, “should” is a meaningless word. There are unscrupulous players in [...]
Ep. 181 – Using Genetics to Treat Addiction with Dr. Howard Wetsman
Greg is joined by Dr. Howard Wetsman, an addiction psychiatrist that explains the biological process of dealing with any form of addiction. Dr. Wetsman is the author of Questions and Answers on [...]
Ep. 180 – Plant Manager Addresses Drug Addiction in Workplace Head On
Greg is joined by Eric Hicks, the Plant Manager at Jones Plastic & Engineering located in Benton County, Tennessee. Hicks was new to the plant when he was immediately faced with high [...]
Ep. 179 – Mayor’s Task Force to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Philadelphia
In 2016, more than 63,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, more than triple from 2000. Among the many cities that are affected by this crisis, Philadelphia has been [...]
Ep. 178 – Addiction and Sobriety with “My Fair Junkie” author, Amy Dresner
Greg is joined by Amy Dresner, a former professional stand-up comic who appeared at the Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory and the Improv. She is most recently known as the author of [...]
Ep. 177 – Expanding Naloxone Availability Throughout Our Country to Save Lives
Greg is joined by Matt Ruth, the Chief Commercial Officer at Adapt Pharma, a privately-held company committed to expanding affordable access to NARCAN Nasal Spray. NARCAN is the brand name for Naloxone, [...]