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The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return

May 30, 2019

Jay's story is one that we haven't heard before.  Prescribed psychiatric medications at a very young age, he ended up addicted to several of those as well as some street drugs.  Finally, he realized he didn't have a mental disorder, he was addicted.  When he spotted this, he told his psychiatrist that he wanted to get...


May 23, 2019

Joanie and Jason back in the studio and talking addiction.  What is denial really?  So often Jason encounters parents and loved ones of addicts who say that there's nothing they can do because the addict is in denial.  First of all, there is ALWAYS something you can do.  Just reach out to whoever you trust and get help...


May 16, 2019

In the past, we have interviewed Narconon graduates and related their story of addiction, treatment and sobriety.  We have also interviewed members of the families of former addicts.  In this episode, we have all three of those involved - Josie (former addict) and her mom (Nadja) and dad (Jim).  They each have their own...


May 9, 2019

Today's episode is an interview with author Dave Chase.  His latest book focuses on the Opioid Crisis.  The opioid crisis is not an anomaly. Instead, it's a self-inflicted wound, driven by a catastrophically dysfunctional health care system, leading to what has become the largest public health crisis in...


May 2, 2019

Diane Stein is the President of Citizens Commission on Human Rights in Florida.  She adds a unique perspective on the role that psychiatric mind-altering drugs play in the addiction epidemic we face today.  It's not a small role and if psychiatry has it's way, addiction will be labeled as a brain disease and treatable...