Opioids Part 3: Harm Reduction (with Dr. Sydnee McElroy)

Appodlachia

English - May 25, 2021 01:39 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 347 ratings
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Previous Episode: Opioids Part 2: 780 Million Pills (Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Eric Eyre)

Next Episode: Opioids Part 4: Breaking the stigma of addiction in the faith community (with Rev. Paul Bennett)

In part 3 of our series on the opioid crisis in Appalachia, we talk to Dr. Sydnee McElroy. Dr. McElroy is a physician, harm reduction advocate, and podcaster from the great city of Huntington, West Virginia. We talk to Dr. McElroy about the benefits of harm reduction and the stigmas that still exist creating political obstacles to common-sense practices that save lives.

Check out her shows "Sawbones" https://www.themcelroy.family/sawbones and "Still Buffering" https://www.themcelroy.family/StillBuffering

Intro music: "Red, White, and American Blues" by David Morris. https://open.spotify.com/artist/23Pb3oXBOQj9WEziS6laUW?si=KFhFW1fpTsCw9OT7lvpvNg&nd=1

Timestamps:
01:24 - Intro: President's Physical Fitness Fraud
11:38 - Interview with Dr. Sydnee McElroy
46:44 - Impossible Beef with Big John

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