Latest Overdose Podcast Episodes
Relief From The Past
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - May 08, 2024 21:00 - 25 minutesHaving a troubled past will lead you to destruction. Getting into a group environment can help you when you are trying to work through your old issues that seem to linger in your present. Support the Show.
A wake-up call for parents on Fentanyl Awareness Day
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - May 07, 2024 11:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFentanyl—dubbed by some as America's haunting "F" word—continues to carve a path of destruction across the nation. With the U.S. facing its deadliest drug epidemic in history, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fentanyl is one of the main culprits. But today, on National Fentan...
Grieving father takes on Purdue Pharma after son dies from OxyContin
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - May 01, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAs the inspiration behind characters in the award-winning books "Dopesick" and "Raising Lazarus," Ed Bisch shares his journey of turning personal tragedy into a force for powerful change. Following the heart-wrenching loss of his high school son to an OxyContin overdose early in the opioid epide...
Accident, Experiment, Or Relapse
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - April 27, 2024 16:00 - 24 minutesIf you go back out what can you expect, and just what did you do? Was it an accident, and experiment, or a full on relapse? Support the Show.
Prince's cousin's efforts to expose the truth behind the musician's fentanyl death
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - April 21, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsEight years have passed since the world lost Prince, an unparalleled musical force and one of America's most revered artists. During his life, the creative genius sold over 100 million records, ranking him among the best-selling musical artists ever. However, despite his worldwide fame, the circ...
Blake
Grieving Overdose Death - April 20, 2024 18:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIf you wanted to find Blake, you only had to go to the fire station down the street from his house. At a very young age, he already knew that he wanted to be a fire fighter. He was an excellent violin player and enjoyed karate. He was introduced to drugs from an acquaintance of his girlfriend at...
A mother-daughter journey from Hollywood to heroin to healing
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - April 17, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFrom a young age, Sarah Spier seemed destined for success. At 18 years old, she landed a job as a film specialist for the Academy Award-winning movie No Country for Old Men. But her Hollywood dreams quickly turned into a nightmare of heroin addiction. Sarah fell in love with a drug dealer, think...
Charles (Buddy)
Grieving Overdose Death - April 14, 2024 21:24 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsCharles (also known as Buddy) was an old soul. At a very young age, he would sit and talk to his aunt like he was the same age, and he treasured his family. He loved to travel, had lots clothes, and collected all types of sneakers. He was prescribed a pain medication after a serious car accident...
Determination Is All You Need To Get There
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - April 12, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutesWill power is not what will get you into recovery, determination is the real driver. Support the Show.
A candid conversation with the real doctor who inspired Michael Keaton's 'Dopesick' character
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - April 10, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsWorld-renowned actor Michael Keaton has won several awards, including his first Emmy, for his performance in the Hulu series "Dopesick." The "Batman" actor portrays a hard-working doctor in a small mining town who gets addicted to the pain pills he starts prescribing. Today on Grieving Out Loud,...
Accountability And Responsibility" What's The Difference?
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - April 05, 2024 00:00 - 25 minutesAccountability and responsibility are two very different things but in recovery they sometimes get confused to mean the same thing. Support the Show.
Cancer patient uses his addiction battle to create a potentially life-saving device
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - April 03, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsEver feel like you've hit a certain age, and your chance to impact the world has passed you by? In today's Grieving Out Loud episode, we'll introduce you to Neil Jackson, who proves that age is just a number. In his early 60s, Neil faced the devastating news of a rare cancer diagnosis and the ...
Mother spearheads lawsuit against Snapchat in wake of teen's fentanyl fatality
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - March 27, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFrom FOX News to CNN and ABC, Amy Neville has found herself under the national news spotlight, but it's for a cause she wishes never existed. Amy faced the heart-wrenching loss of her 14-year-old son, who, on the brink of his first year in high school, ingested what he thought was oxycodone, a p...
Step Five: Deflation Of The Edgo
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - March 20, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutesIs Step Five really the most difficult step? Deflation of the ego is a necessary step and yes it is difficult. Support the show
Step Five: Deflation Of The Ego
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - March 20, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutesIs Step Five really the most difficult step? Deflation of the ego is a necessary step and yes it is difficult. Support the Show.
A paramedic's harrowing shift from lifesaver to bereaved mother in the fentanyl crisis
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - March 20, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAs a seasoned paramedic, Shani Reisnour has seen the painful impact of our nation’s drug crisis up close. But she never expected it to hit her family. Unfortunately, fentanyl doesn’t discriminate. In this episode of Grieving Out Loud, Shani opens up about her daughter’s struggle with substance ...
Grief, marijuana, and addiction: A conversation about cannabis use disorder
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - March 13, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsWith a record number of Americans using marijuana, cannabis use disorder is also on the rise. Recent research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association finds that more than one-fifth of people who use cannabis struggle with dependency or problematic use. In this episode of Gr...
Podcast star shares story of overcoming grief & trauma
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - March 06, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAs one of the most popular podcasters in the world, Meghan Judge has seen a lot of success throughout her career. She’s also married to a Hollywood actor, but now she speaks out about the trauma she survived starting at a young age. Because of all of her grief, abuse, and abandonment issues, doc...
Addiction Is Not A Choice, But A Decision Is
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - March 05, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutesSome would say that addiction is you just choosing to use. Others say it is beyond your control. I say life is about decisions and you can make a different decision today to do something else. Support the Show.
A conversation with a trailblazer making naloxone more accessible and saving lives
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - February 28, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsWith fentanyl being the number one killer of Americans under 50, it’s more important than ever to have easy access to naloxone, which can reverse opioid overdoses. In fact, naloxone has saved the lives of tens of thousands of people. Today, on a heartfelt episode of Grieving Out Loud, we are pr...
Purposeful Remembering
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - February 23, 2024 17:00 - 26 minutesWhen you are working on recovery you will need to go through memories of all the stuff you did. How do you do that without weaponizing those memories to attack yourself. By using purposeful remembering. Support the Show.
A prescription for danger: The hidden cost of the opioid crisis
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - February 21, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn an era where streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu bring the grim realities of America’s opioid crisis to the forefront through compelling narratives and star-studded casts, the painful truth hits home for countless families. Among them is Sandra Martinez, whose daughter Qarinna’s journey...
Rising from sorrow: A mother's path through a decade of the fentanyl crisis
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - February 14, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsOver the last ten years, Lauri Badura has been on a determined quest to confront the escalating crisis of fentanyl-related deaths. Despite her unwavering dedication, the shadow of this epidemic continues to grow. Lauri's path to advocacy was marked by personal tragedy in 2014 when she lost her s...
Becca
Grieving Overdose Death - February 11, 2024 19:40 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsBecca was a wild child who grew into a confident, young adult and was able to talk to anybody. Her passions included animals, theater and music. She was also a talented artist who fell in love with tattoos and thought of the human body as a canvas. After a tragic event in her early teens, she se...
The Stages Of Denial
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - February 09, 2024 17:00 - 27 minutesThere are several stages of denial when you are working on your recovery. So what are those stages? Good question, listen and find out. Support the Show.
Snaps of sorrow: A father's advocacy after losing son from Snapchat drug deal
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - January 31, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsBuying drugs online is "nearly as convenient as using one's phone to order a pizza or call an Uber," a report by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser found. Sadly, an increasing number of grieving parents are painfully discovering the truth behind this statement. Chris Didier's 17-year-old son...
Right Fighters: Are You One?
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - January 30, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutesRight fighters are a problem in recovery. Are you one? Are you fighting for the right to party (yes 1990s reference millennials)? Let's find out why and what to do about them. Support the Show.
“This was life or death:” How an Emily’s Hope scholarship saved a woman battling addiction
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - January 24, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsWine Wednesday, Mom Juice, Liquid Courage--our culture has all sorts of cute catchphrases encouraging people to drink. In fact, excessive drinking seems to be normalized, but unfortunately, it's also one of the leading preventable causes of death in the U.S., with more than 380 Americans dying e...
Special Guest: Donnie
Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard - January 23, 2024 19:00 - 28 minutesHear some words of wisdom from someone who survived the 1960's and lived to tell about it. Support the Show.
Stephen
Grieving Overdose Death - January 21, 2024 20:46 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsStephen lit up any room he walked into and was the guy who made others laugh. He was a musician who played guitar and piano, a welder who used his talents to make artwork, and a world traveler. His addiction to pain medication began soon after having a wisdom tooth extracted while he was in the ...