OD Movement

Lora, a person in long term recovery, joins us in this episode to share her experience, strength, and hope. In this episode she walks us through her progression from alcohol to drug use as well as how her view on drugs have changed over time. She talks about how anxiety was something she struggled with and how it helped fuel her addiction.

In this Discussion we’re joined by Steven Slate coauthor of the book The Freedom Model for Addiction to discuss his story and how a different approach helped him through heroin addiction.

Lauren Kalfs, a social work student at Delta College, joins us in this Discussion. We discuss her experiences growing up with an alcoholic father, she shares her thoughts on addiction, and she talks about what inspires her to make a difference.

This is a very special episode as the Discussion welcomes our first international guest. We're joined by The Phoenix Man, an online blogger from Macedonia, in our Discussion. In the episode Phoenix discusses his experiences, shares on the addiction culture of his country, and talks about his vision.