Podcasts about benzos

In this Patreon teaser, Dave shares a clip from his deeply honest and hilarious conversation with Martin Johnson, frontman of Boys Like Girls. Martin opens up about fear, fame, and the moment in a sauna that changed his life — when a stranger challenged him to define anxiety.Martin talks about:Why he hates the word "anxiety"Staging a self-intervention while still on medsHis crushing fear of not being good enough — as a person, as a singer, as a frontmanThe performative madness of early fameTaking 12–14 Xanax bars a day while chasing successLosing huge chunks of time in a benzo fogThe overwhelming desire to be seen — even if it meant eating ants or wearing crazy outfitsDave opens the teaser with some classic Dopey flavor — spring break parenting chaos, Katz's Deli updates (including a pastrami smoothie?), and a weirdly triggering doctor visit that brought back memories of detox.Also in this episode:Dopeywood news! Tickets available now — free for patrons!Upcoming music & wellness eventsThe Dopey Fitness Challenge returnsShoutouts to the $100-tier dopes and all our loyal patronsAnd, of course, “Fucking Toodles for Chris.”

This week Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry discuss discontinuation of benzodiazepines and treatment of insomnia, the value of baseline cognitive testing of college athletes, vonoprazan vs PPI for preventing and treating ulcers, and whether herpes zoster vaccine reduces dementia risk.Show links:Essential Evidence Plus: www.essentialevidenceplus.comTapering benzos: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39374004/ Baseline neuro eval for athletes: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39741470/ David Kaufman, “We Need You in the Locker Room” https://thesagergroup.net/books/in-the-locker-room Vonoprazan vs PPIs for ulcers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39294424/ Zoster and dementia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40175543/ 

Thank you Alex Kimberling III, for developing this podcast topic! Thank you Kasey Doney OMS MS III for being great sidekick!This podcast provides some high yield information about Benzos and Barbiturates that start of the podcast. The remainder is about an emerging treatment for Treatment Resistant Depression--Propofol! Thank you to the physicians that blazed the podcast pathway over half a decade ago. Thank you to the new students that carry the torch! Thank you to the immortal Jordan Turner for creating the perfect bumper music! Most of all, thank you to everybody that listens in and learns with us.

In this episode, we explore the pharmacological management of agitation in emergency settings, focusing on benzodiazepines and the novel medication dexmedetomidine. Did you know there's now a sublingual option that works through an entirely different mechanism than traditional anti-agitation medications? Faculty: Scott Zeller, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our memberships here Earn 1.25 CME: The Psychopharmacology of Agitation: Managing Behavioral Emergencies The Role of Benzodiazepines and Dexmedetomidine in Managing Agitation

Dr. Jennifer Giordano, widely recognized as Dr. G, is a psychiatrist who uses a holistic approach to help those who want to take an active role in their health and avoid, decrease, or stop using psychiatric medications.  She saw the major gap in the medical community in the understanding of psych med tapering and wanted to help fill it, which grew into working one-on-one with hundreds of people to safely and successfully navigate the tapering terrain. SHOWNOTES:

Join us for an insightful Neurofeedback Podcast episode featuring Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD, and Pete Jansons. This discussion covers how neurofeedback can help manage withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, and addiction recovery. Learn about the science behind EEG-based brain training and its role in mental health treatment.

This week on Dopey! After years of Pursuit we finally got chemist, author, TV host, Documentarian and Director - Hamilton Morris of Vice and HBO's trailblazing show Hamilton's Pharmacopia to come to my Dad's house! He tells of how he became a PSYCHONAUT and also why he hates the term PSYCHONAUT among tons of other stuff psychedelic and chemical.  PLUS Adversity Advantage host Doug Bopst is back to talk New Years Resolutions, fitness and more! On this brand new episode of the good old Dopey Show! There are a few Dopeywood Tickets left: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/1484803 Join Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Here is what AI said: Dopey Podcast Episode Show Notes:

This Week on our Giant Christmas Episode we are joined by Kimber King and a shit tons of Dopes in our annual Dopey Christmas Craptacular. I feel like i should stop writing note because AI does it so well! So sit back and enjoy a super special Dopey episode! With a cavalcade of Dopes - some voicemails, stories and more on this brand new episode of the good old dopey show!  https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thedopeyfoundation/1484803 Dopey Podcast: A Very Dopey Christmas

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Julia Britz is a licensed naturopathic doctor who received her training from Bastyr University in San Diego, CA. She specializes in supporting people who are struggling with mental health issues such as OCD, disorders eating and psychiatric medication tapering. Her passion for working with individuals suffering from these lonely conditions is that she too was a “hopeless case”, but got better.Dismissed by doctors, she was told over and over there was nothing else she could try beyond pharmacotherapy, and so was inspired to create myocddiary.com, a site dedicated to documenting the daily life of OCD and related disorders. Through this project and holistic therapies, she found new levels of wellness, and in 2014 did a TED talk called “MyOCDdiary: an imperfect story.” She utilizes natural and integrative modalities including targeted amino acid therapy, peptide therapy, micronutrient therapy, bioresonance, botanical medicine and epigenetic analysis. Most recently she was the director of naturopathic medicine at Alternative to a meds Center in Arizona and now practices telemedicine. SHOWNOTES:

**trigger warning: SA, domestic violence, suicidal ideation Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! I was absolutely blown away by my guest today, Jenna Rose Foster. Jenna is one of the women I went to NYC with for Dopeycon and I have had the pleasure of getting to know her a little more post NY trip and also had the incredible honor of interviewing her. After a teenage addiction to Benzos progresses to meth addiction, Jenna ultimately gets arrested twice in one week, finally prompting her to get sober. Turning herself in to do her jail time sober, Jenna now works in treatment in the service of other addicts and alcoholics. Let me know what you guys think! Connect with Jenna on Instagram DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Laugh with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com

Ask David: Getting Off Benzos How Does Music Stir Our Emotions? Combatting Negative Thoughts about the World Treating Schizophrenia with TEAM The Four Feared Fantasy Techniques and more! Questions for today: Mamunur asks: What's the best way to withdraw from benzodiazepines? Gray asks: How does music evoke such powerful emotional reactions? Josh thanks David for techniques that have helped in his personal and professional life. Harold asks: How do you respond to negative thoughts about the world, as opposed to self-criticisms? For example, “The world is filled with so little joy and so much suffering.” Moritz asks: How do you help people with bipolar, schizophrenia, etc.? John expresses gratitude for our answer to his question on Positive Reframing, which triggered an “ah ha moment.” Rhonda asks: What are the four Feared Fantasy Techniques? The answers below were written prior to the podcast. Listen to the podcast for the dialogue among Rhonda, Matt, and David, as much more emerges from the discussions! Mamunur asks: What's the best way to withdraw from benzodiazepines? Ask David, Bangladesh question Dear Sir, I am writing to you from Bangladesh. Your book Feeling Good is a phenomenal work, and it has greatly helped in promoting the development of a healthy mind through logic and reason. Sir, I have a question regarding benzodiazepine withdrawal, which is often prescribed for mental health disorders. Is there a specific CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) approach that can help in withdrawing from benzodiazepines? Your guidance on this would be invaluable, as many people have been taking it for years, either knowingly or unknowingly, without being fully aware of its severe withdrawal effects. Thank you, sir, for your kind contributions to humanity. Sincerely, Mamunur Rahman Senior Lecturer David's reply Dear Mamunur, Thank you for your important question! I am so glad you like my book, Feeling Good, and appreciate your kind comments! As a general rule, slow taper off of benzodiazepines is recommended. This might involve slowly decreasing the dose over a period of several weeks. When I was younger I used to take 0.25 mg of Xanax for sleep, because it was initially promoted as being non-addictive, which was wrong. It is highly addictive. The dose I used was the smallest dose. When I realized that I was “hooked,” I tapered off of it over about a week, and simply put up with the side effects of withdrawal, primarily an increase of anxiety and difficulty sleeping. These disappeared after several weeks. Abrupt withdrawal from high doses of any benzodiazepine can trigger seizures, as I'm sure you know. That is the biggest danger, perhaps. I do recall a published study from years ago conducted at Harvard, I believe at McClean Hospital. The divided two groups of people hooked on Xanax into two groups. Both groups were switched to Klonopin which has a longer “half-life” in the blood and is supposedly a bit easier to withdraw from than Xanax, which goes out of the blood rapidly, causing more sudden and intense withdrawal effects. After this initial phase, both groups continued with slowly tapering off the Klonopin under the guidance of medical experts. However, one of the groups also attended weekly cognitive therapy groups, learning about how to combat the distorted thoughts that trigger negative feelings like anxiety and depression. My memory of the study is that the group receiving cognitive therapy plus drug management did much better. As I recall, 80% of them were able to withdraw successfully. However, the group receiving drug management alone did poorly, with only about 20% achieving withdrawal. My memory of the details may be somewhat faulty, but the main conclusion was clear that the support of the group cognitive therapy greatly enhanced the success of withdrawal from benzodiazepines. I decided early in my career not to prescribe benzodiazepines like Ativan, Valium, Librium, Xanax, and Klonopin for depression or anxiety, because the drug-free methods I and others have developed are very powerful, and the use of benzos can actually make the outcomes worse. Years back, a research colleague from Canada, Henny Westra, PhD, reviewed the world literature on treatment of anxiety with CBT plus benzos and concluded that the benzos did not enhance outcomes. Here is the link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12214810/. I hope this information is useful and I will include this in a future Feeling Good Podcast.   Gray asks: How does music evoke such powerful emotional reactions? Subject: Re: Podcast question: love songs Hi David, That's a really tough question. Music has a unique way of cutting straight to emotions for me, and it makes it especially hard to identify the thoughts behind them. My best way of explaining is with these two thoughts, which have to be viewed as a pair to get that emotional reaction: My life would be perfect if I had that I'm so far away from that These thoughts don't resonate quite right for me, but it's something like that, going from imagining bliss to crashing to hopelessness within the space of a moment. Thank you so much for your response. Gray David's reply You're right. Music can be so beautiful, especially of course, the songs we love, that it is magical and emotional to listen to! It seems more like a sensory experience, than something mediated by thoughts, but we certainly have perceptions of beauty, etc. Similar with some incredibly delicious food. Creates incredible delight and satisfaction, and no words are necessary other than “delicious!” Sorry I can't give you a better answer to your outstanding question! Best, david   Josh thanks David for techniques that have helped in his personal and professional life. Dear Dr. Burns, I am sure you are swamped with substantive emails and fan mail, but I just wanted to express appreciation to you for all I have gained from your publicly available content. I have learned so much that I have applied in my personal life. I have also benefited tremendously in my work with clients. So much of what you say about anxiety, and especially the hidden emotion technique, has allowed clients to have in almost every session an aha moment. I have not yet been able to see a complete removal of symptoms in one session yet, but as a therapist, I too have many skills yet to improve and much work to do. So, in short, thank you so much for making your experience and wisdom available for free, and thank you for doing it in such an engaging manner. Sincerely, Josh Farkas   David's Reply Thanks, Josh. You are welcome to join our weekly virtual free training group I offer as part of my volunteer work for Stanford, if interested. For more complete change within sessions, a double session (two hours) in my experience is vastly more effective. Is it okay to read your kind note on a podcast? Warmly, david   Harold asks: How do you respond to negative thoughts about the world, as opposed to self-criticisms? For example, “The world is filled with so little joy and so much suffering.” Dear Dr. Burns, First of all, I would like to thank you for all your work and your outreach. Your books have profoundly influenced my thinking and value system. I really admire how you exemplify both scientific rigor and human warmth. Finally, I want to thank you for promoting the idea of “Rejection Practice! I haven't had a breakthrough yet, but some unexpected, very encouraging experiences. I first came across Feeling Good 12 years ago when I developed moderate depression in the context of living with my ex-partner, who probably had borderline personality disorder. I tried the techniques in Feeling Good and also psychotherapy, but unfortunately without much success. I only started feeling a lot better when I began to rebuild my social life and leisure time activities (ballroom dancing, getting involved with a church, ...). Several months later, I also broke up with my ex-girlfriend. Since then, I've had ongoing mild depression. I recently tried the techniques in Feeling Great but wanted to ask you for your opinion on a couple of negative thoughts I'm particularly stuck with. My issue is that I'm normally not attacking myself, but life in general. I keep on telling myself things like "Life is just one crisis after the other," "Life is for the lucky ones," "Really good things just don't want to happen," "Life is so much suffering and so little joy," and the depression itself makes these statements all the more convincing. (Triggering events can be rainy holidays, romantic rejections, grant interview rejections, etc.) I think it could be helpful if in a podcast you could give more examples on resolving negative thoughts attacking life / the world rather than oneself. I also have many more questions for podcasts if you are interested. Thank you for reading this, and thank you so much again for all your work! With very best wishes, Harold   David's Reply Happy to address this on an Ask David, and it would help if you could let me know what negative feelings you have, and how strong they are. I will be answer in a general way, and not engaging you in therapy, which cannot be done in this context. Is that okay? I'm attaching a Daily Mood Log to help organize your thoughts and feelings. Send it back if you can with the Event, Negative Feelings and % Now columns filled out (0-100), and Negative thoughts and belief in each (0-100). You can also fill in the distortion column using abbreviations, like AON for All-or-Nothing, SH for Should Statement or Hidden Should, MF for Mental filtering, DP for Discounting the Positives, and so forth. Thanks! If you were in a session with me, or if we were just friends talking, I would reply to your complaints with the Disarming Technique, Thought and Feeling Empathy, “I Feel” Statements, Stroking, and Inquiry, like this: Harold: “Life is so much suffering and so little joy." David: “I'm sad to hear you say that, but you're right. There's an enormous amount of suffering in the world, like the horrible wars in Ukraine and in the Mid-East. (I feel; Disarming Technique) It makes sense that you'd be upset, and have all kinds of feelings, even anger since there's so much cruelty, too. (Feeling Empathy) And even people who appear positive and joyful often have inner sadness and loneliness that they are hiding. (Disarming Technique) Your comment tells me a great deal about your core values on honesty and compassion for others. (Stroking) Can you tell me more about the suffering that you've seen that has saddened you the most, and how you feel inside? (Inquiry) But I'm mainly interested in you right now. Can you tell me more about YOUR suffering, and especially if there's some problem you might want some help with? (Inquiry; Changing the Focus) I would continue this strategy until you gave me an A on Empathy, and then I would go on to the A of TEAM (Assessing Resistance), and ask what kind of help, if any, you'd be look for in today's session. I might also use a paradox, like the Acid Test. If you wanted to reduce some of your negative feelings, I might try a variety of techniques, such as “How Many Minutes?” I'd also think about the Hidden Emotion Technique. Is there some problem in your life right now that you're not dealing with, so you instead obsess about the problems in the world to distract yourself? I would continue this strategy until you gave me an A on Empathy, and then I would go on to the A of TEAM (Assessing Resistance), and ask what kind of help, if any, you'd be look for in today's session. I might also use a paradox, like the Acid Test. If you wanted to reduce some of your negative feelings, I might try a variety of techniques, such as “How Many Minutes?” I'd also think about the Hidden Emotion Technique. Is there some problem in your life right now that you're not dealing with, so you instead obsess about the problems in the world to distract yourself? I ask this because your negative thoughts are very general, but I always focus only on specifics, specific problems and moments. What's has been going on with your parents or in the past or present that you are distressed about? I've found that when I (or my patients) solve one specific problem that's bugging me, everything seems to suddenly brighten up. For example, you wrote : “I asked someone out I like; she surprisingly said yes. After 10 days of not hearing from her, I messaged her, . . . “ I wrote a book about dating, Intimate Connections, because I was a nurd and had a lot to learn about dating. One idea is that waiting 10 days might not be a good idea to arrange the specifics of the date, as that might make her feel uneasy. There's a lot to learn about dating, for example. A tool like the Pleasure Predicting Sheet can sometimes help, too. And finally, a good therapist can also often speed things up. Sometimes two heads are better than one. You seem extremely smart and willing to work hard, so there's all kinds of room for growth, learning, and greater joy. The Feeling Great App is NOT therapy, but the tools there might also be helpful, especially since you are willing to work hard a do a lot. That's super important. Can I use this email in my reply in the show notes if we discuss your excellent questions? And should I change your name to Harold? Warmly, david Best, david     Moritz asks: How do you help people with bipolar, schizophrenia, etc.? Hi David, You have mentioned a few times that there are only a handful of "real" psychological disorders with known causes, as opposed to just a collection of symptoms. Could you please tell a bit about how you would go about helping somebody with one of the "real" disorders (like Schizophrenia or Bipolar) using TEAM therapy? Most of the episodes with personal work seem to fall into the other category (anxiety, depression, compulsive behavior), so I'd be really curious about some examples. Best regards, Moritz Lenz   David's Reply Hi Moritz, Thanks! Good question, and happy to address this on an Ask David. Here's the answer in a nutshell. When working with someone with schizophrenia, the goal is to help them develop greater happiness and interpersonal functioning, exactly the same as with anyone else, using TEAM. The goal is not to cure schizophrenia, because we still do not know the cause and there is no cure. But we can help individuals with schizophrenia with problems that they are having. Bipolar: in the manic phase, usually strong meds are indicated, and often at least one hospitalization. For the rest of their lives, including depression, TEAM works great. Can add more in the podcast. Best, david   John expresses gratitude for answer his question on Positive Reframing, which triggered an “ah ha moment.” Hi David and Rhonda! I have listened to Episode 415 and your response to my positive reframing question! I had a bit of a aha moment! I think I had been approaching it in the cheerleading sense and trying to encourage myself with these positive qualities rather than attaching the positives to the negative thoughts and feelings themselves! This has created a much stronger emotional response during the positive reframing section! The building up of the negative thoughts and feelings is a gamechanger! Thanks so much for the time and attention given to it during the podcast. Thanks so much again, I appreciate you folks way more than you could know! John David's Reply Thanks, Rhonda and John. Yes, you've pointed out a huge error many people make when trying to grasp positive reframing. If it is okay, we can include your comment in a future podcast. Warmly, david   Rhonda asks about the four Feared Fantasy Techniques: David's Reply Here are the four Feared Fantasy Techniques Approval Addiction / Perceived Perfectionism: “I judge you.” Achievement Addiction: “High School Reunion.” Love Addiction: Rejection Feared Fantasy Submissiveness: No Practice There are quite a number of additional role plays, too, as you know. Maybe a question about all the role plays, bc we all have: Self-Critical Thoughts: Paradoxical and Straightforward Double Standard Externalization of Voices Uncovering Techniques Man from Mars Tempting Thoughts Devil's Advocate Technique Tic-Tok Technique Resistance Externalization of Resistance How Many Minutes? Five Secrets / Relationship Conflict Intimacy Exercise One Minute-Drill I'll bet you can think of more, too! This is one of the unique features of TEAM, but for whatever reason it seems like few therapists use them. As you know, on average they tend to be way more potent and emotional, and of course fast impact. Warmly, david

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We count down the top 10 research updates of the past year with a focus on treatment resistant depression and benzo withdrawal.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 10/14/2024Duration: 19 minutes, 35 secondsChris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

For more information, visit https://thecirsgroup.com CIRS, or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, can sometimes cause intense, ongoing pain in severe cases. Joints, ligaments, muscles, your GI system, and even your brain can feel like it is on fire, and many normal pain medications won't give relief. Today we wanted to do a special episode focusing on pain management for those of you experiencing pain that is incessant in hopes that one of these options might help you finally find some relief. As always, this is not medical advice: be sure to consult your CIRS doctor for which pain relief option might be best for you. For more information, support, and resources in your own CIRS healing journey, visit TheCIRSGroup.com TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro and disclaimer 0:40 Advocate for yourself 1:50 Address root cause, but make it tolerable too 3:55 Low Dose Naltrexone 4:28 Cannabis, marijuana, or weed 6:25 CBD 7:05 Kratom 7:28 Ketamine Therapy 8:20 Curcumin 9:24 MSM or Methylsulfonylmethane 9:40 B1 therapy or B vitamins 10:13 More dangerous options: Benzos or Benzodiazepines 12:59 Opioids 15:38 NSAIDS 17:36 Other pain relieving activities: Heat or sauna 18:50 Cold plunges 19:12 Interact with animals HELPFUL LINKS: B1 Protocol: https://thiamineprotocols.com/ The CIRS Group: Support Community: https://thecirsgroup.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecirsgroup/ Find Jacie for carnivore, lifestyle and limbic resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladycarnivory YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LadyCarnivory Blog: https://www.ladycarnivory.com/ Pre-order Jacie's book! https://a.co/d/8ZKCqz0 Find Barbara for business/finance tips and coaching: Website: https://www.actlikebarbara.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actlikebarbara/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@actlikebarbara   Jacie is a 4 year carnivore, certified nutrition coach, and carnivore recipe developer determined to share the life changing information of carnivore and CIRS to anyone who will listen. Barbara is a coach, facilitator, speaker, 3 year carnivore, and a big fan of health and freedom. Together, they co-founded The CIRS Group, an online support community to help people that are struggling with their CIRS diagnosis and treatment.

Margaret Hawkins Health Journalist Irish Farmers Journal speaks to PJ about the rise in fake benzos circulating throughout Ireland for as little as 2 euro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This Week on Dopey! We are joined by Christian from the beach! Christian delivers the serious Dopey with a side order of the power of LOVE. Christian tells all from weed to ecstacy to oxys to heroin. PLUS kicking suboxone  - using in jail and much more! PLUS THE RETURN OF JT aka Whitey Tighties! Sugar Bear Bukaty! Dopey notes and much more!    Here is AI on christian talk:    SummaryIn this conversation, David Manheim interviews Christian Carbone about his experience with addiction. Christian shares his journey from smoking weed as a teenager to becoming a drug dealer and developing a dependence on opiates. He discusses the culture of selling and using pills, as well as the progression from eating to sniffing them. Christian also talks about his relationship with his wife and how his addiction affected their life together. The conversation highlights the allure and destructive nature of addiction. In this part of the conversation, David Manheim shares his journey of addiction and recovery. He talks about how his life changed after getting sober and starting the Dopey podcast. He also discusses the impact of the opioid crisis and the role of prescription drugs in his addiction. David reflects on the moments that led him to see himself as a drug addict and the challenges he faced during his addiction. He emphasizes the importance of finding a higher power and the power of love in his recovery. David Manheim shares his experiences during his relapse and the consequences he faced. He talks about his involvement in the shoe business and the success he achieved. However, he also reveals his increasing use of drugs and alcohol, including weed, ecstasy, and cocaine. He describes how he ignored the signs of his addiction and continued to justify his behavior. The chapter ends with his realization that he had a drinking problem after a series of incidents, including a car accident. In this final part of the conversation, David Manheim shares his experiences of relapse and the turning point that led him to take his sobriety seriously. He talks about the importance of sponsorship and service in his recovery journey. He emphasizes the need to help others and stay connected to the program to maintain sobriety. David also reflects on the fallibility of humans and the importance of staying vigilant in recovery.   Keywordsaddiction, drugs, weed, pills, opiates, drug dealer, culture, progression, sniffing, relationship, addiction, recovery, sobriety, Dopey podcast, opioid crisis, prescription drugs, drug addict, higher power, love, relapse, consequences, shoe business, drugs, alcohol, addiction, weed, ecstasy, cocaine, drinking problem, car accident, relapse, turning point, sobriety, sponsorship, service, recovery journey, help others, staying connected, fallibility, vigilance Takeaways Christian's addiction started with smoking weed as a teenager and quickly progressed to using and selling pills. The culture of selling and using pills was prevalent during Christian's addiction, with corrupt pharmacies and various sources for obtaining drugs. Christian's addiction led to destructive behavior and strained relationships, including his marriage. The allure of opiates, particularly the feeling of going from sick to well, was a driving force in Christian's addiction. Christian's story highlights the destructive nature of addiction and the need for support and recovery. Addiction can have a profound impact on a person's life, but recovery is possible with the right support and resources. The opioid crisis has had devastating effects on individuals and communities, highlighting the need for better education and prevention strategies. Recognizing oneself as a drug addict is a crucial step towards recovery, and it often comes after experiencing negative consequences and hitting rock bottom. Finding a higher power and tapping into the power of love can be transformative in the recovery process. Support from family, friends, and a sponsor is essential in maintaining sobriety and navigating the challenges of addiction. The power of addiction can lead to relapse, even after a period of sobriety. Justifying and ignoring the signs of addiction can prevent individuals from seeking help. Engaging in other activities, such as starting a business, may provide temporary distractions but can also enable addictive behaviors. Consequences, such as car accidents, can serve as wake-up calls and highlight the severity of addiction. Recognizing and accepting the presence of a drinking problem is a crucial step towards recovery. Relapse can happen even after a period of sobriety, and it is important to recognize the signs and take action. Sponsorship and service play a crucial role in recovery, providing support and guidance to others. Helping others and staying connected to the program are essential for maintaining sobriety. Humans are fallible, and it is important to stay vigilant and committed to recovery. Sharing one's story and experiences can inspire and help others in their own recovery journeys. Titles The Culture of Selling and Using Pills The Allure of Opiates: Going from Sick to Well Recognizing and Accepting Addiction The Power of a Higher Power and Love in Recovery The Illusion of Control The Consequences of Denial The Turning Point: A Wake-Up Call to Sobriety Helping Others: A Key to Maintaining Sobriety Sound Bites "I remember thinking, yeah, I like smoking weed. But that opiate feeling was the feeling that I just felt everything I wanted to feel in life." "For about a four year period, I was picking up one to 240 80s a day." "I remember just, like, just wow, like holy shit, like, within five minutes, I was more rocked than eating too, and I just loved it." "I heard how it works and my life totally changed." "At what point do you start to see yourself as a drug addict?" "I never came across anything that was any good." "I had so much love and support. This is a kid." "I let my foot off the gas and I stopped giving God the credit" "I put myself down instead of put God up" "I just want to be helpful." "I got married October 1st, 100% because of this program." "If I can help someone have a day, I made a difference in this world."  

https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/—Order a copy of my new book, "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life," today! The book was picked by the Next Big Idea Club as a must-read for 2024, the winner of the Business Business Minds Best Book 2024, Non-Fiction Book Awards Gold Medal, and honorable mention Eric Hoffer Grand Prize.In this episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles interviews Dr. Jenny Taitz, a clinical psychologist and author of "Stress Resets." Dr. Taitz emphasizes the importance of living a purposeful life beyond just seeking happiness, focusing on helping others, and finding a larger sense of purpose. The discussion delves into the distinction between stress and anxiety, highlighting the impact of societal factors like economic pressures and social media on mental health. Dr. Taitz shares insights on combating stress with scientifically backed strategies, such as reframing stress as excitement and utilizing techniques like exposure therapy.Full show notes and resources can be found here:  https://passionstruck.com/dr-jenny-taitz-live-bigger-for-true-fulfillment/In this episode, you will learn: How to manage stress by labeling emotions and using an emotion wheel.The importance of self-care and establishing a daily care routine.The impact of core beliefs on behavior and how to untangle yourself from them.The power of music in changing moods and motivation.The benefits of exposure therapy for panic attacks and PTSD.The dangers of long-term use of benzodiazepines for anxiety.The significance of living a meaningful life beyond immediate concerns.Strategies to combat stress and build resilience in daily life.The transformative effect of choosing behaviors and thoughts intentionally.The ripple effect of self-care on personal well-being and relationships.All things Dr. Jenny Taitz:  https://drjennytaitz.com/SponsorsBrought to you by Clariton, fast and powerful relief is just a quick trip away. Ask for Claritin-D at your local pharmacy counter. You don't even need a prescription! Go to “CLARITIN DOT COM” right now for a discount so you can Live Claritin Clear.--► For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to:https://passionstruck.com/deals/Catch More of Passion StruckWatch my episode with Dr. Jud Brewer On Breaking Anxiety Shackles And Rewiring HabitsCan't miss my episode with Dr. Neha Sangwan On How You Heal From Spiritual BurnoutMy solo episode on The Success Edge: How To Be An Effective Anxiety OptimizerListen to my interview with Dr. John Delony On The 6 Wise Choices To Build A Non-Anxious LifeCatch THE PASSION STRUCK CORE BELIEF SYSTEM IN 30 BULLET POINTSLike this show? Please leave us a review here-- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally!How to Connect with JohnConnect with John on Twitter at @John_RMiles and on Instagram at @john_R_Miles.Subscribe to our main YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMilesSubscribe to our YouTube Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@passionstruckclips

Loyalty, Respect for the family Honor to the matriarch, And understanding of the father, Whoever you are Off of it, For now, at least A thoughtful subject Willing to do anything and all For the sake of the artform Your hearts and your secrets are Acknowledged, I am honorable, trustworthy And safe, you see You really think I'd risk your reputation and put the future of my career in jeopardy? I thought maybe— Well, do me a favor—don't think at all But especially of me [The cream of the crop Will rise to the top.] All rise, All I'm craving on Passover is Things that rise up, like I oughtta But I just bought a prescription Full of omissions and admissions A ticket to watch the policy reform Or something, I'm sure if imm watching closely I could Probably find I'm being brought up And hung over board Like I ought to be I'm sorry, But also bored, Of him And myself, Sure there's a forward in my book for them all Who wasn't there when I walked across the hall To the commencement ceremony Case adjourned or dismissed As ridiculous as the algorithm its As easy as it is just for Forget it all, and move on from this Polish up my trophies I don't want a dog Or no one to love me Ever again Honestly Yo, dude, the truth is I love music, Jews And short stories Whoever wrote em Poems, and sure— Your body's disgusting, But beyond that, You've had a fascinating personality And fat ass Since the very beginning My friends, lovers and misterssses All gallivant and rant about you Give you attention It's just another dick, Another lesson Another flatline, and after that Was nothing Where I went back to the dimension Where I fear the electricity and cooking gas has no Phantom, It's actually random how bad it is, The reverence for television Another addiction Or a magic trick Another rabbit, It comes and and it passes, Thank god for that, though I'd had it with him Now, back to Patrick— I like his attitude, actually “Dammit” Says Dillon Francis, I was almost out of it, Now I'm back in it again “Yes” I said to him “But differently” This time, I only pay attention to his Filmography Instead of his geography, genetics, Latest releases and his girlfriend Cause let's face it I still hate that shady demon But hey, I made the game up So o guess you could say I'm finally playing it SUNNI BLŪ Look at my dick! I'm pitching a tent Come sit on this! Attention! I'll pay you rent! Let's get dinner! Are you into this? I got dentures! Insurance on bitches Suicide doors make you Deathwish If you do not get on my guest list! (SYRUP) Fuck man, I gotta get rid of this thing! What is it?! I don't know yet! I got a hoe-y Named Zoe When my wifey ain't home She come over and know me Woah Come over and blow me Got another named Chloe Don't know where my home is Nope! But I know how a hoe gets Don't pick up the phone, That's I no I got problems Just get her a Benz, yo That makes more sense, bro I'm coming down I got Benzos all on my adderall This isn't fun at all I'm a superstar I need a trip to the moon and back For what. I don't know. There's something up there. James cannon is an action hero line none other— and that's because there are so many of them, and yet I'm James cannon None of them look the same. James cannon? I'm-James Cannon, Sir! What is it? I'm James cannon! The complex collective is committed to serving the independent artist community by providing a safe and welcoming environment, performance opportunities, rehearsal spaces, and outlets in which they can grow, enhance their skills and master their craft, and create bonds with one another, by providing a community and protecting the mental health, promoting health, fitness, and wellbeing, while committing to improving the livelihoods of struggling artists by means of providing access to clean, organic nutrition, (The Starving Artist Foundation temporary emergency shelter and resources for battered women (Off The Map), and allowing safe, tech-free and low-tech spaces, chill out rooms, light and sound therapy during winter, and seasonal theatre productions, live showcases, and art exhibits and installations by at-risk, homeless, independent and full time artists committed to the passionate pursual of their unique dreams and goals, in every artistic endeavor imaginable. The complex collective is open to writers, musicians, graphic and visual artists, filmmakers, fashion designers, spiritual enthusiasts, world travelers, and others seeking a safe space to bond, heal, and create through collaboration, exploration, and self improvement. Created as a warehouse project based in Brooklyn New York, The Complex Collective as a non profit seeks to encompass a large warehouse space which will serve as a multi-use facility which includes a kitchen and food pantry, dance floor/event space, black box theatre, cafe/ small stage, fitness spaces (Yoga/Dance) Boxing Club, and media room designed to open the minds of artists to a bustling Mecca of creativity and opportunity. The space will be used to hold flea markets, host seminars, community meetings, and lectures, as well as provide an operational and practical multimedia space to screen films, stage plays, musicals, and other theatrical productions, as well as host musical events and artists, such as DJs and live bands, poetry readings, dance recitals and other community geared events. You smell like a dental office. Must be my oral fixations. You look like you wear dentures. Okay, really? –But nice ones. You're a dead man, Fallon. Have you visited your algorithm lately? I'm not afraid of you! [the man shoots a member of his own team] Now are you afraid? I'm more, concerned, actually— worried, maybe. You should probably be afraid. What, “probably”? Don't get smart with me, I'll end you. I'm not smart, I'm funny. Uh, okay? And you're not gonna shoot me, you know why? Who said I was gonna shoot you? [a moment of tension arises, FALLON gulps nervously, but doesn't back down, keeping eye contact with his captor] That was my friend. I shot him. That was your friend? You have friends?! I HAVE FRIENDS, I have the FRIENDS spec! I have the kind of friends you're gonna need, Fallon; cause what I'm gonna do to you—you're gonna wish I'd just shot ya. Turns out when I make wishes—they come true. Nice. Alright, Fallon or Leno. What. You have to pick It's not even—that's— Come on! Aaaaahhh— Leno. WHAT. YES. DAMMIT. Alright. Next: Call on me, would ya?! Fallon, Or Kimmel? Whaaaaaaaaat. Come on. You gotta pick, man. Jesus [expletive] Christ. Kimmel. Are you serious. Yippie. Alright. Now. [explotive] me, man. Fallon or O'Brian. Don't do this to me. Oh, come on man. It's a death match. You have to— Alright, alright— fine— You leave Fallon alone. Fuck off, I do what I want. It was supposed to have been different. You should have thought about that, before wishing so hard to be on the television Here's a visual of your simulation Hatred, assimilation of the nations latest migration A rampant attack on American integrity At least have some respect, For the rest of us You don't go to someone's house after basically being invited Whatever, they more just stormed in like WE ARE COMING IN HERE And you're like That's fine, just— You can earn your keep, just don't *THROWING TRASH* *PLAYING ONNOXIOUS LOUD MUSIC* *HAVING 90 disrespectful ass kids* Okay, that's… Okay. It's fine, just don't *BREAKS EVERYTHING* *facepalm* {Enter The Multiverse} [The Festival Project.™] COPYRIGHT © THE FESTIVAL PROJECT 2019-2024 | THE COMPLEX COLLECTIVE. © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. © -Ū.

Why You Should Listen:  In this episode, you will learn about a healing guide to support sensitive patients in restoring health. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Neil Nathan.  Neil Nathan, MD has been practicing medicine for 50 years.  He has written several books including: "Healing is Possible: New Hope for Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Persistent Pain, and Other Chronic Illnesses" and "On Hope and Healing: For Those Who Have Fallen Through the Medical Cracks".   He has been working to bring an awareness that mold toxicity is a major contributing factor for patients with chronic illness and lectures internationally on this subject which led to the publication of his eBook "Mold and Mycotoxins: Current Evaluation and Treatment", and then to his best-selling book "Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness".   His 2021 book "Energetic Diagnosis" is a discussion of the value of intuition and energetic devices as an aid to both diagnosis and treatment of medical illness. His new book "The Sensitive Patient's Healing Guide" was released in early 2024.  He is currently providing mentorship in the treatment of chronic inflammatory illness to approximately 150 physicians, with Jill Crista, ND.  Key Takeaways: What is the difference between sensitivity and toxicity? What is the limbic, vagal, mast cell triad? What tools can be used to support the limbic system and vagus nerve? How might structure be supported without exogenous collagen supplementation? What are the many roles of Epsom Salt baths in working with sensitive patients? What are some potential triggers of Spiky-Leaky Syndrome? What is a Homeostasis Associated Molecular Pattern (HAMP)? Is urine mycotoxin testing a clinically helpful tool? Are there any tests for exploring fungal colonization? What tools have emerged in the treatment of Lyme disease? Is 5G really a problem when it comes to EMF sensitivity? Does working in the mental/emotional, limbic, and vagal realm support detoxification? Is the concern about oxalates more about dietary exposure or fungal colonization? How might salicylate intolerance be approached? What role do structural issues play in sensitive patients? Can benzodiazepine withdrawal be another contributor in sensitization? What are some of the factors that may impact thiamine? What is the role of RANTES as a marker of inflammation? Can people be allergic to their own hormones? Is carbon monoxide a sensitizing agent? Does treating Bartonella potentially serve as a trigger for secondary porphyria? What interventions may support those dealing with spikeopathies? What are some of the many beneficial properties of ketamine in working with sensitive patients? Connect With My Guest:  http://NeilNathanMD.com Related Resources:  Book: The Sensitive Patient's Healing Guide Interview Date: April 25, 2024 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode200. Additional Information: To learn more, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer:  The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority. 

This Tuesday on Dopey! We are reunited with comedy and dopey legend, author, actor, singer/songwriter, playwrite and all around amazing dope-of-all-trade and super friend of the show! Margaret Cho! Margaret had me over at her house and we kicked the dopey around - from lean to kratom to hobnobbing with the rich and famous and almost starting a weed empire! Plus Dopey Reddit - emails and much more on the newest in new editions of that old/new Dopey Tuesday show! More About Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world's greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

Immer mehr Jugendliche in Deutschland nehmen Medikamente, obwohl sie diese medizinisch gesehen gar nicht brauchen. Medikamentensucht wird zu einem immer größeren Problem. Gemischt mit anderen Substanzen wird daraus ein gefährlicher Cocktail. Daran ist nicht nur die Pandemie schuld.Mit: Arthur Coffin, Leiter der „LogIn“-Suchtberatung in Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf vom Notdienst Berlin e.V.Sie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.de oder an Caroline Amme. Sie wollen keine Folge mehr verpassen? Dann abonnieren Sie "Wieder was gelernt" als Push-Nachricht in der ntv App oder bei RTL+ Musik, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify oder über den RSS-FeedSie möchten uns unterstützen? Dann bewerten Sie den Podcast gerne bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify.Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/wiederwasgelerntUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

What's so bad about benzos? Dr. Peter Lin joined us to talk all about the risks of these commonly prescribed drugs.

The release of the fast-acting antidepressant Auvelity got us thinking about an older strategy to speed up antidepressants, benzodiazepines. So we're bringing you this Thursday throwback, do benzodiazepines treat depression? Benzos and sleep meds rarely earn a mention in textbooks on depression these days, but that has not always been the case.Today, in part one of a two-part series, we'll open up a forgotten repository of psychiatric research, where a stack of about 50 controlled trials has been archived away, suggesting that the GABAergic benzos might actually treat depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 02/15/2024Duration: 27 minutes, 43 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Overprescribing benzodiazepines could be a looming public health crisis. A Radio-Canada investigation finds the drugs are often misused. Also: U.S. officials say there is no immediate threat after a national security warning became public that Russia is working on space-based weapons. Plus: Vancouver music fans want to preserve the legacy of Black Canadian soul singer Jayson Hoover.

This Week on Dopey! We are joined by content creator, YouTube phenom, Co Parnt Expert and recovering Dope Fiend, Abbey Fickley! On a super old school episode of Dopey we learn all about Abbey's humble upbringing in Pittsburgh PA and her gradually then suddenly crazy descent into super hard core drug addiction. All the while while trying to be a mother to a baby girl. This is a classic tale of how a young heroin addicted woman got sober, relapsed, got sober again, relapsed and ultimately got her shit together to be a super mom to her young daughter.  PLUS Emails, Voicemails and much more on a crazy inspirational new episode of the good old Dopey show! More About Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world's greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

Brandon Daniel - Cop Killer - Full Police Interrogation Daniel, now 32, is on death row for the murder of an Austin police officer in 2012. AUSTIN – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of fatally shooting an Austin police officer. APD Officer Jaime Padron responded to the Walmart near Interstate 35 and Parmer lane around 2:30 a.m. April 6, 2012 for a reported shoplifter. Brandon Daniel struggled with Padron before he shot and killed the officer. Daniel, now 32, was found guilty in February 2014 and sentenced to death. To whom it may concern, My name is Brandon Daniel, and I am writing this letter to you from prison. With police brutality once again in the news, and legal reform a hot topic of discussion, I'm writing to tell you about my legal case, in the hope that I might be able to spread awareness about a common but little known condition that is responsible for sending others to prison, and perhaps to leverage your platform to gain support as well. My case involves the class of anti-anxiety medication called benzodiazepines, and it is one of the clearest examples of something called Paradoxical Reaction. I am hoping that you can help me. Let me fill you in on my story. First, my background is relevant because it demonstrates that the event that led to my being here was not part of a pattern of behavior. I have no violence in my past, no felonies. I was a software engineer, I'm college educated, and I'm from a normal, middle-class home. Everything that happened that night was completely atypical and out of character. The event took place at Walmart, so it was all captured on surveillance videos. You can see me stumble around the store for twenty minutes, dropping items and running into displays. I was clearly disoriented. A police officer was called, and he confronted me, tackled me, and in the chaos of the moment I shot and killed him. The video shows how hectic the situation was, it clearly was not a thought out and intentional act. It took place in the span of 10 seconds. Subsequent blood tests revealed that I had 11 times the therapeutic dose of Xanax in my system, and these tests were taken seven hours after the event. With a half life of eleven hours, it is reasonable to assume that the amount of Xanax in my blood that night was extraordinarily high. Plus, as I later discovered, Asians metabolize Benzos faster than other populations and it stays in their systems longer. I am of Asian descent. In addition to all of this, I was interviewed by police immediately after the event, while I was still highly impaired from the medication. Again, this interview was captured on video, and one can clearly see that I am suffering from the classic symptoms of Benzodiazepines. I had amnesia, stating several times that I couldn't even remember what day or time it was. I was confabulating, giving different accounts of what happened, none of which turned out to be accurate. And I was experiencing chemical submission, complying with the detectives leading questions against my best interest. All of these are common side-effects of the Benzodiazepine class of pharmaceuticals, which includes the date rape drug “roofies.” This aspect of my case sets me apart from other similar cases, I believe. My confused statements provide a window into my state of mind at the time, while in many other incidents we can only wonder what is going on in their mind. After all of this, while awaiting trial, the jailhouse doctors put me on a cocktail of antidepressants: Zoloft, Celexa, Remeron, etc. During this time, I had several suicide attempts and I spent most of the time in observation cells, nearly catatonic. It is my belief that this common, secondary use of pharmaceuticals to medicate inmates awaiting trial, renders them complacent and fairly useless when it comes to contributing to their defense. This results in inmates who are resigned to their fate, able to be easily railroaded by the legal system, regardless of the merits of their case. Since most people who are first entering jail are, understandably, depressed, they are all too willing to accept this ‘treatment'

On January 25, actor, writer and comedian Tom Arnold kicks of the 17th installment of the Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Conway, South Carolina - just up the road from Myrtle Beach.  The series will run on consecutive Thursdays through February 15, If you are a certain age like we are, you'll remember Tom from his work on the long-running ABC sitcom Roseanne – or that he was once married to the show's star, Roseanne Barr. And who can forget him opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies – or the hilarious restroom scene in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. But he cut his teeth on standup, which he still performs, and has appeared in scores of films and television shows over more than three decades. He's also a single parent of a son and daughter. Tom is also in recovery – and has been very open about his experience with addiction, relapse, child sexual abuse and a series of health scares over the years.  But he's arguably in the best shape of his life now. In 2008, HGTC physics professor Casey King founded and launched Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series – a popular event that has included a growing “Who's Who” of featured celebrity speakers – from actors to rock stars to medical professionals and many more. The series also features presentations and panels including college students, recovery advocates and spokespersons from local recovery groups, rounding out an event that shines as a beacon of hope for those still struggling with addiction and a lamp on the path of those on their recovery journeys. A big thank you to Casey for putting us in touch with Tom.  SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Rise Above It" By Chris Yale  4:49 - Greetings and about the song 5:44 - About the Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series at Horry-Georgetown Technical College 6:29 - About Tom Arnold 7:43 - Welcome, Tom / Myrtle Beach / Planet Hollywood Myrtle Beach / Casey King 8:50 - Tom's plans for Myrtle Beach presentation / Keeping track of time / Gig at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel / Improv Hollywood gig / Watching other comics / Recovery comedy 11:12 - Tom in FUBAR as Norm Carlson / True Lies / Bone marrow story / University of Iowa / Sperm donation letdown / The corkscrew 17:05 - Moving to L.A. in 1988 / Minneapolis Comedy Competition / Comedy clubs in Minneapolis / Everclear Punch / Comedy Cabaret and other gigs / Meeting Roseanne Barr in Minneapolis in 1983 / Williams Pub 19:37 - More about early relationship with Roseanne / Roseanne HBO Special 1987 / Writing, acting and producing on Roseanne 20:55 - Magic Castle Hollywood / Tom's first apartment in Van Nuys / Living in Los Angeles 22:45 - Burning the boats / Tom's Hollywood experience / All-in on the dream / Ottumwa, Iowa 24:21 - Tom's quick career trajectory 24:38 - Setting up addiction issues long before Hollywood / "Queen of Meth" - Tom's sister, Lori Arnold / Underage drinking / Drinking versus drugs / Stoners versus rednecks / Fights 27:06 - First cocaine use in Minneapolis / Rock venue First Avenue / Purple Rain / Escalating coke use 27:47 - Blow in Hollywood / Roseanne cautions Tom / More about Lori Arnold / "I want everything" / The meth business 30:57 - Roseanne instrumental in getting Tom into proper rehab / Hiding addiction / Benedict Canyon / Moment of clarity / Public perception and the gossip mill / Learning to love yourself / Marrying Roseanne 35:30 - 19 years of sobriety / 2008 motorcycle accident and pain medication / sobriety reset  37:10 - The value of 12-Step Meetings / Recovery community in Hollywood 39:25 - "In recovery" versus "recovered" 40:27 - Tom's fitness journey / Mini-stroke in 2022 / Stroke protocal UCLA Medical Center / Weight loss coach Charles D'Angelo / True Lies weight / Losing 80 pounds / Night eating 47:35 - Benzos and third stint in rehab / Chris Cornell / Matthew Perry  50:47 - Future plans for Tom Arnold / Thoughts on upcoming 65th birthday / Single parenthood and life with his son and daughter / Living in the moment 52:57 - Tom, Arnold - Arnold, Tom 53:28 - Parting shots 

Dennis is joined via Zoom by writer-performer John Hill to talk about his show Wellness Check, which is a mix of standup comedy and original songs, all overseen by John's chihuahua Pete who sits atop the piano and judges both John and the audience. John talks about the real life events that inspired the show, like getting sober during the pandemic, and the hot mic moment that nearly cost his job as Andy Cohen's daily cohost on Sirius/XM radio. He also recalls one of his earliest performing jobs, singing country music at 6 Flags in San Antonio, TX at 16 and how everyone in the show was sexed up and DTF. He also talks about working as a writer-producer on TV shows like Top Chef, Project Runway and Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D List and why he's in no hurry to return to that type of work. Other topics include: his recent fitness journey and wanting to be a "slut pig one more time before it all goes to shit," his dog Pete's naked homophobia, performing on Broadway in shows like Hairspray and The Boy From Oz, kissing Hugh Jackman, the trouble with Benzos, learning to live in gratitude, getting the doll of his dreams for Christmas and that time a fellow cast member at Disneyland told him, "You are the youngest bitter old queen I've ever seen in my life." @johnarthurhill on Instagram

A benzo peer support training class can be quite educational — especially for the instructor. In early November, I had the pleasure of teaching a sold-out course to individuals with a wide mix of backgrounds. It was quite illuminating. In today's episode, I share some insights from teaching peer support training. I also discuss my response to some constructive criticism, look at our focus here at Easing Anxiety, and wish everyone a very happy holiday season. Video ID: BFP129 CHAPTERS00:00 INTRODUCTION00:16 Thanksgiving & Family03:11 Feedback Form Fixed04:18 Constructive Criticism06:33 Our Direction / Indecision07:22 Anxiety Management & BIND10:43 Our Focus on Mental Health13:52 Connecting with You15:55 Not Medical Advice16:33 How Ya Doin'?19:48 FEATURE 21:28 About the Course24:52 Benzos & Recovery (SUD)30:06 Learning from Recovery (SUD)31:20 Interaction & Discussion33:08 Teaching BIND36:10 Boundaries37:16 Patient Boundaries39:43 Caregiver Boundaries41:31 Categories of Symptoms48:37 Benzos and Alcohol52:21 Active Benzo Community54:25 You Got This!56:02 CLOSING  REFERENCESFeedback—    What Do You Want to See at Easing Anxiety? — https://easinganxiety.com/feedbackResources—    Benzo Peer Training — https://benzopeertraining.org —    BIND Symptoms (14 Categoreies) — https://easinganxiety.com/symptoms  SITE LINKSVISIT US ONLINE — Website: https://www.easinganxiety.com — YouTube: https://youtube.com/@easinganx — Twitter: https://twitter.com/@easinganx — Facebook: https://facebook.com/easinganxfb — Instagram: https://instagram.com/easinganx SUBSCRIBE / SUPPORT US — Join Our Mailing List: https://easinganxiety.com/subscribe — Make a Donation: https://easinganxiety.com/donate  PODCAST SUMMARYThis podcast is dedicated to those who struggle with side effects, dependence, and withdrawal from benzos, a group of drugs from the benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine classes, better known as anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills, sedatives, and minor tranquilizers. Their common brand names include Ambien, Ativan, Klonopin, Lunesta, Valium, and Xanax. DISCLAIMERAll content provided on this YouTube channel is for general informational purposes only and should never be considered medical or health advice. The author of the content provided on this channel is not engaged in rendering medical, health, psychological, or any other kind of personal or professional services. Health-related information provided is not a substitute for medical advice and should not be used to diagnose or treat health problems or to prescribe any medical devices or other remedies. Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it.Please visit our website for our complete disclaimer at https://www.easinganxiety.com/disclaimer.  MUSIC CREDITS— All music provided / licensed through Storyblocks (https://www.storyblocks.com)  Benzo Free Theme— Title: "Walk in the Park" — Artist: Neil Cross PRODUCTION CREDITSEasing Anxiety is produced by…Denim Mountain Press https://www.denimmountainpress.com

Many of my clients are taking benzodiazepines, and unfortunately many of them have a hard time getting off these drugs. I'm not judging anyone who's taking benzos. I want to warn you if you're taking them or if you're considering taking them so you know the risks. Your doctor may not tell you about the side effects or about how hard it can be to stop taking them. In this episode, I talk about: The side effects of benzodiazepines How they affect the brain Why they're so addictive How to get off benzos (don't stop cold turkey!) How to approach getting off benzos for insomnia What support you need when tapering from benzos If you're on benzos for insomnia, the first step is to uncover the imbalances in your body that are keeping you awake. Then you can wean off medication when your body is in a healthier state that is more likely to be able to sleep.  This is what we help you with in the Complete Sleep Solution program. We find out what's causing your insomnia. Then we give you a plan to fix those things so you can sleep normally in 6 months or less. Find out more at www.thesleepdetective.com Schedule a consultation to get started: https://p.bttr.to/3VJwvDs

Meet Dr. Doryn Chervin. Hear her benzo story. Her background in public health. Her take on benzos, BIND, setbacks, research, doctors, healing, the benzo community, and what has been going on behind the scenes at Easing Anxiety. Doryn Chervin holds a doctorate in public health and spent 40 years as a public health program strategist and evaluator. She is also on the board at the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices. Doryn took clonazepam for over 25 years, is now benzo-free, and works tirelessly helping those still struggling with dependence and BIND.Video ID: BFP128 CHAPTERS00:00 INTRODUCTION02:10 Welcome Doryn02:38 Doryn's Background04:38 Suicide Prevention Leadership06:15 Doryn's Benzo Story09:13 It's Really Possible to Heal 09:42 How Are You Feeling Now? 11:01 BIND Setbacks12:38 Journey to Learn / FDA 13:33 Doryn and the Alliance 14:57 FDA / Kaiser Research Study17:43 Working Together at EA 19:38  Partnering with the Community 21:42 Anxiety and Instability 22:59 There's No One Way25:32 Murphy Says Hi26:28 Upcoming Podcast on EA Plan27:10 Financial Sustainability 30:53 Getting to Know Doryn 31:55 Content & Services 34:56 An Information Resource35:55 A Strong Research Background39:26 The Human Connection43:03 We Want to Hear from You46:57 Sub Group Peer Support49:21 Live / In-Person Events51:00 Falling Asleep to the Podcast52:04 Burnout in Benzo Community54:02 EA Updates / Next Podcast55:25 Doryn's Struggle with Anxiety57:04 CLOSING    REFERENCESFeedback—    What Do You Want to See at Easing Anxiety? — https://easinganxiety.com/feedbackResources—    Doryn's Introductory Blog Post — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/introducing-dr-doryn-chervin —    The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices — https://benzoreform.org  —    The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention — https://theactionalliance.org —    FDA 2020 Boxed Warning on Benzodiazepines https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/new-fda-warning-on-benzodiazepines-what-does-it-really-mean —    The Ashton Manual — https://easinganxiety.com/ashton —    BOOK: Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal — https://easinganxiety.com/book  —    Benzodiazepine Action Work Group — https://benzoaction.org—    A Peacock Consulting (Angela Peacock) — https://apeacockconsulting.com  SITE LINKSVISIT US ONLINE — Website: https://www.easinganxiety.com — YouTube: https://youtube.com/@easinganx — Twitter: https://twitter.com/@easinganx — Facebook: https://facebook.com/easinganxfb — Instagram: https://instagram.com/easinganx SUBSCRIBE / SUPPORT US — Join Our Mailing List: https://easinganxiety.com/subscribe — Make a Donation: https://easinganxiety.com/donate  PODCAST SUMMARYThis podcast is dedicated to those who struggle with side effects, dependence, and withdrawal from benzos, a group of drugs from the benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine classes, better known as anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills, sedatives, and minor tranquilizers. Their common brand names include Ambien, Ativan, Klonopin, Lunesta, Valium, and Xanax. DISCLAIMERAll content provided on this YouTube channel is for general informational purposes only and should never be considered medical or health advice. The author of the content provided on this channel is not engaged in rendering medical, health, psychological, or any other kind of personal or professional services. Health-related information provided is not a substitute for medical advice and should not be used to diagnose or treat health problems or to prescribe any medical devices or other remedies. Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it.Please visit our website for our complete disclaimer at https://www.easinganxiety.com/disclaimer.  MUSIC CREDITS— All music provided / licensed through Storyblocks (https://www.storyblocks.com)  Benzo Free Theme— Title: "Walk in the Park" — Artist: Neil Cross PRODUCTION CREDITSEasing Anxiety is produced by…Denim Mountain Press https://www.denimmountainpress.com

This Week On Dopey! In an all new episode we tackle the super hot genre of true crime - Dopey style with author/journalist Max Marshall and his thrilling new book 'Among the Bro's! We learn all about a crazy drug ring and the diabolical lengths these frat bros go to make money and the crazy spread of benzos in the college coke dealer community! Plus! Voicemails, Emails, and the return of Aurora and my Dad! On this week's brand new installment of that Good Old Dopey Show! More On Dopey! Dopey Podcast is the world's greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

Peter's brother is struggling with addiction to benzodiazepines. Cormac doesn't think the stricter rules for dog owners will make any difference. Breaking News: Jozef Puska found guilty of murder of Ashling Murphy.

This week on Dopey! In a multi-Dope episode we are first joined by Chris P. and hear his heart wrenching story from homeless crackhead to successful therapist in recovery with a world of pain, trauma and substance abuse in between. Then we are joined by renowned poet and comic C. Cimmone and hear an even more heart wrenching tale of love, loss, hope and redemption!    Plus! Voicemails, Emails and much much more on this weeks brand new episode of the good old Dopey Show!   More About Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world's greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

The Frontier Psychiatrist's newsletter? It is what you are reading. It's a health-themed publication written by Owen Scott Muir, M.D. This is a brief detour from my recent series on medications, many of which have a critical slant. Those include Risperidone, Depakote, Geodon, Ambien, Prozac, Xanax, Klonopin, Lurasidone, Olanzapine, Zulranolone, Benzos, Caffeine, Semeglutide, Lamotrigine, Cocaine, Xylazine, Lithium, dextromethorphan/bupropion and Adderall, etc. I write this all by myself every day. Consider subscribing. (the paywall starts 5 weeks back, and there are 360something articles back there). It makes a horrible or awesome gift, depending on your friend circle. I also get paid more money by Amazon if my readers buy stuff now, like, for example, my favorite book about mental illness—or this tea I drink daily. I also encourage you to send me this coffee maker— or, more realistically, to anyone else.Today, I address what happens when schizophrenia is not treated, even if it is. It has high morbidity and mortality, a problem that medications address. Effectively. Not without costs, but the best data suggests treatment is better than no treatment for most people.I'm going to cut to the chase briefly, and if you or a family member want to read a great book on treatment with antipsychotic medicine, I'd recommend this one. Jeff Leiberman, M.D., has been …controversial… of late. However, there is no denying his role in understanding schizophrenia and its treatment, and his book on the topic is worth a read or listen, called a Malady of the Mind.Psychotic. We use the word commonly in chit-chat to denote something is bad. Unreasonable. Wrong. Deranged. Nothing is beguiling about the word. It is a thing to deny in oneself— “I am not psychotic!”Understanding PsychosisSome people don't get that luxury. Some people are honest-to-goodness psychotic. Most of us do not know what that means. Some of us do, and some smaller portions are blessed with the ability to spend time on both sides of that psychotic equation. I will define the term:Psychosis refers to a collection of symptoms that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. During an episode of psychosis, a person's thoughts and perceptions are disrupted and they may have difficulty recognizing what is real and what is not. The most common illness we associate with psychosis is schizophrenia. Psychosis can occur with depression, bipolar disorder, and other maladies. Depression and mania are mood states; we refer to these mixed with psychotic symptoms as affective disorders in psychiatry. A brief grammar note, brought to you by Grammarly, a tool I use and—sadly—am not paid to promote:Is affective just another word for effective? Are the two words similar and entangled in the way the verbs affect and effect are? No, affective is not just another word for effective. And affective and effective are not derived from the verbs affect and effect. They come from the nouns affect and effect.There is a difference in the literature—and in the lives of patients—when it comes to illnesses that have affective psychosis and non-affective psychosis. Much of the anti-psychiatry crowd focuses on affective disorders and argues about the side effects of those treatments. Less attention is paid to non-affective psychosis because It's not as compelling an argument. These are challenging illnesses either way and are associated with significant morbidity—impairments in life—and mortality—early death.“Uncured of Worse”: 1937.As far back as 1937, authors noted the grim prospects in the long-term course of schizophrenia (in this context, I'm referring to largely “non-affective psychosis” —where the delusions or hallucinations are not tied to mood episodes):Of the 100 cases, 66% were uncured or worse after the lapse of 6-10 years, with persisting process symptoms or in a defective state after the course had run; 13% were improved, 4% were cured with defects, and 17% were completely cured. “The Prognosis is Poor”: 2010By 2010, with decades of more data, the conclusion was much the same—schizophrenia sucks, even compared to other admittedly bad illnesses:Our 26-year longitudinal study and other longitudinal studies confirm older views that outcome for schizophrenia, while showing some variation for different schizophrenia patients, is still significantly poorer than that for other psychiatric disorders.A large NIMH follow-up study with 2 to 10 years of time following patients from a first episode that required hospitalization demonstrated:The sample showed substantial functional impairment and levels of symptoms, with only about 20% of the sample demonstrating a good outcome…The “not-good” outcomes looked like this:78% of the sample suffered a relapse, 38% attempted suicide and 24% had episodes of major affective illness.Beyond Psychiatric Problems?We tend to focus on the role of bad psychiatric outcomes as psychiatrists. Still, the medical outcomes are similarly troubling, including high smoking rates, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, HIV, Hepatitis C, and other medical illnesses. Overall, this leads to an extremely disheartening finding: having schizophrenia is an illness that takes a tremendous toll on the individual and their family and leads to early death and disability at unacceptably high rates:Persons with schizophrenia have an exceptionally short life expectancy. High mortality is found in all age groups, resulting in a life expectancy of approximately 20 years below that of the general population. Evidence suggests that persons with schizophrenia may not have seen the same improvement in life expectancy as the general population during the past decades. Thus, the mortality gap not only persists but may actually have increased.Comparisons are useful, and if we look at HIV after the introduction of HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy), we find:HIV-related mortality decreased from 6.5 to 1.3 per 100,000 population (80% decrease, p = 0.0115). New HIV diagnoses declined from 702 to 238 cases (66% decrease; p = 0.0004) with a consequent estimated decline in HIV incident cases from 632 to 368 cases per year (42% decrease; p = 0.0003).And if we compare that to schizophrenia, in the largest meta-analysis I could find, we find:The mortality risk for patients with schizophrenia was 1249 per 100 000 … (95% CI, 1029-1469)Psychosis is Bad Compared to Other Bad ThingsThe mortality from schizophrenia is 19,215% higher than from pre-HAART HIV infection and 96,076% higher than from HIV with HAART treatment. If you had to choose between HIV and schizophrenia, HIV is safer—with or without treatment.To make the point even more clearly, even having a car crash only has a 0.77% fatality rate, or 770/100,000.If you had to choose between a car crash and schizophrenia, the car crash is safer.Those outcomes are not good enough. Schizophrenia is impairing and dangerous to your life, especially if untreated. Other psychiatric illnesses are also. Psychiatric medications can modify this risk to your life in the right direction, even with those risks. Tapering them, as we saw in the RADAR trial (lead-authored by a critical psychiatrist, published in the Lancet just this week), doesn't make it better:At 2-year follow-up, a gradual, supported process of antipsychotic dose reduction had no effect on social functioning.And, further, made it worse:here were 93 serious adverse events in the reduction group affecting 49 individuals, mainly comprising admission for a mental health relapse, and 64 in the maintenance group, relating to 29 individuals.It includes twice as many deaths. In a research study, this is a huge deal. The way to look at this is the probability of relapsing is bad, and it's statistically more likely and with more than double likelihood if you were randomized to a taper protocol.Antipsychotic Medication Saves Lives. It has Burdens. These Choices are Difficult. We need to do better, but the haters are incorrect. We have done better than nothing, even with imperfect tools, even when examined by those who have an axe to grind with those very tools. Treatment of schizophrenia saves lives.Stay Humble,Faced with Suffering, and Carry On—Owen Scott Muir, M.D. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Matt Finch interviews Hunter ("Mamoon"), founder of 14 Step, about his severe addiction to using Xanax Gummies and other benzos and how he recovered. Mamoon became addicted soon after beginning Xanax gummies and says they helped him to breathe when normally it was hard to breathe due to so much anxiety. After multiple run-ins with the police and court system, Mamoon's parents sent him to Wilderness Therapy which wasn't the end of his Benzo use but the beginning of the end. Here are the main topics discussed in this episode: Hunter (Mamoon) grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina In high school his town had huge amounts of Xanax gummies and other benzos Mamoon starts partnering with friends to go on Dark Web and buy Xanax Gummies with Bitcoin Mamoon becomes a daily Xanax user and his tolerance and dependence skyrockets Getting busted with a backpack full of Xanax Gummies and Pot Brownies Put on probabation and not able to get in trouble for 12 months to avoid felony Pulled over by police with a backpack full of Xanax Gummies right before college started Gets sent to Wilderness Therapy in Southern Utah in the Winter as an alternative to incarceration After Wilderness Therapy returns to using Benzos in a Relapse Eventually recovers from and then transcends addiction completely Starts 14 Step and creates 14Step.com Show Notes Page>>

My favorite opening line of an academic article (this week) follows:Mental illnesses are prevalent, cause great suffering, and are burdensome to society.Welcome to the Frontier Psychiatrists. It's a newsletter that I write all by myself. I'm doing a series on medications, largely (but not entirely) in psychiatry. I'm a child and adult psychiatrist, and I still see patients. I've also been a patient since I was 16 years old. Please consider subscribing and sharing widely.The first antipsychotic introduced after clozapine would be a big deal—especially if it didn't cause life-threatening side effects. Risperidone was first developed by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen-Cilag between 1988 and 1992 and was first approved by the FDA in 1994. It's one of the very few drugs with data for bipolar disorder that I, personally, have never been prescribed.Risperidone—Risperdal as a trade name—was ready to be a huge hit.It was presented as very atypical—this was the post-clozapine branding of choice. The “second generation” label was added years later. I have a confession to make. After residency, when the attending doctors told me, as a trainee, what to prescribe, I never prescribed risperidone ever again. I think this compound—and paliperidone, the metabolite— still has an important role in managing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. There are more formulations of long-acting injectable risperidone and related compounds than I can remember. I think those are going to be useful drugs for a long time. Oral risperidone? Nope.Clozapine was an exciting drug. No horrible motor side effects? (Plausibly) More effective? It was better than every drug that came before. It had this pesky adverse effect that could lead to death called agranulocytosis, which I addressed in my first research paper in 2011. We needed more drugs that were this atypical!We—the field of psychiatry, at least— needed things that were not gonna kill you abruptly, in a terrifying manner, like clozapine had the rare potential to do. But we didn't want more of the same old antipsychotics. After Psychiatry got a taste of not having to explain permanent tardive dyskinesia as a likely side effect of antipsychotic medication, we wanted to keep doing that. Editors note: It is still a side effect of all non-clozapine antipsychotics, and we should never have let our guard down.Risperidone was the first antipsychotic that came to market after clozapine rocked the world of psychiatry by being better. Risperidone is similar, and they even use the accidental branding of clozapine— “atypical”—for this medication. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications for oral risperidone (tablets, oral solution, and M-TABs) include the treatment of:* schizophrenia (in adults and children aged 13 and up), * bipolar I acute manic or mixed episodes as monotherapy (in adults and children aged 10 and up), * bipolar I acute manic or mixed episodes adjunctive with lithium or valproate (in adults)* autism-associated irritability (in children aged 5 and up). Also, the long-acting risperidone injection has been approved for the use of schizophrenia and maintenance of bipolar disorder (as monotherapy or adjunctive to valproate or lithium) in adults.The “mechanism of action” of all of the drugs that have efficacy in psychosis was presumed to be dopamine D2 receptor blockade, a mechanism shared with all of the prior medication from Thorazine (chlorpromazine) through Haldol (haloperidol). The assumption—which clozapine disproved—was motor side effects were required for the drug's efficacy in psychosis. This primacy of the D2 blockade as a mechanism of action has since been disproven. This is the mechanism that leads to gynecomastia, leading to a bevy of lawsuits from men who developed breasts. It also causes related side effects like galactorrhea—breast milk from breasts that can be on men or women who are not nursing— and erectile dysfunction. Dopamine—it does a lot of work in the brain, not just pleasure.This motor side effect profile was not true with clozapine. It had various additional receptors, particularly in the serotonergic family (5HT-2a, for example), and alpha-adrenergic, histaminic, and other receptor sites throughout the brain. This broad profile of different receptors explains the wide range of side effects. But more importantly, these are complex, “messy,” and hard-to-predict outcomes given the complexity of the brain. The complex pharmacology allowed psychiatrists like me to think—hard!—about which particular witches brew of receptors we would choose to tickle (agonize) or antagonize. It's very satisfying. I also suspect this is a story we tell ourselves that is not as closely moored to truth as we'd like. We enjoy thinking about science-ish stuff. Receptor binding profiles are seductive— because they are knowable. Our patient's heart, hope, dreams, and heartbreak? Less so.The most important feature of risperidone today—and its 1st order metabolite, paliperidone—is that is deliverable as pills, rapid-acting dissolvable tablets, and long-acting injectable formulations, lasting between 2 weeks and 6 months between doses. A psychiatric treatment that isn't an oral once-daily pill? One you have to take twice a year? Medicine that is intended for people who often—like many—feel conflicted about taking a daily pill? That is a big enough deal. That is a real innovation— it considers human frailty, ambivalence, and common failures of mind. Not because it's a magic drug. Rather, long-acting medicine that doesn't make crippling relapse easy —thanks to good design— is exactly the kind of medicine that works. My second research effort was on the acceptability of such medicines in youth. It's responsible for my presence at the academic conference where I met my now wife.Oral medicines were popular because they were easy to sell. Novel medicines and technologies will be easy to take. The story of my fascination with the risks and benefits of these medicines doesn't end there, though.I still research these medicines and their adverse effects— funded by NIMH— for identifying Tardive Dyskinesia with Machine Learning and closed-loop Internet of Things physical medication compliance tech with my team at iRxReminder and colleagues at Videra. We are enrolling in a study at Fermata in New York and other sites. Thanks for reading.This article is another in my series about one drug or another. Prior installments include Depakote, Geodon, Ambien, Prozac, Xanax, Klonopin, Lurasidone, Olanzapine, Zulranolone, Benzos, Caffeine, Semeglutide, Lamotrigine, Cocaine, Xylazine, Lithium, dextromethorphan/bupropion and Adderall, etc.Sponsored Content!One way of supporting this publication is buying stuff from Amazon, like a nifty box from Apogee that I used to record the voice-over: the BOOM. In fairness, it's just the A/D. I am also using the API 512c mic pre, plugged into an AnaMod 660 500 series compressor, nestled in a reliable RND R6 Lunchbox, and all of that plugs into the Boom into my Mac. It's a Microtech Geffel mic. Most of the audio post-processing is done with Izotope RX 10. I get money if you purchase any of these things— not a trivial amount since they upped my affiliate rewards.In case anyone was wondering if I was an audio nerd… This is a public episode. 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The Frontier Psychiatrists is a newsletter by noted medical content creator Owen Scott Muir, M.D. This series is on individual medicines. Data is presented and referenced, but it's a farewell to prescribing. I learned psychopharmacology, but it's not the focus of my career anymore. Other installments in this series include Klonopin, Lurasidone, Olanzapine, Zulranolone, Benzos, Caffeine, Semeglutide, Lamotrigine, Cocaine, Xylazine, Lithium, dextromethorphan/bupropion and Adderall, etc.I also take requests from subscribers—this whole series is by request from the inimitable Kari Groff. Thanks for reading, and please— support the work!By the 1960s, treatment had been medicalized. The first psychotropic drugs were discovered by serendipity and introduced into psychiatry. The symptom relief they brought was so startling and persuasive that there was a major shift from psychologic to pharmacological treatment.—Leon Eisenberg, M.D., the Stepfather of Laurence B. Guttmacher, M.D.Alprazolam is a benzodiazepine medication that has the brand name Xanax. It has an FDA label for “Panic Disorder, with or without agoraphobia.” In my Klonopin piece, and my prior general benzo review before that, I talked about lipophilicity—how fast a drug can get into the brain, based on how soluble it is in fat. A lipid bilayer protects our brain from drugs inviting themselves in, Willy Nilly.It gets into the brain fast. It has a short half-life—the liver breaks it down rapidly. Xanax is fast in and fast out. Was the drug concocted to be abused? With Xanax, You won't even remember you asked.The world would be better if nobody ever knew it existed. Those doctors who promoted it lied to themselves. One of the Xanax evangelicals told me so himself. Laurence Guttmacher, M.D., is his name. He was an older man when we met. He is very tall. My mother immediately remembered meeting him over a decade ago when I read this article to her on a first pass: “He thanked me for allowing us to train Owen as a psychiatrist,” she noted. He is an advisory dean at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. In the first week of medical school, the first lecture he gave me was about not allowing drug reps into the hospital. Only 15 years later, writing this, do I apprehend how haunted he was by the pharmacology he mid-wifed. He has written a medication guide and an older historical ECT manual, too. He spends time teaching now.Dr. Guttmacher is in the family business. He is a third-generation psychiatrist. His grandfather was the president of the American Eugenics Society—he took over from Margaret Sanger, the champion of the birth control pill. It kept undesirable people from having more children. Laurence Guttmacher is an American Jew. Eugenics was re-purposed from utopian, enlightened, Jewish, and intellectual ideals by Nazis. It was promptly used against the same Jews and other “feebleminded undesirables.” The subsequent rejection of medicalization of psychiatric distress is understandable, among largely Jewish analysts, given Nazis (again, from Drs. Guttmacher and Eisenberg):Psychoanalysis helped psychiatry preserve an abiding interest in the individuality of patients while other medical specialists were losing sight of the patient in their preoccupation with the biology of the disease. It connected the symptoms of mental illness to the psychopathology of everyday life. Psychiatrists learned to help patients by paying attention to their mental symptoms in an era when psychiatry had no procedures. …When [psychoanalysis] was banned from the Congress of Psychology at Munich as ‘a Jewish science' in October 1933, psychoanalysts in Berlin and Vienna began to migrate to the UK and the US. …some 100–200 European analysts and some 30–50 analytically orientated psychologists emigrated to America in the 1930s… the membership of the American Psychoanalytic Association was only 135 in 1936 and almost doubled to 249 by 1944 …[This] influx was as significant intellectually as it was numerically; many refugees … became leaders in the movement.This was Laurence Guttmacher's inheritance—idealism about mind or brain—gone, catastrophically, south. His father and mother were quixotic psychiatrists as well. Psychoanalysis was potent because it explains something. People love explanations— but don't often demand that they be correct. Before the age of oral medicines, psychoanalysis offered these:No other psychologic theory provided what was purported to be so comprehensive an account of the origins of psychopathology. The brain sciences were largely irrelevant to clinical practice. In the mid-century, descriptive psychiatrists were held in little esteem because the diagnosis was unreliable and made little difference in treatment. The psychiatric pharmacopeia was limited to hypnotics and sedatives. This changed with Thorazine. The push towards “biological” explanations continued with the advertising efforts of fellow psychiatrist Dr. Arthur Sackler. His advertising firms, which he purchased and disguised his control of, were behind campaigns for drugs like Valium, Thorazine, Serax, Miltown, and the rest. This was well before his feckless son, Dr. Richard Sackler, took his portion of a family business and murdered undesirables with Oxycodone.Physicians love to be scientific-ish. We love the sense of science. We love an explanation. Laurence Guttmacher loved explanations. Xanax worked—plus, safer than Miltown. As he would later write, doing some heavy editing for his late stepfather:The influence of the authority of one's teachers, the experience of seeing patients improve during psychotherapy (most non-psychotic patients did), the logic and malleability of psychodynamic explanations, and the readiness with which patients desperate for a way out of their dilemmas accepted those explanations combined to make believers of all but the most skeptical of trainees. Those who were non-believers were easily dismissed with ad hominem attacks on their unanalyzed resistance.In that week one lecture in medical school, Dr. Guttmacher was my authoritative teacher. The lesson? Be accountable, even for violations of good sense one has yet to commit.That class featured slides on the percentage of doctors who felt drug representatives had influenced them— according to themselves. A scant one percent admitted to any possibility of influence by industry. The same physicians' opinions about colleagues—99% of them above any influence, remember— were presented on the next slide.In my first week of medical school, Laurence Guttmacher highlighted our credulousness, 40% of the same physicians understood their colleagues would fall under the thrall of attractive drug reps. Physicians were justly suspicious of Pharma's influence on everyone—except ourselves. This, of course, was exactly the pitch Arthur Sackler was making—as far as I can tell, he was an astute psychiatrist.Physicians love to be helpful. What is the most addictive substance for physicians? Samples! We can give them to our patients. We loved it when our office staff were gifted treats. We are “jonesing” to be gracious. We get hooked when people listen to us! Industry paid for all this. Arthur Sackler's disciples were not high on their own supply, unlike individual physicians—intoxicated by how beyond reproach they were. They paid for us to talk to each other, and they paid more if the person being listened to said the right things about Xanax. Administrative staff? Lunch. The same devious machinations of Italian grandmothers—Mangia!— were deployed to influence physicians. There were attractive people to listen to us about how much we cared and our desire to be gracious—the Sacklers ensured it. Arthur was a psychiatrist, after all— someone to hear you out feels good.We had so much to teach. Dr. Laurence Guttmacher researched panic disorder at the National Institute of Mental Health earlier in his career. He was a compelling speaker for Xanax, given his panic disorder pedigree from NIMH.One morning, he awoke to a horrible realization: Xanax wears off after 3-4 hours. Everyone waking up (after 8 hours of sleep) was in Xanax withdrawal. That feels like a panic attack. The obvious cure, next to the bed, was the first of four Xanax tablets as prescribed and recommended—by Dr. Guttmacher in well-appointed dinners—throughout the day. The next day, this cycle of panic would begin again, but this time, worse. And the next day, a little worse still. This was a cycle of self-reinforcing madness. But it moved product.In one of the more demonic decisions ever made, Xanax was formed into a convenient “bar” with four subdivisions. This allowed someone to break 2 mg apart and take 0.5 mg four times a day.No one would ever think to take it all at once. Unless they were anyone, in which case, this is the most immediately obvious strategy.Xanax is a nightmare. It makes opiate—and other— overdoses endlessly more lethal. It's illegal in the UK and should be pulled from the market everywhere. This drug of abuse doesn't need to be an answer to an exam question on medical boards, ever again, unless it is under the “obviously unethical compounds” section.High lipophilicity, short half-life, high potency and poor cross-tolerance, frustrating attempts to switch to less harmful compounds. It is the most toxic in overdose of all the benzodiazepines. Xanax is present in 1 of 20 deaths by overdose.Once the genie is out of the bottle—Xanax will help you forget your woes—it does not stop. Fake bars are fueling death. Xanax is so addictive that counterfeit drug makers use its branding. Why is a prescription drug a better “abuse brand” than street drugs?In total, there were more than 54,000 overdose deaths, including 2,437 with evidence of counterfeit pill use. (CDC, 2019-2021)Xanax is a pox upon the house of medicine, and Laurence Guttmacher, M.D. was eager to blowtorch his very well-reimbursed speaking career when he understood the truth.Laurence Guttmacher, M.D., is an excellent teacher. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Benzos and grief, diet, and distension. Benzos and pets, laughter, and levity. Benzos and indecision and lack of memory. Benzos and research, internet, and advocacy. So many topics, so much to discuss. In today's episode, we dive into our mailbag again to hear from you. D shares some comments, answers some questions, and even reads some critical feedback. Join us for a few insights and friendly discussion.  Video ID: BFP126 CHAPTERS00:00 INTRODUCTION02:25 The Gift of Caregiving04:13 Our New Puppy05:48 The Social Benefit of Dogs07:50 Recent Blog Posts at EA09:41 1,000 YouTube Subscribers11:53 Graham, Jimmy, & Robin 17:07  Lightening the Load 21:45 A.I. and Being Genuine24:20 MAILBAG24:33 Indecision and  Control28:11 Five Stages of Grief29:25 No One Path31:11 Connection So Important32:45 Benzo Belly35:58 What Is a Healthy Diet?38:00 Way Too Much About Me39:04 Angie at Burning Man42:00  Internet for Awareness43:38 Research Is Important45:19 Internet Limitations46:09 Content Vying for Coverage47:27 Has My Memory Improved?50:51 Thanks for the Comments52:12 MOMENT OF PEACE REFERENCES INTRODUCTION — Easing Anxiety Blog Posts: https://www.easinganxiety.com/posts/categories/blog — Our New Puppy Blog Post: https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/meet-murphy-our-new-mascot MAILBAG — Indecision — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/anxiety-and-indecision-6-tips-to-help-you-decide — 5 Stages of Grief — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/benzos-bind-and-the-5-stages-of-grief — Who Am I Now? — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/who-am-i-now-confidence-and-self-esteem-in-benzo-withdrawal-bind-bfp122 — Benzo Belly (Take 2) — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/benzo-belly-our-gut-in-withdrawal-take-2-bfp060 — Lazy Morning on the Patio — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/lazy-morning-on-the-patio-updates-community-compassion-and-coaching  — Angela Peacock — https://apeacockconsulting.com — BIND Roundtable — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/the-bind-roundtable-benzodiazepine-survey-research-team — Benzo Brain — https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/benzo-brain-cognitive-symptoms-in-withdrawal-bfp073 SITE LINKSVISIT US ONLINE — Website: https://www.easinganxiety.com — YouTube: https://youtube.com/@easinganx — Twitter: https://twitter.com/@easinganx — Facebook: https://facebook.com/easinganxfb SUBSCRIBE / SUPPORT US — Join Our Mailing List: https://easinganxiety.com/subscribe — Make a Donation: https://easinganxiety.com/donate  PODCAST SUMMARYThis podcast is dedicated to those who struggle with side effects, dependence, and withdrawal from benzos, a group of drugs from the benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine classes, better known as anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills, sedatives, and minor tranquilizers. Their common brand names include Ambien, Ativan, Klonopin, Lunesta, Valium, and Xanax. DISCLAIMERAll content provided on this YouTube channel is for general informational purposes only and should never be considered medical or health advice. The author of the content provided on this channel is not engaged in rendering medical, health, psychological, or any other kind of personal or professional services. Health-related information provided is not a substitute for medical advice and should not be used to diagnose or treat health problems or to prescribe any medical devices or other remedies. Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it.Please visit our website for our complete disclaimer at https://www.easinganxiety.com/disclaimer. MUSIC CREDITS— All music provided / licensed through Storyblocks (https://www.storyblocks.com) Benzo Free Theme— Title: "Walk in the Park" — Artist: Neil Cross PRODUCTION CREDITSEasing Anxiety is produced by…Denim Mountain Press https://www.denimmountainpress.com

Critically acclaimed memoirist, Melissa Bond, spoke to me about her dark night of the soul, crowd-funding her lauded memoir, and the paperback release of BLOOD ORANGE NIGHT: A Memoir of Insomnia, Motherhood, and Benzos. Melissa Bond is a narrative journalist, editor, award-winning poet, and speaker/performer whose breakout debut memoir, Blood Orange Night, is a Barnes & Noble non-fiction book of the month, and was selected by both The New York Times as one of the Best Audiobooks of 2022. Publishers Weekly (in a Starred Review) said of the book, “In this raw and captivating debut, journalist Bond chronicles her volatile descent into a benzodiazepine addiction …. Bond's narrative casts a burning light onto the hazards of overprescribing and the threat it poses to vulnerable people. This cautionary tale stuns.” Melissa Bond blogged and became a regular contributor for Mad in America in the years of her dependence on benzodiazepines. She is a respected speaker and writer on the perils of over-prescribing benzodiazepines and has been featured on podcasts including The New York Times Book Review, and others. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Melissa Bond and I discussed:  Her guerilla street poet/poverty phase and hosting National Poetry Slams Why she never imagined writing a memoir  How she Kickstarted her hit book in just three days The transformative process of finding gems in the rubble of difficult times Her process, meditation practice, and “sitting beyond oneself” How to quiet the gnome of self-doubt And a lot more! Show Notes: melissaabond.com Blood Orange Night: A Memoir of Insomnia, Motherhood, and Benzos By Melissa Bond (Amazon)  Melissa Bond on Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lil Xan is back with a new lease on life, refreshed and ready to get back to work! Watch out for his new music this Friday! ----- 00:00 Intro 00:05 Lil Xan on being down bad on drugs and smoking two menthol cigarettes at the same time 01:50 Lil Xan talks about getting evicted from his apartments 03:55 Lil Xan on going from broke to Rich and Famous, says it contributed to his drug addiction 05:30 Lil Xan talks about paying extra for Real pills so they weren't laced, Adam talks about F***yl as the worst drug in the last 7 years 09:00 Lil Xan on smoking P**s in tin foil, hanging out with the wrong crowd and doing worse dr**s because of peer pressure 11:00 Xan talks about quitting Benzos cold turkey, experiencing seizures 13:20 Adam talks about all the blogs and youtube channels talking about Lil Xan's downfall 15:15 Lil Xan about his previous Tupac statements, and dealing with the negative attention 16:50 Lil Xan discusses his rehab experience in Newport Beach, and thanks Steve Lobel and Scott Storch 19:50 Lil Xan talks about getting run up on at the post office by a random white guy in the OC, threatening to k** him 22:55 Adam tells Lil Xan he wanted Xan clean, and seeing people around him enabling him 24:30 Lil Xan talks about being sober for a year and sixth months what has changed since 26:10 Adam asks Lil Xan if him hanging out with a different girl each night has changed along with his us , Adam says girls were basically its own addiction 29:20 Adam talks about how fast people try to be your friend when you start to get some fame 31:10 Adam talks about how working at the store was annoying, with random people coming in 32:20 Lil Xan talks about being a fan of No Jumper before he was ever on, says No Jumper was a part of the Soundcloud culture 34:20 Lil Xan tells the story about keying his G Wagon, clearing the rumors of why he got rid of it, and having a fall out with his old management 36:45 Adam asks Lil Xan if he has spoken to his old manager, and Xan explains his frustrations with everything that went on with them, and his regrets on things he said 41:10 Xan speaks about leaving Columbia Records, dating Noah Cyrus, and says it was a genuine connection 44:15 Adam and Xan talk about being billed by the police $100,000 for doing a meet and greet, and the XXXTENTACION vigil 46:00 Adam talks about how he almost became X's manager, getting pressure on twitter to denounce him for his actions 50:00 Lil Xan speaks on his relationship with Aaron Carter and says people tend to give away their possessions before S 52:40 Adam asks what are some milestones in his career, hooking up with Riley Reid 55:00 Adam speaks about Riley Reid talking to Lil Pump and Tana Mongeau kinda dissing Xan on the H3H3 Podcast 58:10 Lil Xan talks about working on music with PnB Rock before he passed away, and going on the Steve-O podcast 1:00:45 Adam asks about Xan leaving the tour with the DropOut Kings, says it was bad business 1:04:08 Lil Xan speaks on opening for Polo G and falling on stage during his performance, working on new music 1:06:06 Lil Xan talks about getting charged $200K for a feature 1:07:45 Adam asks Lil Xan whats the next phase in his career, wanting to get into acting and producing, making up time after being on drugs for so long 1:09:20 Lil Xan talks about not liking his first album, says it was mismanagement and talks about his new project 1:13:30 Adam talks about going to an early Lil Xan show, and how crazy they got 1:14:15 Lil Xan speaks on “overdosing” on Hot Cheetos and how the media ran with that story ----- NO JUMPER PATREON http://www.patreon.com/nojumper CHECK OUT OUR NEW SPOTIFY PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5te... FOLLOW US ON SNAPCHAT FOR THE LATEST NEWS & UPDATES https://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_... CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE STORE!!! http://www.nojumper.com/ Follow us on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ENxb4B... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week on Dopey! (NOTE: THIS IS THE SAME SHOW FROM LAST WEEK - WE ARE EXPERIENCING MINOR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES - THERE WILL BE A NEW SHOW TONIGHT(3/17) DON'T FRET!) We are joined by journalist, humorist and author Pam Gaslow - and hear all about her new book 'Don't Bring Your Vibrator to Rehab' a super funny memoir on her stoner relapse and journey to recovery! Plus! Fentanyl Jay is back with the super crazy Dopey! Including a crazy drug dealer robbery! PLUS Dopey voicemails and emails to boot! On a brand spanking new episode of the good old Dopey show! More on Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world's greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy!  

This week on Dopey! We are joined by journalist, humorist and author Pam Gaslow - and hear all about her new book 'Don't Bring Your Vibrator to Rehab' a super funny memoir on her stoner relapse and journey to recovery! Plus! Fentanyl Jay is back with the super crazy Dopey! Including a crazy drug dealer robbery! PLUS Dopey voicemails and emails to boot! On a brand spanking new episode of the good old Dopey show!More on Dopey:Dopey Podcast is the world's greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy!

Mark and Gary link up to review a blockbuster week in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial as they review some testimony and motions and give their analysis. Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're there.