Podcast appearances and mentions of david poses

No one disputes that America has a problem with drugs. In 2021 alone there were almost 100,000 overdose deaths. This is why we need the government sponsored war on drugs, right?  Just imagine how bad things would be if no one was doing anything to resolve the various issues surrounding drug use. But is that true? Is there any data to support that our policies are even working? Join us as the late activist David Poses explains why we are thinking about overdoses and drug policy all wrong, and how the War on Drugs is actually a war on our own people – a war that is literally killing us. To learn more -- or read the transcript -- please visit the official episode page here. Guest Bio David Poses (1976 - 2022) was a writer, speaker, and activist. After hiding his struggle with depression and opioids for twenty years, he started opening up and challenging conventional addiction wisdom. He has been published by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News and has appeared on national TV programs, including The Doctors TV Show, and numerous radio shows and podcasts. With candor, humor, and a unique perspective informed by science and experience, he advocates for evidence-based approaches to drug policy, prevention, and treatment. David lived in New York with his wife and two kids and entirely too many guitars for such a mediocre player. See more at DavidPoses.com. Inside Mental Health Podcast Host Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. Gabe makes his home in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He lives with his supportive wife, Kendall, and a Miniature Schnauzer dog that he never wanted, but now can't imagine life without. To book Gabe for your next event or learn more about him, please visit gabehoward.com.

RMA-Episode 77 Show Notes:   This week Mike and Nat continue their mini-series on mental health in recovery by tackling the multi-headed beast that is PTSD. What is it? How does it manifest?  Most importantly,  what can we do about it?  Traditional treatment of substance abuse in America often focuses on the symptoms (alcohol or drug use), rather than the underlying problems, (trauma and underlying mental health issues). Much like giving someone an Advil when they have a brain aneurysm, treating the symptom may bring temporary relief, but it doesn't address the underlying problem. Is it time for a paradigm shift in the way we look at addiction and recovery? The guys break it down. PLUS, Mike drops a story of acid and delinquency at a Dead show in the not too distant past,  The Monksters share what they've been thinking about lately,  Recovery in the News looks at the latest research on the health benefits of alcohol (there are none),  and the week in weird wonders whether that thing on the sidewalk is an alien or an embryo, on a psychedelic, empathetic, copacetic episode of Recovery in the Middle Ages. Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite platform to get the latest episode delivered right to your devices as soon as it's released. JOIN THE RECOVERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES PATREON AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!!  We are a listener-supported, recovery-community based podcast whose sole mission is to help other people achieve sobriety and become their best, most authentic selves. As little as $3 a month makes a big difference and helps us keep the lights on.   As always, we thank you for your support.   LINKS:   Please consider donating to the GoFundMe set up for the family of David Poses, who tragically passed away a couple of weeks ago. David helped many people with his book and with his public advocacy for alternative treatment for addiction and he left a wife and two children who could use some economic support:    https://www.gofundme.com/f/we-love-you-david-posesand-love-your-family   **********   Recovery in the News   The Week in Weird   Gwenneth Paltro's Vagina Candle   Recovery News You Can Use, Any Day of the Week:   www.soberliningsplaybook.com   The Big Three With SLP JOIN THE RECOVERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES PATREON AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!! LISTEN TO RMA ON YOUTUBE PLEASE leave us a 5 star review on I-Tunes if you're enjoying the show and SUBSCRIBE to get the latest episodes.    You can reach us by email at: MikeR@middleagesrecovery.com Natx@middleagesrecovery.com   Send comments, complaints, death threats, ideas and requests to be interviewed. We'll talk to anyone! Check out the website: Www.middleagesrecovery.com   While you're there, buy a T-Shirt and support your favorite recovery podcast.   Visit MiddleAgesRecovery.com and tell us your story of your struggles with alcohol and drugs. Fill out the “tell us your story” Form on the website, write your recovery or using story and we will read it on the air! (Anonymity guaranteed).   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER  Join the Facebook Page! Exciting things are happening there!   We also have a Facebook Group! Request to join the group. It's a private space for continuing the discussion of what Nat and Mike talk about on the podcast. Hope to see you there. If you're in trouble with substance abuse and need help, reach out. There are thousands of people who have put problems with addiction in their rear-view mirrors and you can be one of them. While we neither endorse nor condemn any particular program, the sheer number of available AA and NA meetings suggest that reaching out to those organizations would be a good first step on the road to recovery.     https://www.aa.org/ https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/   Marijuana Anonymous (just in case):   This Naked Mind   Addiction Recovery Podcast  

RMA-Episode 76 Show Notes:   AND, we're back! After a week of darkness, RMA returns with an episode for the ages. Mike and Nat dive into a review of David Poses groundbreaking 2021 work, The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery. In The Weight of Air, Poses chronicles his struggle to overcome mental illness and addiction. By age nineteen, he'd been through medical detox, inpatient rehab, twelve-step programs, and a halfway house. He saw his drug use as a symptom of depression, but the experts insisted that addiction was the problem. Over the next thirteen years, he went from one relapse to the next, drowning in guilt, shame, and secrets, until he finally found an evidence-based treatment that not only saved his life, but helped him thrive. Tragically, Poses passed away at the end of February. The cause of death has not been announced. Mike and Nat utilize the review of his book as a launching-off point for a discussion about depression and anxiety and how recovery from substance abuse doesn't make other pre-existing mental illnesses magically disappear.   PLUS, Grant drops a Big Three segment into this week's show, The Monksters speak about their experiences with depression and anxiety,   Recovery in the News looks some quasi-scientific claims being made by the weed industry, and the week in weird asks, “is that a mermaid in your museum or are you just happy to see me” on a medically assisted, not overly anxious, slightly under the weather episode of Recovery in the Middle Ages. Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite platform to get the latest episode delivered right to your devices as soon as it's released. JOIN THE RECOVERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES PATREON AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!!  We are a listener-supported, recovery-community based podcast whose sole mission is to help other people achieve sobriety and become their best, most authentic selves. As little as $3 a month makes a big difference and helps us keep the lights on.   As always, we thank you for your support.   LINKS:   Please consider donating to the GoFundMe set up for the family of David Poses, who tragically passed away a couple of weeks ago. David helped many people with his book and with his public advocacy for alternative treatment for addiction and he left a wife and two children who could use some economic support:    https://www.gofundme.com/f/we-love-you-david-posesand-love-your-family   **********   Recovery in the News   The Week in Weird   Recovery News You Can Use, Any Day of the Week:   www.soberliningsplaybook.com   The Big Three With SLP JOIN THE RECOVERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES PATREON AND SUPPORT THE SHOW!! LISTEN TO RMA ON YOUTUBE PLEASE leave us a 5 star review on I-Tunes if you're enjoying the show and SUBSCRIBE to get the latest episodes.    You can reach us by email at: MikeR@middleagesrecovery.com Natx@middleagesrecovery.com   Send comments, complaints, death threats, ideas and requests to be interviewed. We'll talk to anyone! Check out the website: Www.middleagesrecovery.com   While you're there, buy a T-Shirt and support your favorite recovery podcast.   Visit MiddleAgesRecovery.com and tell us your story of your struggles with alcohol and drugs. Fill out the “tell us your story” Form on the website, write your recovery or using story and we will read it on the air! (Anonymity guaranteed).   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER  Join the Facebook Page! Exciting things are happening there!   We also have a Facebook Group! Request to join the group. It's a private space for continuing the discussion of what Nat and Mike talk about on the podcast. Hope to see you there. If you're in trouble with substance abuse and need help, reach out. There are thousands of people who have put problems with addiction in their rear-view mirrors and you can be one of them. While we neither endorse nor condemn any particular program, the sheer number of available AA and NA meetings suggest that reaching out to those organizations would be a good first step on the road to recovery.     https://www.aa.org/ https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/   Marijuana Anonymous (just in case):   This Naked Mind   Addiction Recovery Podcast  

February 25, 2022: Join us for this rebroadcast of a 2019 interview with author and activist, David Poses. In this episode, David shared with us what it means to build policy that support and cares for people with substance misuse disorder. David passed a way in February. He will be missed. To learn more about David's work visit his website: https://davidposes.com/home (https://davidposes.com/home) Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker: http://rhtt.net (http://rhtt.net)

Portugal decriminalized all drugs more than 20 years ago, in 2001. In this episode, I share my thoughts on Portugal's drug policy and I explain how it works: the good, the bad, and the not-yet-finished. Portugal's decriminalization efforts have lowered overall drug use rates by almost 75% and greatly reduced the most dangerous types of drug use through education and (barebones) compassion. I also discuss Methadone Vans, a new trend in the US which Portugal began using long ago to curb heroin addiction and the crimes associated with it. This episode is dedicated to the late, great David Poses. Your work was invaluable; we won't stop until it's done. Check out David's incredible memoir, The Weight of Air,  or listen to us chat on this episode of Dr Junkie from 2021. 

Originally released as Season 2, Episode 75Dispelling Myths and Destroying Stigma with David PosesThis week, Jay chats with an incredible guest, the author and advocate David Poses. David is in recovery and advocates for better treatment of drug users and those struggling with substance misuse. David is a guy Jay really looks up to and admires for his advocacy and his beautiful writing ability.Check out David's book, The Weight of Air, wherever you buy books (or at Choose Your Struggle's Bookshop!) and follow him on social media (here's his twitter: https://twitter.com/davidthekick) and check out his website: https://davidposes.com/home!Today's Good Egg: Enjoy the nice weather wherever you are! Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at ryan@jayshifman.com.Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, and much, much more!Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/ Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We sit down with David Poses, author of The Weight of Air, to talk about his book and the world of science as it applies to opioid addiction. David's, through the story of David's life and trying to find recovery from heroin and pill abuse, tackles many of the tough topics around medication assisted treatment and the many misperceptions our society has. We talk about harm reduction and how our practices have not caught up with the science. David tells us how alcohol is not legal because it's safer, it's safer because it's legal and regulated. We investigate the science that is showing how much safer it is to use assistance in recovery as opposed to the old ideals of complete abstinence which are based entirely on a moral belief. We debate the old belief systems versus the new scientific evidence. Listen in and then go check out David's book, The Weight of Air. The Weight of Air --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/recoverysortof/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/recoverysortof/support

David Poses is a writer and activist and author of: The Weight of Air: a story of the lies about addiction & the truth about recovery.

While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitchen, measuring the distance from his index finger to his armpit. He needed to be sure he could pull the trigger with a shotgun barrel in his mouth. Twenty-six inches. Thirty-two years old. More than a decade in a double life fueled by depression and heroin.In this interview, David and I talk about recovery, music, and depression, and share our thoughts on legalizing drugs and what really works in recovery. David's writing has been published by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News, and he's appeared on national TV programs, including The Doctors TV Show, and numerous radio shows and podcasts.David Poses The Weight of Air, David Poses Strung Out: A Memoir of Overcoming Addiction, Erin KharMy Fair Junie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean, Amy Dresner Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, Maia Szalavitz SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)Support the show

We interview the incomparable David Poses, renowned expert in harm reduction and author of the best-selling memoir, The Weight of Air. We discuss his memoir in detail, offering glimpses of wisdom that he shares through his words. To purchase his book, please select the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Weight-Air-Story-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1954861990/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

David Poses (speaker, expert, activist, author of The Weight of Air) discusses the intersection of addiction and mental health. He opens up about becoming addicted to heroin in an attempt to treat his depression after learning about it in a school drug education program, and how he was able to function on and effectively hide his addiction to the drug. Mayim and David debate the benefits and disadvantages of 12-step programs and consider how society's need for instant gratification may contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic. They discuss the need to change our perceptions about those with substance abuse issues and restructure the way we view mental illness in general. Mayim explains the effects of marijuana on depression in another installment of Ask Mayim Anything.David Poses' Book: https://davidposes.com/the-weight-of-airBialikBreakdown.comYouTube.com/mayimbialik

'Compulsive use despite negative consequences' . . . . is the definition of addiction. Writer, speaker and activist David Poses isn't just telling us stuff, he is sharing his story of being addicted to heroin, even using at work. Hiding in plain sight . . .For 20 years he hid his struggle with depression and opioid addiction. How did he decide to (literally) come clean with street drug use and lies?Hear his opinion that AA is "a form of quackery that uses clever little 'isms'." As well as why he says some forms of recovery actually increase risk of drug use. Prepare for a very honest sharing of the secret life of a user, how he found his way through and gives back with his advocate work for drug policy and treatment, and the Harm Reduction philosophy. Contact: www.davidposes.comBook: The Weight of Air; a story of the lies about addictions and the truth about recover

David Poses is a writer, speaker, and activist. His memoir The Weight of Air just came out and we get into the real reason he wrote this book, his struggle with depression and opioids for twenty years, why he believes that drugs would be safer legal and would cause less overdoses and loss.  Some of what he says may be viewed as controversial but after talking with him, I think I actually agree with him.  Listen to find out why! David has been published by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News and has appeared on national TV programs, including The Doctors TV Show, and numerous radio shows and podcasts. With candor, humor, and a unique perspective informed by science and experience, he advocates for evidence-based approaches to drug policy, prevention, and treatment. You can find more detailed show notes and links to things we mention at https://yourjoyologist.com/podcast-david-poses and from me in general at https://yourjoyologist.com and @_triciahuffman and @claimitpodcast  You can learn more about David at https://davidposes.com and @david_thekick Check out Soul CBD and order some bath bombs, gummies, or liquid drops at https://www.mysoulcbd.com/claimit for 15% off.   

It was a pleasure to speak with David Poses on the podcast about his unique and fresh perspective on drug use, opioid addiction, medication-assisted treatment, and harm reduction.As a writer, speaker, expert and activist, David Poses is focused on evidence-based addiction treatment, drug policy, and harm reduction. His writing has been published by Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and NY Daily News (among others), and he's appeared on various TV and radio shows and podcasts. He is the author of "The Weight of Air: a memoir of a double life, fueled by addiction and mental illness." Depression was David's gateway to heroin/opioid addiction. He started using at 16 and kept his struggle hidden long after he got sober with Buprenorphine at age 32. Ten years later, in 2018, he realized his silence was working against the changes he wanted to see in the world. How could he expect anyone else to talk openly about their addiction or mental health issues if he denied the existence of his? David set out on a mission to share his experiences with the world through his books, public speaking, and bylined articles for major media.David lives in New York with his wife and kids, and many instruments he can't really play.https://davidposes.com/homehttps://twitter.com/davidthekickhttps://www.instagram.com/david_thekick/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sesop/Please visit Dr. Leeds' practice website: https://drleeds.comand his podcast website: https://therehab.com

Season 2, Episode 75Dispelling Myths and Destroying Stigma with David PosesThis week, Jay chats with an incredible guest, the author and advocate David Poses. David is in recovery and advocates for better treatment of drug users and those struggling with substance misuse. David is a guy Jay really looks up to and admires for his advocacy and his beautiful writing ability. Check out David's book, The Weight of Air, wherever you buy books (or at Choose Your Struggle's Bookshop!) and follow him on social media (here's his twitter: https://twitter.com/davidthekick) and check out his website: https://davidposes.com/home!Today's Good Egg: Enjoy the nice weather wherever you are! Looking for someone to wow your audience now that the world is reopening? My speaking calendar is booking up fast! But if you're interested in bringing me to your campus, your community group, your organization or any other location to speak about Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Recovery, or Drug Use & Policy, reach out to my strategist Ryan Holzhauer at ryan@jayshifman.com.Tank Tops are in! You can see what they look like on the website (thanks to Jay's wife for modeling the women's cut). Reach out through the website to order. If you're looking for something a little less expensive, magnets are in too! Check them out on the website or Instagram. Patreon supporters get a discount so join Patreon!But that's not all! You can now buy even more merch! Check out our store on Teepublic at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/choose-your-struggle?ref_id=24308 for shirts, mugs, stickers, phone cases, and much, much more!Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChooseYourStruggle Leave us an audio message to share feedback and have a chance to be played on the show: https://podinbox.com/CYS Review the Podcast: https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Choose-Your-Struggle.Support the Podcast, a different way: https://podhero.com/401017-ikv.Learn more about the Shameless Podcast Network: https://www.shamelessnetwork.com/ Our Partner Bookshop (Support Local Book Stores and the Podcast in the Process!): https://bookshop.org/shop/CYS Our Partner Road Runner (Use Code CYS for 10% off): www.roadrunnercbd.com/ref/CYS As always, you can find more at our links: https://jay.campsite.bio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What makes sugar, Adderall, tobacco, and alcohol legal while drugs like pot, heroin, cocaine, and meth are not? Is it addictiveness? Impact on health? Racism? In this episode, we talk to Jay Shifman, the host of the Choose Your Struggle podcast who has experiences coping with addiction to prescription medication and self-identifies as a drug user in long-term recovery. We talk through the history of drug use, going all the way back to the first drug laws in the 1800s, all the way up to today, and consider what the next steps should be in drug policy evolution, looking at models like the Portugal Model. By the end, we may not come away agreeing on what our ideal society in terms of drug use should look like, but we all agree that we do need to conduct more research around the root causes of drug problems, given that so much of America's drug policy was rooted in propaganda and scare tactics. Links: Jay's podcast, "Choose Your Struggle": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/choose-your-struggle/id1502017563 Choose Your Struggle website: https://www.jayshifman.com/choose-your-struggle-podcast Chasing the Scream, a book that documents the history of drug use: https://chasingthescream.com/ The Abstinence Myth, a book about why shame-based recovery models don't work: https://www.adijaffe.com/book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: https://drgabormate.com/book/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts/ Carl Hart, a professor of psychology at Columbia University who studies drug use and addiction: https://psychology.columbia.edu/content/carl-hart The Weight of Air, a book by David Poses that documents his struggle with heroin addiction: https://davidposes.com/the-weight-of-air The New Jim Crow, a book that exposes the racist roots of the current American carceral state: https://newjimcrow.com/ Link to article talking about how a Nixon advisor knew that the drugs were not the problem: https://qz.com/645990/nixon-advisor-we-created-the-war-on-drugs-to-criminalize-black-people-and-the-anti-war-left/ Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/im-the-villain/support

In this episode, author David Poses breaks down the addict stereotype by talking about his struggle with depression and how his search for a cure was accompanied by feelings of guilt and shame. Although heroin relieved his symptoms, the stigma associated with his addiction only hindered his journey to recovery.As a writer, speaker, expert and activist, David Poses is focused on evidence-based addiction treatment, drug policy, and harm reduction. His writing has been published by Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and NY Daily News (among others), and he's appeared on various TV and radio shows and podcasts. He is the author of "The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery.”Check out David Poses on social media:https://davidposes.com/home https://twitter.com/davidthekick https://www.instagram.com/david_thekick/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sesop/

Trigger Warning: Conversations on Drug Use, Suicide, and Depression. --------------------------------------------- David Poses is a writer. His book The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies About Addiction and the Truth About Recovery, is a book I will continue to go back to in my own self-development as I progress on my own journey. He is also a speaker and activist. After twenty years of hiding his struggle with depression and opioids, he started opening up and challenging the disregard of science and evidence in drug treatment, prevention, and policy.  We discuss: Shame and drug addiction Breaking down the stigma of addiction How to rethink policies relating to drugs Books that might help Not one to miss! This episode is brought to you in partnership with Trigger Hub. For 15% off ebooks, to support authors and mental health charity Shaw Mind with your purchase, use discount code: AlexHolmes15. Go deeper: Subscribe to the Heart To Heart Letters Submit your questions to Anxiety Letters Join the Time To Talk Book Club sign up to get the newsletter. Join Masteri Academy to join a group of committed readers and self-healers. Follow me on Instagram and VERO. Henley Literary Fest - October 3rd Token Man Event - October 7th Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe. Credits: Website: alexholmes.co Engineered and Co-Produced: Ryan Nile/Pure Creation Media Executive Produced: Alex Holmes/Recover Well Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dedicated to the memory of David Poses, a rock star in harm reduction with a huge heart who left us way too soon.David Poses recently released his addiction memoir The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies About Addiction and the Truth About Recovery.   David joined me this week to me about it. We discusses ways to end the war on drugs, the rehab industrial complex, Suboxone (buprenorphine), methadone, stereotypes that don't pan out (speedballing, addiction, rehab, religion), and a lot more. We also dig into his book and some of the stories that didn't make it, including a bogus arrest that involved police misconduct. 

Alex interviews writer, speaker, and activist, David Poses on his book, the Weight of Air. His story exposes the danger in traditional recovery models and the importance of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

After 20 years of hiding his struggle with depression and opioids, David started opening up and challenging the disregard of science and evidence in drug treatment prevention and policy. His writing has been published by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and New York Daily News,, and he has appeared on national TV and radio shows including CBS' The Doctors, and many newspapers, magazines and podcasts. With grit, humor, and a searingly honest perspective formed by science and lived experience, David advocates for a shift from punitive, self-defeating prohibition laws and logic to an approach based on evidence, compassion, and the Harm Reduction philosophy. He lives in New York with his wife and kids and dogs and entirely too many guitars for such a mediocre player. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dhts/message

Kaveh and guest co-host, and toxicologist, Ryan Marino speak with author and activist David Poses about his new book, The Weight of Air, and his experience with heroin addiction and journey through sobriety. Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com.

Episode Notes Nobody wakes up in the morning and decides to stick a needle in their arm for no reason. Depression and other forms of mental illness are the leading causes of addiction, but unfortunately, drug use is criminalized and stigmatized. Today we're joined by David Poses who wrote The Weight of Air, which is his personal story of depression, addiction, recovery and harm reduction. Follow David on Twitter @davidthekick Follow David on Instagram @david_thekick Visit DavidPoses.com For the interview transcript visit www.TheRewiredSoul.com/interviews Follow @TheRewiredSoul on Twitter and Instagram Support The Rewired Soul: Get books by Chris Support on Patreon Try BetterHelp Online Therapy (affiliate) Donate

The expression goes, “Sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire.”  In the realm of the opioid crisis in America, that can be a suggestion to start an inferno. A pill for a pill? Does it even make sense?  We commonly  make the association with illegal drugs such as heroin when the topic is brought up, but many opioids are regulated by the FDA for the use in treatment for pain and derived naturally from the opium poppy plant.  Statistics show that 95% of opioid addicts have a co-occuring mental disorder.  The world is dealing with a disease that can be treated with drugs such as buprenorphine. It was this exact drug that helped David Poses kick a heroin addiction that overtook nearly two decades of his life and kept him successfully sober for more than ten years.   David gives a very detailed and poignant account of his battle in the highly anticipated memoir, “The Weight Of Air,” from Sandra Jonas Publishing available to sign up for pre-order and debuting May 2021. He's also shared his knowledge in speaking engagements and bylines in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, NY Daily News, The Doctors and more.    The Weight of Air details how Poses led a double life, fueled by addiction and mental illness. The memoir pulls back the curtain of highly publicized and popular treatment facilities (including AA, Celebrate Recovery, and rehab) to show why the relapse rate is so high.  The book highlights the need to address mental health early on, and the connectivity of science to cure- not cause more pain.     The Weight Of Air is a raw and darkly comedic first person account of addiction, probing into the disregard for science and evidence in treatment, prevention and drug policy, racist catalysts behind US drug laws, and reasons that -despite its proven efficacy- Buprenorphine is inaccessible to the vast majority of 20 million addicts. Nobody wants to be labeled as a junkie. Our system is designed to punish, not save.  David Poses is on a mission to change this.

In this installment of The Way Out we've got an incredibly enlightening and supremely relevant interview with Author of the new book “The Weight of Air – A Story of the Lies About Addiction and the Truth about Recovery” and person in long term recovery, David Poses. David's story is rooted in the all-too-common dual struggle of having a mental health disorder such as depression and addiction, which creates an often incredibly difficult and complex chicken or the egg, which is the problem and which is the symptom, kind of issue to address. Are the substances causing the mental health disorder or is the mental health disorder the root and the cause of the addiction? Certainly, there's plenty of evidence to support the fact that drug and alcohol abuse and addiction can exacerbate mental health disorders, and indeed make difficult or impossible to effectively treat. Indeed, addiction can cause what might be best described as situational mental health issues like depression and anxiety and once the addiction is treated effectively and recovery is achieved the depression and anxiety lift or substantially improve. Conversely, the opposite is also true for many folks who are suffering from any one or a combination of a severe and often chronic clinical anxiety, depression or other mental health disorder that is causing such acute pain the only option is to kill it or numb it with a substance of choice, which often turns into a near intractable addiction. For David, his severe depression ultimately led to heroin use, which ultimately led a decade plus long addiction. David shares how a medication, buprenorphine, along with therapy was the key for him to achieve rewarding and enduring recovery when nothing else prior had worked, and why this can and should be a viable and available treatment option for those in the throws of opioid addiction and desperately looking for a way to safely and effectively stop opioid abuse and misuse and address their mental health so they can begin the life changing process that is recovery so listen up. The Weight of Air – A Story of the Lies About Addiction and the Truth about Recovery and person in long term recovery by David Poses: https://davidposes.com/the-weight-of-air Contact David: https://davidposes.com/contact-1 Copyright: (c) 2015-2021 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

My guest author David Poses has an incredibly important message, our entire system of drug prevention, policy and treatment needs to be blown up and rebuilt. David brings us this message in his upcoming book The Weight of Air which details his double life struggling with mental illness and heroin addiction. Through his experience and story the failures of the current shame based ways we deal with addiction and mental illness become clear as does the possibility for an alternative compassionate strategy. His book is available July 6th and open for pre-order now wherever books are sole. Check out https://davidposes.com/ (davidposes.com) for full details and follow David on https://twitter.com/davidthekick (Twitter), Instagram or https://www.facebook.com/davidposes.author/ (Facebook).  As always please rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts and get in touch on https://twitter.com/twobradforyou (Twitter )or https://www.instagram.com/twobradforyou/ (Instagram). You can also send us an email at twobradforyou@gmail.com or leave a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/twobradforyou (www.speakpipe.com/twobradforyou), we will read and play what you send us on the show. For full show notes and links to our sources head-over to: https://twobradforyou.wordpress.com/category/tbfy-blog/ (https://twobradforyou.wordpress.com/category/tbfy-blog/)

Drug addiction, depression, and so many other mental health issues are on the rise in our country, and we speak with author David Poses about it on our show today. David’s book, “The Weight of Air,” chronicles his life-long journey with serious drug addiction from a very young age, his many relapses, and so much more. Plus, he often hid his addiction and says he was a “functioning addict,” until he wasn’t. We talk about how mental health issues and drug addiction can be better handled to help prevent the onslaught that we are currently facing in our country. Please join our conversation today, and we’d love to hear from you. A community that works together can tackle anything.

September 20, 2019: "What are we trying to accomplish?" asks David Poses about responding to the opiate crisis and substance misuse. Poses joins Host Olga Peters and Rep. Emilie Kornheiser in Part 1 of a two part conversation.

September 20, 2019: In the second half of our conversation with David Poses, we talk about creating connections as part of treating substance misuse. Theme music by http://rhtt.net (Red Heart the Ticker)

The stigma of addiction is so bad that people who are struggling with it choose to hide it. However, addiction is not the real problem, but rather the symptom of all these underlying hurts, pains, and suffering.  Today's episode is a replay of an interview with David Poses, who recently passed away, in honor of his life and legacy. A writer, speaker, and activist, David was a tireless advocate for all who struggled with mental health or addiction issues. David is the author of The Weight of Air: A Story About the Lies of Addiction and the Truth of Recovery.  David struggled with addiction, which he chose to hide for a long time. After trying to find a treatment that worked for him, he soon discovered buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid-use disorders, which also saved his life from heroin. David also realized that being sober only means abstaining from whatever it is you're addicted to, while recovery happens only when you've healed the wounds that led you to addiction in the first place.That being said, there are different ways to treat addiction, and so, ultimately, you have to find one that works for you. In this episode, you will hear:Resorting to heroin due to depression but it was also heroin that caused his depressionWhy AA wasn't the right solution for himFinding the treatment and recovery method that works for usHow opioids affect the brainTwo medications that have been proven to dramatically reduce your risk of death, relapse, and overdoseHow buprenorphine saved David's lifeAchieving recovery through healing the wounds that led you to addictionThe stigma of addiction Key Quotes:[13:58] - "For every kind of vice or addiction, your neurotransmitters rewire, and they seek out the next hit. There's the idea that sobriety gets easier with time and your brain heals in time and things go back to normal... But there have been a lot of studies about opioids that show that it doesn't necessarily go back."[21:12] - "There are two medications that are proven to dramatically reduce your risk of death, relapse, and overdose: methadone and buprenorphine. All other forms of treatment or medications do not, and many others actually do the exact opposite."[21:31] - “Any kind of abstinence-based treatment, whether it's forced or voluntary, increases your risk of overdose because you come out of it, you have no tolerance, and that's when people die.”[23:10] - "Addiction has been so siloed off away from medicine for so long. Even with doctors, I tell the doctor the history and they assume I'm in there looking for drugs."[35:03] - "If sobriety is I'm not taking drugs anymore or abstinence. Recovery is healing the wounds that led you to drugs in the first place."[39:09] - "The stigma of addiction is so bad that I was seriously contemplating suicide."[41:02] - "Addiction is not the problem. Addiction is definitely a problem but drugs are a form of self-medication."[47:12] - "With any physical or psychological thing, we identify the source of pain, and we treat it so you can heal. With addiction, we explicitly tell you to ignore the source of pain because it's an excuse."Subscribe and ReviewHave you subscribed to our podcast? We'd love for you to subscribe if you haven't yet. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast.If you really enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at www.theaddictedmind.com  to download it.Supporting Resources:GoFundMe campaign to support David Poses' familyhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/we-love-you-david-posesand-love-your-family The Weight of Air: A Story About the Lies of Addiction and the Truth of Recoveryhttps://davidposes.com/the-weight-of-air Episode CreditsIf you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-addicted-mind-podcast/donations