Podcasts about opiates

Dr. Pat Murphy is back with more information on using Buprenorphine (Suboxone) for Opiate Addiction and the need to change the prescribing rules for Physicians in Kentucky through legislation.

Carl Johnson grew up in the streets of Baltimore during the same era HBO was filming The Wire — but while the world watched the show, Carl lived the reality. In this episode, Carl breaks down what The Wire got right and wrong, how Baltimore's open-air drug markets really operate, why the city became such a major heroin and fentanyl hub, and how the collapse of the old street-code changed the game forever. He also opens up about his own past in the streets, his mentor's connection to the real Barksdale family, the violence that shaped Baltimore's reputation, and why fentanyl has made today's drug trade more dangerous than ever. Now out of the game, Carl works in recovery and helps others struggling with addiction through the Baltimore Recovery Alliance. This is a raw, unfiltered look inside one of America's most infamous cities — from someone who survived it and turned his life around. We all watched The Wire. Carl Johnson lived it. Go Support Carl! Recovery Program: https://baltimorerecoveryalliance.com/ This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: Hims! To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/connect Prescription required. See website for details and important safety information. Sildenafil is the generic version of Viagra®. Viagra® is a registered trademark of Viatris Specialty LLC. Hims is not affiliated with or endorsed by Viatris. Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow 00:00 Meet Carl: From Baltimore Streets to Rehab Counselor 03:45 Intro: The Wire & Baltimore's Unique Drug Market 07:07 Fentanyl Takes Over: Shifts in Baltimore's Drug Trade 13:47 Opiates, Rehab, and Open Air Markets 24:33 How the Drug Game Runs: Corners, Crews, and the Feds 32:14 Baltimore's Changing Landscape: Projects, Gentrification 38:11 This Episode Is Sponsored By Hims 39:47 Abandoned Buildings and Homicide Culture 50:25 Guns, Violence, and Life on the Corners 01:03:41 Life Lessons from the Streets: The Barksdale Legacy 01:11:15 Getting Into the Game: Carl's Early Hustles 01:19:55 Crack vs. Heroin: Insider Secrets, Hustle Hierarchies & Survival 01:34:32 Prison, Probation, and the Turning Point 02:05:31 Rehab, Redemption & Breaking Cycles 02:21:55 Addiction, Policy & Baltimore Recovery Alliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the story of a man who hit rock bottom twice before getting himself clean from opioids and benzos!

Adrian, 28 I Kratom und 7-OH werden oft als „mild“, „legal“ oder „kontrollierbar“ beschrieben.Doch wie harmlos sind diese Substanzen wirklich?In dieser Folge geht es um Wirkung, Risiken und die Frage, warum gerade vermeintlich legale Stoffe schnell unterschätzt werden.Wie fühlt sich der Konsum an?Wann beginnt die Abhängigkeit?Und warum reden plötzlich immer mehr Menschen darüber?Eine Folge über Grauzonen, Kontrolle und die Realität hinter dem Trend.Kratom, 7-OH, 7-Hydroxymitragynin, Abhängigkeit, Opiate, legale Drogen, Sucht, Entzug, Wirkung, Risiken, Substanzen

Polamidon soll stabilisieren und helfen.Doch für manche beginnt damit ein neuer Kreislauf.In dieser Folge geht es um Erfahrungen mit Substitution, Abhängigkeit und dem Gefühl, trotz Hilfe nicht wirklich frei zu werden.Wie verändert Polamidon den Alltag?Warum fällt der Ausstieg vielen so schwer?Und wann wird aus Unterstützung eine neue Belastung?Eine Folge über Hoffnung, Kontrolle und die Schattenseiten der Substitution.------------------------------------------------------Polamidon, Methadon, Substitution, Turboaffe, Opiate, Heroin, Abhängigkeit, Sucht, Recovery, Entzug, Therapie

An immersive account of a seemingly loving father's transformation into a "family annihilator."In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina's Lowcountry. By then, the story had become headline news across the country, with its revelations of corruption in high places, massive fraud, opioid abuse, fake suicides, suspicious accidents, and the generational recklessness of the wealthy legal dynasty at its center. Having covered the case for The New Yorker, where his article became the magazine's most read story of the year, the acclaimed novelist James Lasdun brings his long-standing interest in the darker drives of the human psyche to an investigation into the serial embezzlements, fatal boat crash, and other events leading up to the slaughter at Moselle. “Justice may have been served,” Lasdun writes in the preface to The Family Man, "but the human element of the story didn't seem to add up."Having traveled extensively in the Lowcountry, Lasdun draws on original interviews (including with Murdaugh's notorious "Cousin Eddie"), transcripts of phone calls Murdaugh made from prison, the literature of criminal psychology, and the murder trial itself. Deeply researched, sharply written, and with the page-turning intensity of a Southern gothic novel, The Family Man constructs a masterful portrait of Murdaugh and the mind-boggling crimes that wreaked havoc on his community. THE FAMILY MAN: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh—James Lasdun

Scripture is honest—it brings comfort along a difficult path. Thank you for listening to Encourage-Mint. If you've been refreshed, don't forget to subscribe, Leave a review on iTunes, and share a little Encourage-Mint with someone you love. Encourage-Mint is a podcast from Family Radio. These moments are just a taste of what you can hear every day. Listen at FamilyRadio.org or find more encouragement on the Family Radio app.  Get daily Scripture and encouragement by following Family Radio on your favorite social media platforms:FacebookInstagram Twitter  

Der Titel der heutigen Episode lautet: »Die Cannabis-Protokolle«, und mein heutiger Gast ist Stephan Schleim. Er war in Episode 67 im Jahr 2022 schon einmal zu dem Thema Wissenschaft, Hype und Realität zu Gast. Das war und ist eine wichtige Episode, die ich nur empfehlen kann nachzuhören, falls Sie sie verpasst haben sollten. Heute aber geht es um ein seit langer Zeit gesellschaftlich und politisch heiß umstrittenes Thema: Drogen und Abhängigkeit oder Sucht.  Prof. Stephan Schleim ist promovierter Kognitionswissenschaftler, Wissenschaftsphilosoph und hat über 5.000 Studierende im Fach Psychologie ausgebildet, zuletzt als assoziierter Professor für theoretische Psychologie an der Universität Groningen (Niederlande). Zuvor war er Professor für Neurophilosophie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Seit 20 Jahren informiert er auch ein breites Publikum über Fortschritte in Psychologie, Hirnforschung und Psychiatrie, unter anderem in seinem Blog »Menschen-Bilder«. Anlass der heutigen Episode ist sein neues Buch: Die Cannabis-Protokolle. Medizin, Politik und Wissenschaft auf dem Prüfstand. Cannabis wird in dieser Episode ein Thema sein, aber es freut mich, dass wir das Thema Drogen, Abhängigkeit, Substanzen, die Menschen zur Bewusstseinsveränderung nehmen, aber auch Verhaltensweisen, die als Sucht bezeichnet werden, breit angehen. Es handelt sich um ein wirklich relevantes und hochinteressantes Thema, und eines, das perfekt in diesen Podcast passt, denn der Streit um die Frage, was als Droge gilt, was abhängig macht, wie man als Gesellschaft damit umgeht, geht mindestens ins 19. Jahrhundert zurück und wird uns mit Sicherheit noch lange in der Zukunft beschäftigen. Denn der Mensch verwendet seit jeher Substanzen verschiedener Art, um sich zu berauschen, sein Bewusstsein zu verändern sowie in bestimmten sozialen Kontexten und Ritualen. Wo liegt die Grenze zwischen Genuss, Ritual und Sucht? Diese und zahlreiche andere Fragen werden wir in diesem Gespräch thematisieren. Wir beginnen mit der Frage: Was ist eigentlich eine Droge? Woher kommt das Wort, was ist der philosophische und politisch-historische Hintergrund? Wie verändert sich der Begriff über die Zeit? Es gab die erste internationale Verbotsliste beim Opiumkongress in Genf 1925. Was wurde verboten und was waren die Folgen? Zunächst sollten vor allem Opiate verboten werden, aber dann ist durch Gesandte Ägyptens etwas Unerwartetes – was Cannabis betrifft – passiert! So manche Substanz wechselt auch zwischen Arznei und verbotener Substanz hin und her, als Beispiel erwähnen wir Kokain, aber auch Heroin. Wie scharf ist der Drogenbegriff eigentlich? Fallen etwa Substanzen wie Zucker hinein?Woher kommt der Begriff der Pharmazie – pharmakon? Auch in diesem Begriff spiegeln sich die unterschiedlichen Facetten von Substanzen und des Drogenbegriffs wider. Auch Begriffe wie Stimulantien und Genussmittel spielen in dieser Diskussion mit und machen den Diskurs nicht schärfer. Was empfinden wir heute als gefährlich? Hat sich unsere Furcht vor allen möglichen Substanzen ins Extreme gesteigert? Wie viel Eigenverantwortung gestatten wir Menschen noch? Oliver Sacks beschreibt seine Kindheit in England, das Zitat bezieht sich ca. auf die 1940er Jahre: »I had had not the least difficulty getting potassium cyanide from the chemist's, the pharmacy, down the road — it was normally used for collecting insects in a killing bottle — but I could rather easily have killed myself with the stuff. I gathered, over a couple of years, a variety of chemicals that could have poisoned or blown up the entire street but I was careful — or lucky.« — Oliver Sacks Welche Drogen werden in Deutschland und Österreich in welchem Umfang konsumiert? Wie wird (regelmäßiger) Drogenkonsum definiert? Auch die Definition von Drogen ist oftmals enumerativ – also aufzählend –, um das Problem der unklaren Definition zu umgehen. Ist folglich die Drogenpolitik janusköpfig und ist dies überhaupt vermeidbar? Werden psychoaktive Substanzen in den letzten Jahren stärker oder schwächer konsumiert? Und welche Rolle spielen »legale« Arzneien dabei? »In Deutschland hat man inzwischen so viele Antidepressiva Jahr für Jahr verschrieben, dass man fünf Millionen Menschen tagtäglich damit behandeln könnte.«  Das hat sich seit 1990 verelfacht. Wie sieht es mit den verbotenen Substanzen aus?  »Der Anstieg hat schon vor der Teillegalisierung [von Cannabis] angefangen.« Ergeben Verbote Sinn, wenn ein nennenswerter Teil der Bevölkerung diese ignoriert und Substanzen wie Cannabis für viele bereits zum Alltag geworden sind? Hat als Substanz der Wahl (Jugendlicher?) Cannabis Alkohol abgelöst? Ist man mit der Legalisierung zu weit gegangen? Welche Rolle spielt Werbung für pharmazeutische Substanzen (auch Cannabis) – auch da gibt es große Unterschiede zwischen den USA und Europa. Was ist unter diesen Rahmenbedingungen eine »vernünftige« Drogenpolitik, beziehungsweise welche Parameter sollte man hier berücksichtigen? Es gibt wohl einen Unterschied, ob der Konsum einer Substanz im Wesentlichen auf einen selbst wirkt oder andere betrifft, z. B. dadurch, dass der Konsument aggressiv wird oder sein eigenes Verhalten nicht mehr unter Kontrolle hat – denken wir an den Straßenverkehr oder das Verhalten in der Familie. Wie geht man damit um? Was sind positive und negative soziale Faktoren von Substanzkonsum, z. B. Alkohol? Wie sind kulturelle Einflüsse zu bewerten?Cannabinoid- und Opioid-Rezeptoren sind fast über das gesamte Gehirn verteilt – was bedeutet das? Unterschiedliche Opioide überwinden auch die Blut-Hirn-Schranke in unterschiedlichem Tempo, welche Folgen hat dies? »Opioidabhängigkeit ist eine der schwersten Abhängigkeiten – wenn man davon abhängig wird, was auch nicht alle werden.«  Die Frage, wer überhaupt von einer Substanz unter welchen Umständen abhängig wird, ist somit eine hochinteressante Frage für sich selbst. Was ist folglich der Begriff der Sucht? Ist dieser einfacher zu definieren als der Begriff der Droge? Der Effekt ein und derselben Substanz – sei es Alkohol, Opioide oder Cannabis – hat offenbar auf unterschiedliche Menschen sehr unterschiedliche Wirkungen. Was auf manche entspannend wirkt, führt bei anderen zu einer Psychose. Was bedeutet diese Erkenntnis?  »Der Trip, den man erfährt, ist eine Interaktion von Set und Setting.«  Ein Beispiel ist die Nutzung von Heroin durch die US-Soldaten im Vietnamkrieg. Auch außerhalb dieses extremen Szenarios gibt es in unterschiedlichen Subkulturen unterschiedliche Akzeptanz für verschiedene Drogen. Was können wir davon lernen? Damit kommen wir zur Frage, was Abhängigkeit bedeutet und wie diese zustande kommt. Welche Rolle spielt das Über-Verschreiben von Schmerzmedikation durch Ärzte ab den 1990er-Jahren, mit dem Versprechen, Schmerz gehöre der Vergangenheit an und die Gefahr von Schmerzmitteln wäre in der Vergangenheit zum Schaden der Patienten überschätzt worden? »Ein Grund, warum der Konsum so zunimmt, ist meines Erachtens nach auch eine zunehmende soziale Verelendung vieler Gesellschaften.«  Was ist Sucht, was bedeutet der Suchtbegriff? Sowohl in der historischen Betrachtung als auch in der aktuellen Situation? »Vor dem 20. Jahrhundert hat man wenig von Sucht gesprochen.«  Der Psychiater Emil Kraepelin prägte für lange Zeit diese Diskussion. Der Suchtbegriff beginnt sich dann erst langsam zu entwickeln, zum Teil getrieben durch politische und religiöse Überzeugungen. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wird der Begriff dann durch eine Kommission der Weltgesundheitsorganisation definiert – oder jedenfalls wird der Versuch unternommen. Der Suchtbegriff wird dann durch den Abhängigkeitsbegriff abgelöst. Warum? »Seit den 1980er-Jahren wird der Suchtbegriff in den USA von der Psychiatrie aufgegeben.«  In Deutschland verwenden wir diesen Begriff allerdings permanent. Was bedeutet diese begriffliche Verwirrung in der Praxis? Wie wird also Abhängigkeit – von Substanzen, aber auch Verhalten – definiert? Meist wird Bezug genommen auf Kontrollverlust gepaart mit Dysfunktion. Was bedeutet dies konkret? »Man hat den Konsum nicht mehr unter Kontrolle und der Konsum führt zu verschiedenen Problemen.«  Gibt es einen wesentlichen Unterschied zwischen psychischer und körperlicher Abhängigkeit und fallen Verhaltensweisen in dieselbe Kategorie? Was ist von Begriffen wie Sport-Sucht, Sex-/Porno-Sucht, (Video-)Spiel-Sucht, Arbeits-Sucht usw. zu halten? Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Sucht, Abhängigkeit und Impulskontrollstörung? Ein weiterer Begriff, der sich in diese Melange der oftmals unklar beschriebenen Begriffe mischt. »Man kann auch Sport so betreiben, dass man die Kontrolle verliert und dass er schädlich wird. Im Übrigen hat auch Sport psychische Wirkungen – Runners High. Man könnte eine Sport-Sucht mit den genannten Kriterien definieren. Warum macht man's nicht? Weil Sport moralisch toleriert und gefördert wird.« Was bedeutet das für eine »vernünftige« Drogenpolitik – von libertären Gedanken bis zur Frage, wie mit Schäden an der betroffenen Person und weiter zum individuellen Umfeld und zur Gesellschaft? »Obwohl die Leute immer weniger konsumieren, wird das Thema in den Medien immer extremer diskutiert.«  Freier Markt oder Prohibition? Sollte man den Substanzkonsum kontrollieren? »Substanzkonsum ist etwas Normales.«  Warum wird beziehungsweise wurde der Begriff »Marihuana« fallweise stigmatisierend verwendet? Was ist ein schadenbasierter Ansatz (Harm-based approach)? Welche quantitativen Folgen hatte etwa die (Teil-)Legalisierung von Cannabis in den USA und Deutschland im Vergleich etwa zu Österreich? Sobald es erlaubt ist, ist es für die Jugendlichen weniger anziehend? »Man kann Substanzen nie isoliert betrachten, man muss sich immer auch die soziale Praxis ansehen.«  Verändert sich auch die Droge durch die Nutzung beziehungsweise durch gesellschaftliche Trends? So steigt etwa der THC-Gehalt in Cannabis über die letzten Jahrzehnte stetig (stark) an. Was hat es mit dem viel diskutierten Psychose-Risiko nach Cannabis-Konsum auf sich? »Über Jahrtausende unserer Menschheitskultur war Substanzkonsum in der Regel ritualisiert – entweder mit Freunden oder religiös eingebettet. Wir sind halt im 20. Jahrhundert in diese konsum-, massen- und individualisierte Gesellschaft hineingekommen, die dann eben auch dazu führt, dass manche Menschen diesen ritualisierten oder sozialen Kontext nicht mehr haben.«  Was ist die Rolle von Wissenschaft bei diesen komplexen und wichtigen gesellschaftlich wesentlichen Fragestellungen? »Als Wissenschaftler ist ja meine Funktion nicht, der Gesellschaft zu sagen, wie sie ihre Politik gestalten sollte, aber ich versuche natürlich die Diskussion zu informieren.«  Funktionieren Verbote überhaupt? Sehr viele Probleme erscheinen gerade durch den harten Kampf gegen Drogen erst zu entstehen?! Aber auch die Legalisierung kann man besonders ungeschickt gestalten, wie das gerade auch wieder in Deutschland zu beobachten ist. »Mit Verboten hält man gerade die Menschen mit den größten Problemen nicht ab und erzeugt viele neue Probleme.« Referenzen Andere Episoden Episode 148: Künstliche Vernunft? Ein Gespräch mit Jan Juhani Steinmann Episode 142: Games. A Conversation with Tom Vasel from the Dice Tower Episode 132: Fragen an die künstliche Intelligenz — eine konstruktive Irritation Episode 123: Die Natur kennt feine Grade, Ein Gespräch mit Prof. Frank Zachos Episode 121: Künstliche Unintelligenz Episode 116: Science and Politics, A Conversation with Prof. Jessica Weinkle Episode 111: Macht. Ein Gespräch mit Christine Bauer-Jelinek Episode 107: How to Organise Complex Societies? A Conversation with Johan Norberg Episode 67: Wissenschaft, Hype und Realität — ein Gespräch mit Stephan Schleim Fachliche Referenzen Homepage Stephan Schleim Menschen-Bilder Blog Stephan Schleim, Die Cannabis-Protokolle. Medizin, Politik und Wissenschaft auf dem Prüfstand, BoD (2026) Stephan Schleim, Perspektiven aus der Depressions-Epidemie. Was Depressionen sind und wie man sie behandelt, BoD (2026) Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten, Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Isis Publishing (2001) International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision, WHO Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR)

Lean wirkt auf viele harmlos.Hustensaft, süß gemischt, entspannt – so sieht es von außen aus.Aber Lean enthält Codein und oft Promethazin. Substanzen, die das zentrale Nervensystem dämpfen.In höheren Dosen kann das schnell kippen – bis hin zur Atemdepression.In dieser Folge geht es um Überdosierungen durch Lean:Wie sie entstehen, warum sie oft unterschätzt werden und was im Körper passiert, wenn es zu viel wird.Das hier ist kein Lifestyle.Das ist Risiko.Lean, Codein, Promethazin, Überdosis, Opiate, Hustensaft Droge, Sucht, Atemdepression, Drogen, Risiko

Nima ist 27 – und opiatabhängig.Der Satz „Ich bin süchtig“ kommt nicht plötzlich. Er wächst. Leise. Schritt für Schritt.In dieser Folge erzählt Nima, wie es angefangen hat.Warum sich der Konsum lange harmlos angefühlt hat – und wann der Punkt kam, an dem klar war: Es geht nicht mehr ohne.Es geht um Selbsttäuschung, Kontrolle und den Moment, in dem man sich selbst nicht mehr belügen kann.Das hier ist keine Theorie.Das ist der Punkt, an dem Realität einsetzt.Opium Sucht, Erfahrungsbericht, Opiate, Abhängigkeit, Drogen, Suchtgeschichte, Entzug, Realität Sucht, Konsum, Heroin

Keine Experten.Keine Theorie.Nur Menschen, die selbst konsumieren.In dieser Folge kommen Konsumenten zu Wort – offen, direkt und ohne Filter.Es geht um Alltag, Beschaffung, Kontrolle und Kontrollverlust. Um das, was von außen oft nicht gesehen wird.Wie fühlt sich Konsum wirklich an?Was denken Menschen, die mitten in der Sucht stehen?Das hier ist Real Talk.Ungefiltert. Unbequem. Echt.Opium, Konsumenten, Sucht, Drogen, Opiate, Abhängigkeit, Erfahrungsberichte, Szene, Realität Sucht, Entzug

Manchmal braucht es nur einen Moment, der alles kippt.Nach einem Stream fällt eine Entscheidung, die lange unausgesprochen im Raum stand:Sie geht. Sie trennt sich. Sie zieht einen Schlussstrich unter eine Beziehung, die von Sucht geprägt war.In dieser Folge geht es nicht nur um Opium – sondern um Konsequenzen.Um den Punkt, an dem Hoffnung in Klarheit umschlägt.Und um den Mut, zu gehen, wenn nichts mehr hält.Was passiert, wenn Worte plötzlich treffen?Wenn man sich selbst wieder ernst nimmt?Eine Geschichte über Sucht, Liebe – und das Ende von beidem.Opium Sucht, Scheidung, Beziehung Sucht, Trennung, Co-Abhängigkeit, Opiate, Drogen, Angehörige, Lebensentscheidung, Realität Sucht

Er ist nicht mehr derselbe.Die Sucht hat sich langsam in die Beziehung geschoben – und irgendwann steht sie zwischen zwei Menschen, die sich eigentlich lieben.In dieser Folge geht es um die Perspektive einer Frau, deren Ehemann opiatabhängig ist.Um Hilflosigkeit, Wut, Hoffnung – und die Frage, wie viel man aushalten kann, wenn der eigene Partner sich verändert.Was passiert mit einer Beziehung, wenn die Sucht stärker wird als die Liebe?Und wo ist der Punkt, an dem man gehen muss?Keine Theorie.Die Realität hinter verschlossenen Türen.Opium Sucht, Partner süchtig, Beziehung und Sucht, Co-Abhängigkeit, Opiate, Eheprobleme, Drogen, Angehörige, Abhängigkeit, Hilfe Sucht

Bryan's story starts in New York, where skateboards, weed, and the raw energy of rebellion shaped his early identity. But what looked like typical teenage experimentation quickly became something others labeled as “a problem.” In the height of the 90s and early 2000s, Bryan was sent away to behavior-modification boarding programs meant to “fix” kids like him. Instead of changing him, those experiences carved in a deeper belief: something is wrong with me.That belief followed him straight into addiction.Oxy was the first opiate that hooked Bryan, and what came after was years of chasing a feeling he could never quite catch again. Methadone, Suboxone, cross-country moves between New York and San Diego, and eventually crack cocaine all became part of the cycle. There were moments that looked like escape, traveling through national parks, falling in love, even a trip to Italy, but the obsession to use never loosened its grip.After a suicide attempt brought him to his lowest point, Bryan found himself back where it all began: using again.But on April 1, 2022, something shifted.At a long-term medical treatment facility, Bryan finally found the space, structure, and willingness that allowed recovery to take root. Today, he's an active participant in a twelve-step program and living proof that even the longest detours can still lead you home.This episode is about mislabeling, survival, and what happens when someone finally stops trying to fix themselves and starts learning how to live.DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.comSee you next week!

Professor David Nutt exposes the dark secrets of MKUltra, Nazi-linked LSD origins,  and why governments hid the mind-expanding power of these drugs.  Go to https://andrewgoldheretics.com to get exclusive content and the bonus questions. SPONSORS: Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics  Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics  Professor David Nutt, the sacked government drugs advisor and leading psychopharmacologist, reveals shocking hidden truths about MKUltra on Heretics. From CIA mind control experiments with LSD to Nazi connections in its discovery, ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries fueled by psychedelics that birthed democracy, philosophy, and Western society, to modern brain scans showing psychedelics rewire minds for healing trauma. Nutt discusses the Stoned Ape theory, entity encounters, hyperscanning experiments, MKUltra's unethical horrors including non-consensual dosing and weaponization fears, Hitler's drug use powering WWII, and why psychedelics were banned for political reasons despite being safer than alcohol. Discover how these substances could revolutionize mental health, why they're among the least harmful drug, and the ongoing psychedelic renaissance in places like Oregon. Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations on forbidden knowledge, psychedelics, history, and anti-woke truths. What hidden MKUltra detail shocked you most? Comment below! #MKUltra #Psychedelics #DavidNutt Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com  Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok   Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters:  0:00 Eleusinian Mysteries & Ancient Psychedelics 4:35 Psychedelics & the Birth of Democracy 10:55 Brain Hyperscanning & Mind Connection 13:10 Psychedelic Brain Scans & Long-Term Changes 20:22 Real vs Hallucination in Trips 28:26 L-S-D Discovery & CIA Acquisition 34:19 WWII Drugs: Amphetamines & Meth 40:30 Aldous Huxley & Psychedelic Insights 48:04 Cocaine Crash & Dopamine Hijack 51:23 Opiates, Heroin, Fentanyl Crisis 55:48 Better Drug Policies & Safer Alternatives 1:01:05 Cannabis Protects Against Alcohol Damage 1:03:00 A Heretic David Admires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abhängigkeit von Opiaten.Benzodiazepine.Kokain.Dazu Entzugssyndrome, epileptische Anfälle während eines Benzodiazepin-Entzugs und eine Substitution mit Levomethadon.Und damit hört es nicht auf.In den psychischen Diagnosen finden sich Hinweise auf Zwangsstörung, generalisierte Angststörung, Depression, ADHS und mögliche Autismus-Spektrum-Merkmale.Wenn man so etwas liest, wirkt es wie eine Liste.Eine Akte.Ein medizinischer Bericht.Aber hinter jeder dieser Zeilen steckt ein Mensch.Eine Geschichte.Ein Leben, das zeitweise komplett aus der Spur geraten ist.Ich zeige das nicht für Mitleid.Sondern für Ehrlichkeit.Sucht, psychische Erkrankungen und Abstürze passieren nicht nur „anderen“.Sie passieren mitten in unserer Gesellschaft.Und manchmal beginnt Veränderung genau da:Wenn man aufhört, Dinge zu verstecken.#sucht #polytox #drogen #entzug #suchterfahrung #mentalhealth #aufklärung

State of the Arts Episode 274 is now streaming on Spotify, featuring the incredibly talented writer Caroline Reddy, a multifaceted creative force who shines as a poet, author, librarian, teacher, Reiki master, and dance enthusiast. Her work has been showcased in esteemed platforms like The Bethlehem Writers Roundtable, The Journal of Expressive Writing, The International Human Rights Festival, and The Opiate, a testament to her innovative spirit. In 2021, her powerful poem 'A Sacred Dance' was nominated for The Best of The Net Prize by Active Muse, highlighting her exceptional talent. Caroline's latest masterpiece, the beautifully mindful book “Shake The Atmosphere to Reclaim the Empty Moment,” is a treasure trove of wisdom. As a pillar of the writer's community, she orchestrates numerous events that bring together literary artists and beyond, sparking meaningful conversations and fostering positive change, including important social justice issues. In the coming months, she'll be leading two extraordinary workshops that promise to nourish your soul. Join me in this captivating episode for an uplifting conversation that will leave you feeling inspired, renewed, and energized, as I was privileged to interview this remarkable creative for my podcast.

Free to attend at the Nash Family Business & Event Center at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Ep #41 - Kerry Hughes "Ethnobotany is the study of the relationship between humans and plants." - Kerry Hughes Meet Kerry Hughes, ethnobotanist and author, and an inspiring member of Nootropics Depot's scientific advisory board. Kerry joins the podcast to discuss her background and passions as an ethnobotanist, and to share practical tips for connecting with the healing power of plants in our everyday lives, through supplements, food, incense, and spending time in nature. Chapters 0:00 Introducing Kerry Hughes, Ethnobotanist 1:17 What is an Ethnobotanist? 3:08 Taking Erinamax, Tiger Milk + Cognance from the ND Catalogue 4:21 Popping Pills - Ethnobotany style 5:55 Effectiveness of Quick-Dissolve Cognance vs. Cognizance capsules 10:14 The Lack of Bitter Compounds in Our Foods 12:18 Bitter Sensors in Our Digestive Tract 18:03 Madronho 20:41 Herbaviore23:30 Bitter Compounds Regulate Blood Sugar - GLP1 Agonism 25:35 Biodiversity - We Don't Save What We Don't Value 27:45 California - LA Fires, Climate Crisis, Land Management 28:13 Cattle Grass 31:38 Gulf of Mexico - Hating on Swamps 35:25 Rewilding 37:05 Effects of Erinamax and Cognance 38:15 Experiential Accounts of Supplements 44:50 Being Mindful of Safety with Extracts - Purity 46:17 The Dose is the Poison 51:25 What's In Your Garden? 51:45 The Squarest Ethnobotanist You'll Ever Meet 55:55 Biodiversity 58:40 Regenerative Certification 1:01:55 Natural Wineries 1:02:17 Wild Yeast in Geuze and Lambiek 1:03:42 Plants are Sentient Beings 1:05:15 A World without Opiates 1:07:25 Use of plants, music, nature 1:10:25 Connection - Essential for Human Health

Pav Grover is a medical doctor and addiction specialist recognized for his frontline work addressing the opiate crisis. Drawing on clinical experience, public health data, and patient-centered care, Dr. Grover examines how prescription practices, trauma, mental health, and socioeconomic factors have converged to fuel widespread opioid dependence and overdose. His work emphasizes evidence-based treatment, harm reduction, compassionate recovery pathways, and systemic reform, advocating for approaches that treat addiction as a medical condition rather than a moral failing. Through education and advocacy, he contributes to a clearer public understanding of one of the most urgent health crises of our time.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

 Mary Ellen began using cannabis at age 18 to manage PTSD symptoms from her brother's death by methadone addiction when she was eight, finding that cannabis smoothed out her restlessness, depression, and agitation.Stopping cannabis use in her late twenties led to everything going haywire in Mary Ellen's life, including doctor shopping for opiates, fibromyalgia diagnosis, postpartum depression, and five trips to rehab.After 11 months in a 12-step program following her fifth rehab, Mary Ellen read a book suggesting addiction was a choice and decided to reintroduce cannabis, which helped her life begin to simmer down and function properly again.During the years without cannabis, Mary Ellen's endocannabinoid system went into deficiency, and she believes seeking opiates was a sideways attempt to get rebalanced, though it only made everything worse.Cannabis creates homeostasis and balance by working through the endocannabinoid system's unique retrograde motion, where chemicals flow in the opposite direction from traditional neurotransmitters, acting as a regulator to slow excessive chemical signaling.Discovery of the endocannabinoid system's retrograde motion turned 100 years of neuroscience upside down, as it showed chemicals flowing from postsynaptic to presynaptic nerves rather than the traditional one-way direction taught in neuroscience.Mary Ellen was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare salivary gland cancer with no correlation to cannabis use, and received treatment from Dr. Gregory Weinstein in Philadelphia, who developed the surgical robot used for the procedure.Medical professionals at the treatment facility encouraged Mary Ellen to use cannabis during her cancer treatment, which she found unusual but supportive given her 40-year history with the plant.Five surgeries included endometriosis treatment, ruptured neck disc repair, breast reduction, hip replacement, and cancer removal, with the neck scan fortunately revealing the otherwise undetectable cancer.During cancer treatment, Mary Ellen took up to 60 milligrams of oxycodone per day but successfully tapered off following doctor's advice, using meditation principles and understanding that addiction thoughts are just thoughts that don't have to be believed.Cannabis continues to help Mary Ellen manage post-surgery symptoms including pain when swallowing, metallic taste from reduced taste buds, and lack of appetite, with small amounts motivating her to eat and care for herself.Remarkably, Mary Ellen's cancer surgery required significantly less intervention than planned, with surgeons avoiding skin grafts from her arm and leg that were originally scheduled, which she attributes partly to consuming CBG oils and RSO prior to surgery.People suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, autoimmune diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's likely have improperly functioning endocannabinoid systems that could benefit from cannabis intervention.Mary Ellen encourages people not to give up on cannabis if previous attempts didn't work, emphasizing that today's options are vastly different from 20 years ago, and even small amounts of CBD can provide significant behind-the-scenes health benefits over the long term. Visit our website: CannabisHealthRadio.comFind high-quality cannabis and CBD + get free consultations at MyFitLife.net/cannabishealthDiscover products and get expert advice from Swan ApothecaryFollow us on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram.Find us on Rumble.Keep your privacy! Buy NixT420 Odor Remover Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this interview, Dr.SHIVA Ayyadurai, MIT PhD, Inventor of Email, Scientist, Engineer and Candidate for President, Talks about Musk's AI Utopia Scam. Opiate for the Masses.

Glynis's journey is one of the most intense and transformative we've ever shared. She began using drugs at a painfully young age, smoking crack by 12, moving through juvie, and growing up as a ward of the state. By 18 she was stripping to survive, drifting from Massachusetts to Texas in the hope that a new place might quiet her addiction. Instead, she spent years in Dallas working as a prostitute and becoming deeply enmeshed the world of solicitation.Everything changed when she was arrested while smuggling people across the border between Mexico and California. That prison sentence became the turning point she never saw coming. Glynis got sober, stayed sober, and rebuilt her life from the foundation up.Today she has six years clean and is opening her own treatment center ⁠Peak Path Health ⁠in the Hollywood Hills, determined to give others the safety and support she never had.This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, redemption, and the belief that no one is too far gone to find a new path.Check out ⁠Worthy Wellness Center⁠Connect with Glynis on ⁠Instagram⁠DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.comSee you next week!

Glynis's journey is one of the most intense and transformative we've ever shared. She began using drugs at a painfully young age, smoking crack by 12, moving through juvie, and growing up as a ward of the state. By 18 she was stripping to survive, drifting from Massachusetts to Texas in the hope that a new place might quiet her addiction. Instead, she spent years in Dallas working as a prostitute and becoming deeply enmeshed the world of solicitation.Everything changed when she was arrested while smuggling people across the border between Mexico and California. That prison sentence became the turning point she never saw coming. Glynis got sober, stayed sober, and rebuilt her life from the foundation up.Today she has six years clean and is opening her own treatment center Peak Path Health in the Hollywood Hills, determined to give others the safety and support she never had.This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, redemption, and the belief that no one is too far gone to find a new path.Check out Worthy Wellness CenterConnect with Glynis on InstagramDM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.comSee you next week!

This week, we sit down with Janice, an author, advocate, and nearly 20 years sober, to unpack a story that begins in a family of dive bar owners and ends in a life built on purpose and spiritual transformation.Raised around alcoholism, Janice picked up drinking and smoking weed in middle and high school before joining the Marine Corps. When an injury derailed her military path, she was prescribed pain medications that opened the door to years of dependency. By her mid 30s, she found herself addicted to methadone until she made the terrifying decision to quit cold turkey. What followed was a profound and unexpected spiritual experience that became the turning point of her life.Today, Janice has almost two decades of sobriety, has written two powerful recovery books, and dedicates her time to helping people navigate surgery and pain management without narcotics. Her story is raw, honest, and deeply hopeful, and it serves as a reminder of what is possible on the other side of surrender.Find Janice's books and info about sober surgeries: https://www.sobrietyrocks365.com/DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.comSee you next week!

Ad Free at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastBilly Strings sits down for one of the rawest, heaviest, and most honest conversations ever recorded on Dopey. In this replay, Billy talks openly about growing up in chaos, losing his dad to heroin at age two, his mom's crack and meth addiction, violence in the home, poverty, hunger, couch-surfing, and the wild, psychedelic, musical household that shaped him. He walks through the exact moments his childhood shifted from love and music into danger, raids, labs, dealers, and watching addiction take over everyone around him.Billy tells stories about tweaking with his parents, smoking meth for the first time with his mom, first acid trips, playing guitar for 48 hours straight, metal bands, coke, crack dreams, and the insane scenes he lived through as a kid and teen.He talks about leaving home at 13, being homeless, trying coke and meth after swearing he'd never do hard drugs, the traumatic first time he did heroin, panic attacks, confronting childhood sexual abuse in therapy, and getting sober from alcohol nine years ago.Billy also goes deep on losing his mom in 2024, learning she died from meth intoxication, how he found out through the death certificate while on tour in Australia, the confusion, denial, anger, heartbreak, poems she left behind, and the letter from his biological father he discovered after her death — the first time he ever saw his father say he loved him.He shares what Trey told him about Al-Anon, how he's been listening to meetings, how his understanding of addiction has completely changed, and his desire to help kids growing up in houses like his.This is Billy Strings telling his story exactly as he lived it — no hiding, no sugarcoating, and no shame. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When "stigmatizing" has become a bad word and a bad thing everywhere and for every one, one brave British curmudgeon dares to demand it's return!  Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy By: Theodore Dalrymple Published: 2006 160 Pages Briefly, what is this book about? This book aims to shatter some of the myths around opioid addiction. The first part covers the myth that stopping opioids cold turkey is both painful and dangerous. The second part dissects the myths propagated by literature, primarily Coleridge and De Quincey. The final part ties it into an addiction bureaucracy, though that part still references De Quincey an awful lot.  What's the author's angle? Dalrymple worked as a prison doctor and psychiatrist for many years. Accordingly, he has a lot of experience with addicts. But he's also very culturally conservative. The combination of the two leads him to strongly oppose coddling addicts, arguing instead that they should be stigmatized. Who should read this book? I'm a fan of Dalrymple. I've enjoyed his columns over the years, and I appreciate his curmudgeonly British insight. I previously enjoyed and reviewed his book Life at the Bottom. I would definitely recommend that book before this book. Actually, I would not recommend this book period, unless, for some reason, you want a really deep dive into Coleridge and De Quincey's writings about opium.  Specific thoughts: Opioid addiction is not a disease?

A caller checks in from a Costco parking lot to mark one year sober after 25 years of blackout drinking. He talks about kicking opioids, rebuilding his life, and what it's like to actually remember things again. He and Geth get into punk shows, lost friends, and how addiction doesn't always look the way people think it does. Plus, Dog Talk makes a rare appearance from behind the paywall. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week's caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Layer up this fall with pieces that feel as good as they look. Go to Quince.com/beautiful for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/ BEAUTIFUL and use promo code BEAUTIFUL at checkout. Right now, Skylight is offering our listeners $20 off their 10 inch Frames by going to my skylight.com/BEAUTIFUL Upside has given back $1 Billion dollars to its users. To find out how much you could earn, Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code BEAUTIFUL to get an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas.

We're lucky to have a special guest on this podcast episode to discuss a topic that, unfortunately, all of us in emergency care encounter all too frequently: the opiate epidemic. Peter Canning is a paramedic who has lived through the epidemic while working on the ambulance in the New England epicenter. This discussion navigates Peter's progression through newer terminology like stigma and harm reduction in an effort to provide compassionate and best-practice care for our OUD patients. REFERENCES 1. https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12438/killing-season?srsltid=AfmBOopOX3Wpf9blJDuiJbwOCKyNCACoxU2IixIMtLg1N1a-wYTGeEmr 2. https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53796/friends-and-family-guide-opioid-overdose-epidemic

This week on Dopey! We are getting ready for Dopeycon! You coming? https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/1765668Montana, OG DOPE, writing in from prison, about smuggling fentanyl and Percs past cops by hiding a bundle between his butt cheeks. Another listener voicemail “Gay for Crack” tells a darkly comedic tale of hustling a guy in Baltimore who offered crack in exchange for sex.Then Anders Osborne and Bill Taylor (Trombone Shorty Foundation, The Phoenix) recount using and surviving during Hurricane Katrina — a lawless, apocalyptic New Orleans with flooded streets, National Guard, no electricity, and dealers flooding in. Anders tells a jaw-dropping story of stealing a kid's BMX bike at 4 a.m. to ride six miles to cop from a bug-collecting dealer uptown. Bill shares how Anders helped him find recovery after years of vodka mornings and loneliness.The episode dives deep into recovery philosophy, spirituality, and Anders' realization after playing Jerry Garcia's guitar at Red Rocks that fame and status will never fill the void. They reflect on the “Send Me a Friend” foundation, their bond in recovery, and the meaning of service.Their segment ends with Anders' High Sierra butterfly story — a psychedelic nightmare/vision where he stripped naked and flapped around during a String Cheese Incident set on LSD, morphine, cocaine, and Dilaudid. Anders later connected the experience to his mother's deathbed promise to return to him as a butterfly, making the tale haunting and strangely spiritual.Then Howard 'Beach' Buksbaum Returns to share about his new black girl AI group 'lux'!

This isn't medical advice. Rather, it's the story of how my son, and my daughter, and I–had oral surgery without the three classes of very toxic drugs now prescribed routinely...

This week on the Teaser! I get back from Park City Song Summit! Preparing for DopeyCon, going upstate! Jay is back - if you want to hear whats up - go to www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Brianna Banks, the determined co-founder of WakenBakery. From a life-altering injury to establishing a flourishing cannabis-infused coffee and bakery enterprise, Brianna shares her journey of resilience and innovation. Listeners will delve into how a personal health crisis led her to discover the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, which sparked the inception of her unique business model designed to normalize and legalize cannabis consumption. This episode is not only about entrepreneurship but also sheds light on the societal impact of cannabis legalization and its role as an alternative to pharmaceuticals.Brianna Banks' story is a testament to perseverance and creativity in transforming personal challenges into opportunities. Through her venture, WakenBakery, she advocates for the normalization of cannabis use and its monumental benefits. Operating in a highly regulated industry, Brianna discusses her strategic approach to navigating ever-changing laws and maintaining the essence of her brand across different locations. This episode is a treasure trove of insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners alike, showcasing the power of relentless positivity and visionary thinking in creating groundbreaking businesses.Key Takeaways:Brianna Banks turned her personal struggle with spinal injury and reliance on cannabis for pain relief into a successful business, aiming to destigmatize and normalize cannabis use.WakenBakery provides a welcoming space for a diverse clientele, offering a variety of cannabis-infused products such as coffee, tea, lemonade, and baked goods.The challenges of operating in the cannabis industry include navigating complex legal regulations and consistently rebranding to comply with state laws.Brianna's resilience and commitment to innovation highlight the importance of positive affirmations and persistence in entrepreneurship.The potential benefits of cannabis as an alternative to pharmaceuticals in treating various conditions, showcasing personal testimonials of its impact on health and well-being.Notable Quotes:"I am building a safe space for everybody to come to. No. 21, to whatever age that might be, doctor to the janitor.""I push myself sometimes beyond what I think my limit is, and it has made me stronger and a better person and made the business better, too.""It's definitely an alternative. The whole point we have mojitos that are just infused with THC instead of alcohol.""If you just keep going...it is just as easy to think about the negative as it is to think about the positive."Connect with Brianna:https://www.wakenbakery.net/about-us/

I'd like to welcome to the show Dr. David M. Berry, MD, he is a growing voice in the recovery and addiction space, an area that we deal with a ton across EMS and the emergency departments. He is an Emergency Medicine physician with over two decades of experience. You can reach him at dberrymd@hotmail.com We must remember, when working up these patients with addiction, they can have poor health baseline anyway, so they are at higher risk for something emergent to be going on Dr. Berry talks about this approach to opiate OD We have a small window between the ED and definitive care to help addicted patients move forward with treatment – a warm handoff to a treatment center or primary care that can monitor recovery is key We have specific rules for most emergencies but often psychiatry is not on a set system Holds may not always accomplish what we hope they will, it will not force someone to changeBut there is certainly a role for the patient who is genuinely suicidal  We talk about good structure of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric emergencies  David talks about some patients he has been able to help with addiction recovery from his experience Don't underestimate the difference we can and do make with patients just because we don't always see the result Dr. Berry talks about the message he has for clinicians:We deal with a lot of emergencies, people actively dying, so when we hear a psych complaint or substance abuse complaint, we tend to mentally shuffle them into a lower priority. We need to remember to have empathy and take their complaints seriously, slow down with these patients We talk about the balance between empathy and detachment and burnout David talks about some methods of humanizing the experience for your patients and getting them to open up more We talk about anchor bias and how to protect from it David talks about conformation bias and how it relates in piloting an aircraft and emergency medicine A key question to ask before you leave a patient room is “Do you have any questions?” – This can be hard to ask because we often want to move on but it's so important to the patientSupport the showFull show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, ParamedicsMost efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours. If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you. 1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn't represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.

I'd like to welcome to the show Dr. David M. Berry, MD, he is a growing voice in the recovery and addiction space, an area that we deal with a ton across EMS and the emergency departments. He is an Emergency Medicine physician with over two decades of experience. You can reach him at dberrymd@hotmail.com He has an incredible story. He was conceived following a one-night stand and was almost aborted before being put up for adoption to a loving family. He had his first child and felt the gift of knowing his first genetically related family member for the first time.Tragically, his first daughter was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a diagnosis not compatible with life and she later died around 9 months of age.This led David to turn to alcohol to help deal with the pain. His family took notice of this, so he transitioned to opiates instead of alcohol, something that he could hide more easily. He was eventually found out and spent some time in jail and tried some treatment centers. He lost his medical license, his family left him and he became homeless.His rock bottom was when he found himself homeless living under a bridge with no ID and realized that no one would even realize if he had died. With the help of another doctor, David started taking Suboxone, which helped him to overcome opiate addiction.This opened a path to Dr. Berry getting his medical license back and eventually led to a role as chief of staff of his hospital as well as opening up a rehab clinic in Colorado. Hearing David's story helps put in perspective the fact that none of us are that far removed from the homeless, drug addicted patient we care for in the ER. He talks about his new appreciation for his life and his family We talk about techniques to get patients to open up to us despite our short time with them: “Do you mind if I examine you?” gives the patient some control in the situation Some of our biggest misconceptions about these addicted patients is “They are trying to game the system,” maybe they are, but maybe they are totally out of options or are having a real emergency. “What can I do to help you?” may open up a conversation about what they feel they need Small, short conversations can make a big difference over time We often don't have enough time with patients to label them with anxiety disorder or opiate use disorder, so avoiding labels is probably best in the ED Have a way to work up patients that avoids your biasSupport the showFull show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, ParamedicsMost efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours. If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you. 1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn't represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Opiates⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from the Neurology section at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Medbullets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Medbullets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on social media:Facebook: www.facebook.com/medbulletsInstagram: www.instagram.com/medbulletsofficialTwitter: www.twitter.com/medbulletsLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/medbullets

Program notes:0:44 Reanimating hearts for transplant1:44 Allow heart to sit for two to four minutes2:34 Outcomes in DCIS without surgery3:34 Free of breast cancer six months after diagnosis4:34 Numbers who went on to develop invasive disease low5:34 May change how we approach DCIS6:09 Suicidality around the world in older adults7:09 Guns, pesticides, hanging8:10 Increase primary care diagnosis of OUD9:10 Three clinics in four U.S. states10:10 Six million adults with OUD11:10 Many physicians unaware of medicines12:43 End

Naloxone has been available in Australia without prescription since 2022 (after pilot programs through 2019-2021, analysis showed this trial saved 3 lives per day). Join us as Kristin and Nat talk naloxone with Pharmacist Emily Turkovic. Emily shares her personal story and why she is passionate about ensuring that naloxone is widely available in our community. Listen in for tips and tricks on how to broach the subject with patients and ways to de-stigmatise naloxone. Resources: Opioid Safety Toolkit Free Take Home Naloxone training program Find out more about the Take Home Naloxone program here. Take Home Naloxone Program Resources

Jennifer Chase is a trauma-informed life coach, speaker, and advocate for families navigating addiction and generational trauma. She became addicted to opiates after brain surgery and chronic pain. Her addiction collided with motherhood the day her son admitted he had taken her pills. That was the moment she realized she had become his drug dealer.She grew up in a family filled with addiction. She was sexually abused by her grandfather and never felt protected by her parents. Opiates weren't the problem. They were the solution that helped her survive decades of trauma.She checked into rehab thinking she could save her son and learned the only way to save him was to save herself. This conversation is about addiction, recovery, family healing, setting boundaries, and forgiving the people who had no business being forgiven.Jennifer's mission is to help others know they are not alone, they are not broken, and it's never too late to rewrite the story.Learn more about Jennifer's work at www.riseaddictionlc.comConnect with her on TikTok: @‌jenchaseStep into Your Sober Era! Are you ready to embrace a life of clarity and empowerment? Let's embark on this transformative journey together! [Subscribe Now ➔] Sam's Sober Stack | Samantha Parker | Substack Want to Work with The Samantha Parker for Content Management CLICK HERE Grab my Sober Travel Tips Guide HERE Check out My Sober Storefront HERE Follow me on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@samanthaparkershow YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thesamanthaparker Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesamanthaparker/ Grab $10 off Curious Elixirs https://oken.do/ho7cxduy Shop Ryze Coffee - Grab 15% Off HERE

In this episode of the Loco Experience, I welcomed Travis Luther - sociologist, researcher, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and Founder of Time to Live LLC. Travis shares his journey from a tumultuous childhood with young parents to pursuit of a music career and eventually finding his stride as an entrepreneur. He recounts his entrepreneurial ventures, including starting a successful valet advertising company and a legal tech company, as well as the Queen Anne Pillow Company, which he grew to a million-dollar business in just 18 months and exited in 2021. Travis credits peer advisory for much of his learning as an entrepreneur, and he's a longtime member of and Past President for Entrepreneurs Organization - Colorado Chapter.  The conversation delves deep into Travis's personal battles, including a struggle with opioid addiction, and how he eventually overcame it through determination and support from his family and community. Travis also explores how his experiences led him back to academia, transformed his understanding of success to focus more on personal fulfillment and relationships, and the role psychedelics played in his healing journey.  You won't want to miss his LoCo Experience at the end, involving a week-long relationship with a valet Ferrari, so please tune in and enjoy my conversation with Travis Luther.  The LoCo Experience Podcast is sponsored by: Purpose Driven Wealth Thrivent: Learn more

Lauren Sisler is an Emmy Award-winning ESPN sideline reporter whose inspiring journey of resilience highlights the power of falling in love with your story. At just 18, while most kids are finding their independence and enjoying college life, Lauren was faced with the unimaginable: the sudden and unexpected loss of both parents to prescription drug addiction. Their deaths, coupled with the shocking revelation of their hidden addiction, left her grappling with profound grief and unanswered questions. Despite this, Lauren carved a path for herself first as an NCAA gymnast and now as a much-loved voice on the sidelines of college football's biggest games, known by ESPN viewers for her viral "sideline shimmy." However, behind her success was a woman who hadn't yet confronted the deep-seated trauma of her past. Today on the show we discuss: the tragic loss of her parents to opiate addiction, unpacking Lauren's childhood and her parents hidden drug addiction, the grieving process and how she healed, how Lauren overcame shame and started sharing her story, how she processed complex emotions, the one question she would ask her parents today and much more. ⚠ WELLNESS DISCLAIMER ⚠ Please be advised; the topics related to health and mental health in my content are for informational, discussion, and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your health or mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your current condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard from your favorite creator, on social media, or shared within content you've consumed. If you are in crisis or you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. If you do not have a health professional who is able to assist you, use these resources to find help: Emergency Medical Services—911 If the situation is potentially life-threatening, get immediate emergency assistance by calling 911, available 24 hours a day. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org.  SAMHSA addiction and mental health treatment Referral Helpline, 1-877-SAMHSA7 (1-877-726-4727) and https://www.samhsa.gov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Streamathon Celebration: 18 Years of Jim and Them! We are 2 hours into the Streamathon! We got special words from Sean Astin and Clownvis, we hit the ground running. Corey's Twitter: Corey has to ruin everyone else's Mother's Day and make it all about himself. Juke My Dick: In the song honesty do the lyrics mention "she juked my dick"? We think so. Also a brand new J-SkeeZy love track featuring EROK! COREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, JIM AND THEM IS POP CULTURE!, YOU KNOW THAT!, SEAN ASTIN!, CONGRATULATIONS!, 18 YEARS!, NMAN!, COCOBAUNS!, 2020-EPIC!, BOOPAC SHINES DOWN ON YOU FROM HEAVEN!, REACTION!, GOONIES!, NEVER SAY DIE!, GROUND FLOOR!, FOUNDATION!, CLOWNVIS!, DONATIONS!, STREAMATHON!, CAMEO!, VIDEO TELEGRAM!, SHOUT OUTS!, COREY'S TWITTER!, X LOST FOLLOWERS!, MOTHER'S DAY!, MAKE IT ABOUT HIMSELF!, SABU!, KRATOM!, DEATH!, RVD!, DRUGS!, OPIATES!, VIDEO SCRAPBOOK!, HONESTY!, PERFORMANCE!, COLOR ME BADD!, R&B!, 90S!, NO ENERGY!, JUKE MY DICK!, HIT EM UP!, WIFE EM UP!, FRIENDSHIP ARC!, TUPAC!, EROK!, 2-2!, JAKE PERRY!, HMD!  You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

Welcome to Season 2 of the Orthobullets Podcast.In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Opiates & Analgesic Medications⁠⁠ from the Basic Science section.Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orthobullets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

Originally Aired May 12, 2025: Cowasaki. Adult temper tantrums. Everything you wanna know about how being boring can get you fired. Listen & subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Music. For more, visit https://www.93x.com/half-assed-morning-show/Follow the Half-Assed Morning Show:Twitter/X: @93XHAMSFacebook: @93XHAMSInstagram: @93XHAMSEmail the show: HAMS93X@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Dopey we are joined by recovery advocate and woman in recovery, Jamie Tall! Jamie shares all about her super crazy journey on this weeks show!TRIGGER WARNING: It gets very graphic around sex and violence, so please use caution! Jamie tells it all and is now sober helping addicts and alcoholics! Patreon is www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastDOPEY LOVE LIVE WITH MARGARET CHO, Dr. Nzinga Harrison, Brace Belden, Erin Khar, Ray Brown and Linda are available at:https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2025/d/dopey-podcast-live/https://podcast.feedspot.com/rehab_podcasts/Here is AI:"From Fucking the Devil to Finding God: The Jamie Tall Story"Show Notes:

John Zmirak Discusses His Latest Articles- ‘Anti-Racism:' The Opiate of the Sheeple The Eric Metaxas Show John Zmirak  Jan 11 2025   Other Episodes Big Bad John joins us to discuss the his recent article on the topic of January 6th   ‘Anti-Racism:' The Opiate of the Sheeple By John Zmirak Published on January 6, 2025 John Zmirak I've written here before about how antiracism has mutated from a small, healthy organ that served the Body of Christ into a monstrous tumor that threatens to kill it. I've analyzed White Guilt as a self-serving status game that white would-be elitists play to outrank other white people — with zero actual regard for the dignity or lives of non-white people, much less for their immortal souls. Now I must reluctantly return to this grim subject as the cascading scandal of Pakistani rape gangs in Britain gets exposed in lurid, soul-crushing detail. Elon Musk and former British Prime Minister Liz Truss have now weighed in on this, so the British establishment knows it can't imprison everyone who complains about the estimated 250,000 native British girls who've been gang-raped and trafficked in just 10 years, disproportionately by Pakistani immigrants. “Your Daughters Are Already Whores” What drove these Muslim imports to think they were entitled to sexually enslave Christians, apart from the long Muslim tradition of sexually enslaving Christians? (By the millions, via the Muslim white slave trade that continued for centuries.) This X post explains the phenomenon in light of Pakistan's inbred, intensely patriarchal culture: These hundreds of thousands of rapes — many inflicted on minors — were committed with total impunity, with local police and Labour politicians winking at the abuse, rejecting the pleas of victims and even in some cases arresting the hapless parents who tried to rescue their daughters. How and why could this happen? It was supposedly to prevent the rise of racism and avoid helping right-wing politicians who warned — correctly — that mass Third World Muslim immigration was ruining Britain. As a Catholic, hearing that brings back nauseating memories of bishops shuffling pedophile priests from parish to parish instead of calling in the police — supposedly to avoid the danger of “scandal” harming the Church and losing souls. Of course, these leftist politicians in Britain were serving their own religious cause: the post-Civil Rights movement cult of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. That infernal trinity, a three-headed golden calf, is now the idol worshiped by elites throughout the West. Those who refuse to prostrate themselves before this fetish face all the force of a secular inquisition. Britons are now sitting in prison cells for mildly complaining about immigration policy — cells which, not coincidentally, have been emptied of rapists and other assailants to make room for political dissidents. Should We Tell “Noble” Lies? This is happening right now in Britain — the nation that gave us the Magna Carta, parliaments, Common Law, and trial by jury. I was sickened even further when one of my favorite living writers, historian Tom Holland, doubled down on his comment from 10 years ago (before his conversion to Christianity): How noble is a goal that rests on secrecy and lies? Was it noble for Catholic bishops to protect the good name of the priesthood at the price of altar boys who were molested and damaged for life? Why is it any more noble than that to save the good name of deeply dysfunctional foreign communities that are infamous for child marriages and “honor killings”? If Pakistani culture really does accept such practices, it richly deserves contempt — and mass deportations to follow. The bishops who covered up for pedophile priests have been mostly disgraced for it now. They paid out some $3 billion in damages in the U.S. alone (though they made all that money back, dollar for dollar, trafficking immigrants via their taxpayer-funded nonprofits such as Catholic Charities). Will the vast, almost unthinkable scale of child rape in Britain discredit its authoritarian, censorship-happy Labour government and the mute, useless Tory party that only expanded immigration, as if to punish its voters? If We Don't Fight, the Pagans Will It's hard to say. You can't beat something with nothing, and antiracism remains the established church of most of the West. Maybe like the Aztec cult it can go on demanding human sacrifices for centuries because there is no live alternative. Christian churches that have dethroned Jesus Christ and replaced Him with canonized victims such as George Floyd won't fill the void. They're not even really Christian, except as cargo cults that use the borrowed imagery and symbols of a religion they've become at once too primitive and decadent to understand. If the Church won't provide an alternative to civilizational suicide, enraged neopagans will. Instead of shaping fetishes out of non-whites, they'll make whiteness an idol. The result will be ugly and violent, and the pasty-faced churchmen who willingly lived by lies will watch it all helplessly from their fainting couches, without even the decency to despise themselves for causing it. Please Support The Stream: Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day. Tom Holland, of all people, should know better. His brilliant book Dominion showed how Western notions of equality, fairness, and tolerance all emerged from the Gospel, not Greece or Rome. He even acknowledged that the woke movement was Christianity's illegitimate child. But he's too comfortably ensconced in British intellectual circles to recognize that this post-Christian bastard is trying to murder its father. And, frankly, he lives in a nice, safe neighborhood where no Pakistani gangs are likely to abduct and gang rape his children. Perhaps every British academic and politician should be forcibly relocated to more “diverse” parts of the country. Let's see how long it takes them to start sending checks to Tommy Robinson. Rene Girard, in his books such as I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, warned that the post-Christian substitute religion of Victimism is actually crueler, more perverse, and more opposed to the Gospel than any ancient pagan religion. It's also so frankly absurd and suicidal that it will burn out and destroy itself. But how many real victims, including young women with scars and trauma, will it claim before it collapses?   John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or coauthor of 14 books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. His newest book is No Second Amendment, No First. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  John Zmirak makes his weekly appearance and covers current events and shares recent articles available at-   https://stream.org/author/johnzmirak/ Watch Eric Metaxas on Rumble-  https://rumble.com/c/TheEricMetaxasRadioShow  The Eric Metaxas Show- https://metaxastalk.com/podcasts/ Eric Metaxas Show on Apple Podcasts-    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show/id991156680 Check out- Socrates in the City   Find All of John Zmirak Articles at- https://stream.org/author/johnzmirak/ John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He is co-author with Jason Jones of “God, Guns, & the Government.”   John Zmirak's new book: No Second Amendment, No First  by John Zmirak  Available March 19, 2024 Today's Left endlessly preaches the evils of “gun violence." It is a message increasingly echoed from the nation's pulpits, presented as common-sense decency and virtue. Calls for “radical non-violence” are routinely endowed with the imprimatur of religious doctrine.   But what if such teachings were misguided, even damaging? What if the potential of a citizenry to exercise force against violent criminals and tyrannical governments is not just compatible with church teaching, but flows from the very heart of Biblical faith and reason? What if the freedoms we treasure are intimately tied to the power to resist violent coercion?  This is the long-overdue case John Zmirak makes with stunning clarity and conviction in No Second Amendment, No First. A Yale-educated journalist and former college professor, Zmirak shows how the right of self-defense against authoritarian government was affirmed in both the Old and New Testaments, is implied in Natural Law, and has been part of Church tradition over the centuries.   Zmirak further shows how today's mounting threats to the gun rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment are inexorably linked to the   HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD!  Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Also Rate us on any platform you follow us on. It helps a lot. Forward this show to friends. Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime …And Many Other Podcast Aggregators and sites ACU on Twitter- https://twitter.com/AmerConU . Warning- Explicit and Violent video content.   Please help ACU by submitting your Show ideas. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com   Endorsed Charities -------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Born! Saving babies and Souls. https://preborn.org/ OUR MISSION To glorify Jesus Christ by leading and equipping pregnancy clinics to save more babies and souls. WHAT WE DO Pre-Born! partners with life-affirming pregnancy clinics all across the nation. We are designed to strategically impact the abortion industry through the following initiatives:… -------------------------------------------------------- Help CSI Stamp Out Slavery In Sudan Join us in our effort to free over 350 slaves. Listeners to the Eric Metaxas Show will remember our annual effort to free Christians who have been enslaved for simply acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Savior. As we celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, join us in giving new life to brothers and sisters in Sudan who have enslaved as a result of their faith. https://csi-usa.org/metaxas   https://csi-usa.org/slavery/   Typical Aid for the Enslaved A ration of sorghum, a local nutrient-rich staple food A dairy goat A “Sack of Hope,” a survival kit containing essential items such as tarp for shelter, a cooking pan, a water canister, a mosquito net, a blanket, a handheld sickle, and fishing hooks. Release celebrations include prayer and gathering for a meal, and medical care for those in need. The CSI team provides comfort, encouragement, and a shoulder to lean on while they tell their stories and begin their new lives. Thank you for your compassion  Giving the Gift of Freedom and Hope to the Enslaved South Sudanese -------------------------------------------------------- Food For the Poor https://foodforthepoor.org/ Help us serve the poorest of the poor Food For The Poor began in 1982 in Jamaica. Today, our interdenominational Christian ministry serves the poor in primarily 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Thanks to our faithful donors, we are able to provide food, housing, healthcare, education, fresh water, emergency relief, micro-enterprise solutions and much more. We are proud to have fed millions of people and provided more than 15.7 billion dollars in aid. Our faith inspires us to be an organization built on compassion, and motivated by love. Our mission is to bring relief to the poorest of the poor in the countries where we serve. We strive to reflect God's unconditional love. It's a sacrificial love that embraces all people regardless of race or religion. We believe that we can show His love by serving the “least of these” on this earth as Christ challenged us to do in Matthew 25. We pray that by God's grace, and with your support, we can continue to bring relief to the suffering and hope to the hopeless.   Report on Food For the Poor by Charity Navigator https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/592174510   -------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer from ACU. We try to bring to our students and alumni the World's best Conservative thinkers. All views expressed belong solely to the author and not necessarily to ACU. In all issues and relations, we hope to follow the admonitions of Jesus Christ. While striving to expose, warn and contend with evil, we extend the love of God to all of his children. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

This Week on Dopey! Happy Thanksgiving! On this week's smattering of gratitude - Thanksgiving Episode! We are joined by Baywatch: Hawaii star and Penthouse Pet of 1992, Brandy Ledford! Brandy brings the super juicy Dopey - and tells her incredible path from teenage drinking to nude modeling, todrug abuse to starring on TV to opiates to recovery! It is an awesome super honest and inspirational story! PLUS tons of Dopey messages of gratitude, emails and voicemails from the Dopey nation! All that and more on a brand new super grateful episode of that good old dopey show! DOPEY GOES WEST TIX /https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/1484803 These are the fancy AI notes: