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NOTES:Listener emails: brutal black tar vein damage stories (toes, dick, and yes, arteries) plus a chilling NJ dope shack bust and snowstorm cigarette hikeDad's odd updates on protests, bad golf, AI school drama, and swampy lakesBehind-the-scenes Dopey studio chaos, show length fights, and hyped DopeyCon 10-year party plans with Sam Miller confirmedBobby Lee jumps in: stealing beers from his dad, shooting meth at 12, and that unforgettable speedball masturbation session in a medical book aisleChildhood trauma under a strict Korean roof, bullying, and how drugs became his escape hatchFirst rehab at 16, early sobriety struggles, and the surreal calm he found in AA meetings and art museumsFinding comedy through AA shares and improv; the jump to MADtv and flopping hardThe infamous Vicodin withdrawal meltdown — shitting his pants on set and all the chaos that came with itDeep dive into porn addiction, how it fucked his relationships, and the brutal relapse after losing his dadSpiritual battles — wrestling with God's will vs self-will, plus tales of bizarre AA characters like oxygen tank old guys in OklahomaClosing with a no-holds-barred “This or That” game: meth vs heroin, jerking off rules, and the legendary beef chip storyBobby's raw reflections on relapse, fame, and carving out peace in a messy, fucked-up lifeMy dad comes on to update the nation and to kind of ruin a classic episode

Pat Ridge: Seeking Validation Through Mischief | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this extended, unfiltered conversation, Patrick opens up about his multifaceted life—from his early days filming with a Hi8 camera and capturing memories with friends like Chet's wife Donna and her sister Vicki, to his wild first high on Vicodin during a high school snowboarding trip, and his rise in the music scene with Hyper Crush, touring with Lady Gaga, only to face ego-driven setbacks. He shares the founding of Graceland, his highly structured sober living facility, and the chaotic yet transparent journey of helping others like Nick Harris via live streaming, despite toxic online backlash. Patrick gets real about losing 20 years of sobriety, his relapse with CBD and Delta-9, and the strain it put on his marriage and role as a father to his one-and-a-half-year-old son, Wolf, while reflecting on the power of behavior over sobriety milestones, the influence of structured programs like Liberty House, and his current mission to create engaging, funny recovery videos. From mischievous beginnings and seeking validation to finding peace at the lake and admiring artists like Scribbler in Kensington, this episode is a rollercoaster of lessons, hope, and resilience—perfect for anyone navigating addiction, sobriety, or the messy beauty of life. #thehopeaholics  #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover  #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #RecoveryIsPossible #Hope #wedorecover Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsBuy Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.comVisit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Timestamps:00:03:19 - Early Filming Passion00:04:40 - First High Experience00:07:00 - Mischief and Validation00:09:10 - Streaming and Sober Living00:12:39 - Graceland Structure00:16:13 - Music Career with Hyper Crush00:19:23 - Art as a Lifeline00:21:21 - Seizure and Turning Point00:23:26 - Inspiration from Liberty House00:25:29 - Marriage and Fatherhood00:28:38 - Social Media Addiction00:35:43 - Sobriety Across Programs00:36:37 - Critique of Time in Sobriety01:21:14 - Fascination with Scribbler01:23:28 - Daily Routine Post-Relapse01:26:03 - Finding Joy at the Lake

"If done right, AI will actually make us more human. It handles the busy work and surfaces real-time insights—so GTM teams can focus on what really drives revenue: building relationships, solving real problems, and creating long-term customer value." That's a quote from Roderick Jefferson and a sneak peek at today's episode.Hi there, I'm Kerry Curran—Revenue Growth Consultant, Industry Analyst, and host of Revenue Boost, A Marketing Podcast. In every episode, I sit down with top experts to bring you actionable strategies that deliver real results. So if you're serious about business growth, find us in your favorite podcast directory, hit subscribe, and start outpacing your competition today.In this episode, titled AI + EQ + GTM: The New Growth Equation for B2B Leaders, I sit down with keynote speaker, author, and enablement powerhouse Roderick Jefferson to unpack the modern formula for revenue growth: AI + EQ + GTM.We explore why traditional sales enablement isn't enough in today's landscape—and how real go-to-market success requires alignment across marketing, sales, and customer success, powered by emotional intelligence and smart technology integration.Whether you're a CRO, CMO, or GTM leader looking to scale smarter, this episode is packed with real-world insights and actionable strategies to align your teams and drive sustainable growth.Stick around until the end, where Roderick shares expert tips for building your own AI-powered revenue engine.If you're serious about long-term growth, it's time to get serious about AI, EQ, and GTM. Let's go.Kerry Curran, RBMA (00:01)Welcome, Roderick. Please introduce yourself and share your background and expertise.Roderick Jefferson (00:06)Hey, Kerry. First of all, thanks so much for having me on. I'm really excited—I've been looking forward to this one all day. So thanks again. I'm Roderick Jefferson, CEO of Roderick Jefferson & Associates. We're a fractional enablement company, and we focus on helping small to mid-sized businesses—typically in the $10M to $100M range—that need help with onboarding, ongoing education, and coaching.I'm also a keynote speaker and an author. I actually started my career in sales at AT&T years ago. I was a BDR, did well, got promoted to AE, made President's Club a couple of times. Then I was offered a sales leadership role—and I turned it down. I know they thought I was crazy, but there were two reasons: first, I realized I loved the process of selling more than just closing big deals. And second, oddly enough, I wasn't coin-operated. I did it because I loved it—it gave me a chance to interact with people and have conversations like this one.Kerry Curran, RBMA (01:16)I love that—and I love your background. As Roderick mentioned, he does a lot of keynote speaking, and that's actually where I met him. He was a keynote speaker at B2BMX West in Scottsdale last month. I also have one of your books here that I've been diving into. I can't believe how fast this year is flying—it's already the first day of spring!Roderick Jefferson (01:33)Thank you so much. Wow, that was just last month? It feels like last week. Where is the time going?Kerry Curran, RBMA (01:45)I appreciate your experience for so many reasons. One is that—like we talked about before the show—my dad was in sales at AT&T for over 20 years. It paid for my entire education. So we were comparing notes on that era of innovation and what we learned back then.Roderick Jefferson (02:02)Thank you, AT&T!Kerry Curran, RBMA (02:13)So much of what you talked about on stage and wrote about in your book is near and dear to my heart. My background is in building integrated marketing-to-sales infrastructure and strengthening it to drive revenue growth. I'm excited to hear more about what you're seeing and hearing. You talk to so many brands and marketers—what's hot right now? What's the buzz? What do we need to know?Roderick Jefferson (02:44)A couple of things. The obvious one is AI—but I'll add something: it's not just AI, it's AI plus EQ plus IQ. Without that combination, you won't be successful.The other big theme is the same old problem we've always had: Why is there such a disconnect between sales and marketing? As an enablement guy, it pains me. I spent 30 years in corporate trying to figure that out. I think we're getting closer to alignment—thank you, AI, for finally stepping in and being smarter than all of us! But we've still got a long way to go.Part of the issue is we're still making decisions in silos. That's why I've become a champion of moving away from just "sales enablement."Yes, I know I wrote the book on sales enablement—but I don't think that's the focus anymore. In hindsight, “sales enablement” is too myopic. It's really about go-to-market. How do we bring HR, marketing, product marketing, engineering, sales, and enablement all to the same table to talk about the entire buyer's journey?Instead of focusing on our internal sales process and trying to shoehorn prospects into it, we should be asking: How do they buy? Who buys? Are there buying committees? How many people are involved? And yes, ICP matters—but that's just the tip of the iceberg. It goes much deeper.Kerry Curran, RBMA (04:44)Yes, absolutely. And going back to why you loved your early sales roles—it was about helping people. That's how I've always approached marketing too: what are their business challenges, and what can I offer to solve them? In your keynote, you said, “I want sales to stop selling and start helping.” But that's not possible without partnering with marketing to learn and message around the outcomes we drive and the pain points we solve.Roderick Jefferson (05:22)Exactly. Let's unpack that. First, about helping vs. selling—that's why we have spam filters now. Nobody wants to be sold to. That's also why people avoid car lots—because you know what's coming: they'll talk at you, try to upsell you, and push you into something you don't need or want. Then you have buyer's remorse.Now apply that to corporate and entrepreneurship. If you're doing all the talking in sales, something's wrong. Too many people ask questions just to move the deal forward instead of being genuinely inquisitive.Let's take it further. If marketing is working in a silo—building messaging and positioning—and they don't bring in sales, then guess what? Sales won't use it. Newsflash, right? And second, it's only going to reflect marketing's perspective. But if you bring both teams together and say, “Hey, what are the top three to five things you're hearing from prospects over and over?”—then you can work collaboratively and cohesively to solve those.The third piece is: let's stop trying to manufacture pain. Not every prospect is in pain. Sometimes the goal is to increase efficiency or productivity. If there is pain, you get to play doctor for a moment. And by that, I mean: do they need an Advil, a Vicodin, a Percocet, or an extraction? Do you need to stop the bleeding right now? You only figure that out by getting sales, marketing, product, and even HR at the same table.Kerry Curran, RBMA (07:34)Yes, absolutely. I love the analogy of different levels of pain solutions because you're right—sometimes it's not pain, it's about helping the customer be more efficient, reduce costs, or drive revenue. I've used the doctor analogy before too: you assess the situation and then customize the solution based on where it “hurts” the most. One of the ongoing challenges, though, is that sales and marketing still aren't fully aligned. Why do you think that's been such a persistent issue, and where do you see it heading?Roderick Jefferson (08:14)Because sales speaks French and marketing speaks German. They're close enough that they can kind of understand each other—like ordering a beer or finding a bathroom—but not enough for a meaningful conversation.The core issue is that they're not talking—they're presenting to each other. They're pitching ideas instead of having a dialogue. Marketing says, “Here's what the pitch should look like,” and sales replies, “When's the last time you actually talked to a customer?”They also get stuck in “I think” and “I feel,” and I always tell both groups—those are the two things you cannot say in a joint meeting. No one cares what you think or feel. Instead, say: “Here's what I've seen work,” or “Here's what I've heard from prospects and customers.” That way, the conversation is rooted in data and real-world insight, not opinion or emotion.You might say, “Hey, when we get to slide six in the deck, things get fuzzy and deals stall.” That's something marketing can fix. Or you go to product and say, “I've talked to 10 prospects, and eight of them asked for this feature. Can we move it up in the roadmap?”Or go back to sales and say, “Only 28% of the team is hitting quota because they're struggling with discovery and objection handling.” So enablement and marketing can partner to create role plays, messaging guides, or accreditations. It sounds utopian, but I've actually done this six times over 30 years—it is possible.It's not because I'm the smartest guy in the room—it's because when sales and marketing align around shared definitions and shared goals, real change happens. Go back to MQLs and SQLs. One team says, “We gave you all these leads,” and the other says, “Yeah, but they all sucked.” Then you realize: you haven't even agreed on what a lead is.As a fractional enablement leader, that's the first question I ask: “Can you both define what an MQL and SQL mean to you?” Nine times out of ten, they realize they aren't aligned at all. That's where real progress starts.Once you fix communication, the next phase is collaboration. And what comes out of collaboration is the big one: accountability. That's the word nobody likes—but it's what gets results. You're holding each other to timelines, deliverables, and follow-through.The final phase is orchestration. That's what enablement really does—we connect communication, collaboration, and accountability across the entire go-to-market team so everyone has a voice and a vote.Kerry Curran, RBMA (13:16)You're so smart, and you bring up so many great points—especially around MQLs, SQLs, and the lack of collaboration. There's no unified North Star. Marketing may be focused on MQLs, but those criteria don't always match what moves an MQL to an SQL.There's also no feedback loop. I've seen teams where sales and marketing didn't even talk to each other—but they still complained about each other! I was brought in to help, and I said, “You're adults. It's time to talk to one another.” And you'd think that would be obvious.What I love is that we're starting to see the outdated framework of MQLs as a KPI begin to fade. As you said, it's about identifying a shared goal that everyone can be accountable to. We need to all be paddling in the same direction.Roderick Jefferson (14:16)Exactly. I wouldn't say we're all rowing yet, but we've definitely got our hands in the water, and we're starting to go in the same direction. You can see that North Star flickering out there.And I give big kudos to AI for helping with that. In some ways, it reminds me of social media. Would you agree that social media initially made us less social?Kerry Curran, RBMA (14:27)Yes, totally agree. We can see the North Star.Roderick Jefferson (14:57)Now I'm going to flip that idea on its head: if done right, I believe AI will actually make us more human—and drive more meaningful conversations. I know that sounds crazy, but I have six ways AI can help us do that.First, let's go back to streamlining lead scoring. If we use AI to prioritize leads based on their likelihood to convert, sales can focus efforts on the most promising opportunities. Once we align on those criteria, volume and quality both improve. With confidence comes competence—and vice versa.Second is automating task management. Whether it's data entry, appointment scheduling, or follow-up emails, those repetitive tasks eat up sales time. Less than 30% of a rep's time is spent actually selling. If we offload that admin work, reps can focus on high-value activities—like building relationships, doing discovery, and closing deals.Kerry Curran, RBMA (15:59)Yes! And pre-call planning. Having the time to prepare properly makes a huge difference.Roderick Jefferson (16:19)Exactly. Third is real-time analytics. If marketing and ops can provide sales reps with real-time insights—like funnel data, deal velocity, or content performance—we can start making decisions based on data, not assumptions or feelings.The fourth area is personalized sales coaching. I talk to a lot of leaders, and I'll make a bold statement: most sales leaders don't know how to coach. They either use outdated methods or try to “peanut butter” their advice across the team.But what if we could use AI to analyze calls, emails, and meetings—then provide coaching based on each rep's strengths and weaknesses? Sales leaders could shift from managing to leading.Kerry Curran, RBMA (17:55)Yes, I love that. It would completely elevate team performance.Roderick Jefferson (18:11)Exactly. Fifth is increasing efficiency in the sales process. AI can create proposals, contracts, and other documents, which frees up time for reps to focus on helping—not chasing paperwork. And by streamlining the process, we can qualify faster and avoid wasting time on poor-fit deals.Kerry Curran, RBMA (18:58)Right, and they can focus on the deals that are actually likely to move forward.Roderick Jefferson (19:09)Exactly. And sixth—and most overlooked—is customer success. That's often left out of GTM conversations, but it's critical. We can use AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants to handle basic inquiries. That frees up CSMs to focus on more strategic tasks like renewals, cross-sell, and upsell.Let's be honest—most CSMs were trained for renewals, not selling. But cross-sell and upsell aren't really selling—they're reselling to warm, happy customers. The better trained and equipped CSMs are, the better your customer retention and growth.Because let's face it—we've all seen it: 90 days before renewal, suddenly a CSM becomes your best friend. Where were they for the last two years? If we get ahead of that and connect all the dots—sales, marketing, CS, and product—guess who wins?The prospect.The customer.The company—because revenue goes up.The employee—because bonuses happen, spiffs get paid, and KPIs are hit.But most importantly, we build customers for life. And that has to start from the very beginning, not just when the CSM steps in at the end.Kerry Curran, RBMA (20:47)Yes, this is so smart. I love that you brought customer success into the conversation. One of the things I love about go-to-market strategy is that it includes lifetime value—upsell and renewal are a critical part of the revenue journey.In my past roles, I've seen teams say, “Well, that's just client services—they don't know how to sell.” But to your point, if we coach them, equip them, and make them comfortable, it can go a long way.Roderick Jefferson (21:34)Absolutely. They become the lifeblood of your business. Yes, you need net-new revenue, but if sales builds this big, beautiful house on the front end and then customers just walk out the back door—what's the point?And I won't even get into the stats—you know them—about how much more expensive it is to acquire a new customer versus retaining one. The key is being human and actually helping.Kerry Curran, RBMA (21:46)Exactly. I love that. It leads perfectly into my next question—because one of the core components of your strategy and presentation was the importance of EQ, or emotional intelligence. Can you talk about why that's so critical?Roderick Jefferson (22:19)Yeah. It really comes down to this: AI can provide content—tons of it, endlessly. It can give you all the data and information in the world. But it still requires a human to provide context. For now, at least. I'm not saying it'll be that way forever, but for now, context is everything.I love analogies, so I'll give you one: it's like making gumbo. You sprinkle in some seasoning here, some spice there. In this case, AI provides the content. Then the human provides the interpretation—context. That's understanding how to use that generated content to reach the right person or company, at the right time, with the right message, in the right tone.What you get is a balanced, powerful approach: IQ + EQ + AI. That's what leads to truly optimal outcomes—if you do it right.Kerry Curran, RBMA (23:19)Yes! I love that. And I love every stage of your process, Roderick—it's so valuable. I know your clients are lucky to work with you.For people listening and thinking, “Yes, I need this,” how do they get started? What's the baseline readiness? How do they begin integrating sales and marketing more effectively—and leveraging AI?Roderick Jefferson (23:34)Thank you so much for that. It really starts with a conversation. Reach out—LinkedIn, social media, my website. And from there, we talk. We get to the core questions: Where are you today? Where have you been? Where are you trying to go? And most importantly: What does success look like?And not just, “What does success look like?” but, “Who is success for?”Then we move into an assessment. I want to talk to every part of the go-to-market team. Because not only do we have French and German—we've also got Dutch, Spanish, and every other language. My job is to become the translator—not just of language, but of dialects and context.“This is what they said, but here's what they meant. And this is what they meant, but here's what they actually need.”Then we dig into what's really going on. Most clients have a sense of what's “broken.” I'm not just looking for the broken parts—I'm looking at what you've already tried. What worked? What didn't? Why or why not?I basically become a persistent four-year-old asking, “Why? But why? But why?” And yes, it gets frustrating—but it's the only way to build a unified GTM team with a shared North Star.Kerry Curran, RBMA (25:32)Yes, I love that. And just to add—sometimes something didn't work not because it was a bad strategy, but because it was evaluated with the wrong KPI or misunderstood entirely.Like a top-of-funnel strategy did work—but the team expected it to generate leads that same month. It takes time. So much of this comes down to digging into the root of the issue, and I love your approach.Roderick Jefferson (26:10)Exactly. And it's also about understanding that every GTM function has different KPIs.If I'm talking to sales, I'm asking about average deal size, quota attainment, deal velocity, win rate, pipeline generation. If I'm talking to sales engineering, they care about number of demos per deal, wins and losses, and number of POCs. Customer success? They care about adoption, churn, CSAT, NPS, lifetime value.My job is to set the North Star and speak in their language—not in “enablement-ese.” Sometimes that means speaking in sales terms, sometimes marketing terms. And I always say, “Assume I know nothing about your job. Spell out your acronyms. Define your terms.”Because over 30 years, I've learned: the same acronym can mean 12 different things at 12 different companies.The goal is to get away from confusion and start finding commonality. When you break down the silos and the masks, you realize we're all working toward the same thing: new, long-term, happy customers for life.Kerry Curran, RBMA (27:55)Yes—thank you, Roderick. I love this. So, how can people find you?Roderick Jefferson (28:00)Funny—I always say if you can't find me on social media, you're not trying to find me.You can reach me at roderickjefferson.com, and you can find my book, Sales Enablement 3.0: The Blueprint to Sales Enablement Excellence and the upcoming Sales 3.0 companion workbook there as well.I'm on LinkedIn as Roderick Jefferson, Instagram and Threads at @roderick_j_associates, YouTube at Roderick Jefferson, and on BlueSky as @voiceofrod.Kerry Curran, RBMA (28:33)Excellent. I'll make sure to include all of that in the show notes—I'm sure this episode will have your phone ringing!Thank you so much, Roderick. I really appreciate you taking the time to join us. This was valuable for me, and I'm sure for the audience as well.Roderick Jefferson (28:40)Ring-a-ling—bring it on! Let's dance. Thank you again. This was an absolute honor, and I'm glad we got the chance to reconnect, Kerry.Kerry Curran, RBMA (28:59)For sure. Thank you—you too.Roderick Jefferson (29:01)Take care, all.Thanks for tuning in. If you're struggling with flat or slowing revenue growth, you're not alone. That's why Revenue Boost: A Marketing Podcast brings you expert insights, actionable strategies, and real-world success stories to help you scale faster.If you're serious about growth, search for us in your favorite podcast directory. Hit follow or subscribe, and leave a five-star rating—it helps us keep the game-changing content coming.New episodes drop regularly. Don't let your revenue growth strategy fall behind. We'll see you soon!

Michelle Culver, founder of the Rhythm Project and former Teach for America leader, discussed how AI is transforming human relationships, particularly for young people. After noticing that conversations about AI focused on work and education but neglected interpersonal connections, Culver launched the Rhythm Project to bridge this gap. The organization conducts research, builds coalitions, and creates educational resources to help youth critically evaluate whether AI technologies serve as "vitamins" (enhancing human connections) or "Vicodin" (addictive replacements for real relationships). Research shows many students experience lower moments of connection in classrooms than elsewhere, highlighting the need to strengthen in-person interactions in educational settings—something educators can directly influence even as technology rapidly evolves.

fWotD Episode 2879: Michael Tritter Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Sunday, 23 March 2025 is Michael Tritter.Michael Tritter is a recurring fictional character in the medical drama series House, portrayed by David Morse. He is the main antagonist of the third season, which ran between 2006 and 2007. Tritter is a police detective, who tries to get Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) to apologize for leaving him in an examination room with a thermometer in his rectum. After House refuses to apologize, Tritter researches House's background and discovers his Vicodin addiction. Tritter turns people close to House against him and forces House to go to rehab. When the case ultimately comes to court, the judge sentences House to one night in jail, for contempt of court, and to finish his rehabilitation, telling Tritter that she believes House is not the drug addict he tried to make him out to be.The character was created as somebody who could go "toe-to-toe" with House. Morse, who had never seen the show before, was unsure if he could portray the character, and was not impressed after familiarizing himself with the show. The excited reaction of his friends to the opportunity convinced him to take the role. Initial critical responses to the character were mostly positive, but critics later felt that the six-episode Tritter story arc became boring. Morse, though, was praised for his portrayal and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance in the episode "Finding Judas". Morse stated in a 2006 TV Guide interview that, although he had discussed it with writers of the show, bringing the character back on the show would be "practically impossible".This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Sunday, 23 March 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Michael Tritter on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Arthur.

Robby Stempler, founder of Hygea Healthcare, shared his journey from addiction to recovery and his mission to combat substance abuse in Baltimore. Struggling with Vicodin addiction a decade ago, he saw the need for better comprehensive addiction treatment and has developed a multi-faceted approach to treatment, including mental health support and job placement post-recovery. The post Robby Stempler of Hygea tells Nestor his journey of sobriety, learning and helping others who are addicted in Maryland first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Updated For 2025! This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 6) covering the period of 2/5 thru 2/11. Running Time: 4 Hours 46 Minutes. This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony first aired in 2018 and spanned two seasons. After much demand, these retro episodes return REMASTERED and UPDATED FOR 2025. Wrestling history up to and including 2024 has been added! Hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. RUNNING TIME: 4 Hours 46 MinutesHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S3 E6 (02/5 - 02/11) Pedro Morales def Ivan Koloff to win WWWF Championship. Audio: Jerry 'The King Lawler' vs Hulk Hogan battle in Memphis, TN. Midnight Rider def Ric Flair to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship but refuses to unmask and surrenders title. Audio:  Midinight Rider says goodbye to his fans. Looking back a the highest rated wrestling event of all time: The Main Event (1988). Audio: Andre The Giant def Hulk Hogan to win WWF Title (due to the evil twin referee Earl Hebner), then surrenders the belt to Ted Dibiase. Looking back at Ted Dibiase's WWF Championship reign. Audio: Larry Zbyszko wins vacant AWA Heavyweight Title in a somewhat confusing battle royal. Audio: Bill Apter interviews the newly crowned AWA Champion, Larry Zbyszko. Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions X: Texas Shootout. Kerry Von Erich arrested for falsifying Valium and Vicodin prescriptions. Audio: Undertaker prevents Jake 'The Snake' Roberts from chair bashing Miss Elizabeth. Audio: Undertaker's first 'face' turn is complete: Jake Roberts attacks Undertaker during Funeral Parlor segment. Audio: Showing some sincere appreciation for Sid Vicious' promo ability. Ric Flair wrestles last series of matches before leaving WWF for WCW. Audio: Tommy Dreamer is the first person to ever kick out from Jimmy Snuka's Superfly Splash. Or is he? Looking back at WCW SuperBrawl VI. Audio: Kevin Sullivan vs Brian Pillman 'Respect' Strap Match. Audio: Kevin Sullivan speaks on working with Brian Pillman. Audio: Goldberg and William Regal speak on their infamous match on WCW Monday Nitro. Vince McMahon wrestles first ever match during WWF Raw Saturday Night. Essa Rios wins WWF Light Heavyweight Title and Lita makes her WWF debut. Audio: Kurt Angle slams Mae Young who then shows EMS her puppies. Audio: Hollys vs APA Hardcore Tag Title Match featuring a memorable spill by Viscera. Audio: Chris Jericho's promo on Viscera. Audio: Funny promo by The Rock on Kevin Kelly, Big Show, DX, and The Radicals. Audio: DX and Radicals vs Cactus Jack, The Rock, and Too Cool. Audio: Scott Steiner Nitro promo ripping WCW and Ric Flair while praising WWF and Steve Austin. Maven def The Undertaker to win WWF Hardcore Title. Pose down between Billy and Chuck vs Stacey Keibler and Torrie Wilson. Looking back at Ring Of Honor's One Year Anniversary Show. Wrestling Society X tapes their first pilot episode. Audio: WSX (Wrestling Society X) Rumble. Looking back at TNA Against All Odds PPV (2007, 2008, 2009). Altercation between Chris Jericho and over zealous fans following WWF House Show). Bobby Lashley leaves TNA for MMA Career. WWE signs Chris Hero. Looking back at NXT Takeover: Rival (2015). Audio: Daniel Bryan's memorable retirement speech from Smackdown. Titus O'Neil suspended after incident with Vince McMahon following DB retirement speech.  Samoa Joe makes WWE Raw in ring debut (def Roman Reigns). Audio: Cody Rhodes takes ten belt lashes from MJF on AEW Dynamite WWE signs Simone Johnson (Ava Raine), daughter of The Rock Matt Hardy says Goodbye to WWE fans after a Randy Orton attack on RAW Audio: Goldberg confronts The Bloodline and challenges Roman Reigns for WWE Universal Championship Audio: One of the worst media takes ever: Goldberg should defeat Roman Reigns and go into WrestleMania 38 as WWE Champion EC3 announces live events for newly formed Control Your Narrative promotion Audio: Keith Lee makes his memorable AEW in-ring debut Jerry The King Lawler suffers a stroke Audio: Looking back at MJF's infamous 'Liv' car crash promo on AEW Dynamite RIP Toxic Attraction: Jacy Jayne attacks GiGi Dolin during a special 'Ding Dong: Hello' segment with Bayley on NXT Looking back at NXT Vengeance Day 2024 Stardom founder Rossy Ogawa fired for allegedly poaching talent Anthony Cicione replaces Scott D'Amore as President of TNA Wrestling Billy Jack Haynes arrested and charged with the shooting murder of his wife Audio: Sting and Darby win AEW Tag Team Titles on AEW Dynamite Drew McIntyre' trolling of CM Punk begins with an epic meme which turned into one of the top selling WWE shirts of 2024  #WeWantCody movement begins on social media and WWE RAW Audio: Looking back at the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference and the epic confrontation between The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins And so much more! 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After Joe Brennen noticed that his right testicle was unusually hard, he immediately sought medical attention.  An ultrasound revealed a cyst on the testicle and a diagnosis of Seminoma pT1A, or Stage One testicular cancer.  He underwent a successful surgical procedure which resulted in the removal of the testicle and his spermatic cord.  Joe said the recovery was much rougher than the procedure.  It caused him to miss two weeks of work and left him in pain that he addressed with Vicodin and ibuprofen.  Joe rallied, recovered and says his health is very close to what it was before his diagnosis.

Doing this a day early to get ahead of the impending ice storm and snowpocalypse! The Notes: Ice and snow are on the way! England likes it shallow and wet! We are the Riders on the Storm! Will makes it weird! Nelson's dental new year! One-man penicillin party! Matthew Perry! 55 vicodin a day! Flintstones chewable Vicodin! Christmas coma! Ollie drops in after licking smurfs! The sweat of a smurf is a powerful hallucinogen! Nelson's Rules for Licking Smurfs! A thimble-full of stew! Ukelele training: is it real!? The chords of a madman! Imagine it without the hauntingly beautiful part! The future aliens are going to love us! Podcasting for eternity among the stars! Space Vicodin! The Puppet Man! Contact Us! Follow Us! Love Us! Email: doubledeucepod@gmail.com Twitter & Instagram: @doubledeucepod Facebook: www.facebook.com/DoubleDeucePod/ Patreon: patreon.com/DoubleDeucePod Also, please subscribe/rate/review/share us! We're on Apple, Android, Libsyn, Stitcher, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Radio.com, RadioPublic, pretty much anywhere they got podcasts, you can find the Deuce! Podcast logo art by Jason Keezer! Find his art online at Keezograms! Intro & Outro featuring Rob Schulte! Check out his many podcasts! Brought to you in part by sponsorship from Courtney Shipley, Official Superfans Stefan Rider and Amber Fraley, and listeners like you! Join a tier on our Patreon! Advertise with us! If you want that good, all-natural focus and energy, our DOUBLEDEUCE20 code still works at www.magicmind.com/doubledeuce for 20% off all purchases and subscriptions. Check out the Lawrence Times's 785 Collective at https://lawrencekstimes.com/785collective/ for a list of local LFK podcasts including this one!  

Bobby G flies in from Arizona with a suitcase full of napkin memoirs, a first-class seat, and an epic hangover in the making. Martial Arts Phenom is back in studio, joined by a roundtable of degenerates including J-Mac, C&J, and the Kid, reliving tales of Mile High mischief, Vicodin misfires, and flight attendants who don't know what's coming. Bobby reads his “Going Deep for a Week” napkin journal with the grace of Hunter S. Thompson and the punctuation of a bar napkin soaked in whiskey. Throw in talk of clappers, porta-potty photography, dick-throwing criminals, Walmart rants, underage bar sightings, and the gospel according to Wesley Willis, and you've got a timestamped time bomb of 2000s-era debauchery. This one's a full-on nostalgia nuke from the golden days of podcast mayhem.

What goes bump in the night giving Kyle a fright? This week it's Smile 2 (2024) directed by Parker Finn. This toothy sequel has a pop star navigate sobriety and a pesky demon after a drug buy goes wrong. Who summited the annual smile-off tier list? Who is Kyle's Vicodin hook-up? What is Mat's plan to defeat any demon? Take a break from all things Liverpool FC as the Boo Boys break it all down. 

Send us a textFading podcast hosts takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates an older, significantly worse version of themselves. On Episode 642 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Substance, from director Coralie Fargeat! We also discuss iconic Black actors in horror, reminisce about pricey foreign-sounding ice cream, and examine the unfair societal expectations placed on women. So grab your Substance welcome packet, shoot up your activator, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: DTV Horror, Tubi, Terrifier, The Nun, The Joker, Popeye The Sailor Man, public domain horror, RIP Tony Todd, technical difficulties of the lungs, Frusen Gladje, The Cable Guy, how to pronounce French names, Candyman, iconic black horror actors, Dr. Giggles, Return of the Living Dead, Six Degrees Smallville, Night Court, Duane Jones, Ken Foree, Dukes of Hazzard, David Hess, Horror Noire, Shudder, Jordan Peele, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Keith David, Eugene Clark, Land of the Dead, William Marshall, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Blacula, King of Cartoons, Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, The Blackening, Wilfred Brimley, Scoville rating, Tabanero hot sauce challenge, Gringo Heat, Post-Spice Clarity, Vicodin, Demi Moore, The Substance, Coralie Fargeat, G.I. Jane, Frank Henenlotter, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Ray Liotta, Jane Fonda, Suzanne Somers, Peloton, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the duality of existence, Filmation, Masters of the Universe, Shazam, Brad Pitt, unfair beauty standards, John Carpenter's The Thing, Shakespearian endings, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Top 13 Films of the Year, Peeping Tom, Poison for the Fairies, Criterion Collection, f*ck communism, Ivan from Kostroma, hail hydra, political differences, Arterial Spray, and getting a Cronenboner.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

One of the most unlikely success stories in the history of the NFL, Brett Favre was picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2nd Round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Unmotivated and playing so poorly that he dropped to QB3 on the depth chart, the Falcons were stunned when the Green Bay Packers offered them a 1st Round pick for their struggling signal caller before the 1992 season. Favre joined Head Coach Mike Holmgren and a bevy of young and successful assistant in Green Bay & made the most of his opportunity after starter Don Majikowski went down with an ankle injury in Week 3 of the 1992 campaign. From then on, Favre became an NFL legend. He led the Packers to a Super Bowl title in 1996, another NFC title in 1997 and won three NFL MVPs. With his carefree attitude and toughness, he became a fan favorite & continued an NFL record streak of 297 regular season games started in a row. Favre's later career was marred by controversy. From the Packers' decision to replace him with Aaron Rodgers, his mediocre stint with the Jets, and a sour ending to his career in Minnesota, Favre was unable to win another Super Bowl despite setting numerous NFL records. These didn't include issues which ranged from going to rehab for Vicodin and alcohol, sending pictures of his junk to a “Jets Gameday” host and a current welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi. Scandals aside, Favre finished his career with then-NFL records 71,838 passing yards and 508 passing touchdowns. Both of which made him a shoo-in as an inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Connect with us on Instagram! Chris Quinn: @cquinncomedy Dominic DiTolla: @ditolladominic Producer: @ty_englestudio Instagram: @thesportsexperiencepodcast If you enjoy this podcast, please help support us @: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-sports-experience-pod/support #sportspodcast #comedypodcast #brettfavre --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-sports-experience-pod/support

When we think of potentially dangerous and addictive drugs, most of us think about illegal substances like heroine or cocaine. And yet widely-prescribed drugs like Xanax, Ritalin, Adderall, and Vicodin are also addictive, but legal in the United States. Historian David Herzberg discusses the artificial distinction that has been created between addictive drugs and medicines — with the key difference being the class and race of the consumers who use them and the partial protections that one group receives and the other does not. Resources: David Herzberg, White Market Drugs: Big Pharma and the Hidden History of Addiction in America University of Chicago Press, 2020 The post Good Patients, Bad Addicts appeared first on KPFA.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.comThe underbelly of this league is often gruesome. Sadly, the NFL itself chooses to ignore that underbelly. That's why Ryan Leaf has become so valuable to droves of former players — he's living proof. Many remember Leaf as the quarterback drafted No. 2 overall after Peyton Manning, the “bust” who threw 14 touchdowns, 36 interceptions and washed out of the sport. But everything that's happened since he left the NFL is the real story. Leaf battled severe depression and eight years of opioid abuse. Breaking into the homes of friends to steal Oxycodone and Vicodin, his addiction was out of control. Leaf attempted suicide, slicing his wrist with a dull life. He once considered letting his car run in his parents' closed garage so they'd find him.Leaf spent 32 months in prison.Leaf completely turned his life.The goal of our new show — “How the NFL Works” — is to bring you football in its most unfiltered form, so it only makes sense to bring on the man unafraid to reveal what life's like for players after the whistle. Because Leaf also knows this: He's not alone. He has become a go-to resource for players throughout the NFL. Original Go Long readers may remember the QB's first visit with us, shortly after former NFL wideout Vincent Jackson tragically died. (It was very emotional.)For an hour here, we take the conversation a step further. Audio is above. Video is below. Written transcript coming soon. A few topics discussed…* How he has linked up with ex-players at the Menninger Clinic in Houston.* Why he views the NFL as a “propaganda” and “money-printing” machine. Criticize the NFL and there's a good chance you're not welcomed onto the league's morning show. * Troy Vincent. He's got a problem with the league's executive vice president of football operations. * Conversations with struggling ex-players. Many, like him, are having suicidal ideation. He takes listeners into this cruel world that's not broadcast to the masses. His message to guys: “You could move mountains 100 times what you did as a football player.”* The “identity crisis” players face once they enter the real world after a life in football. * Leaf's prison roommate convinced him to teach other inmates how to read. This gave Leaf a sense of purpose, even if he didn't see it at the time. That sense of purpose changed everything in his life. Still, by no means does Leaf want people thinking a flip was switched and he's in the clear. Staying sober for 12 years (and counting) is a daily struggle. He nearly relapsed right when he got out of prison, then again years later. Leaf relives both days in immense detail. * Painkillers in football. They keep players on the field, but at what cost? It was a problem when Leaf played, and he's heard it's still a problem. * Today? Leaf is happily married with two kids, calls college football games, does work with the Menninger Clinic and started a new venture with “The Last Mile,” in which the ex-QB helps current inmates learn a skill they can take into the workforce once they're released. This work will also be featured on a new SiriusXM radio show. * Leaf recently walked into the prison in which he was incarcerated. The anxiety was overwhelming. He saw the same guards who treated him poorly. Then, he remembered his larger purpose. * What should the NFL do to help retirees?Thank you for reading, listening, watching and sharing Go Long with a friend.Have a question? Reach us any time at golongtd@substack.com.We are your completely independent home for longform journalism in pro football.

In 2023, the opioid crisis claimed over 81,000 lives -- a staggering number, yet many of these deaths could have been prevented. While prescription opioids can be essential for managing pain, they come with significant risks that are often overlooked. In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden dangers of opioid prescriptions and explore the crucial questions you should ask before accepting these medications. Ellen Eaton, MD, a leading expert in opioid treatment from the University of Alabama Birmingham, joins us to discuss the real risks of misuse, the warning signs to watch for, and the steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. From understanding the potential side effects, to navigating the road to recovery, this conversation sheds light on the opioid epidemic and the urgent need for prevention and education. UAB Medicine Addiction Recovery Services Transcript Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered Podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's, Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Many of us have talked to our children and loved ones about how to respond if they're offered an opioid or some other unknown substance, even if it's candy at a party, fearing the dangers of opioids and overdose. But how many of us think about the risks in these situations? Our child is injured playing sports and we're given a 14-day prescription for an opioid containing medication. We're at the dentist's office and we're given a prescription for an opioid for a short course after a procedure. New data shows that there were over 81,000 opioid deaths in 2023. So, what can we do to keep our loved ones safe? Today we'll talk about the best strategies to prevent opioid misuse and abuse in the first place. Even if it starts with a prescription from our doctor's office. The journey to addiction and to recovery and what we need to know about preventing opioid deaths.   But first, let me introduce my guest, Dr Ellen Eaton. Dr Eaton is an associate professor at the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She's the director of the office based opioid treatment clinic at the UAB 1917 clinic, and a member of the leadership team of the UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention. Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast, Dr Eaton. Ellen Eaton, MD: Thank you so much for having me. Pathak: I'd love to just start by asking you about your own personal health discovery. So, what was your aha moment that led you to the work that you're doing with opioid treatment, management, and addiction and pain prevention interventions? Eaton: Yeah, I have an interesting story as an infectious diseases physician who is primarily working on substance use treatment and prevention. I had the honor of being a fellow with the National Academy of Medicine, really a health policy fellowship. And as an infectious disease physician, I was invited to a working group around infectious consequences of the opioid epidemic. And that was in 2017. It was a tremendous opportunity to go to D.C. and work with thought leaders in the field, other physician scientists, infectious diseases doctors, and those experiences and treatment models that I was hearing about in D.C. were not happening in my home institution at UAB. There were addiction medicine physicians, but we hadn't integrated care. We were not doing syndemic care where you're treating the infection, preventing Hep C, and you're treating their substance use disorder. So that opportunity in 2017 inspired me to come home to UAB, create a clinic here that is for our patients living with HIV who have opioid use disorder, and from there, we've really expanded services broadly for substance use and infectious diseases. So really grateful for the National Academy and that opportunity. That really was a launch pad for my career. Pathak: I would love to talk about what you've seen as the entry point for a lot of people when it comes to opioids and that progression to addiction, potentially overdose. What does that look like for many of the people that you see? Eaton: Because of the care I provide, I am seeing patients who are living with substance use disorder, but I always start when I meet them with really open-ended questions like tell me about your first exposure to opioids. Tell me when you began using them for medical reasons or recreationally. And what I hear over and over again is that many of our patients are starting to experiment or use from a prescriber for a medical condition in their teens or early twenties. And that is often a trusted medical provider. It may be an urgent care physician for a musculoskeletal injury, for a teenager on the athletic field who was injured. It may be a woman who just delivered a baby, a very healthy, common touch point, where there may have been a tear or maybe some residual pain.   Another common touch point is a dentist treating you for a dental infection. And so, I hear these types of anecdotes over and over from my patients, and often it is a trusted physician, so they don't feel like this is a scary medication. They may be given a 14-day supply of opioids, not realizing that can lead to physical dependency and opioid misuse in the future. And often don't ask questions about what to look for, warning signs, and certainly as young people, I haven't ever heard that their caregiver expressed concerns. I think more often the patient has a prolonged course seeking opioids for various conditions, becomes dependent, is seeking them more and more, and often caregivers or family members don't get involved until they are pretty far down the continuum of opioid use disorder. So, those are the stories I hear when I meet patients and ask about their journey. Pathak: What are some of the questions we should ask before we even accept that prescription? Eaton: This is a really important question at that prevention touch point, that we often miss. I think asking your provider do you really need oxycodone. Could you start with something like an NSAID or a Tylenol. Asking your provider to be very explicit. When my pain hits a seven out of 10, when my pain hits an eight or nine out of 10, when do I need to take this opioid as opposed to some other opioids sparing pain modulators? And then number of days. So not just at what point today, but also tomorrow, the next day, what pain should I expect, and I think setting the expectation you will have some pain. This is a challenge that many of us that see patients in a primary care setting have to remind patients, you will have some pain. That is normal. That is healthy. That means your nerves are telling you they're giving you feedback on what's going on after your leg fracture. And I think unfortunately opioids have been normalized as safe, in many cases they can be, but in many cases they are not.   I also see amongst families where an individual will tell me, “Oh, well, I got a Tramadol from grandma, or I had some opioids leftover from that time that I had a surgery and so I took that for some other condition,” comparing them to medications like chemotherapy, which also have risks. You would never hear a patient self-medicating, sharing with friends and loved ones. But I think because opioids became so ubiquitous, in past decades, entire families, kind of normalize them. They feel comfortable sharing them, taking others. And that type of culture leads to a culture where young people feel comfortable experimenting. They take pills at parties, they take pills from friends and, they purchase them off social media, like TikTok for example, because they do not appreciate the adverse outcomes that can be associated with these types of medications. Pathak: So, tell us about this slippery slope. What is it that happens to us when we take these medications unnecessarily? Eaton: Often one of the biggest teaching points that I make with trainees in my clinic, when is someone experimenting and when does it become a use disorder? And in my clinic, it's usually pretty clear and that includes negative consequences. So, taking opioids and falling asleep, nodding out, overdosing, right? Those patients have gone from opioid misuse to use disorder. So having negative consequences, becoming physically dependent. We do see that needing to take more and more to prevent withdrawals, which with opioids, unlike some other substances, you can pretty quickly become physically dependent. And then you need to continue to opioids just to not feel sick, to not have the flu-like symptoms. So, becoming physically dependent, having to take more and more, increasing your dose to get the same desired effect. Those are the things that I see most commonly in clinic. With opioids and certainly the very potent non-medical opioids we're seeing now, heroin, fentanyl, we don't see people who just dabble here and there at a party, at a wedding.   Now the other substances that I see pretty routinely used in my clinic with or without opioid use disorder, stimulant use disorder, marijuana use disorder. Alcohol use. I do have to ask more questions and certainly there are validated screening tools out there that physicians and clinicians can use to determine very objectively. Did they just drink too much at that wedding two months ago and it was a problem because they got in a fight or had a DUI? Or is this a pattern of use that meets criteria for alcohol use disorder?   So, it is important to ask those questions and know, but I would say really the negative consequences, the physical dependency, escalating use, those are things to look for in your patients. As a caregiver or a parent, those are things to look for as well because we are really in a position to identify these before our loved ones have escalated their use. Pathak: And then what do you do? So, you notice some of these types of red flags. What is the intervention that you should make as a parent or a loved one or a caregiver? Eaton: I think starting with a primary care provider is always the best step. And most of us do use these objective screening tools. There are several you can find. My clinic uses an assist. These are validated tools that have been tested on many patients, not physicians, not PhD scientists, that have been tested on patients to make sure that they are asking the right questions to get to the true use behaviors and patterns. And I would go from there with your primary care provider.   I think if you as a parent or loved one are even asking yourself, is it time to go? It's time to go. I think too many of us wait until there are very obvious motor vehicle accidents, overdoses. And I think most parents that I encounter in a clinical setting knew there were issues much longer before they sought help.   And this gets to your question around stigma, shame that a lot of families do not want associated with their loved one or their family. And so, they wait until there are really negative consequences. Ideally, we'd be intervening much sooner. Pathak: I'd love to talk a little bit and dig into what you just said about stigma and shame and some of the words we use when we talk about having a problem, quote unquote, with opioids, or becoming addicted or physically dependent. In that recovery phase, oftentimes we'll talk about someone becoming sober or sobriety from some of these medications. Can you talk a little bit about the terms that you use and what best helps uplift your patients? Eaton: This is a really nuanced area, and it does take some retraining of us as clinicians who have been in practice for a while. When I went through medical school, you were either 100 percent abstinent or not. We weren't taught that there was this whole middle ground of harm reduction, and I think as physicians, once we get some additional education on this, we realize that our words really matter. We can be much more supportive of our patients because this is a journey and much like diabetes or hypertension, your patient may have chapters where they aren't in care. Their chronic disease, substance use to chronic disease, is unmanaged.   But unlike diabetes or hypertension, where we just counsel them and support them and bring them in maybe more frequently to check in, have them bring their spouse to help with the pill bottles and set their phone alarms so they don't forget. Unlike those medical conditions, this chronic brain disease of substance use, we treat patients unintentionally as if they have failed. They have failed our clinics. They have failed the treatment. We treat them with judgment and shame. And there are a lot of complex routes for that that I am not an expert in. But what I tell my colleagues and my trainees is that we need to know and our patients need to know that they have not failed us. They are not a failure. They are living with a chronic disease, just like diabetes or hypertension. And just like diabetes or hypertension, if they fall out of care, if they stop taking their medications, we allow them to come back when they're ready to reengage. Just like my patients with HIV, right? So, using words are often the first interaction that we have with our patients. I even say when I get to meet them, “tell me about your journey. Have you ever been in recovery before?” rather than tell me about your addiction. “Have you ever been abstinent?” Have you ever been sober? Did you fall off the wagon? These are all terms that have very negative connotations and really reinforce a lot of the stigma that our patients already feel. My patients come with a lot of stigma to clinic. I have to remind them not to use stigmatizing words to describe themselves. They'll say things like, “I've really been an addict for 20 years.” And I have to say, “you've been a survivor for 20 years. You've been a survivor.” Or, you know, I'm the black sheep of my family. And I remind them. Actually, you have a chronic disease, and didn't you tell me your uncle has the same brain disease it runs in your family? Just reminding them much like the diabetes example again, this is a chronic disease. Those are some of the strategies I use to be really person centered and inclusive. And I do use the survivor language a lot. If they're using opioids in 2024, they are a survivor because we know the substance is out there. I do try to use a lot of empowering language as well. Pathak: I come at a lot of this from the primary care lens. I'm a primary care physician and prevention is the key for what we're always trying to do before we get to treatment and management. If we're talking about red flags or the types of questions we should be asking before we even prescribe these the first time, is it asking about family history? Should our patients be thinking about that? Like, oh, you know, Uncle Jim has had a problem with opioids in the past. That's probably not a medication we want to start in our child. What are some of the other types of questions we can be asking before we even think about that very first prescription or letting your child know that this is something that you need to be thinking about if you're at a party and someone offers you something because this is our family history. What are some of the other things you ask about?   Eaton: Family history is really important. Past experience with opioids. And if you have a patient who is in recovery, many of them will say, I know I have to have my hip replaced. Please do everything you can. Give me blocks. They want to avoid opioids. So, asking about any experience with opioids, how that went.   I would also ask about social support. You know, remind me where you're living these days. Oh, you're in an apartment with your niece. Do you have a safe place to store your medications? Tell me about that. Where do you store your medications? This comes up a lot with our unhoused population, that they are frequently having to move. Their medications are often stolen. That doesn't mean that they don't meet criteria for opioids. It may just mean you need to be more thoughtful. Do you need to go to a boarding care or shelter while we get through this period where you're recovering from your injury and you need opioids to be kept in a locked box? I think those are most of them. And then just appreciating that things like a history of trauma and social determinants of health are really going to put our patients at risk. And a lot of the young people that I see are 30 and 40 year olds who started experimenting with substances in their teens and 20s were in these multi-generational households where mom had substance use. Grandma had substance use. There were always pills around.   So, if you are seeing a patient who has a lack of social structure, living with other people with substance use, without a lot of accountability boundaries, without close follow up with a physician, that may be someone you want to consider alternatives or, you know, give them a three-day supply post op and bring them back. Right? Clinics are so full. We may not have that structure or care model in place, but that's ideal. Giving a short course. Reassess. Maybe it's time to transition something else.   Pathak: Great. Can you help us understand what exactly an overdose is? What does it look like? And what are some of the strategies like naloxone that we should be aware of? Eaton: Yeah. So right now, we're seeing the vast majority of overdoses have opioids as a contributing substance. So many of our decedents who pass away and have toxicology results have multiple substances, including stimulants. But currently, fentanyl is contaminating so many types of street drugs, whether they're a counterfeit, benzodiazepine, or a counterfeit Vicodin, or cocaine.   So, the vast majority of overdoses we're seeing right now, are opioid related, and that usually involves people looking sedated, stuporous, failure to respond to verbal stimuli, tactile stimuli. And in the current setting where we're seeing so many overdoses, I think you should always think opioids first when you're seeing someone like that. It is important to approach them, call their name, shake them if they don't respond. That's when you're going to call 9-1-1 and be looking for naloxone.   I have some in my backpack. I travel on airplanes with naloxone. And my kids who are elementary age know about naloxone. I haven't gotten to the point of educating them. But because these events are more common than cardiac arrest in many, many communities, we're training our Boy Scouts how to do CPR, but we're not necessarily training our Boy Scouts how to do naloxone for overdose reversal. But we should.   These are happening in schools. If you have a young person in your home, if you have a teenager in your home, you should have naloxone, and your teenager should as well and be trained to use. It doesn't mean your teenager is using or experimenting. It just means the people in places that young person is around have a higher likelihood of overdose than a cardiac arrest in many settings. Right? I know a lot of schools. My community schools are getting naloxone because they do appreciate that children are experiencing at school. They've had some adverse outcomes in my state on school property.   I would encourage anyone who is living with young people or older people who have access to opioids, even prescription opioids, to have naloxone. And then obviously if you know your loved one has opioid use disorder, you and they and anyone who is a caregiver for them should have naloxone on their person. Truly. So that's pretty much all of us, right? And whenever I talk to the rotary, I've talked to schools, I talked to clinicians. There are very few people who don't need to know about naloxone in the current day and age. And think of compared to something like an AED or CPR. You know, we're really good about these less stigmatized acute medical events, right?   We feel very comfortable training our Boy Scouts on how to do this, and we feel very comfortable putting an AED on our walking trails and at our gyms. Because of the stigma around substance use, we do not have naloxone in many of those community spaces, and we have not trained our community to respond to overdose in the same way we have cardiac events. Pathak: What would be part of your counseling in a Boy Scout troop or Girl Scout troop or at school to share that part of the information? How do you use something like a naloxone? What are the signs that you're looking for?   Eaton: I think this is a great topic for Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and for health education courses for middle school. By talking about it, we're normalizing it. And based on the prevalence of substance use, we should all be aware of the signs or symptoms. So that is very appropriate. There are developmentally appropriate ways to talk about this, even to elementary students. I think sharing the statistics on youth who start experimenting, the average age, the prevalence in communities, the types of places where they may be exposed to opioids that are non-medical, the signs or symptoms of overdose, which we discussed, and the fact that there is a safe, over-the-counter reversal. Naloxone that they can and should carry as a good community citizen and community helper.   I know this will be stigmatized in some areas, and some parents will not feel comfortable with that. But I think the more that we have partnerships between pediatricians, public health officers, and schools and coaches, these types of individuals should really feel comfortable talking about this. It is nothing to stigmatize or shame or your kids aren't going to come to you.   What we want is we want these kids looking out for their friends and their parents. We want this to be something we talk about, and we go to a trusted adult when we have concerns. And that's what it will take as we're speaking to prevention. It will take a village of informed adults, trusted individuals. Who our youth can go to early when someone is just starting to experiment. When your friend just brought pills to a party for the first time. Early intervention, right? So, I think the Boy Scout example is a perfect one, but thinking all the touch points for our young people, churches, the faith-based community. And we recently did a pop up with an AME church here in the deep South. Who wanted to have a pop up. It was myself and a community agency that I work with called the Addiction Prevention Coalition. They do great work. I'm delighted that they've included me, and we passed out naloxone and we talked to these church members, many of whom were elderly. They were grandparents. They're worried about their grandkids. They're worried about what they're seeing in the news. They're worried that these kids are going out partying and they know that there are substances involved. So, another great touch point, just thinking across the age continuum, all the people who are part of communities who can be on the prevention arm of substance use. Pathak: That's really helpful and really interesting. So, we've talked a little bit about prevention, overdose prevention. We've talked about substance misuse and what that can look like. What does the process of achieving and maintaining recovery look like? When someone comes to your clinic, because that's really the goal of their treatment, how do you get started? Eaton: So just thinking about the term recovery, we use to describe someone who has reached a point where they're not using any non-medical substances, but it's important that we have each patient define that for themselves. I have many patients who are in recovery from alcohol and opioids. They cannot give up cigarettes and they're not ready to, right? I would never tell them you're not there yet. But I congratulate them on every step, and I remind them you've been in recovery from opioid use for 10 years. You've been in recovery from alcohol use for five years. You don't want to talk about tobacco today. That's fine. Look how far you've come.   And that is part of just supporting them in their journey and encouraging them. There are some people who are going to return to use. I never say fall off the wagon. I never say, you know, other stigmatizing terms. Return to use. There are some of my patients, specifically with opioid use disorder, common triggers, a breakup, a job loss, housing loss, death in the family. I do see patients return to use.   It's less common when they have been on a stable medication for opioid use disorder like buprenorphine and they are engaged in medical care. They have some counseling or group that they can go to for support and accountability, but it still happens. And then once we get them back into our clinic and we initiate the treatment again, and we follow them very, very closely in that very fragile time, you're back in care. Let's start you back on buprenorphine, for example. Let's check in with you in a week. And I have a peer counselor in my clinic who has lived experience with substance use. She's the perfect person. She's been there. She sees them very frequently over that period until we can get them back into recovery. For opioid use disorder, it is pretty clear from their behaviors. It is so physically addictive. It is so disruptive to relationships that I have very few people who can dabble with opioids. Because usually once they return, they are back in active use, is the term we use.   Pathak: And as we close out our episode, I'd love to invite you to share some bite sized action items to help create change in our lives if we are caring for a loved one, a child who may be experiencing some of the symptoms that you described.   Eaton: Absolutely. I think thinking about their survival analogy can be very encouraging and not overwhelming. Just do the next step. I think many of us want to fix our loved one. We may want to fix our child, but what is the next step? The next step may just be getting your loved one to a doctor's appointment, and that's a win. They showed up, right? Then the next step may be getting them to commit to like goals. It's not accomplishing the goals. It's just having them identify what matters to them. You know, so do these baby steps make recovery seem much less overwhelming if recovery is the goal? But I think just viewing caregiving and living with substance use as survival. And being kind to yourself, being kind to your loved ones who's living with this chronic medical condition and taking things one step at a time. Pathak: Thank you so much for being with us today. Eaton: My pleasure. Thanks for having me. Pathak: We've talked with Dr Ellen Eaton today about prevention. How do you even prevent that first use of opioid if it's not necessary? And we've talked about the journey of addiction to recovery. To find out more information about Dr Eaton, we'll have information about her and her clinic in our show notes. But you can check out the Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention page. And again, we'll have that link in our show notes. Thank you so much for listening. Please take a moment to follow, rate, and review this podcast on your favorite listening platform. If you'd like to send me an email about topics you're interested in or questions for future guests, please send me a note at webmdpodcast@webmd.net.   This is Dr Neha Pathak for the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. 

Send us a Text Message.Hey Babes!! We're back with another banger, mainly because Moi is Trippin. That's right, the title is NOT cap, Moi took a (prescribed) Vicodin before this episode and it might have changed her life.  We hope you enjoy the unintentionally drug-induced ride. As always, y'all are much appreciated. XOXO, Two Badies. Winky kiss face. 

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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Market Failure that Will Force Doctors to Keep Writing Opioid Prescriptions, published by mincho on June 8, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This is an article of mine from Recursive Adaptation. We are always looking for new collaborators as we expand our research and policy development! Excerpts The Problem Suzetrigine is a novel non-opioid, sodium channel painkiller with no addictive potential, from mid-size pharma company Vertex. It has shown positive results in Phase 3 and is being submitted to the FDA for approval by the end of 2024 or early 2025. Suzetrigine is roughly equivalent in pain reduction efficacy to Vicodin (hydrocodone / APAP), which is one of the most commonly prescribed opioids. We recently reviewed the efficacy and promise of suzetrigine in this article. There are other broad non-opioid painkillers in the pipelines of other companies that may arrive over the next few years. This is great news - can we start removing opioids from medical treatment to prevent patients from developing addictions? Unfortunately, there's a huge obstacle: like other new medications, insurance providers will not pay for suzetrigine unless a doctor can show that a patient has tried a cheaper generic drug first and it was ineffective. And the cheaper generics for pain are opioids. Next year, as tens of millions of Americans are getting teeth pulled, having surgeries, and suffering from chronic nerve pain, they will needlessly receive opioid prescriptions while a much safer alternative sits on the shelf waiting for its patent to expire a decade from now. About 3-6% of those patients who are prescribed opioids will become dependent, generating millions of completely avoidable new opioid addictions every year ( 1, 2, 3). Non-patients will become addicted too, as many opioid addictions begin with prescriptions that were diverted from the original patient to someone else- leftover pills given to friends or discovered in a medicine cabinet. Proposed Solution Let's make a wild guess and say that Vertex expects to earn $100 million from suzetrigine in the US next year as a second-line treatment. That $100 million cost is already being borne by the public - through insurance premiums, taxes for Medicare and Medicaid, etc. Instead, if the federal government can step in and offer Vertex $120 million in exchange for making suzetrigine available at generic prices, that would be a win for everyone - Vertex would make more money and remain incentivized to develop safer pain treatments and the public would pay only an extra 20% to get the drug to 5X or 10X or 20X as many people. The result is that those patients are safer, addictions are avoided, and huge downstream costs from addiction are saved. Meanwhile, over the next few years, more non-opioid painkillers are expected to become available from other companies and once this arrangement is established, similar deals can be negotiated and renegotiated depending on market conditions. This should be an obvious public health win. We should not be willing to accept a single day where suzetrigine is FDA approved but is being denied by insurance companies, forcing doctors to prescribe unnecessary opioids. (More details of how this could be implemented are in the article) Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I start my journey on summarizing the most highly testable pearls with the top 200 medications. I'm going through the top 200 medications, 5 drugs at a time, and sharing my experience and clinically relevant information about these medications. Escitalopram is an SSRI that can cause serotonin syndrome, sexual dysfunction, and SIADH. Simvastatin is a cholesterol medication that can cause myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. Levothyroxine is a thyroid hormone replacement medication that has numerous binding drug interactions. Vicodin is a brand name combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is an opioid combined with and OTC analgesic. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor used for hypertension that can cause a chronic dry cough and hyperkalemia.

The Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration on May 20 officially published its notice of proposed rulemaking that, if finalized, would reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule III: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DEA-2024-0059-0001 The Biden Administration signaled its intent to move forward with such a proposal earlier this month, and the NPRM's publication formalized that effort. The DEA's proposal said moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act would be “consistent with the view of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that marijuana has a currently accepted medical use, as well as HHS's views about marijuana's abuse potential and level of physical or psychological dependence.” That, ultimately, is the difference between the two scheduling levels, as previously reported. Schedule I drugs are defined in the Act as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” Those include heroin, LSD, ecstasy and, at least for now, marijuana. Schedule II drugs, in the terms of the legislation, show “high potential for abuse, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence,” and are considered dangerous. These include combination products with less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, fentanyl and more. Drugs classified under Schedule III, how DEA is looking to classify marijuana, are those “with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence,” and have a lower abuse potential than Schedule I and Schedule II drugs. Currently, these include products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit, like Tylenol with codeine, as well as ketamine, anabolic steroids, testosterone and more. Typically, according to Brandon Wiseman, attorney and president of Trucksafe Consulting and guest for this week's Overdrive Radio podcast, Schedule III drugs “are still controlled in the sense that they require a prescription.” As such, having a Schedule III drug in your system is not necessarily a disqualifying factor in DOT drug testing. The driver must have a valid medical prescription for that drug, and the medical review officer (MRO) that validates the results of the drug test has to be comfortable that the use of that drug won't impact the driver's ability to safely operate a truck. “Some prescription drugs will inhibit a driver's ability to safely operate a truck,” Wiseman said in the podcast. “And so we just weed those drivers out. Those drivers aren't going to be physically qualified. They're not going to be able to get a med card, for example, to be able to operate.” Hear much more from Wiseman in the podcast, and read Matt Cole and Alex Lockie's reporting on the rescheduling subject via these links: Cole: https://www.overdriveonline.com/15676307 Lockie's early two-part feature: **https://www.overdriveonline.com/15670141 **https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15670542/marijuana-legalization-trucking-and-the-future-of-drug-testing

Buckle Up for Laughs & Feels! Elton Reads "Friends, Lovers & the Big Terrible Thing," well, "has read" and will tell you about it! This one is a doozy. Hold onto your coffee mugs, "Friends" fans, you're about to get rocked with some tragi-comedy! Elton tackles Matthew Perry's memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing," on Elton Reads A Book A Week. Was Chandler funny IRL? Did Matthew Perry steal Elton's woman? How many Vicodin is a lot? We uncover the life of Matthew Perry, and delve into overcoming addiction with humor, and ask: is Chandler more like Matthew than we thought? Tune in for a must-listen episode! #Friends #MatthewPerry #ComedyPodcast #MemoirReview #EltonReadsABookAWeek GET THE BOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3WJ9kfK BECOME AN Elton Reads A Book A Week CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek EMAIL: eltonreadsabookaweek@gmail.com [[[NOTE: My description of 'Friends' is almost entirely from this article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190920-friends-the-show-that-changed-our-idea-of-family]]] SOURCES: Vicodin 55 Vicodin Matty's Lost Teeth Giving up tennis https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/29/alcoholic-troubled-life-matthew-perry-addicted-substance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Perry APOLOGIES SECTION: Elton would like to apologize to the following people/places/things: The citizens of Williamstown, MA, the aftershave industry, internet pornography, the porn industry, people with addiction, Justin Trudeau, Canada, Ottawa, Queen Victoria, Van Gogh, John Bennett Perry, Suzanne Marie Morrison, and anyone/anything/any place not already mentioned. A special thanks to Jenna Fischer and Diedrich Bader --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elton-reads-a-book-a-week/message

Dan Peres, author of, "As Needed For Pain: A Memoir of Addiction" joins us on the pod to talk about his "garden variety" disease of addiction to opioids, to which he was introduced after a back injury. He and Dr. Harrison discuss what someone who is addicted to opioids looks like, what kept Dan from seeking help years after he recognized he needed it, smuggling 1000 Vicodin from Tijuana, the magic of receiving support from the recovery community, and the miracles that abound from being able to give it back. Don't miss this episode, because Dan's story is like many others - discovering, by doctor's orders, the relieving a substance might offer - but his journey to recovery might inspire you. Don't wait! Find "As Needed For Pain" wherever books are sold. Find Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-peres/ ___ Dr. Nzinga Harrison's book, "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life" is out now! Order here: https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/ Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/ Follow us on IG @unaddictionpod. If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod. Questions? Email us at: unnaddictionpod@gmail.com If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Non Drinking Buddies chat with actor Amanda Payton about her journey from Vicodin to victory and from booze to balance.Mocktail Recipe: Mediocre Mocktail1 oz. orange juice1 oz. lime juice1/2 oz. simple syrup1 oz. non alcoholic tequila alternativeShake, pour over ice and TRY TO ENJOY but honestly this one was NOT GREAT.Recorded at The Lyric Hyperion Theater, Silverlake, Los AngelesInstagram: @nondrinkingbuddiesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_Z_CJZ3USL7EK6pQ09huQ

Today on the Holistic Dentistry Show, Dr. Sanda speaks with Dr. Mark Torbiner, an anesthesiologist at Beverly Hills Dental, to continue the conversation about IV sedation in dentistry and pain control after dental procedures.    Pain anticipation keeps a lot of people away from the dentist chair, so by understanding more about what's actually happening and options as a patient, we hope patients feel less anxious! Dr. Torbiner explains that a good portion of pain management is expecting pain, even if it doesn't come, instead of the opposite. His goal is always maximum pain control with minimum epinephrine, and he explains why.    Want to see more of The Holistic Dentistry Show? Watch our weekly episodes on YouTube!    Do you have a mouth- or body-related question for Dr. Sanda? Send her a message on Instagram! Remember, you're not healthy until your mouth is healthy. So take care of it in the most natural way.    Key Takeaways:   (1:19) Anticipating pain is more helpful than not (2:13) Reasons for minimal epinephrine and its side effects (6:00) Ditch Vicodin as post-surgery pain medication (10:58) Not all bodies can break down Vicodin (13:55) Toradol is not effective in dentistry (16:35) IV pain medication control and steroids (20:43) People under 19 should fully avoid narcotics (23:42) Young people recommended to carry Naloxone nasal spray Connect With Us:  BeverlyHillsDentalHealth.com |  Instagram  DrSandaMoldovan.com | Instagram  Orasana.com | Instagram  Contact us to learn more about IV sedation

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Get your canes and Vicodin ready, kids! This week, Ansel and Rachael are reviewing House MD, a medical mystery television series from the mid-2000's that occasionally takes breaks from doing hate crimes and causing malpractice lawsuits to vaguely gesture in the direction of Sherlock Holmes. Join everyone's second favorite grumpy doctor (because nobody beats Cox (wait that came out wrong)) for an adventure in pill-popping, wise-cracking, and a frankly startling amount of racism even for 20 years ago.Contact the pod! Linktree at: https://linktr.ee/sherlocksayspod?fbclid=PAAaalIOau9IFlX3ixKFo3lsvmq6U1pYn8m3cf7N6aOqkqUGCljCO0R00KZ3E

“I said to Cybill Shepherd, ‘You are a Prima Donna!'And she said, ‘Yes. I am. Do you know what ‘Prima Donna' means, Glenn? It means First Woman. And don't you forget it.”– Glenn Gordon CaronIn the second of our two-part conversation with Moonlighting and Medium creator Glenn Gordon Caron, we cover everything from Al Jarreau's iconic theme song to sparring with Cybill Shepherd, to a forty-year career spent working with “audacious people”…Moonlighting, which ran from 1985-1989 starred Cybill Shepherd, a then-unknown Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley and Curtis Armstrong, and become a landmark classic of 1980s television. Glenn also directed movies such as Clean and Sober, Picture Perfect and Love Affair.THE CONVERSATIONGetting invited to the horse races by Cary Grant – who then dies before they could go!How dinner with Stanley Donen led to Glenn asking him to direct the dance sequence from “Big Man on Mulberry Street” as a favor. But what did Donen ask in return? That Glenn co-write that year's Academy Award show with Larry Gelbart!How a chance meeting with Rona Barrett resulted in one of the weirdest -- and most talked-about -- episodes of Moonlighting ever!On Cybill Shepherd: “The topography of her life fit the topography of the story. She was a model. She became a huge movie star. And then she lost everything.”On Bruce Willis: “He was like thirty guys I grew up with. And I understood, underneath all that bravura, and all that jazz, there's a genuineness that's hard to resist."WHEN LES IS MORE: How Now and Again was born when Les Moonves told Glenn: “Write me a pilot, and if I don't make it, I'll give you one million dollars.”How for Glenn, the TV show Medium is less the story of a mystic – and more the story of a marriage.So, join Susan and Sharon – and Glenn – as they talk Pierce Brosnan, Love Affair, Jennifer Aniston, Clean and Sober, -- and Susan's Vicodin mood swings!AUDIOGRAPHYWatch Moonlighting on Hulu.Stream it on Apple TV or at Amazon Prime Video.Follow Glenn Gordon Caron on Twitter.com/GlennGCaron.80s TV LADIES NEWSSusan's new play Confidence (and the Speech) has been published!Now available for purchase and licensing at DPS via Broadway Licensing.CONNECTRead transcripts and more at 80sTVLadies.com.Tell us your fav Moonlighting episodes at 8TL Facebook or via 80sTVLadies.com.Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Get ad-free episodes and exclusive videos on PATREON.Find more cool podcasts at our host sight, Weirding Way Media.

On weekends, I tend to take a break from health policy to focus on personal writing here on The Frontier Psychiatrists. This one is unfortunate, and it is a fair warning to readers who are in no mood for something like that.My older sister,  Alison, was troubled.   She was also very gifted.   She was trained as the chef at LaVernne, which was a very serious place to do your training as a chef. Parisian chef school doesn't f- around, and she was a gifted teacher of her craft.   She landed a job that she thought would be great. Less work than teaching at a busy New York teaching school for chefs, the Culinary Institute of America. Something Downtempo.The Wexlers are incredibly wealthy people. She was a personal chef for Les Wexner. It was not an easy job. She is a personal chef for a fabulously wealthy person who is now notoriously on the list of individuals who are routine customers of Jeffrey Epstein. She wasn't just cooking for one person's family. She was cooking for their hundreds of guests. She was one person. Her body couldn't take it. She had degenerative disc disease, and doing a job where she had to stand, endlessly, to cook hundreds of meals for hundreds of guests, as if one person could do all that by themselves, destroyed her body—destroyed her back. She ended up needing surgery. The surgery did not relieve her pain.After that back surgery, she was introduced to opiate pain medication. She has been prescribed a lot of opiate pain medication. And she took that opiate pain medication for years.   She became addicted. She couldn't stop. The help wasn't there for the pain, and the fire she sent to her apartment that left her foot singed made the pain worse.Now she had chronic neuropathic pain from a fire that she sat in her apartment --the investigators told us that she had left a shoe on the stovetop. She was not well. She eventually reconnected with a friend, he became a boyfriend, he became a husband.For a while, he took good care of her. He had a problem also. In his case, it was with drinking. Her health was not excellent. This is often the case with burn victims. It's often the case with trauma victims. It's often the case with people addicted. It was the case with my sister.   She was admitted to the intensive care unit, unbeknownst to me, three weeks after my father died of bladder cancer. She returned home. The next moment, as related to me, was probably after her last. She had survived a few suicide attempts already. There are only so many lives each of us has to spare.A phone call was placed to my mother by my sister's husband, letting her know that he found Alison in the bathroom, on the floor, not breathing. It was a fair question as to why the phone call was to his wife's mother and not to 911, given the not breathing... a subsequent call was placed to 911, and about an hour and a half of CPR took place, and like most CPR, the person did not come back to life. My sister was dead.The burial of my father and the burial of my sister were, unexpectedly, on the same day, in the same hole in the ground. I had lunch with my mother, my sister's husband, and others. We spoke well of her. We were sad. We all went about our days that followed.In her blood at the time of her death were the following compounds: olanzapine, Oxazepam, temazepam--both benzodiazepines--and heroin.She was also adopted. Her biological mother gave her away for adoption at age 14. She just didn't want her daughter anymore. If I had to guess the root of her pain? The event, the lesion, was this moment. Growing up, it didn't register how messed up this was. My mother adopted her. Her father was her father the whole time, but who switches moms? My sister, that is who.She posted this photograph of her and her mother on her Facebook, commenting that it was the last time she saw her mother, “20 years ago, and she was in a blonde phase.”It's not normal for your daughter to be given up for adoption. I have another older half-sister. That one? She wasn't given up for adoption. Just Alison. Not her older sister. This woman—whose name I don't even know— gave away one child, not the other. It never mattered how much my mom loved her—my mother, who was her mother, which was a lot, frankly. How could you trust anyone wasn't going to leave you if your biological mother just dropped you from her life? It's hard for any child to understand the problem is factually with the parent. Healthy people don't do that. They are not so disconnected from their children that they pick and choose between them. That's not normal. That's not healthy. This is the kind of human Alison had as a biological mother. Our love for her? Perhaps it would never have been enough. The only thing that could fill that gaping hole was morphine, more morphine, heroin, oxycodone, Vicodin, more heroin, more Vicodin, endlessly until the end.I remember the last time we spoke—she apologized for being a bad sister. I reminded her that infinite forgiveness is what we are owed as family members, so she didn't use up anything. It was good to see her, and she was forgiven, and I loved her. This was at the funeral of my father. Three weeks later, she was dead. A few days later, both of them were buried in the same hole next to each other, in tiny boxes that held their ashes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony aired back in 2018-2019 and spanned two seasons. These retro episodes return remastered and are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. SYNOPSIS: Episode 6 (2/5 – 2/11) RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 26 Minutes Pedro Morales def Ivan Koloff to win WWWF Championship. Audio: Jerry 'The King Lawler' vs Hulk Hogan battle in Memphis, TN. Midnight Rider def Ric Flair to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship but refuses to unmask and surrenders title. Audio:  Midinight Rider says goodbye to his fans. Looking back a the highest rated wrestling event of all time: The Main Event (1988). Audio: Andre The Giant def Hulk Hogan to win WWF Title (due to the evil twin referee Earl Hebner), then surrenders the belt to Ted Dibiase. Looking back at Ted Dibiase's WWF Championship reign. Audio: Larry Zbyszko wins vacant AWA Heavyweight Title in a somewhat confusing battle royal. Audio: Bill Apter interviews the newly crowned AWA Champion, Larry Zbyszko. Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions X: Texas Shootout. Kerry Von Erich arrested for falsifying Valium and Vicodin prescriptions. Audio: Undertaker prevents Jake 'The Snake' Roberts from chair bashing Miss Elizabeth. Audio: Undertaker's first 'face' turn is complete: Jake Roberts attacks Undertaker during Funeral Parlor segment. Audio: Showing some sincere appreciation for Sid Vicious' promo ability. Ric Flair wrestles last series of matches before leaving WWF for WCW. Looking back at WCW SuperBrawl VI. Audio: Kevin Sullivan vs Brian Pillman 'Respect' Strap Match. Audio: Kevin Sullivan speaks on working with Brian Pillman. Audio: Goldberg and William Regal speak on their infamous match on WCW Monday Nitro. Vince McMahon wrestles first ever match during WWF Raw Saturday Night. Essa Rios wins WWF Light Heavyweight Title and Lita makes her WWF debut. Audio: Kurt Angle Angle Slams Mae Young who then shows EMS her puppies. Audio: Hollys vs APA Hardcore Tag Title Match featuring a memorable spill by Viscera. Audio: Chris Jericho's promo on Viscera. Audio: Funny promo by The Rock on Kevin Kelly, Big Show, DX, and The Radicals. Audio: DX and Radicals vs Cactus Jack, The Rock, and Too Cool. Audio: Scott Steiner Nitro promo ripping WCW and Ric Flair while praising WWF and Steve Austin. Maven def The Undertaker to win WWF Hardcore Title. Posedown between Billy and Chuck vs Stacey Keibler and Torrie Wilson. Looking back at Ring Of Honor's One Year Anniversary Show. Wrestling Society X tapes their first pilot episode. Audio: WSX (Wrestling Society X) Rumble. Looking back at TNA Against All Odds PPV (2007, 2008, 2009). Altercation between Chris Jericho and over zealous fans following WWF House Show). Bobby Lashley leaves TNA for MMA Career. WWE signs Chris Hero. Looking back at NXT Takover: Rival (2015). Audio: Daniel Bryan's memorable retirement speech from Smackdown. Titus O'Neil suspended after incident with Vince McMahon following DB retirement speech.  Samoa makes WWE Raw in ring debut (def Roman Reigns). And so much more! RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E6 (2/5 – 2/11) online ==== CHECK OUT DON TONY AND KEVIN SHOW CONTENT ACROSS THESE PLATFORMS: CLICK HERE FOR APPLE PODCASTS CLICK HERE FOR SPOTIFY CLICK HERE FOR ANDROID CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON MUSIC CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE PODCASTS CLICK HERE FOR PANDORA CLICK HERE FOR PODBEAN CLICK HERE FOR IHEARTRADIO CLICK HERE FOR DON TONY MERCHANDISE!

The best prescription for any pain is trust in your Savior. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible.     Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org   Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.

Today, I am blessed to have here with me Alastair Bostwick. He is a New York City Journalist with a multifaceted career that spans various media outlets and industries. With a passion for video production, Alastair has made a significant mark in the world of journalism, capturing attention with his engaging and insightful content. In this episode, Alastair dives into the intricate interplay between UV light and opioid receptors. Alastair takes us through the nuanced connections between light exposure and mood disorders, shedding light on the intriguing parallels between sunlight and opioid experiences. We address opioid addiction and the dualities surrounding tanning beds, challenging conventional approaches with the potential of UV light as a substitute. Lastly, we cover the controversy surrounding sunblocks, navigating discussions involving dermatologists, and emphasizing a balanced perspective on skin cancer prevention and vitamin D synthesis. Free Detox Masterclass. 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Head to http://www.beamminerals.com and use the coupon code AZADI for a sweet discount!  [06:15] Exploring the Impact of UV Light on Opioid Receptors -       Alastair based his hypothesis on research papers he uncovered, particularly focusing on UV light's effects on opioid receptors in the brain. -       He spoke to a doctor at Mass General who was conducting research on this topic, primarily with mice. The hypothesis suggested that UV light could affect opioid receptors in human brains. -       Alastair took a proactive approach to test his hypothesis by exposing himself aggressively to UV light. Living in New York City, he deliberately spent two hours in the sun every day during the summer, in addition to using a tanning bed vigorously. The goal was to maximize exposure to UV light. -       Alastair was strategic about the timing of UV exposure, going out between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., which is considered the highest UV index. He aimed to expose himself during the peak hours of UV intensity to enhance the effectiveness of the experiment. [08:30] Narcan's Swift Action and Alastair's UV Light Experiment -       Narcan rapidly detaches substances that bind to opioid receptors in the brain. It acts quickly, causing not only a reversal of the respiratory effects but also inducing withdrawal symptoms if the person is not breathing. This mechanism serves as the basis for Alastair's experiment. -       Alastair hypothesized that if there is a correlation between UV light and the opioid effect in the brain, Narcan, known to work on normal opioid usage, should have a similar effect in the presence of UV light. This led him to experiment by exposing himself to UV light and then taking Narcan, resulting in a full withdrawal experience. -       According to him, the consistent results indicated that UV light does indeed affect opioid receptors in the brain. -       Alastair's experience lends support to the notion that UV light has a significant and consistent impact on opioid receptors in the brain. [12:30] An Exploration of Light, Mood, and the Subtle Opioid Influence of UV Rays -       Alastair decided to dig deeper into the connection between light exposure, particularly visible light, and mood disorders like SAD. -       He discovered that, separate from the positive effects of visible light seen in SAD treatment, there's another aspect involving UV light, which is not visible to the human eye. -       UV light, distinct from visible light, has effects on the body, including replenishing vitamin D levels and influencing opioid receptors. -       Alastair explained that UV light, over time, subtly affects human opioid receptors, similar to substances like heroin, morphine, fentanyl, and Vicodin. -       While the response is not as strong, prolonged exposure to sunlight can lead to feelings of tiredness or reinvigoration, akin to experiencing a mild opioid stimulation. This sheds light on why people may enjoy spending a day at the beach or using tanning beds to achieve a subtle opioid effect. [19:20] Addressing Opioid Addiction and Tanning Bed Dualities -       Alastair suggests that one approach to address opioid addiction is to ensure individuals receive enough sunlight and vitamin D throughout their lives. By maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D, the brain may be less likely to respond to prescription painkillers in an addictive manner, potentially preventing addiction from the outset. -       Researchers are exploring an alternative approach for individuals already abusing or dependent on opioids. Instead of traditional methods like methadone clinics, where individuals are gradually tapered off opioids, there is evidence suggesting that ultraviolet (UV) light could serve as a substitute. -       Alastair discusses the dual nature of tanning beds. While he initially doubted the concept of tanning bed addiction, he acknowledges that there is compelling evidence from esteemed researchers suggesting that tanning beds, with their potent UVA light, can be as addictive as synthetic opioids like Vicodin or Oxycodone. -       However, he also highlights the potential use of tanning beds as a tool to help individuals transition off synthetic opioids. [23:45] Sunblock Controversies: Balancing Skin Cancer Prevention and Vitamin D Synthesis -       The use of sunblock is a controversial subject, particularly in discussions involving dermatologists who often focus on skin cancer prevention. -       Overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, especially from the sun, is known to cause skin cancer. While some doctors recommend avoiding UV light and using vitamin D supplements, Alastair suggests a more relaxed approach, emphasizing the benefits of an active lifestyle and time spent outdoors. -       Some doctors advocate for sunblock as a means to prevent skin cancer, while others, like Alastair, express concerns about its potential negative impact on vitamin D synthesis. -       Alastair expresses skepticism about the marketing behind sunblocks, suggesting that it may not always be honest. [48:00] A Journey through Mood Changes and Tanning Bed Seeking Behavior -       As the seasons changed, Alastair noticed a shift in his mood and described feeling a compulsion in the back of his mind. This compulsion led to what he referred to as "tanning bed seeking behavior." -       He experienced a sense of low-level gloom and a compulsion to seek out tanning, akin to textbook drug-seeking behavior. -       Alastair was mindful of the behavioral changes he observed in himself, characterized by a compulsion to seek out tanning beds. -       He noted that the compulsion to seek out tanning eventually went away. While he initially felt the urge to address the low mood through tanning, with time, the compulsion subsided. AND MUCH MORE! Resources from this episode: ●      Website: https://www.bostwiki.com/ ●      Watch the Opiod Documentary: here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHh3qU5XYsw&t ●      Follow Alastair Bostwick ●      X: https://twitter.com/BostWiki ●      YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bostwiki ●      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastairbostwick/ ●      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bostwiki/ Free Detox Masterclass. 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Lynette welcomes her friend and first ever boyfriend, Mike, to the show for this week's second episode. They open the show by talking about the 4-year relationship they had while in high school. This leads them to remember the wild parties that Mike would constantly be throwing at his house. Mike then talks about his sobriety since 2016, the Vicodin prescription that started his opioid addiction, and how being a functioning addict affected his life. After that, Mike talks about his current plumbing business and some of the unsavory households he's visited while on the job. Before they wrap, Lynette asks Mike about his current dating life, and the two discuss their shared love of isolating. Follow us on all social media channels @FCOLpodcast Join our Patreon page for an additional episode every week: Patreon.com/FCOL And thanks for supporting today's show sponsor: Nutrafol.com enter FCOL

Finding Hope and HealingLong before the pandemic, in the mid to late 2010s, there was a significant issue with the overprescription of painkillers by medical professionals. Nationwide, doctors were criminally charged for prescribing dangerous amounts of opioids like OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet, and Dilaudid. The actions of a few doctors had significant implications, contributing to the opioid crisis and impacting many lives in Tucson, Arizona, and beyond. And, for Kelsey, it destroyed her life. Kelsey is a Tucson native whose life took a dramatic turn due to her opioid addiction. Kelsey openly shares her struggles, from the traumatic experiences with her abusive father to her battle with drug dependency that started with prescribed painkillers. Her journey into addiction led her away from her family and into a life of isolation and legal troubles.But her story doesn't end there. In this Christmas episode, Kelsey talks about the peace and joy she found in her newfound faith in Christ and how Gospel Rescue Mission's approach to recovery helped her overcome her addictions.Support the show If you would like to support our ministry or you know someone who needs help in the Tucson area, please visit us online at GRMTucson.com

Welcome back to Common Sense Medicine! This is the last post of the year, moving into the holidays, so wishing you happy holidays and a happy new year. In this episode, I'm joined by Stuart Blitz, who is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Hone Health, a men's optimization clinic that offers at-home blood tests, tele-health consultations, and medication delivery. Prior to this, Stuart held the position of Chief Business Officer at Seventh Sense Biosystems (now YourBioHealth), where they played a key role in designing and developing the world's first push-button blood collection device. Before that, they worked at AgaMatrix, where they served as the Executive Director of Business Development and Strategy, as well as the Director of Worldwide Commercial Development. Stuart's experience spans over several years and includes a focus on improving healthcare systems and providing convenient solutions for consumers.Check out the episode on Spotify, iTunes, or YouTubeIf you've been forwarded this email and are just getting this for the first time— thanks for reading! I publish podcasts monthly and I'd love for you to subscribe using the link below.Video Version[1:00] Stuart's origin in HealthTech, and how he created the first-ever medical device for the original iPhone* Started his career and joined two founders who started AgaMatrix in the diabetes space* He had done Biomedical Engineering in college at Johns Hopkins, and he was sort of the “black sheep” there because people didn't want to go to health startups in 2002, but rather medical school or government or research* AgaMatrix made glucometers with test strips for diabetes and then launched a medical device company * They ended up getting to retail pharmacies, and 15 years later the device that they made is still on the shelves at CVS, Krogers, etc. * They started working with Apple in 2007, right around the release of the first iPhone, to create a smart glucometer which was cleared by the FDA* They were able to partner with Sanofi, and distributed their product in 20-30 countries[4:22] Why he decided to stay at AgaMatrix for 10+ years* Every 2-3 years, he did something new, so it didn't feel like that long * The first couple years were core startup mode to figure out product-market fit and raise capital. * The first idea was to make software to make glucometers work better. This was a stupid idea because people make money on the glucose test strips and not the glucometer themselves* The next few years were about growing and selling, and they signed a bunch of deals to distribute their products. One was Liberty Medical, which provided products to people on Medicaid* The last few years were about distribution, building around new partnerships like the international one with Sanofi and scaling their sales team to get into more patients' daily routines[7:07] How did he pivot to SeventhSense Bio? * He had a lot of experience in HealthTech and diagnostics, and had met SeventhSense Bio before joining them* They had an interesting angle on at-home testing, which would require an easy device to get that blood from the patient without the assistance of a healthcare professional* Met many founders (ex. Hims, Romans, and also the much-maligned Theranos) and saw the D2C angle for medications* Key insight was they haven't gotten to mass adoption because of cost angle, usability angle, and lab compatibility angle* Most important is the usability angle, because at-home diagnostic has to function 99% of the time, the first time (there are no “re-dos” because it isn't like the patient has another tube or a professional to help them at home). The devices that are on the market right now aren't there yet, but might get there* His thesis was that there are going to be way more D2C, cash-pay, access companies started but they're going to get started around high-niche customers who aren't getting serviced already by the system[11:39] Founding Hone Health* He met his current co-founder, Saad, and liked his story. Saad had turned 35 and he had all the symptoms of Low Testosterone (Low T)* Saad approached Stuart in his role at SeventhSense Bio and thought that his at-home device could help measure low T in his customers* Stuart said it might not work that way, but he was intrigued by the business model and decided to join Saad at Hone Health 4 years ago[13:23] What does he think was core to build Hone? * Shree's take: With D2C companies, I see three issues — the patient needs to know that they have the disease, they need to know where to go to treat it, and they need to make sure that the provider also knows how to treat this under-serviced condition* Something that was core to the offering that they built was through building their physician network. A lot of HealthTech companies would use Wheel or SteadyMD provider networks to get started, but the specialty care that Hone provides prevented them from doing this* Stuart can tell if the physician is knowledgable about treatment for male hormonal health in 1 minute — do they (1) know the patient population, (2) do they know the protocols around dosing testosterone, (3) are they committed to the clinic by responding frequently / giving this the seriousness that it deserves, (4) can you use technology well to treat patients, and (5) do they pass the vibe check. Below is a video of his real time reaction when a doctor says they don't know the correct dosing of testosterone* Hone's business model is that a physician meets with a patient after they get labs via a tele-medicine consult, and then they determine based on AUA guidelines whether a patient needs to get low T. Then, the patient gets on a subscription plan to pay for the treatment and has a consult every 90 days[21:54] Risks to Hone's business model by using telemedicine with controlled substances* Context: The Ryan Haight law prevents providers from using telehealth from prescribing controlled substances. It was temporarily waived during the pandemic, when people needed them to continue on treatment (think Suboxone for opioid dependance, or Testosterone like in this case)* Stuart doesn't think it will be a big risk because the law originally was meant to prevent people from googling “Vicodin” to buy it online. This law came out 15 years ago when telemedicine was far from prevalent* The DEA had a proposal (summarized by Stuart) that said that a patient should see a provider in person at least once in 90 days to continue on that prescription for the controlled substance. Hone's patient population would be OK seeing a practitioner, Stuart thinks, because they go to LabCorp every 90 days for a lab test to continue being on Testosterone* The DEA held sessions in September 2023 to learn more about what to do about this restriction, and they decided to make a special registration process to make sure that providers could be able to continue to prescribe controlled substances via a telemedicine pathway which (he thinks) will be finished by the end of next year (2024)[27:11] Surprising things that Stuart learned about the patient population at Hone* Patients want options, it's not about either getting labs taken at-home or in the clinic, but it's the option of getting it at one or the other. You could have a patient in a city who has LabCorp 10 minutes away from them, or a rural area where they have one 150 miles away [29:01] Hone Health's Unit Economics* Stuart thinks that Unit Economics have to work from day one, and that VC-backed companies cannot stay afloat if this basic tenet is not met because simply relying on growth will not outpace profitability* They want to expand to longevity, thyroid care, obesity, etc. Right now, they don't serve that and their providers will send them elsewhere to get that care[31:20] Stuart's hot takes on Twitter * Stuart thinks that there are many players in the space who are making money off of the “bad things” that are happening in healthcare. If you insert X thing here, and you ask “why isn't anyone disrupting this? It's terrible for patients,” there's probably someone profiting off of that* Hone Health might have some competition as more clinics pop up, and there is a “race to the bottom” as they compete on pricing, but they can compete on the value that they provide to the consumer* One of the key learnings that they had on Hone Health was that in order to keep OpEx low, they have to be scrappy. Stuart mentioned if you're starting out, just “use Google Sheets.” Then you can figure out how to get your first customers, and then build from there* Those learnings are very critical and they can serve the business [38:53] Building their own HIPAA compliant EMR * They are not serving a population which requires Meaningful Use metrics (i.e., Medicare), since they are out-of-pocket / cash pay for all of their costs, but if they were then they will add on compliance after the fact * They first got one off-the-shelf, but it was pretty bad and wasn't helpful. The off-the-shelf EMR was fine for doctors who were writing notes, but the problems came in from a product standpoint, where there weren't meaningful ways to onboard patients and have a good patient journey* This was complemented because each of the founders had their own expertise, so they were able to build a better company by having a lot of synergies (marketing, finance, ops, marketing, brand, etc.) [43:48] Stuart's vision for the future of Hone Health * At a minimum, they want to be able to network with payers. They want to reduce out-of-pocket costs for patients, and they want to expand the amount of benefits which they can tackle using Hone (i.e., longevity, etc.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shreenadkarni.com

Matthew Perry wrote about his issues with addiction to alcohol and drugs. In his memoir, he said he began drinking at 14 and was an alcoholic by 18. Perry first went to rehab and completed a 28-day program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation after a jet-ski accident led to an addiction to Vicodin. In his 2022 memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big, Terrible Thing," Perry claimed to have been to rehab 15 times, detoxed 65 times, and spent about $7 to $9 million trying to get sober.     After years of addiction, Matthew Perry spent 5-months in the hospital after his colon burst from prolonged opioid abuse. Perry says he was in surgery for seven hours and in a coma for two weeks. Doctors told his family he had a 2% chance of survival. After leaving the hospital, Perry used a colostomy bag for months.   Two years after his near-death experience, Matthew Perry goes to a Rehab facility in Switzerland. He wrote that he faked pain symptoms to get Oxycontin during COVID. He was also getting daily Ketamine infusions. While at the facility, Perry needed to have surgery and was given propofol. When he woke up 11 hours later, he found out his heart had stopped for 5 minutes and during the long CPR process 8 of his ribs were broken. The doctor then refused more meds.   On October 28, Matthew Perry went to his country club to play a game of Pickleball with friends. Perry returned to his home after the game and was seen by his assistant, who was leaving the house to run errands. At 4 p.m., the assistant returned home and found Perry floating face down in the heated end of the pool.  Paramedics pulled Perry out of the pool and pronounced him dead at the scene. The DailyMail reports the actor died from an overdose of the "party drug ketamine."  Joining Nancy Grace Today:  Wendy Patrick – California Prosecutor, Author of “Why Bad Looks Good” and “Red Flags,” and Host of “Today with Dr. Wendy” on KCBQ in San Diego; Twitter: @WendyPatrickPHD Caryn L. Stark – NYC Psychologist, Trauma and Crime Expert; Twitter: @carynpsych, Facebook: “Caryn Stark” Mike McCormick – Owner and Lead Investigator of M.C.M. Investigations (Los Angeles); Former LAPD Detective for over 25 years (worked Gangs for 5 years); Facebook: MCM Investigations Dr. William Morrone  – Chief Medical Examiner, Bay County Michigan; Author: “American Narcan: Naloxone & Heroin-Fentanyl Associated Mortality” Miguel Melendez – Senior Writer, Entertainment Tonight Digital; Twitter & IG: @MelendezReports See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Detailed Shownotes for This Episode of The 6-8 Weeks Podcast:-- What is Knee Arthritis? https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/knee-arthritis#:~:text=What%20is%20knee%20arthritis%3F,to%20smoothly%20bend%20and%20straighten.-- What is Bursitis? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bursitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353242-- What is Return to Play? https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/what-does-return-to-play-really-mean-- How Often Does Arthritis Impact Construction Workers? https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/20166-construction-agricultural-workers-at-higher-risk-of-knee-osteoarthritis-study-- What is an Anti-Inflammatory? https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-relief/otc-anti-inflammatories-- What is Advil? https://www.advil.com/faqs-en/-- What is Aleve? https://www.aleve.com/frequently-asked-questions-safety-and-usage?gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaElXGOEjUEaFYifyMEVBvwGwZaj2pvDOTihkIH0ASBdL0rycLV3ewkRoCtXAQAvD_BwE-- What is Motrin? https://www.motrin.com/what-is-motrin-- What is Meloxicam? https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/meloxicam-oral-route/description/drg-20066928-- How Does the Human Bloodstream Carry Medications? https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/Inside-Life-Science/Pages/A-Medicines-Life-Inside-the-Body.aspx-- What is Prednisone? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20469-prednisone-tablets-- Learn All About the Knee Joint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q-Jxj5sT0g-- What is Synovium? https://www.physio-pedia.com/Synovium_%26_Synovial_Fluid-- What is a Narcotic? https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Narcotics-2020.pdf-- What is Vicodin? https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/hydrocodone.pdf-- What is Norco? https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2019/040148s073lbl.pdf-- What is Hip Arthritis? https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hip-arthritis-- What are Meniscus Root Tears? https://tcomn.com/meniscus-root-tears-on-the-rise/-- Be Sure to Listen to Our Episode on Meniscus Tears! https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/74f824ce-3c64-4e14-8c64-da985a8ea19a/episodes/d4b9f236-ce61-4abb-9eb5-dba27edd8a7d/6-8-weeks-perspectives-on-sports-medicine-meniscus-tears---when-should-you-worry-- What is Knee Replacement? https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/knee-replacement/about/pac-20385276-- Learn All About the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/-- What are the Tell-Tale Symptoms of Arthritis? https://www.painandtherapy.com/blog/5-telltale-signs-of-arthritis-- What is a Knee Injection? https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/hyaluronic-acid-injection-route/description/drg-20074557-- What is a Spine Injection? https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/spinal-injections/-- Learn All About the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama -- What is a Placebo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhG_ySxhDA-- What is the Value of Utilizing a Placebo? https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect-- What is an ACL Tear? https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-injuries/-- What is Bicep Tendinitis? https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/biceps-tendinitis/-- What is Arthroscopic Surgery? https://losrobleshospital.com/your-health/video/what-is-arthroscopy-or-arthroscopic-surgery-- What is a Hamstring?— A Little Something About Steroid Injections to Read Over on Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/j32d4q/cortisone_injections_increased_risk_for_knee/— Will There Be Trouble When Getting Injections Prior to Surgeries?https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37058158/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36737032/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35829737/— Should You Get a Steroid Injection Before Rotator Cuff Surgery?https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36734466/ — Learn About the Differences Between Cuff tendinopathy Vs PRP: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34020672/=== Connect with Dr. Brian Feeley:On the Web: https://twitter.com/drbrianfeeley On X: https://twitter.com/drbrianfeeley=== Connect with Dr. Nirav Pandya:On the Web: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-nirav-pandyaOn X: https://twitter.com/drniravpandya=== Connect with Dr. Drew Lansdown:On the Web: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-drew-lansdown

We all have preconceived notions when it comes to "injected steroids". Now - thanks to our three orthopedic surgeons, it's time to learn all about HOW AND WHY, in many cases, injecting steroids makes definitive sense. Whether it be to treat a soon-to-be-vacationing construction worker or a troubled athlete, all of the answers to resolve your questiosn are here inside this episode of The 6-8 Weeks Podcast. Connect with The 6-8 Weeks Podcast: There's a LOT of detail included in this program. Do you want to share YOUR perspective about it? Connect with The 6-8 Weeks Podcast Now! Subscribe to, Like and Share The 6-8 Weeks Podcast Everywhere:     The Detailed Shownotes for This Episode of The 6-8 Weeks Podcast: -- What is Knee Arthritis? https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/knee-arthritis#:~:text=What%20is%20knee%20arthritis%3F,to%20smoothly%20bend%20and%20straighten. -- What is Bursitis? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bursitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353242 -- What is Return to Play? https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/what-does-return-to-play-really-mean -- How Often Does Arthritis Impact Construction Workers? https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/20166-construction-agricultural-workers-at-higher-risk-of-knee-osteoarthritis-study -- What is an Anti-Inflammatory? https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-relief/otc-anti-inflammatories -- What is Advil? https://www.advil.com/faqs-en/ -- What is Aleve? https://www.aleve.com/frequently-asked-questions-safety-and-usage?gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaElXGOEjUEaFYifyMEVBvwGwZaj2pvDOTihkIH0ASBdL0rycLV3ewkRoCtXAQAvD_BwE -- What is Motrin? https://www.motrin.com/what-is-motrin -- What is Meloxicam? https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/meloxicam-oral-route/description/drg-20066928 -- How Does the Human Bloodstream Carry Medications? https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/Inside-Life-Science/Pages/A-Medicines-Life-Inside-the-Body.aspx -- What is Prednisone? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20469-prednisone-tablets -- Learn All About the Knee Joint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q-Jxj5sT0g -- What is Synovium? https://www.physio-pedia.com/Synovium_%26_Synovial_Fluid -- What is a Narcotic? https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Narcotics-2020.pdf -- What is Vicodin? https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/hydrocodone.pdf -- What is Norco? https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2019/040148s073lbl.pdf -- What is Hip Arthritis? https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hip-arthritis -- What are Meniscus Root Tears? https://tcomn.com/meniscus-root-tears-on-the-rise/ -- Be Sure to Listen to Our Episode on Meniscus Tears! https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/74f824ce-3c64-4e14-8c64-da985a8ea19a/episodes/d4b9f236-ce61-4abb-9eb5-dba27edd8a7d/6-8-weeks-perspectives-on-sports-medicine-meniscus-tears---when-should-you-worry -- What is Knee Replacement? https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/knee-replacement/about/pac-20385276 -- Learn All About the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/ -- What are the Tell-Tale Symptoms of Arthritis? https://www.painandtherapy.com/blog/5-telltale-signs-of-arthritis -- What is a Knee Injection? https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/hyaluronic-acid-injection-route/description/drg-20074557 -- What is a Spine Injection? https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/spinal-injections/ -- Learn All About the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama -- What is a Placebo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhG_ySxhDA -- What is the Value of Utilizing a Placebo? https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect -- What is an ACL Tear? https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-injuries/

CLL #2290 (feat. The Love Between The Two Hosts) 07/08/2004 – Thursday Night Show Source – Tucker Stream Recording (2004) with Fan Stream Recording (2004) Patches This episode is 100% complete with a Medium audio upgrade, Adam is back from his surgery recovery much to Drew’s surprise. Adam and Drew recap his surgery lead up and post op details. They speak to a variety of sad callers and Adam is high on Vicodin. The Love Between The Two Hosts – CLL on Youtube, with Video for select episodes. #1743 Loveline Nostalgia with Superfan Giovanni Paid Link – As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Music Provided by Rich Banks Check out His Website and Soundcloud to hear more Read More →

Are you ready to challenge some common myths about personal growth and recovery? Let's start by debunking three popular misconceptions: 1) Self-awareness is only for introspective people, 2) Intentional living is a luxury that can wait until later, and 3) Recovery means simply abstaining from addictive substances. Stay tuned as our guest, Jay Jablonski, reveals the truth behind these myths and shares how self-awareness and intentional living can truly transform your life.In today's podcast, we introduce the dynamic Jay Jablonski. Jay is an award-winning producer. His life has been a tapestry woven from threads of challenging adversities, chronicled by episodes of physical injuries and addiction. Yet, Jay emerged victorious by honing his acting skills and by embarking upon a journey fraught with self-discovery. His experiences have forged him into an ambassador of personal growth and recovery, making him a valuable guest on our show for those seeking inspiration in their respective paths.“I had a lot of energy...that could be a beautiful thing if harnessed correctly and allocated to a good source, or it could be a real negative thing, especially if I didn't get it out.”In this episode, you will be able to:Immerse in Jay Jablonski's progression from athletics to acting, revealing a roadmap to altering life paths.Explore the effect of overcoming addiction on Jay's life progression and its potential lessons for listeners.Absorb the imperative nature of self-awareness and living consciously for success.Delve into turning roadblocks into gateways for a prosperous life.Recognize the impact of embracing responsibility and seeking assistance for both personal and career advancement.Visit Jay Jablonski's website to learn more about his acting and producing career.Check out Jay Jablonski's recent movie release and watch it to support his work.Consider pursuing a career in the entertainment industry if you have a passion for acting or producing.Consider the impact of alcohol or substance abuse on mental health and overall well-being.Gain insights into battling addictionJay Jablonski's first-hand experience with alcohol and Vicodin addiction offers invaluable insights into the complex nature of addiction. His humble recognition of the problem and the subsequent brave decision to seek help through AA and hiring a life coach exemplifies the difficult path to recovery. Jay's story emphasizes the crucial role of support systems, the power of community, and the essence of admitting the need for help in overcoming addiction.Books and ResourcesThe War of ArtThe Alchemist: A Graphic Novel (an illustrated interpretation of The Alchemist) Connect with Jay Jablonski:LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-jablonski-7b4703119/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayjablonski1/FILM: https://www.blackwhiteandthegreys.com/FILM INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/blackwhiteandthegreys/FILM LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/BlackWhiteandtheGreysCHARITY ORG: https://dawsonspeak.org/ORG INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dawsonspeak/ORG FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/dawsonspeakcharity Connect with usWEBSITE: https://www.adversity2abundance.comLeave us a rating or review: https://www.adversity2abundance.com/reviews/new/ or hereGot comments, feedback or suggestions? We'd love to hear it! https://www.adversity2abundance.com/contact/ Follow Labrador LendingWEBSITE: https://labradorlending.com/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYrpCUlqFYLy4HngRrmU9Q Connect with JamieLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-bateman-5359a811/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/batemanjames

Topics: Divorce, Grief, Drug Addiction, Alcohol, Dating, Sexual Addiction, Church Life, Redemption Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Chris Williams, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: What steps can I take to grieve my divorce if I've been married 42yrs, my husband is addicted to Vicodin, drinks, and had an affair?  How do I start a Life Recovery Group? I am a recovering addict and have been sober The post New Life Live: September 20, 2023 appeared first on New Life.

Zibby interviews literary agent and New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin about her heartbreaking, tender, and hilarious memoir, The Many Lives of Mama Love. Lara shares her jaw-dropping story–from suburban soccer mom to heroin addict to prisoner to successful literary agent and ghostwriter. She explains how her Vicodin addiction started, what it was like to lose everything (including her children) and go to jail, and how she rebuilt her life after hitting rock bottom.Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3EgG31mShare, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens! Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode originally aired on August 1, 2022.Getting Jamie Lee Curtis to open about her many years spent addicted to Vicodin is, frankly, not very difficult. She wants to talk about it. And that's for a couple of reasons. One, she wants to make it clear that she's no different from any other addict in any other walk of life. That's why she calls herself a dope fiend. She just happens to have had success in an industry she derisively calls “show off business”. Two, because she committed to sobriety after reading someone else's story of addiction so maybe her story can help someone too.We talk to Jamie about how she got hooked, how she sustained the habit, and how she carried on a perfectly successful movie star life without anyone catching on. Until they did catch on.Listen to Letters from Camp, now on its third and final season, at Audible.com. Follow Jamie Lee Curtis on Twitter @jamieleecurtis and on Instagram @curtisleejamie.Jamie's Gifts to John:"At such a time, it seems natural and good to me to ask myself these questions. What do I believe in? What must I fight for and what must I fight against? Our species is the only creative species and it has only one creative instrument: the individual mind and spirit of a man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man. And now the forces marshalled around the concept of the group have declared a war of extermination on the preciousness, the mind of man. By disparagement, by starvation, by repressions, forced direction, and the stunning hammer blows of conditioning. The free roving mind is being pursued, roped, blunted, and drugged. It is a sad, suicidal course our species seems to have taken. And this I believe that the free exploring mind of the exploring human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for. The freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I'm about. I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind for this is the one thing which can by inspection destroy such a system. Surely I can understand this. And I hate it. And I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts. If the glory can be killed, we are lost." - John Steinbeck, East of Eden"When things go unexamined for a long enough time, certain things happen. They become very very powerful. They create conformity. They intimidate." - E.L. Doctorow"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something." - The Dread Pirate Roberts, The Princess BrideThank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun. Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is available here. https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/Find the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

Flindt Anderson is the founder of the nonprofit PAIN - Parents and Addicts in Need out of Fresno, CA. PAIN specializes in rehabilitation services and family support for those affected by substance abuse. PAIN is also a certified distributor of Narcan, the Opioid overdose reversal agent.  Flindt started drinking at age 13. His habit progressed to harder drugs through high school and college, which paved the way to a 23 year battle with Opioids. He was taking 70-80 Vicodin pills daily until his best friend admitted him into the Betty Ford treatment center in 2001. He's been in recovery ever since. https://www.flindtandersen.com/ https://painnonprofit.org/ https://linktr.ee/painnonprofit Tired of Drinking? Try Our 30 Day Quit Drinking Dude Challenge!  You'll get 30 Podcasts in 30 days plus exercises, community and accountability to help keep you free from alcohol for 30 days or more!  For more information  on 'Quit Drinking Dude; The Ultimate Mens Guide to Quit Drinking Alcohol and Stay Sober for 30 Days or More' go to: https://www.thatsoberguy.com/quit-drinking-alcohol-for-30-days Jumpstart Your Life Without Alcohol in 10 Days! Download my FREE guide and I'll show you my quick and easy 3 step process to help jumpstart your life without alcohol in 10 days! https://www.thatsoberguy.com/10-day-jumpstart Join Us in That Sober Guy Men's Locals Group and connect with over 500 men living free from alcohol at  https://www.thatsoberguy.com/mens-group Follow us on Instagram @ThatSoberGuyPodcast For More Resources go to http://www.ThatSoberGuy.com Invite Shane to Speak - https://www.thatsoberguy.com/speaking Contact Us: https://www.thatsoberguy.com/contactus For professional assistance go to https://www.promises.com/soberguy/ or you can call 1-888-205-1890 Music - Going Late courtesy of Humans & Haven Sounds Inc. Need a Meeting? https://www.thatsoberguy.com/meetings National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-TALK (8255)  

This week, we check out a man who has kept large crowds on their toes, for decades. Whether it's diving off a 20 foot ladder onto their opponent, or being a spectacle in the local police files, he has always been one to watch! He has always been considered one of the best wrestlers, ever, but he never sticks around any promotion long enough to be the backbone, due to his constant drug/alcohol problems, and his general outright refusal to get help, even when his high paying job is on the line. He crashes, he paints himself, he can be a walking disaster! It's Jeff Hardy!!Learn to sew when you're 9 years old, refuse any help, even if your job depends on it, and ride 105 feet down a roadside guardrail with Jeff Hardy!!Check us out, every Tuesday! We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history!! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things CIS & STM!! Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/smalltownmurderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.