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Addiction Recovery Channel: Defining Addiction, Brain Disease and Recovery - Science Matters 12/09/2019

Join Ed Baker and his distinguished guest, Todd Mandell, MD, as they discuss the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s 2019 definition of addiction. What is meant by addiction, brain disease, and recovery? These are important questions, and Dr. Mandell answers them with the perspective of a Board Certified Psychiatrist with added qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry and who has 30 years experience in the field of addiction psychiatry. Especially interesting are Dr.Mandell’s views on empowerment and choice.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

The Social Exchange: "Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of 'Disease' Therapy" - A Discussion with Co-Author Zach Rhoads 11/15/2019

Zach Rhoads is an author, behavior specialist, podcast host, and lifelong learner with a powerful perspective on addiction etiology, development, and “outgrowing” addiction.

Dr. Rick Barnett is a licensed psychologist-doctorate, licensed alcohol and drug counselor, addictions specialist and founder of CARTER as well as owner of BPS Health, a private mental health and addictions practice in Stowe, Vermont.

Rick and Zach discuss Zach and Stanton Peele’s new book, "Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of 'Disease' Therapy," and dive deep into the depths and drivers of addiction and recovery.

For more information: thesocialexchange.libsyn.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Drug Interdiction, Law Enforcement and the Nexus Between Sex Trafficking and Opioids in Vermont 11/05/2019

Join ARC host and producer Ed Baker and his noted guests Christina Nolan, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, and Resident Agent in Charge, Kevin Black, Drug Enforcement Agency, as they dig into issues such as the nexus between opioid addiction and human sex-trafficking; drug trafficking and use-trends in Vermont; some of their successes in prosecuting persons involved in high-level criminal behavior; and recent local activities supporting drug-use prevention. This episode focuses on crucial activities essential to the safety and protection of Vermonters.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

In the World of Winooski: Keeping Our Community Healthy with the Winooski Partnership for Prevention 10/22/2019

Winooski Mayor Kristine Lott and Kate Nugent, Executive Director of the Winooski Partnership for Prevention, look at the impacts of youth substance abuse and how our community can support prevention.

For more information: www.WinooskiVT.gov

Addiction Recovery Channel: Building a Recovery Supportive Community - A Remarkable Accomplishment Unfolding in North Central Vermont! 10/11/2019

Join host Ed Baker and his trailblazing guests Daniel Franklin, Executive Director at the well-established North Central Vermont Recovery Center providing a very wide range of recovery support services to individuals seeking their pathway to recovery, and Dawn and Greg Tatro, Co-Director’s of Jenna’s Promise, a recently founded project focussed upon striving "to create pathways for patients to re-assimilate into society by supporting the transitions from addiction, to recovery, to independent living."

There is synergy in the air in the Lamoille Valley! A “Recovery Supportive Community” is being created!

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Above the Influence - Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community Our Lives Our Lungs PSA 10/09/2019

A short PSA created at the CCTV studios by the BHS Above the Influence (ATI) students and supported by the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community.

For more information visit: http://www.burlingtonpartnership.org

Addiction Recovery Channel: Celebrate Recovery! 08/29/2019

September is Recovery Month! Join ARC Host Ed Baker and his noted guests to explore the meaning and joy of recovery from addiction.

Learn some of the practical ways people with Substance Use Disorder discover, embark upon, and sustain their individual “paths to Recovery” with Gary De Carolis, CEO of Chittenden County Turning Point Center.

Learn all about the 7th Annual “Step Into Action Recovery Walk,” to be held in Burlington, Vermont on September 21, with a founding member of this important event, Laura Charbonneau.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Organizing and Taking Action to Eliminate Stigma - A Mother’s Commitment 08/08/2019

Join Host Ed Baker for an important and interesting analysis of stigma with his accomplished guest Kimberly Blake, MD.

Dr. Blake practices medicine at SafeRecovery, prescribing Buprenorphine to people with Opioid Use Disorder. The show focuses upon the stigma placed upon people with mental health and substance use disorder, how this costs lives by creating an unwelcoming treatment and recovery environment, and what viewers can do change this and create compassion for these vulnerable populations.

Dr. Blake also discusses her upcoming event in late August, “Our Stories Matter,” and her involvement in a newly formed national movement, “Mobilize Recovery.”

Press Conference - Attorney General Files Third Opioid-Related Lawsuit 05/21/2019

TJ Donovan will file an opioids-related lawsuit against the Sackler family (executive staff of Purdue Pharma) for their role in creating the opioids epidemic in Vermont. Attorney General Donovan and members of his staff discuss the details of the suit.

This will be the third opioids-related lawsuit filed by the Vermont Attorney General. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office filed suit against Purdue Pharma in September 2018 and filed suit against Cardinal and McKesson, two distributors of opioids, in March 2019.

Press Conference - Attorney General TJ Donovan Files Suit Against Opiate Distributors 03/26/2019

Attorney General TJ Donovan will file suit against two opiate distributors for failing to adequately monitor and control the sale of opioids in Vermont. He and members of his staff will discuss the details of the suit.

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