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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

AARP w/ Rep Welch - Drug Pricing PSA - Vermont 08/21/2019

Rep. Peter Welch records several PSAs with the AARP regarding drug pricing.

AARP w/ Rep Welch - Drug Pricing PSA - Importation 08/21/2019

Rep. Peter Welch records several PSAs with the AARP regarding drug pricing.

AARP w/ Rep Welch - Drug Pricing PSA Part 3 08/21/2019

Rep. Peter Welch records several PSAs with the AARP regarding drug pricing.

AARP w/ Rep Welch - Drug Pricing PSA Part 2 08/21/2019

Rep. Peter Welch records several PSAs with the AARP regarding drug pricing.

AARP w/ Rep Welch - Drug Pricing PSA Part 1 08/21/2019

Rep. Peter Welch records several PSAs with the AARP regarding drug pricing.

FOCUS: Using Technology to Support Trafficking Survivors 03/11/2019

Champlain College Professor Duane Dunston is developing a mobile app, YHAV (You Have a Voice), to help bridge the communication barrier with identifying trafficking victims and survivors.

In Part 3 of our series, Dunston talks about his experience of learning about slavery for sex and labor when he was a young teacher in Thailand. He learned how impoverished men, women, and children were forced into slavery and then he decided to do something about it which has resulted in his YHAV app which offers access in over 30 languages.

FOCUS: Human Trafficking - Its Context and Its Effect in Vermont Part 2 01/24/2019

Host Margaret Harrington talks with Deputy Compact Administrator Trissie Casanova (Department for Children and Families), Detective Corporal Donald Demar (Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations), and Peer Advocate Counselor Kimberly Colville (VT Center for Independent Living) on the multi-layered problem of human trafficking.

For more information, please visit: cusi-vt.org/contact-us/

FOCUS: Human Trafficking - Its Context and Its Effect in Vermont Part 1 01/14/2019

Edith Klimoski, Vermont director of Give Way to Freedom, and Sister Pat McKittrick, RN, SP, director of the University of Vermont Community Outreach program, talk with host Margaret Harrington about the complex issue of human trafficking. In this first show of a series, they give a multi-national cultural context. They describe the human suffering caused by drugs, prostitution, poverty and gangs and how this impacts all sections of the Vermont community. They chart practical ways to confront the issue and lead the way to recovery.

Woodchuck Report: Civil Liberties and Territorial Jurisdiction 04/13/2018

Local Libertarian Varpilah Chase discusses Vermont's new drug laws (S.55) and national trade tariffs. The S.55 law "proposes to expand Vermont’s territorial jurisdiction over prohibited regulated drug sales."

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!

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