Buds with SUDs podcast

Fellow podcaster and author of "If You Love Me: A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Opioid Addiction" and founder of Magnolia New Beginnings, a nonprofit peer-support group for those living with or affected by substance use disorder. She has been recognized by The New York Times, CNN, and other outlets for her work fighting the opioid crisis and the stigma that surrounds it.

Keith Scott is responsible for developing and overseeing peer support and self-advocacy for the entire organization, as well as oversight of all human rights mechanisms. We sat down and talked about the Recovery Coach Commission, peer support, documentation, and the role over all and where it's going.

Richard Zombeck, Steve Lesnikoski, Dennis Doris, and Danny Ginivan get the band back together for a discussion on the Long Island Recovery Campus melodrama going on in Quincy, Mass. The latest hearing took place in early April and Steve, Danny, and Dennis were there on site to report back.

Jessica “Jess” Mulvey came on the show to talk about her sober living research in the greater Boston area. Her findings are fascinating, as was the rest of the stuff we talked about.

Richard Zombeck and Dennis Doris in Gloucester, MA talking to Tito Rodriguez, P.A.A.R.I Recovery Coach Supervisor, Outreach Specialist, and, in his words, an "old school dope fiend." He was one of the first coaches of the Gloucester Police ANGEL Initiative, collaborating with volunteers, communities, family members and treatment centers to build the successful, nationally recognized program.

Director of Public Policy with MOAR, Jared Owen talks with Buds about upcoming legislation relating to addiction and treatment and the 16th annual Public Policy Forum.

Richard Zombeck and Dennis Doris talk about the March 18, 2019 Massachusetts Recovery Coach Commission held in Boston on March 18, 2019. You can also expect some commentary on the 16th Annual Public Policy Forum, hosted by the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR), as well as the usual tangents, rants and sidebars.

Gary Langis, an opioid historian and veteran harm reduction specialist, along with his colleague Chris Alba, sat down with us to talk harm reduction and Gov. Charlie Baker's Commission.

A chat with Jimmy Billings, an Emergency Room Recovery Coach and Recovery Coach Supervisor at Bridgewell, and a part time St. Nick

Michelle Simons MS, CADC, LADC I is a lot of things and we talk about all of them, but mostly we talk about meditation, spirituality, and recovery.