DEBUNKED

DEBUNKED

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DEBUNKED episodes

  • DEBUNKED Episode 9: Myth 'Not My Kids'
    In episode nine, we are Debunking the myth “Not my kids.” Our host, Tim Light, welcomes co-host Dr. Stacey MacArthur, Utah State University Extension 4-H and Youth Programs; Tim Keady, USU Extension Assistant Professor of Health & Wellness and HEART Initiative team member; Charla Bocchicchio, author of My New Normal: A Mother's Story of the Opioid Epidemic; and Gabriel Glissmeyer, USU Masters degree student who has experienced life as the sibling of a substance user.
    56 min
  • DEBUNKED Episode 8: Myth, 'Methadone Or Suboxone Are No Different Than Heroin'
    In episode eight, we are debunking the myth “Methadone or suboxone are no different than heroin.” Our host, Tim Light, welcomes co-host Savannah Eley, Opioid Prevention Specialist with Southeastern Utah Health Department; Dr. Lauren Prest of Moab Regional Hospital; Garth Mullins from the Crackdown podcast; and Dr. Erin Madden, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University. The group discusses the science of and the stigma associated with MAT options used to treat opioid use disorder.
    56 min
  • DEBUNKED Special Feature: A Look At How Harm Reduction Has Evolved In Utah
    Mindy Vincent started Utah’s first syringe exchange program in 2016. That was right after the state legalized it. “People were appalled,” said Vincent, founder of the non-profit Utah Harm Reduction Coalition. “People were like, ‘oh my gosh, you’re gonna do what? You’re gonna enable drug use. What kind of craziness is this?’”
    5 min
  • DEBUNKED Episode 7: Myth, 'The Only Legitimate Treatment For Addiction Is Abstinence'
    In episode seven, we are debunking the myth "The only legitimate treatment for addiction is abstinence." Our host, Tim Light, welcomes co-host Mindy Vincent, MSW, MPA, LCSW, who is the co-founder and executive director of the Utah Harm Reduction Coalition and owner of Life Changes Counseling in Heber City, Utah; Dr. Erin Fadden Manning, of the University of New Mexico Health Science Center; and Ashanti Moritz, outreach director of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes' Warrior Spirit Recovery Center
    1 hr 36 min
  • DEBUNKED Episode 6: Myth, 'Native Americans Have A Predisposition To Addiction'
    In episode six, we are debunking the myth “Native Americans have a predisposition to addiction.” Our host, Tim Light, welcomes guests Carlos Rivera, a Behavioral Health Officer at American Indian Health & Services and the CEO at Generation Red Road, Inc.; Ashanti Moritz, of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes' Warrior Spirit Recovery Center; Dr. Erin Fadden Manning, of the University of New Mexico Health Science Center; and Michelle Chapoose, the Tribal Rural Opioid Initiative Tribal Liaison
    1 hr 9 min
  • DEBUNKED Episode 5: Myth, 'Addiction Can Be Cured If You Have Enough Willpower'
    In episode five, we are debunking the myth “Addiction can be cured if you have enough willpower.” Our host, Tim Light, welcomes guests Michelle Chapoose, the Tribal and Rural Opioid Initiative Tribal Liaison Coordinator from the Tribal Opioid Resource Center in Roosevelt, Utah, Dr. Patrick Green, from Bonneville Family Practice in Tooele, Utah, and Adam Baxter from the Tooele County Chapter of Young People in Recovery, to discuss the science of addiction, barriers and opportunities along the
    1 hr 3 min
  • DEBUNKED Episode 4: Myth, 'Only The Elderly Are At Risk Of COVID-19'
    This episode is a special follow-up to the March 19, coronavirus special. In this episode we focus on debunking the myth, "Only elderly and immunocompromised individuals are at risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19." It features guests Michelle Chapoose, TRIO Tribal Liasion Coordinator from the Tribal Opioid Resource Center in Roosevelt, Utah; Dr. Nathan Allen, ER Physician in Montana; and Paul Harkin, Director of Harm Reduction at Health Right 360 in San Francisco.
    56 min
  • DEBUNKED Episode 2: Myth, 'Good People Like Me Don't Become Addicted'
    Our second episode focuses on debunking the myth that "good people like me don't become addicted to drugs." It features guest Michelle Chapoose who is a member of the Tribal and Rural Opoid Innative and the tribal liaison coordinator from the Tribal Opioid Resource Center in Roosevelt, Utah; Dr. Christina A. Porucznik, an associate professor and associate division chief for education in the division of public health; and Jay Hymas of Clear Recovery Cache Valley .    We discuss physiological and
    43 min

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DEBUNKED is the only Utah podcast combining evidence-based health practices with storytelling to dispel harmful myths and stereotypes about people who use drugs, persons in recovery, and…