Harm Reduction Radio - HAMS

Our guest tonight is Carissa Cornwell, national outreach director for Dance Safe, a pill testing organization for safe raves and safe ecstasy use.

Our first guest is Dr. Sam Tsemberis, CEO of Pathways to Housing, a "wet" housing program which does not require clients to be abstinent before they are housed.

 

Our second guest is Dr. Helga Matzko, founder of the Gestalt Institute of Rhode Island. Helga uses Gestalt Psychology and Seligman's Positive Psychology to treat addictions and she will be telling us about the Beyond Recovery program.

Our first guest is Jim Mergens, executive director of Moderation Management. MM is a program for early stage problem drinkers who wish to moderate their drinking.

 

Our second guest is Walter Cavalieri, executive director of the Canadian Harm Reduction Network, a virtual meeting place for individuals and organizations dedicated to reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies.

Our first guest is Bill White, author of Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America.

 

Our second guest is Ronald Siegel, author of The Mindfulness Solution.

Our guest is Tom Horvath, president of SMART Recovery, president of Practical Recovery and author of Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions.

Our first guest is Susanne Bargmann, co-founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence, who will be talking to us about Client Directed Outcome Informed therapy (CDOI). CDOI develops clients' strengths rather than telling them that they are powerless.

 

Our second guest is Kristin Neff who will be discussing her book Self Compassion. Standard substance abuse treatment programs tell people to beat themselves up and call themselves powerless and losers and the result is relapse, depression, and sometimes even suicide. All too often people abuse substances because they are too hard on themselves and can use a great dose of self compassion to help them to make changes for the better.

Our first guest is Meghan Ralston of The Drug Policy Alliance who will be sharing her expertise in harm reduction and drug policy reform and why we need to end the war on drugs.

 

Our second guest is Dr. David Burns, author of Feeling Good which is probably the best selling self help book on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ever written.

Our first guest is Kathleen Sciacca. Kathleen is a member of MINT (the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) and has created dual diagnosis treatment programs which have been used as models throughout the country. For more information about Kathleen's current activities please visit her Motivational Interviewing web site and her Dual Diagnosis web site.

 

Our second guest is Jerry Dorsman, author of How to Quit Drinking Without AA. Jerry currently works as an addictions counselor and freelance writer.

Our first guest is Robert Whitaker, author of "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America." We will be discussing the epidemic increase in mental illness which has accompanied the boom in prescribing psychiatric medications and the possible dangers of the over prescription of psychiatric drugs at the behest of Big Pharma.

 

Our second guest is Dr. Daliah Heller who has served as the executive director of Citiwide Harm Reduction and who is currently assistant commissioner of drugs and alcohol for the New York City government. Dr. Heller will tell us about her history as a harm reductionist and the state of harm reduction and drug treatment in New York City, including how harm reduction programs have been integrated into the mainstream in the city.

Our first guest is Sue Purchase who will tell us about the history of needle exchange in Minneapolis from Women With A Point to Access Works to the present. A subject close to my heart since I learned harm reduction by volunteering at Access works.

 

Our second guest is Carlo DiClemente, co-author of "Changing for Good" who will tell us about the Stages of Change model.