Dre Cantwell-Frank shares how her own experience as a paramedic shaped her path into addiction care and systems transformation. Now a leader at Bridge, she reflects on what she’s learned from teaching paramedics across the country—especially how eager frontline EMS providers are to better understand and care for patients with opioid use disorder. While leadership can sometimes be hesitant to focus on the opioid crisis, Dre has found that medics welcome the conversation, recognizing it as one of the most common and critical parts of their job.