Host(s): Chelsey Cusimano 

Guest(s): Maia Szalavitz, Author of Undoing Drugs 

Description: Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. This season we’re focusing on Harm Reduction, and in episode 2 I had the chance to interview New York Times bestselling author Maia Szalavitz. Her book Unbroken Brain won the 2018 media award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Most recently, she published Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction, which was the main topic of our conversation this week. Undoing Drugs is the first history of the Harm Reduction movement, chronicling how an outcast group of people who use drugs, former users, researchers and public health geeks created and championed a policy transformation that both saves lives and illustrates the enormous power of kindness.   

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Host(s): Oliver Books & Chelsey Cusimano 

Guest(s): Phil Rutherford 

Description: Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. In season one, we’re exploring the topic of Harm Reduction. We’ve interviewed several guests and experts from key areas of the Harm Reduction community to discuss the history of the movement, its grassroots origins in fighting the AIDS epidemic, the perspectives of advocates and workers bringing Harm Reduction practices to their communities, and the relationship between Harm Reduction and recovery. To set the table for these season 1 conversations, co-host Oliver Books and I sat down with Faces & Voices of Recovery COO, Phil Rutherford. We discuss our personal introductions to Harm Reduction, the relationship Faces & Voices has with the movement and why Harm Reduction is a timely and important topic to explore in today’s recovery landscape.  

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Life after addiction isn't just possible - it's the norm. Studies show 3 out of 4 people who experience addiction eventually recover. The Recovery Stories Have Power podcast aims to center that hopeful message through authentic conversations that bring together people from all pathways of recovery and recovery allies.

Join co-hosts Chelsey Cusimano and Oliver Books and interview guests from all walks of the recovery movement as they share about their inspiring stories and innovative organizations and triumphs. Through these conversations, we'll build awareness, challenge societal stigma, and celebrate the role that recovery plays in improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

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New episodes released every Thursday in September, then every Thursday after that. Find more episodes of Recovery Stories Have Power at pod.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at [email protected].

Find more episodes of Recovery Stories Have Power at facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/podcast.