Host Bill Farrell welcomes Massachusetts State Senator John Keenan. Senator Keenan is a leading proponent of major reforms addressing prescription drug abuse and substance abuse treatment. Senator Keenan continues to focus on the opiate abuse epidemic, with several pieces of legislation that aim to reduce our over-reliance on the pharmaceutical products that lead to addiction and overdose. He has several proposals that would expand access to treatment, reduce out of pocket costs for naloxone, provide broader and more effective pain management alternatives to opioid prescribing, strengthen the “Good Samaritan” law, and update trafficking statutes to reflect the recently emerged threat of fentanyl.

Host Shane Johnson and Bill Farrell welcome special guest Shannon Egan. 

Shannon Egan is the author of No Tourists Allowed and Sex, Drugs & Recovery (coming fall of 2017). She is the host and creator of the Instagram video series, Create & Conquer, with over 40,000 followers, including creatives, writers, and people in recovery. 

Shannon is a 17 X Award-Winning Grant Writer and a Marketing and Development Consultant for Addiction Recovery Organizations world-wide. Previously, she worked as a Journalist and Press Officer for the United Nations in Africa and New York City.  

In her spare time, she masquerades as a cosplayer to offer a creative take on living in addiction recovery.

http://www.shannonegan.com/

Hosts Shane Johnson and Bill Farrell continue the discussion about how to effectivly end the addiction issues of our time. 

Host Shane Johnson becomes a productive member of society by getting a job!  He and Bill continue totackle the addiction epidemic sweeping our nation by "tearing down society". 

This week we are joined by Big Brother Season 9 winner Adam Jasinski. Adam is an Author, Interventionist, Public Speaker, and Professional Consultant. On a mission to help families as well as those battling drug addiction and mental illness. 

This week we welcome special guest Judy McDonough, Executive Director of the Edwina Martin House in Brockton. The Edwina Martin House is one of Massachusetts' first recovery homes, designed specifically for women. Edwina Martin House offers services to 21 women and can accommodate up to 4 infants at a time. The House is located in the Brockton area but welcomes women from throughout the state.  They offer detoxification units and short term rehab centers. https://emhouse.org/

We are joined by special guest Matt Ganem, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Banyan Treatment Center. In addition, Matt is a poet and the author of “The Shadow of an Addict.” Matt also hosts Banyan Recovery Radio and speaks to different schools, recovery programs and community forums on addiction. He is a huge voice for recovery not only in his hometown of Massachusetts, but nationwide. 

Host Shane Johnson becomes a productive member of society by getting a job!  He and Bill continue totackle the addiction epidemic sweeping our nation by "tearing down society". 

This episode we introduce ourselves to the world.