Our season finale was a special live stigma podcast event featuring acclaimed author and journalist Sam Quinones. We talked about past episodes, the current state of opioids in the U.S. and how social isolation continues to be a factor in the opioid epidemic. We also discussed approaches to addressing both substance use disorder and stigma.

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In this episode, Brittany Rodriguez from Telligen and Mia Croyle from Superior Health welcome RoseAnna Milanovic, MA, MS, senior quality improvement facilitator at Telligen. RoseAnna shares her work developing nursing home behavioral health programs, which included substance use and opioid use disorder services and training to ensure staff understand how to approach residents with empathy rather than judgment. 

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In this episode, Brittany Rodriguez from Telligen and Mia Croyle from Superior Health welcome back Sara Jesse, community health manager for public health in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Sara shares some best practices, resources needed, and the steps required to engage the community to create an environment that is conducive to people in recovery.

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In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle welcome Sara Jesse, community health manager for public health for Sauk County, Wisconsin. Sara shares her personal story, the connection between trauma and stigma, the impact of external factors on personal choices and outcomes, and the role of empathy and understanding in addressing substance use disorders.

A note about our content. This episode contains a discussion of childhood trauma and violence as well as a description of an opioid overdose event.

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In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle welcome Janice and Darren, who, after the overdose death of their son Andrew, began working in their community to de-stigmatize addiction and prevent overdose emergencies.

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In this episode, part one of a two-part conversation, emergency medicine physician and opioid use disorder (OUD) expert Dr. Bobby Redwood talks with Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle about the overlap of emergency and preventive medicine and the role of the emergency department in offering stigma-free services and resources to help people with OUD achieve recovery.

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In this episode, Telligen’s Brittany Rodriguez and Superior Health’s Mia Croyle talk with Drew Cook, executive director and board president of Shred the Stigma, a harm-reduction nonprofit based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma about their work eliminating stigma and creating positive health outcomes in the community.

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This podcast series explores ways to eliminate stigma and help people with substance use disorders access the medical care they need. Produced by Superior Health Quality Alliance and Telligen Quality Improvement Network.

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