Final show in October and we went full sleepy hollow on this tricky treat. Moving forward, 1 of our 8 shows a month will be an addiction medicine specialty episode. For tonight's kick-off, former show host and LPN, Mike Oxley brought a fellow nurse-friend to the podcast. Krystal was amazing. Her experience, strength and hope will put you in check or at the least shed light on family dynamics and addiction. Trauma is a major cause of addiction. A specific event or events that replay in our mind almost as self-torture. Since day one we've said, if you not addressing the reason you felt the need to self medicate in the first place (trauma, abuse, etc.) while some live with untreated mental illness (anxiety, depression, etc.) and medicate themselves which never ends well. That's the point of a medically focused episode, addressing those questions that we all have in recovery.