Our guest is Peter Ferentzy, Ph. D., author of the novel The Corrective, a realistic picture of how hard drug users control their use and outgrow addiction which serves as a healthy antidote to media demonization and rehab hype about the wages

Can't Catch a Break

Jun 30th, 2016 1h 8m

Our guest is Dr. Susan Sered, author of Can't Catch a Break. We will be talking about homeless women, addiction, and the medicalization of deviance.

The Opioid Crises and the Failure of Rehab

May 20th, 2016 1h 16m

Christopher Moraff talks about the opioid crises, overdose, methadone, buprenorphine, narcan, and the failure of rehab.

Hip Sobriety

Jan 14th, 2016 57m

Our guest this evening is Holly Whitaker, founder of Hip Sobriety.

This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol

Jan 8th, 2016 1h

Our guest is Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol

The Guided Self Change Program

Dec 4th, 2015 1h 1m

Our guest this evening is Mark Sobell, Ph. D., who will talk about the guided Self Change program he operates with Linda Sobell Ph. D. at Nova Southeastern University in Florida for moderate drinking.

Opioid Use and Sexual Violence

Aug 21st, 2015 1h 8m

Our guest this evening is Lauren Jessell, LMSW, lead author of the paper "Sexual Violence in the Context of Drug Use Among Young Adult Opioid Users in New York City."

Families for Sensible Drug Policy

Aug 14th, 2015 54m

Our guest this evening is Carol Katz Beyer, co-founder of Families for Sensible Drug Policy.

Ibogaine, 18-MC, and Addiction

Jul 31st, 2015 30m

Our guest this evening is Stanley D. Glick , Ph.D. , M.D., Professor Emeritus at Albany Medical College, who will be talking about his research on ibogaine and the ibogaine congener 18-MC (18-Methoxycoronaridine) and their potential as anti-add

The Professional Ex

Jul 24th, 2015 1h 13m

Can a leopard change its spots? Is an ex addict the best person to be an addiction counselor? Our guest tonight, Trina Hope, Ph. D. of the University of Oklahoma discusses the stability of the quality of deviance over time and the Texas addicti

Deborah Mash on Ibogaine

Jul 19th, 2015 44m

Ibogaine has been long touted as a potential cure for heroin and other addictions. Premiere ibogaine researcher, Deborah C. Mash, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the University of Miami, talks about ibog

Johann Hari: Chasing the Scream

Jul 16th, 2015 52m

Our guest this afternoon is Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.

The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease

Jul 9th, 2015 58m

Our guest this Morning is Marc Lewis, Ph. D., author of The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease. This amazing book is chock full of the latest neuroscience, telling not only how brains get addicted to drugs but also how they recov

Just Say Yes: a marijuana memoir

Jul 9th, 2015 59m

Our guest this evening is Catherine Hiller, author of Just Say Yes: a marijuana memoir. Ms. Hiller shares with us a cultural/personal history of the past fifty years of cannabis.

Overdose and Incarceration

Apr 17th, 2015 58m

Our guests this evening are Ingrid Binswanger, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Lisa Raville, Executive Director of the Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver Colorado.

Harm Reduction and the Recovery Movement

Mar 9th, 2015 58m

Our guest today is Patty McCarthy Metcalf, executive director of Faces and Voices of Recovery. We will be discussing the meaning of recovery and ways for the harm reduction movement and the recovery movement to work together.

The Word "Addict" Is Hate Speech

Feb 20th, 2015 1h 13m

Our guest this evening is Meghan Ralston, harm reduction manager for the Drug Policy Alliance and author of many articles including I'm Breaking Up With the Word 'Addict' and I Hope You'll Do the Same.

Don't Call Me Diseased!

Feb 11th, 2015 58m

Our guest today is Matthew Lebowitz of Yale University who well be discussing the negative impact of biological explanations for mental disorders on clinicians’ empathy.

Partners in Treatment: Relational Psychoanalysis and Harm Reduction Therapy

Feb 4th, 2015 48m

Our guest this afternoon is Debra Rothschild, Ph. D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology at NYU and harm reduction psychotherapist in private practice in New York City.

Precision Medicine, Connectomics, and Addiction

Jan 30th, 2015 44m

Our guest is Sean X. Luo, M. D., Ph. D. of Columbia University who will be talking about his research on precision medicine, connectomics, and addiction and how they relate to risk and reward.

Just Say No to Drug Courts

Dec 9th, 2014 1h 6m

Our guest this evening is Rebecca Tiger, Ph. D. author of Judging Addicts: Drug Courts and Coercion in the Justice System. Dr. Tiger is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Middlebury College.

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Nov 26th, 2014 1h 8m

Our guest this afternoon is Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. We will be discussing the similarity of addictions to facebook or games like Angry Birds to drug addictions. We will also address the moral imperative

One Toke: Marijuana and Teens

Nov 21st, 2014 55m

Our guest this evening is Mark Aronoff, MA, LMHC, author of One Toke: A Survival Guide for Teens. We will be discussing pot, adolescents, and safe use.

Medical Marijuana and Opioid Overdose

Nov 12th, 2014 29m

Our guest this afternoon is Marcus Bachhuber. MD, whose research has shown that states with medical marijuana have lower rates of opioid overdose deaths. The hypothesis is that patients are using cannabis as a painkiller instead of opioids.

Selling Serenity: the big business of merchandizing the 12 steps

Nov 7th, 2014 1h 3m

Our guest this evening is Andrew Meacham, author of Selling Serenity: Life Among the Recovery Stars who will be talking about the big business boom of 12 stepping in the 80s and 90s which continues to this day.