American Pandemic Castos https://american-pandemic.castos.com This podcast, hosted by Aaron M. Laxton, LMSW discusses the opioid pandemic that is gripping the United States. What is the history of this public health crisis? How is science working to address and overcome the crisis? Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:51:03 +0000 en © 2020 US https://episodes.castos.com/5e1b4729e0a294-80873801/images/AP-Logo-2.jpg American Pandemic https://american-pandemic.castos.com This podcast, hosted by Aaron M. Laxton, LMSW discusses the opioid pandemic that is gripping the United States. What is the history of this public health crisis? How is science working to address and overcome the crisis? Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) episodic This podcast, hosted by Aaron M. Laxton, LMSW discusses the opioid pandemic that is gripping the United States. What is the history of this public health crisis? How is science working to address and overcome the crisis? Aaron M. Laxton, LMSW alaxton@arcamidwest.com false https://feeds.castos.com/5rnv yes <![CDATA[2022 Reflecting on Progress and Challenges in Addiction Treatment]]> Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:51:03 +0000 Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/5014/episode/1496787 https://american-pandemic.castos.com/episodes/2022-reflecting-on-progress-and-challenges-in-addiction-treatment In this episode, Aaron discusses the most recent overdose and death numbers provided by the Missouri Insititute for Mental Health and University of Missouri- St. Louis. The numbers provided are from January-December 2022. Questions about the data should be directed to Brittany Blanchard (Brittany.blanchard@mimh.edu) 

 

If you or a loved one is impacted by substance use or alocohol use, help is available regardless of your ability to pay. Call us today 314-645-6840 or visit us at www.arcamidwest.com

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If you or a loved one is impacted by substance use or alocohol use, help is available regardless of your ability to pay. Call us today 314-645-6840 or visit us at www.arcamidwest.com

]]> 00:16:48 <![CDATA[EP 3: Weekly News Roundup]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:38:00 +0000 Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) https://american-pandemic.castos.com/podcasts/5014/episodes/ep-3-weekly-news-roundup https://american-pandemic.castos.com/episodes/ep-3-weekly-news-roundup In this episode,  Aaron Laxton reviews several stories from around the United States and British Columbia. Aaron reviews stories from Ohio, Illinois, Alabama, Arizona and Vancouver, BC. 

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]]> 00:26:22 <![CDATA[EP 2: PrEP for HIV, but have you heard of PrEP for Opioid Addiction]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:10:00 +0000 Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) https://american-pandemic.castos.com/podcasts/5014/episodes/ep-2-prep-for-hiv-but-have-you-heard-of-prep-for-opioid-addiction https://american-pandemic.castos.com/episodes/ep-2-prep-for-hiv-but-have-you-heard-of-prep-for-opioid-addiction In this episode, we discuss the comparison's with the HIV movement and current medications such as Truvada that is used as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. Percy Menzies proposes the use of oral naltrexone be used as PrEP to protect people against opioid relapse. We also discuss Ryan White and the user's unions that are really pushing to shift power back to people who use drugs in order to live healthier lives. 

]]> full 2 false In this episode, we discuss the comparison's with the HIV movement and current medications such as Truvada that is used as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. Percy Menzies proposes the use of oral naltrexone be used as PrEP to protect people against opioid relapse. We also discuss Ryan White and the user's unions that are really pushing to shift power back to people who use drugs in order to live healthier lives. 

]]> 00:44:25 <![CDATA[EP 1: Interview with Percy Menzies]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:43:00 +0000 Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) https://american-pandemic.castos.com/podcasts/5014/episodes/ep-1-interview-with-percy-menzies https://american-pandemic.castos.com/episodes/ep-1-interview-with-percy-menzies As our country settles into the realization that we have an opioid crisis, leaders and communities struggle to keep people alive.  In this episode, I discuss the current public health crisis that the United States is facing. I talk with the President and Founder of Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA), Percy Menzies, to learn more about the history of how we arrived at this moment in the epidemic. We also discuss what is currently being done and what needs to be done moving forward. 

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