Substance Use & New Paths to Recovery
Addiction is at an all-time high in the United States and the results are deadly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, binge drinking increased by 21 percent and drug overdoses claimed more than 100,000 lives in just a 12-month period.
What causes a person to develop an addiction? Why are substance use disorders so complicated to treat? And what new treatments are giving people hope that recovery is possible?
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for Substance Use & New Paths to Recovery, a critical hour-long broadcast special exploring substance use disorders in the United States.
Through in-depth interviews and reported stories, we’ll hear firsthand from individuals who have recovered from substance use disorders, clinicians leading research to transform the treatment field, and experts who work to decriminalize substance use disorders.
Contact your local public radio station for broadcast information.
GUESTS
Scott Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology, LSU Health Sciences Center
Associate Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), T32 Program
Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D.
Director of the Addiction Institute within the Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System
Ward Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Carrie Kappel, RN, LADC
Board co-chair, Minnesota Nursing Peer Support Network (NPSN)
Manager of Operations, Addiction Services at Allina Health
Joji Suzuki, M.D.
Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
PRODUCTION TEAM
Kimberly Adams
The host of Call to Mind’s broadcast specials, and a host and senior correspondent for APM’s Marketplace. She covers mental health, politics, business and the economy for American Public Media from Washington, DC, where she also serves on the Board of Governors at the National Press Club.
Jessica Bari
Call to Mind’s senior producer, is an award-winning producer and journalist. With an extensive focus in health news and programming—her work has been on national and regional public radio stations, PBS, Discovery channel, History channel and SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio channel.
RESOURCES
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential phone & text crisis support. Call or text 988 to get started.
Alcoholics Anonymous
A free meeting based 12-step program for people looking for support with alcohol use disorder.
Faces & Voices of Recovery
A nonprofit dedicated to organizing and mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery from substance use disorders.
Hushabye Nursery
A non-profit base in Phoenix, Arizona offering a safe and inclusive trauma-informed recovery model for substance exposed babies and their caregivers with compassionate, evidence-based care that changes the course of their entire lives.
JED Foundation
A nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults.
Mental Health America
Helping all people live mentally healthier lives through advocacy, public education, and service.
Minnesota Nurses Peer Support Network
A Minnesota based organization for nurses living with substance use disorders and seeking peer support in recovery and/or during professional re-entry.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by mental illness.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
As part of the NIH, the NIAAA aims to understand the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.
NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator
An tool to help adults find alcohol treatment resources for themselves or a loved one.
TOGETHER FOR RESILIENT YOUTH
Using a public health model to address the underlying issues that result in behavioral health challenges such as substance use, chronic disease and violence among youth.
Rethinking Drinking
A resource for anyone who drinks and wants more research-based information looking at drinking patterns and how they may affect a person's health.
SMART Recovery
A recovery community lead by peers and professionals, offering mutual support meetings, recovery plans and resources.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with the mission to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
Voices of Hope Lexington
A peer led, recovery community in Lexington, Kentucky providing no-cost recovery support services, conducting research, and educating and advocating for people seeking and experiencing long-term recovery from alcohol and other substance use disorders.
The Women’s Home
A Houston, Texas organization strengthening women and supporting families as they reclaim stability. The Women’s Home has a range of programs: residential treatment and transitional housing program, permanent supportive housing programs, and a collaborative service center that offers support services to help prevent and end homelessness in our community.
Support for Call to Mind is provided by Sozosei Foundation and the David and Lura Lovell Foundation.