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Addiction Entertainment

Spouting Off 8/11

I’m joined by Dr. Salvatore Giorgianni Jr., Senior Science Advisor to the Men’s Health Network, to discuss the behavioral crisis in Oregon, with hundreds dying of fentanyl and opioid overdoses.

Then, James Hirsen joins me to discuss the lessons to be learned regarding communism from the movie “Dr. Zhivago.”

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Addiction Waterbury

Aisling McGuckin

Waterbury’s Public Health Director Aisling McGuckin joins me once again, this time with her guest Sam Bowens, the Prevention and Risk Reduction Section Chief of the Health Department.

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Addiction Mental Health

Abby Wood

Abby is a behavioral health director at the Western CT Coalition. We disucss the numerous events they have planned to bring awareness to prevention efforts to keep youths from misusing opiods, marijuana, tobacco and gambling.

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Addiction Black Lives Matter

Mike Gonzalez

Mike is a former White House staffer and the Angeles T. Arredendo Senior Fellow on E Plusribus Unum at The Heritage Foundation. His gives us his take on organizations taht are transforming America for the worse.

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Addiction Healthcare

Theresa Keddy

Theresa is a physician’s assistant with ProHealth Physicians. She joins us with word on some sobering statistics during Alcohol Awareness Month.

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Addiction Connecticut Gambling

Kaitlin Brown and Stephen Matos

Ahead of Problem Gambling Awareness Month, we’ll see how needs have changed or grown with legalized sports betting in the state with Stephen Matos of MCCA of Waterbury and Kaitlin Brown of the state Council on Problem Gambling.