Episode #17 – High Truths on CADCA’s Community Coalitions and Local Alcohol Policy Issues in Latin American with Eric Siervo
Alcohol is part of the culture in Latin America, but the countries suffer harm due to alcohol. CADCA works with Peru, Brazil, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic to prevent alcohol addiction and subsequent health effects. The pandemic has increased alcohol access and use in Latin Youth. Learn about CADCA’s effort with expert Eric Siervo. ERIC […]
Episode # 88 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Danny Darko Marciano recovered heroin addict and ex-convict to children entertainer
How many second chances should people get on drug addiction and treatment? Listen to Danny Darko Marciano as he drives to the Grammy’s in Las Vegas and judge for yourself and Danny shares his dramatic life journey. Danny Darko Marciano is a recovered heroin addict and ex-convict turned Children’s book author and entertainer. He has been […]
Episode #115 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Patty McCarthy on Faces and Voices of Recovery
Patty McCarthy, M.S., is the Chief Executive Officer of Faces & Voices of Recovery, a national recovery advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Faces & Voices, she was a senior associate with the Center forSocial Innovation (C4), where she served as a deputy director of SAMHSA’s BRSS TACS initiative. Ms. McCarthy served […]
Episode #125 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg on the Bible’s views of Drugs and Alcohol
What does the Bible say about Drug, Alcohol, and Addiction? Are there words of ancient wisdom that apply to our modern times? I asked Rabbi Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS), a rapidly growing congregation of over 1,000 families in Boca Raton, Florida. BRS is the largest Orthodox […]
202. Drugged Driving | Ari Briskman
56% of drivers involved in serious injury and fatal crashes tested positive for a least one drug. I talked to Ari Briskman to get boots on the ground law enforcement perspective of drugged driving. Sergeant Ari Briskman has served as a law enforcement officer since 2007. Ari is presently assigned full-time as the Commander of […]
201. Drug Policy | Paul Larkin
Drug and Alcohol Policy dates to Talmudic times. Ancient Rabbis established rules, or policy for their village. They told their people to avoid crossing to the neighboring village on the Sabbath because those neighbors had a reputation for excessing drinking. Today drug policy can be extremely liberal – allowing free drug trade with no consequences, […]
199. Drug Prevention in College | Rich Lucey and Erin Ficker
College is a special time in a young person’s life. It is a time of personal growth and learning. It is often the first time to live alone away from home. Freedom. Yet colleges pride themselves as being a top party school, like a badge of honor. Responsibility. While on spring break, 22 year old […]
