Episode #55 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Nora Volkow
Listen to Dr. Nora Volkow’s discussion with Dr. Roneet Lev on the gold standard for addiction, substance use disorder treatment, innovations in drug treatment, naloxone, emergency treatment, stigma, decriminalization, marijuana, and more. This podcast includes Dr. Nora Volkow keynote presentation at the Western Regional Opioid & Stimulant Summit of November 2021. Nora D. Volkow, M.D., […]
Episode #79 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Lewis Nelson on Myth Busting on Fentanyl
Dr. Lewis Nelson myth busts alleged fentanyl overdose cases in passive handlers. He explains the nocebo effect, opposite the placebo effect. It is true that 2 grains of fentanyl can kill, but it have to be 2 grain of pure fentanyl and it has to be consumed. Touching fentanyl does not kill – people who […]
Episode #81 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Louis Profeta on Drugs and College
What does Dr. Profeta tell college kids about drugs? He shows them what it’s like for him, as an emergency physician, to tell their parents they died of an overdose. That’s the worse horror for a doctor. Dr. Louis M. Profeta is a nationally recognized, award-winning writer and Emergency Physician at St. Vincent Hospital of […]
Episode #82 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Josh Bloom and Junk Science
Dr. Josh Bloom is an organic chemist who debunks Junk Science in his work with the American Council on Science. Hear what he has to say about opioids and pain, fentanyl, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, and cannabis. Do Dr. Lev and Dr. Bloom agree or disagree on issues of addiction? You judge. Dr. Josh Bloom, ACSH’s Director […]
Episode #101 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Jaime Puerta and V.O.I.D.
Daniel Puerta is one of the way too many daily victims of illicit drugs, V.O.I.D. Did Daniel overdose, poisoned, or murdered? Listen to his father Jaime, president of V.O.I.D. who is turning Daniel’s memory into action in saving other children. Jaime Puerta is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, and the Founder and Chief Executive […]
Episode #105 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction Season 2 Finale
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction presents SEASON FINALE Live Stream of December 9, 2022. Featured experts reflex on 2022 and share High Truths hopes for 2023. Dr. Roneet Lev, podcast host, Emergency and Addiction Physician Dr. Bertha Madras, Drug Policy Expert, Harvard Medical School Dr. Libby Stuyt, Psychiatrist Colorado Dr. Jessica Ristau, Internal Medicine […]
Episode #111 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Sid Puri and Preventing Youth from Substance Use Disorder
What is the best approach for preventing youth with substance use disorder? Learn from Dr. Sid Puri who reaches kids with SUD in LA County. “Prevention begins at birth or before.” “It’s the end of casual drug use” – because of fentanyl Dr. Siddarth Puri Dr. Puri is the Associate Medical Director of Prevention at […]
Episode #120 High Truths on Drugs and addiction with Andrew Weber, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
If Illicit Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction? Who better to ask than former Assistant Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Andrew Weber. Andy talks about getting to the upstream supply side of illegal fentanyl. Senior Fellow, The Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons Andy Weber is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Strategic […]
Episode #122 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dominic Tierno and Dead on Arrival
Dead on Arrival is a heart wrenching documentary that is raw and real. Listen to Dominic Tierno the producer of the movie on why he made the movie and how it impacted him. Dominic Tierno has told stories through video since he was a child. As he grew into his teenage years, with the rise […]
Episode #123 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Wes Perkins and Social Norms
Do all kids try Alcohol? Marijuana? Drugs? What are the social norms? Listen to the developer of the Social Norms Theory, Dr. Wes Perkins, to learn how to use social norms to change risky behavior. Wesley Perkins WESLEY PERKINS received the B.A. in Sociology from Purdue University, an M.Div. degree from Yale University Divinity School, […]
Episode #124 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Ed Ternan on Song for Charlie Fentanyl Prevention Tools
How do we educate our youth on the dangers of fentanyl? Song for Charlie has free educational resources. Listen to a conversation with Ed Ternan, father of Charlie, who pivoted his marketing career to overdose prevention. Ed Ternan’s professional background includes marketing communications, product development and project management. A pragmatic “problem solver,” he has extensive […]
Episode #132 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Senator Thomas Umberg and Deterrence to Fentanyl Drug Dealing
Should there be consequences for dealing fentanyl? Should that consequence include secondary murder charges when known counterfeit pills kill people ? State Senator Thomas J. Umberg is the Chair of the Senate’s Judicary Committee. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, former federal criminal prosecutor, four-term state legislator, small business owner, and was the Deputy […]
Episode #133 High Truth on Drugs and Addiction with Arianna Campbell on California Bridge MAT program
MAT Medication Assisted Treatment is key for treating opioid addiction. No one should suffer from opioid withdrawal and everyone with an opioid use disorder should receive treatment with compassion and hope. California Bridge assists in providing MAT 24/7 through the emergency departments. Arianna Campbell is an Emergency Department PA with more than 20 years of […]
Episode #142 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Gregory Ciottone and Diaster Medicine with Fentanyl
Fentanyl has been used as a chemical weapon in warfare. But we do not have to wait for a drone attack from a foreign county. Today 183 will die of fentanyl that is origination from foreign lands. How do you prepare for a chemical attack? You can’t completely prepare. Knowing the high stakes risks and […]
Episode #143 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with April Babcock and Lost Voices of Fentanyl
April Babcock, Founder of Lost Voices of Fentanyl – After losing her son Austen to a fentanyl poisoning April turned her pain into community service and founded Lost Voices of Fentanyl a non-profit organization devoted to illicit fentanyl education, prevention and awareness. It began as a rally outside the Chinese Embassy, but it grew into […]
Episode #144 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Ali Burrell and ODMAP for overdoses
When we want to solve a problem we need to understand it, to map it. We do mapping for COVID, for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis. We need to use the same infectious disease strategies to map, trace, treat and prevent overdoses. Ali Burrell, MPH, is the ODMAP Program Manager at the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking […]
Episode # 147 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Eric Gremminger on mental health and SUD
There is much overlap between mental health and SUD, substance use disorder. 44%, almost half of everyone with a SUD has some form of mental illness. Eric Gremminger trains behavioral health professionals on using patient reported outcome measures for personalized clinical pathways. Eric Gremminger, ICADC Eric is CEO and Co-Founder of ERPHealth and a nationally […]
Episode #157 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction Season 3 Finale
This is a recorded podcast from a live Season 3 High Truths Finale featuring Dr. Bertha Madras, Dr. Kenneth Finn, and Arianna Campbell. These national experts reflected on 2023, gave hopes for 2024, and answered audience questions. Bertha K. Madras, PhD (the honorable) Bertha Madras is a Professor of Psychobiology, Harvard Medical School (36 years), […]
Episode #160 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Derek Maltz and Law Enforcement Perspectives
What can we learn from law enforcement and our current drug crisis? Derek Maltz has become a leading spokesperson on behalf of parents whose children died of fentanyl. Listen to what he has learned over a long career in law enforcement. What seems as compassion to people who use drugs can actually be cruelty to […]
Episode #161 High Truths with Steve Adami and Destiny Pletsch on solutions for Drugs and Homelessness
San Francisco’s drugs and homeless crisis continues to get worse and community members are sounding the alarm. As San Franciscans raise issues of safety, the city has lost 2,859 people to fatal overdose since 2019. Although San Francisco has poured millions of dollars into proposed solutions, our public systems continue to fail the community. Many […]
Episode #162 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein and Healthy Minds
Healthy Minds relates to addiction and mental health, it is also an Emmy Award program. Dr. Borenstein shares his insights towards healthy minds. Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., serves as the President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the largest private funder of mental health research grants. Dr. Borenstein developed the Emmy-nominated public television […]
Episode #165 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with District Attorney Summer Stephan
District Attorney Summer Stephan has devoted her life to protecting children and families, providing justice to the most vulnerable, and is a national leader in the fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Summer rose through the ranks fighting for justice in the trenches before San Diego County voters overwhelmingly elected Summer as District Attorney […]
Episode #166 High Truth on Drugs and Addiction with Chief Rodney Scott, Customs and Border Patrol
Rodney Scott served nearly three decades in the United States Border Patrol building vast experience and knowledge in federal law enforcement and border security. Chief Scott assumed command of the United States Border Patrol on February 2, 2020, becoming the 24th Chief. Scott served as Chief during the Trump, and Biden administrations and retired in […]
Episode #167 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Libby Jones and Drug Policy Advocacy
Libby Jones is the Program Director of Global Health Advocacy Incubator, GHAI’s Overdose Prevention Initiative. Libby leads the Initiative’s advocacy efforts, advancing federal policies to reduce the overdose death rate in the United States by expanding access to treatment and promoting harm reduction. Prior to joining GHAI, Libby served as government relations officer at the […]
Episode #179 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Donna Nelson and Chemistry of Drugs
Donna J. Nelson is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Oklahoma. Nelson specializes in organic chemistry, which she both researches and teaches. Nelson served as a science advisor to the AMC television show Breaking Bad.[1] She was the 2016 President of the American Chemical Society (ACS) with her presidential activities focusing on and guided by communities in chemistry. Nelson’s […]
Episode #186 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Amy Ronshausen and Drug Free America Foundation
Amy Ronshausen is the Executive Director of both Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. and Save Our Society From Drugs (S.O.S.), national nonprofit organizations that work prevent substance abuse, increase access to evidence-based treatment, and promote sustained recovery. Mrs. Ronshausen has dedicated most of her adult life to the work of drug demand reduction. In her […]
Episode #187 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Sara Carter and Investigative Journalism
Sara A. Carter and investigative journalism Sara A. Carter joined the Fox News Channel as a contributor in 2017. Prior to joining FNC, Carter worked for Circa News, Los Angeles News Group, The Washington Times and The Washington Examiner, and wrote numerous exclusives for U.S.A. Today, U.S. News & World Report, and Arutz Sheva in Israel. […]
Episode #188 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Matthew Maceria from Dope Dealer to Hope Dealer
Matthew Maceira is the Executive Director of Be Bold Street Ministries. He uses his experience as a Dope Dealer to being a Hope Dealer. Matthew survived many acts of brutality as a child and spent 27 years with active addiction, criminality, violence, and other drug world activities. He was wounded 14 times by knives and […]
Episode #189 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Ronald Flegel and SAMHSA Division of Workplace Program
The gold standard for workplace drug testing is established by SAMHSA’s Division for Workplace Programs, DWP. This affects 14 million employees. In addition, DWP manages the National Laboratory Certification Program and oversees the Drug Testing Advisory Board. Learn all about the DWP and the latest in drug testing from Ron Flegel, the Director of DWP. […]
Episode #190 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Gary Tsai on Addiction in LA
LA County California is home to 10 million residents and a public health trifecta problem of addiction, homeless and mental health issues. Dr. Gary Tsai is dedicated to creating solutions. Gary Tsai, M.D. is a physician executive who is the Director of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, a division of the Los Angeles County […]
Episode #191 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Paul Martin and United Against Fentanyl
United Against Fentanyl seeks to elevate the various organization working on the fentanyl crisis. Paul Martin For over two decades, Paul Martin has worked to ameliorate physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. His work has focused largely around child welfare and child rights. He’s holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophical ethics, is a former […]
208. Wisdom from a Drug Czar | Gil Kerlikowske
The United States’s Drug Czar is in charge the nation’s drug policy. We can learn from the historical perspectives of our prior leaders. Gil Kerlikowske shared his insights. I served as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), having been nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in March, 2014. Having […]
207. Fentanyl Inc. | Ben Westhoff
Ben traveled to China to buy some fentanyl precursors. What he learned shapes health policy to this day. Now he is banned from China travel. Ben Westhoff is an award-winning investigative reporter whose books are taught around the country and have been translated around the world, including Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave […]
200. Nanotechnology for Fentanyl detection | Dr. Shalini Prasad
Fentanyl is the public health crisis of our times with 300 deaths a day from drugs, 60% driven by fentanyl. It is a humanitarian crisis. Fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction. Quick fentanyl detection is important, and nanotechnology is playing a big role. Dr. Shalini Prasad’s research focuses on designing miniature cellular and molecular […]
How a 5-year-old ingested fentanyl in her kindergarten classroom
Scripps News ow a 5 year old ingested fentanyl in her kindergarten class By Lori Jane Gliha and Brittany Freeman Roneet Lev is quoted regarding fentanyl testing, a bill she wrote and helped pass in California that is going across the country.
Why is Fentanyl So Dangerous?
Scripps Educational Video with Susan Taylor on why fentanyl is so dangerous
Fentanyl Town Hall on the Health Channel
Hope & Healing : Exposing the Fentanyl Crisis Town Hall Health Channel – PBS South Florida Tuesday, June 20th at 7 PM on Health Channel Fentanyl, an FDA-approved synthetic opioid, is known officially as Florida’s most lethal drug. It kills thousands of people of all races and demographics. Counterfeit prescriptions of Adderall, Xanax, and other […]
NBC News Story on Fentanyl Testing
Fentanyl testing not required in most emergency room drug screening Video NBC New Story on Tyler’s Bill in Califoria and Bill in Maryland
San Diego – Fentanyl City by Spike Steffenhagen
Spike Steffenhagen published San Diego – Fentanyl city in the San Diego Reader December 14, 2022. “Fuck Fentanyl” are the first words in his piece. Dr. Lev was interviewed by Spike for her article.
ER Room Fentanyl Tests
NTD New Story on SB 864, Tyler’s Law and Fentanyl Testing October 21, 2022
