Recovery Machine Podcast

If Joe Random is a chronic user of drugs and suffers horrible withdrawal symptoms when he runs out of supply, how much personal freedom or autonomy to make decisions does Joe really have? RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen YouTube: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/youtubenow Website: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/recoverymachinehome...

Corey and Nathan look closer at Mandatory Treatment. Does a patient who overdoses twice on the same day have any control over their actions? RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen YouTube: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/youtubenow Website: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/recoverymachinehome EMAIL: Corey and Nathan:  us@recoverymachi...

We discuss David Eby's recent comment about mandating treatment for substance users. RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen Website: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/recoverymachinehome EMAIL Corey and Nathan:  us@recoverymachine.org If you like what we’re doing, please consider supporting Recovery Machine on PATREON: https://recovery-machi...

Corey shares a story about his late grandfather, a medical doctor who practiced in the Mission area from the late 1940s to the 1970s. We discuss the challenges he faced and look at what's changed since those days. RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen YouTube: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/youtubenow Website: https://recovery-machine.captiva...

We introduce some of the targets we'll be focused on as data collection continues for the TImeline and Roadmap Projects. Corey and Nathan attempt to visualize an artistic concept of The Machine. RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen YouTube: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/youtubenow Website: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/recoverymachi...

Internation Overdose Awareness Day approaches. Here in BC, the death toll continues to climb, building momentum yearly as new adulterants and higher potency drugs are improvised to evade law enforcement. We know it's getting worse, and we know how to stop it. As we enter the seventh year of emergency status, one starts to wonder -- will this ever end? RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio Platforms: http...

***Trigger warning*** sexual abuse is mentioned in this episode. ***Cassidy's dogs became very anxious during the more emotional parts of the interview. They felt that some of the questions were too personal and were simply voicing their concern. Please forgive them. They love her very much.*** ER Nurse Cassidy joins us for an interview after her recent completion of a three-year monitoring contra...

Project ROADMAP is discussed. We plan to dispel some darkness by compiling data directly from the Machine. The results of such an undertaking would hopefully provide guidance for healthcare workers who are beginning the arduous process of reclaiming their mental health. Addiction treatment for healthcare workers can be a chaotic process. As such, any tool that can provide even the most general sen...

If you were setting out on a journey -- a journey known to be particularly perilous, wouldn't you want a guide? How about someone who had successfully completed such a voyage? Seems reasonable. Maybe this could be a simple change that facilitates connection and makes the machine look a little less daunting. Wanna hear more? Take a listen... On the Recovery Machine podcast, Corey and Nathan continu...

Should there be a limit on how many times a healthcare professional can be sent to treatment and return to work? Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen YouTube: https://bit.ly/3APd6sOrecoverymachine Website: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/recoverymachinehome EMAIL Corey and Nathan:  us@recoverymachine.org If you like what we’re doing, please consider supporting R...

How can The Machine be improved? We look at positive changes that are actionable and scalable. Some are complicated; some are straightforward. The idea is to make the process better for all parties involved. Have some ideas you'd like to share? Email us at us@recoverymachine.org or contact us through the website at recoverymachine.org We'd love to hear your thoughts. RECOVERY MACHINE PODCAST Audio...

Would healthcare workers benefit from quarterly wellness checks? We discuss the possible implementation of periodic trauma assessments for high risk settings. Audio Platforms: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen YouTube: https://bit.ly/3APd6sOrecoverymachine Website: https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/recoverymachinehome EMAIL Corey and Nathan:  us@recoverymachine.org If you like...

Final thoughts.

Reflecting back on Episode 20.

How do we protect our best healthcare workers?

We reflect on our discussion with Maia Szalavitz.

Maia Szalavitz is a New York Times best selling author and award-winning journalist. Her books, Unbroken Brain and Undoing Drugs are considered by many, to be unrivaled compositions on the interplay between neuroscience, addiction, drug policy, and harm reduction. She’s written five other books as well. Help At Any Cost, Born For Love, Lost Boy, The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, and Recovery Option...

Naturopathic doctor, Nicholas Jensen joins us to talk about healing addiction at the cellular level. LISTEN or WATCH:  https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen WEBSITE:  us@recoverymachine.org PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/recmach TWITTER:  @rcvrymachine FACEBOOK Page:  https://www.facebook.com/recoverymachine FACEBOOK Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/h...

How does the media portray healthcare workers lost to addiction? Nathan goes under the knife and Corey has MORE news!

Introduction to trauma-exposed professionals course offered by Wounded Warriors Canada. https://woundedwarriors.ca For General Inquiries:  info@woundedwarriors.ca https://woundedwarriors.ca/intro-trauma-exposed-professionals/ LISTEN or WATCH:  https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen WEBSITE:  us@recoverymachine.org PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/recmach TWITTER:  @...

BC will decriminalize small amounts of cocaine, meth, and opioids starting next year. LISTEN or WATCH:  https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen WEBSITE:  us@recoverymachine.org PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/recmach TWITTER:  @rcvrymachine FACEBOOK Page:  https://www.facebook.com/recoverymachine FACEBOOK Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/httpsrecoverymac...

Corey brings us up to date on the fate and direction of his professional career. LISTEN or WATCH:  https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen WEBSITE:  us@recoverymachine.org PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/recmach TWITTER:  @rcvrymachine FACEBOOK Page:  https://www.facebook.com/recoverymachine FACEBOOK Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/httpsrecoverymachine....

Shaldun Wilson joins us as an example of what can be done when you remember -- there's always another way. LISTEN or WATCH:  https://recovery-machine.captivate.fm/listen WEBSITE:  us@recoverymachine.org PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/recmach TWITTER:  @rcvrymachine FACEBOOK Page:  https://www.facebook.com/recoverymachine FACEBOOK Group:  https://www.facebook.com/gr...

Many healthcare professionals are either off work too long or not long enough. This metric has been shown to affect workers positively or negatively depending on the individual needs of the employee and the length of time spent away from the workplace. This important variable is often ignored when it could be made to help both employee and employer. Why is there such a wide range of times between...

Would addiction treatment protocols be more effective if they were focused on specific substances? We know that different addictions come with their own unique challenges. Alcohol addiction is not the same as opioid addiction. Excessive use of MDMA presents different problems than chronic methamphetamine use. All addictive behavior can be identified by certain commonalities, but are we missing out...