From Prevention to Recovery with Marcel Gemme

Rebecca Mitchell is the Chief Advancement Officer at Adult and Teen Challenge USA — and a graduate of the very program she now helps lead. Before her national role, she spent over a decade running women's centers and served as director of the Walter Hoving Home in Garrison, New York. In this episode, Marcel and Rebecca discuss what makes Teen Challenge different from conventional treatment, why lo...

Dr. Susan Murphy, President of the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute, and Joe Murphy, inventor of the ONEbox, join Marcel Gemme to share how a single weekend of tinkering with a glue gun and a soldering iron became a life-saving kit now deployed in all 50 states. West Virginia has been the ground zero of the opioid crisis for decades. Rather than waiting for the system to catch up, Susan a...

Susan Chubbs spent nine years working inside a residential rehab facility before moving into private consulting and online counseling. With over 33 years of personal recovery, she now helps Canadians navigate their treatment options while integrating natural health into her approach to healing. In this conversation with Marcel Gemme, Susan shares what recovery really looks like from the inside out...

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Pastor Carlos Rivera, Executive Director of New Life For Adults and Youth in Richmond, Virginia. With over 38 years of experience in faith-based addiction recovery, Pastor Carlos shares his own journey from addiction to purpose and how his program has transformed over 25,000 lives since 1971. We discuss: The power of long-term residential treatment (9-12 m...

In this powerful episode of From Prevention to Recovery, host Marcel Gemme sits down with Jan Rader, West Virginia's first female fire chief and a pioneering force in changing how communities respond to the opioid epidemic. Featured in the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary "Heroin(e)," Jan shares her remarkable journey from witnessing a cardiac arrest in a jewelry store to becoming one of Time M...

Dr. Ben Fialkoff, a Cuban-born dentist from Queens, NY, has conducted over 2,000 drug education events reaching 100,000+ youth. He shares why "a drug is a poison," how marijuana affects brain development and surgical healing, and what actually works to prevent substance use in young people.

In this powerful episode, Marcel Gemme speaks with Lieutenant Mike Hotz of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department about his journey from Army Infantry Sergeant to building Nashville's groundbreaking Overdose Response Unit. Lt. Hotz shares the harsh realities of Nashville's overdose crisis - once the second-highest in the nation - and how his team achieved a remarkable 34% reduction in deaths...

From Prevention to Recovery is an educational video podcast produced by Addicted.org . In this episode, host Marcel Gemme talks with interventionist Bobby Newman about his journey from addiction to helping others. They explore the importance of family unity in interventions, the impact of modern drugs, and offer insights on recognizing addiction early. Bobby shares strategies for successful interv...

This is a short introduction to From Prevention to Recovery with Marcel Gemme, a video podcast featuring real conversations about prevention, recovery, and practical solutions that make a difference. New episodes coming soon.