The Opioid Crisis and Recovery

Tom Duggan welcomes Phil Lahey from the Merrimack Valley Prevention & Substance Abuse Project (MVPASAP).  Last week, Tom had government officials, so this we his guests give some perspective on the opioid crisis from the private sector. Phil brought along Sandra and Ashley to talk about their experiences.

Our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discusses:

• Tom talks about breaking news
• How does Tom feel about the ban on menthol cigarettes?
• Do the liberals believe in anything at all
• The Lawrence inauguration is tonight
• Monday night will be the inauguration of the new Methuen Mayor
• New Year’s Eve shooting in Lawrence
• Phil talks about what MVPASAP is all about and how it got started
• Sandra and Ashley share their experiences with recovery
• Phil talks about the gratitude that comes with recovery
• How do you go about repairing relationships?
• How did the MVPASAP scholarship help Sandra and Ashley?
• You can find the website for MVPASAP at mvpasap.com

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.