In this episode, affected family member and Army veteran, "Elizabeth", tells her story, and that of her daughter's, followed by asking moderators, Sarah Werner (L) and Tracey Ritter (R), a series of questions about how she can support her daughter who is in an active substance use situation.
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Safe Medication Use, Storage and Disposal
▪ TakeMedsSeriously
• https://takemedsseriously.org/
Family Support
▪ CRAFT Colorado
• https://bha.colorado.gov/behavioral-health/CRAFT
▪ Serenity Recovery Connection
• https://srchope.org/
▪ Al-Anon and Nar-Anon
• https://al-anon-co.org/
• https://www.nar-anon.org/find-a-meeting
▪ Forward Together Colorado
• https://parents.forwardtogetherco.com/
Overdose Prevention
▪ Bring Naloxone Home
• https://bringnaloxonehome.org/
▪ Never Use Alone Hotline
• https://neverusealone.com/
• 1-800-484-3731
▪ Canary—Prevent Overdose app
• https://apps.apple.com/us/app/canary-prevent-overdose/id1396426874
Colorado’s Good Samaritan Law
“The 911 Good Samaritan Law states that a person is immune from criminal prosecution for an offense when the person reports, in good faith, an emergency drug or alcohol overdose even to a law enforcement officer, to the 911 system, or to a medical provider. This same immunity applies to persons who remain at the scene of the event until a law enforcement officer or an emergency medical responder arrives, or if the person remains at the facilities of the medical provider until a law enforcement officer, emergency medical responder, or medical provider arrives. The immunity described above also extends to the person who suffered the emergency drug or alcohol overdose event.”
DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE 1 RESOURCE GUIDE
ABOUT THE AFFECTED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS PODCAST SERIES
The Affected Families and Friends Podcast is a three-part series on substance use disorder presented by the University of Colorado’s Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, Affected Families and Friends Work Group and produced in the Veterans Voice studio located on the campus of Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL AFFWG RESOURCE GUIDE
MEET SARAH WERNER AND TRACEY RITTER
Meet your moderators for this series, Sarah Werner (L), and Tracey Ritter (R). They are the co-chairs for the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention’s work group called, “Affected Families and Friends.”
The work group provides opportunities for friends and family to share hope, raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with substance use disorder. Both have lost loved ones to substance use. For Tracey, her son Evan. For Sarah, her nephew Jonathan.
Both have chosen to turn their pain into purpose. Sarah is on the board of the SAFE Project, which is an organization that aims to support action that will prevent fatal drug overdoses. Tracey is a Family Support Specialist with Advocates for Recovery, and has even lobbied with our Attorney General’s office for change in our state.
The Affected Families and Friends podcast series was produced in the Veterans Voice studio located on the campus of Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center in Colorado Springs, CO, in cooperation with the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, Affected Families and Friends Work Group, and the the team of Ms. Sarah Werner, Ms. Tracey Ritter and Ms. Hilary Bryant.
Helping Our Heroes: October Events for Veteran Wellness
September is Suicide Prevention Month
Wings & Wheels with Honor Flight and Mt. Carmel’s 2nd Annual Car Show
LINK Cast Episode 4: Surviving the Interview
Arts as Healing for Veterans and it’s Never Summer
A Penguin Embarks on a Transformative Journey
OPTUM Colorado and Medicare Mentors Partnered to Lead the Way
One Simple Voice and Pours for a Cause
A Shopping Extravaganza for a Cause
Patriots Saying Thank You to Patriots
Art Therapy and Healing for Veterans
Making Mt. Camel Better for Veterans
Care and Share, Comcast and Patriot Day
LINK Cast Episode 3: The Hunt is Full Time
A Convoy of Hope and Caring for Your Car
VBOC Podcast Episode 5: Veterans Small Business Conference
A Special Lift for Special Operators
Jobs in Space! August 22, ASRC Federal Hiring Event
2nd Mondays with Kirsten Belaire Episode 6: The Negatives of Isolation and Withdrawal
Cutting Edge Mental Health Care and Shattering the Silence
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Jim & Bill (It‘s Another Day)
HauntingLive
Dr. Paul’s Worldviews
The Ben Shapiro Show
Morning Wire