Tag Archives: treatment

7 Generations Radio: w/ Jan Hafer–Drug Addiction 4/16/16

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  Jan Hafer, Candidate for Jefferson County Commission

Discussion:  The conversation is about addiction to opioids such as heroin and their pharmaceutical counterparts, including  consequences, prevention and treatment.  Jan speaks from personal experience about the difficulty of recovering from addiction and the consequences for all around.

Broadcast on 89.7 FM, WSHC, from the campus of Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV on April 16, 2016.

7 Generations Radio: Drug Addiction and Treatment: Kevin Knowles, Dr. John Aldis and Dr. Zakee McGill–March 5, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  Kevin Knowles, Martinsburg, WV, City Councilman; Dr. John Aldis, Family Medical Doctor, Shepherdstown, WV; and Dr. Zakee McGill, Practicing Psychiatrist

Discussion:  Drug addiction and treatment, drug overdose, heroin, medical treatment, counseling, recidivism, incidence of overdose and deaths in Martinsburg, WV, alternative treatment modalities, proposed treatment facility for Berkeley County, WV, availability and administration of narcan and suboxone for treatment, needle exchange programs to minimize incidence of hepatitis and HIV.

Broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown from the Campus of Shepherd University on March 5, 2016.