Harm Reduction Radio - HAMS

Our first guest is Kathleen Sciacca. Kathleen is a member of MINT (the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) and has created dual diagnosis treatment programs which have been used as models throughout the country. For more information about Kathleen's current activities please visit her Motivational Interviewing web site and her Dual Diagnosis web site.   Our second guest is Jerry Dorsman, author of How to Quit Drinking Without AA. Jerry currently works as an addictions counselor and freelance writer.

Our first guest is Robert Whitaker, author of "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America." We will be discussing the epidemic increase in mental illness which has accompanied the boom in prescribing psychiatric medications and the possible dangers of the over prescription of psychiatric drugs at the behest of Big Pharma.   Our second guest is Dr. Daliah Heller who has served as the executive director of Citiwide Harm Reduction and who is currently assistant commissioner of drugs and alcohol for the New York City government. Dr. Heller will tell us about her history as a harm reductionist and the state of harm reduction and drug treatment in New York City, including how harm reduction programs have been integrated into the mainstream in the city.

Our first guest is Sue Purchase who will tell us about the history of needle exchange in Minneapolis from Women With A Point to Access Works to the present. A subject close to my heart since I learned harm reduction by volunteering at Access works.   Our second guest is Carlo DiClemente, co-author of "Changing for Good" who will tell us about the Stages of Change model.

Our first guest is hypnotherapist Wendi Friesen who will discuss the use of hypnosis for smoking cessation, alcohol dependence and addiction. We will be discussing the research literature as well as Wendi's own practice.   Our second guest is Dr. Bruce Alexander, professor emeritus of psychology at Simon Frasier University and recipient of the Sterling Prize. Dr. Alexander will be talking about his Rat Park studies which demonstrate the effect of environment on addiction.

Our first guest is Dr. Andrew Newberg, author of How God Changes Your Brain and other books. Dr. Newberg studies the effects of religious experiences such as glossolalia (speaking in tongues) and meditation on brain activity. Drugs and alcohol are not the only things that can alter your consciousness and make your brain light up in different ways.   Our second guest is Adam Zimbardo, a marriage and family counselor located in California who works with addiction issues as well as alternative sexualities including gay, transgender, and BDSM.

Our first guest is Dr. Robert Minor the author of When Religion Is an Addiction. Dr. Minor is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at The University of Kansas and the founder of The Fairness Project which promotes fair and positive understanding of all human beings.   Our second guest is Mark Tuschel the author of Living Sober Sucks! (but living drunk sucks more). The NIAAA tells us that most people get over an alcohol addiction on their own without AA or rehab and Mark Tuschel is an example of this self-recovery.

Our first guest is Dr. Gabor Mate, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. Dr. Mate works with Insite, Vancouver's safe injection facility and with the Portland Hotel Society which houses otherwise homeless drug users.   Our second guest is Dr. Erika Dyck, author of Psychedelic Psychiatry: LSD from Clinic to Campus. Dr. Dyck is an expert on the history of LSD therapy for alcoholism.

Our first guests will be Ilse and Mark of stinkin'-thinkin'--an AA deprogramming blog.   Our second guest is Liz Michael of Moder8, a program for people who wish to moderate their drinking.

Our first guest is Jim Christopher, founder of SOS (Secular Organizations For Sobriety, also known as Save Our Selves), a non religious abstinence based alternative to AA. He is also the author of How to Stay Sober: Recovery Without Religion and other books.   Our second guest is Andrew Tatarsky, author of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems.

Our first guest is Dr. Robert Meyers who is a co-author of Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening and one of the developers of CRAFT: Community Reinforcement and Family Training, an evidence based approach to dealing with a loved one's drug or alcohol problems.   Our second guest is Craig Whalley, the executive director of LifeRing--a purely secular sobriety support group for people who wish to abstain from drugs or alcohol.   As always Stanton Peele joins us to close the show.

Our first guest is Amy Lee Coy, author of "From Death Do I Part: How I Freed Myself From Addiction," who will tell us of her journey to self-recovery from addiction. Data from the NIAAA suggests that self-recovery, rather than formal treatment or AA, is the most common way for people to overcome addictions.   Our second guest is New York City addictions therapist Brian Murphy LCSW M Ed. Brian is CEO of Self-Led Solutions, a harm reduction based practice which helps people to make changes in ways which they choose for themselves.   Stanton Peele joins us to close the show for the week.

Our guest is Cyndee Clay of HIPS--Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive--a harm reduction agency focusing on sex workers headquartered in Washington DC. Stanton Peele joins us to close the show for the week.

Our first segment will be about InSite, North America's only safe injection facility. InSite is located in Vancouver, BC Canada. Research shows that not only does InSite prevent overdose fatalities, but also that clients who engage with InSite are far more likely to make use of detox and treatment facilities than those who do not.   Our second guest is Patt Denning PhD, who is the author of "Over the Influence" and "Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy" as well as a director at the Harm Reduction Therapy Center in San Francisco and Oakland. Dr. Denning's work has revolutionized the way we approach drug and alcohol problems.   Stanton Peele joins us to close the show for the week.

Our first guest is Marc Kern PhD who has been providing non 12 step addiction treatment alternatives in Los Angeles California since 1983. Dr. Kern is a co-author of the book "Responsible Drinking" and helps clients to achieve goals of abstinence, moderation, or harm reduction.   Our second guest is Renee Franklin, Certified Moderator and Board Treasurer for Women For Sobriety (WFS). WFS was founded by Jean Kirkpatrick PhD in 1975 to help women alcoholics abstain from alcohol. The WFS program is highly positive and features 13 affirmations.   Stanton Peele joins us to close the show for the evening.

Our first guest is Sharon Stancliff MD, medical director for the harm reduction coalition, who will discuss opiate replacement therapy using methadone or buprenorphine and overdose prevention using naloxone (narcan). Our second guest is Katie Witkiewitz PhD who will discuss her work with relapse prevention. Stanton Peele will join us to help close the show.