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Jan McManus of We Shine on tiny villages for underserved communities

Airs at: Thu, 03/14/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Jan McManus from We Shine. They are a grassroots nonprofit of neighbors from north, northeast and southeast working together to help find better solutions for people experiencing houselessness in Portland. We Shine designs, builds, and operates neighborhood-bas... Read more

Safer Consumption Sites Save Lives

Airs at: Wed, 03/13/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Safer Consumption Sites Save Lives. In Canada, activists and harm reduction advocates are organizing to resist closure of overdose prevention sites across the province of Ontario. We hear from Nick Boyce with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition,... Read more

Effective, Practical, and Sustainable Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Effective, Practical, and Sustainable Harm Reduction. A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized and conducted a two-day virtual public workshop Jan. 30 and 31 entitled “Harm Reduction Servi... Read more

Staying Spiritually Fit in the Face of Adversity

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Host: Grace Growing Medicine Reed   Guest: Al Clark  -  Adjunct professor at University New Jersey, teaches radio and TV skills, journalist, Buddhist who follows the 12 step philosophy.     -----   Read more

Interview with Street Roots: Are efforts of dismantle Measure 110 premature?

Airs at: Wed, 02/07/2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Produced for News In Depth, Evening News
  In the first week of Oregon's short legislative session, drug policy, specifically measure 110, is a hot button issue. Measure 110 is Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Measure, which has been controversial. While proponents of changes to the law say that the need to respon... Read more

Measure 110: What the Research Shows – pt 2

Airs at: Wed, 01/31/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Oregon’s Measure 110: What the Research Shows – pt 2. RTI International held a research symposium January 22 on Measure 110, Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act. On this edition of Century we hear from Kristen Donheffner, MPH, M... Read more

Measure 110: What the Research Shows – pt 1

Airs at: Wed, 01/24/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Measure 110: What the Research Shows – pt 1. On January 22, RTI International held a research symposium on Measure 110, Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act. We hear from Doctor Ricky Bluthenthal, Associate Dean for Social Justice... Read more

The Harm Reduction Gap

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: The Harm Reduction Gap. Sheila Vakharia, PhD, MSW, Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance joins host Doug McVay to talk about her new book, The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Indi... Read more

Aging, Stigma, and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Aging, Stigma, and Recovery. The US Senate Committee on Aging held a hearing recently entitled “Understanding a Growing Crisis: Substance Use Trends Among Older Adults.” We hear from one of the witnesses, William Stauffer, Executive Director o... Read more

Eclectic Pandemic: Interview and music with Jeremy of Heart Core Healing LLC

Airs at: Sun, 01/28/2024 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Hi! I'm Jeremy but feel free to call me Jermz. I'm a person in long-term recovery from substances and mental health challenges., and I wouldn't have it any other way. Here's a little about how I got to  Heart Core Healing:   For the past 5+ years I've been a professional... Read more