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Drugs Did This

Drugs Did This

Chip Womick

Retired journalist Chip Womick talks with individuals who have a connection to substance use disorder in Randolph County, North Carolina. Guests will include people in recovery, people who have lost loved ones to drugs, people who help individuals trying to beat the demon of addiction -- anyone who has something to say that will push back against the stigma associated with addiction and help raise awareness about what's going on in the community.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Drugs Did This episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Drugs Did This for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Drugs Did This episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Drugs Did This - Treston Dickerson (Recovery Story)
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10/17/24 • 38 min

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Growing up in West Virginia, Treston Dickerson struggled with his self-image. The first time he smoked marijuana, at 12 or 13, he felt better. Through his abbreviated years in high school, Dickerson thought he and his buddies who used drugs were cool. School and drugs were not compatible. He dropped out. His mother took him to his first 12-step meeting to help him reclaim his young life. Today, he says the program and its principles saved his life. He is 18.

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Drugs Did This - David Mabe (Recovery Story)
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12/15/22 • 45 min

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David Mabe stopped using drugs while working to get himself in shape to go to bootcamp. After he entered military service though, addiction reclaimed its grip on the young man. Struggles with substance use followed him back into civilian life. Eventually, drugs robbed him of everything but his life. Today he is a peer support specialist who uses his life experience to help others.

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Capt. Bradley Cooper and Sgt. Jason Burgess know one aspect of how drugs impact Randolph County: They are employed with Randolph County Emergency Medical Services, and county EMS personnel responded to 784 overdose calls across the county in 2022. Cooper and Burgess talk about how dramatically overdose calls have increased since 2008 and what happens after someone calls 911 to report an overdose.

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Drugs Did This - Bob Shackleford (Family)
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01/19/23 • 50 min

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Dr. Bob Shackleford says he did not understand anything about the disease of addiction when his son went to treatment for the first time. He still did not understand much when his son left that 28-day program. Years later, he is still learning. In this conversation, he talks about some of the myths about addiction and how a loved one's substance use affects the family.

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Drugs Did This - Scott Smith (Recovery Story)
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01/14/23 • 48 min

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By the time he was in the fifth grade, Scott Smith was drinking most weekends with his buddies. Several of them were years older. But his future addiction did not involve alcohol. It was opioids that ensnared the Asheboro native and eventually led to a period of IV drug use, even though he never learned how to give himself an injection.

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Drugs Did This - James Michael Martin (Recovery Story)
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01/05/23 • 68 min

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James Michael Martin drank his first beer at the age of 15. Twenty-three years -- and the ongoing use of alcohol and a laundry list of other drugs -- later, he had lost virtually everything save his life. And he did not care whether he lived or died. This is his story of addiction and recovery.

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Drugs Did This - Amber Mabe (Recovery Story)
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12/08/22 • 76 min

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Amber Mabe was almost 29 years old and operating a thriving graphic design company when addiction took hold. She lost her business. She lost her children. She lost herself. This is her story of reclaiming her life.

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Drugs Did This - Susan E. Hunt First podcast
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11/29/22 • 64 min

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Susan E. Hunt is a co-founder of Keaton's Place, a recovery resource center in Asheboro, N.C., which was established to make a difference for individuals and families living with addiction and to honor the memory of her son, Keaton Scott Hunt. She shares Keaton's story and journey with drugs before he died after a fentanyl overdose in the summer of 2019 at the age of 20.

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Drugs Did This - Erik Kuykendall (Recovery Story)
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10/10/24 • 68 min

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Erik Kuykendall has always had the ability to look on the bright side, even when his life was grim due to poor choices on his part -- and there have been plenty of those times. For 20 years, Kuykendall ingested and injected a laundry list of substances -- alcohol and other drugs -- in an effort to numb his feelings. These days, he does not have to try as hard to find sunshine: That's because he has been drug-free since December 2021. It's a different world.

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Drugs Did This - Amber Poe (In Recovery/Works in Recovery)
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10/24/24 • 37 min

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Amber Poe was in her late 20s until she experienced her first-ever buzz from drinking alcohol. The unexpected intoxication was linked to how her body metabolized alcohol following weight-loss surgery. She liked the way alcohol made her feel, but over time her alcohol consumption increased to an unmanageable level that led to consequences she did not like. She lost jobs. She lost her driver license and faced the prospect of jail time.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Drugs Did This have?

Drugs Did This currently has 12 episodes available.

What topics does Drugs Did This cover?

The podcast is about Non-Profit, Addiction, Health & Fitness, Podcasts, Recovery, Business and Drugs.

What is the most popular episode on Drugs Did This?

The episode title 'Capt. Bradley Cooper and Sgt. Jason Burgess (Randolph County EMS)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Drugs Did This?

The average episode length on Drugs Did This is 55 minutes.

How often are episodes of Drugs Did This released?

Episodes of Drugs Did This are typically released every 9 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Drugs Did This?

The first episode of Drugs Did This was released on Nov 29, 2022.

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