Our co-hosts McCauley Sexton and Dr. Taylor Nichols talk about "Kratom" - both the plant and the extracts such as "7-OH" or 7-Hydroxymitragynine - as well as how the active alkaloids function in your body, including binding to opioid receptors, and how to be mindful about understanding and using unregulated substances.

Co-hosts McCauley Sexton and Dr. Taylor Nichols break down the "continuum of care" in substance use treatment and discuss their experiences from the patient and provider side of the continuum - from interventions to inpatient hospitalizations, residential treatment to outpatient or clinic based treatment. Please subscribe, leave a rating and review, and tell others about the podcast. We really appreciate all of your support!

Harm reduction is more than "needles and Narcan" and Dee-Dee Stout is the perfect person to talk to about the evolution of harm reduction therapy. Through her own training and her experience as a person who used drugs, Dee Dee has been at the forefront of studying and teaching about harm reduction based modalities of treatment. Dee-Dee has a degrees in Psychology, Human Sexuality, and Business Management as well as an interdisciplinary Master’s degree in Health Counseling for Special Populations. For nearly 25 years, Dee-Dee has been a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and a founding member of the California Association of Harm Reduction Therapists. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at St. Mary’s College, teaching courses in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed work, and substance use disorders. She regularly conducts trainings in client-centered approaches such as motivational interviewing, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, and Solution Focused Therapy, and is additionally certified in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Tapping, and Brainspotting. Check out the recently released second edition of her groundbreaking book “Coming to Harm Reduction Kicking & Screaming: Stories of Radically Loving People Who Use Drugs.”