Tuesdayafternoon,summerof2017:ScottyHattonandScottieWightmanmadeadecisiontohelpsomeoneinneedandbothpaidapricefortheiractionsthatday—actionsthathaveledtoalegal,moral,andscientificpuzzleabouthowwebalanceaccountabilityandforgiveness. 

Inthis2019episode,wegotoBathCounty,Kentucky,where,asonehealthofficialputit,opioidshavecreated“aholethesizeofKentucky.”Wetalktothepeopleonallsidesofthisstoryaboutstemmingthetideofoverdoses.Wewrestlewiththescienceofpoisonandfear,andwetrytofigureoutwhetherandwhenthedrivetoprotectandhelpthosearoundusshouldriseabovethelaw.

SpecialthankstoEarlWillis,BobbyRatliff,RonnieGoldie,MeganFisher,AlanCaudill,NickJones,DanWermerling,TerryBunn,RobinThompsonandthestaffatKIPRC,CharlesLandon,CharlesPGore,JimMcCarthy,AnnMarieFarina,Dr.JeremyFaustandDr.EdBoyer,JustinBrower,KathyRobinson,ZoeRenfro,JohnBucknell,ChrisMoraff,JeremiahLaster,TommyKane,JimMcCarthy,SarahWakeman,andAlTompkins.

CDCrecommendationsonhelpingpeoplewhooverdose:https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/patients/Preventing-an-Opioid-Overdose-Tip-Card-a.pdf

Findoutwheretogetnaloxone:https://prevent-protect.org/.Itisalsonowavailableover-the-counter. (https://zpr.io/SMX9yYDUta7a). 

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