Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: Amy Browne
Issue: Information about Opiates, Heroin, Marijuana and Addiction
Program Topic: Prevention and Education about Addiction
Key Discussion Points:
a) The origin of heroin dates back hundreds of years – originally available without a prescription at any drug store
b) Increased availability and use of opiates bolstered by addition of the 5th vital sign – pain, something that hospitals and providers are routinely evaluated about still today
c) Contact your physician and talk about a prescription for a NARCAN kit if you are living with/know someone who is taking large dosages of pain medications, or is confronted with substance use disorder. This is legal in Maine.
Guest: Heath Myers, Bangor City Public Health and Community Services