Family Corner 5/28/14

Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: Joel Mann

Issue: Opiate and Other Addictions in Maine and their Effects upon Families, Children and Communities

Program Topic: Drug Affected Babies and Recovering Families – How Communities and Compassion Makes a Difference

Key Discussion Points:
a) Addition is not a choice, not a decision
b) No parent wants to harm their child
c) Communities can make a huge difference in reducing the blame, shame and in promoting recovery and wellness

Guests:
A) Mark Brown, MD – EMMC
B) Marjorie Withers, LCPC, Community Caring Collaborative

United Way of Eastern Maine Presents 5/12/12

Host: Adam Lacher, Director, Communications and Community Engagement for United Way of Eastern Maine .
Guest: Pat Kimball,Executive Director of Wellspring Outpatient Services in Bangor ME.
Issue: Substance Abuse, Counseling, Therapy, Bath Salts, Opiate Addiction, Mental Illness, Recovery.
About: United Way of Eastern Maine Presents is a weekly radio program featuring the the voices of Maine community organizations from Piscataquis, Penobscot, Washington, Hancock and Waldo counties. More info at: www.unitedwayem.org

WERU News Report 2/22/11

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Meaghan LaSala, Meredith DeFrancesco

Segment 1: Opiate addiction and treatment in the Bangor area

Segment 2: Threats to funding for public broadcasting. Interviews with Ginny Berson of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, and with WERU station manager, Matt Murphy