Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy
Dr. Taylor Nichols and McCauley Sexton
25 episodes
3 weeks ago
Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy is a podcast exploring substance use, harm reduction, and recovery through discussions with people with lived experience, experts in harm reduction, and leaders in drug policy.
Hosted by our Executive Director, McCauley Sexton, and our Medical Director, Dr. Taylor Nichols, each episode will provide candid conversations about substance use, the impact of policy and the war on drugs, and work to break the stigma against drugs and the people who use them.
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Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy is a podcast exploring substance use, harm reduction, and recovery through discussions with people with lived experience, experts in harm reduction, and leaders in drug policy.
Hosted by our Executive Director, McCauley Sexton, and our Medical Director, Dr. Taylor Nichols, each episode will provide candid conversations about substance use, the impact of policy and the war on drugs, and work to break the stigma against drugs and the people who use them.
Chad Sabora on the state of harm reduction and drug policy
Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy
51 minutes 10 seconds
1 year ago
Chad Sabora on the state of harm reduction and drug policy
Chad Sabora is a former lawyer with lived experience of drug use and a long-time grassroots harm reduction advocate turned subject matter expert. Starting his journey under the mentorship of some of the harm reduction movement's founders, Chad helped create underground naloxone distribution networks before it was legally sanctioned across the country. Chad embodied the spirit of one of his role models, Joe Strummer who said: ‘The future is unwritten’ because at that time nobody knew naloxone would gain such acceptance in this country, but the people that needed it, needed it now. He also pioneered the first syringe access programs in cities like St. Louis and regions such as South Florida. As the innovator of the hybrid recovery community center model, which integrates harm reduction with traditional recovery services, Chad has been at the forefront of advancing progressive drug policy. His work has earned him national recognition, including an Emmy, and he has been featured on the front page of The New York Times. Most recently, Chad served on the committee that authored the groundbreaking Harm Reduction Framework for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Today, he joins us to share his journey and perspectives and his thoughts on the current state of harm reduction.
You can find Chad on TikTok at: / chadsabora
Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy
Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy is a podcast exploring substance use, harm reduction, and recovery through discussions with people with lived experience, experts in harm reduction, and leaders in drug policy.
Hosted by our Executive Director, McCauley Sexton, and our Medical Director, Dr. Taylor Nichols, each episode will provide candid conversations about substance use, the impact of policy and the war on drugs, and work to break the stigma against drugs and the people who use them.
