J.R. Jamison shares the stories of three women from rural Kentucky whose lives have changed forever due to addiction: one from a sister who fights each day to win back her brother; another from a pharmacist on the front lines of the opioid epidemic; and one from a young mother who abused pain pills after the death of her child.

Later in the show, J.R. is joined by Kyle Brewer, the Peer Specialist Program Manager for NAADAC—the Association for Addiction Professionals.

Photo – The Facing Project at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky

Stories included in this episode –
• Denial Is Over: Robin’s story, as told to Missy Reid from Facing Addiction in Knox County, Kentucky. Performed by Melinda.
• Abuse Is No Secret: Susan’s story, as told to Sarah Wilder from Facing Addiction in Knox County, Kentucky. Performed by Amanda Hummer.
• Love Is Greater Than Anger: Debbie’s story, as told to Melinda Hornback from Facing Addiction in Knox County, Kentucky. Performed by Tiffany Erk.    

Music used in this episode –
• “Like Life” by Hello Keller. Released under an Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) License. From the Free Music Archive.
• “A Moment” by Scott Gratton. Released under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License. From the Free Music Archive.

Original air date: Jun. 25, 2022