addiction and recovery

We talk substance addition recovery with Dr. Angad Madan, medical director for St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center, and Frank Babich of SPARC Cohoes. Ray Graf hosts.

Drawing from studies and years of personal experience, Dr. Nzinga Harrison uncovers the intricate factors that predict a person's risk of falling into addiction. From genetics and early experiences to the surroundings we grow up in, injuries, discrimination, and cultural influences, she delves deep into the roots of this widespread issue.Nzinga Harrison, MD, is a board-certified physician with specialties in psychiatry and addiction medicine. The new book is “Un-Addicition.”

Dr. Chinazo Cunningham is Commissioner of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). She joins us to discuss state funding and priorities for treating addiction in New York State. 24/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (467369) Visit the Office of Addiction Services and Supports at https://oasas.ny.gov

Mountain Lake PBS in Plattsburgh will air the Independent Lens documentary “Love in the Time of Fentanyl,” which looks at a supervised drug consumption and safe injection site in Vancouver. In conjunction with the program the public television station in Plattsburgh hosted a panel discussion on addiction and services in Northern New York and what is being done to address the crisis.

The opioid crisis is nightly news in America, responsible for over 47,000 deaths every year – nearly two-thirds of all drug related deaths in this…

A recovery center in Saratoga Springs has doubled in size. The center hopes to provide new programs for people battling addiction and their families.…