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Addiction Unplugged Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

10 Episodes 2019 - 2019

Episode 1

Ohio: Ground Zero of the Crisis

Sat, Aug 17, 2019

Ohio has become ground zero for the United States opioid epidemic. This episode explores the reasons why, as a catastrophic combination of unfettered prescribing of pain medications, along with the strategic geographical distribution appeal of the state, and the massive influx of black tar heroin have become catalysts of the worst drug epidemic in US history.

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Episode 2

Music & Recovery

Sat, Aug 24, 2019

Music and addiction have been linked for generations, as many of the most beloved artists have fallen victim to struggles with drugs. Today, Austin Texas, the live music capital of the world, is attempting to flip the script and is utilizing resources and science to show how the power of music can be used to heal.

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Episode 3

A Fathers Request

Sat, Aug 24, 2019

Prominent figures in the business community have come together to battle the opioid crisis. This episode chronicles the compelling steps of how one corporate employee, who tragically lost his son to addiction, bared his grief in a company-wide email that kicked off a national movement.

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Episode 4

The Wounds of War

Sat, Aug 17, 2019

For many US military veterans, the battles and horrors of war don't end upon their returns home. Faced with PTSD, physical wounds and memories of those lost forces many to turn to numbing the pain with drugs and alcohol. On this episode, we shine a light on those who have taken steps to overcome their own war wounds using unique therapies and have set their sights on helping others.

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Episode 5

Addiction in the LGBTQ Community

Sat, Aug 31, 2019

Rates of addiction are incredibly high in the LGBTQ community, where oppression, repression of true feelings and lack of acceptance are often unfortunate facts of life; a Connecticut farm becomes a safe haven for the LGBTQ community.

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Episode 6

Motherhood and Addiction

Sat, Aug 31, 2019

The potential physical, emotional and legal impacts of addiction during pregnancy and motherhood; stories of women who beat the odds to keep their families together and are now using their second chance to pay it forward.

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Episode 7

A Second Chance

Sat, Sep 7, 2019

Mike Lindell, the inventor of My Pillow, struggles with an extreme addiction to crack cocaine for many years before getting sober and creating his fortune; his mission now is to help others who also struggle with addiction.

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Episode 8

First Responders

Sat, Sep 7, 2019

The underlying causes of addiction among first-responders; personal stories of police, firefighters and other emergency service professionals who have struggled firsthand with addiction in the field and in their own lives.

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Episode 9

Adventure Therapy

Sat, Sep 14, 2019

Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams opens up about his struggles with substance abuse and shares how he turned things around to get sober and create an unconventional, high-octane recovery method to help addicts.

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Episode 10

Addiction in the Inner City

Sat, Sep 14, 2019

In Miami, NBA Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning builds a model for youth centers in an attempt to break the cycle of addiction; a ministry on the tough South Side of Chicago gives addicts a hand up and a chance to recover.

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