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Dr. Watson and Host Aaron Huey break down the absolute basics of addiction. What happens to the brain and why. Is it a choice? Is it a disease? Dr. Watson is a highly decorated, a combat-proven leader with advanced psychiatric training & experience. He has the necessary experience and skills to inspire & motivate groups, deliver world-class mental health training, improve leadership, identify the reasons for any organization’s performance and execute expert psychiatric evaluations for the courts.

Kids have been given them, and parents have them in their medicine cabinets. Are we all clear on hos dangerous this is? In a return guest appearance, Dr. Pohl gives us the lowdown on this dangerous prescription drug. Dr. Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He was elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 2009 to present. He is the author of A Day Without Pain (Central Recovery Press) and The Pain Antidote – Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers, and Reclaim Your Life with Kathy Ketcham (DaCapo Press).

Jennifer tells her incredible story of addiction and recovery in this episode of Rock Bottom, a NEW Beyond Risk and Back Series. From hopeless to leadership. From funerals to filmmaking. Jennifer’s story is pure and powerful.

Jennifer Gonzales is the founder of HealthGenYZ, an organization supporting the health of young adults. HealthGenYZ provides insights on health issues and opportunities for young adults and their families, donations to schools, charities, nonprofits, and scholarship opportunities as well as large giveaways and random prizes to enhance the lives of our readers. Support us for free by signing up for our newsletter at https://healthgenyz.com/newsletter/ or taking one of our surveys at https://healthgenyz.com/hgyz_surveys/

One of Jennifer’s donations with HealthGenYZ was to co-executive produce a web series created by and starring extremely talented young adults called Generation Z web series found on YouTube. The series follows 5 teens in a therapy support group addressing issues prevalent in teens today such as anxiety, depression, anger, bulimia, and familial stress.

Before starting HealthGenYZ, Jennifer has worked for over 15 years in the health and employee benefits industry. Currently, she also works with employers to reduce overall healthcare costs and increase workplace productivity by engaging employees in cost-saving behaviors with HooPayz. She also continues to run a prescription assistance program called Oregon Rx Card that donates back to Children’s Miracle Network of Hospitals. Jennifer also enjoys cooking, reading, listening to podcasts, audiobooks and playing with her dog.

Jennifer is grateful to hear any feedback or interest you may have, you can reach her at jenn@healthgenyz.com.

Genearation Z webseries https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvsK8Qis84y8ypA-5syQPg

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Gordon Woods (Mentor Team Leader) and Stacie Lucius ( Chief of Clinical Services) work for WestBridge Treatment Center in New Hampshire. WestBridge is a non-profit organization that specializes in the treatment of co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. WestBridge provides both residential treatment and community-based outpatient treatment for adult men with dual disorders using evidence-based practices that have been proven to work.

Counter-Terrorism, Military Police, Math Teacher, Dad.
After 25 years of active service, Major Gallagher finally had the opportunity to begin his teaching career. He took a position as a high school math teacher and change his title to Mr. Gallagher. While teaching he became concerned about the policies and procedures around school shooting and felt there was a better way. He began researching all aspects of this issue. Using his math background, he dove into statistical analysis of the shootings and then began researching the psychology and sociology behind these events. Finally, his research included laws regarding information sharing about ‘at risk’ students among school administrators and teachers, finding major errors in the understanding of the law by administrators, limiting the sharing of information, putting endangering staff and students. Based on his research Joe is now writing a book to share his findings, with the hope of improving school security and improving mental health support to at-risk students. Joe and Aaron speak frankly about HOW to talk to children about gunmen in their schools.

Linda Hurley has worked in substance abuse treatment and behavioral healthcare for more than 25 years. She has been with CODAC since 1991 and, in 2016, was named CODAC’s President/CEO. Under Ms. Hurley’s leadership, CODAC was the first Opioid Treatment Program in the nation to receive Health Home certification and the first OTP in RI to be designated as a Center of Excellence.

Ms. Hurley has been a leader in working to effect policy change in RI, serving on numerous boards and coalitions. She has also been called as a consultant for state and federal agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Admin. (SAMHSA) and the United States Senate.

Dr. McGee is currently the Chief Medical Officer of The Haven, a psychiatric treatment facility located in the Central Coast of California that specializes in the treatment of addictions.

Dr. McGee is Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine. He has extensive experience in addictions treatment and general adult psychiatry. Dr. McGee is also the author of “The Joy of Recovery: A Comprehensive Guide to Healing from Addiction.”

Gregory Koufacos is the founder and CEO of Velocity Mentoring and an addiction professional with almost 15 years of experience. He holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology from The New School for Social Research, is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a Nationally Certified Recovery Coach. Gregory is an addiction recovery and breakthrough specialist trusted by the best programs in the country to work with their team and clients.