Don't Die Wisconsin is a podcast focusing on the Heroin and Opioid epidemic facing our state and the country. Join Counselor Kevin Schaefer, Counselor Patrick Reilly and resident junkie Ryan Gorman as they tackle a range of issues in regards to active use, recovery, despair, and hope. This podcast is in no way intended for diagnosing addiction or to be used as a program of recovery. Please consult a professional when you are ready for help. Also, Kevin, Patrick and Ryan want to warn you of t ...
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Billy Holiday is the Michael Jordan of Heroin
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The boys are on a roll. 2 episodes in a row! The boys discuss harm reduction models, safe consumption sites, decriminalization, and so so much more. Patrick gets his harm reduction card back just minutes after it being taken away as he sloughs off the last of his more conservative views on the war on drugs. Yes. That's the correct spelling of "slou…
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Season 2.1: I would like a huck-funeral, please
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It's season 2 of DDW! No, really. 2021 has been a jumble of job changes, babies, COVID, depression, and general too-busy-for-this-podcast-BS for the boys...but they're back in action. Season 2 starts out with a bang: talking about addiction, drugs, death/dying, ideal funerals, death awareness meditation, Ryan's new mental health diagnoses, and some…
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We cleaned out the Don't Die Wisconsin refrigerator and found, wayyyy in the back, this mold-covered plate of leftovers. We brushed it off and are making it available for your listening pleasure. Don't judge us
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How do vampires bone non-vampires? Will Kevin get a bionic foot at some point and will it accidentally start a nuclear war? And how do people in recovery deal with surgeries and pain meds? Kevin gets honest.Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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Impulse Control Disorder. Wtf is that? Does anyone care? Ryan has a bad trip. Patrick may be wanted for attempted murder. How to properly buy Whippets from a porn store in the 90s. And Patrick wants to get know the boys better with "behind the actors studio" questions and it goes as well as you might think.…
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This one is about morphine...and codeine...and Ketamine...and propofol...These are a few of our favorite things.Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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What makes a coke head a coke head? Are their ideas really as good as they say they are? And what's with all the lists? Patrick explains. Plus should Kevin go on a spirit quest with ayahuasca? Probably not, right? Drug-reference packed episode. Buckle Up.Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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Pink Floyd and Benzos. Japan has its own language? 100% increase in fatal drug overdoses. Did any one catch the masters? The real question is 'what didn't we cover this episode?'Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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What does white privilege mean within the addicted and alcoholic community? Here are some of the first hand accounts from those within that community directly effected by that privilege. Uncomfortable ? Good.Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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Safer at home...but is it, really? How are addicts and alcoholics dealing with the isolation? How is COVID effecting prisons and jails? Is it finally proving that jail sentences are arbitrary and punitive? Or is this just another thing for Ryan to get irritated by?Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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Continued from episode 44. Motivational interviewing : What is ? Does it work? Is it black magic? and throat singing.Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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Welcome to part two of the basement antics of Don’t Die Wisconsin. This episode Patrick finally takes full control and forces his childish cohorts to discuss many relapse warning signs taken from traditional sources. Listen as Ryan confronts the source of some these and lays out fresh new opinions that, in the end, has everyone agreeing, including …
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Welcome to another ridiculous installment of Don’t Die Wisconsin. Listen as the guys attempt to declutter their own thoughts on early recovery, relapse, treatment, and the like. Big discussions about the ego and the tendency of the newly sober addict to instantly feel as though they need to catch up with the rest of the world rather than simply foc…
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Boozy boozy bop, the guys are back, and in rare form by sharing their David Lee Roth fandom stories. On a more positive and educational note Patrick shares the test results from initial data regarding fentanyl test strips and the profound change and effect its having on our state as well as props to the state DHS for believing in the test strips. L…
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The boys took another period of much needed time off. Kevin, Patrick, and Ryan are coming back, for real...I think...In this episode the guys catch each other up on their lives and recovery. Ryan takes on a new challenging career and opens up about new perspectives on money vs his purpose. Kevin is grappling with keeping a positive mindset despite …
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The guys are back! Discuss what’s been happening in their lives, Ryan’s afraid of sharks, and find out if they’re narcissistic.Af DON'T DIE WISCONSIN
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After the guys recorded a live podcast at the Opioid Conference in Green Bay they got to talk to their buddy Bob Forrest, who was also a keynote speaker for the conference. The boys all got together at their hotel and recorded this episode. Ryan's computer crashed about 10 minutes in, so the recording gets a bit wonky...but Bob helped to right the …
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The dudes are back and live (again) at the Milwaukee Junior Fire Institute with Fireman Jeff. The guys share abbreviated versions of their stories and answer some great questions from the audience in attendance. Things get a bit heated around the question of Marijuana legalization, but settle down as they talk about the love and compassion that is …
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Recorded live at the 3rd annual Addiction Information Resource fair in South Milwaukee, Patrick and Kevin share their experience with the fine people of said city. Ryan was off galavanting in foreign countries and couldn't be present for this amazing event. He wishes to say that given the choice to do over again, he'd still rather be on the beach i…
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In this episode the dudes discuss a question from one of our listeners. They talk about suicidal thoughts and Narcan, and loving people until they (hopefully) love themselves. Then the guys talk about their heroes. And ask "who are the heroes for the millennial generation?" Ryan discusses his distaste for all things Kardashian and the vacuous natur…
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Finally! We get to hear (more or less) Yoda's story in its entirety. "Yoda" being our own Kevin Schaefer. This dude packed about 30 years of hard living into, about, 15. The years following his drug and alcohol consumption are the most interesting, though. From inactive, "white knuckle" sobriety to a spiritual awakening at around year 5; to a journ…
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In this episode the boys tackle a newer phenomenon of the interwebs involving taking videos of people nodded out or overdosing and posting it to social media sites. To complicate matters further, how do those people then recover, knowing their lowest moment was captured and is out there for millions to see? They also talk about men going to therapy…
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God only knows what this one is about. The boys talk about their interview on the This Life Podcast with Dr Drew. They talk about their meeting with the Emergency Department of the Medical College of Wisconsin. They briefly talk about the history of opiates and their impact on the arts which leads to a frank discussion about how much of a dick Andy…
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