WORT 89.9FM Madison · Studying Psilocybin As Treatment For Addiction Psilocybin is a naturally-occurring psychedelic compound produced by almost 200 species of fungi. People have used psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” […]
UW Madison Joins National Harm Reduction Research Network
In 2021, over 107,000 people lost their lives to opioid addiction across the country. Public officials across the country have been working to address the issue for years, but a […]
Dane County Jail Extends Opioid Treatment Options
WORT 89.9FM Madison · SplinterHeron Jail – Opioid 4 – 12 – 2022 The Dane County Sheriff announced an opioid treatment program today. The goal is to continue residents’ addiction […]
Naloxone Boxes Installed in Madison to Fight Overdoses
Jessica Geschke is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor and Recovery Coach with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery, a statewide peer-run group that helps people and their families through addiction recovery. She […]
White Market Drugs
The contemporary opioid epidemic is just the latest in a long history of Big Pharma–fueled crises in the U.S., argues David Herzberg in his new book, White Market Drugs. But […]
Americans Reaching for Hope
After last night’s presidential debate, many Americans are feeling that hope is in short supply. So today on the show, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow asks award-winning author Sheryl WuDunn: What […]
