As a fire chief and first responder, Jan Rader has spent her career saving lives. But when the opioid epidemic hit her town, she realized they needed to take a brand-new approach to life-saving. In this powerful, hopeful talk, Rader shows what it's like on the front lines of this crisis — and how her community is taking an unusual new approach to treating substance-abuse disorder that starts with listening.
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I’m so early
No one cares if you’re first
I do. It fascinates me.
scott harrison i agree, wanting to be first is a sign of low self esteem, it also fascinates other children of all ages,
I mean, they are first responders
Greg Wee lmao
pincarto donn The other two replies didn’t understand my point lol
I am an Economic Savant and I will be talking about how we can fix this crisis on my channel soon. I am going to change the world by creating companies that solve social and economic problems.
How?
Amazing!!!!!
That’s awesome. Yes we’d love to hear about that!
+Zahra Pirani it is one of four failed economies that I plan to help change.
Someone worthwhile with something worthwhile to say. Food for thought and public policy.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Nobody cares
If the first was you
oh yeah yeah
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Kratom. A ground up leaf from a bush related to coffee. Has pain relieving qualities equal to narcotics. Is not dangerous. You cannot increase the effect by increasing the dose, so cannot be abused. Is inexpensive and plentiful. What a gift, just in time for the crisis, right? Right. So why is the FDA trying to make it as illegal as heroin? Please inform yourselves.
+Patrick O Malley I’ve personally used it to get off the pills an it worked great in about 5-7 days, so I rather take my personal experience over your YouTube education
Lynne Benson No, you can be addicted to something without increasing it. There isn’t enough research to tell if Kratom is dangerous or not with long term usage, it isn’t that long ago they marketed Heroin as a safer and non-addictive alternative to morphine.
Why does the FDA discount the beneficial effects of Marijuana? Because it cuts into their profits.
+Smulenify There is no tolerance and no withdrawal, thus not physically addicting.
+Smulenify And no compulsion to abuse, since you can’t get more effect by taking more. What kills a person with narcotic overdose is respiratory depression…stop breathing. That doesn’t happen with Kratom. With so many people getting real addiction yet needing pain relief this plant is a Godsend. People with severe chronic pain are quitting pharmaceuticals using Kratom. In light of this, and the current death rate, your argument is weak.
E with me brothers
Everyone please listen to her.
Oh yeah yeah :))
I wish I could meet her. I am 2 years clean, Oklahoma is so full of Addiction.
madame lowbrow congrats on being clean for 2 years!
Maintenance programs for these people is the answer. They will not quit taking drugs because they are told they must.
I saw the Netflix documentary with her. it truly touched me, we need more people like her!
What a great lady
God bless her. 50th comment.
Can we clone this woman? Make about a couple million of her? As someone who has suffered from addiction and have been in recovery for 13 yrs, and now work as a treatment counselor for substance abuse, we’d have a powerful weapon against the opioid crisis! Bless this woman and ALL first responders, medical personnel and citizens on the front lines of the war on addiction!
What an amazing caring and leader of firefighters and the community
*Aging is not ‘lost youth,’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength. ~*