Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with special guest Allie Severino who is an addiction treatment expect and recovery advocate. We discuss the dire need for addiction recovery treatment reform especially when it comes to insurance policies, and governments' lack of understanding and action when it comes to what it takes to aid in an addict's recovery.

We also talk about varying perspectives on short and long-term hard reduction when it comes to MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) such as suboxone, methadone, fentanyl test strips, need exchange programs, and more.

Plus Allie raised concerns about Tranq (Xylazine and fentanyl mixture) showing up more and more in Florida as well as the return of bath salts.

Allie started in American Relapse with Frankie Holmes which is about two recovering addicts who spend their lives helping other addicts but can they stay clean themselves? They both started in Dopesick Nation as well, which takes place in southern Florida in the "recovery capital of America". The series follows two recovering addicts, Allie and Frankie, and their journey to take on the opioid epidemic by assisting as many addicts into recovery as they can. The series also highlights the corruption and exploitation that currently exists in the rehab industry.

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