A collection of near-death experience (NDE) stories from individuals who have crossed over to the other side and returned, offering glimpses of what lies beyond life. Our goal is to bring these powerful experiences to light and raise global awareness about the profound impact of NDEs.

Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to ...

After losing her 21-year-old daughter, Emily, to fentanyl poisoning, veteran journalist Angela Kennecke made it her life’s mission to break the silence surrounding substance use disorder and the overdose crisis. Grieving Out Loud is a heartfelt and unflinching podcast where Angela shares stories of devastating loss, hard-earned hope, and the journey toward healing. Through powerful interviews with other grieving families, experts, advocates, and people in recovery, this podcast sheds light o ...

Join two moms who talk about what it's like when your child dies from a drug overdose, and what life is like after a drug overdose death. Warning: Conversations may contain triggering material, dark and irreverent humor, and possible cursing. Want to contact us with a thought or topic for discussion? Send us an email at: [email protected].

Every day prescription medications end up in the wrong hands, killing more Americans than car accidents or firearms. In this podcast, Dan Rather sits down with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, Robert Patterson, to discuss the nation’s drug epidemic. They cover alarming statistics about prescription drug misuse and overdose death, as well as National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – happening April 28. Listen to the full special report to find out how you can dispose o ...

These are the letters that I wrote after my son died. My son died from a drug overdose. He was seventeen. This is what the first year of grief sounds like.

How do people fall into addictive traps? How do people break free from addictive dungeons? Exploring and philosophizing about problems and solutions to the drug overdose problem, the world of substance use disorder counseling, addiction recovery, prevention and treatment. Nothing is better than being free. A dialogue as service to build stronger, healthier communities through education for prevention of the next tragic overdose death and stolen potential. We can be come wiser and more strate ...

Heroin and opiate prescription pain medication addiction is a massive health problem that is pandemic and now threatens an entire generation of young people, aged 21-35, their families and their friends. From 2009 to 2013, Arizona deaths from heroin and prescription opiates (Percocet, Oxycodone, hydrocodone, etc) overdose have doubled and now claim the life of almost two young people per day. Nationally, more deaths now occur as a result of drug overdose than from automobile accidents. Dr. W ...

Previously, this podcast featured interviews with bereaved people in smaller communities in B.C. and Alberta who have lost loved ones to fatal opioid overdose. The project was facilitated by Aaron Goodman, Ph.D., faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C., and student researchers, Jenna Keeble and Ashley Pocrnich. In this phase, we’re sharing interviews with seven harm reduction workers, also known as peers, in different parts of B.C. The B.C. Centre for Disease Contro ...

Len Bias: A Mixed Legacy is a multi-part series about the legacy of former Maryland basketball star Len Bias and the importance of making the right decision. Bias, a two-time player of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, was picked number two by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA draft. Two days later he was dead from complications of a cocaine overdose. The death greatly impacted federal drug legislation, criminal justice reform, athletics at the University of Maryland, the NBA, frie ...

Like a lot of people at University, Katie's primary concern is parties. However, with weekends blurring into weekdays, Katie's lifestyle is becoming increasingly dangerous, as her drive to feel alive leads her down increasingly darker paths. Not heeding the warnings of the people around her and all too easily being persuaded into constantly going out of her comfort zone, the student becomes the latest victim of a fatal drug overdose, tragically in her favourite nightclub. However, to her sur ...

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