Don't Die Wisconsin
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Don't Die Wisconsin
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...
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Billy Holiday is the Michael Jordan of Heroin
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. P...

Season 2.1: I would like a huck-funeral, please
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 b...

Episode 53
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 mak...

52
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 recov...

Episode 51
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...

Episode 50
This one is about morphine...and codeine...and Ketamine...and propofol...These are a few of our favorite things.

Episode 49
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...

Episode 48
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 di...

Episode 47
What does white privilege mean within the addicted and alcoholic community? Here are some of the first hand accounts from those within that community...

Episode 46
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...

Episode 45
Continued from episode 44. Motivational interviewing : What is ? Does it work? Is it black magic? and throat singing.

Episode 44
Join the guys on another two parter. Learn the meaning of the word "esoteric." Listen to the boys wrestle with the idea that changing HOW we talk abou...

Episode 43
Join the guys as they discuss the ugly reality which still exists in the recovery world. Ryan goes on a tear about a specific snake oil salesmen who c...

Episode 42
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...

Episode 41
Welcome to another ridiculous installment of Don’t Die Wisconsin. Listen as the guys attempt to declutter their own thoughts on early recovery, relaps...

Episode 40
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 s...

Episode 39
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 ea...

Episode 38
The guys are back! Discuss what’s been happening in their lives, Ryan’s afraid of sharks, and find out if they’re narcissistic.

Episode 37
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 speak...

Episode 36
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...

Episode 35
Recorded live at the 3rd annual Addiction Information Resource fair in South Milwaukee, Patrick and Kevin share their experience with the fine people...

Episode 34
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 (ho...

Episode 33
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 livi...

Episode 32
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 socia...

Episode 31
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 t...

Episode 30
After a nearly 2 month sabbatical, the boys are finally back! It's our 1 year anniversary and we spent it talking about our event back in September wh...

Episode 29
In the world of treatment facilities and support groups, abstinence is the golden rule. This week the boys get into why they think that is. They also...

Episode 28
Opioid-related overdose deaths increased from 144 in 2012 to 337 in 2017. 88% of those deaths happen to those in the age range of 20-59. Where do thes...

Episode 27
“Some live a life of indecision
Strung out in the petty schisms
I heard GBH
I made a decision
Punk rock is my religion"

Episode 26
This episode is dedicated to Chris from Dopey Podcast who passed away this week. We at DDW are huge fans of the show, and he will be greatly missed. A...

Episode 25
Live from the Hive. Downtown Milwaukee. The boys are invited to record live in front of podcast enthusiasts. They interview the amazing people from...

Episode 24
The guys at DDW are back and in true knucklehead fashion they are celebrating Patricks 9 years of amazing sobriety. DDW also shares some doleful thoug...

Episode 23
Amy Dresner is so real it’s shocking yet refreshing. Amy, the self-professed Hollywood Jewish princess, shares a morning with DDW over skype to genero...

Episode 22
Do you hear a bugle in the distance? Nope, neither do we. The Calvary is not coming. What you can hear in this episode is a clear voice from one of D...

Episode 21
As promised, we return with the follow-up episode of "the best Sammie." In this heart-felt talk with Sam's father, we agree that there really isn't on...

Episode 20
Don't Die Wisconsin had an unexpected guest join us, our good friend Sam honored us with sharing his crazy adventures through-out his childhood and ho...

Episode 19
Welcome to another episode of Don't Die Wisconsin. Join us in this thought meandering episode as we tackle ideas from, "Will I use if I don't go to a...

Episode 18
Deep from within the bowels of the villainous lair, ( in batman voice) .......
Don't Die Wisconsin rears its head and is back! We've taken a nee...

Episode 17
Alderman Michael J. Murphy With nearly 400 drug overdoses in Milwaukee county last year, the shocking reality is that the problem is getting worse. <...

Episode 16
Join the guys today in their verbal meanderings centered around the concept of "Hanging with the Winners."
The person whose key chain is weighe...