End It For Good

Ep. 47 - Reverend Steve Casteel - Thoughtfulness in moving the Church and this movement forward

Christina sits down with Reverend Steve Casteel from Heritage United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS. Steve was part of the Faith panel at the 2022 End It For Good SHIFT Summit. In this episode, he talks about how he became involved with these issues of drugs and drug use, why stigma is so prevalent in the faith community, and how having hard conversations is good for the church. 

Ep. 46 - We’re back! What happened...and what’s next

The End It For Good podcast is back after 16 months!! What have we been doing over the last year and a half? Find out what we've been learning, where we've been, and who we've met along the way. Christina and Mike will touch on Fentanyl and weigh some options on what truly reduces the harms of the drug war. 

Ep. 45 - Crispin Blunt - Member of British Parliament

As the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice in the UK, he worked within the prison system and now is cutting a clear path for reformed drug laws through his group, The Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group. Listen to how he came to these conclusions and what he wants to do to help.

Ep. 44: Police Chief Peter Muyshondt - Too Much a Cop, Too Little a Brother

It's not very often that we find a current law enforcement officer, in active duty, speaking out about the harms of the drug war. Peter Muyshondt, Police Chief in Antwerp, Belgium, changed his mind after he saw the harms of drugs in his own family. Listen to his powerful story. 

Ep. 43: Across The States Podcast ReCast

Christina talks with Dan Reynolds, Host of the ALEC podcast Across The States. American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism. She tells them the story of what changed her mind. 

Ep. 42: Colleen Cowles - Author and Advocate

Author Colleen Cowles shares her wealth of information on several different aspects of the War on Drugs - the good, the bad and the mind-blowing!

Ep. 41: Want to start a conversation about ending the Drug War?

Christina offers her best tips, from a Christian perspective, on how to have a respectful and meaningful conversation about the ending the Drug War.

Ep. 40: How did two drug busts change Police Chief Betty Taylor's mind about the War on Drugs?

Chief Taylor's upbringing made her want to become a police officer and she achieved that, and so much more, in the state of Missouri. She has changed her mind about the War on Drugs because of the things she witnessed. Spend a few minutes with Christina and Chief Taylor to hear her story.

Ep. 39: John Bush - Kratom: What Is It and Will It Be Included in the Drug War?

If you've never heard of Kratom, you probably will.  We discuss what it is, how it's used and what the government thinks of it.

Ep. 38: Lisa Foster - Financial Impacts of Drug Arrests

When it comes to fines and fees, how difficult is it to get out of the criminal justice system once you get in it?