End It For Good

Ep. 34 - Save Lives, Reduce Crime, and End the Opioid Epidemic

IMAGINE A WORLD where fewer loved ones are lost to drug overdose and there’s less crime in our communities. This is the audio version of our TedxTalk for ending a criminal justice approach to drugs in favor of a health-centered approach that reduces harm. We’re not pro-drug. We invite people to consider approaches to drugs that prioritize life and the opportunity to thrive.

 

Ep. 33 - Interview: Sgt. Terry Blevins - Changing my mind on the Drug War

Sgt. Terry Blevins has worked in numerous capacities in law enforcement, and now advocates for an end to the drug war. What changed his mind, and what trends does he see in law enforcement as reform gains steam? Join us on the show today. 

Ep. 32 - Answering "But doesn't prison help some people?" and other objections to reform

3 objections to reform: "Doesn't prison help some people?" "Isn't decriminalizing use better than legalizing the substance?" and "Haven't we gone far enough on drug policy reform?" We answer these objections on today's show. 

Ep. 31 - Interview: Catharine Cooper - The drug arrest that changed our lives

Catharine Cooper shares the powerful story of how criminalization of drugs - not the drugs themselves - changed the trajectory of her son's life. 

Ep. 30 - Why do you want your kids growing up with legal drugs?

Christina and Mike answer the listener question, “What would the world look like if all drugs were legal, and why is that the world you want your kids to live in?”

Ep. 29 - Interview: Christina Dent on Now.See.Hear. Podcast with Jack Criss - Why drugs?

End It For Good's Christina Dent joins the Now.See.Hear. podcast with Jack Criss for a special guest podcast, to discuss why the issue of how we approach drugs is so important, and what changed her mind on it. 

Ep. 28 - Interview: Chief Mike Ward - A police chief, a funeral, and a hire that changed police response in their city

Chief Mike Ward has spent his career in law enforcement, but was frustrated at how little they could do to help so many of the people they came in contact with, particularly people struggling with drug addiction. So he did something they had never done before, and successfully changed the landscape of police response in their community.  

Ep. 27 - Interview: Timothy King - Part 2 - Grace changed his addiction, research changed his mind

Timothy King is the author of "Addiction Nation: What the opioid crisis reveals about us." He shares the conversation that started him on the path to recovery, and what changed his mind about the Drug War.

Ep. 26 - Interview: Timothy King - William Wilberforce's addiction and Christianity's response to drugs

Timothy McMahan King, author of the new book "Addiction Nation," explores the transformative power of grace, how Christians can respond to the war on drugs, and why our world may have looked very different had the drug war raged while William Wilberforce was alive. 

Ep. 25 - Interview: Bridgette Walton - My journey from addiction to recovery

Bridgette Walton spent years using drugs, with multiple run-ins with the law. She shares her journey of hope - from a life in active addiction, through sobriety and relapse, and now in long-term recovery.