CDC Foundation's Fight Against Overdose Deaths | We're Out of Time

<p>Overdose deaths have touched nearly every community in America — and this episode, released for Overdose Awareness Month, brings on two women working from inside the system to change that. </p><p>Host Richard Taite sits down with Dr. Judy Monroe, President &amp; CEO of the CDC Foundation, and Terri Perez, JD, a public health analyst and former deputy district attorney of 31 years, for a conversation about why overdose prevention has to be treated as a public health issue, not just a criminal justice one.</p><p>Dr. Monroe explains what the CDC Foundation actually is and how it differs from the CDC itself, shares stories from her early career as a rural physician in Appalachia, and walks through a real public health investigation that stopped a multi-state outbreak before it made headlines. Terri Perez brings a rare dual perspective — decades prosecuting narcotics cases in San Diego, and her own family&#39;s experience with addiction and recovery. Together they talk about stigma, the partnership between law enforcement and public health, harm reduction on the ground, the new drug trends they&#39;re watching most closely, and what ordinary people can do in their own communities.</p><p>This episode is part of the CDC Foundation&#39;s Community Overdose Prevention Efforts (COPE) campaign. Richard is matching every donation dollar for dollar, up to $25,000, to help expand education, strengthen communities, and give more people a chance to get help before a crisis becomes a tragedy. </p><p><strong>To learn more or donate, visit: </strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rU0dFUkNTUkktUnRWVkpqTDVQUEF0X3xBR3JiS2FrT2Z2UUlnN0xPQTVpWnQ5NGdHSnlneVRsem9YSWRFay1DcUhwX1MtME9KbGs1a21YRl9adVZEV2tfMTFiNGxPVTkya3FNMlFjRGpvQktzdXM0UGRyZ3hkckpTamda&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgive.cdcfoundation.org%2Fcampaign%2F798337%2Fdonate&v=mSrDpQww7gc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">cdcfoundation.org/COPE</a></p><p>If someone you know is struggling, One Call Placement can help, affiliated with Carrara Treatment, Wellness &amp; Spa and 1 Method Centers.</p><p><br></p>