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BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH AND MASS. ATTORNEY GENERAL-ELECT MAURA HEALEY TO APPEAR ON AWARD-WINNING ADDICTION AND RECOVERY RADIO SERIES THIS SUNDAY NIGHT
Mayor Walsh and Attorney General-Elect Healey to Discuss the Opioid Epidemic in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is facing an alarming heroin and prescription opioid epidemic. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh recently called for all first responders in Boston to carry Narcan, a heroin overdose reversal medication, and Attorney General-elect Maura Healey announced this week a plan to push back against heroin and prescription drug abuse.
Right Turn Radio, New England’s Award-Winning Addiction and Mental Health Radio Program, will continue this crucial conversation with and Attorney General-Elect Healey and Mayor Walsh during our live show this Sunday night from 6pm-7pm on WRKO 680AM.
For the last five years, Right Turn Radio has brought a balanced, science-based voice on addiction, recovery, and mental health to the airwaves and is currently broadcasting out of WRKO 680AM Boston (reaching MA, ME, VT, RI, NH). The show is hosted by Jon Cohan (CADC), Abby Dean (LICSW, MPH), and Woody Giessmann (LADC-I, CADC, BRI-II), and produced by Jill Ruby (MA, Broadcast Journalism, Syracuse University). Last year, the show won the 2014 National Association of Social Workers Media Award for “Best Radio Program.”
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To kick off the New Year, Right Turn Radio will be launching over forty-five podcasts on iTunes. The shows feature guests like: Governor Peter Shumlin (VT), Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, David Sheff (author of CLEAN and BEAUTIFUL BOY), Dan Harris (anchor at GOOD MORNING AMERICA, author of 10% HAPPIER), Kristen Johnston (actor, author of GUTS), Michael Moss (Pulitzer Prize winning author of SALT SUGAR FAT, New York Times reporter), Nikki Sixx (bassist for Motely Crue, author of HEROIN DIARIES), Chad Smith (drummer for RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), author Gabrielle Glaser (author of HER BEST KEPT SECRET), and many more.
Episodes are available as of today on iTunes and can be found by searching for “Right Turn Radio Podcast.” Listeners can tune in to WRKO 680AM Boston for live shows every Sunday night at 6pm EST.
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About Right Turn, Inc.
Right Turn is a 501c3 nonprofit established in March of 2003. Right Turn is a welcoming place where creative people in recovery can experience a sense of purpose and belonging. Right Turn’s programs are designed to address underlying issues that lead to addictive behavior and focus on the personal, creative treatment options. Within the extensive services provided, the faculty also helps a recovering addict build the life skills essential to living an independent and sober life. For this reason, the hallmark of Right Turn’s innovative addiction services is a combination of traditional evidence-based treatment and unique creativity groups.
