399: Changing Our Approach To Drug Addiction with Christina Dent

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How we can help those struggling with drug addictions end the cycle of trauma for good?

Christina Dent

Christina Dent is the Founder and President of End It For Good, a nonprofit advocating a health-centered approach to drugs and addiction rather than a criminal justice approach.

Christina lives in Mississippi and changed her own mind about the best way to handle drugs after she became a foster parent. She’s an unlikely advocate for changing our drug laws, as a conservative Christian with a degree in the Bible, who’s never used an illegal drug. But she’s convinced that changing our approach to drugs can save lives, strengthen families, and make our communities safer.

She founded End It For Good several years ago to provide education and an invitation for more people to change their minds too.

Listen as we explore the adverse effect of criminalizing drug addiction along with solutions to help people struggling with drug addiction get the help they need in a proactive and compassionate way.

What We Discuss with Christina Dent in This Episode

What lead a conservative Christian to become an advocate for people with drug addiction
The criminalization of drug addiction
The root cause of the overdose crisis
How our current approach to drug addiction is impacting families
How Portugal cut their injection drug use in half and created one-third less addiction
The benefits of different regulatory models
Legalizing marijuana and other drugs
How End It For Good educates and advocates for people with drug addiction
How to learn more so you can make an informed decision

Podcast Highlights

2:00 – Discovering her passion for people struggling with addiction

7:00 – Transforming perspective and empathy

9:43 – The criminalization of drug addiction

11:55 – The root of the overdose crisis

13:45 – Impact on families

16:16 – Using trauma to address trauma

17:13 – Finding better solutions

20:30 – Creating different regulatory models

22:40 – Why people use drugs

26:40 – Social impact on legalizing marijuana

32:22 – Educating and advocating through End It For Good

36:42 – Getting involved in better solutions

41:55 – Ways to take action as a Leader of Transformation

Episode Resources

TEDx Talk: End The War on Drugs For Good

Connect With Christina Dent and Learn More

Website: enditforgood.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndItForGoodMS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enditforgoodms
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EndItForGoodMS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christina.dent.142
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinabdent
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristinaBDent

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