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In honor of APAHM, we examine how AADAP's mission has been effective for more than 50 years and connect it to the SUD prevention work being done in other countries as well.

Once you start something positive and stay committed, have you noticed that the positive accomplishments continue to happen, and nothing can stop you? Jose R., AADAP’s Therapeutic Community client shares how running the full 26.2 miles LA Marathon with AADAP’s Team AMP has allowed Jose to progress forward to a sober life and leave his past of drug use behind.

Board Member John Saito and Chief Executive Officer, Dean Nakanishi, MBA take the podcast listeners on a historical collective journey of AADAP’s five decades, from the beginning to present time in the is beautifully created AADAP’s 50th Anniversary Gala Booklet.

To cap the first season of Prevention 365 podcast series, host Carol Almeda engages in a synthesizing discussion with AADAP Prevention Director Jeanne Shimatsu. In this season finale, Jeanne and Carol converse on how the practice of preventing substance use/abuse has evolved into a multi-dimensional approach that shows how substance use/abuse is intertwined with the broader issues related to public health and social justice. Within this dynamic social landscape, there remains a constant in AADAP’s prevention work which is to focus on informing , organizing and mobilizing communities to keep them motivated in pursuing the goal of attaining drug-free and quality lives.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and API Month! For this week's podcast episode, we have our host, Jacki Jing and our guest, Joyce Lee discussing the importance of mental health.

Take a personal and inspirational look at those who work daily to prevent substance use disorder in their communities and provide support to those who may be most vulnerable.

Theo Motzenbacker, Outreach Health Educator with AADAP Health Intervention Program (HIP) mentions that harm reduction is “baked into our lives”. People take risks all the time and we find ways to mitigate them. For instance, riding in a car gives one the risk of car accidents, so, wearing seatbelts is a form of harm reduction. Should one choose to drink at a bar one night and go home with a designated driver is a harm reduction practice. Join us in a conversation as he dispassionately explains harm reduction strategies when dealing with the reality that there are people who use drugs and not everyone is ready to take the step towards sobriety and some people will never be.

As underage drug use continues to be an issue especially for young people, we explore how peer-pressure and transparency are connected and how it can be the driving force for young people to make the right decisions when faced with stress. Join us as we dive into a conversation with Octavia Weathers, a Cal State Dominguez Hills - Community Health Science student, on the importance of the roles parents play in a young person's life and how it can directly influence the choices they make especially around using, abusing or misusing drugs. We cannot always anticipate the ways in which drugs are advertised in our communities but we can adjust to the change and embrace a new reality which we create an open space that is free of judgement for youth to be open, honest and receptive to prevention education around drugs and drug use!

For National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, a college student will answer questions regarding substance use and then share experiences about how substance abuse is prevalent in our communities.

Drug abuse is at an all time high, but what can we do about it? Established in 2011, Team AMP (AADAP Marathon Program) is the official endurance event training team for AADAP. Over 200 individuals have participated with Team AMP, all together raising over $250,000 to support AADAP’s mission to help those recovering from drug abuse and to “Change Lives and Save Families.” You can learn more about our runners here: https://teamamp2022.causevox.com/

This is an episode in What It Means to Love series under Prevention 365 Podcast. The episode entitled “ How can Kindness Transform the Quality of Your Life?” featured a thoughtful and inspiring conversation between host, Carol Almeda and her guest, William Lazarte, who serves as a lay person at the United Methodist Church about how acts of kindness can build lasting relationships and change people’s lives for the better.

From 1975 - 1979 -through execution, starvation, disease, and forced labor, Communist Dictator Pol Pot and The Khmer Rouge were behind the driving force of Cambodia’s labor camps, also known as The Killing Fields. Learn about Cambodia’s history and hear my mom and her family’s stories of war, genocide, and their saamnang “luck” to survive during Khmer Rouge Regime.