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Don't Die Wisconsin is a podcast focusing on the Heroin and Opioid epidemic facing our state and the country. Join intervention specialist Kevin Schaefer, Counselor Patrick Reilly and reside...

The boys are on a roll. 2 episodes in a row! The boys discuss harm reduction models, safe consumption sites, decriminalization, and so so mu...

It's season 2 of DDW! No, really. 2021 has been a jumble of job changes, babies, COVID, depression, and general too-busy-for-this-podcast-BS...

We cleaned out the Don't Die Wisconsin refrigerator and found, wayyyy in the back, this mold-covered plate of leftovers. We brushed it off a...

How do vampires bone non-vampires? Will Kevin get a bionic foot at some point and will it accidentally start a nuclear war? And how do peopl...

Impulse Control Disorder. Wtf is that? Does anyone care? Ryan has a bad trip. Patrick may be wanted for attempted murder. How to properly bu...

This one is about morphine...and codeine...and Ketamine...and propofol...These are a few of our favorite things.

What makes a coke head a coke head? Are their ideas really as good as they say they are? And what's with all the lists? Patrick explains. Pl...

Pink Floyd and Benzos. Japan has its own language? 100% increase in fatal drug overdoses. Did any one catch the masters? The real question i...

What does white privilege mean within the addicted and alcoholic community? Here are some of the first hand accounts from those within that...

Safer at home...but is it, really? How are addicts and alcoholics dealing with the isolation? How is COVID effecting prisons and jails? Is i...

Continued from episode 44. Motivational interviewing : What is ? Does it work? Is it black magic? and throat singing.

Join the guys on another two parter. Learn the meaning of the word "esoteric." Listen to the boys wrestle with the idea that changing HOW we...

Join the guys as they discuss the ugly reality which still exists in the recovery world. Ryan goes on a tear about a specific snake oil sale...

Welcome to part two of the basement antics of Don't Die Wisconsin. This episode Patrick finally takes full control and forces his childish c...

Welcome to another ridiculous installment of Don't Die Wisconsin. Listen as the guys attempt to declutter their own thoughts on early recove...

Boozy boozy bop, the guys are back, and in rare form by sharing their David Lee Roth fandom stories. On a more positive and educational note...

The boys took another period of much needed time off. Kevin, Patrick, and Ryan are coming back, for real...I think...In this episode the guy...

The guys are back! Discuss what's been happening in their lives, Ryan's afraid of sharks, and find out if they're narcissistic.

After the guys recorded a live podcast at the Opioid Conference in Green Bay they got to talk to their buddy Bob Forrest, who was also a key...

The dudes are back and live (again) at the Milwaukee Junior Fire Institute with Fireman Jeff. The guys share abbreviated versions of their s...

Recorded live at the 3rd annual Addiction Information Resource fair in South Milwaukee, Patrick and Kevin share their experience with the fi...

In this episode the dudes discuss a question from one of our listeners. They talk about suicidal thoughts and Narcan, and loving people unti...

Finally! We get to hear (more or less) Yoda's story in its entirety. "Yoda" being our own Kevin Schaefer. This dude packed about 30 years of...

In this episode the boys tackle a newer phenomenon of the interwebs involving taking videos of people nodded out or overdosing and posting i...

God only knows what this one is about. The boys talk about their interview on the This Life Podcast with Dr Drew. They talk about their meet...

After a nearly 2 month sabbatical, the boys are finally back! It's our 1 year anniversary and we spent it talking about our event back in Se...

In the world of treatment facilities and support groups, abstinence is the golden rule. This week the boys get into why they think that is....

Opioid-related overdose deaths increased from 144 in 2012 to 337 in 2017. 88% of those deaths happen to those in the age range of 20-59. Whe...

"Some live a life of indecision Strung out in the petty schisms I heard GBH I made a decision Punk rock is my religion" Lars Fredrikson, Ran...

This episode is dedicated to Chris from Dopey Podcast who passed away this week. We at DDW are huge fans of the show, and he will be greatly...

Live from the Hive. Downtown Milwaukee. The boys are invited to record live in front of podcast enthusiasts. They interview the amazing peop...

The guys at DDW are back and in true knucklehead fashion they are celebrating Patricks 9 years of amazing sobriety. DDW also shares some dol...

Amy Dresner is so real it's shocking yet refreshing. Amy, the self-professed Hollywood Jewish princess, shares a morning with DDW over skype...

Do you hear a bugle in the distance? Nope, neither do we. The Calvary is not coming. What you can hear in this episode is a clear voice from...

As promised, we return with the follow-up episode of "the best Sammie." In this heart-felt talk with Sam's father, we agree that there reall...

Don't Die Wisconsin had an unexpected guest join us, our good friend Sam honored us with sharing his crazy adventures through-out his childh...

Welcome to another episode of Don't Die Wisconsin. Join us in this thought meandering episode as we tackle ideas from, "Will I use if I don'...

Deep from within the bowels of the villainous lair, ( in batman voice) ....... Don't Die Wisconsin rears its head and is back! We've taken a...

Alderman Michael J. Murphy With nearly 400 drug overdoses in Milwaukee county last year, the shocking reality is that the problem is getting...

Join the guys today in their verbal meanderings centered around the concept of "Hanging with the Winners." The person whose key chain is wei...

Don't die's resident junky Ryan shares his existential travels of his childhood excursions with robots to recovery in Prescott Arizona and o...

All of us unfortunately will experience losing someone we know to the chaos of reality we call life. Join the guys as they stumble through t...

In this episode the boys talk about the history of drug and alcohol treatment and how the current opioid crisis is overwhelming outdated pra...

In 2016 Wisconsin suffered 827 drug related deaths, 97 were related to deadly fentanyl. As of December 5th there were already 182 fentanyl r...

With our last episode of the year, we thought we'd do it right by talking with "Rehab Bob" and explore alternatives to help individuals suff...

Buddha who? Buddha what? And what does Buddhism have to do with recovery? In this soup for the Zen soul episode, John from Refuge recovery s...

Holidays can be ROUGH... This week, we have Counselor Sara in studio to discuss how we can handle the Holidays. The Boys also discuss the 8...

The guys are doing their best this week to discuss the family aspect of the disease of addiction. Kevin talks about Lederhosen and adoption...

Pull over people we have red lights and sirens screaming by us in this episode. This week we share an hour with an amazing friend and righte...

With all the negative press and stories concerning the opioid epidemic we wanted to share with you someone in our own community who is fight...