Brian Mann

And what now President Trump was saying there on the campaign trail is just not factual. You know, fentanyl was spreading rapidly in the U.S. during his first term. Drug deaths, as we've mentioned, were skyrocketing. And yet he was clearly the one with the more powerful message leading up to the election day.

And what now President Trump was saying there on the campaign trail is just not factual. You know, fentanyl was spreading rapidly in the U.S. during his first term. Drug deaths, as we've mentioned, were skyrocketing. And yet he was clearly the one with the more powerful message leading up to the election day.

And what now President Trump was saying there on the campaign trail is just not factual. You know, fentanyl was spreading rapidly in the U.S. during his first term. Drug deaths, as we've mentioned, were skyrocketing. And yet he was clearly the one with the more powerful message leading up to the election day.

You know, addiction destroyed my family. I have a beloved stepbrother who I grew up with, Rick, who, you know, got drawn into the prescription pain epidemic and eventually died from complications relating to his addiction. My father was deep in addiction for much of my childhood and much of my adult life.

You know, addiction destroyed my family. I have a beloved stepbrother who I grew up with, Rick, who, you know, got drawn into the prescription pain epidemic and eventually died from complications relating to his addiction. My father was deep in addiction for much of my childhood and much of my adult life.

You know, addiction destroyed my family. I have a beloved stepbrother who I grew up with, Rick, who, you know, got drawn into the prescription pain epidemic and eventually died from complications relating to his addiction. My father was deep in addiction for much of my childhood and much of my adult life.

And the thing that's really has been powerful for me is that I didn't understand any of that. I was like most Americans. I think I had deep stigma about it. I hated it. I was scared of it. And only when I started understanding that there are treatments, there are really good medical-based, science-based ways of helping people recover, did I start to put those pieces together.

And the thing that's really has been powerful for me is that I didn't understand any of that. I was like most Americans. I think I had deep stigma about it. I hated it. I was scared of it. And only when I started understanding that there are treatments, there are really good medical-based, science-based ways of helping people recover, did I start to put those pieces together.

And the thing that's really has been powerful for me is that I didn't understand any of that. I was like most Americans. I think I had deep stigma about it. I hated it. I was scared of it. And only when I started understanding that there are treatments, there are really good medical-based, science-based ways of helping people recover, did I start to put those pieces together.

And I have huge regret about how I thought about my own family, how I navigated my own life before getting into this. And so I do try to say to people that this addiction thing that is so scary and often ugly, frankly, Thank you so much for having me. I didn't know enough about that in my own family to help get to those places. I turned away from it, honestly.

And I have huge regret about how I thought about my own family, how I navigated my own life before getting into this. And so I do try to say to people that this addiction thing that is so scary and often ugly, frankly, Thank you so much for having me. I didn't know enough about that in my own family to help get to those places. I turned away from it, honestly.

And I have huge regret about how I thought about my own family, how I navigated my own life before getting into this. And so I do try to say to people that this addiction thing that is so scary and often ugly, frankly, Thank you so much for having me. I didn't know enough about that in my own family to help get to those places. I turned away from it, honestly.

And so that is a reason that I continue to be very loyal to this beat and this subject because I love the idea that bit by bit, more Americans are realizing there is another side to this story and another side to how we respond to this.

And so that is a reason that I continue to be very loyal to this beat and this subject because I love the idea that bit by bit, more Americans are realizing there is another side to this story and another side to how we respond to this.

And so that is a reason that I continue to be very loyal to this beat and this subject because I love the idea that bit by bit, more Americans are realizing there is another side to this story and another side to how we respond to this.

Oh, a thousand percent. And there have been moments along the way that I've had these, you know, real flinch moments when I learned something about this. And I think, oh God, if I had known that a decade ago, 15 years ago, I would have known what to do. I would have had a better vocabulary for this.

Oh, a thousand percent. And there have been moments along the way that I've had these, you know, real flinch moments when I learned something about this. And I think, oh God, if I had known that a decade ago, 15 years ago, I would have known what to do. I would have had a better vocabulary for this.

Oh, a thousand percent. And there have been moments along the way that I've had these, you know, real flinch moments when I learned something about this. And I think, oh God, if I had known that a decade ago, 15 years ago, I would have known what to do. I would have had a better vocabulary for this.

Yeah. I think my brother, Rick, who was injured, you know, working in a factory and was put on pain pills for his back. And I can remember feeling how much of a personal failing it was for him to not kick his opioid addiction, his desire for that and his, he would relapse and he would relapse. And I felt like then at a point I gave up on him. I, that's just the truth.

Yeah. I think my brother, Rick, who was injured, you know, working in a factory and was put on pain pills for his back. And I can remember feeling how much of a personal failing it was for him to not kick his opioid addiction, his desire for that and his, he would relapse and he would relapse. And I felt like then at a point I gave up on him. I, that's just the truth.