The Local Lens is a public health podcast going inside one community's experience with the drug epidemic. Everyone in the town of Stanton, KY sees this drug issue differently from each other, either because of their personal lives or professional roles. This show aims to showcase those different perspectives through having honest, in-depth interviews with a new guest each episode.
Our two guests remain anonymous in this episode of The Local Lens to protect the identities of the kids involved. The guests, two sisters, each took in one of two children after the parents' ongoing addiction reached a certain point. At the time of the interview, the kids had been in their temporary homes with their aunts for just over two years.
Our guests are both familiar with the addiction world, having working in recovery themselves. Their work experience mixed with taking in these children gives them a consistent exposure to the challenges of both people in and around addiction.
The conversation is heavy, but enlightening still. Listen to see what the intra-family relationships are like for this family. These are our people, using our voices, telling our stories, because no one sees it like we do.
Keep up with The Local Lens on Facebook and Instagram.
The Local Lens is sponsored by Kentucky Opioid Community Healing (from the Kentucky Rural Health Information Organization) and Powell County CARES (from the Powell County Health Department).
The Local Lens is a public health podcast going inside one community's experience with the drug epidemic. Everyone in the town of Stanton, KY sees this drug issue differently from each other, either because of their personal lives or professional roles. This show aims to showcase those different perspectives through having honest, in-depth interviews with a new guest each episode.
Our two guests remain anonymous in this episode of The Local Lens to protect the identities of the kids involved. The guests, two sisters, each took in one of two children after the parents' ongoing addiction reached a certain point. At the time of the interview, the kids had been in their temporary homes with their aunts for just over two years.
Our guests are both familiar with the addiction world, having working in recovery themselves. Their work experience mixed with taking in these children gives them a consistent exposure to the challenges of both people in and around addiction.
The conversation is heavy, but enlightening still. Listen to see what the intra-family relationships are like for this family. These are our people, using our voices, telling our stories, because no one sees it like we do.
Keep up with The Local Lens on Facebook and Instagram.
The Local Lens is sponsored by Kentucky Opioid Community Healing (from the Kentucky Rural Health Information Organization) and Powell County CARES (from the Powell County Health Department).