Narcan Nate Stops By for a Visit!! We Discuss the Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia, Adderall in Recovery, Charging Dealers after Overdoses, and another Bizarre Celebrity Encounter Story with JeannineNarcan Nate Stops By for a Visit!! We Discuss the Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia, Adderall in Recovery, Charging Dealers after Overdoses, and another Bizarre Celebrity Encounter Story with Jeannine
Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery Podcast
Jeannine reunites with Narcan Nate to talk harm reduction, the opioid crisis in Appalachia, Adderall in recovery and volatile drug markets, all while swapping NDPE stories and a chaotic Brody Jenner encounter. Serious topics are mixed with humour, candid chat and plenty of real‑life recovery experience.
12:28•24 Sept 2026
Narcan, NDPEs and a Brody Jenner Walk of Shame
Episode Overview
- Shares how harm reduction and Narcan work can complement traditional 12‑step and abstinence‑based recovery.
- Highlights concerns about charging dealers after overdoses and what that might mean for people who use drugs.
- Explains that regulation of substances can make the illicit market more volatile and unpredictable.
- Talks about Adderall in recovery and the tension between prescribed stimulants and strict abstinence views.
- Uses humour, NDPE stories and celebrity encounters to keep difficult conversations about opioids and overdose approachable.
“"An NDPE is a term that I coined for a near death poop experience, which is when opiate constipation almost takes your life."”
Curious about how others manage their sobriety journey while staying honest about the messy, funny and sometimes downright absurd bits? This catch‑up with Jeannine and former co‑host Narcan Nate feels like dropping in on two old friends who never stopped talking about recovery, harm reduction and all the chaos that comes with drug use. Nate, a well-known harm reduction advocate now living in Jellicoe, Tennessee, checks in after about eighteen months away.
He talks about his goals for his new community, his ongoing work with Narcan and harm reduction, and how policy and regulation can shake up the street supply in dangerous ways. They touch on the opioid crisis in Appalachia, the push to charge dealers after overdoses, and a reported overdose from a "new" substance in San Francisco that Nate explains has actually been around for some time.
There’s also chat around Adderall in recovery, and how ideas about abstinence, 12‑step traditions and harm reduction can clash or work together. Nate’s perspective broadens the conversation beyond strict abstinence, while Jeannine notes, with some humour, that, "I didn't know anything other than 12‑step, sobriety, abstinence... and I learned a lot from him over the years." To keep things from getting too heavy, Jeannine resurrects one of their classic segments: NDPEs—"near death poop experiences"—born from opiate-induced constipation.
She then tops it with a truly chaotic celebrity encounter: a cocaine-fuelled night in Los Angeles that ends in a one‑heeled, busted‑Saturn walk of shame in front of Brody Jenner. Part harm reduction chat, part comedy of errors, this episode suits anyone in or curious about recovery who wants serious topics mixed with honest laughter and zero pretence. After all, who said talking about overdoses, Narcan and NDPEs can’t come with a side of Brody Jenner and a backfiring Saturn?
So, what mix of honesty and humour are you looking for on your own path away from substances?
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