{"podcast":{"title":"The NOCE Dose: The Opioid Crisis Unplugged","slug":"the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858","podcast_index_feed_id":7025858,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fac9c264/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://nvopioidcoe.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41975265/41975265-1725652080441-4d0364e420988.jpg","author":"The Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE)","episode_count":38,"summary":"The NOCE Dose: The Opioid Crisis Unplugged is a concise and insightful podcast offering a deeper dive into the realities faced by professionals and champions combating the opioid epidemic within Nevada. Join us as we reconnect with expert panelists from our Listening Sessions, providing a behind-the-scenes look at their work and insights into the pressing issues of prevention and diversion, harm reduction, opioid use treatment, recovery, and reoccurrence prevention.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T06:19:43.875121+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858"},"episode":{"title":"Season 1 Episode 19: I See You, I Know You, I Feel You: A conversation with Alisa Howard","slug":"season-1-episode-19-i-see-you-i-know-you-i-feel-you-a-conversation-with-alisa-howard","published_at":"2025-06-10T22:36:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858/season-1-episode-19-i-see-you-i-know-you-i-feel-you-a-conversation-with-alisa-howard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-noce-dose/episodes/Season-1-Episode-19-I-See-You--I-Know-You--I-Feel-You-A-conversation-with-Alisa-Howard-e342skb","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fac9c264/podcast/play/103952459/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-10%2Ff53ed40d-fceb-1efe-6652-34fb59e8ee12.mp3","summary":"In this enlightening episode of The NOCE Dose , host Bianca D. McCall sits down with Alisa Howard to explore the vital role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in behavioral health, with a particular focus on addressing opioid use disorder. With compassion and clarity, Alisa underscores the power of lived experience in reducing stigma, building trust, and humanizing the healthcare system. Together, they delve into how CHWs act as a bridge between clinical care and the communities they serve, offering peer support, cultural understanding, and a voice for those often left unheard. Alisa reflects on how “the thing that once saved me is now killing me,” highlighting the complexities of recovery and the importance of empathy in healing work. The conversation also touches on the financial sustainability of CHW roles, the need for formal integration into healthcare settings, and the professional development of CHWs. Through themes of forgiveness, sustainability, and the 8 Dimensions of Wellness, this episode challenges healthcare systems to rethink how they define support and healing. As Alisa says, “Community needs to be community all of the time,” and this episode is a reminder that true health must also include humanity. Funding for this activity was made possible in whole or in part by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director’s Office through the Fund for a Resilient Nevada, established in Nevada Revised Statutes 433.712 through 433.744. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence or its funders.","meta_description":"In this enlightening episode of The NOCE Dose , host Bianca D. McCall sits down with Alisa Howard to explore the vital role of Community Health Workers (C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2202,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858/episodes/season-1-episode-19-i-see-you-i-know-you-i-feel-you-a-conversation-with-alisa-howard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858/season-1-episode-19-i-see-you-i-know-you-i-feel-you-a-conversation-with-alisa-howard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}