{"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 2 Episode 2: Highs, Lows, and Healing: Ryan Mills on the Power of Lived Experience","slug":"season-2-episode-2-highs-lows-and-healing-ryan-mills-on-the-power-of-lived-experience","published_at":"2025-10-28T16:46:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-noce-dose-the-opioid-crisis-unplugged-7025858/season-2-episode-2-highs-lows-and-healing-ryan-mills-on-the-power-of-lived-experience","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-2-Episode-2-Highs--Lows--and-Healing-Ryan-Mills-on-the-Power-of-Lived-Experience-e3a5sdq","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fac9c264/podcast/play/110342010/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-28%2F6114d904-a697-789d-7bcb-ebc794ce4dce.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The NOCE Dose, host Bianca D. McCall sits down with Ryan Mills, a former professional BMX rider whose story embodies both the pain and the promise of recovery. Ryan opens up about his battle with opioid use disorder, exploring how the intense pressure to perform can lead youth and high-achieving athletes down a dangerous path. Together, Bianca and Ryan unpack the importance of holistic pain management, peer support, and the power of lived experience in recovery. The conversation challenges traditional ideas of accountability, calling for more compassionate and flexible recovery programs that honor the complexities of addiction and identity rebuilding. Ryan’s reflections offer a message of hope—that even after deep struggle, a renewed sense of purpose and community can emerge.","meta_description":"In this episode of The NOCE Dose, host Bianca D. McCall sits down with Ryan Mills, a former professional BMX rider whose story embodies both the pain and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2242,"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-2-episode-2-highs-lows-and-healing-ryan-mills-on-the-power-of-lived-experience/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-2-episode-2-highs-lows-and-healing-ryan-mills-on-the-power-of-lived-experience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}