Jul 13 2021 55 mins 1
Dave Humes is a Board Member and the Public Policy Coordinator of aTAcK addiction, a naloxone trainer, and co-chair of the Changing Perceptions and Stigma Subcommittee of the Behavioral Health Consortium In Delaware. Dave shares his story of losing his son to an opioid overdose, and how that inspired him to advocate for policy change surrounding access to naloxone (an opioid overdose-reversal medication) in Delaware. Valerie and Carly ask Dave for advice about advocating for policy change and Dave shares advice for scientists.
Learn more about aTAcK addiction here: https://www.attackaddiction.org/
Follow Dave on Twitter: @Gregs_Dad
Learn more about how naloxone laws changed between 2001 and 2017 through the Prescription Drug Policy System site: https://pdaps.org/
