Monday, February 12th
Hey everyone. Hope you all had a good weekend, despite all the rain. I just hunkered down and watched The Sopranos. Also, did you see my boy Sean Taylor lay out that weak little punter in the Pro Bowl. Apparently, he was hungry and wanted a mid-afternoon snack.
7pm: So, today we are hoping to move the stones. The radio executives have figured out that only 2% of listeners will call in. We have decided that this figure is unacceptable, and we are trying to prove it wrong. Thus, we have already moved the stones to 3%, and are hoping tonight to move it to 4 %. I'm just excited because I am proud of the sound effect I made.
Brad has had quite a bit of hatred in his heart since he has quit smoking. The new focus of his disdain: surfers. Chris feels the same way. The reason is that surfers cannot stop talking about surfing, no matter what the circumstance. Brad is going to try, but he is promising that he is not going to be one of these guys.
Chris presents the question: Would you rather listen to a surfer speaking or a post-fight interview on WWE? Ooh. That's just terrible. I choose the surfer, but prefer neither.
Vince is Willow Glen is a surfer elitist. He is annoyed by all the new poser surfers, that it has gotten too cool. Just from talking to Vince for 2 seconds, you can tell he's a surfer. Basically, he and the other callers say that as soon as you try it, you are completely hooked.
The guys are unable to understand why someone can love surfing so much, that you are willing to sacrifice relationships or your career.
So, who else, besides surfers, is incredibly difficult to talk to because of their obsession? Related to surfing, the guys bring up people who smoke weed. Stoners always have to bring weed into every conversation.
Luke in SF comes up with gym rats. That is a fantastic take. Bodybuilders are so incredibly boring. I hate that you are completely unable to eat any junk food around one of these people. It drives me up a wall that they always have to point out the unhealthy quality of my food.
To wrap up the hour, Dan breaks up anyone who works in computers. Hah, yeah that one can be true, but who wants to piss them off.
8pm: On Friday, the guys were handed a packet from corporate. CBS is very concerned, to say the least, about decency standards. It is entitled "Words Hurt" with an incredibly long subtitle. Basically, this packet is referring to using racial slurs and stereotypes.
Apparently, the words that Chris and Brad use on the air, have the power to affect the racial attitudes of the community. As they point out, who is possibly influenced by what they say?
Part of this booklet is a test. This test is to help you become aware of your own stereotypes or biases. Of course, being the Jewish girl on the show, they use me as an example. Here are the sentences, they are asked to complete.
All Male Hairdressers are ____
Waiters in Chinese Restaurants are ____
He Drinks a Lot So He Must Be ____
NFL Football Players Are Known to Be ____
Jewish Mothers are Typically ____
Of course, once again, this goes back to the fact that there are no racial slurs that are offensive to white people. They exist, but do not really have that strong of an effect. Dan points out that this is because white people are the best at being racist. Hmmm. Is that intolerant in itself?
In talking about being offensive, Chris asks about Sarah Silverman's latest special. I have not seen that, but I have seen her new show. It is absolutely terrible, but I cannot really explain why. A big part of it, is that she is not a good actress, whose stand-up does not translate into sitcoms. I was looking up the reviews, and surprisingly, they are strong.
It has been released that in Anna Nicole's refrigerator, there was only SlimFast, methadone, condiments and spray butter. What a healthy lifestyle she lived. The saddest part, is that the little girl is completely hooked on Methadone.
9pm: In honor of the Dixie Chicks Grammy winning, Chris plays a little country music coming out the break. Brad immediately points out that the one good thing about country, is that the girls have nice asses. Then they talk about how they think it is really hot when women wear chokers. I have never heard that one before.
They play the song, Sin Wagon, by the Chicks. Brad thinks the lyrics are whorish. Although after a while, he admits that the he was a whore, himself at a time.
Nate in Oakland calls to complain about the country music. He is pretty intoxicated, and is excited that this is his first drunk call. Chris and Brad are saying that this is the first time they have played country, and people are already complaining. Nate also wants to set the tone with drinking games.
A caller asks what exactly is methadone. Honestly, I'm not sure what it is, besides knowing it is a safer opiate. After we ask the listeners, we get several callers to give us some more information.
Brian in Novato says that he goes to a methadone clinic for help with his addiction to OxyContin. He says that this drug helps keep him off the street and helps the withdrawals. He says that you do get high from it, but not as high as off other drugs. For him, the methadone puts him at normal.
Anna in Brisbane is a nurse who has administered methadone. She says it is basically a long-lasting version of morphine. Chris asks whether it is dangerous for him to take painkillers as a recovering alcoholic. He has been told to ask that they keep him for detox after using the meds. She says that they will probably not keep you in for this, but will monitor your usage more carefully.
Craig in San Jose takes Norco for pain resulting from a work-related injury. He was concerned about the withdrawal from Norco, so his doctor put him on methadone. This helped him kick the Norco, but he has gotten right back on it.
The concern throughout the conversation, is that the best solution for recovery is to substitute another addictive purpose. Also, it seems whenever you are prescribed any pain killers, they always give you more than you probably need. I know that has always been my experience.
10pm: We continue with the methadone conversation. Jim in Livermore, not the one who lives in a van, has been credited with a sack.
We have been talking to Tony in Napa, who is both an EMT and a recovering addict. He says that when he quit heroin, he would not go on methadone, because of everything he has seen. He clears up that it is untrue the methadone will keep users from doing heroin. Tony says that he used Subutex (buprenorphine), which is an alternative to methadone that actually blocks the opiate receptors. The problem with buprenorphine is that it is expensive and not covered by insurance.
Jared in Vacaville has a friend who has a severe addiction to methadone. She has never used it for recovery. During this conversation, Brad says that the medical community desperately needs to come up with a non-opiate painkiller. He also works at a hospital where a patient was dressing up in doctor's coats trying to steal pills.
Steve in San Mateo backs up Tony's claim that Subutex is so much better. He says that the reason methadone is still the primary resource, is because of the links to the government. Steve asserts that the buprenorphine is a miracle drug, that left him with no withdrawal. They are starting to prescribe this, and insurance companies are starting to cover this drug. He also says that methadone is terrible because it is so incredibly addictive. Even worse, Subutex does not work for methadone, only for heroin.
Jessica in San Jose is a heroin addict. She quit heroin for seven years and quit with methadone. In the past year or so, she relapsed and has gotten back on the heroin. She claims to be functional, but admits that she has a problem.
Mike in Santa Rosa calls with more information with Subutex. He had to get Subutex for a friend of his, who had a nasty heroin addict. As other callers have said, the drug is really amazing. The withdrawal symptoms relieve immediately. This seems like a really big step if all of this is true. He actually knows sixteen people that have kicked their addictions by using Subutex or Suboxone.
Well this has certainly been an educational show. We have learned a great deal about heroin addiction, and particularly methadone. Even more, we have learned about Subutex, of which we had never heard.
With that, have a good night. I would apologize to my mother, but I actually do not feel that guilty about tonight's show. Hmm, that's a new feeling.
7pm: So, today we are hoping to move the stones. The radio executives have figured out that only 2% of listeners will call in. We have decided that this figure is unacceptable, and we are trying to prove it wrong. Thus, we have already moved the stones to 3%, and are hoping tonight to move it to 4 %. I'm just excited because I am proud of the sound effect I made.
Brad has had quite a bit of hatred in his heart since he has quit smoking. The new focus of his disdain: surfers. Chris feels the same way. The reason is that surfers cannot stop talking about surfing, no matter what the circumstance. Brad is going to try, but he is promising that he is not going to be one of these guys.
Chris presents the question: Would you rather listen to a surfer speaking or a post-fight interview on WWE? Ooh. That's just terrible. I choose the surfer, but prefer neither.
Vince is Willow Glen is a surfer elitist. He is annoyed by all the new poser surfers, that it has gotten too cool. Just from talking to Vince for 2 seconds, you can tell he's a surfer. Basically, he and the other callers say that as soon as you try it, you are completely hooked.
The guys are unable to understand why someone can love surfing so much, that you are willing to sacrifice relationships or your career.
So, who else, besides surfers, is incredibly difficult to talk to because of their obsession? Related to surfing, the guys bring up people who smoke weed. Stoners always have to bring weed into every conversation.
Luke in SF comes up with gym rats. That is a fantastic take. Bodybuilders are so incredibly boring. I hate that you are completely unable to eat any junk food around one of these people. It drives me up a wall that they always have to point out the unhealthy quality of my food.
To wrap up the hour, Dan breaks up anyone who works in computers. Hah, yeah that one can be true, but who wants to piss them off.
8pm: On Friday, the guys were handed a packet from corporate. CBS is very concerned, to say the least, about decency standards. It is entitled "Words Hurt" with an incredibly long subtitle. Basically, this packet is referring to using racial slurs and stereotypes.
Apparently, the words that Chris and Brad use on the air, have the power to affect the racial attitudes of the community. As they point out, who is possibly influenced by what they say?
Part of this booklet is a test. This test is to help you become aware of your own stereotypes or biases. Of course, being the Jewish girl on the show, they use me as an example. Here are the sentences, they are asked to complete.
All Male Hairdressers are ____
Waiters in Chinese Restaurants are ____
He Drinks a Lot So He Must Be ____
NFL Football Players Are Known to Be ____
Jewish Mothers are Typically ____
Of course, once again, this goes back to the fact that there are no racial slurs that are offensive to white people. They exist, but do not really have that strong of an effect. Dan points out that this is because white people are the best at being racist. Hmmm. Is that intolerant in itself?
In talking about being offensive, Chris asks about Sarah Silverman's latest special. I have not seen that, but I have seen her new show. It is absolutely terrible, but I cannot really explain why. A big part of it, is that she is not a good actress, whose stand-up does not translate into sitcoms. I was looking up the reviews, and surprisingly, they are strong.
It has been released that in Anna Nicole's refrigerator, there was only SlimFast, methadone, condiments and spray butter. What a healthy lifestyle she lived. The saddest part, is that the little girl is completely hooked on Methadone.
9pm: In honor of the Dixie Chicks Grammy winning, Chris plays a little country music coming out the break. Brad immediately points out that the one good thing about country, is that the girls have nice asses. Then they talk about how they think it is really hot when women wear chokers. I have never heard that one before.
They play the song, Sin Wagon, by the Chicks. Brad thinks the lyrics are whorish. Although after a while, he admits that the he was a whore, himself at a time.
Nate in Oakland calls to complain about the country music. He is pretty intoxicated, and is excited that this is his first drunk call. Chris and Brad are saying that this is the first time they have played country, and people are already complaining. Nate also wants to set the tone with drinking games.
A caller asks what exactly is methadone. Honestly, I'm not sure what it is, besides knowing it is a safer opiate. After we ask the listeners, we get several callers to give us some more information.
Brian in Novato says that he goes to a methadone clinic for help with his addiction to OxyContin. He says that this drug helps keep him off the street and helps the withdrawals. He says that you do get high from it, but not as high as off other drugs. For him, the methadone puts him at normal.
Anna in Brisbane is a nurse who has administered methadone. She says it is basically a long-lasting version of morphine. Chris asks whether it is dangerous for him to take painkillers as a recovering alcoholic. He has been told to ask that they keep him for detox after using the meds. She says that they will probably not keep you in for this, but will monitor your usage more carefully.
Craig in San Jose takes Norco for pain resulting from a work-related injury. He was concerned about the withdrawal from Norco, so his doctor put him on methadone. This helped him kick the Norco, but he has gotten right back on it.
The concern throughout the conversation, is that the best solution for recovery is to substitute another addictive purpose. Also, it seems whenever you are prescribed any pain killers, they always give you more than you probably need. I know that has always been my experience.
10pm: We continue with the methadone conversation. Jim in Livermore, not the one who lives in a van, has been credited with a sack.
We have been talking to Tony in Napa, who is both an EMT and a recovering addict. He says that when he quit heroin, he would not go on methadone, because of everything he has seen. He clears up that it is untrue the methadone will keep users from doing heroin. Tony says that he used Subutex (buprenorphine), which is an alternative to methadone that actually blocks the opiate receptors. The problem with buprenorphine is that it is expensive and not covered by insurance.
Jared in Vacaville has a friend who has a severe addiction to methadone. She has never used it for recovery. During this conversation, Brad says that the medical community desperately needs to come up with a non-opiate painkiller. He also works at a hospital where a patient was dressing up in doctor's coats trying to steal pills.
Steve in San Mateo backs up Tony's claim that Subutex is so much better. He says that the reason methadone is still the primary resource, is because of the links to the government. Steve asserts that the buprenorphine is a miracle drug, that left him with no withdrawal. They are starting to prescribe this, and insurance companies are starting to cover this drug. He also says that methadone is terrible because it is so incredibly addictive. Even worse, Subutex does not work for methadone, only for heroin.
Jessica in San Jose is a heroin addict. She quit heroin for seven years and quit with methadone. In the past year or so, she relapsed and has gotten back on the heroin. She claims to be functional, but admits that she has a problem.
Mike in Santa Rosa calls with more information with Subutex. He had to get Subutex for a friend of his, who had a nasty heroin addict. As other callers have said, the drug is really amazing. The withdrawal symptoms relieve immediately. This seems like a really big step if all of this is true. He actually knows sixteen people that have kicked their addictions by using Subutex or Suboxone.
Well this has certainly been an educational show. We have learned a great deal about heroin addiction, and particularly methadone. Even more, we have learned about Subutex, of which we had never heard.
With that, have a good night. I would apologize to my mother, but I actually do not feel that guilty about tonight's show. Hmm, that's a new feeling.
posted by The Gray Area at 7:01 PM
1 Comments:
Suboxone will work for people with methadone dependence. However the person must be weaned down on the methadone to about 30 mg per day before starting the Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) otherwise the person will be forced into severe withdrawal symptoms. You see, Suboxone competes for the the opioid receptors and will knock the methadone off the receptor. Suboxone will work for methadone dependence but should only be attempted by a physician who has experience doing this. Do not try this at home on your own!
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