Addiction Knowing When to Get Off The Elevator

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Fentanyl on the Front Line: A Mayor’s Perspective on Recovery, Policy & Real-World Solutions 💊🚓🏛️

I’m Connor with Honor (ret. LAPD motor/DRE), joined by Dr. Sarit Levy and Mayor Neill Clark of Sparta Township, NJ—an antitrust attorney turned community advocate who’s 20 years sober and using that journey to shape compassionate, evidence-based policy. We get real about what actually reduces overdoses, supports officers and first responders, and helps people find and stay in recovery. 🙌

🎯 What You’ll Learn
• Why “punish the addict” policies fail—and how harm-reduction + recovery-first approaches save lives and rebuild trust.
• Practical ways mayors, chiefs, EMS, schools, and community partners can collaborate (not just cooperate) to reduce overdoses.
• Narcan access and Good Samaritan/Overdose Prevention laws—why calling for help should never become a criminal trap.
• Post-incident outreach (officer + counselor follow-ups after a possession arrest) that converts crisis into care.
• The CARE model (Calm, Assess, Respond, Engage) as shared language across agencies to de-escalate, stabilize, and connect to treatment.

🧰 Free Training That Works—Funded & Scalable
Our podcast is dedicated to equipping police chiefs, first responders, educators, and community leaders like you with tools to save lives. A key focus is the Opioid Response Training Course from Z School, backed by 60+ university partners. This no-cost program—funded by opioid settlement dollars—trains officers in practical strategies for addressing opioid use disorder: recognizing overdose signs, administering Narcan, and de-escalating crises using the CARE model (Calm, Assess, Respond, Engage). Chiefs Bruce Hedley and Mike Ayers in Georgia rallied 50+ departments in just 24 hours to enroll—proof this approach is resonating and ready to deploy at scale.

👉 Enroll or request details: https://www.zschool.com/training-request
Questions? Contact Josh Azan at [email protected] or 954-647-3252.

🎙️ Be Our Guest
We’d love to have you join us to share your perspective—whether it’s your department’s approach to the crisis, innovative community solutions, or insights on building resilience against addiction. Your voice can inspire and educate others on the front lines. Book your appearance here:
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✅ Action Items (Share with Your Team)

Lead with empathy, backed by training—move from “enforcement only” to an enforcement + recovery pipeline.

Standardize language with CARE so data, de-escalation, and outcomes line up across agencies.

Fund the last mile: rides to meetings, food support, peer mentors—small supports that prevent relapse.

Keep Narcan everywhere and pair reversals with warm handoffs to treatment. “Call first, save life.” 🗣️

🧾 Hosts & Guest
Hosted by Dr. Sarit Levy (Chief Learning Officer, Z School) and Connor with Honor (CA DRE 01238257; ret. LAPD). Special guest: Mayor Neill Clark, Sparta Township, NJ.

👥 Who This Helps
Police, sheriffs, fire/EMS, 911, corrections, school safety, hospital partners • Mayors and city/county leaders • Teachers, counselors, social workers, faith/community orgs • Prevention coalitions & recovery community orgs • Families one conversation away from help.

🏙️ Community Impact
• City hall alignment changes outcomes across streets, schools, and public health.
• Consistent, data-driven training reduces repeat overdoses and increases treatment entry.
• Leaders telling the truth about recovery lowers stigma and boosts help-seeking.
• Prevention-center partnerships turn “after the call” into warm handoffs and follow-ups.

🧪 How to Use This Episode
• Chiefs/Mayors: Share at command staff; choose one Action Item to implement this month.
• Training Officers: Standardize CARE across academy and in-service.
• Community Partners: Map “last-mile” gaps (rides, food, meetings) and own one.
• Families: Learn the signs, carry Narcan, and call—Good Samaritan protections save lives.

If this helped you, please like, subscribe, and share with one person who needs it—especially your local chief, mayor, school admin, or EMS lead. Together we can turn crisis into connection and policy into progress. 💪

Best regards,
Dr. Sarit Levy
Chief Learning Officer, Z School
Host, Fentanyl on the Front Line

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