# substance use (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover substance use. Page: Feed: --- ## [18% of Nurses Screened Positive. Why Are We Still Waiting?](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/18-of-nurses-screened-positive-why-f13) _2026-08-19 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ Why do we so often wait until a nurse fails, an incident occurs, or patient safety is at risk before connecting someone with help? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211895473/b2bc45d476288fdcb7dbe2df057040a3.mp3) ## [Using Software to Detect Diversion: What It Actually Takes to Make the Technology Work](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/using-software-to-detect-diversion) _2026-08-18 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ The facilities that get the most from diversion monitoring software are not the ones with the most sophisticated platforms — they are the ones with the strongest programs behind them ## [Is Diversion Mitigation as Important as Falls Prevention?](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/is-diversion-mitigation-as-important) _2026-08-14 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ Healthcare organizations have built robust systems to prevent one patient safety risk. ## [The Safest Pharmacy Is the One That Talks About It](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/the-safest-pharmacy-is-the-one-that-352) _2026-08-14 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ What happens when a pharmacy professional experiences a substance use disorder, enters recovery, and then returns to the same workplace—with the same colleagues and access to controlled substances? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211186983/d03556679d842943680c8df0b3f29580.mp3) ## [Interviewing a Healthcare Worker Suspected of Diversion](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/interviewing-a-healthcare-worker) _2026-08-11 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ The subject interview is the most consequential moment in a diversion investigation — and the one that healthcare facilities are most often underprepared for ## [Upstream of Diversion: Pain, Mental Health, and the Making of a Substance Use Disorder](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/upstream-of-diversion-pain-mental-26b) _2026-08-05 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ Substance use disorder rarely begins with the substance itself. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209960563/9c478439f52d1c1dfa43645bc3998b87.mp3) ## [Less Burden, Better Compliance: Remote Drug Testing That Works for Facilities and Participants](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/less-burden-better-compliance-remote-c5f) _2026-07-29 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ Can remote drug and alcohol testing deliver the same level of confidence as traditional collection methods? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209009267/384ada284c4601202540ee7d96d04c90.mp3) ## [External Audit vs. Internal Audit: What Every Healthcare Leader Needs to Understand](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/external-audit-vs-internal-audit) _2026-07-29 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ Both matter. They serve different purposes. And confusing one for the other is one of the most common gaps in controlled substance oversight. ## [Catching the Diversion Your Software Is Not Built to See](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/catching-the-diversion-your-software-82a) _2026-07-22 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ How do you build a single, standardized drug diversion program across a large health system when every hospital, infusion center, and outpatient location has developed its own processes? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208097615/18aeed1315b10baeb052fe4a38db303b.mp3) ## [The Stigma Associated With Addiction — and Why It Makes Everything Worse](https://terrividals.substack.com/p/the-stigma-associated-with-addiction) _2026-07-21 · Terri Vidals · Drug Diversion Insights_ In healthcare settings, the way we think about addiction shapes everything from how we respond to colleagues in crisis to how effectively we protect our patients ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hbVbW9jAm6at) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Is This A Drug I See Before Me?](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/what-shakespeare-says-about-substances) _2025-06-08 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ In Stratford’s 2025 season, substance use lingers at the edges of the audience's awareness, or sometimes it takes centre stage ## [Book Review: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/book-review-how-the-penguins-saved) _2025-05-25 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ A quirky novel about an aging adventurer has something profound to say about cannabis ## [This should be a ballot box issue](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/this-should-be-a-ballot-box-issue) _2025-04-13 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ The human toll of the the toxic drug crisis shouldn't be an afterthought ## [The art of holding space](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/the-art-of-holding-space) _2025-03-23 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ A Q&A with an underground psychedelic guide ## [The myths and mysteries of psychedelic plants](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/the-myths-and-mysteries-of-psychedelic) _2025-03-09 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ What historical illustrations reveal about consciousness-expanding substances ## [Talking to teens about Matthew Perry’s death](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/what-we-can-learn-from-matthew-perrys) _2025-03-02 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ It’s complicated. And worth a conversation ## [Let's Be Honest: A Zine](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/lets-be-honest-a-zine) _2025-02-23 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ Your reflection journal for conscious substance use ## [What we can learn from Elon Musk’s example](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/what-we-can-learn-from-elon-musks-example) _2025-02-09 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ Psychedelics are a double-edged sword ## [One woman’s journey with ketamine](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/one-womans-journey-with-ketamine) _2025-02-06 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ From a therapist’s office to a home treatment to a house party ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aUL452ZJKTqR) _2025-02-06 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [Ketamine: A parent’s guide](https://daphnegordon.substack.com/p/ketamine-a-parents-guide) _2025-02-06 · Daphne Gordon · Psychedelic Sundays_ Everything you need to know to talk to your teen or young adult