Episode 41: John Koch: The Nation's First 24/7 MAT Clinic

Community Medical Services (CMS) is the Nation's first medication-assisted-treatment (MAT) clinic with 24/7 availability. Today's guest, John Koch, works is the CMS Community Impact Manager. John tells Zach a deeply personal story about developing-- and later overcoming-- an opioid addiction; how/ he began working at CMS; and the impact CMS has had on his  life.  Zach traveled to the clinic-- in Phoenix Arizona-- as part of his research for his long-form review/analysis of CMS. (The article was published in Filter Magazine and Alternet). This interview with John Koch one of those interviews.    * * * * * *  Read Zach's Article here:  https://filtermag.org/2019/06/20/what-can-we-learn-from-the-nations-first-24-7-methadone-clinic/ Learn more about CMS here: https://communitymedicalservices.org/   * * * * * *  CHECK OUT PRODUCER AARON FERGUSON'S ORIGINAL MUSIC HERE http://soundcloud.com/knowmad1   * * * * * * VISIT OUR NEW "MODES OF EXCHANGE" BLOG SITE http://modesofexchange.org  LEARN ABOUT ZACH'S BOOK WITH STANTON PEELE, OUTGROWING ADDICTION http://outgrowingaddiction.com    Become a Patron  http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange   Visit our audible link--- download a free audio book and support the show! http://audibletrial.com/socialexchange   Listen on iTunes (and leave us a review!) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t...    * * * * * *  Thanks to our new patrons - Dee-Dee Stout - Christopher Hanlon  - André Pampel - CARTER Vermont  - Rick Barnett  - Anne M. Earle - Inigo - Jon Holt - Laila Ferguson - Mary Kay Villaverde - Michelle - NANCY - Sean Holt - Regina Ferguson - Timmy Tucker - Christian - Thomas Rhoads - Kathleen Cochran - Marjorie Israel - Diane T - Trevor  - Sue Mathieu - Linda Rhoads