Interview with Juanita Everman and Amber Fields, August 15, 2018

Project: Painkiller: An Oral History of the Opioid Epidemic

Interview Summary

Juanita and Amber each discuss their histories of opioid use. They talk about meeting each other in jail and deciding to start a non-profit whose goal is to visit every person that has overdosed (and been given Narcan) at Clark Regional Medical Center (Clark County, Winchester, Kentucky).

Interview Accession

2018oh507_pain005

Interviewee Name

Amber Fields

Juanita Everman

Interviewer Name

Nadia Ramlagan

Interview Date

2018-08-15

Interview Keyword

Achieving Recovery Together (ART) Clark Regional Medical Center Drug abuse--Law and legislation. Drug overdose Emergency responders Hospitals Narcan Non-profit organizations Opioid use Overdose intervention Substance abuse--Law and legislation Winchester (Ky.)

Interview LC Subject

Drug abuse. Drug abuse--Treatment. Drug addiction and recovery Drug addiction Drug addiction--Treatment. Drugs--Overdose. Medication abuse. Opioid abuse Opioid use Substance abuse. Substance abuse--Treatment.

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