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What happens when the cop who was taking down bad guys and drug addicts, becomes a drug addict… for years… ruining everything and costing everything? Today we're talking to Brock Bevell, a medically retired cop who lost everything to opioid addiction. We're going to talk about the injuries, the pain, the addiction, the cost, and Brock's recovery. If you think that your addiction is going to remain hidden where no one will ever find out about it, then you need to hear what Brock has to say.

Music is by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 133

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Police, Addiction, Commitment, Consistency, Detox, Doctors, Drugs, Fear, God, Identity, Injury, Medical Retirement, Pain, Prescriptions, Relationships, Shame, Undercover, Mesa, Arizona

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Today we return to police officer JD Pettey to talk about what happens when an officer starts talking during someone else's tragedy and how badly that can go. JD's family has had a number of serious tragedies and he was gracious enough to share those difficult memories with us because each story is an example of cops saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, even when they knew they were talking to a fellow police. Obviously this is a sensitive conversation with discussion of suicide and other tragic deaths, but this is also one of my favorite conversations I've ever had with a police officer. I think it was instructive, insightful, and even funny at times. And we've all been there, when you need just the right words, and instead you put your foot your mouth.

Music is by Alexander Nakarada and by National Sweetheart

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 132.5

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Police, Accidents, Assumptions, Communication, Death Notifications, Family, Humor, Jargon, Loss, Professionalism, Suicide, Tragedy, Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

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Today we're talking about Crisis Intervention Teams and the work they do to free up police resources for other jobs. Our guest today is a CIT officer and instructor I met at a training I went to this last year. His name is JD Pettey and he's a thirty year officer with about a decade specifically working with co-responders (the community behavioral health liaisons) to help people in need because of addiction and mental health problems. JD has a tremendous amount of experience and you're going to want to catch what he says is valuable about having officers who specifically specialize in CIT areas.

Music is by Alexander Nakarada

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 132

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CIT, Addiction, Army, Career, Co-Responders, Crisis, Mental Health, Police, Psychosis, Substance Abuse, Training, Veterans, Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri

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