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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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Have you had a family history of substance use disorder? And often, people had to drive an hour to go to their clinic, and then since- Eric: Every day, driving an hour, driving back two hours a day, just in transportation to get your methadone once a day, every day. And they ask questions like, have you used substances? Katie: Yep.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families California’s Master Plan for Aging New York’s Master Plan for Aging Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. This includes transportation, driver’s license, parks, volunteerism, housing, and of course health and human services.