Sam Quinones: Recovering Addicts Are Having a Bottom-Up Revolution in This Small Kentucky Town

Journalist and author Sam Quinones returns to the Strong Towns Podcast for the third time to discuss a recent, moving article he’s written for The Free Press : “ Opioids Decimated a Kentucky Town. Recovering Addicts Are Saving It .” It’s the story of Hazard, a small town that was hit hard by the decline of coal mining and the rise of the opioid epidemic—and yet its residents aren’t letting their town go down without a fight. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES “ Opioids Decimated a Kentucky Town. Recovering Addicts Are Saving It ,” by Sam Quinones, The Free Press (February 2024). Sam Quinones (Twitter/X) . Sam Quinones (website) . Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X) .