Mar 21, 2022
We were privileged to have an extended conversation with the
founder of BASIC, Oval Miller and his top assistant Michael
Batchman, as my guest on the latest episode of the KDHX podcast
Tangazo. ———
BASIC was Founded in 1982, as a drug and alcohol treatment center
for African Americans. It has a great reputation for the
restoration of drug-addicted persons back to contributing citizens.
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Recently seven people died within a two-hour time span, within two
city blocks in the central west end of St Louis, as a result of
Fentanyl laced cocaine. Those deaths sparked my concern that more
information was needed, about this deadly synthetic drug Fentanyl.
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What is the genesis of this drug, where does it come from and why
does it kill so many people annually in the Stlouis metro area, was
the focus of our conversation during this episode of Tangazo.
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Why isn’t there more concern and funding for drug addiction,
in black communities in St Louis city and county? Why aren’t
African American elected officials more involved in helping to
eradicate the destruction of black families and communities caused
by the drug epidemic, that’s raging out of control across the metro
area? ———
These questions are raised and answered in this compelling episode
of the KDHX podcast Tangazo. ——
Produced by Sasha Hay for KDHX