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If you sign up for Obscura premium on Himalaya Plus from now through December 13th,

Himalaya will give all proceeds made during this time to a great cause called in the backlog.

A program aimed at resolving the mountain of untested rape kits that have been overlooked.

When you subscribe to my premium channel, please leave a voice note for me in the community section,

and I'll make a special holiday episode addressing any questions or comments that are left for me.

You might even hear your message play in the episode.

And hey, for a limited time, if you sign up now, you'll get your first month of premium,

exclusive episodes, and members only community for free.

Yes, that includes Black Label.

Simply download the Himalaya app, look up Obscura, and enter promo code GiveBack.

At checkout, that promo code is GiveBack.

If you want to contribute even more to end the backlog,

check the episode notes for a list of other creators who are also participating in this awesome campaign.

Welcome listener, I'm glad you're here.

Take a seat next to the fire.

Welcome to Obscura, where we shine a light on the dark.

In the state of Massachusetts, five people die every day from a drug overdose.

Five individual lives suddenly ended due to substances they actively put inside their bodies.

Often, these substances involve opiates, some of the most potent drugs available.

When opiates are taken into the body, they seek out and attach themselves to opioid receptors

within the brain and spinal cord. In doing so, the body receives a pain relieving effect,

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