
Last Day
How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis
Author: Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Narrator: Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: 08/18/2026
Categories: Nonfiction, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Family & Relationships
Synopsis
Based on the groundbreaking podcast of the same name, Last Day is borne of Stephanie Wittels Wachs’s determination to shed light on the ongoing opioid epidemic in America.
After the tragic and untimely death of her brother Harris Wittels to an opioid overdose, Stephanie connected with Jessica Cordova Kramer, whose brother died under nearly identical circumstances. Together they launched Last Day, a podcast that facilitates unflinching conversations with addiction specialists, harm reductionists, people in long-term recovery, public policy experts pushing for reform, and many others, to determine what could have saved their brothers lives and how we can prevent overdose deaths moving forward.
Ten years ago, Stephanie lost her brother—her person—and over the last seven years, her interviews and research have become a vital resource for others fighting not to lose their person. Heartbreaking yet deeply hopeful, Last Day is, at its core, a powerful story of love that endures long after loss.