43 minOther drugs
He tricked three doctors to feed his Adderall addiction
Anthony Scamardella/Eight years on Adderall, in recovery
14 conversations
Other drugs
Cocaine, meth, pills and the years they take before anyone notices.
Cocaine and pills can run for a long time before they cost anyone their job. That is the danger in them. The bill arrives late and all at once.
These conversations cover the functional years, the point the arithmetic stopped working, and the specific thing that made each person stop. Several of them were using alongside a family member, which changes the whole shape of getting clean.
The conversations
Every episode about other drugs
43 min
33 minAlcohol
Doctors told her one more drink could kill her
Raquel Herrera/Alcohol and drugs, in recovery
40 minOther drugs
I overdosed on water and woke up from a coma
John Rokee/Near-fatal overdose, in recovery
45 minMental health and suicide
Everything looked perfect on Instagram
John Scafiddi Jr/The Journey podcast, founder of At War
55 minOther drugs
A Wall Street manager who ended up in crack houses
Dan Ryan/Thirty-eight years sober
43 minAlcohol
He checked into rehab hours before his wife found out what he did
Tyler Ramsey/Former Bear Stearns
40 minHeroin and opioids
25 rehabs failed. A kidnapping is what finally saved her
Ashley Moore/In recovery
44 minGambling addiction
He answered 18 of 20 gambling questions yes at age 18
Sal/Gamblers Anonymous, since 1986
39 minAlcohol
A belt was around his neck when the bathroom pole broke
Cormac/Love Island USA, fitness coach
1 hr 8 minOther drugs
Lamar Odom on the coma and the night that almost killed him
Lamar Odom/Two-time NBA champion
53 minHeroin and opioids
He overdosed in his father's car, then went to rehab for the fourteenth time
Alan Griffin/15 years sober, Banyan Treatment Centers
42 minGambling addiction
He got high while shopping for his own rehab clothes
Jordan Freeman/In recovery
53 minAlcohol
She drank Listerine when her parents wouldn't let her have alcohol
Caitlin/In recovery
51 minOther drugs
Surviving the mafia, addiction and domestic abuse
Renee Graziano/Mob Wives
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- Rehab and treatmentTwenty-five treatment centres, one that finally worked, and why.28
- Mental health and suicideThe nights people planned to end it, and what stopped them.22
- Gambling addictionThe addiction that leaves no track marks and no smell on your breath.21
- Sober living and habitsThe unglamorous daily mechanics of staying clean.21
- AlcoholHigh-functioning drinking, hidden bottles and the double life it takes to keep it going.16
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