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197 - Getting Hooked On (and Off) Drugs and Drink
âI have a purpose today, and I feel God steps in my life a lot and he was telling me to have courage and be fearless.â -Ira Today, Ben and I chatted with Ira, whoâs a real deal addict. Heâs had a ton of health issues...
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196 - Starting an Addiction During College
âI have a place that I was comfortable with that I was already a part of for my recovery.â -Reed Today, Ben and I chatted with Reed, who tells his story about how his addiction started in college. Raised locally in...
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195 - Healing Trauma to Break Free From Addiction
âLife continues to show up, whether you want to be a part of it or not.â -Natalie Today, Ben and I chatted with Natalie, who endured horrible abuse as a small girl that gave her immense amounts of childhood trauma...
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193 - Vince has been to 10+ treatment centers - What will be different this time?
In today's episode, Ben and I talk with Vince, a 25-year-old recovering addict from Philadelphia. He stole a bottle of vodka and drank the entire bottle in sixth grade. In the summer of his freshman year of high...
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192 - Growing up in Manhattan- Selling drugs and living a lifestyle of destruction- Tom Fabricitore shares his story
âWhat alcohol was doing for me outlaid what it was doing to me.â --Tom Today, Ben and I are talking to Tom, who works in the recovery field. Born and raised in downtown Manhattan, he became a drug dealer and...
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191 - Al Dutzik- The Real Deal Alcoholic- The importance of community and benefits of Sober Living
ââAlcohol was the substance I just could not go without - I felt safe with alcohol.â -Al Today, Ben and I are talking to Al, a native of Pittsburgh, who is sharing with us today his journey and what he did to become...
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190 - The First 30 Days of Treatment
Here we are with Real Recovery Talk! Do you know someone who is considering going to a treatment facility for up to 30 days? Today, Iâm going to talk about how you most likely wonât be cured by going to treatment for...
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189 - Perry - Struggles with KRATOM and the anxieties that surrounds it
âKratom feels like an opiate, you get strong feelings similar to opiates.ââ -Perry Today, Ben and I are talking to Perry, a 24-year-old from Maryland and started smoking marijuana at age 16. He lost everything that he...
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188 - Ken B - 35 retired from the Army, discusses his alcoholism and addiction throughout his life and ultimately where it led him
âYou couple substance abuse with PTSD and Iâm wondering, âHow do I fit in?ââ -Ken Today, Ben and I are talking to Ken, a 35-year active military combat-in-arms, now veteran, discussing his alcoholism and addiction and...
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187 - 5 advantages to sobriety that we didn't see coming
âI canât even put into words how tight-knit a community that weâre a part of.â -Ben Today, Ben and I will cover the top five unexpected benefits that have come about because of our sobriety. These positive side...
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186 - Cody W - His successes, finance and all things money and how it can impact our sobriety
âYou have choices in what you do with your time, and thatâs up to the individual.â -Cody Today, Ben and I are chatting with Cody, who was very successful in life, and then addiction took it all away. Listen in to find...
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185 - Kevin W- Shares about anxiety, cutting treatment short and having a psychic change
âOne day I broke into tears and told my dad I canât stop drinking and I needed help.â -Kevin Today, Ben and I are chatting with Kevin, who is an alumnus of Rock Recovery Center. Listen in and find out how Kevin could...
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