How I Lost My Leg, Started Selling Carfentanil & Got Addicted to Percs | Ep 194
Summary
Quan White shares his harrowing journey from a traumatic childhood and a lost football scholarship to surviving a gunshot wound that cost him his leg. He details his subsequent battles with addiction, including prescription pill abuse and selling dangerous drugs, alongside multiple prison stints. Now working as a peer support specialist, he reflects on his past mistakes and finds purpose in helping others navigate their own struggles with addiction and incarceration.
Topics discussed
Intro, sponsor reads, and guest introduction
Childhood trauma and witnessing domestic violence
Football scholarship and first felony charge
Early drug use and self-defense shooting
Losing a leg in a drug deal gone wrong
Opioid addiction and the pill mill era
Selling fentanyl and near-death experiences
Vehicular manslaughter and life-altering accident
Cocaine, Adderall, and the Memphis trip
Prison experience at Youngstown and reflection
Current work as a peer support specialist
Advice for the past self and closing remarks
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