I Found My Mother Passed Away… The First Thing I Did Was Steal Her Cancer Meds | Ep 222 — Get a Grip Podcast

In this Get a Grip episode, host and guest discuss their shared recovery journeys and the impact of family trauma on substance use. The guest recounts growing up in a household where his father owned a bar, leading to early exposure to alcohol and a permissive environment that normalized drug use. He details his progression from alcohol and marijuana to severe opioid addiction after a college baseball injury, which eventually led to heroin use. The narrative also covers his role as a caregiver for his mother during her battle with colon cancer and his father's diagnosis with pancreatic canc…

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Cold open: Refilling deceased mother's prescriptions Sponsors: Workday and Rho GLP-1 pills Introduction and guest arrival Growing up in Toledo and family background Early substance use and parental leniency Parental separation and mother's dating life Protective behavior and smoking aversion Brother's injury and role model dynamics High school years and alcohol access People-pleasing personality traits Discovery of the band Fish and first concert First LSD experience and its impact Influence of Fish on music festivals Sponsors: Rocket Mortgage and CBS Elsbeth Driving home high and panic attack Transition to marijuana dealing Post-high school ego and work plans Meeting 'Mushy' and bar operations Debt to Mushy and car recovery Roommate who played for the Patriots College graduation and psychology degree Injury during college baseball game First use of Percocet and addiction start Opioid withdrawal and craving cycle Sponsors: Rocket Mortgage and CBS Elsbeth Sponsor: Rho GLP-1 pills Running out of prescriptions and withdrawal Physical changes and social isolation Relapse and return to street drugs Suboxone treatment and caregiving role Caring for mother's medical needs Managing mother's pain and own anxiety meds Buying and selling prescription pills Mother's death and continued medication use Ego reduction and personal growth Father's cancer diagnosis and cigar shop Father's fear of death and final days Fentanyl relapse and father's passing Finding mother deceased and funeral Reflection on parents' sacrifices Sponsors: Rocket Mortgage and CBS Elsbeth Sponsor: Whole Foods Market Taking mother's drugs and police interaction No charges and continued prescription refills Autopsy results and mother's illness Pharmacy alert and arrest Detention and court assessment Lying to judge and grandmother's refusal Sober living facility and expulsion Fentanyl in Columbus and local context Second facility and desire to return Dry drunk behavior and court termination Probation graduation and record expungement Impact of felonies on employment Moving to Columbus and sobriety date Super Bowl relapse trigger Self-harm acknowledgment Sponsor: Rocket Mortgage Sponsor: Sustain Pro eye drops Fear of relapse and willpower Benefits of recovery community Relocation to Columbus via MedCab Career in recovery and skill gaps Finding purpose in helping others THC drinks and ceiling effect Future plans for content creation Book ideas and baseball analogy Nieces and family blessings Closing remarks and USAA sponsor Sponsors: Rocket Mortgage and LinkedIn Success is contagious and job aspirations Grateful Dead ticket and orange juice Ketamine treatment discussion Klonopin prescription and vape shop job Psychiatrist recommendation and past refills Medical taper and dissolvable tablets Doctor-patient relationship honesty Client engagement and closing thanks Sponsors: Rho and Carvana Sponsor: SimpliSafe

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I Found My Mother Passed Away… The First Thing I Did Was Steal Her Cancer Meds | Ep 222

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