Episodes

Ted McGrath's Path from Addiction to Successful Entrepreneur
April 11, 2019

Ted McGrath's Path from Addiction to Successful Entrepreneur

Today's episode is an interview with Ted McGrath.  Ted is a highly paid consultant, coach, motivational speaker, actor and entrepreneur.  Following his struggle with addiction, Ted created a movement called The Good Enough Movement with the...

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Benjamin's Story - From DJ Addict to Recovery
April 4, 2019

Benjamin's Story - From DJ Addict to Recovery

Benjamin is from Denmark and started on drugs when he was DJing in Denmark.  He is now clean and sober and wants to help spread the word to others.  He goes into depth about his experiences on the Narconon program.  He suggests that...

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Giles' Story
March 28, 2019

Giles' Story

Giles has an amazing story of how he finally got out of his drug addiction and makes a point that anyone can beat it. Something can be done. This is an amazing story.

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Randy's Story - NFL Player from Addicted to Helping Others
March 21, 2019

Randy's Story - NFL Player from Addicted to Helping Others

When we think of athletes and drugs, it's general performance enhancing drugs like steroids.  However, when you are a professional athlete and your job depends on your performance, it's easy to depend on pain killers to get through the next game...

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Drug Prevention Summit Part 3 - Dan Zsido and More
March 14, 2019

Drug Prevention Summit Part 3 - Dan Zsido and More

This is episode 100 and Jason and I talk about how it's been and what we are looking forward to with the next 100 episodes.  This is also part 3 of the interviews from the 7th Annual Southeastern US Regional Drug Prevention Summit.  We...

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Drug Prevention Summit Part 2 - "Tall Cop"
March 7, 2019

Drug Prevention Summit Part 2 - "Tall Cop"

This is part 2 of our Drug Prevention Summit interviews.  In this episode we interviewed an independent consultant who is an expert on the effects or drugs and how to post the indicators of addiction; a medical doctor with a slightly different...

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Drug Prevention Summit Part 1 - Former WH Drug Czar - Robert DuPont
Feb. 28, 2019

Drug Prevention Summit Part 1 - Former WH Drug Czar - Robert DuPont

We interview onsite direct from the 7th Annual Drug Prevention Summit, put on by Drug Free America. Part I are interviews with key event speakers including industry leaders Former White House Drug Czar Robert DuPont; then Dr. Ken Finn; and finally...

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Overdosed: The Film Premiere
Feb. 21, 2019

Overdosed: The Film Premiere

A few months ago we interviewed the producer and director of the feature documentary "Overdosed" which exposes how McKesson pharmaceutical distributor specifically targeted West Virginia for the distribution of billions of opioids to only a few...

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Brandon Jordan's Story - A Rock Star's Road to Recovery
Feb. 14, 2019

Brandon Jordan's Story - A Rock Star's Road to Recovery

Brandon Jordan was one of the founders of Kill Radio - a punk rock band.  His family had a history of drug abuse, but Brandon didn't start abusing alcohol and drugs until his early 20s. Once he started to party, he went from 0 to 60 in a split...

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Devin's ADHD Drug Addiction to a New Life
Feb. 7, 2019

Devin's ADHD Drug Addiction to a New Life

Devin's story starts similarly to others in that he was prescribed drugs to address ADHD.  Since those drugs are actually stimulants, they caused him to act out and he countered that with marijuana and other drugs.  During high school he...

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Author Nate Wilson's Recover - "Zero to Hero"
Jan. 31, 2019

Author Nate Wilson's Recover - "Zero to Hero"

Nate's story is typical but then not so typical.  Addicted to drugs at an early age, he attempted suicide several times after the death of friends close to him.  In and out of jail but now clean and sober, Nate Wilson has written a book -...

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Angela's Story - Revisited
Jan. 24, 2019

Angela's Story - Revisited

Angela is a graduate of Narconon and she was on the podcast last year telling her story.  Her story is unlike any other and addresses those addicts who maybe just drink every day and take pills but don't need rehab.  If this is you, listen...

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Rock Icon Wes Geer of Korn Now Rocks Others to Recovery
Jan. 17, 2019

Rock Icon Wes Geer of Korn Now Rocks Others to Recovery

Wes Geer is a successful rock star - literally.  He founded the rock band HedPE and toured with the band Korn.  In 2003, Wes was addicted to methamphetamine, alcohol and pot.  He is now in his 11th year of sobriety. In 2012 he...

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Nurses are Not Immune to Addiction - Kris Waite's Story
Jan. 11, 2019

Nurses are Not Immune to Addiction - Kris Waite's Story

This is a replay of the interview with Kris Waite. Kris is a registered nurse and became addicted to Fentanyl while working as a surgical nurse in a hospital. Her story goes into the depths of addiction, incarceration and out the other side to...

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Tyler's Story - Addicted at Age 6
Jan. 3, 2019

Tyler's Story - Addicted at Age 6

Tyler began his addiction story at age 6 when he was put on psych drugs to combat ADD. From there he moved onto Marijuana and then hardcore drugs. Now he is clean and sober and wanting to help other addicts get to where he is today. He has a new life...

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Happy New Year 2019
Dec. 27, 2018

Happy New Year 2019

Now is the time to get yourself or your loved one into treatment. There is always the New Year's resolution to get clean and sober and no matter how vehemently it is made, unless you or your loved one get treatment, the chance of it actually happening...

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FL AG Pam Bondi on Illegal Drugs Coming into the Country
Dec. 20, 2018

FL AG Pam Bondi on Illegal Drugs Coming into the Country

Approximately one year ago, we interviewed Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on the podcast and she spoke about action she was taking from her "hat" on the opioid epidemic. Last week, she filed suit against Walgreens, CVS and various pharmaceutical...

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Florida Attorney General Takes Action
Dec. 14, 2018

Florida Attorney General Takes Action

Beating the drum once again for getting help BEFORE the holidays - addiction does NOT take a holiday. Also the Florida Attorney General - Pam Bondi - has filed a lawsuit against two of the major pharmacies and several drug companies who are...

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Michael DeLeon's Steered Straight is Saving Lives
Dec. 6, 2018

Michael DeLeon's Steered Straight is Saving Lives

A few weeks ago we interviewed Michael DeLeon.  Michael is a former addict, former felon and since leaving prison for the last time he has dedicated his life to educating youth and inmates about drugs and the consequences.  His story is one...

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Actor Lillo Brancato's Real "Bronx Tale"
Nov. 29, 2018

Actor Lillo Brancato's Real "Bronx Tale"

July 5th, 1992 and Lillo Brancato is a young man on Jones Beach.  He is seen by a casting agent and ends up being cast in "A Bronx Tale" as Robert DeNiro's son.  After being introduced to marijuana on set by a fellow cast member, he began...

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Derek's Story Reload
Nov. 22, 2018

Derek's Story Reload

Since Jason is traveling, we are posting today a previous interview of Derek.  We interviewed Derek very near the beginning of the podcast and this interview really brought home the reason we are doing this podcast.  We want to offer help...

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A Mom and Daughter's Harrowing Story of Recovery
Nov. 16, 2018

A Mom and Daughter's Harrowing Story of Recovery

This is Emily's story and that of her mom - Linda.  Emily is a recent Narconon graduate.  She started on drugs at 12 or 13 - drinking and smoking marijuana.  She gradually moved onto heroin.  She went to two different rehabs but...

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Overdosed - The Film
Nov. 9, 2018

Overdosed - The Film

This episode is an interview with two of the producers of a new feature-length documentary by Award-winning Editor Mary Sue Connolly.  The film is an 80-minute documentary set in the small town of Petersburg, West Virginia, a rural community...

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Nurses are Not Immune to Addiction - Kris Waite's Story
Nov. 1, 2018

Nurses are Not Immune to Addiction - Kris Waite's Story

Even those in the medical field are susceptible to addiction.  You might think that because they are more educated in the effects of drugs on the body that this would not be the case but today's episode is the story of a nurse who became addicted...

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