Episodes

188
Nov. 13, 2020

Don Cummins - An Addict who found Self Respect

Don Cummins not only is a former addict but he served over 20 years in prison for bank robberies. He was homeless and declared insane by the courts. But he found his self respect in a recovery workshop and completely turned his life around to where he...
Don Cummins - An Addict who found Self Respect
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Don Cummins - An Addict who found Self Respect
187
Nov. 6, 2020

Duke Rumely - Leading the Sober Movement

Duke Rumely is a former alcoholic who has been sober since 1989. Since then he realized that what was needed at concerts and sporting events was an area for those who are sober and trying to remain that way. He founded Sober AF Entertainment and is...
Duke Rumely - Leading the Sober Movement
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Duke Rumely - Leading the Sober Movement
177
Aug. 28, 2020

Greg Nance - 3000 Days to 3000 Miles

Greg Nance had it all - a great home, a great family, successful business, successful athletic ability and a scholarship to a great college. This is a story like so many. He suffered a loss and turned to alcohol and drugs to deal with it. When he...
Greg Nance - 3000 Days to 3000 Miles
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Greg Nance - 3000 Days to 3000 Miles
163
July 3, 2020

Norman - Recovered Addict - Helping Others

Norman is too young to have experienced all he has.  Starting at age 13, smoking weed; his addiction led him down a dark path including a shooting that took the life of one of his friends.  He's recovered his sobriety through the Narconon...
Norman - Recovered Addict - Helping Others
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Norman - Recovered Addict - Helping Others
164
June 19, 2020

Trisha Posner - Freedom Fighter and Survivor

Author of The Pharmacist of Auschwitz
Trisha Posner - Freedom Fighter and Survivor
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Trisha Posner - Freedom Fighter and Survivor
162
June 12, 2020

Jennifer Gimenez - From Super Star to Addict to Mentor

Jennifer Gimenez was discovered at age 14 and became a super model and super star in Hollywood.  Surrounded by a fast-paced Hollywood lifestyle and unprepared for the trappings of fame, Jenn eventually found herself at the mercy of her own drug...
Jennifer Gimenez - From Super Star to Addict to Mentor
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Jennifer Gimenez - From Super Star to Addict to Mentor
161
June 5, 2020

Tim Ryan - From Dope to Hope

Tim has seen and done it all.  He's been an addict.  He's run million dollar companies.  Drugs stole more than half of his life but now he's dedicated every waking minute since walking out of prison to dealing hope to addicts and their...
Tim Ryan - From Dope to Hope
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Tim Ryan - From Dope to Hope
160
May 15, 2020

Connor Miller - Former Heroin Addict - Entrepreneur

This interview is with Connor Miller, 26 years old. He was a heroin addict who got clean from drugs four years ago and since then, he has not looked back. He co-founded a 50 million dollar logistics business with his father and now he is in the...
Connor Miller - Former Heroin Addict - Entrepreneur
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Connor Miller - Former Heroin Addict - Entrepreneur
158
May 8, 2020

Robert Imbeault - Author - Before I Leave You

Robert is a successful entrepreneur and childhood sexual abuse survivor.  Straddling the line between poor and destitute, Robert was raised by a single mother in a failing steel town.  Robert wrote his book - Before I Leave You - as a final...
Robert Imbeault - Author - Before I Leave You
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Robert Imbeault - Author - Before I Leave You
156
May 1, 2020

Mike Diamond - Saving Lives with Spirituality and Inspiration

Mike Diamond, former reality TV star, motivational speaker/author, and celebrity interventionist.  Being 13+ years sober himself, Mike shares his knowledge in his new book “7 Steps to an Unbreakable Mindset," speaks in schools around the nation...
Mike Diamond - Saving Lives with Spirituality and Inspiration
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Mike Diamond - Saving Lives with Spirituality and Inspiration
154
April 24, 2020

Dr. Sharif Mohr - Drug Free America

Dr. Mohr strongly supports treatment and sustainable recovery. He is not an advocate for the delegalization of marijuana. In his capacity as epidemiologist for Drug Free America, he researches the effects of marijuana - especially on our youth. Dr....
Dr. Sharif Mohr - Drug Free America
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Dr. Sharif Mohr - Drug Free America
156
April 17, 2020

Janet Colbert - Champion for the Newborn - Head of STOPP Now

We titled this podcast as Janet being a champion for newborns. This is because she worked as a neonatal nurse and had to treat newborns born addicted to drugs in an ever increasing number with the opioid addiction epidemic being in full swing....
Janet Colbert - Champion for the Newborn - Head of STOPP Now
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Janet Colbert - Champion for the Newborn - Head of STOPP Now
155
April 10, 2020

Shelley Winner - Former Addict, Former Felon - Turned Life Around

Shelley Winner was introduced to alcohol by her dad at age 11.  Her drug and alcohol use grew from there to trafficking in drugs in her 30s.  She was arrested and received a 4 year sentence in a federal institution in California. ...
Shelley Winner - Former Addict, Former Felon - Turned Life Around
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Shelley Winner - Former Addict, Former Felon - Turned Life Around
152
April 3, 2020

Pamela Seefeld - Pharmacognosy Hero

What, you ask, is pharmacognosy?  It's the study of medicinal plants.  Pamela Seefeld is all about replacing drugs with natural remedies and it's not just about her opinion.  It's about science and she knows the science.  If you,...
Pamela Seefeld - Pharmacognosy Hero
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Pamela Seefeld - Pharmacognosy Hero
151
March 27, 2020

Allie Severino - Saving Lives on the Front Lines

A tenacious crusader in today’s drug crisis, Allie Severino is no stranger to addiction–or to the stigma that comes with being an addict. Allie has devoted her life’s work to breaking down the stigma associated with substance use disorders and...
Allie Severino - Saving Lives on the Front Lines
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Allie Severino - Saving Lives on the Front Lines
March 20, 2020

Nick Ferguson - An NFL Star Rises from the Projects To Educate Youth on Drug Addiction

Nick Ferguson grew up in the inner city of Miami, known as the projects.  Within his neighborhood and even his own family, he was aware of the negative effects of addiction from an early age.  With the influence of two of his teachers and...
Nick Ferguson - An NFL Star Rises from the Projects To Educate Youth on Drug Addiction
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Nick Ferguson - An NFL Star Rises from the Projects To Educate Youth on Drug Addiction
March 13, 2020

NY Times Bestselling Author Gerald Posner on his Explosive Book "Pharma"

In his just released book "Pharma", a meticulously documented expose of decades of fraud, incompetence, conspiracy and avarice, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner traces the heroes and villains of the...
NY Times Bestselling Author Gerald Posner on his Explosive Book "Pharma"
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
NY Times Bestselling Author Gerald Posner on his Explosive Book "Pharma"
151
March 6, 2020

James Brown Author - a Tragic Addiction Story

James Brown has his own addiction story. It's not dissimilar to stories we've told about children starting on alcohol or marijuana. But James' story has so much tragedy - the loss of his siblings - that it's a wonder that he survived and has been...
James Brown Author - a Tragic Addiction Story
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
James Brown Author - a Tragic Addiction Story
150
Feb. 28, 2020

Fabian Padro - Saving Lives, One at a Time

Running a rehab center might not be first and foremost on your list of professions you want to pursue. However, Fabian Padro - with a background of entrepreneurship and business - became the Executive Director of the most exclusive Narconon on the...
Fabian Padro - Saving Lives, One at a Time
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Fabian Padro - Saving Lives, One at a Time
149
Feb. 21, 2020

Youtube Influencer "CG Kid" Tells His Story of Addiction and Recovery

Philip Markoff is an online influencer and thought leader on addiction education; he is known as his alias “CG Kid” and obtained a large audience primarily on YouTube as a vlogger and journalist. He has his own story of addiction and recovery and...
Youtube Influencer "CG Kid" Tells His Story of Addiction and Recovery
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Youtube Influencer "CG Kid" Tells His Story of Addiction and Recovery
147
Feb. 14, 2020

Melissa A. Bond - The Dangers of Prescription Benzos

Melissa's story is different than pretty much any other we've told on this podcast.  She was prescribed Ativan when she had her second child and couldn't sleep.  As the dosage was upped, she experienced seizures and when she tried to cut...
Melissa A. Bond - The Dangers of Prescription Benzos
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Melissa A. Bond - The Dangers of Prescription Benzos
Darren Prince, Major A-List Hollywood Agent's Fall and Recovery
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Darren Prince, Major A-List Hollywood Agent's Fall and Recovery
145
Jan. 31, 2020

Michael DeLeon - Drugs Almost Killed Me - I Won't Let That Happen to Others

After 12 years in jail, a man on a mission to save kids
Michael DeLeon - Drugs Almost Killed Me - I Won't Let That Happen to Others
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
Michael DeLeon - Drugs Almost Killed Me - I Won't Let That Happen to Others
144
Jan. 24, 2020

NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk on Drug Education

Drugs in the NFL and Let's Be Drug Free
NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk on Drug Education
The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return
NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk on Drug Education