Rise Above with Kevin Lanning

I Was Snorting Fentanyl Every Day...Now I'm 3 Years Sober

From the outside, Mike Van Holderbeke had no reason to end up where he did — a two-parent home, food in the fridge, gifts under the tree, a successful older brother. But

Cocaine, Nightclubs & the FBI | Ingrid Casares Reveals Her Wild Addiction & Recovery Story

Ingrid Casares lived through the cocaine-fueled Miami of the 1980s, multiple trips to treatment, relapse, fame, the height of the South Beach nightclub scene — and even a

I Overdosed on Heroin at 20 | Beauty Queen Reveals the SHOCKING Addiction That Nearly Killed Her

From the outside, Victoria Treadwell was the picture of the all-American girl — raised on a 295-acre dairy farm in upstate New York, a crowned dairy princess and beauty q

I Was Severely Burned In A Fire At 14 | Then The Pain Meds Led Me To Fentanyl

William Ellis was 14 years old, a freshman in high school, when gas splashed onto him near a smoldering fire and he went up in flames from the waist up. He survived secon

I Was A Straight-A Student Blacking Out Every Weekend By 13

Paris Bazley had her first drink at 13 — and blacked out that very first night. From the outside, nothing looked wrong: she was a straight-A student in AP classes, gradua

Delonte West on Recovery, Rock Bottom & Rebuilding His Life

Delonte West lived a dream millions of kids chase — a standout at Saint Joseph's, drafted into the NBA at 21, and years in the league alongside legends like Paul Pierce,

My Dad Taught Me How To Do Cocaine At 16 | My Whole Family Was Addicted

Cody Ellis grew up as the youngest of three in a small Georgia town, and by the time he was a teenager, addiction had swallowed his entire family. It started when his old

Alcohol Was The Only Thing That Quieted My Anxiety — So I Drank Until I Blacked Out

From the outside, Zac Spowart had every reason to be fine — loving parents, a disciplined home, good grades, a heart-surgeon father. But from around 13, he was being crus

I Tried Out For The NFL While Secretly Smoking Crack

Jerod Thomas grew up in what he calls a "house of horrors" — two alcoholic parents, a father who drank a fifth of vodka a day and turned violent, and weekends spent walki

I Survived Jeffrey Epstein And Numbed The Pain With Xanax And Alcohol | 6 Years Sober

Marina Lacerda is a survivor, an advocate, and a mother who spent most of her life carrying pain she was told to keep quiet. Now 6.5 years sober and one year into publicl

I Was A Police Officer Secretly Addicted To Meth On The Job

Bob Zbikowski wanted to be one thing his whole life: a cop, like his dad. He got there — nearly two decades in law enforcement, including years as a K-9 handler. From the

I Almost Drank Myself To Death — And My Wife Watched It All Happen

This one is different. Addiction is a family disease — it doesn't just happen to the addict, it happens to everyone who loves them. So in this episode, you'll hear both s

This Rehab Will Blow You Away | Inside Caron Treatment Centers In Delray Beach

One of the biggest fears I had before going to treatment — all five times — was the unknown. What is it actually like inside? Will I be comfortable? Will they get to the

The Smoke Shop Told Me 7OH Was Natural — It Was A Legal Opioid

7-OH is one of the most talked-about drugs in the country right now — a concentrated kratom derivative sold legally at smoke shops and gas stations, often pitched as a na

Dirty Heads Singer Jared Watson Reveals Addiction To Alcohol, Painkillers & Feel Free Kratom

Jared Watson is the frontman of the Dirty Heads — the voice behind songs millions of people have sung along to. He's also, in his own words, an alcoholic who spent more t

I Went To Treatment 13 Times Before I Finally Got Sober

Tyler Bowers grew up in Pennsylvania with what looked, from the outside, like everything — a nice house with a pool, travel baseball, a mom who gave him whatever he neede

I Overdosed On A Legal Drug From The Gas Station (7OH) And Woke Up In A Coma

7-OH is one of the most dangerous drugs almost nobody understands yet — a concentrated kratom derivative sold legally at gas stations and smoke shops, often marketed as a

I Was Shooting Heroin and No One Had Any Idea | 18 Years Sober

Justin Gurland grew up the oldest of four in a close, loving New Jersey family — family dinners every night, a dad who was a doctor and coached his teams, a childhood tha

I Was Addicted To Heroin and Crack | My Body Was Shutting Down

Lauryn Boorstein grew up in the Poconos in a home full of chaos — a painful divorce, a father she loved who struggled with his own demons, and an autistic brother she app

I Was A Pro Boxer With An Eating Disorder That Almost Killed Me

Danny O'Connor was an Olympic-team boxer and professional fighter from Boston who spent ten years chasing a world championship. From the outside, he was elite, discipline