The Addiction Podcast-Point of No Return

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 finally admitted to being an addict, he found help in the form of mentors and his ability to run. Now he's passed 3000 days sober and he's planning a run...

Not only did Lisa Busby deal with her son, Cannon's addiction for 12 years but now she has to deal with his death due to overdose. This is something that we feel very deeply, being parents to two sons. One of the purposes of this podcast is to ensure that no parent has to lose another child to addiction. Lisa still has hope because Cannon never lost hope and so she is starting a foundation to help...

Randy Grimes was an NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He considered taking painkillers to be a "necessary evil" - part of the job description. However, he left the NFL addicted to painkillers and spent the next 20 years in the depths of addiction - losing friends and almost his lovely wife - Lydia. Lydia stood by him throughout that whole time and finally got him into a treatment program t...

For three years, Robby Gallaty battled a drug addiction that ravaged his life.  A $180 a day heroin and cocaine addiction forced him to steal $15,000 from his parents.  After living without gas, electricity and water for months, losing 8 of his friends to drug related deaths, watching 6 friends arrested, and completing two rehab treatments, Robby remembered the gospel that was shared with him by a...

Rob Lohman's rap sheet includes alcohol and drug addiction, gambling addiction, divorce, bankruptcies, mental health and suicide ideation, prison, recovery and transformation.   Rob's drinking career started at age 14 which lead to some very dark places.  The climax of Rob's drinking career happened with a suicide attempt interrupted by the compassion of his dog Jake.  Upon a divine intervention,...

Ryan Skinner is currently the co-owner of the Woburn based Summit Financial Partners. His journey into and slow burn out of a hell of multiple addictions is living proof that with deep faith, the encouragement of loving friends, sponsors, mentors and family and a 12-step program, anything is possible. Whether he is buying lunch for the police department that arrested him multiple times, or getting...

Steve Mason is a stund performer, author, actor and speaker who believes in "simply doing the RIGHT thing!" Steve lost his father to suicide when he was an 8 year old boy and he found the body. This sent him down a dark path and many years of substance abuse and depression. Now nearly 9 years clean and sober, Steve shares his poignant story. Steve wrote and co-produced EIGHT, a 21 minute short fil...

Meghan is an advocate for drug education. She is a public speaker, brand ambassador and event producer. Since 2006, she has been the Executive Director of the Foundation for a Drug Free World of the Americas Chapter. She also promotes basic Human Rights as the Executive Director of Youth of Human Rights New York Chapter. She is passionate about inspiring young people to follow their goals and drea...

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 program at Narconon Ojai.  He's working today to stay sober and to help others experience the program that saved his life.  https://www.narcononojai.org/

K.C. Armstrong got his start with Howard Stern — first as an intern then as a cast member and producer. Now he is now a radio personality in his own right as the host and founder at WMAP (World's Most Amazing People). In between was a dark life from homelessness to alcohol to over 50 hospitalizations, and much more. Now he's highlighting the life of other "Amazing People" and his book "Simply Amaz...

By all rights, Trisha could have turned to drugs or alcohol.  She grew up in a time when it was not pleasant to be Jewish.  She survived bullying and religious discrimination.  So at a young age, she got tough.  When her husband - Gerald Posner - was researching his book on Josef Mengele (The Angel of Death in the Holocaust), she learned of the part that a pharmacist played in the horrors of the H...

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 and alcohol demons.  Embracing her spirituality brought her back to sobriety and brought her to her husband - Tim Ryan.  Together they share their stories...

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 families.  Tim says "where there is life, there is hope." Known as The Hope Dealer, Tim is a successful entrepreneur, grateful recovering heroin addict and alcoholi...

This episode is about the podcast. It features the host - Joanie Sigal - and the producer - Steve Sigal - talking about how and why the podcast was started and how it has progressed over the last 3 years plus. https://theaddictionpodcast.com/

Wes Geer is a rock star - literally and figuratively. He founded the band HedPE and was traveling guitarist for KORN. In 2003, Wes was addicted to methamphetamines, alcohol and pot. He got clean. In 2012 he founded Rock to Recovery, a non-profit organization that allows recovering addicts, victims of abuse and troubled teens to express themselves through song. Rock to Recovery also works with Woun...

In the last episode of the podcast, we talked to Dan about the death of his son Danny.  Danny didn't die of an overdose but rather was murdered while trying to buy drugs.  Dan found the murderer and saw him convicted.  Dan promised God that if he'd help him find Danny's murderer, that he would be on a mission for God.  What Dan did next is the subject of crime thrillers.  Noticing that one doctor...

In 1999, Dan Schneider - a Louisiana pharmacist - lost his only son to a drug related murder.  Unlike, perhaps, what most of us would do, Dan was relentless in pursuing his son's murderer and kept up an investigation for more than a year to bring the perpetrator to justice.  He finally saw the young man sentenced to 15 years after taking a plea bargain.  Dan's story of investigation and ultimately...

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 process of teaching himself how to be a filmmaker. He's been a successful entrepreneur and has a great method for approaching sobriety - be on the offense,...

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 message, fully intending to end his life after writing it.  However, he's now married with a child and living life to it's fullest.  It can be done.

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 and keynotes national health conferences. In addition, he is currently in development on a TV Show (with a major network, soon to be announced!) showcasing...

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. Mohr has recently written a timely article on the effects of the Coronavirus on drug addiction relapse: https://www.dfaf.org/coronavirus-and-stimulus-m...

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. However, with the death of a friend's son due to overdose, her campaign became all about pill mills and legal distribution of deadly drugs. Her book and her...

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.  Believe it or not, it turned out to be one of the best things to happen to her.  She got clean, gave birth to a wonderful baby boy and now works for a high tech company....

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, or someone you know, has been prescribed any sort of pain killer, you need to listen to this episode and talk to Pamela BEFORE you continue.

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 increasing access to care for all who experience them. Allie speaks regularly with schools, drug court officials, judges,teachers, parents and those like he...