About this episode
Fentanyl vs. Heroin : "Trash high"—no legs, not the same rush, felt grateful when heroin disappeared First Shot : A friend made him do it for free—"Misery loves company"—then couldn't stop OD Stories : OD'd twice in one day—once behind the wheel on FDR, once after snorting Bronx bags, woke up in hospital, ripped tubes out, lied about asthma Mom's Heart Attack : 4 days after OD, mom has a heart attack from stress Hustles : Selling weed, flipping Suboxone, scamming friends, "like a credit card"—balances, fronts, juggling Jam Band Scene : Heavy on acid, ketamine, nitrous, Calvin Klein (coke + K), LSD handling mishap at Camp Bisco led to paranoia for a week Methadone Clinic Madness : Working in the clinic, finding crack pipes, wild characters, hustles in the waiting room Recovery Pivot : Got clean after the ferry breakup, went to White Deer Run, cut methadone taper on day 3, Old Testament-level detox, started working the 12 steps, counselor Heath changed his life Working in Treatment : From the methadone clinic to Ascendant, saw the whole spectrum Writing : Wrote Slingshot Diaries in Maryland, self-published hundreds of copies, found purpose Reflection : Raw honesty, doesn’t glorify but doesn’t hide it either—“thank God for grace and mercy” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.