May 15, 2026 · not_requested
How Florida’s Oxy Epidemic Led Me to F3ntanyl Addiction | Ep 164
- Duration seconds
- 4825
Podcast
Get a Grip Podcast
- Author
- Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes
- Feed episode count
- 167
- Official site
- https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast
Summary
Get a Grip Podcast is hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes, both in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. In each episode, they share their unfiltered stories of overcoming addiction, time in prison, and struggles with mental health—mixing raw honesty with humor. The podcast gives a voice to the underdog, breaking down the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery. Through candid conversations and real-life experiences, Louis and Aaron inspire others on their journey, showing that while recovery is challenging, it’s possible. Tune in for laughter, hope, and stories of transformation.
Episodes
May 13, 2026 · not_requested
How I Put a Man in a Coma for 9 Months | Ep 163
- Duration seconds
- 4270
May 11, 2026 · not_requested
How I Survived Growing Up With an Addicted Bipolar Mother | Ep 162
- Duration seconds
- 4058
May 8, 2026 · not_requested
Addiction Led Me to Rob a Correctional Officer’s House — I Got 18 Years | Ep 161
- Duration seconds
- 9015
May 6, 2026 · not_requested
From 40 Foster Homes to 100 OD’s & F3ntanyl Addiction | Ep 160
- Duration seconds
- 4779
May 3, 2026 · not_requested
I Blacked Out on Heroin… It Cost Me 8 Years in Prison | Ep 159
- Duration seconds
- 3932
May 1, 2026 · not_requested
From Small Town to H3roin & M3th — Then 3 Weeks Without Sleep | Ep 159
- Duration seconds
- 1940
Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested
From Miami Coke to Ohio Heroin — How He Finally Got Clean | Ep 158
- Duration seconds
- 4455
Apr 26, 2026 · not_requested
How I Woke Up in a Human Trafficking Nightmare & M3th Addiction | Ep 157
- Duration seconds
- 5285
Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested
I Lost Everything to Fentanyl — My Story of Addiction & Homelessness | Ep 156
- Duration seconds
- 1412
Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested
I Got Pregnant at 13… Then Ended Up on M3th & in Jail | Ep 155
- Duration seconds
- 5335
Apr 19, 2026 · not_requested
How My Mother’s Overdose Led Me to Fentanyl Addiction | Ep 154
- Duration seconds
- 4851
Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested
I Shot Heroin With My Dying Dad & Extracted My Own Teeth… 20 Years of IV Heroin Addiction | Ep 153
- Duration seconds
- 5975
Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested
Finding Heroin in Jersey Had Me Nodding in My Mom’s Mashed Potatoes | Ep 152
- Duration seconds
- 5519
Apr 12, 2026 · not_requested
From Fentanyl to 7-OH… How a Legal Opioid Destroyed My Life | Ep 151
- Duration seconds
- 7698
Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested
I Was Forced to Shoot Heroin at 16… It Changed My Life Forever | Ep 150
- Duration seconds
- 3176
Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested
How Heroin Addiction Led Me to 10 Years in West Virginia Prison | Ep 148
- Duration seconds
- 4101
Apr 5, 2026 · not_requested
How I Built an OxyContin Empire at 19… Inside Florida’s Pill Mill Era | Ep 147
- Duration seconds
- 8493
Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested
I Was Pregnant at 18 and Addicted to Meth & Opiates… This Is How I Survived | Ep 146
- Duration seconds
- 4270
Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested
I Was a Full-Blown Addict at 12… Then Got Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison | Ep 145
- Duration seconds
- 5503
Mar 29, 2026 · not_requested
I Started Dealing Heroin in High School… and Almost Lost Everything Ep | 144
- Duration seconds
- 6902
Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested
The Reality of Meth & Fentanyl Addiction on the Streets of Hilltop, Ohio | Ep 143
- Duration seconds
- 1839
Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested
How I Lost a Child During Crack & Heroin Addiction | Ep 142
- Duration seconds
- 6587
Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested
How I Went From Heroin Addiction at 14 to 23 Years in Prison… Now 22 Years Sober | Ep 141
- Duration seconds
- 4874
Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested
What Fentanyl & Xylazine Addiction Looks Like in the Streets of Columbus, Ohio | Ep 141
- Duration seconds
- 1714