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I Escaped Heroin... Until 7OH Ruined My Life Again | Ep 181
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- Get a Grip Podcast
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- Jun 26, 2026
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Summary
In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Eric Wright for an honest and eye-opening conversation about growing up in Chicago, addiction, relapse, and finding hope after years of chasing a high. Eric's story begins on the streets of Chicago, where he started smoking and selling marijuana while still in school. As he got older, he became immersed in the city's rave scene, experimenting with party drugs and experiencing the dangerous highs that came with them. After an early run-in with the law, Eric entered his first treatment center as a teenager, where he was introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous long before he believed he needed it. Everything changed when heroin entered the picture.Eric shares what it was like being introduced to heroin in a city where the drug was everywhere, eventually becoming involved in selling it and learning hard lessons from both the streets and law enforcement. He also talks about attending a Scientology-based rehab program, moving across the country in search of a geographical cure and repeatedly discovering that changing locations couldn't fix what was happening inside. Throughout the years, addiction continued to evolve. Eric opens up about insurance fraud following a car accident, finding brief periods of stability, and then watching everything unravel again after becoming hooked on potent gas station products containing kratom-derived compounds. He shares how one relapse led to another, from crack cocaine and methamphetamine to severe alcohol dependence. The conversation also explores the devastating impact addiction had on his family, including his relationship with his son, surviving an alcohol withdrawal seizure, and the painful realization that he had to completely surrender if he wanted to live.…