# Jonathan Tepper - Growing Up in the Heroin Capital of Europe (Ep. 303)

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Podcast: [Infinite Loops](https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760)
Published: 2026-02-26T13:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/303
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## Resource

In this episode of Infinite Loops, we sit down with author Jonathan Tepper to discuss his extraordinary childhood. In 1985, when Jonathan was seven, his missionary parents moved the family to San Blas — then the heroin capital of Europe — to start a drug rehabilitation center. Jonathan and his brothers grew up alongside former bank robbers, prison survivors, and people living through the AIDS epidemic. These recovering addicts became like older siblings to them. What began with one man in a small apartment grew into a global movement operating in 20 countries. Jonathan's memoir, Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction, is out now and published in the US by Infinite Books and in the UK by Little, Brown Book Group. Important Links Buy Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Addiction: https://www.infinitebooks.com/books/products/shooting-up Read the first chapter for free: https://infiniteloops.substack.com/p/give-them-to-anyone-who-looks-like Learn more about Jonathan here: https://jonathan-tepper.com/

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