{"podcast":{"title":"ODAAT Gambling Awareness","slug":"odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015","podcast_index_feed_id":7028015,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/odaatrecovery/feed.xml","website_url":"https://odaatgamblingawareness.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/odaatrecovery/20250310_050301_c4cd5f43c3cda1f27eda2f3f2c07fbe3.png","author":"ODAAT Gambling Awareness","episode_count":149,"summary":"Interviews with people who have battled gambling addiction directly or indirectly throughout their lives. For too long, people impacted by problem gambling have been suffering in silence. This podcast aims to help change that while helping viewers learn from the past experiences of others.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T20:20:17.995476+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015"},"episode":{"title":"He Went 17 Years Sober, Then Gambling Got Him Addicted Again","slug":"he-went-17-years-sober-then-gambling-got-him-addicted-again","published_at":"2026-02-11T15:58:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/he-went-17-years-sober-then-gambling-got-him-addicted-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/odaatrecovery/2542310","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/291123/2542310/odaatrecovery/2026_02_11_15_58_13_fd1910a9-a754-4886-97b9-5912aef07cc7.mp3","summary":"Justin E shares his story of gambling addiction and recovery. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/ZUx9qIm4sNY 🙌 Right Choice Recovery is a family owned and operated treatement center in New Jersey specializing in helping those struggling to stop gambling. I have partnered with them because I believe they genuinely care about the people who come through their program, and I don't know anyone better to help you find recovery from this disease Check out their program at: https://rightchoicerecoverynj.com Justin E has 17 years clean from drugs and alcohol, and over 4 years clean from gambling. In this episode, he breaks down something most people never get warned about: cross-addiction, and how the same disease can quietly change costumes. He explains how gambling didn’t start as desperation for him. It started as something innocent, a pastime, a familiar environment he told himself he could control. Then it escalated. Poker turned into higher-action games. Casinos turned into routine. And the first real red flag wasn’t a massive financial loss… it was a lie. That’s the moment Justin knew the pattern was back. Not because he was evil or broken, but because addiction always drifts toward secrecy, isolation, and rationalization. He talks about the mental battle on the drive to the casino, why the atmosphere pulls you in, and how online poker (especially on your phone) can accelerate the spiral in a way people underestimate. We also dig into why GA stories can feel darker than other rooms, why meeting attendance is a non-negotiable for so many people, and the idea that recovery has no true plateau: you’re either progressing or drifting back toward old behaviors. Justin makes a powerful case for honesty, daily self-audit, and building structured recovery into your routine…","meta_description":"Justin E shares his story of gambling addiction and recovery. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/ZUx9qIm4sNY 🙌 Right Choice Recovery is a family owne…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1431,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/episodes/he-went-17-years-sober-then-gambling-got-him-addicted-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/he-went-17-years-sober-then-gambling-got-him-addicted-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}