Daniel Quinones joins Casey and Dr. Matt to open up about his fairly normal childhood growing up, his passion for playing sports in high school, and the pain he felt when it was all taken away after he began partying more and more.

Daniel also talks about how his heroin overtook him in a short amount of time before he was caught by his family and forced to seek treatment as a young adult. Then we dive into what life looked like for Daniel as he was running and gunning, being sent to prison as a twenty-year-old for possession of a controlled substance, and his experience with getting sober while he was in prison.

Daniel then shares how quick it was for him to get back addicted to heroin after being released from prison, how his need for connection became a contributing factor to him running and gunning in the streets and the impact that his children had on his addiction.

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Neil Arzani joins Casey and Dr. Matt to share his experiences with addiction that stemmed from his time in high school, where his substance abuse began with marijuana and quickly escalated into meth use. He also talks about how his drug use escalated after injuring his back while serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Then Neil opens up about how his prescription drug abuse quickly escalated to the point where he was jeopardizing his relationship with his family, his battles with trying to quit his substance abuse, and how SOAR (School of Addiction Recovery) helped him overcome his self-destructive tendencies.

We also discuss some of SOAR's fantastic programs for the community, and then former guest Kyle Raines from SOAR talks about SOAR’s upcoming fundraising event on 11/2.

You can learn more about SOAR's upcoming fundraiser you can learn more by going to: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolOfAddictionRecovery/

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Robin and Rachel Patfield join Casey and Dr. Matt this week and Robin opens up about a traumatic event that she experienced as a teenager that would lay the groundwork for addiction throughout her life. Then, Robin shares how a back injury led her to become addicted to opioids and how it impacted her relationship with her daughter, Rachel.

Robin also recalls how her drug use came to a head when she found herself in jail after crashing her car due to her substance abuse, her mindset heading into treatment after hitting rock bottom, and why repairing her relationship with Rachel was such a crucial aspect of her recovery.

We then hear from Rachel, who shares her experiences with processing her parent’s addiction and how she is navigating her own beliefs towards alcohol.