From Painkillers in Middle School to Heroin in High School… It Led Me to Crack & Prison | Ep 225

Podcast: Get a Grip Podcast · Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes

Opublikowano: 2026-10-18

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig sits down with Alex Deener for an intense and unfiltered conversation about early drug use, opioid addiction, heroin, prison, violence, relapse, and the long road to recovery. Alex's story is a powerful look at how addiction can take hold at a young age and spiral into consequences that change the course of an entire life. Alex opens up about his childhood and getting caught with painkillers in middle school, an incident that led to a felony charge and being pushed into online school. With fewer boundaries and...