“I have a place that I was comfortable with that I was already a part of for my recovery.” -Reed
Today, Ben and I chatted with Reed, who tells his story about how his addiction started in college. Raised locally in Palm Beach Gardens, Reed had a good life growing up with loving parents who gave him many opportunities in life. However, with his parents being conservative regarding drinking, Reed didn’t get drugs and alcohol from his parents.
Experimenting with Drugs
While in high school, Reed did drink and smoke weed, but drugs and alcohol weren’t a big problem at this point in his life. However, when he went to the University of Mississippi, he started to heavily get into drugs and alcohol. In his second year at university, his roommate sold multiple forms of hard drugs.
With easy access to drugs and alcohol, it was easy for Reed to become addicted to his personality. “That opened the door of my first year of solid, heavy drug use.” When his house was raided by the DEA, and his roommate passed away from an overdose, Reed was charged, went to jail, and left school.
Talking to Your Kids About Drugs and Alcohol
Reed agrees with us when we talk about being overly strict with your kids about drugs and alcohol, especially in teen years. Instead of telling them not to do anything, be open and frank with your children and have discussions with them about the adverse effects of drugs and alcohol.
When kids aren’t allowed to do anything and have a very restrictive home life, they will generally go out and start to party hard out of control because they were too sheltered in high school.
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Show Highlights
[06:04] Starting by experimenting with drugs and alcohol during his high school years.
[09:48] Reed’s progression from college drinking and drugs to DEA raids.
[21:27] Why being a helicopter parent can persuade your kids to do drugs.
[32:19] Entering into his first treatment program.
[41:27] Needing a geographical change depends on your home life.
[50:11] We discuss the pros and cons of methadone.
[57:46] Speaking to other through AA to educate college students on drugs and alcohol.
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Podcast editing and show notes by Pro Podcast Solutions
169 - Jacob tells his story about relapse - What happened after 3.5 years!
168 - How to NOT RELAPSE with Ben and Tom
167 - Ask yourself these 3 things before speaking to your son or daughter about getting clean and sober!
166 - Is Methadone an Effective Treatment Option?
165 - How Self Esteem Directly Affects Our Recovery
164 - The Unfortunate Truths of Addiction
163 - Charlie celebrates 2 years of sobriety!
162 - Ben celebrates 10 years of sobriety!!
161 - Why 12-Step Programs Don't Work - And Why They Do
160 - Pastor Tullian Tchividjian shares the disconnect between Church and recovery principles - What the Church can learn from recovering addicts
159 - Alex Uslar - Hybrid Performance Method - From Druggie Punk Rocker to Strength Icon
158 - How to approach my loved one to get help
157 - Sean B. breaks down the Full Circle of Recovery
156 - Jeremy talks about his experience in the military and his addiction - NOW HIS RECOVERY!
155 - Kat gives HOPE to those still struggling through her own testimony
154 - Vince has been to 10+ treatment centers - What will be different this time?
153 - Nick's first time in treatment - What happened and what he hopes for in the future
152 - What we have to look forward to when getting SOBER!
151 - We have to be able to make decisions for ourselves!
150 - Measuring Progress While In Addiction Treatment
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