About this episode

Nick Newman shares his journey through addiction and the intertwining struggle with his sexuality.

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Nick Newman for an incredibly raw and personal conversation about addiction, IV drug use, sexuality, relapse, recovery, and the moment he finally stopped hiding who he was. Nick starts by taking us back to his childhood and high school years, eventually discovering his parents' stash of opiates. What began with partying and prescription pills eventually turned into daily drug use, taking him from college and a career in real estate to full-blown addiction. Nick opens up about transitioning to IV drug use and what it was like shooting Dilaudid, mixing Percocet 30s with Dilaudid, and the dangerous trades and decisions that came with his addiction. Multiple attempts at treatment and even a "grand escape plan" to move away couldn't keep him from finding drugs. He shares the unbelievable story of driving into a canal while trying to get pills, attending a Scientology treatment center, relapsing, and eventually progressing to shooting heroin and cocaine. But there was another battle happening underneath the addiction. Nick reveals how struggling with his sexuality and keeping that part of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Louis Essig, Aaron Garnes

Guest: Nick Newman

Topics covered

• addiction
• sexuality
• recovery
• drug use
• personal story
• coming out

Keywords

• addiction
• heroin
• sexuality
• IV drug use
• recovery
• coming out
• Dilaudid
• Percocet
• relapse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scientology

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