About this episode

Zach Henry shares his harrowing journey through addiction, detailing the impact of early prescription drugs and the chaos that followed.

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast , Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Zach Henry for an intense and deeply honest conversation about addiction, trauma, fentanyl, xylazine, family, and the devastating consequences of losing control. Zach grew up with alcoholic parents and was exposed to substance abuse and chaos at an early age. At just 14 years old, he was prescribed Xanax by a doctor, setting him on a path that would eventually lead to selling cocaine, abusing opioids, and eventually using fentanyl. Zach opens up about the early days of his addiction, including how his opiate use began, the ways his addiction quickly escalated, and how much money he and others were stealing from their parents to fuel their habits. He talks about fentanyl being cut with "Rizzi," his transition into xylazine, and just how dangerous the drug supply became. As his addiction progressed, Zach's life began to completely unravel. His girlfriend and children left, and he describes how he essentially burned his life to the ground. He talks about going to Florida, how badly he was using, getting a DUI in someone else's car, and the havoc his addiction created. Zach also gets brutally honest…

People in this episode

Hosts: Louis Essig, Aaron Garnes

Guest: Zach Henry

Topics covered

• addiction
• trauma
• substance abuse
• family
• consequences
• fentanyl
• xylazine

Keywords

• Xanax
• fentanyl
• xylazine
• addiction
• substance abuse
• trauma
• DUI
• family

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