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Podcast: Faith In Your Recovery Podcast
Episode: Ep171 Addiction's Harsh Reality (Harley Golder)
Description: My struggle with substance abuse began early—by age 10, I was selling and using weed, and by 17, I was addicted to heroin. Childhood trauma shaped my path: I lost my grandmother at 9, my mom went to prison at 14, and I lost my dad at 19—just after serving my first six-month jail sentence. Addiction cost me everything—my freedom, my family, even my kids. I spent years in and out of jail, watching loved ones suffer, including my girlfriend who caught charges because of my actions. I used drugs to numb the pain, hoping things would change—but they never did unti...