I Watched My Friend Get Shot at 14 — Then Drugs & Prison Took Over | Steven Kidwell

Gitt Up with Adam Larkin · Oct 22, 2026 · 44m

At just 14 years old, Steven Kidwell watched his friend get shot.

What followed was a path through drugs, dropping out of school, drug trafficking, incarceration, and consequences that could have defined the rest of his life.

But Steven Kidwell’s story didn’t end in prison.

In this conversation, Steven takes me inside the experiences that shaped him, the decisions that nearly destroyed his future, and the turning point that eventually led him toward recovery.

After entering the Hope Program, Steven began rebuilding his life. His clean date is May 13, 2016.

He returned to something that had…