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OxyContin Destroyed My Life | Trapped on Suboxone, Near-Death Trauma & Sobriety
Adam Larkin’s story is one of the most powerful comeback stories you’ll hear.
In this episode of Rise Above, Adam opens up about his journey from a middle-class upbringing in New York to years of addiction, drug dealing, near-death trauma, and survivor’s guilt after a horrific car accident that took his best friend’s life.
What followed was nearly two decades of opioid dependence — OxyContin, methadone, Suboxone, benzos — all prescribed, all destructive. Adam takes us deep into the realities of long-term addiction, pharmaceutical dependency, and how relapse can happen even after years of…
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