Addicted since college. No sleep in years. Then this happened. - Project UNWD Ep 67

Project UNWD (Real People. Real Stories.) · Oct 27, 2026 · 52m

Eric is a new husband, a son mending things with his dad, and a school teacher who tries to reach the kids no one else does.

But his story didn't start where you'd expect.

It started in Florida, with braces and a pulled tooth.

One tooth meant 30 pills. They gave them out like Skittles.

In college it got worse. Then came heroin and fentanyl.

Quitting meant lying in bed and suffering.

By day three or four, he'd end up at the hospital for an IV.

He hadn't really slept in years. Two hours max, then wide awake at the witching hour.

He'd pass out 15 minutes before his alarm and wake up a zombie.

He…