“God’s Gonna Fix You… Or You’re Gonna Be Dead.” | 5 Overdoses, Cocaine, AA & 5 Years Sober

Nothing’s Off the Table with Louis Ruggiero · Mar 10, 2026 · 1h 1m

In this episode of Nothing’s Off the Table, I sit down with Shane — a Long Island native who survived multiple overdoses, a cocaine addiction, alcoholism, gambling insanity, and a life spiraling out of control… before finally surrendering in Alcoholics Anonymous. His father once told him: “God’s gonna put His hand on you and you’re gonna be the man He called you to be… or you’re gonna be dead.” That sentence became prophecy. From Division 1 lacrosse at Hofstra to cocaine-fueled blackouts, Percocet overdoses, bartending chaos, fistfights, gambling binges, and waking up to watch his landlord…