My Dad Taught Me How to Smoke Cr4ck… | Ep 169

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Tree Burns for one of the rawest conversations yet. Raised in chaos with a mother addicted to cr4ck and a father constantly in and out of prison, Tree’s childhood spiraled fast. By just 9 years old he was already getting high, running the streets, robbing convenience stores, and getting lit at school while trying to survive a life with no real stability.

As the violence, partying, and addiction escalated, Tree found himself in and out of trouble, spending years in DYS and later bouncing from house to house, couch to couch, and relationship to relationship just trying to make it. From drinking and fighting constantly to becoming homeless after a police encounter, his life only kept getting darker.

Things took an even harder turn when he was introduced to m3th and eventually started selling f3ntanyl throughout southeastern Ohio. Tree opens up about the paranoia, daily drug use, chasing people down in a U-Haul after being robbed, and the criminal lifestyle that eventually led to direct indictments and serious consequences.

One of the most heartbreaking moments of the interview comes when Tree talks about smoking cr4ck with his own father for the first time — a cycle of addiction passed down from generation to generation. What started as a broken childhood turned into years of destruction, benders, arrests, lies, and losing himself completely.

But this episode is more than just addiction and crime. Tree reflects deeply on becoming a father, losing relationships, hitting rock bottom, and finally realizing that the life he was living was built on lies. He shares how honesty with his probation officer became the first real step toward getting clean and how reflection changed the way he sees himself and the world around him today.

This is a powerful story about generational trauma, survival, addiction, consequences, and redemption. If you’ve ever struggled, loved someone battling addiction, or wondered how people end up trapped in these cycles, this episode gives an unfiltered look into that reality.

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