I Overdosed 9 Times in One Month on Fentanyl | Oxy, Meth Psychosis, Jail & How I Finally Got Sober
In this episode of Rise Above, Ali Zansberg shares one of the most intense addiction stories we’ve ever featured on the podcast. After surviving stage-four liver failure as a teenager, Ali was prescr...
19 Mar 1h 28min
Inside a Ketamine Addict’s Brutal Lifestyle | The Crash That Left Me Blind in One Eye
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, mental health, or both, Compassion Behavioral Health offers individualized treatment designed to address the root causes — not just the symptom...
19 Mar 1h 8min
I Started Drugs at 6 & Became a Heroin Addict | Armed Robberies, Overdose & Recovery
Ryan Yonkers grew up in a seemingly normal household outside Chicago. But behind the scenes, childhood trauma, addiction, and a chaotic home life pushed him down a dangerous path. Ryan started experi...
19 Mar 1h 34min
I Couldn’t Stop Drinking Once I Started… I Blacked Out Every Time
This episode is sponsored by Compassion Behavioral Health. Compassion Behavioral Health is a boutique mental health treatment center that focuses on the deeper issues driving addiction, anxiety, depr...
19 Mar 1h 7min
Inside A Heroin Addicts Brutal Lifestyle | Shooting During Pregnancy, Human Trafficked & Sobriety
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction or mental health, Compassion Behavioral Health offers personalized treatment and a full continuum of care, including detox, residential, and out...
19 Mar 1h 19min
I Was Drinking at 12 and Doing LSD by 15 | Drugs, Modeling Party Culture & 11 Years Sober
Ava Fox opens up about the dark reality behind the modeling industry and the pressure to drink, party, and use drugs just to survive in the entertainment world. In this episode of Rise Above with Kev...
8 Mar 1h 2min
“I Shot Heroin Until I Flatlined” | Rikers Island to 10 Years Sober
Nicky Santora grew up in Staten Island surrounded by addiction, chaos, and loss. When he was just 15 years old, he found his mother dead after an overdose from Percocet and OxyContin. What followed w...
5 Mar 52min
I Tried Heroin at 16… and Everything Went Downhill From There
Kira looked like the “good kid.” 3.8 GPA. Band. Job. Involved in everything. Behind the scenes, she was self-harming at 12, drinking at 12, snorting ketamine in the school bathroom, selling alcohol t...
4 Mar 1h 27min
