This is the episode where we learn the backstory of featured guest Rob Lutman, who is an outreach coordinator at Sunrise Detox. Lutman has had an ongoing relationship with addiction throughout his life, even learning how to walk in prison, while visiting his father, who was serving time as a heroin user.

Raised by his mother in a tough part of Camden, NJ, Lutman masked his adolescent insecurities with street drugs and alcohol. Despite his father’s example about the pitfalls of opiates, Lutman was hooked the first time he tried Percocets. 

Life took Lutman through periods of using and dry spells, but a layoff from his job caused him to tumble hard into relapse. Pills turned to sniffing heroin, sniffing turned to shooting heroin in his arm, which led to a traffic accident that changed his life. He’s been clean for 4.5 years now, proof that it gets better.

Remember that help is ALWAYS available 24/7 with our partners at Sunrise Detox Center. Simply call our Recovery Hotline at (855) 900-0080.