I have my friend Donica on the podcast. Growing up in Poway in a environment of drugs and crime she started using meth at young age which resulted to being in and out of prison and rehab centers most her life. She opened about her partner trying to poison her with fentanyl putting in her drink which cause her to overdose and nearly killed her. What to determination of getting her son back into her life She decided to surrender her life to recovery and is now over 3 years clean and sober! She finished school for her SUD classes and is going for a master's degree in social work so she can work for CPS in hopes of making changes in some of their policies

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I have my friend Kaitlyn on the podcast. Growing up in Maryland she opens up with her struggles with addiction and codependency as well her journey in sobriety. After years of heroin and crack use, surviving overdoses and trips to the psych ward. Kaitlyn decided to go to treatment in San Diego and has been clean and sober since 4/27/15. She knows works in the mental health field and stays active in the recovery community so she can be there for the newcomer

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I have my friend Mark Denby on the podcast. He talks about growing up in San Diego struggling with alcoholism and IV drug addiction. Getting introduce to recovery at a young age he once hit 25 years sober. After a few relapses and really close calls Mark now has 986 days sober. With a life of purpose in recovery he is making his days count and instead of counting years

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I have Treva Noriega the mother of Cooper Noriega on the podcast. Cooper passed away June 9th 2020 to a fentanyl poisoning a laced pill he obtain on Snapchat. Treva talks about her son the impact he has made with so many people with his following on social media and personal life. Four days before he passed he created Coops Advice so people with struggles with mental health and addiction have a safe place to talk.

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I have my longtime homie Bentley on the podcast. Growing up in Chula Vista/Bonita he started drinking and using at 13. He would later battle heroin addiction from age 17-26. After having the gift of desperation with help from the recovery community in San Diego, Bentley has been sober for over 9 years! He is now working a successful career and keeping himself available for addict still suffering

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I have my homie Anthony on the podcast. Growing up in PB and La Jolla after receiving injuries from skateboarding he started using prescription painkillers which led to a long road of opiate addiction. After years of treatment , being in the system being addicted to fentanyl, he decided to take suggestions and commit to recovery. Anthony has over 4 years clean and is living amazing life as a family man and member of the recovery community

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I have my friend Maddie on the podcast today. Growing up in Kentucky she visited San Diego on a vacation and moved when she was 18 years old. She talks about despite having a job and being able to have her own place, she great struggled with mental health and alocholism. She has been sober since July 13th 2024 and part of the recovery community in San Diego and an advocate for mental health.

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I have my homie shane on the podcast . Growing up in San Diego, Chicago and Oregon, he started to use drugs and alcohol at 17 and quickly got addicted to opiates. After serving multiple prison terms and spending 20 years using heroin and later Fentanyl. Shane would be givin a chance to enter drug court and enter treatment. He is now working in treatment becoming a drug and alcohol counselor and has been clean and sober since 12/24/23

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I have my friend and FF model Sydney on the podcast. She talks about growing up in Puerto Vallarta and other cities in a household of addiction and later with family in recovery. Having a passion to help others in recovery worked as drug and alcohol counselor and now is a full-time mom

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I have the follow up podcast of Mr SD Sober Living himself Nick Deren he updates us about his life since episode 6. He is over 6 years clean and is more passionate now than ever to have a recovery environment available for those who are still struggling