The first time J. Matthew Nespoli ever took an opioid, he took it from a drug balloon that his girlfriend had smuggled across the border. In her body. Years later, he kicked his opioid habit by taking an obscure hallucinogenic he heard about on a podcast.

All of J. Matthew Nespoli's stories are like this. Somewhere along the line he has managed to build and sell a successful physical therapy business, write two books (including "Daddy vs. the Suck Monster" available on Kindle Unlimited), and create an online persona called "The Dad"(www.facebook.com/thedadissuperbad) , dedicated to "parents who drink, cuss, and love their kids."

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