I Got Banned From Jerry Springer & Fenway Park... Then Got Addicted to Crack, Fentanyl & Nitrous

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig sits down with Chris Cole for an intense and unbelievable story about addiction, partying, fatherhood, relapse, and recovery. Chris opens up about his childhood, early drinking, and how Adderall became his first real addiction. His substance use eventually escalated to ccaine, and by his senior year of high school, partying and ccaine had become a regular part of his life. Chris shares some wild stories from his years of partying, including getting banned from Jerry Springer and Fenway Park after a night fueled by ccaine and alcohol. He also talks about running onto the Fenway field and getting tackled, a moment that went viral on social media. Eventually, Chris found a passion for cutting hair and began getting his life somewhat under control. But after being introduced to Xnax, the addiction returned. Becoming a father, a breakup, and repeated relapses sent his substance use into a much darker place. Chris describes smoking crck, using Prcocet, abusing nitrous oxide, developing a 7OH habit, experiencing seizures and withdrawal, and eventually shooting fntanyl. He also opens up about overdosing, hospitalizations, nerve damage from heavy nitrous use, and the events that finally led him to detox and treatment. Today, Chris is in recovery and reflects on everything he went through and what life looks like now. This is a raw story about addiction, relapse, fatherhood, overdose, and finding a way back. If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Recovery is possible. 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories about addiction, recovery, resilience, and redemption. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Title of First Chapter 1:00 – Growing Up & His First Experiences With Alcohol 5:00 – Adderall Becomes His First Real Addiction 11:00 – Trying Ccaine for the First Time 13:00 – Doing Ccaine Every Weekend as a Senior in High School 21:00 – Selling Ccaine & Losing Memories From His Partying Years 25:00 – The Peak of 2016: Getting High Before Jerry Springer 29:30 – Getting High on Cke & Booze at Fenway Park 31:45 – Running Onto the Fenway Field & Getting Tackled 40:00 – Getting a Lifetime Ban From Fenway Park 42:40 – The Aftermath: When Social Media Exploded 45:00 – Finding His Calling in Cutting Hair 50:00 – Xnax Reawakens His Addiction 52:30 – Finding Out He’s Going to Be a Dad 54:00 – Discovering Kratom & Tapering Off Xnax 58:00 – Going Straight From Xnax to Kratom Extract Shots 1:03:00 – Getting Off Kratom & Becoming a Father 1:04:50 – His Relationship Falls Apart & He Relapses 1:09:30 – His Kids’ Mom Finds His Ccaine & They Break Up 1:12:45 – Getting Kicked Out & Moving in With His Dad 1:15:00 – When Things Start Getting Really Dark 1:16:45 – Smoking Crck & Taking Percocet While Running With a Bad Crowd 1:28:00 – The Strange Things Happening in His New Apartment 1:30:15 – Discovering He Had Been Sleeping in a Ded Man’s Bed 1:37:00 – Moving Out & Starting a New Relationship 1:43:00 – Pretending to Get Help & Getting Hooked on Nitrous 1:45:00 – Developing a 7OH Addiction 1:48:00 – Seizing & Going to the Hospital During 7OH/Alcohol Withdrawal 1:50:00 – His Insane Psychiatric Ward Experience 1:54:00 – Shooting Fntanyl for the First Time 2:03:00 – Receiving IV Ktamine in the Hospital 2:08:00 – Narrowly Avoiding Multiple DUIs 2:13:00 – Fntanyl Overdose & the End of His Relationship 2:15:00 – The Nerve Damage Caused by Heavy Nitrous Use 2:20:00 – What Finally Led Him to Detox 2:30:00 – Finally Making It Into Treatment 2:40:00 – What Recovery & Life Look Like Today 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories about addiction, recovery, resilience, and redemption. Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio & more: https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippod... 📩 Collaboration & Business Inquiries: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com 👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments. #GetAGripPodcast #AddictionRecovery #RecoveryJourney #CrackAddiction #Addiction #SoberLife #WeDoRecover #MentalHealth #Recovery #Relapse #Sobriety #DrugAddiction #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionAwareness #RedemptionStory #OvercomingAddiction #RecoveryStory #Hope #Resilience #Healing #addictiontreatment