Breaking Down Addiction
Breaking Down Addiction is a podcast from National Addiction Specialists featuring real stories of recovery, resilience, and hope. Each episode dives deep into the lived experiences of people overcoming addiction—raw, unfiltered, and rooted in healing.
Breaking Down Addiction
Latest Episodes
#18 Logan Terry — Heroin, Grief, & Finding Hope In Recovery
Logan Terry’s story is one of devastating loss, remarkable resilience, and discovering that hope, love, and purpose are stronger than addiction.Growing up outside Nashville, Logan’s addiction began with alcohol at 12 before escalating i...
#17 Zach Grace — Heroin, Fatherhood, Faith & the Decision That Changed Everything
Zach Grace’s story is a wild ride through addiction, heroin use, incarceration, treatment, fatherhood, faith, and long-term recovery.What began with drinking at 13 quickly escalated into prescription pills, heroin, and intravenous drug ...
#16 Darren Hobbs — Jailhouse Surrender, Family Boundaries & The Power of Intervention
Darren Hobbs’ story is a powerful journey through addiction, incarceration, surrender, recovery, intervention work, and helping families find hope in the middle of chaos.For years, Darren lived a double life—bartender by day, drug deale...
#15: Mathew Dwyer — Service Industry Drinking, Spiritual Surrender & Finding Recovery
Mathew Dwyer’s story is a raw, honest journey through alcohol addiction, service industry drinking culture, relapse, treatment, recovery, spirituality, and service.From Wisconsin barrooms to Nashville restaurants, Mathew spent years hid...
#14 Michael Rositano: From OxyContin and Fentanyl to Recovery, Purpose, and Helping Others Heal
Michael Rositano’s story is a powerful journey through grief, opioid addiction, treatment, relapse, jail, recovery, and redemption.After losing his father at age 20, Michael found two bottles of Percocet in the medicine cabinet. What be...