Send us a text At three years old, Derek Racette burned a trailer to the ground — the same trailer where he had been sexually assaulted by a family member. Decades later, after years of addiction, violence, and loss, he finally understood why. Derek’s story traces a lifetime of pain, power, and redemption — from growing up in a home filled with addiction and violence, to becoming a teacher, drug dealer, and eventually a man on the edge of suicide. His daughter’s fentanyl overdose nearly ended...
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Send us a text At three years old, Derek Racette burned a trailer to the ground — the same trailer where he had been sexually assaulted by a family member. Decades later, after years of addiction, violence, and loss, he finally understood why. Derek’s story traces a lifetime of pain, power, and redemption — from growing up in a home filled with addiction and violence, to becoming a teacher, drug dealer, and eventually a man on the edge of suicide. His daughter’s fentanyl overdose nearly ended...
Sean Hemeon was a drug kingpin turned informant by federal agents . Meth, and the shame of being queer nearly killed him. This is his recovery story.
Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast
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Sean Hemeon was a drug kingpin turned informant by federal agents . Meth, and the shame of being queer nearly killed him. This is his recovery story.
Send us a text Sean was interrogated by federal agents. They were asking him to turn informant. And he did. That moment — terrifying, surreal — was the culmination of years spent running from trauma, shame, and addiction. Raised Mormon and queer, Sean lived in silence and meth helped him feel connected and accepted. But it almost killed him. From suicide attempts rising to the top of Washington DC's drug trade to spiritual healing, Sean’s story is one of collapse and slow, intentional r...
Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast
Send us a text At three years old, Derek Racette burned a trailer to the ground — the same trailer where he had been sexually assaulted by a family member. Decades later, after years of addiction, violence, and loss, he finally understood why. Derek’s story traces a lifetime of pain, power, and redemption — from growing up in a home filled with addiction and violence, to becoming a teacher, drug dealer, and eventually a man on the edge of suicide. His daughter’s fentanyl overdose nearly ended...
