Overcoming Addiction: Mike Furino | Drift Dreams HGP#26

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Addiction can be a struggle and a hard thing to overcome, especially without any help. Mike Furino struggled with addiction for 20 years. Like many people, he went down the wrong path, got with the wrong crowd, and found himself smoking marijuana at 13 years old. Mike then moved on to selling marijuana and cocaine and eventually got expelled from every high school in Duvall County, Florida. He moved out of his parents house when he was 17 and ironically was able to afford a house in same neighborhood as his parents. Mike then started doing crystal meth and taking pills (Xanax) to help him sleep. Once he reached his early 20’s he transitioned into drinking hard alcohol and “leveled himself out” with cocaine. As I learned in this podcast, every addict hits rock bottom at some point but Mike’s first rock bottom wasn’t enough. Now a functioning alcoholic working a really good paying job, Mike was still drinking himself into oblivion every day. He ultimately wrecked a food truck, found himself jobless and at rock, rock bottom.

4.5 years sober he is now turning passion into purpose. Mike got sober without any help or 12 step program. He believes many people who are struggling just need someone to believe in them. Mike has made it a priority to give back to others by helping anyone struggling with addiction. He encourages anyone who may be suffering from an addiction to reach out to him.

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