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Former Addict On How He Survived The Streets Of Newark | William Milligram

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8743 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

It took more than 40 rehab centers for William to finally find a path to recovery. During his 15 years of substance abuse, William was homeless and struggling to survive on the cold streets of Newark, New Jersey. Listen in as he talks to Ian about the trajectory of his life and the catalyst that helped him truly turn it around. Connect with William Milligram: IG: https://instagram.com/willmilligram?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@risingfromfalling?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 10% off your order Connect with Ian Bick: https://www.ianbick.com 00:00 Intro 00:45 New Merch Discount 02:50 Childhood 06:34 What school was like for him 11:25 Being triggered 12:50 Thinking about what could have been 17:32 Weight on his shoulders 18:40 Finishing high school 20:45 Lowest points of his life 24:00 Homeless in Newark 27:27 Relationship with parents 28:50 Advice for saving a loved one 34:40 Day in the life of a homeless addict 41:06 Crazy things homeless people do 45:44 Arrests on record 46:25 Near death experience 52:50 Continuing to use 54:12 Body Brokering  57:24 What rehab facilities are like 1:01:38 His daughter giving him purpose 1:04:52 Triggers after getting clean 1:06:21 Getting the message on substances out there 1:08:05 What he does now  Produced by: https://www.instagram.com/shanedanahy https://www.shanedanahy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I went to Florida in 2012 for my first real treatment center.

0:07.0

I went out to rehab.

0:08.0

I did well for like 45 days.

0:10.0

While I was in Florida, that was the first time I started, you know, I ving substances.

0:16.0

My addiction progressed massively.

0:19.0

I wasn't at an all-time low yet, but that was where, like,

0:22.1

all the things I said I was never going to do, it ended up happening. Welcome back to the Lockton

0:27.2

with the Invick podcast. On today's episode, we have Will Milligram to share his story of battles

0:33.9

with addiction, what it was like to be homeless on the streets of New Jersey, the near-death

0:39.4

experiences he encountered along the way, and how he was able to overcome it. Guys, folks, everyone

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that tunes into this show, we now have new merch in stock. Go to Ianbick.com to check out our

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selection of hoodies, t-shirts, and beanies just in time for

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the holiday season. You can use code Locked in at checkout to receive 10% off your order. That's code

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locked in at checkout. I want to give a big thanks to all of our viewers and listeners that not only

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tune in week after week, but also tell their friends, their family,

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their coworkers about the podcast and help get the word out there. It means the absolute

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world and I wouldn't be here without you guys. Remember, you can help support this show by

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hitting the subscribe button on YouTube or giving us a follow and leaving us a review

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on whichever site you listen to this

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podcast.

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Sit back, relax, and enjoy my interview with Will Milligram.

1:42.9

Will, thank you so much for coming on the show today. Of course, buddy. You're local to the area. Yes, moved to Danbury like two and a half years, three years ago now. Why Danbury? That's such a random place. Well, I grew up in Brewster right over the border. And at this, when I was looking for an apartment, I'm like, oh, it's cheaper in Danbury. I can get a sink. You know, there's a little more affordable. So at that time, I was just getting sober, my first apartment. And it went good, man. It actually was exactly what I needed. Yeah. And, you know, Danbury is actually a good location because it's, you know, an hour from New York City. You got Stanford nearby. you got Norwalk. That's not bad. But no one really knows of Danbury, which is crazy. I mean, they know of it from the Trashers and all that stuff, but that's about it. Shout out to A.J. Galante. Yeah, he was on the show a couple months back, and we're going to be launching his Danbury Trashers podcast in our studio here.

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