How I Survived a Brutal Drug Addiction | Brandon Heuser

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🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Brandon Heuser opens up about his journey growing up in Dalton, Georgia, falling into addiction, hitting rock bottom, and fighting his way back. This is a raw, honest conversation about the reality of drug addiction — the chaos, the pain, the denial, the relapse cycles — and what it actually takes to rebuild your life. #AddictionRecovery #DrugAddiction #SobrietyJourney #RockBottom #RecoveryCommunity #MentalHealthAwareness #TrueStories #LockedInWithIanBick Thank you to BLUECHEW for sponsoring this episode: Visit https://bluechew.com/ and use promo code LOCKEDIN at checkout to get your first month of BlueChew & pay five bucks for shipping. Connect with Brandon Heuser: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gospelofbrandon Email: bheuserministries@gmail.com Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 He Shares His Story for the First Time 04:40 Growing Up Without a Father & Filling the Void 07:00 Anger, Chaos, and the Streets Become Home 09:10 Drugs Enter the Picture — And Everything Changes 12:00 Addiction Takes Over: School, Friends, Life Slipping Away 15:40 Meeting His Biological Father for the First Time 18:45 Gangs, Violence & The Cycle He Couldn’t Escape 22:00 First Time in Jail — “I Thought This Made Me a Man” 25:10 Rock Bottom: The Moment That Broke Him 28:00 Recovery Begins — Faith, Surrender & Brutal Honesty 32:00 Rebuilding Life From Nothing 36:00 Facing Shame and Learning to Forgive Yourself 40:00 The Regrets That Still Hurt 44:40 Life After Addiction: Family, Purpose & Peace 48:00 Staying Sober When The World Pulls You Back 51:00 Judgment, Stigma & Proving People Wrong 54:20 Choosing Gratitude & Living Differently Today 01:00:00 Final Message That Someone Needs to Hear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got connected with bloods, crips, and GDs. And because of his rep over there, his reputation,
0:06.8	they brought me in and they started messing with me. And so now I was able to get a hold of things
0:11.8	that my friends and people around me weren't able to get a hold of.
0:15.8	What was the first piece of violence you witnessed?
0:17.9	I remember getting in the shower. I got in the shower, man. I didn't wear
0:20.9	no sandals. Biggest mistake of my life. Tell us what it's like to truly be strung out during addiction.
0:26.7	There was a time where I sold my body for drugs. Brandon Heiser grew up in a small town in Georgia,
0:31.5	got pulled into the wrong circle, and before he knew it, he was addicted in losing himself.
0:39.0	Brandon, welcome to Lockton.
0:40.4	Man, thanks so much for coming out here today.
0:41.9	I appreciate you have me on here.
0:43.5	It's awesome.
0:44.3	I appreciate you, and I appreciate Pastor Mark for connecting us and making this happen today.
0:49.0	Oh, yeah.
0:50.6	So, yeah, man, it's awesome.
0:52.6	It's a great opportunity.
0:53.8	You know, I love what you're doing, going in and giving people hope.
0:58.3	You know, coming from my background, my father was in prison.
1:02.7	That's why he wasn't in my life.
1:04.7	And so, but to see you going in there and giving hope, it's actually a taste of what I've
1:10.6	actually had to do. You're doing it so much deeper, actually a taste of what I've actually had to do.
1:11.3	You're doing it so much deeper, but I'm glad that I've even got to experience a little bit of that. But, yeah, it's powerful, man. I mean, I think any hope you give, whether it's big or small is powerful. You don't have to be doing it on the big stage in front of thousands of people to make a difference. All you have to do is inspire one person. That's right. And a lot of people get
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