I Was an Addicted Dealer — Prison Changed My Life | Steve Fusco

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

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4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Steve Fusco grew up in Connecticut, raised by a single mom and a solid support system—but teenage trouble sent him to military school. In college, experimentation turned into using and selling drugs, a slide into addiction, and multiple arrests. After failing to get clean, Steve was sentenced to 2 years in Connecticut state prison—the wake-up call that changed everything. Inside, he rebuilt from the ground up. Today he’s sober, a successful business owner, and on a mission to show what redemption really looks like. #AddictionRecovery #Sobriety #RedemptionStory #PrisonStories #SecondChances #TrueCrime #EntrepreneurLife #connecticut Connect with Steve Fusco: http://Rejoicerestore.com Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & Guest Background 02:10 Childhood, Family, and Early Influences 05:52 School Years and Beginning of Trouble 09:08 Military School and College Aspirations 13:13 College Years and Exposure to Drugs 18:14 Path to Addiction & Early Drug Dealing 24:02 Addiction, Career Attempts & Downward Spiral 30:37 Peak Drug Dealing & Double Life 37:15 Cycles of Recovery, Addiction, and Jail 42:08 Rock Bottom: Prison and the Wake-Up Call 46:44 Life Inside Prison and Rebuilding 51:20 Programs, Hope, and New Mindsets 01:00:46 Reentry: Starting Over and Business Journey 01:07:02 Finding Purpose: Relationships and Faith 01:10:53 Servant Leadership & Uplifting Others 01:13:03 Advice, Reflection & Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now I'm in there with like murderers and stuff like that, bro, like in the turtle suits.
0:03.4	I'm like, I'm done.
0:04.1	I heard it before.
0:05.0	Once you got there, were you still scared or did it seem better than what you expected it to be?
0:08.9	I was a little, I'm not going to lie, man. I was a little nervous. I didn't know where I was going. How much would you say you were making at the time? 10 grand a week on a bad week. What's something you wish you knew back then that you know now?
0:17.8	Steve Fusco grew up in Connecticut, raised by a single mom with a solid
0:21.9	upbringing, then high school trouble sent into military school. In college, he started using
0:27.4	and selling drugs, spiraled into addiction and multiple arrests, and eventually got two years
0:32.7	in Connecticut state prison the moment everything changed. Inside, he rebuilt from the ground up. Today, Steve is
0:40.1	sober and a successful business owner. In this episode, he breaks down how it all unraveled,
0:45.8	the wake-up call behind bars, and the blueprint he uses to stay clean and win.
0:53.6	Steve, welcome to Locked in, man.
0:55.3	Thanks so much for reaching out.
0:56.6	A friend from the past and connecting and coming on the show.
0:59.5	Yeah, yep.
1:00.6	Yeah, thanks for having me, man.
1:02.6	Yeah, it's crazy what social media allows things to happen, you know,
1:07.9	connections, following up with people from the past and stuff.
1:10.5	Yes.
1:10.8	Who would have thought we'd be sitting here today?
1:12.4	No, especially with our stories, who would thought, right?
1:16.4	So, yeah.
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