Jon Gustin
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, I've never had a good relationship with any substance.
It started when I was 13, seventh grade.
My friend gave me Adderall.
And it was, this is amazing.
I want to feel like this forever.
It's like, it's solving all my problems with like socialization and everything.
That's kind of the sign you're an addict, right?
When it's like that magical experience the first time.
When you become an addict the first time you do something, which is how everything's been.
First time I got drunk, I got alcohol poisoning at a school dance.
And you would think that would be, okay, this isn't for me.
No.
Yeah.
So that's how I knew my relationship with substances just was not healthy.
Yeah.
And lied to myself for years thinking, oh, I can control it.
And, you know, you get sober for like three months and you're like, great.
But you make up for lost time.
Yeah.
When you're back.