In Episode 172 of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan sits down with October, a 21-year-old from Brooklyn whose story shows just how quickly addiction can take over a life.
Growing up surrounded by addiction, instability, and trauma, October was introduced to recovery long before she ever needed it herself. But by her teenage years, drugs had become part of her own story. After moving to New York City at 17, what initially felt like partying and freedom quickly spiraled into something much darker.
By 19, October was using fentanyl, experiencing repeated overdoses, losing friends, and reaching a point where she knew she might not survive much longer. One desperate moment in Coney Island, followed by an ultimatum from her mother, ultimately forced her to make a choice: continue down the same path or get on a plane to Florida and give recovery a chance.
Now two years clean, October opens up about what happened after the drugs stopped, the uncomfortable reality of early recovery, learning to take accountability, and slowly becoming someone she actually wants to be.
This episode is raw, funny, heartbreaking, and a reminder that sometimes an entire life can change before it’s even really begun.
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