Welcome to Episode 173 of Hell Has an Exit.
Tyler Wilson knew what he wanted from an early age, and unfortunately, that meant drugs. What started with weed and pills as a kid quickly escalated into meth, heroin, needles, overdoses, hospital stays, and a life that was becoming harder and harder to escape.
By 18, Tyler had already overdosed in a Taco Bell bathroom. He battled addiction, homelessness, deteriorating health, broken relationships, and multiple attempts at getting clean before finally realizing that recovery had to be different this time.
At 23, Tyler returned to South Florida for treatment with a plan: stop worrying about everything outside those four walls and completely commit to rebuilding his life.
Nearly seven years later, the kid who once couldn't see a future beyond getting high is now using the same experiences that nearly killed him to help people still living on the streets and struggling with addiction.
Tyler sits down with Teddy to talk about the insanity of active addiction, meth and heroin, overdosing, getting clean in South Florida, sober living, mental health, rebuilding his life from nothing, and why sometimes helping someone doesn't mean telling them what to do. It means meeting them exactly where they're at.
From addiction and rock bottom to purpose, discipline, and giving back, this is Tyler Wilson's story.
Hell has an exit. You just have to find it.
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