Prison, Addiction, Bipolar, and Four Loko with Author Brandon Stickney

Brandon Stickney remembers booze being everywhere growing up in
Lockport, New York and he definitely remembers getting a taste
for it growing up. Over time, he developed bipolar disorder and
his substance use disorder added cocaine and opioids as favorite
drugs. Brandon’s love of getting high would cost him his
marriage, his successful career as a journalist and author, and
his freedom, after getting busted selling drugs and being
sentenced to two years in prison. He tells us about what it’s
like to live with mental health issues behind bars, how both
prescription drugs and illicit narcotics work there, and he tells
the stories of people who helped him get through. Brandon’s
memoir of the experience is The Five People You Meet In
Prison. Brandon lives in Florida now with his father and is
working hard on his sobriety.


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