#15 Ryan Hampton: 3x Author. Political Candidate. Community Advocate and Organizer. Person in Recovery.

A prominent advocate, speaker, author, and media commentator, Ryan Hampton travels coast-to-coast to add solutions to our national addiction and drug overdose crisis. In recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Hampton is regarded as a forefront expert and thought leader in America’s rising addiction recovery advocacy movement. For nearly a decade, he’s worked with multiple non-profits and addiction recovery organizing campaigns. He’s now a prominent, leading face and voice of recovery advocacy and is working to change the longstanding negative narratives about those impacted by addiction, recovery, and overdose.In this episode, Hampton describes his experience in the pill mills in Florida to heroin, how to break free form an anxiety spiral, rage, loss, and the birth of Mobilize Recovery, and why cutting off contact from a child struggling with addiction isn’t always the answer. Purchase Ryan’s books on link in title. American Fix 2018: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis - and How to End ItUnsettled 2021: How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of the American Overdose CrisisFentanyl Nation 2024: Toxic Politics and America’s Failed War on DrugsHead to Ryan J Hampton website for more inspiring content and resources for addiction and recovery. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kelleykitley.substack.com