Austin Rampt: From Heroin Addiction and the Sinaloa Cartel to Recovery, Fatherhood, and Hope

Austin Rampt Austin Rampt | Author of One Last Hit, Recovery Advocate and Speaker, Host of the One Last Hit Podcast.Austin Rampt is the author of One Last Hit a memoir chronicling his descent from baseball All-Star and scholarship student to IV heroin and crack addict who fled the country to dodge court-mandated rehab and spent eighteen months in Mexico living alongside members of the Sinaloa Cartel. His story includes eight rehabs, jail time, a heart attack at twenty-one, a near-kidnapping for ransom, and burning through a million dollars — all chasing one more hit. What makes Austin's story remarkable isn't just how far he fell, but how honestly he tells it. Today, Austin is sober, a successful entrepreneur, a husband, and a father of five living in Florida, where he hosts the One Last Hit Podcast, featuring real conversations about addiction, recovery, and second chances. He speaks candidly about relapse, rebuilding trust with his children, the friend he lost to overdose, and why connection — not willpower — is the real antidote to addiction. Whether your audience has been touched by addiction personally or loves someone who has, Austin brings hard-won wisdom, brutal honesty, and genuine hope to every conversation.