ICE Took My Baby's Father... Why I Turned to Heroin and a Brothel | Ep 180

S2E180 - ICE Took My Baby's Father... Why I Turned to Heroin and a Brothel | Ep 180

Published: June 24, 2026

Duration: 1:29:41

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Carmen Honeycutt for a shocking and deeply personal story of addiction, loss, survival, and recovery.Carmen's struggle with substance abuse began at a young age and quickly escalated into a devastating addiction to Opana, one of the most powerful prescription opioids of its time. What started as experimentation soon became a daily battle that would consume every aspect of her life.

At just 19 years old, Carmen found herself pregnant while working in the restaurant industry and navigating a complicated relationship. As...