Robbing a Convenience Store To Fuel An Addiction with Corey Warren | The Hopeaholics Podcast

In this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Corey Warren shares his powerful and deeply personal story of addiction, crime, alcohol abuse, and recovery, opening up about growing up around alcoholism, seeking validation through drugs and reckless behavior, and eventually spiraling into heroin, armed robbery, and severe alcohol addiction that nearly cost him his life. Corey talks about waking up drinking vodka, experiencing alcohol-induced seizures, facing prison time, and the moment he realized that the real problem wasn’t the substances but the mindset and pain driving his behavior. He reflects on rehab, AA, faith, fatherhood, marriage, and building a new life centered on purpose, honesty, and helping others, while also discussing the pressures of social media, breaking generational cycles, and teaching his kids a different path. This episode is a raw and honest conversation about accountability, redemption, and the daily work required to stay sober, showing that no matter how far someone falls, recovery, faith, and hope can still rebuild a life.

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Timestamps:
00:02:00 - Family trip to California and being a father in recovery
00:03:14 - Teaching kids about alcohol and breaking generational patterns
00:09:39 - Corey Warren explains why he started social media
00:12:13 - Social media pressure, marriage strain, and balancing family life
00:15:20 - Purpose of the podcast and fentanyl awareness conversation
00:19:46 - Corey Warren shares how he wanted to be on the Hopeaholics podcast
00:25:48 - Childhood, family background, and father’s alcoholism and lifestyle
00:27:15 - First exposure to heroin in high school
00:27:49 - Stealing checks from his father to buy drugs and seeking validation
00:28:59 - Armed robbery to get drug money and running from police
00:32:02 - Arrest, jail, and facing 15 to 30 years in prison
00:34:33 - Addiction driven by validation and peer approval
00:38:34 - College drinking culture and replacing heroin with alcohol
00:40:23 - Drinking nearly two fifths of vodka a day at 21
00:42:31 - Alcohol-induced seizure and waking up surrounded by EMTs
00:43:50 - Leaving the hospital and returning to drinking
00:44:25 - Father pushes him to go back to rehab
00:45:02 - Therapist tells Corey that he is the problem, not drugs or alcohol
00:46:17 - AA meetings, sponsor, and early recovery structure
01:23:12 - Trusting God and finding purpose through pain closing message