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The Dr. Drew Podcast

The Radical Harm Reduction World with Jared Klickstein

The Dr. Drew Podcast

PodcastOne / Carolla Digital

Talk Radio, Comedy, Science, Health & Fitness

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dr. Drew sits down with author Jared Klickstein to discuss his new book Crooked Smile, which chronicles his journey from addiction and homelessness to recovery. They explore the complexities of mental health laws, the realities of the non-profit industrial complex, the concept of love addiction, what it takes to survive in prison, and the controversial world of radical harm reduction. Crooked Smile: www.amazon.com/Crooked-Smile-Escape-Homelessness-Addiction Please support the show by checking out our sponsors! Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/drew 

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0:00.0

Hey everybody welcome to Dr.

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Dr. Pied. We appreciate it.

0:12.6

And do click through and help the people that support us here.

0:15.4

We appreciate it.

0:16.4

Don't forget Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3 o'clock.

0:17.9

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0:18.7

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0:21.3

TV.

0:22.3

Today I've got Jared Klikstein.

0:24.0

Jarrett has a book.

0:25.0

Jared has a story and I thought it'd be very important for him to tell it here.

0:30.0

So Jared, welcome.

0:31.0

Thanks so much, Dr. Drew, for having me on.

0:34.0

First, tell us about the book.

0:35.0

Yeah, the book is called Crooked Smile, What It Took to Escape a Decadeceness, Addiction,

0:39.6

and Crime.

0:41.2

As you can tell from the title, the book is about my time being homeless as a result of drug

0:46.5

addiction and you know growing up in a home with two parents that were addicted to heroin

0:52.4

and I just kind of cover my time you know I

0:55.0

ended up on Skid Row in Los Angeles and I ended up living a life of criminality

1:01.1

and I sort of critique the policies that I felt sort of kept me on the streets and then there were some policies that also helped me get off the streets but it's sort of my difference.

1:13.2

What helped you get off?

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