• #5 - "No Time For Anything But Pills"

  • Oct 27 2023
  • Length: 26 mins
  • Podcast

#5 - "No Time For Anything But Pills"

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • Ex-convict and former basketball star Chris Monroe got addicted to drugs while on a Division 1 scholarship at the University of Idaho. After quitting school, he went overseas to play professional basketball - an opportunity he sabotaged because he "couldn't get high." He returned to southern California and, for the next few years, his life revolved around pain pills and partying until, one day, he had a breakdown.Don't miss Part 5 of "The Second Shot" with attorney Benson Varghese and Chris Monroe, who talk about his opioid addiction and how he would do anything "short of robbing or killing someone" for a bottle of pills.He also shares an important lesson he learned in federal prison while serving time for drug conspiracy.#chrismonroe #prison #thesecondshotChris is a former client who Benson will never forget. A former Division 1 basketball player, Chris started using drugs and immersed himself in the rave scene in college. More than a decade later, he was arrested in a large-scale methamphetamine ring and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Now free, Chris is sharing his incredible journey - and why going to prison was the best thing that ever happened to him.The Second Shot is a video series and podcast that details Chris' childhood, basketball career, drug addiction, and the lessons he learned in prison.Varghese Summersett PLLChttps://www.versustexas.comhttps://www.familytexas.comhttps://www.versusinjury.com
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about #5 - "No Time For Anything But Pills"

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.