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Episode 006 | Addiction To Freedom | Jason Rosenblum’s Story

Posted on by Jay Winer

Jason Rosenblum went from the Yeshiva to becoming a young husband and father.   But he was struggling with a crippling addiction.  This is the story of how he recovered and what everyone needs to know about addiction.

Covid has exposed a lot of problems.  People have been struggling through the lockdowns.  And the rates of addiction, suicide and divorce are skyrocketing.  The frum community is no different.  We have many friends that have been having a very difficult time. That’s why we wanted to do this episode with our good friend Jason Rosenblum.

On the surface Jason seemed to have everything going for him.  He had supportive parents, a successful career and a young wife and kids.  So that’s why it was so surprising when he checked himself into rehab in 2019.  It turned out that Jason had been hiding secret from everyone.  He was addicted.  And he needed help.

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Jason and his young family after recovery

There is still a lot of stigma around addiction.  Especially in our community.  That makes Jason all the more remarkable.  He wants to share his story so that others will know that there is hope.  He wanted us to share his Facebook profile so that people will be able to connect with him.

https://www.facebook.com/jason.rosenblum.75

                                                                           

Timestamps

4:23: Jason describes his childhood in St. Louis.
8:31: Why making the transition to Yeshiva was so traumatic for Jason
28:17: No one ever chooses to be a drug addict
36:44: Why moving to Israel made Jason’s addiction worse
40:35: Jason discovers Oxycontin
52:35: The moment when Jason realized he was married to drugs not his wife
1:01:04: Jason’s Dad makes a rehab offer
1:14:40: What life in rehab was really like
1:21:04: The road to recovery and what everyone needs to know about addiction.

 

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