In this episode of Coming Clean With Me, addiction specialist Elliott Wald interviews Andrew Barr, a comedian who turned his struggles with cocaine and alcohol addiction into material for his act.
Andrew shares his journey from starting with alcohol in his 20s to escalating cocaine usage. He discusses the challenges of being a comedian in a bar environment and the pressure to drink.
Andrew also talks about his two interventions and his decision to go to rehab. He shares how he balances finding humor in his past struggles while acknowledging the seriousness of addiction in his comedy routine. In this conversation, Andrew Barr discusses his experience with addiction and recovery.
He talks about using cocaine with others and how he would use with different people to hide the extent of his addiction.
Andrew and Elliott also discuss the role of lying and denial in addiction. They explore the concept of anticipation and how the thought of using can be more thrilling than actually using the drug.

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