Drug Addicted Couple-Lindsay and Joey

Quick Overview

Lindsay and Joey, a couple struggling with addiction, detailed how Lindsay's difficult childhood, marked by parental disapproval over her relationship with an older Black man, led to profound trauma, premature marriage, three children, and a subsequent spiral into drug use, which ultimately resulted in them losing their home, belongings, and children while navigating homelessness in Los Angeles, leading them to Methadone treatment.

Key Points: Lindsay reports having an otherwise 'average childhood' until her parents forced her out of high school at 14 and into a boot camp after discovering her relationship with an older, drug-dealing Black boyfriend, an event she blames for derailing her life goals of college and sports scholarships. Lindsay states her parents reacted with excitement when her younger sister quit school and became pregnant, leading Lindsay to pursue a relationship with a white man, get pregnant quickly, marry at 17, and have three children to try and gain her parents' approval, which she never achieved. Lindsay's drug use, starting with crack cocaine, escalated after her marriage, sometimes involving calling her parents for help after using cocaine, indicating a cry for attention because she felt her parents were not proud of her despite her efforts to be a good mother. Joey experienced a 'sheltered childhood' but notes that his parents over-helping him made the real world harder; he later faced felony drug trafficking charges, including possession of 6 ounces of cocaine in college, which cost him his D1 baseball scholarship. After moving to LA for sober living, the couple was suddenly told they had 'graduated' and given 15 minutes to choose between transferring programs or flying home; when their insurance was depleted, they were left on the street with no medicine. Joey was jailed for theft of property after being caught with a car Lindsay purchased, as the seller reported it stolen days after the bill of sale, and authorities refused to return the title needed for evidence, leaving them without their possessions or medicine. Lindsay's mother allegedly orchestrated a plot to gain custody of her children by giving her newborn son medication (Lortabs) that Lindsay had instructed her to discard, causing the baby to go into withdrawal, leading to DHR intervention and Lindsay losing her children permanently.