“A revolving door of suffering and pain”

Like so many other Americans, Chris Cella fell out of the middle class and became an opioid addict. Here’s how he came back.

You or someone you know has probably been addicted to opioids. It’s a crisis unlike anything else in U.S. history.

Like so many other Americans, Chris Cella fell out of the middle class and became an opioid addict. Here’s how he came back.

(0:00) Introduction
(1:11) Cella’s Opioid Addiction
(9:01) Gateway Drugs Are a Real Concern
(14:04) How Cella Went From Weed to Heroin
(21:57) Burning… pic.twitter.com/7lzMWm8qjx

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 2, 2025

It’s easy to become consumed by the epidemic’s jarring statistics and forget that its data is more than just numbers on a page; each tally represents an actual human being.

Today, one of the Americans who fell victim to these drugs, Chris Cella, joins The Tucker Carlson Show for a tell-all conversation on the parts of this generation-altering story you’ve probably never heard. Learn about the corrupt system behind the crisis, how some rehab centers scam their patients, Cella’s run-ins with the Mexican cartels, and more.

Chris Cella tells Tucker:

“[These rehabilitation centers are] a revolving door of chaos, suffering, and pain for the addict. But they’re making money at every stop… it was heartbreaking for me to see that.”