I Had No Veins Left… Fentanyl Was Eating My Body | Dr. Phil, Grand Theft Auto & Sobriety

Rise Above with Kevin Lanning

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At 23, Jordan Lexell was exposed on national television after appearing on Dr. Phil in an episode titled “Young, Reckless & Enabled.”

By 35, she was shooting heroin on the South Side of Chicago, addicted to fentanyl, arrested nearly 30 times, faking drug tests, and living in and out of hotels while facing multiple felonies — including Grand Theft Auto, possession of fentanyl, and her third DUI.

She overdosed in her mother’s home. She detoxed in Sarasota County Jail. She was looking at serious prison time.

On August 24, 2022, Jordan did her last line of fentanyl pulling into treatment.

Today, she’s over three and a half years sober — rebuilding her life from the ground up, repairing her relationship with her mom, grieving her father’s death in sobriety, and proving that even after 30 arrests… redemption is possible.

This is a raw, unfiltered conversation about:

  • Heroin & fentanyl addiction

  • Being enabled by family

  • Fake rehab culture vs state-funded treatment

  • Jail detox and felony probation

  • Brain recovery after opioids

  • Losing a parent in sobriety

  • Rebuilding from rock bottom

If you or someone you love is battling addiction — this episode is proof that no one is too far gone.

Recovery is possible.


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2026-02-25 61 min

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