Ep. 075: Jason Cupp: Author of “The Naked Guy in the Attic.” Well Educated, Successful, and Throws It Away

Ep. 075: Jason Cupp: Author of “The Naked Guy in the Attic.” Well Educated, Successful, and Throws It Away

What remarkable journeys have people faced head-on against addiction? This conversation between host Eric McCoy and guest Jason Cupp pulls you straight into the messy, extreme and often darkly absurd reality of crystal meth addiction – and what it takes to step away from it. Jason, a well‑educated former executive and gay man in his 40s, didn’t touch drugs seriously until later in life.

After a 14‑year relationship ended, one drunk, hurting night, he said “fuck it” to a pipe of “Tina”, thinking it was a one‑off bit of fun. Instead, it rewrote his entire life. He talks candidly about becoming a “sex tweaker”, hosting unsafe sex parties, contracting HIV and Hep C, and how IV meth use “fast‑tracked” him to some terrifying bottoms.

You’ll hear the wild origin of his memoir title, *The Naked Guy in the Attic*: an 11‑hour psychotic episode, pitch‑black in a crawlspace above an LA apartment, completely naked, with fire crews and police trying to get him out. As one neighbour later told him at a CMA meeting, “Oh my God, you’re that naked guy in the attic.

Everybody knows about you here.” Jason also opens up about growing up gay in a religious family, how alcohol and drugs became normalised in the gay scene, and why meth is so widespread in that community. He and Eric compare notes on relapse, euphoric dreams that feel like using, and the brutal emotional crash of early sobriety. Underneath the chaos, this is really about hope.

Jason shares how service, 90 meetings in 90 days and brutally honest public journalling helped him rebuild, and why he now says, “Life is definitely much better on the other side.” If you or someone you love thinks it’s “too late” to change, this story might make you think again – what if your best chapter hasn’t even started yet?