Richard Galvan
Author of The Addict
Richard Galvan overcame early alcohol use, heroin addiction, homelessness, and arrests to achieve sobriety at 22 via Prop 36 rehab—now 21 years clean.
Former owner of Casablanca Outpatient and Essence Healthcare, he sold due to ethical issues and moved to Barcelona from LA.
Today, he promotes his book The Addict, runs a 12-step sobriety program, and advocates recovery through AA, speaking, and social media.
Feb. 7, 2026
Life After 5 Years on Skid Row, Owning a Treatment Center & Realizing the Industry is Built on Lies
Richard Galvan began stealing, getting arrested and drinking vodka alone in sixth grade. He snorted and sold his Ritalin, stole his mother’s pills and drank cough syrup. By his early teens, he was selling pills, using meth, a...