personally i feel drug addicts should be sent to rehabs or mental facility’s instead of jail or prison unless theres an actual crime involved. jail/prison most likely isn’t going to help just make it worse.
if there is a crime involved, they should either go through rehab or mental treatments while they’re IN the facility, or they should be recommended to rehab facilities after they’re released from jail or prison on a probation contract for like…3-6 weeks or something. even if they don’t want it, i think it would be really beneficial for them. at least they would be hearing it so they can think back to what they learned while they went through the treatment if they ever feel like quitting. or maybe if they haven’t started again already, they could think about what they learned if they have feelings of wanting to relapse. i really don’t know how to go about it but i just wish they could all get the help they all truly deserve.
A lot of addicts are really self aware. I would say it’s a bell curve. A lot of us are on the low end of the curve, a lot of us on the high end. It hurts to exist for many people and drugs help in a way. But it really destroys you.
@@riggymarzTV I’m 22, newly sober.. great video! I appreciate you Giving us addicts a voice.. I know you weren’t trying to speak for all of us but those of us that relate to your story appreciate it. Being an addict is hard… I also got arrested and am currently on probation myself.. it gives me accountability but I really worry when it’s done, will I go back? I’m also duel diagnosed with Bipolar 1, BPD, & of course depression & anxiety. I do notice when I’m not seeing a therapist the intrusive thoughts to use are more prominent. I’m on Suboxone and it helps but I know it’s not a forever thing I can stay on so I guess I’m at a crossroads. Staying sober for the rest of my life really upsets me.. like “one day at a time” seems important for me bc forever seems impossible. But I can stay sober today.
There is a very harmful stereotype that addicts are shady/liars and have no self control just impulsive. but every addict I’ve ever known is very self-aware and very transparent.
I'm the same age as him, and I've had addiction issues for around 20 years. It's a crazy hard process. I recently quit drinking. I find myself wondering who I even am without the substances. I'm completely rewiring my brain. This is the stage where a lot of people relapse because you feel lost and apathetic...grumpy. My brother passed away recently from his addictions, and I just need to live differently now, and no going back.
thank u for sharing with us. no matter what happens, the fact that you are able to recognize your position and try to work towards being better is a huge step. if you fall on your journey, that’s fine, but try your best to get back up and keep going. you will thank yourself in the long run. have patience with urself too cus i know you know that this healing process will take a lot longer than you think. you got this :) 🤍
Same. Ive been clean for 18 years. Its a process and you will have cravings, and irs definitely not easy. But if you want to stay clean bad enough, you will. Don't think of having to go through life without it, think of it as finally being able to live life without it.
He's brutally honest. I honestly hope he can get things worked out, he seems legit and cool. This stuff slowly takes everything from everyone it touches. Edit: 1.9k in a day?! How yall haha thanks!
@@sirdoosh5935 i agree, at the end of the video as well he was cooling himself off with his hat when he was seeing everyone. Of course could be just nervers but i assume that whatever he took started to wear off and he started to get cold sweats or anxiety
@@riggymarzTV lol these ppl assuming shiet wit so much arrogance. I'm an addict as well and I always hate it when ppl assume I'm on shiet just cuz I'm anxious af
I honestly love his honesty. He didn't hold back nor hesitate on nothing or no one. Hopefully he gets a hold on it, mad respect for talking about it and being honest.
Sure its crazy, but it's not crazier than anything else. Others might get started by something they read in a book, or an offhand comment. The craziest part is that he remembers it.
yea as a high schooler i always seen memes about weed online, or in shows or movies thats what made me want to try it. Now 2 years later, i havent had 1 day without weed and its rlly hard to stop
the movie scene wasn't the start. The predisposition to substance addiction and the mental health issues without adequate support systems was the start of this. The addiction would have occured regardless of the Leo scene, lets not stigmatize addiction further with misinformation.
I lost both my parents in October and December of 2021 to their addictions. My mother overdosed on heroin laced with fentanyl and my father drank himself to death...I appreciated the story of the girl whose mother is an addict, I understand her. I held a lot of resentment for my mother’s addiction and father’s drinking while I was alive, but now I realize that I wish I was just more supportive of her and her attempts at finding peace in a world where death is imminent. You should do “I’m a child of an addict, ask me anything”
first of all i wanted to say thank you for sharing your story. second of all you did what you could, it’s not easy growing up watching someone you love slowly destroy themselves. it was not your responsibility as their child to take care of them. don’t blame yourself for not being more supportive you are also a human being, just like they were. i’m sending my love and prayers to you and i hope you and your family heal❤️
Hey i’m really sorry to hear that!! That is unimaginable levels of tragedy to deal with and I hope u are coping well with it! I can’t begin to imagine losing one parent let alone two! Hope u are still finding happiness in the darkest of times
That is such a great idea for a video. My mom just went to jail for the 4th time in the last few years because of her addiction to drugs. She's been an addict off and on since I was 4 and I'm currently 13. That video idea would most likely make such a great support mechanism for other kids going through the same thing. Btw I'd just like to say we have the same name 😄. And sorry for your loss!
My parents were addicts. My father died from a heart attack when I was 4 and my mom took her life when I was 5. My heart is with everyone who is battling addiction or recovering
I lost my boyfriend of 8 years in February, 2.12.22 I found him dead on our couch due to a fetnayl overdose. This has just crushed my entire existence, I was so in love and admired him so deeply. I fought so hard to let know I’m here for him, to get him help, to just be a loving ear for him, a warm embrace when he wanted it, I never gave up on him, and although I lost him I am so glad I stood by him so he died knowing he was so loved :( I can’t imagine so many addicts having not much support from famlily feeling so unloved or unwanted or like a burden. Addiction is so hard n it essentially turns our love ones into strangers, people who no longer recognize, but they need all the love we can give. Please don’t give up on them. He used to tell me I was his only reason to live, that broke me, I wanted him to have many reasons to want to live :( I miss him so much every single day. My best friend my soulmate, I love you with all my heart Tj, not a day goes by that I don’t miss you. Forever & always. Yours truly. My sweet Angel.
Sorry but no you can choose to be their for an addict if you want but don't guilt other people into it. People please remember you can't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. By all means give up on them if that's what you need to do. You can love an addict from a far but you don't have to be there for them you don't need to help or support them. Addiction is selfish I speak as a smoker a heavy drinker an ex drug user. We are being selfish. So you need to be selfish to to protect yourself.
I just lost my uncle this morning to his addiction. I wanna watch this video to understand what he was thinking going back to it but I can’t bring myself to. I hope everyone who’s struggling finds a way to get out of that dark place.
@@riggymarzTV yoo no worries at all, thank YOU for leaving a positive impact on so many people's lives. and dude just checked out some of your tracks, your music is DOPE and your lyrics are FIRE🔥 keep it up my guy, all the best
People suffering from addiction deserve kindness and care, not imprisonment. Wish I could give him a hug- I hope you can find some small joys in life because you deserve it
I feel for him. You can feel the humanity. I admire the honesty and the strength to face himself. Please, understand you deserve to be happy. You are no less than others. Don't forsake yourselves.
Addiction needs to be de-stigmatised, and also drugs in general. But as long as we're criminalising drug use in most if the world still, addiction is gonna be tied to a stigma and seeking help and getting clean is hard, like the bar is higher than it needs to be. Most of the times it seems like there's an underlying mental health problem that's fueling the desire to get high and continuous arrests don't help that problem. Sometimes we need to protect others from some addicts if they get violent but most addicts aren't even visible to the outside world. It's really sad how this is still something we're dealing with in a way that needs miles of improvement
@@belivuk2526 correct me if I'm wrong, but de-criminalising often doesn't mean that the behaviour becomes legal - lemme explain. Where I live, they recently decriminalized prostitution to promote people stuck in those cycles reaching out to authorities, but pimping is still illegal. It's only for the people doing the job, but providing them with that in the first place is still a crime (and frankly, the part that causes the problem). So decriminalizing addicts doesn't mean decriminalizing drug dealing. It just helps people reach out.
@@belivuk2526 getting help is not as easy and available as you think. Especially depending on where you live. While doing drugs is a choice, no one chooses to be a drug addict. Sometimes self medicating with drugs is felt by some ppl as the only other option to ending ones life.
I don’t want to be like rude, but it’s strange that you said “most addicts aren’t visible to the outside world”ppl that have addicts in the family would disagree…
I've been addicted to heroin for a little over 10 years now. I've tried multiple times to get clean and I can never get it to stick. I hope one day I'm able to beat it but to be honest sometimes I feel like ending my life because I don't think I'll ever be able to beat it and it's a miserable existence
Just know there's a sweetness inside of you and having a thick skin will get you through this Clementine! Don't give up. There's so much more to life than what any drugs offer. ✌️
Praying for you 💜 i know it's easier said than done but please try to remember recovery isn't a straight line. Don't let the slip ups derail your efforts.
Don’t give up. I’ve been sober off herion for over five years. It gets easier with time. Stick to it, it can feel so impossible in the beginning but I promise you it gets better and it’s so worth it. We only have one life and think how you would like to spend the rest of it. I’ve lost too many friends and it’s not worth it. Don’t let this drug take any more from you.
Is it just me that found the part where he started because he saw it in movies utterly heartbreaking? Maybe it could’ve been a book or a passing conversation but it really shows the impact that media can have in peoples’ lives!! So YES it is a big deal the way things are portrayed
He spent the entire video listing off reasons why he was addicted and why he wasn't getting better, and none of those reasons were because he saw it in a movie. Most people who try drugs don't end up addicted. People get addicted because of upbringing, mental health, and genetics. Silencing the media wouldn't stop kids from getting addicted. De-criminalization is so much more important to recovery and safe experimentation.
@@xylek9483how does decriminalization help someone experiment with huffing WD40 more safely? Or make fentanyl safer or prevent cocaine from being laced with other stuff? Maybe full legalization where you buy your heroin, coke, and fentanyl directly from the government prevents some of it from being tainted - but does it really make it safer to experiment with crack, meth, or fent?
Speaking as someone who has overcome depression. At 1st through the use of drugs then on my own. The answer is not criminalization. I wish our country would realize addicts need help. Real long term care. That’s the move forward. Now those who refuse help and commit crimes to support their habit are not the people I speak of. This video made me tear up thinking about how far I’ve come. How it is possible to get your life together and move pass such an ugly disease. Wow.
I am a recovering addict, unfortunately recently I relapsed after being almost one year sober. I despise the fact that addiction is a crime. I didn't choose to be an addict, they way my life unfolded and the situations I was put in caused my addiction. It really is a very hard battle and it's really hard to know how many people don't see us as deserving of respect.
So both of my parents are drug addicts and my mother used it while pregnant with me. So with that said, I think I may have a “predisposition” to drugs.. but I never ever touched in any drugs until 2 years ago. I met a guy and had a very very abusive relationship with him. He introduced me to cocaine and i got so addicted to it. But I couldn’t use it without him if I did he’d get mad and I’d get afraid he’d break up with me. It was a very bad relationship.. to this day I want to take drugs but I control myself. I think people shouldn’t encourage others to drugs like he did to me…
I’ve had opioid addiction issues for like 6 years. It all started when I took a Percocet because of my back pain. It went from one and taking the pain away, to escalating to 7 a day to 10. All I can say is I loved the way it took every bit of pain I had away. It’s so easy for them to take over you. Now I use methadone, but at least I’m able to have a normal life.
Hey Jubilee! I would like to potentially be apart of a future video about drug addiction. My mother died in January from drugs, and my whole life i had to deal with the pain of that and throughout my life i learned a lot. I have the gene and became an alcoholic and I’m now 2 years sober, so i think being in one of these videos would be a great opportunity for me because the drug problem/mental health crisis is the biggest thing that needs advocating for in my opinion!! I believe that America needs to step it up and start caring for their people and stop criminalizing humans for being subjected to very thing that was caused by the system in the first place.
Hi daeja, they have a link in the description to share your story with them if you want to be included in a video! I hope to see you and your story in one thank you for sharing
Is he high now? Reminds me of my first husband. What a lot of people don't understand is that BEFORE they were addicts, many of these people have a mild preexisting mental condition, that went undiagnosed, and they began "self medicating" at a young age, and instantly got addicted to a substance which provided an alternative mental state, to give them comfort. Then it grows out of control. At least that's how it was for me. I still drink, moderately, but I'm nowhere near as bad as I used to be. My ex-husband introduced me to most of it, as we both suffered Asperger's and the drugs were a mental retreat. I'm just happy that I'm able to be happy again and experience motivation and joy without having to get high 24/7.
When the drugs wear off you still have to deal with the issues you have ,,the biggest thing I learn ,,, it’s just putting a bandaid over your problems, the more you do it the more of a rabbit hole you dig your self…. We grow by facing our problems instead of running away from it ..
@@angelaveale3615 I did too .. if knew my childhood history .. stats would say I should be a addicted .. we was abused , misled , violent childhood … I got tired turn to drugs, I will admit I never became a full blown addict because I realized it messing me up worse so I stayed sober and went to therapy for my trauma
@@wiseman6723 I admire you for seeing this before the drugs sucked you in. I was a lost child and broken, drugs numbed my pain that I didn't want to feel and consequently made poor decisions. I am very very grateful I'm clean today and if I wasn't by now I know that I would be dead.
Hey Riggy, I believe with all my heart that you got this. I know you do. I can see it in your eyes. Even those voices in your head that want you to stay with them, with the drugs, are there to remind you that you got this. You are not them. I love you❤️
Thank you for bringing awareness to this, and to him for being so vulnerable. Getting clean is legit the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, and I totally relate to how he talks about his son. My daughter is almost the age I was when I started using, and my kids following in my footsteps is my worst fear. Nobody deserves to live like that, we need more opportunities to have conversations like this to break down the stigma associated with addiction.
This conversation needs to happen more between humans. I see addicted person and I want not to just help them, but also to understand them. I really believe that these people are purposely unseen and I just want to tell them that I see them, I just don't know how to help them. Sending love to anyone needed!
We have created a society in which is it so easy to fall and so hard to get up again. Extend a hand to someone - anyone - because it really is all any of us can do. And if someone extend theirs to you, please take it. You are worthy, you are important, the world is better because you are in it. ❤️
Getting to the point of *wanting* to be clean was always the kicker. I wanted to want sobriety, or just to not be dependent on anything to function, but getting there was impossible. I didn't distinguish between those two feelings, (wanting to change and hoping I'd ever 'want' to change) until I had a few years clean. It still feels like a random paradigm shift that I was just "lucky" to have. Once I actually wanted to change things, it was possible. Whereas before, it was going through the motions out of guilt or my responsibility to others. When it came down to it, for me, I had to be selfish and do it for 'me'.
Jubilee hits you with a twist on These episodes. I never expected this episode. 🤭🥺 I hope he gets the held he needs. I am so sad when I see drug addicts because I have addicts in my family. It is very hard to knock. I wish people would understand that.
@@angelaveale3615 I hear people say well they should just stop. It’s not something that can just be dropped cold turkey. I tell people imagine trying to stop breathing. That’s what addiction is like to them. It takes a village to try to keep them clean. And it is a lifetime battle.
I am a doctor in my country, dual diagnostic of mental health diseases is an important topic to raise awareness and start community education, also the fact that health workers have +30% risk of mental diseases and substance abuse disorders. We have to start with ourselves to raise awareness in our communities.
Heroin addict. Been strung out for years. The worst thing you can tell someone who’s got a drug problem is “have you tried getting clean” or “just stop using “
i 100% feel what that girl said ab her mom i’m literally crying while watching this ugh it is so tough having a parent who is a alcoholic or addict and it’s even harder not to feel resentment towards them.
I have had issues with alcohol. Thankfully, I've never tried hard drugs. I don't drink that much anymore and I don't consider myself an addict. So I appreciated this video because it gave me a perspective to consider.
Harm reduction doesn't get discussed as it should. It's not always possible to *quit* but look for safer substances. I know for me, Kratom saved my life.... Literally. 100%✓
The idea of sending drug addicts to jail is terrible. In some European countries these situations are handled so much better. They need help, not imprisonment.
One of my brothers started using around the same age, a little bit younger. He’s in his 40s now and there’s no end in sight. I pray this guy doesn’t end up the same way my brother did. I wait for a phone call everyday to tell me he’s either in the ICU or dead.
7:33 Another reason I am glad I chose not have kids Too many trauma, depression, anxiety and addiction to raise a child. You have to be financially, emotionally and mentally ready to have kids
I appreciate his honesty. People talking as people, no title as a police officer no title as a drug addict no title as a this or that. It's nice to see them try to answer each other's questions. The cop seems like he genuinely wants to know how he can approach those situations differently. The law is the law and you signed up to enforce it, yes. But try to remember that everyone is a person. Not all cops are bad. Systems are broken.
8:30 that’s exactly how it should be. It’s how I was raised and it’s truly made me a better person. Building that support system and trust with your kid is key.
Oh my heart. The fear of being alone hit me so hard. Thank you for making this video. The more videos that are made like this to with perspectives of addiction from both sides is so educational and makes me hopeful that one day everyone will realize addicts are humans with real emotions. Nobody wakes up one day wanting to be an addict. Again, Thank you.
I'm a tour guide in Amsterdam and talk about the Heroin epidemic in the 70s and 80s all the time. In the Netherlands they opened social centers where people were allowed to get high safely, they would get clean needles and methadone to help them get better, BUT most importantly they would get a listening ear and someone telling them that there are people who care. Arresting addicts is not going to solve anything, it just makes it worse. Most addicts start drugs because they are hurting or because they have an addictive personality. Addiction is a mental health issue and addicts need respect and help. Let's start giving it to them.
basketball dairies is a movie based on a real addict and the point of the movie was to show how horrible it is and what he went through because of it. for this guy it did the opposite and goes to show how careful you have to be when producing these type of subjects to the media
How about when your a drug addict and your arrested, they should take u to a rehab first before u go to jail. It's in humane to put an addict in a cell and leave them. I've seen people when I was in county bounce there head off concrete on purpose to get to a medical detox. I've been an opiate addict for 25 years.
To any other addicts out there, you don't need religion or beliefs or spirituality to help you. You can get clean and stay clean without it. I've always hated the entire idea of the belief aspect they try to use in recovery, it steps dangerously into accountability vs "I'll leave it up to a higher power to guide me", this is horribly empowering to addiction. I'm 100% positive it can and does help people, but I am 100% positive it does harm as well. Source: I'm an atheist and an addict who is 17 years clean now and tries to help other atheist and agnostic humans through the terrifying experience of addiction, recovery, and living with an addiction every single day.
addiction is a psychiatric condition that can be treated! ❤️ in mild cases it’s an unhealthy coping mechanism that can be replaced with healthy ones, which is best done with the help of a therapist
lol why do atheist makes being atheist their whole personality, nobody said that addicts had to be religious…it’s kinda weird that you brought it up but idk not be rude tho
Amazing video ❤️ It’s so important to talk about and destigmatize addiction. I’ve struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for 10+ years, relapsing occasionally. My family has addiction problems also. We can’t hold anger towards our significant others who are addicts when all they need is support.
we have to destigmatize and decriminalize addiction. this is so heartbreaking. addiction rates won’t change in this country if we don’t provide help to those who are struggling.
I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety because of university stress. Not until I came across bergwilly1, a very intelligent mycologist.He saved my life honestly
People always say "you made a choice and you kept making that choice" in reference to drug addiction but I would argue that most people (not all) I know who have been addicted started using young and that is not making an informed choice at that age. When you start getting drunk and high that young, you don't remember what it even felt like to be sober.
I had no idea that there are certain genes that can lead you to become addicted to something; I thought it was always a choice to start and then addiction set in to where you think you can’t live without. TIL
Some people are more susceptible to addiction, so I guess that's the gene, it's even more likely if parents were addicts. I'm one of those people, but with me, because I know, I tend to forcefully stop myself before it turns into an addiction. The only one I haven't been able to stop is nicotine, but I've definitely come close to being addicted to opiods, specifically pain medication. I get frequent headaches, so I just gobbled pills for weeks and until my mom told me to stop before it gets serious. Now, I've built up tolerance for them so they don't work no more and my mom keeps them locked away. Anyway, that's what I wanted to say.
Well, it's actually NEVER a choice. You usually do them for some reason behind it. Maybe just fitting in with the environment, maybe because you're going through a hard situation...
I watched this to understand the mind of addiction. I am loosing and have recently lost family to different forms and I remember having to nail in my mind that they have given up but never thought that they never cared or liked themself to begin. It’s so bad I’ve thought about reaching out to TV shows.
I am an AODA counselor for women in a residential treatment program, and wow I loved this video. Addiction needs to be normalized. Think about all of the people who actually could be diagnosed with alcohol dependence but don’t ever get treatment? Legal drugs are still drugs lol. Each and every person in recovery should be so so proud of themselves. It is such a hard journey but it is so worth it and just incredible to witness
The biggest myth is a true functional drug addict. You will only be functional for a while, eventually you will fall and chase the numbness. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can control it by yourself, too many people in the ground thought the same thing.
I’ve been addicted to opiates for about 8 years now. Definitely from past trauma but now my addiction is just a residual part of all that. I feel him on the feeling like it’s a mountain that you can never get over. Things feel so hopeless sometimes. Like why me ya know ? I keep reminding myself even now I’m still luckier than most people. Just gotta cowboy up and make it happen I guess.
This is the worst. You feel helpless to the point you don't know what to do anymore. They won't listen and you can not turn your back on them. Because you love them. But still don't know what to do to help them.
When my mom was in a hospital in a coma, my uncle relapsed and started doing drugs again (he had a 1yo and a 3yo daughter at the time) and eventually my aunt got super mad, like wtf u have kids u cant be doing this and he stopped. I get that it's harder for some than others to stop but c'mon, if u really want to, u can do it
People who think addicts just want to stay addicts, or fault them for not being able to get off their substance of choice... I wish we could hook them up to a simulation of withdrawal. I guarantee people would be begging for it to be shut off very quickly. For a lot of us, we didn't choose to get addicted, all it takes is a bad car accident/workplace accident etc. For myself, I used to think people who smoked weed were bad, and never had any urge to do drugs or drink etc. But when I was in a motorcycle crash that landed me in a body cast and in the hospital for months, I became physically dependent on opiates. I struggled for 6yrs to get off them, the withdrawals landed me in the hospital everytime. Not all addicts are searching for a high, once your body is hooked, it's incredibly painful to quit. But that said, those who do seek the high, are emotionally wounded and trying to heal themselves the wrong way and should be given compassion all the same. Addiction isn't fun, it's soul draining. I've never met an addict who if given the chance to go back and never get high, or try the substance, or could change the outcome of an accident, would turn it down. It's hard to put yourself in another's place, and it's easy to think it'd never be you, your child, your family etc. Life's a gamble and not everyone is lucky enough to roll 7s.
that heart to heart he had with that woman who spoke about her mother was the highlight of the video. goosebumps.
Same.
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That’s the connection people with addictions have. No one can assist an addict like an addict in recovery.
He way he nodded at her words... it was therapy for both of them
thank you so much. this was very hard for me to speak on but it is so necessary to bring awareness to
personally i feel drug addicts should be sent to rehabs or mental facility’s instead of jail or prison unless theres an actual crime involved. jail/prison most likely isn’t going to help just make it worse.
Exactly! But there’s a lot of money to be made by arresting non-violent addicts.
Depending on your state you can get sent to rehabilitation but there’s still jail time
All drugs need to be legalized and managed safely for this to be a reality
And implement rehabs in the jail. Criminals also deserve an opportunity to get clean and treat their addictions.
if there is a crime involved, they should either go through rehab or mental treatments while they’re IN the facility, or they should be recommended to rehab facilities after they’re released from jail or prison on a probation contract for like…3-6 weeks or something. even if they don’t want it, i think it would be really beneficial for them. at least they would be hearing it so they can think back to what they learned while they went through the treatment if they ever feel like quitting. or maybe if they haven’t started again already, they could think about what they learned if they have feelings of wanting to relapse. i really don’t know how to go about it but i just wish they could all get the help they all truly deserve.
Wow he’s extremely self-aware which I didn’t honestly expect. Such a great personality, hope he recovers and things work out for him
Thank you
A lot of addicts are really self aware. I would say it’s a bell curve. A lot of us are on the low end of the curve, a lot of us on the high end. It hurts to exist for many people and drugs help in a way. But it really destroys you.
@@riggymarzTV wait your him?
@@riggymarzTV I’m 22, newly sober.. great video! I appreciate you Giving us addicts a voice.. I know you weren’t trying to speak for all of us but those of us that relate to your story appreciate it. Being an addict is hard… I also got arrested and am currently on probation myself.. it gives me accountability but I really worry when it’s done, will I go back? I’m also duel diagnosed with Bipolar 1, BPD, & of course depression & anxiety. I do notice when I’m not seeing a therapist the intrusive thoughts to use are more prominent. I’m on Suboxone and it helps but I know it’s not a forever thing I can stay on so I guess I’m at a crossroads. Staying sober for the rest of my life really upsets me.. like “one day at a time” seems important for me bc forever seems impossible. But I can stay sober today.
There is a very harmful stereotype that addicts are shady/liars and have no self control just impulsive. but every addict I’ve ever known is very self-aware and very transparent.
I'm the same age as him, and I've had addiction issues for around 20 years. It's a crazy hard process. I recently quit drinking. I find myself wondering who I even am without the substances. I'm completely rewiring my brain. This is the stage where a lot of people relapse because you feel lost and apathetic...grumpy. My brother passed away recently from his addictions, and I just need to live differently now, and no going back.
hope everything goes well for you in your recovery process, i'm sure you have enough strength in you to make it through
I believe in you
Much love and blessings to you 🙏🏻
thank u for sharing with us. no matter what happens, the fact that you are able to recognize your position and try to work towards being better is a huge step. if you fall on your journey, that’s fine, but try your best to get back up and keep going. you will thank yourself in the long run. have patience with urself too cus i know you know that this healing process will take a lot longer than you think. you got this :) 🤍
Same. Ive been clean for 18 years.
Its a process and you will have cravings, and irs definitely not easy.
But if you want to stay clean bad enough, you will.
Don't think of having to go through life without it, think of it as finally being able to live life without it.
He's brutally honest. I honestly hope he can get things worked out, he seems legit and cool. This stuff slowly takes everything from everyone it touches.
Edit: 1.9k in a day?! How yall haha thanks!
He was prolly on something not assuming anything but that could be a reason why he was so calm COULD
@@sirdoosh5935 i agree, at the end of the video as well he was cooling himself off with his hat when he was seeing everyone. Of course could be just nervers but i assume that whatever he took started to wear off and he started to get cold sweats or anxiety
@@sirdoosh5935 I definitely was not on anything. I was EXTREMELY nervous tho lol thank u so much for watching 🙏🏻
@@french2653 lol. We couldnt have the a.c on in the room cuz it was too loud. The cameramen and producers were sweating too
@@riggymarzTV lol these ppl assuming shiet wit so much arrogance. I'm an addict as well and I always hate it when ppl assume I'm on shiet just cuz I'm anxious af
I honestly love his honesty. He didn't hold back nor hesitate on nothing or no one. Hopefully he gets a hold on it, mad respect for talking about it and being honest.
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To think things like a movie scene could be the start of something like this is mind blowing
Sure its crazy, but it's not crazier than anything else. Others might get started by something they read in a book, or an offhand comment.
The craziest part is that he remembers it.
yea as a high schooler i always seen memes about weed online, or in shows or movies thats what made me want to try it. Now 2 years later, i havent had 1 day without weed and its rlly hard to stop
the movie scene wasn't the start. The predisposition to substance addiction and the mental health issues without adequate support systems was the start of this. The addiction would have occured regardless of the Leo scene, lets not stigmatize addiction further with misinformation.
@@mollykayy You get slowly brainwashed into it, you like it or not. If you don't actively understand what it's trying to do, you get caught in it
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I lost both my parents in October and December of 2021 to their addictions. My mother overdosed on heroin laced with fentanyl and my father drank himself to death...I appreciated the story of the girl whose mother is an addict, I understand her. I held a lot of resentment for my mother’s addiction and father’s drinking while I was alive, but now I realize that I wish I was just more supportive of her and her attempts at finding peace in a world where death is imminent. You should do “I’m a child of an addict, ask me anything”
first of all i wanted to say thank you for sharing your story. second of all you did what you could, it’s not easy growing up watching someone you love slowly destroy themselves. it was not your responsibility as their child to take care of them. don’t blame yourself for not being more supportive you are also a human being, just like they were. i’m sending my love and prayers to you and i hope you and your family heal❤️
Hey i’m really sorry to hear that!! That is unimaginable levels of tragedy to deal with and I hope u are coping well with it! I can’t begin to imagine losing one parent let alone two! Hope u are still finding happiness in the darkest of times
That is such a great idea for a video. My mom just went to jail for the 4th time in the last few years because of her addiction to drugs. She's been an addict off and on since I was 4 and I'm currently 13. That video idea would most likely make such a great support mechanism for other kids going through the same thing. Btw I'd just like to say we have the same name 😄. And sorry for your loss!
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I’m proud of him for admitting that he needs outside help (therapy, etc). That is often the first step. I wish him the very very best
My parents were addicts. My father died from a heart attack when I was 4 and my mom took her life when I was 5. My heart is with everyone who is battling addiction or recovering
Sending you a hug, Maddy. You’re amazing ❤️
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sending my love, that’s so heartbreaking🥺♥️
I'm sorry to hear that.
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The girl talking about her mothers alcoholism is literally my same story. It brought me to tears. I pray she has peace and I pray I find peace too
thank you so much, we always gotta remember that we’re not alone in situations like this
I wish you the best of luck and hope you find what you need.
I lost my boyfriend of 8 years in February, 2.12.22 I found him dead on our couch due to a fetnayl overdose. This has just crushed my entire existence, I was so in love and admired him so deeply. I fought so hard to let know I’m here for him, to get him help, to just be a loving ear for him, a warm embrace when he wanted it, I never gave up on him, and although I lost him I am so glad I stood by him so he died knowing he was so loved :( I can’t imagine so many addicts having not much support from famlily feeling so unloved or unwanted or like a burden. Addiction is so hard n it essentially turns our love ones into strangers, people who no longer recognize, but they need all the love we can give. Please don’t give up on them. He used to tell me I was his only reason to live, that broke me, I wanted him to have many reasons to want to live :( I miss him so much every single day. My best friend my soulmate, I love you with all my heart Tj, not a day goes by that I don’t miss you. Forever & always. Yours truly. My sweet Angel.
💔I’m so so sorry. You were an amazing girlfriend!
Sorry but no you can choose to be their for an addict if you want but don't guilt other people into it. People please remember you can't set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. By all means give up on them if that's what you need to do. You can love an addict from a far but you don't have to be there for them you don't need to help or support them. Addiction is selfish I speak as a smoker a heavy drinker an ex drug user. We are being selfish. So you need to be selfish to to protect yourself.
I just lost my uncle this morning to his addiction. I wanna watch this video to understand what he was thinking going back to it but I can’t bring myself to. I hope everyone who’s struggling finds a way to get out of that dark place.
I'm sorry. Big hug.
i’m so sorry
My condolences 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
im so sorry🙏
i hope you are doing well
mad respect riggy. it's really hard to come out and talk about such a taboo subject.
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@@riggymarzTV yoo no worries at all, thank YOU for leaving a positive impact on so many people's lives. and dude just checked out some of your tracks, your music is DOPE and your lyrics are FIRE🔥
keep it up my guy, all the best
People suffering from addiction deserve kindness and care, not imprisonment. Wish I could give him a hug- I hope you can find some small joys in life because you deserve it
“what can we do better” that is the best thing a cop could ever say
As an addict it always surprises me how little other people know about addiction and how others view it
I really feel for these people. I truly hope they can get access to the help they need.
I feel for this guy. The war on drugs has been a crime against humanity.
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I wish drugs never existed :(. But that would be a problem because there is medication
I feel for him. You can feel the humanity. I admire the honesty and the strength to face himself. Please, understand you deserve to be happy. You are no less than others. Don't forsake yourselves.
Thank you ❤️
@@riggymarzTV oh hello there
Addiction needs to be de-stigmatised, and also drugs in general. But as long as we're criminalising drug use in most if the world still, addiction is gonna be tied to a stigma and seeking help and getting clean is hard, like the bar is higher than it needs to be. Most of the times it seems like there's an underlying mental health problem that's fueling the desire to get high and continuous arrests don't help that problem. Sometimes we need to protect others from some addicts if they get violent but most addicts aren't even visible to the outside world. It's really sad how this is still something we're dealing with in a way that needs miles of improvement
Why should it be de-stigmatised? If they don't see drug use as bad, wouldn't that rather hinder them going sober?
@@belivuk2526 correct me if I'm wrong, but de-criminalising often doesn't mean that the behaviour becomes legal - lemme explain. Where I live, they recently decriminalized prostitution to promote people stuck in those cycles reaching out to authorities, but pimping is still illegal. It's only for the people doing the job, but providing them with that in the first place is still a crime (and frankly, the part that causes the problem).
So decriminalizing addicts doesn't mean decriminalizing drug dealing. It just helps people reach out.
Absolutely. Jailing addicts simply for use, does not solve the problem.
Or no one would be addicts.
Addiction is a mental and emotional health issue.
@@belivuk2526 getting help is not as easy and available as you think. Especially depending on where you live.
While doing drugs is a choice, no one chooses to be a drug addict.
Sometimes self medicating with drugs is felt by some ppl as the only other option to ending ones life.
I don’t want to be like rude, but it’s strange that you said “most addicts aren’t visible to the outside world”ppl that have addicts in the family would disagree…
I've been addicted to heroin for a little over 10 years now. I've tried multiple times to get clean and I can never get it to stick. I hope one day I'm able to beat it but to be honest sometimes I feel like ending my life because I don't think I'll ever be able to beat it and it's a miserable existence
much luck to you. sending love & positive energy your way
Just know there's a sweetness inside of you and having a thick skin will get you through this Clementine! Don't give up. There's so much more to life than what any drugs offer. ✌️
Praying for you 💜 i know it's easier said than done but please try to remember recovery isn't a straight line. Don't let the slip ups derail your efforts.
No you got this! It’s gonna take multiple times of trying before something “sticks”. Don’t give up.
Don’t give up. I’ve been sober off herion for over five years. It gets easier with time. Stick to it, it can feel so impossible in the beginning but I promise you it gets better and it’s so worth it. We only have one life and think how you would like to spend the rest of it. I’ve lost too many friends and it’s not worth it. Don’t let this drug take any more from you.
The conversation of "the gene" is something not talked about enough. This video is so well-done
What is “the gene”?
@@EE-hc3dy a specific gene that fundamentally makes you more prone to an addiction to either alcohol or drugs… possibly both.
Is it just me that found the part where he started because he saw it in movies utterly heartbreaking? Maybe it could’ve been a book or a passing conversation but it really shows the impact that media can have in peoples’ lives!! So YES it is a big deal the way things are portrayed
He spent the entire video listing off reasons why he was addicted and why he wasn't getting better, and none of those reasons were because he saw it in a movie. Most people who try drugs don't end up addicted. People get addicted because of upbringing, mental health, and genetics. Silencing the media wouldn't stop kids from getting addicted. De-criminalization is so much more important to recovery and safe experimentation.
@@xylek9483how does decriminalization help someone experiment with huffing WD40 more safely? Or make fentanyl safer or prevent cocaine from being laced with other stuff?
Maybe full legalization where you buy your heroin, coke, and fentanyl directly from the government prevents some of it from being tainted - but does it really make it safer to experiment with crack, meth, or fent?
@@xylek9483he said the first time he got high off something was because he daw Leonardo DiCaprio do it in a movie
@@anabelbarnes3524 that's still not what got him addicted.
Speaking as someone who has overcome depression. At 1st through the use of drugs then on my own. The answer is not criminalization. I wish our country would realize addicts need help. Real long term care. That’s the move forward. Now those who refuse help and commit crimes to support their habit are not the people I speak of. This video made me tear up thinking about how far I’ve come. How it is possible to get your life together and move pass such an ugly disease. Wow.
I am a recovering addict, unfortunately recently I relapsed after being almost one year sober. I despise the fact that addiction is a crime. I didn't choose to be an addict, they way my life unfolded and the situations I was put in caused my addiction. It really is a very hard battle and it's really hard to know how many people don't see us as deserving of respect.
So both of my parents are drug addicts and my mother used it while pregnant with me. So with that said, I think I may have a “predisposition” to drugs.. but I never ever touched in any drugs until 2 years ago.
I met a guy and had a very very abusive relationship with him. He introduced me to cocaine and i got so addicted to it.
But I couldn’t use it without him if I did he’d get mad and I’d get afraid he’d break up with me.
It was a very bad relationship.. to this day I want to take drugs but I control myself. I think people shouldn’t encourage others to drugs like he did to me…
I’m sending you love and light. I hope you stay strong and know that you are worthy of pure love and joy ❤ truly
7:10 I feel so bad for her, no one should have to go through that 😢
He *immediately* connected with Jessica!!!! LOVE THAT! Hope he finds help and I think he needs strong sponsorhip, maybe in another fellowship?
I am sober again in Alcoholics Anonymous with a new sponsor. Thank You 🖤
I’ve had opioid addiction issues for like 6 years. It all started when I took a Percocet because of my back pain. It went from one and taking the pain away, to escalating to 7 a day to 10. All I can say is I loved the way it took every bit of pain I had away. It’s so easy for them to take over you. Now I use methadone, but at least I’m able to have a normal life.
Hey Jubilee! I would like to potentially be apart of a future video about drug addiction. My mother died in January from drugs, and my whole life i had to deal with the pain of that and throughout my life i learned a lot. I have the gene and became an alcoholic and I’m now 2 years sober, so i think being in one of these videos would be a great opportunity for me because the drug problem/mental health crisis is the biggest thing that needs advocating for in my opinion!! I believe that America needs to step it up and start caring for their people and stop criminalizing humans for being subjected to very thing that was caused by the system in the first place.
Hi daeja, they have a link in the description to share your story with them if you want to be included in a video! I hope to see you and your story in one thank you for sharing
@@kloee7254 thank u queen
Is he high now? Reminds me of my first husband. What a lot of people don't understand is that BEFORE they were addicts, many of these people have a mild preexisting mental condition, that went undiagnosed, and they began "self medicating" at a young age, and instantly got addicted to a substance which provided an alternative mental state, to give them comfort. Then it grows out of control. At least that's how it was for me. I still drink, moderately, but I'm nowhere near as bad as I used to be. My ex-husband introduced me to most of it, as we both suffered Asperger's and the drugs were a mental retreat. I'm just happy that I'm able to be happy again and experience motivation and joy without having to get high 24/7.
When the drugs wear off you still have to deal with the issues you have ,,the biggest thing I learn ,,, it’s just putting a bandaid over your problems, the more you do it the more of a rabbit hole you dig your self…. We grow by facing our problems instead of running away from it ..
As an addict in recovery many of us have suffered trauma as children such as myself. Mine was abandonment as an infant and again at 11 and then at 17.
@@angelaveale3615 I did too .. if knew my childhood history .. stats would say I should be a addicted .. we was abused , misled , violent childhood … I got tired turn to drugs, I will admit I never became a full blown addict because I realized it messing me up worse so I stayed sober and went to therapy for my trauma
@@wiseman6723 I admire you for seeing this before the drugs sucked you in. I was a lost child and broken, drugs numbed my pain that I didn't want to feel and consequently made poor decisions. I am very very grateful I'm clean today and if I wasn't by now I know that I would be dead.
Amen
@@angelaveale3615 I’m glad you’re clean now
He seems like such a genuinely nice person I hope one day he will be able to seek the help he needs
Hey Riggy, I believe with all my heart that you got this. I know you do. I can see it in your eyes. Even those voices in your head that want you to stay with them, with the drugs, are there to remind you that you got this. You are not them. I love you❤️
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Thank you for bringing awareness to this, and to him for being so vulnerable. Getting clean is legit the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, and I totally relate to how he talks about his son. My daughter is almost the age I was when I started using, and my kids following in my footsteps is my worst fear. Nobody deserves to live like that, we need more opportunities to have conversations like this to break down the stigma associated with addiction.
This conversation needs to happen more between humans. I see addicted person and I want not to just help them, but also to understand them. I really believe that these people are purposely unseen and I just want to tell them that I see them, I just don't know how to help them. Sending love to anyone needed!
Whoever the woman was on that last interview. I dont remember your name, but wherever you are, I hope we can talk again one day 💯
We have created a society in which is it so easy to fall and so hard to get up again. Extend a hand to someone - anyone - because it really is all any of us can do. And if someone extend theirs to you, please take it. You are worthy, you are important, the world is better because you are in it. ❤️
Getting to the point of *wanting* to be clean was always the kicker. I wanted to want sobriety, or just to not be dependent on anything to function, but getting there was impossible. I didn't distinguish between those two feelings, (wanting to change and hoping I'd ever 'want' to change) until I had a few years clean. It still feels like a random paradigm shift that I was just "lucky" to have. Once I actually wanted to change things, it was possible. Whereas before, it was going through the motions out of guilt or my responsibility to others. When it came down to it, for me, I had to be selfish and do it for 'me'.
6:33 i genuinely cried when he said "whatever keeps you from dying" that's so sad
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Jubilee hits you with a twist on These episodes. I never expected this episode. 🤭🥺 I hope he gets the held he needs. I am so sad when I see drug addicts because I have addicts in my family. It is very hard to knock. I wish people would understand that.
Thank you for understanding!
@@angelaveale3615 I hear people say well they should just stop. It’s not something that can just be dropped cold turkey. I tell people imagine trying to stop breathing. That’s what addiction is like to them. It takes a village to try to keep them clean. And it is a lifetime battle.
The honesty and rawness he talks with makes you just tear up 💯
I am a doctor in my country, dual diagnostic of mental health diseases is an important topic to raise awareness and start community education, also the fact that health workers have +30% risk of mental diseases and substance abuse disorders. We have to start with ourselves to raise awareness in our communities.
Heroin addict. Been strung out for years. The worst thing you can tell someone who’s got a drug problem is “have you tried getting clean” or “just stop using “
i 100% feel what that girl said ab her mom i’m literally crying while watching this ugh it is so tough having a parent who is a alcoholic or addict and it’s even harder not to feel resentment towards them.
I'm amazed how most of people don't see alcohol as a drug.
Alcohol is the worst 💯
I have had issues with alcohol. Thankfully, I've never tried hard drugs. I don't drink that much anymore and I don't consider myself an addict. So I appreciated this video because it gave me a perspective to consider.
To be honest he seemed genuinely kind and quite self aware, I hope things work out for him :)
People who have never been in that situation will always have the most ignorant things to say about someone.
So true! Addiction is a disease.
Facts
100% my brother died of a heroin overdose, he was a lovely person but had a really addictive personality. Really sad.....
Exactly, we don't choose our addiction, nobody chooses an illness
Harm reduction doesn't get discussed as it should. It's not always possible to *quit* but look for safer substances. I know for me, Kratom saved my life.... Literally. 100%✓
I'm currently struggling with active addiction. I would love to talk to you about how Kratom helped you.
The idea of sending drug addicts to jail is terrible. In some European countries these situations are handled so much better. They need help, not imprisonment.
One of my brothers started using around the same age, a little bit younger. He’s in his 40s now and there’s no end in sight. I pray this guy doesn’t end up the same way my brother did. I wait for a phone call everyday to tell me he’s either in the ICU or dead.
7:33 Another reason I am glad I chose not have kids Too many trauma, depression, anxiety and addiction to raise a child. You have to be financially, emotionally and mentally ready to have kids
Hey. Keep going! I’m tell you you’re built for this 😤💯. You never know how strong you
are until you Look back at everything you’ve overcome.
Appreciate tha words brodie 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I appreciate his honesty. People talking as people, no title as a police officer no title as a drug addict no title as a this or that. It's nice to see them try to answer each other's questions.
The cop seems like he genuinely wants to know how he can approach those situations differently. The law is the law and you signed up to enforce it, yes. But try to remember that everyone is a person.
Not all cops are bad. Systems are broken.
8:30 that’s exactly how it should be. It’s how I was raised and it’s truly made me a better person. Building that support system and trust with your kid is key.
really glad to hear him talking about the stigma in AA and talk about suboxone. it helps so many people & saves lives
Kratom saved my life. 100%
I think the reason for the stigma is because most people abuse that too.
@@GenXfrom75 kratom is very addictive,you just traded addictions
@@GenXfrom75 same. Even though it can be addictive, it was WAY easier to stop using Kratom. Used it for 2 weeks and then weaned myself off.
My cousin is an addict. I worry about her everyday. I really wish she could get the help she needs
Dude. This made me cry. I relate to Riggy so much. One day at a time....
Oh my heart. The fear of being alone hit me so hard. Thank you for making this video. The more videos that are made like this to with perspectives of addiction from both sides is so educational and makes me hopeful that one day everyone will realize addicts are humans with real emotions. Nobody wakes up one day wanting to be an addict. Again, Thank you.
When she said “oh my love wasn’t enough” that broke me 🥺
Still waiting on African Americans vs. African immigrants middle ground episode.
It’s been 4 years Jubilee.
I love this idea, it would definitely shed the light on a lot of different perspectives!
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sounds great. I would love if a north African immigrant was in there too
Can relate. My recovery videos are on my channel. Almost had 15 years. Now, July 1 will be 12 years clean and sober. Recovery started Jan. 88.
This was an amazing episode.
Sending all the prayers, thoughts, ND vibes to that dude and anyone else struggling.
Don't give up
I think everthing starts from movie and celebrities influence
I'm a tour guide in Amsterdam and talk about the Heroin epidemic in the 70s and 80s all the time. In the Netherlands they opened social centers where people were allowed to get high safely, they would get clean needles and methadone to help them get better, BUT most importantly they would get a listening ear and someone telling them that there are people who care. Arresting addicts is not going to solve anything, it just makes it worse. Most addicts start drugs because they are hurting or because they have an addictive personality. Addiction is a mental health issue and addicts need respect and help. Let's start giving it to them.
basketball dairies is a movie based on a real addict and the point of the movie was to show how horrible it is and what he went through because of it. for this guy it did the opposite and goes to show how careful you have to be when producing these type of subjects to the media
Everybody’s brainwashed by the media, but i cant blame the movie for everything. It’s hereditary in my blood I was doomed from the start 💯
@@riggymarzTV thanks for responding its great that you're sharing your story
Never clicked on a vid so fast
What in the heck? How did you get 5 likes so fast!!!
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How about when your a drug addict and your arrested, they should take u to a rehab first before u go to jail. It's in humane to put an addict in a cell and leave them. I've seen people when I was in county bounce there head off concrete on purpose to get to a medical detox. I've been an opiate addict for 25 years.
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To any other addicts out there, you don't need religion or beliefs or spirituality to help you. You can get clean and stay clean without it. I've always hated the entire idea of the belief aspect they try to use in recovery, it steps dangerously into accountability vs "I'll leave it up to a higher power to guide me", this is horribly empowering to addiction. I'm 100% positive it can and does help people, but I am 100% positive it does harm as well.
Source: I'm an atheist and an addict who is 17 years clean now and tries to help other atheist and agnostic humans through the terrifying experience of addiction, recovery, and living with an addiction every single day.
🤣🤣of course you're an atheist. Just because you're mad doesn't mean they have to be
addiction is a psychiatric condition that can be treated! ❤️
in mild cases it’s an unhealthy coping mechanism that can be replaced with healthy ones, which is best done with the help of a therapist
lol why do atheist makes being atheist their whole personality, nobody said that addicts had to be religious…it’s kinda weird that you brought it up but idk not be rude tho
@@cookiedefender9625 that's how they are,they have to be in the conversation
@@mewesquirrel6720 not y'all purposefully missing the point just to villianize atheists
that women talking about her mother just hit so close to home, i hope shes doing okay
I think for him it is even harder to stop since he started in his teenage years so his brain literally adapted to this being the norm.
Exactly. Takes daily work to re-wire
It, AND YOU CAN !!!!!
Amazing video ❤️ It’s so important to talk about and destigmatize addiction. I’ve struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for 10+ years, relapsing occasionally. My family has addiction problems also. We can’t hold anger towards our significant others who are addicts when all they need is support.
Just hearing him list off what he’s done broke my heart… 😓 you deserve so much better 😔
we have to destigmatize and decriminalize addiction. this is so heartbreaking. addiction rates won’t change in this country if we don’t provide help to those who are struggling.
Am I the only one who thinks he looks almost exactly like NF the rapper?
No
3:28 thats a mind blowing question from a police officer, i hope that everyone can be like him
I just want to give this guy a hug. He's desperate for it. I wish him well on his recovery and he realizes his self worth
I need this, i suffer from horrible anxiety and i would love to people just to talk to me then talk down on me. They don’t undrestand the pain.
I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety because of university stress. Not until I came across bergwilly1, a very intelligent mycologist.He saved my life honestly
People always say "you made a choice and you kept making that choice" in reference to drug addiction but I would argue that most people (not all) I know who have been addicted started using young and that is not making an informed choice at that age. When you start getting drunk and high that young, you don't remember what it even felt like to be sober.
Dear Heavenly Father, hear this man’s words and fill him with the Holy Spirit.
Why did yall give him PTSD with that “Sergeant of the local PD”? 💀💀💀
Praying for Riggy! I hope he can get the help he needs, but only if he truly wants it 🫶🏽
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As an addict who is clean now the reason I started using was bc you want an escape it's not just bc we wanna look cool
I had no idea that there are certain genes that can lead you to become addicted to something; I thought it was always a choice to start and then addiction set in to where you think you can’t live without. TIL
Some people are more susceptible to addiction, so I guess that's the gene, it's even more likely if parents were addicts. I'm one of those people, but with me, because I know, I tend to forcefully stop myself before it turns into an addiction. The only one I haven't been able to stop is nicotine, but I've definitely come close to being addicted to opiods, specifically pain medication. I get frequent headaches, so I just gobbled pills for weeks and until my mom told me to stop before it gets serious. Now, I've built up tolerance for them so they don't work no more and my mom keeps them locked away. Anyway, that's what I wanted to say.
Well, it's actually NEVER a choice. You usually do them for some reason behind it. Maybe just fitting in with the environment, maybe because you're going through a hard situation...
I watched this to understand the mind of addiction.
I am loosing and have recently lost family to different forms and I remember having to nail in my mind that they have given up but never thought that they never cared or liked themself to begin.
It’s so bad I’ve thought about reaching out to TV shows.
As someone who is addicted to something other than drugs I can still relate to this guy on a certain level.
this video resonates with so many people on so many different levels, words aren't enough to explain how well done this is
I am an AODA counselor for women in a residential treatment program, and wow I loved this video. Addiction needs to be normalized. Think about all of the people who actually could be diagnosed with alcohol dependence but don’t ever get treatment? Legal drugs are still drugs lol. Each and every person in recovery should be so so proud of themselves. It is such a hard journey but it is so worth it and just incredible to witness
We need to follow up on this guy every few months or like every year just to see how he's doing.
When he said he don't like myself I just started crying 😭. I can relate
nobody cares i promise u
Please do one with an ED sufferer!! It feels a lot like addiction
The biggest myth is a true functional drug addict. You will only be functional for a while, eventually you will fall and chase the numbness. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can control it by yourself, too many people in the ground thought the same thing.
I’ve been addicted to opiates for about 8 years now. Definitely from past trauma but now my addiction is just a residual part of all that. I feel him on the feeling like it’s a mountain that you can never get over. Things feel so hopeless sometimes. Like why me ya know ? I keep reminding myself even now I’m still luckier than most people. Just gotta cowboy up and make it happen I guess.
Y’all dirty for putting a local cop in there.
Why is he dirty?
Yeah I don't get it honestly I really digged the conversation between them
It hits close to home when u see one of your best friends get caught in this cycle of drugs
This is the worst. You feel helpless to the point you don't know what to do anymore. They won't listen and you can not turn your back on them. Because you love them. But still don't know what to do to help them.
One question I didn't hear was if he wanted to get clean, and if so how badly. Some people really just want to keep using.
When my mom was in a hospital in a coma, my uncle relapsed and started doing drugs again (he had a 1yo and a 3yo daughter at the time) and eventually my aunt got super mad, like wtf u have kids u cant be doing this and he stopped. I get that it's harder for some than others to stop but c'mon, if u really want to, u can do it
And I really wanted to, and I did!!!
People who think addicts just want to stay addicts, or fault them for not being able to get off their substance of choice... I wish we could hook them up to a simulation of withdrawal. I guarantee people would be begging for it to be shut off very quickly.
For a lot of us, we didn't choose to get addicted, all it takes is a bad car accident/workplace accident etc. For myself, I used to think people who smoked weed were bad, and never had any urge to do drugs or drink etc. But when I was in a motorcycle crash that landed me in a body cast and in the hospital for months, I became physically dependent on opiates. I struggled for 6yrs to get off them, the withdrawals landed me in the hospital everytime.
Not all addicts are searching for a high, once your body is hooked, it's incredibly painful to quit. But that said, those who do seek the high, are emotionally wounded and trying to heal themselves the wrong way and should be given compassion all the same. Addiction isn't fun, it's soul draining. I've never met an addict who if given the chance to go back and never get high, or try the substance, or could change the outcome of an accident, would turn it down.
It's hard to put yourself in another's place, and it's easy to think it'd never be you, your child, your family etc. Life's a gamble and not everyone is lucky enough to roll 7s.