Crisis Next Door - The Fentanyl Epidemic
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2024
- The latest WRAL Doc, Crisis Next Door, shows how fentanyl has destroyed the lives of thousands of North Carolinians, what the state is doing to fight this epidemic and what more is needed to save lives.
North Carolina is in the grip of a drug overdose epidemic, with fentanyl being the primary culprit. The new WRAL Documentary, Crisis Next Door, focuses on fentanyl’s impact.
More than 4,000 people in North Carolina died from drug overdoses in 2021, the most substance abuse related deaths ever recorded in the state. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), 77% of those deaths involved fentanyl.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. When manufactured by pharmaceutical companies and approved by the FDA, it can be safely used to treat patients in severe pain. The synthetic fentanyl leading to many overdose deaths is made in unregulated labs, pushed by drug cartels, and put in various drugs as a cheap way to produce extremely strong substances.
“It's in every substance out there. It's in marijuana, it's in methamphetamine, it's in cocaine,” said Dr. Carrie Brown with the NCDHHS.
Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin. This means a very small amount, as little as 2 milligrams, could be a potentially lethal dose.
“We are in the deadliest moment of the deadliest drug epidemic in American history,” said North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.
Confusion surrounding what fentanyl is and how it is killing people has led to a lack of empathy surrounding this crisis.
“You'd be hard pressed to find a family in the United States that hasn't, at some level, been impacted when you're talking about the numbers that we're talking about,” said Dr. Brown.
The latest WRAL Doc, The Crisis Next Door, shows how fentanyl has destroyed the lives of thousands of North Carolinians, what the state is doing to fight this epidemic and what more is needed to save lives.
Documentary Investigative Reporter: Cristin Severance
Documentary Videographer/Editor: Jay Jennings
Additional Videography and Graphics: Justin Arner
Graphics: Shan Zhong
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I pray for everyone that's still in active addiction I pray they get help before they loose there life I was a heroin addicted for 25 years and now I have 6 years clean June I'll have 7 years clean and I keep pushing hard and I continue to stay in church and let God guide me
Yes praise God!!! He saved me too 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
*lose
The kindness, compassion, and forgiveness that Mom showed to Nathan is incredible to witness. Hopefully Nathan can pay it forward and do something good with his life.
I am so sorry to hear about losing your children. I can't even imagine losing one of my kids. God bless all you. They are looking down on you.😢❤
You have a death wish if you do anything off the street today. Period.
Doing drugs is a choice, period. Nothing but tragedy follows.
@TheZig726 you just described addiction.
No not really...you have a loss of hope. That is what addiction strips you of.
@@luciac9123Sure, it's a career choice. ...really?
I hate it when drug addiction gets blamed on the drug and worse the drug dealer.
Parents....PLEASE have conversations with your children. Ask them about their days went, how school went, how they are feeling, etc.
*and genuinely care/want to know
🎯 facts
SALTINE PARENT u mean
It's that they don't care. It's this magical idea that's ok to live the party style and not having a genuine conversation with your children. My child wanted to go to a sleep over and I said no way in hell. You are welcome to bring anyone, to order food, to do whatever you like. Oh come on let them go, he is a good kid. I straight up looked him in the eyes and said you know and I know there someone using drugs, someone is drinking someone is doing something they shouldn't do. It's fun but my job is to do my best to reach unscathed until you reach adulthood and I promise you once you are on your own, I know I can't stop but if you do then you carry it on your own. I will not play that game with you and then went down the list of a friend that had a child that overdosed, of a friend that reach their potential because they are pothead, of this and that. Their child was partying and then dropped out of school. Armageddon should have started.
blessed to be almost 2 moths clean off of this stuff! a 2 year addiction.. thank god for MAT
2 moths
How are you doing, Macey? Great I hope!
@gussampson5029 still clean!!! :)
@@maceybrinson6358 Congrats!! ❤️❤️❤️
It only gets better from here! 🥰🥰
Good for you Macey. I’ve been clean since 10/07/2019 I was addicted to opioids for over 10 years. I was taking up to 30 pills a day. Started with a back injury. Dr’s had no problem writing my scripts every month. Then the opioid epidemic started. My Dr’s cut me off immediately, no warning, no trying to wean me off of them and I had no clue how bad the withdrawals were going to be. So I turned to the streets for my pills. I’d work 7 days a week just so I could have money to buy pills. I went into debt because I was using the money to feed my addiction. I’d finally had enough, called a clinic and they were able to get me in. They wanted to give me methadone. You can still get high if you are on methadone. I said NO I want Suboxone. Suboxone will put you into a precipitated withdrawal if mixed with opioids. Well that was enough to scare me straight. I stayed with the suboxone and never looked back. Been clean since! I’ve had two surgeries and Dr’s wanted to give me opioids for the pain. They knew my past and were still willing to give them to me. I flat out refused! Tylenol and ibuprofen were plenty to manage my pain. I had knee surgery and most recently I almost cut two fingers off my left hand in a table saw work accident. Tylenol and ibuprofen worked to manage my pain. Keep up with your sobriety. And always refuse any opioids even if a doctor tries to give you them. Two months is fantastic! Pretty soon it will be two years! If you ever need help just ask me. I can and will help anyone who is addicted. I don’t wanna see anyone lose their life because of this garbage. 👍🏼👍🏼❤️
I am FURIOUS that our BORDERS are still wide open! We don't know who and what is coming thru! We Parents need to make a STAND!!😢
Our borders aren’t wide open. Quit falling for the rage bait the right wing media is feeding you.
Agreed! Thousands flowing over the border daily! Sickening!
My ex wife just died 4 weeks ago in flint Michigan. My beautiful daughter Jennifer found her mother dead! My daughter is next! I can't find her! Jennifer gere, dad loves you!!!!!!!!!!!!😢
Have you found Jennifer?
God bless the families no words are enough to describe their pain and suffering and loss!
"god god god" ! Just an imaginary friend in your head....
It's both infuriating and deeply saddening to see how the daily tragedy of fentanyl-related deaths seems to go unnoticed by so many in our society. Every single day, we lose hundreds of lives to this devastating crisis, worsened by the unchecked spread of fentanyl across our borders. My heart goes out to every individual and family affected by this continuous tragedy.
I lost a close friend last May. He was from NC. It’s devastating. I never would have thought that fentanyl poisoning would directly affect my life.
Any addiction stems from a feeling of perceived lack (lack of self-worth, lack of confidence, lack of love, lack of something). The bigger the feeling of not being enough the bigger the addiction. The drug fills an internal void. Unless you address the root of the addiction which is actually about mental health little can be done to stop the usage of any type of drugs.
@@mc1069 Yes beneath alot of addictions is unhealed trauma and or unmanaged mental health issues. Lack of self worth, lack of love, nurturing etc etc can all be wrapped up in those thing too. Sometimes simple partying and experimenting can contribute to heavier usage as well as pharmaceutical dependence creating addictions.
@@mc1069I’m have NO DOUBT both of you are absolutely right; having seen and researched it.
Actually, I got hooked on Oxy while doing my dissertation; I was able to get my Masters, but with a full blown addiction in tandem.
I had a great childhood, a great life, I just LOVED being high.
No abuse, no trauma, nothing like that.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on someone like me, who did it because I simply LOVED it.
I’m STILL taking opiates, all these years later, I’ve been on Suboxone for 15 years now.
Thanks for any replies!
Love & Light from Miami Shores🦚
Stay safe mates✌🏼🌎
Have a care for one another🫧🖤
My addiction started after a running injury! I felt a void and not having a purpose! I gave back to the community by opening up a 2 hour once a week running program for single parents. Anyone could join of course. I became a paid runner at 46 to 51. My city sponsored me to represent my age group in New York and Cincinnati Marathons . I was running my fastest since high school. I ran a 8k on New Years Day in Myrtle Beach South Carolina in 2015 . I out ran all of the University South Carolina Cross Country team that morning. Placed 3rd overall! 33 degrees that morning. Injury happened that month. The applause I got may seem like nothing and it really is to get your award after every race. However, it meant a lot to me because I had to work so hard during the weeks to build up for it. Depression set in and being bipolar, didn’t help the situation. Six years 3 days clean from crack, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin,alcohol. I finally started running again on a consistent basis and working out!! My 2 sons and mom and dad will not forgive me. I completely understand. This really hurts and I do ask myself it’s easier to get high and forget! I’m staying the course and building a new life to help others and to give back. It’s not about me! Deny myself, and lift others up ! I follow the path Jesus laid down for all of us.
Your hundred percent right that’s why I cant stop
@mc1069 lack of self worth, lack of confidence, love can also be very traumatic
As sad as these stories are, there is another side. I am a 54 yr old male married with children and grandchildren I have cervical fractal arthritis which has caused a 24/7 headache that can become a migraine at any time. I also have arthritis in my spine. I have pain that is indescribable. It took 11 years before my doctor gave me oxycodone. I need them to just get a few hours of sleep or be a part of family get togethers. I use to sign worship songs now because of pain. After 9 years, I had to quit. I do not understand the addiction aspect of oxycodone, I like the little relief from pain. Restricting opiods for pain cause some sufferers to commit suicide.
I to have arthritis in my neck and both knees has cartlidge damage and few other health issues from car accident and being stupid teenager I take opioid for my pain relief, also had an addiction to herion on and off for comming close to 25 years there's not much difference between pharmaceutical drugs or street drugs an addiction is addiction I'm just so glad we don't have fentynol in my country Australia 🇦🇺 because I'm sure I'd b dead by now don't get me wrong those cartels try all the time to get that rubbish into my country but our border patrol will not let 1 gram of that crap get inn and I'm glad the pharmaceutical company and Doctor's in Australia won't prescribed it even if u got cancer they rather give you oxy or morphine tablets or morphine injection. But it's all bad, drugs where meant to help people not destroy them and those cartels and dealers need to stop putting fentynol into everything, all the older drug addict from coke meth and herion are still alive and just few died from accidentally over dosing they should test drugs first and if positive for fentynol reject it send it back to cartels with strong message no money to b made here from fentynol and same goes for Chinese pharmaceutical companies selling those ingredients to cartels once they realise no market for the rubbish they go back to old style drug making from 60 70 and 80's.. All drugs suck people are just to greedy and weed helps for arthritis just as good as opioid if it's legal where u live.. ✌️ from Australia 🇦🇺
@Darrengriffiths3197 Fortunately, I never had an addiction. My wife was an alcoholic. She has been sober for 16 years. There have been times I was out of oxys for 11 days. The only withdrawal symptom was an increase in pain. It sucks that people have an addiction. It also sucks that a father with a full-time job has his pain meds stopped. The pain was so intense that he committed suicide. Yes, more regulations but no to genuine pain suffers as collateral damage. Jesus is the only source I can point addicts to.
i'm sorry to hear of your pain, i wish you health and comfort. i hope you are doing good 4 weeks after this comment - opiods are prescribed to 'help a little bit' for sleep and comfort...usually the problem starts for everyday people when their insurance or something has a problem and their doctor no longer provides them a simple thing...the only other way to get it is on the streets. you don't realize how addicted you are until they take it away and you 'have' to find it somewhere else...usually on the streets where people put fentanyl in your drug of choice without your consent
@@PC-bd3uh no addiction here, rest assured.
Chronic pancreatitis here. Been prescribed opioids, including fentanyl for 2+ years. No problem with it.
Just beyond heartbreaking 😢
As a recovered heroin addict, it’s literal hell on earth and nearly impossible to get off of. But fentanyl? It’s a whole other ball game. And I thank the Lord that He got me out right before fentanyl came into the picture. Parents watch out for the signs: grades dropping, things missing, pupils pin prick small, voice changes, isolating, etc. Don’t let your kids leave your sight if need be. We are losing too many 😢 But most importantly, PRAY OVER YOUR CHILDREN!!!! Lay your hands on them and pray that the blood of Jesus cover them, protect them and guide them each and every day. The devil is hard at work in these last days. Make sure your kids know the Lord. And never, NEVER give up on them. God bless every person who reads this, and may God intervene and fight for our people if it is His will. In Jesus name.
AMEN.
This is heartbreaking. I am speechless at the moment..🥺😭💔💙🙏🙏🙏
i’m a recovering addict and if they really wanted to fix the problem they would take it off the market not help people use it
I have a huge problem with the dealers. I don't do hard drugs, but if a young person goes to a party and tries c*ke, they shouldn't lose their life because its laced. I never thought I would say this, but I miss the dealers of the 80s. They wanted their customers to come back. Not kill them. My condolences to the families.
It’s usually by accident. Coke gets chopped probably 5 times usually before it makes it up anyone’s nose. If fety ends up in the cocaine is because the coke was tainted by a moron along the line when they were buffing it. If you’re doing cocaine, know who you’re getting it from and you’ll most likely be alright. They say it’s laced In the weed? Then get with the times and legalize weed .
It’s not the dealers it’s the government
@@ThaRealHomie it’s called stepping on it.
I think a big part of the issue here is no one knew what they were getting. You never know what it’s cut with. “Dealer” is not cut and dry anymore. Addicts simply passing drugs around and just so happened to be the one that got it this time end up being treated no different than the intentional & big time dealers. It doesn’t occur to them that they could be considered a dealer nor are they capable of thinking about it when they’re hurting and need a fix. That is what is amazing about this family. Not many people understand. God bless them all!
@akeough35 I understand just fine. It seems no one ever wants to blame the dealers from Big Pharma to the hood dealer. It's never their fault.
So heart wrenching. Bless all the kids and the parents. What strong people..🙏
Absolutely love the community helping the way they are 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
My son became addicted to Percocet after a tubing accident with minor injuries should have never been given it for something so minor. That was in 2010. We are blessed to have him after he moved on to more pills. He has been clean for 3 years in May.
Stopping international mail and parcels will be difficult.
Thank you for putting this out there.
What a brave mother to forgive the man who killed her child.
Handing out “kits” is crazy!
I feel so so sorry for these family's that lost young ones.....it really makes no sense WHY these drugs dealers wanna kill their clientele.....ONE pill almost killed my friend ONE !! She had instant heart attack ....she got lucky she survived ....THANKYOU to the Cleveland Clinic
That opening scene with the cookie cutter houses is quite dystopian … 😱😵💀
I couldn't take care of my older brother, he was an addict, lost him twice 😢 once to drugs and second to suicide 😢😮 drugs, drink are the devil's soul and blood
I call it "The devil" too, and I've done it. A lot. That temptation is sooo hard to resist. I still carry narcan everywhere I go.
🙏😔
May god bless this family and the accused. What special and rare people they are for understanding the depth of the situation. I commend them for being so compassionate toward a man who was also an addict like their son. This is such a multifaceted problem most people don’t understand.
My prayers are with all involved. I’m so sorry for your loss.
"god" is an imaginary friend...
So sorry for your loss❤
I never understood how giving free needles is safe and helps. I find dirty needles daily …. Help me understand????
Devastating and heartbreaking
sobriety speaks ❤ here for anyone
,My heart goes out to the family and friends. The disease leaves a "wake of mourners". Fentanyl is taking many.
A friend of mine bought a pre-rolled joint. He just wanted to kick back and relax and smoke a joint, he didn't drink, do hard drugs ever. Took one hit and was dead before the ambulance arrived. RIP Caleb
He was only 26 years old with 2 young children.
R I P YOUNG MEN
SO SORRY U DIED TO YOUNG 🙏🙏💐💐
OMG my heart breaks for all the families. I was literally sitting here crying while watching this documentary. Couldn't even imagine losing one child yet alone 2. All these families are in my thoughts and prayers 💟
A space to learn, thank you. First thing I did was to text my nephew to please never do fentanyl, I hope he gets my concern.
Putting an 18 year old kid in a prison with hardened adult criminals for drug related offenses is pretty much the stupidest thing you can do. The boy was 18, for Christ's sake! Get him help not punishment at a place where he's got access to any drug imaginable from the shadiest of people.
It’s devastating Phoenix
Loss for those loving family members and good friends left behind is gut-wrenching and the pain from it settles in the bone.
My condolences 🙏
Wot the hell’s the government doing about this It needs stopping never ever have I heard so many sad stories. It’s heartbreaking for sure sending my love to one and all. Please be careful and stay safe 🙏🏼💔🏴
They’ve created this problem. This is what they want. It is all by design.
I live in Lake County, Ilinois, and the health department is giving out free fentanyl test strips, and nasal narcan.I carry the narcan.
Thank you to the families for sharing your stories. Please all users, take advantage of the Fentanyl test strips.
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
- Ephesians 4:32🙏🏾✝📖
Harm reduction is the most important part and it’s the only thing that kept me alive other than Buperenorphine
Suboxone saved my ass that is for sure. I stopped using when heroin was still brown and relatively safe to use if you weren’t reckless with it.
Heartbreaking 💔
I’m so glad I am the age I am - I had 15 years of partying, never would have touched an opiate, and although sometimes stuff I bought was ‘stepped on’ that just meant it wasn’t very good, not that it’d have fentanyl in it.
Funny thing is, there was never a day when I sat myself down and said ‘right, its time to stop doing drugs’ - for me it was a gradual shift in my work responsibilities, the people I associated with, the places I wanted to go and the things I wanted to do to unwind- essentially I was able to grow up, and I got there before fentanyl started being hidden in things that aren’t even supposed to be opiates.
If I was in my younger days today, this could, and probably would, be me. I feel lucky I got to have my ‘years of thunder’ when I did - it was a bit risky even then, but now…. now the odds are stacked against you.
I’d say the problem now is not drugs, it’s the illegality of drugs. You ain’t gonna stop kids partying - it’s time to legalise the lot, so at least people know what they’re doing and taking only the risks they think they’re taking.
🙏 PRAY for Nathan
These demons are not being caught 😢😢
I'm so so sorry to all of the parents that have lost their children to drug overdose ❤
What a great service with the harm reduction program. Never heard of those before. Why would t any drug user test their drugs? Had no idea they could do that.
🤮i was on fentanyl for chronic pain i felt like I was going to die l felt the grim reaper standing behind me one day of that was enough
RIP to all of the souls lost. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Where was all this help and care for crack addicts when I was a child watching dozens of my aunts, uncles, my dad and all my friends’ parents looking like walking dead chasing that high. It destroyed generations
They werent dying from it like the fent kills. Thats why. Crack overdoses are rare compared to over 100k lives lost every year.
@@alexbellington9243 I understand fent is killing but that’s not the reason they didn’t do more to address the epidemic.
The CIA literally brought the crack over here from the Contras in the 80s. The "war on drugs" was created from our own officials it's a domestic war
@yeahWhatever3 you are absolutely correct
Crack is nothing compared to heroin or fentanyl. Not even in the same spectrum. You can stop doing crack at any point. You can’t just stop doing heroin or fentanyl.
I had fentanyl in the E.R. once because I had a bad stomach virus that was incredibly painful. I still remember the effects. It was like a warm blanket. And I’m so thankful I didn’t chase after it !
We must get tougher on drug crimes. Otherwise, this will only get worse sadly. 😞
So sad beautiful souls...god will welcome them all in heaven my heart aches for all their parents
I Used H for over 16 years and i believe our country should be in National emergency because of Fent. Its has completely changed everything in the under world of Crime, Drugs and Money.
People from all different places are losing family members at a alarming rate and this drug has taken over are major city’s. Ive only been saying this for the last 4 years i been sober and clean.
God Bless and if your struggling and need help please do NOT hesitate to ask for Help.
Its only y'all so why the whole country gotta be on Emergency 😂😂😂😂
I'm proud of you for your sobriety. Stay strong my friend
My sincere condolences to all of the parents.. May God provide you with some comfort that their souls are now with our Lord Jesus in all of his glory ❤
Fix the demand. The supply will dry up.
I’m not racist bra I issue to be addicted to heroin fentanyl too know a lot of people that died over it but this wasn’t a problem until it started hitting the white communities stuff like this been going on for a long time
The very sad thing about the hold of drugs on people, when they all hear and ask where did that guy get it ! That’s were everyone wants to know after the person dies from the drug , everyone runs to get that persons drug that sold it the the person ,the one that died , they all say he’s got the best stuff ! That’s how this evil stuff has a terrible hold on the mind !
Why are all the parents saying that their child was perfect when your child is hanging around drug spots and dope heads they child clearly had a secret life
I didn't hear anyone call their kid "perfect"...
@@joo069 Not perfect ,awsome.
On the shootage,everything is "perfect",everybody smiling and happy : the "perfect "american family .But behind the curtain...
@@joo069 its a synonym for the disruption
@@OpticalXray ...wut?
@@jean-pierrebarbisan1502why recall someone’s worst time in their life? no one is described by their tragedy, but by all the good times before
Used for money making purposes and not for health care made me spit my drink out laughing. 😐
I dont understand the facial gestures on mom from the first victim.
Rest in peace for all the victims
Poor families, it’s just such heartbreak! I only think that the situation wont get any better anytime soon, especially now the borders are wide open.
Nobody wants to admit that it’s the source of the problem
you don't even believe that@@Kruimeltjelief
RIP to all
I'm a recovering addict, it makes no sense why fent and xylazine came into the drug supply, what happened to a good safe product ( regular heroin) it's like the dealers are being told what to sell to their customers
Typical
Initially, when opioids became available early on, our government said that we had a RIGHT to be pain free, and so physicians began prescribing Vicodin, Vioxx and all other labeled painkillers at request of the patient. I know because I had extensive knee and hip pain. Then the boom came down years later and patients were shocked into withdrawal, cold turkey. People then cried out with legitimate pain vs recreational. Not good!
Amanda’s parents are smiling a lot, odd for someone who lost their child.
Only people who experience the thing know, how hard to stop or get rehab,the add8ction is crazy..
Biden's border is wide open. Let's use our brains for just a second...
4:46 I'm sorry for their loss. I appreciate that the father acknowledges he and his daughter have responsibility in her death, not just the drug dealer.
This had to have been pure torture man god help you guys through this man how awful wow I can't see myself go through anything like this I know I have 3 daughter and like wow it would kill moi that is fefrench for that's me for moi in English sorry I'm so sorry wow don't know what I would do if I were you God help you guy's amen
My Sister lost her Son, Grandson and the Grandsons wife all within two years.
I saw this documentary years ago, I believe it was before the P. Sad to see nothing has really changed at all.
This hits home !!😢
One thing about this fentanyl problem. It will eventually take care of itself. Simple math.
I lost my 21 bby girl to that horrible drug 11/08/23 😢💔 China and Mexico are killing our kids while our current government does nothing about it
So sorry for your loss of your daughter 😪
YOUR KID KILLED HERSELF. STOP blaming others
I am sorry for your loss.
Heartbreaking ❤️🩹
I have been recovered for four years i live in iohio columbus its killed alot of good people iv watched it consume all my nabiorhoods north linden columbus , hudson av
Did they really say that they mean "illicit use by drug cartels for money not for healthcare?"
When you raise a child to be what You want it to be and then you realize that this child is it's own person and they do everything they can to make you hurt because of what you did to them.
I had a niece pass away November 2023 😢 Accidental fentanyl overdose. It's believed she passed in 2 minutes after using. The family was aware of addiction but thought she was in recovery. She died alone and was found by a roommate 😭 The recent past holidays have definitely had a sad, dark shadow, missing loved one, guilty feelings, a Forever Changed Family 💔🙏
RIP our Precious Angels 🙏😭
Phoenix, Arizona…. It’s destroyed the folks here’ the border is 2.5 hrs away so when it gets here it its $0.50-$2.00 each! I went to Wyoming and its $20-35.00 each. Regardless how much it’s for one , that’s all it takes one. I’ve known hardcore users that use 1-2 and BooM! It’s fkn disgusting, may you be in peace.
The world has definitely gotten one big problem was reading the other day there is now a stronger more powerful drug than fentanyl and then they will get stronger. 💔🙏🏼🏴
And yes it’s on its way I have young grandchildren and it’s very scary so many unessesary deaths
Thank goodness it's not over in the UK large scale like this. Every documentary about fentanyl is absolutely tragic.
I'm curious...how does a young person with low self-esteem turn to a deadly drug??..I realize they don't know fentanyl is in it but they were still after a pill or heroin. Where do they get those ideas?!
Someone offers you a try of a drug. You don’t much value yourself - so who cares, so what? It stimulates the same part of your brain as love. It immediately fills the void in your soul. You’re then screwed.
Why would you be around people with drugs? The lost and the lonely tend to find each other, be together.
read your first sentence again. and again
For me, my first opiates came from the prescription after my wisdom teeth surgery at 17.
This is coming from an ex addict who has 7 plus years sober. I feel bad for everyone that has been affected by the drug epidemic. With that said I don’t think we should be punishing low level drug dealers to the extent that we do. And before anyone says I’m crazy let’s think about this for a second. So you’re telling me in the most powerful country in the world, all the technological advances we’ve made, massive budgets for law enforcement, etc etc that we can’t do some great investigative police work to find out where the major players are to shut them down? I just don’t believe it. I believe there is a bigger evil party at play that is flooding the streets with these drugs. No way there should be more drugs on the streets now than there was 10-20 years ago. I just don’t believe it. Just my two cents. My thoughts and prayers go out to the affected families. May God watch over you and your loved ones.
It sounds like no one is taking responsibility for their choices to do drugs.
Addiction isn’t a choice though. And we’re talking about the most powerful drug on the planet. Stop with the holier than thou crap.
2 years in prison, a disgrace!
It's crazy how these new age dealers don't care about nothing but cash... in my Era people actually took pride in having legit ð0p€... you wanted the customers to come back not die
Sad story
So in this order? 1. The drug dealer has a responsibility 2. The user then has a responsibility? There’s a disconnect
One truth remains the same, you can't OD if you don't do drugs
But now the doctors will not give you a pain pill at all I broke my arm and had surgery on it and the doctors are so scared I couldn't get any pain medication
This problem is easy to solve. Check out what they do in Singapore… no Fent issues there.
They gave u death penalty
I have recovereing addicts, who tell me, that they lost all their friends.
Yup. Most are no longer with us
Well the goverment knows what its doing... sad times we are in.
jamie rafusshalotte nc forever 22
Why do so many of us not even know what it is….fentanyl that is???