"Sending positive vibes/mojo" is such a popular saying nowadays.... Really something that just sounds nice to say. I understand it, but I don't think it helps. Why not go around your neighborhood and try and help people in similar situations as this fellow instead being an anonymous person who posts, "sending positive vibes" on UA-cam. I'm sorry if you find me rude but man I found people are such sheep
@@pepperachu maybe you could go around the neighborhood in a personal outreach to drug addicts instead of posing as a comment Shepard and calling people sheep? Asking for a friend who doesn’t care about your vibe.
I hope you can turn that hate towards the addition and the behaviors that were the results of that addiction. Self hate will then turn to self destruction in most cases. Self forgiveness and the learning of the disease and what it causes can help with this. Please get all the support by professionals to help you get to the point where you can forgive your self. Best wishes
I know him personally. Worked with him for a couple years. This man didn’t start herion until 2017. Back in 2014 he only smoked weed, and took Xanax. Back then he broke into his BEST FRIENDS HOUSE and stole money & weed from him. No addiction to blame, just a piece of shit
Childhood doesn’t have Everything to do with Addiction. I had teachers for parents, grew up in a upper middle class household, and was top of my class in high school. Oxys took me down to the pits of addiction and to hell and back. Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Glad to say I’ve got through this with MAT and finally got a year clean and sober today.
Frankly the interviewer is an emotional vulture, he focuses on childhood and abuse in almost all his interviews, he also answers his own question after asking it sometimes. I find his interviewees interesting but he comes across as lacking empathy to be honest.
@@user-lb7zw5bb7n Yeah, giving interviews isn't Marks strong point. He'll tell you that himself. He's a photographer, not an interviewer. But he tries, he's learning as he goes, I'd say. If you've been around here for quite a while you'd see that. He just asks the questions, and he let's them speak, quite simple. He does his best.
Dear young man, please don't wait till your life is gone. You remind me so much of my son. His life was cut short right about your age from living on the streets. All I have now is a broken heart.
I am sorry you lost your Son and I wish all things good to come into your life. Keep your head up and try to keep strong as can be. Sending a warm hug 🫂 from Toronto, CANADA 🇨🇦 🖤
I sincerely hope his stay in rehab... clicks. The fact he spoke about it .... is positive towards change. Best wishes! Get clean.. go to a vocational school for veterinary assistants or working with the Humane Society. Sending you good karma for a new day and a better life Cody.
@@solanum6039 it actually does though.. at least he’s not blind to what’s going on in his life. Speaking about it and telling yourself you want help is literally the first step to getting help.
@@savannahwallace949 Nope. Being aware of your own issues and your addiction doesn’t mean shit. Most addicts are aware of their problems and know exactly what they have to do in order to get clean and get better. But it’s just not that easy. More than 90% of opiate addicts will never get completely clean again in their lives. That’s the truth and there are multiple studies about this.
You got this man. Get clean for your daughter if you can’t do it for yourself. Make sure she doesn’t have to end up in the situation you’re in man. You seem like a strong guy, kick that addiction bro. Sending all the positive energy your way
About 2 years ago me and my crew saw a heroin addict walking by extremely happy across the street... as you may know the H rule (if a junkie is happy , he has heroin money on him). Long story short we jump him , knock him down and rob him cold. He got 220 euros. About 6 months later he commit suicide. The point is I still laugh about it like it was yesterday. I mean I felt sorry for who ? A junkie? We saw her sister about a week ago.... I try to smash her but she said no... I told her about her brother plus I say "if he was here 30 times I would smash him again 30 times, nobody even like him" and she cry a lot and started shaking. The point is some of us are the bad guys of the stories and WE DONT GIVE A FLYING F*CK ABOUT IT , WE STIL LAUGH ABOUT THE INJURIES WE DONE.
I’m based in the U.K. and I find Mark’s channel extremely insightful. His content is raw and 100% real- these are the most vulnerable human beings in society and hats off to him for surfacing their plight- these people are surviving on dangerous streets while dealing with trauma, addiction and violence. I’m dumbfounded as to how some people can spread such vitriolic hateful comments towards Mark who has only shown compassion and kindness to these human beings. Besides this , Mark has always been transparent in all he does on his channel- he doesn’t monetise on his content. So please people if you have nothing nice to say - remain silent. Unless you have taken a walk in another person’s shoe you have no place to make judgment . Have peace and love- it costs nothing🙏
I'm in the UK also,Sheffield,I totaly agree with yr comments on people being nicer/kinder in their comments,I was brought up 2 treat people how u want 2 be treated&if u don't have anything positive 2 say,then don't bother saying anything...💜💕💜
oh jesus christ. For the record, i love Mark....but holy fuckin shit how many of these "dont pass judgement" comments do we have to see 24 / fkn / 7 .....we dont. Tired of having to dredge thru these mfs on every. single. video. tryin to find an interesting comment thread. Fuckin save it, for real. The worst aspect about Marks content are the fucking commenters, all the way around. And id rather read someone's criticizing comment, even if its on something i like, than read your fkn comment, tellin ppl not to judge while judging in the same fucking breath. At least they are just telling their real feelings and not some hypocrite tryin to police what other ppl say and how they should feel. Marks a big boy, he can defend himself, thats if he even felt the need to, he knows it dont matter. gtfoh
His content is monetized, there are ads on his vids and he has a subscription channel. I'm not hating on Mark or his content, just putting the truth out there.
Gosh he’s such a handsome guy as well, I really hope he gets his stuff together and finds a way out of the hole. What a way to grow up :( lots of love to him and his daughter
Tons of love to Cody. This young man has more insight at 25 than I ever had at 43 when I finally kicked this beast. #ODAAT KEEP IT SIMPLE CODY. YOU CAN DO THIS.
I often hear people say that people do drugs in WV because there's nothing to do. America is mostly rural, but the other rural areas don't seem to have as bad of a problem. I think the bigger issue is poverty.
@Avalon 2 Teachers don’t decide what professions are taught in schools. Theta don’t choose curriculum. They don’t fund the schools. Teachers are not the issue here. At a state level, funding needs to increase. They need better jobs so parents can become educated, have better homes, steady money. Trying to put the blame on teachers is so inaccurate. Maybe the teacher pay is crap there too? I’ll bet it is.
Exactly. There are so many places where "there is nothing to do" according to local teenagers (and some adults). The truth is that for him yes, there is nothing to do that can measure up to the experience of getting high-so he rationalizes his behavior by convincing himself there is nothing else to do... it's a loser mentality. Hopefully he can break out of it! Our ancestors got by with far less entertainment and far fewer activities that we all enjoy today. Cody needs to go get a hobby or two, go outside, lift weights, exercise, write/paint/create, and maybe even work sometimes. Things are only going to get worse the longer he resists change.
Every rural area in America has a drug problem. Well probably the majority anyway. I grew up in rural Ohio, not Eastern Ohio but western Ohio, about 30 minutes from Dayton. If someone made over 40k a year they were considered rich. And its the only part of the country where teachers make a lot of money compared to everyone else. People think teachers are rich here. There are very little jobs here, you have to drive at least 20 miles one way to work so a car is an absolute necessity. You can't pick where and how you grow up, thats for damn sure. And drugs are absolutely everywhere. I've had my struggles with them. And with Dayton close by there are plenty of drugs around.
Drugs are everywhere in this country, from the big cities to the country back-woods towns...this isn't just a U.S. epidemic it's a whole world problem, the rest of the world is dealing with the same issues we are when it comes to drugs, some countries aren't as bad yet others are a lot worse. It's sad! I hear about overdoses almost everyday anymore, especially a lot of younger people od'ing. The youth is the future of this country and with more and more of them turning to drugs seems the future is looking a little more bleak with each passing day. I want active addicts to get the help they need before it's to late. They need to know that there are places that will help them with their addictions,and that life can be good without using drugs and they can learn to lead a normal life after addiction recovery. I know bc I was just like this person and after 5 years I am still sober and happy. During my addiction I never thought life could be normal or that I could feel happy again but that was the drugs telling me that. I was still the same person under all that addiction I just needed to break through and find my self again. I thank God everyday for giving me the 2nd chance that so many do not get and if I can help just 1 person get clean and start that chain reaction I'm fine with that,if I can help more I will but I've got to start that chain reaction somewhere so here's where it starts! If you're struggling with addiction please seek help and get clean for yourself (do not do it for anyone but you), if you have a loved one that is an addict please do not enable them you're not helping that person you're really making it that much harder for them to get sober. I am speaking from experience, I was enabled for years by my husband, friends, family and it did more harm in the long run, so please tell them no you won't loan them anymore $ or give them anymore drugs. If you love that person you will not stand by and allow them to self destruct...♥️ love from a fellow addict.
poverty and doctors over prescribing opioids. there’s an opioid epidemic going on in WV, and it’s not getting better. There is/was a documentary on Netflix about Huntington, WV- not far from Poca. it talks more about what’s going on. I grew up around there, my boyfriend is from Poca, i have friends from the area, and drugs are everywhere you look. it’s heartbreaking.
He should worry about himself lol, the future generation will be alright, no everyone is a fup. And he could be part of the new generation if he tried. But he'll probably end up dead from an OD in a rat infested back alley.
@@emilieraptor9373 why are you trying to make it seem like him worrying about the future generation is a bad thing? He cares about other people, that's a good trait
@@rob1996ization Emilie is most likely a very unhappy person, adding no value to society, trying to make themselves feel better by being a shithead on the internet to others who are struggling
Cody could literally do whatever. He's smart and without the drugs he'd actually be pretty good looking. I pray he gets it together because he seems so numb right now ❤
@David David you dumdum, "Whatever" is only a way to say he could be a lot of things, from father, to Dr, to a realestate agent and anything between, maybe an animal caretaker or vet. Yes I know a guy who stopped iv heroin at 35 and studied to become a Dr.
Time for my morning drink of Methadone, started a 65 MG taper in June which should be over by April next spring, I got off opiates in 2017 but relapsed in 2020, this time I'm not going to mess it up.
Take it easy friend, you sound determined! Being clean is the best feeling of all! Sending you best wishes for a productive future and the peace of sobriety ❤️ it's so peaceful
Same here... Started at 65mg almost 2 years ago, got down to 20mg & relapsed last year. Now I'm back down to 30mg a day & hope to be off by 2022 🤞🏼 methadone is a life saver!! 💯
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much mark for putting content and interviewing these people who has a voice and is finally using it. You are hands down one of my favorite channels more and more people need to know about this channel.
Totally agree. I have learned so much here about people. Makes me wonder what was going on in the lives of kids in grade school who were the outcasts and troubled.😢💔
@Mary Lou George yes I will agree with you. So many kids nowadays are going through a lot of hard times in their lives and it’s hard for them to make it through without adult authority. Even grownups still struggle with the person they may have become due to their childhood or everything they may be experiencing with right now. We need to come together as a community and help each other out whether we are going through tough times or not. Thank you for your feed back.
I love that you’re interviewing in WV. So many stories to tell. I grew up in WV. Lots of broken families, mental illness & poverty. It becomes an endless cycle unless you break the generational curse in the family, which is rare in that area. But people from WV are not stupid. They’re very self-aware, smart, good people. Just dealt a bad hand generally. It’s rare that West Virginians have a platform, or a chance to share their stories & I think it’s important to hear the people from forgotten parts of the country. Thank you for these interviews! Love WV!
I was on herion for 22 years and felt lot there was no way out. Cody, you CAN do it, I've been clean 4 years now, I'm working and I'm trusted by my family again. It's possible and it's wonderful, please don't give up. 🙏❣
There’s a certain type of despair and depression embedded in the life of someone in the mountains of KY and WV. Growing up in eastern KY, I know that feeling. It’s hard to explain but it’s there. No matter what class, it seems to affect all
He’s 25, I’m 26. I went through a small period of drug addiction and experimented with drugs like meth and heroin for about 2 years after highschool then was able to pull through. It’s so sad to see him at such a crucial age going through addiction like this!!
"I like animals more than people" a true animal lover❤️I wish you the best Cody you got this! I was addicted to pain killers for almost a decade, finally got help and it's so worth it to make that change. I grew up on a small island,bored nothing much to do but get into trouble, it took removing myself from that place and moving away and realizing I had to be the change that I wanted to see. 🙏🏼 get help, get better, live the sober life. The animals need someone like you on their side ❤️
I grew up in Wyoming and Raleigh county WV. In 2001 all we did was smoke weed and drink then one day there was pain pills everywhere. We can’t make pills on our own here so in my opinion we was targeted by pharmaceutical companies because of the injuries the coal miners have. It’s been a wild ride the last 20 years. Much love to this guy!
You’re a great young man who has a good head on your shoulders. You clearly care for your daughter and I truly hope you get into rehab as planned and you’re able to turn your life around. Stay strong and positive sweetheart. I’m pulling for you.
I live in Wales. I had a wonderful childhood. I'm now 60yrs old and I've been clean for 18months. It took 40yrs to get there. Good luck son, you can sort this out. Life is good after years of shite. Chin up fella.🙏
I'm by far NOT a doctor and not a smart ass but I have also struggled throughout my life with addiction and I was 13 when I first tried heroin and now I'm 42 and still have issues and only ONE, just ONE doctor that I felt actually have a shout about me once told me that anyone who suffers from pretty much any type of psychological issues, (depression, bipolar,ADHD,etc.) Usually 98% of us that have any of those issues same have never either been diagnosed improperly or not given the correct mental health treatment, always become addicts. I trailer believe this. If and when u go to rehab, stand up with your heart and be soooo honest about all your mental health, it took years and years to get on the correct meds, and counseling sessions LONG before I could ever even have thought about getting treatment for my addiction no matter how bad I really wanted it and needed it to work. Iam no longer an addict but still have mental health issues and still feel like I'd I didn't faithfully follow my mental health plan than I would totally use again!!! Keep your head up and like I have read so many times in the comments to your short video... You have a headstart. Admitting you have a problem is the hardest part, and you having a dream to work with animals is something to fight for..... They do need you, just like we're all need you!!! Good luck brother.....
Write your daughter a letter about how much you love her so she can always have it. Maybe even send her some things you’d want her to have. Go to rehab and keep trying at it. Don’t be afraid to try drug replacement therapy like Suboxone and please if you leave treatment don’t use alone. I just lost my brother at 25 and he was alone. People love you, keep trying.
I think he has a chance, a BIG CHANCE to get clean I think, because he had a good childhood obviously no big trauma or mental disorder, COME ON KID,TRY TO GET CLEAN 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Man you can do it dude it’s gonna be hard but anything that’s good in life is always hard you need to find that moment of clarity and figure out what you need to do for yourself young man my turning point in my life one day I looked in the mirror and I didn’t recognize who I was anymore I am now sober over four years got my children back got my wife back have a great job and I too was addicted to heroin when it gets hard you have to push harder I’m sending you support and love my brother don’t give up little brother let go an let God do his work and your rite bottoms have trap doors it can always get worse but if you put your words into action and you really want to change things can always get better And another thing that really helped me Change your people places and things you have to change your whole mindset man
I have a family member who I’ve been trying to help for years!…. I really fell for these guys who are going threw this! Can’t help them until they want to stop I stopped trying a year ago.. god be with them.
@Darkness I know your struggle. I agree with you that only the addict can decide to get clean. Meanwhile, if you let it happen, the addict will financially break you. Plus all the worry, work, and frustration. I'd like to see a list of lies told by addicts. Once, my stepson and his pregnant girlfriend told me the power company was about to turn off their lights for an unpaid bill. I said, I won't pay the whole bill, but I'll give you a $100 postal money order. I bought the money order, and filled it out fully -- paid to the power company, account number etc. Ha! -- they took the money order straight to the post office, got a cash refund, and bought dope. When their power got cut off, they moved to another cheap apartment, and got power in her sister's name.
He seems like a really good person, once I heard his love for animals.. those are the type of people life will gravitate to. Stay humble and well buddy. You deserve the world.
You know I heard you make a comment our generation is basically doomed. That's a sad statement to make. I've been a heroin addict for ten years and finally I woke up and wanted to live , I haven't looked back and I'm over 90 days clean which is some of the hardest time to get through. Now I'm living proof that recovery is possible so no sir out generation is not doomed we just need one hell of. Figurative hug to brush the dust off and opportunities to not be labeled by our past but hope for the future
I hope mark reads this - I’m glad you don’t put too many ads in your videos as I listen to them to fall to sleep ... I’ve stopped watching some people’s pod casts as I constantly have to keep skipping the ads ...don’t mind them at the beginning and end etc x
I wish his video's were monetized, actually. Most are not because of it's content. YT will play ads regardless. If we watch the ads, it might just put a little bit of income into Mark's pocket.
I've been watching your videos for about a year now and i love the content. I never thought I would see someone I knew growing up, on your channel.... I used to live in the town of Nitro WV. Cody and his sister used to come to the pool a lot in the summer . His sister and i went to the same school at some point if I'm not mistaken. I'm 32, so back then he was just Chelsea's little brother but sadly a lot of his generation and a lot of mine fell to drugs the same way. I was fortunate to make it out of the state when I was 29. WV is a beautiful place to visit if you like doing things in nature, but it sure isn't a place you want to live your whole life. Drugs are rampant combined with ABSOLUTELY nothing to do, and an insane lack of work and direction for the youth. Most of the people who are born in WV die there, and its been that way for a long time. He seems like an alright dude though, outside of his addiction. He could get cleaned up and still make a life for himself, he doesn't seem to far gone. Looks like he's still got his teeth as well, That's rare even for non drug addicts in WV LOL.
Nothing wrong with "loving animals more than people!"........so many could do with you loving touch, so i hope you pull through your drug addiction. You have so much to live for as you know, your daughter and the world needs you. Keep fighting, i'm sending positive vibes from across the pond......Australia!
My heart goes out to you. surrounding yourself with better things and positivity slowly it’ll feel so worth it. Do it for your kid, they need you. You deserve it !! Your worth it !! You got this! Keep going and stay strong. I wish i could just reach out to the people who i watch on these interviews and just help them.
I see your point, but animal control officers also see a lot of heartbreaking things that people do to animals. If Cody is already a sensitive soul it may tip him over the edge.
I was just thinking that. Why do people always say stuff like "They're actually really attractive. They'd have so much potential if they were clean." I guess if you're ugly and become an addict you're doomed.
Boredom and no opportunities. I think that's a huge part of the drug problem in this part of the country. I'm from Ohio and man heroin and fentanyl is killing everyone. My boyfriend is 2 years clean now, part of it being he doesn't want to die. Recovery is possible. Don't let this drug take you away from who you really are. Praying for you, Cody🙏🏽🙏🏽
I'm curious as to what's REALLY behind the phrase 'nothing to do' that Cody and so many other teens and young adults give as the main reason they use drugs. Even those who live in large cities (where there's ostensibly an endless number of things to do) say "there's nothing to do". It seems to me like this sentiment acts as a container to manage some abstraction that's vastly bigger and more frightening than they can wrap their heads around - and THIS (whatever it is) is what backs them into a helpless and passive mindset. I wish someone would probe "there's nothing to do" with the question "there's nothing to do about what?'
Well, I have 2 teenage boys, and I will tell you that my boys try to go out and do things. And EVERYWHERE they turn, all their friends, the whole sports team, on and on...They all do drugs. And the parents are doing them too. I have had to SNATCH my son out of another kids house, because he "Stays with Grandma" like most kids now, their parents can't get their shit together to take care of them...and when Grandma went to lay down the kids started in on drinking and pulling the drugs out. And this is my son that has dreams aspirations and GOALS! My other boy just won't even leave the house barely. He just stays away from it all. He wasn't raised where we live now and he is bewildered by the low quality of friends there are to pick from. The county wanted to put in a pool, put they put an end to that project. They wanted....to put in a skate park...Nope, put an end to that. There is a shitty little park and dog park area where, btw, the dope heads wander about and sleep at, so now no one wants to go there and I won't let my kids there alone. So, what do you do...I put in a pool at my house, bought things for them to play on like a trampoline, computer, shoot I have 2 project cars in the driveway, I am trying to teach them at least mechanics, etc. They landscape, mow lawns, yada-yada. You have to be all OVER these kids and what's going on with them. I have had to "blacklist" over half of my son's "friends". It is literally a full time job. Luckily, I have figured a way to work third shift, while my husband is home sleeping, so I can sleep during the day while they're in school. Just so I am not at work when they get home. Someone has to BE THERE. But think about these kids....half of their parents are so lost in the same shit they're in, probably introduced them to drugs...they aren't doing what I am doing. So, they need parental figures, role models, TRANSPORTATION for God's sake.
There’s nothing to do for jobs, there’s nothing to do for fun, there’s nothing to do to distract you or keep yourself busy, there’s nothing to do about a lot of things. You just have to be a little more open minded, and less judgmental about shit and maybe you would understand it with your simple minded ass
Thank you for doing these videos about West Virginia. I am Appalachian, born and raised in West Virginia. It is one sad place- I can tell you that. The people are very strong and amazing, but that state is run into the ground, and it has gone way down even further in the past ten years. Someone is getting paid big bucks to let the drugs be pumped into that state. So many people I went to school with have died of drug overdoses. It's a sad place and getting worse.
@@hjreadsbooks7877 I can’t even imagine, my culture isn’t tribe-like in any way. Breaking away from the tribe might be worth it to get away from opiates and god know what else. Drugs are everywhere but if there’s more activities to be involved with it’s less likely to get stuck in that awful rut. Best wishes!
@@hjreadsbooks7877 silly question but why do southerners seem to strongly dislike yanks? I feel silly even using that label “Yank “, I thought that term was meant for the British. Anyway I went to college down in Pensacola, Florida (not the true south I’ve been told) but some of the women treated me terribly! They hated my accent, fine- I’m not gonna cry about that but they started attacking the way I looked and personal things. It got so bad and I was so far from my family in Wisconsin I moved back home. I would love to erase that bad memory of “southern hospitality “ and actually talk to real southerners who don’t have an axe to grind about shit that happened way before our time. Ok, enough rambling!
He is trying to be honest, I can tell with the nervous laughs. I hope this dude can pull out of the situation he’s in currently, he is at least cognizant of his issues.
So Cody, if you are like other interviewees of Mark, you are reading me. I got clean at 40. 30 years ago it was rare a 25 y.o. got clean. I saw some. We had one thing in common, and these are words you probably heard, but most going through treatment do not give them the importance they deserve. We made our sobriety the most important thing in our life. Those are the words. We tried it, one day at a time. We're still trying it, 30 years later.
Hey Mr Soulshine, i just realised, i know petty late, .. but you gave back humanity to people who didn.t even know anymore themselves they had it once upon a time.
So many of the people that are being interviewed on this channel have kids. All of them knew about their addiction before they had their babies. I just don't understand why they bring babies into this world when they can't even take care of themselves. These children will grow up traumatized, no matter how many times the parents try to tell themselves excuses like "I'm self medicating my mental illness". Go to therapy and go to rehab. That's the only responsible way they would be able to raise healthy children. I know how hard addiction can hit, I've been through it myself but getting children involved into a life like this is just irresponsible and breaks my heart. I bet it even worsens the addiction due to parent guilt. Why have children when you can't take care of them... I'm just sorry for all the broken families due to drug addiction.
I get what you're saying and agree with it overall. But using hard drugs is a dumb step to take in the first place and then when you are in addiction the moves you make are not going to be well thought out...only worse, therefore people then have kids so forth, is not a shocker...stupid but not a shocker. And therapy and rehab are costly if you don't have insurance, really impossible unless you get on some free program that not everybody is able to get. Most people caught up in addiction unless they come from wealthy families don't have health insurance and America has a horrible healthcare system especially when it comes to mental healthcare and addiction. I know I been through this stuff since the mid 1970s...I was one of the lucky ones and survived that scene and been clean for over a decade.
Because love and sex are one of the few things people have when their lives, surroundings and hopes are in the gutter. Sex sometimes makes babies. Yes, it's not cool to raise kids while continuing a drug addiction. Yes, anybody has the ability to get clean. Not everyone has the family support, the community support or the self love and determination to kick the beast. Some folks have one foot in the gutter and one foot in the grave. It's a sad reality, but I don't understand someone who doesn't understand it
I had MAT for 2.5 yrs with methadone. Next I went to 28-day rehab to get off methadone. Sober for nearly 3 yrs now. If u succeed in treatment you will have to leave LA. Consider San Diego if u like the city. If u have family members who use drugs u might have to get way from them. U need a new life.
Cody if by some chance your reading this.. I know you can beat this drug addiction man. Do it for your daughter and also for yourself! I love you bro and am a message away if you need anything! You aren’t alone in this fight, remember God is always with you my friend!
damn I like this kid, I wish the best for him🙏🏻 I hope he really does go into rehab, just break the cycle of drug addiction and replace it with caring for animals. I know it’s way easier said than done but I love his plan and animals can pull you into the present moment and give us unconditional love🙏🏻❤️❤️
i hope cody skims through at least a handful of this comment section, filled with love hope and support. nobody is going to get you out of this but yourself. and the only way out is through. through all the low points of getting clean. from my understanding, these drugs will deplete your pleasure receptors and inhibit your ability to control impulses- addiction. you CAN change the way your brain is currently functioning. this is simply another comment letting you know that i personally am rooting for your sobriety and well being but YOU have the power and strength to get THROUGH this. it is a matter of WILL. your will. to take a step, each day, each moment for your SELF your future and the future of your little girl ❤️✨
Aww Cody!!! You broke my heart. Your my sons age. I hope you get through rehab, and make a fresh start in your life. I wish you all the luck in the world
Cody is an intelligent and kind soul. I'm a marijuana addict that has been clean for a while now and I acknowledge how hard it can be to get sober. The pain of changing is more bearable though than the pain I felt when staying stagnant in my active addiction. Cody, if you're reading this I am rooting for you.
Drugs would take over your world it will get so bad your willing to do anything for it, good for you Cody on fighting your drug addiction. Your not lost keep on fighting brother!
Go and get clean Cody, your so young to waste your life for drugs!! Your daughter needs a positive influence in her life.bWill be praying for your continuous recovery Cody! Go for it we believe in you!!
Best looking guy from Appalachia I've seen yet. So young and has so much potential. Been where he is and I don't miss it. Pray the universe and God helps him find a healthier path. The lack of opportunities where he lives. Scary!!
"I've become someone I hate" As a recovering addict, I feel what he's saying. Sending him a ton of positive mojo!
Amen! 8yrs here…congratulations!
I’m 28 and 28 years sober. I want my medal
"Sending positive vibes/mojo" is such a popular saying nowadays.... Really something that just sounds nice to say. I understand it, but I don't think it helps. Why not go around your neighborhood and try and help people in similar situations as this fellow instead being an anonymous person who posts, "sending positive vibes" on UA-cam. I'm sorry if you find me rude but man I found people are such sheep
@@pepperachu maybe you could go around the neighborhood in a personal outreach to drug addicts instead of posing as a comment Shepard and calling people sheep? Asking for a friend who doesn’t care about your vibe.
I hope you can turn that hate towards the addition and the behaviors that were the results of that addiction.
Self hate will then turn to self destruction in most cases.
Self forgiveness and the learning of the disease and what it causes can help with this. Please get all the support by professionals to help you get to the point where you can forgive your self. Best wishes
What a great guy. Clever , friendly, polite, honest. I think he could really be a good friend. Someone help him.
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You could help him.
@@bradsully6620 How Brad ?
I know him personally. Worked with him for a couple years. This man didn’t start herion until 2017. Back in 2014 he only smoked weed, and took Xanax. Back then he broke into his BEST FRIENDS HOUSE and stole money & weed from him. No addiction to blame, just a piece of shit
@@Jking222_ Ah. Noted.
"I blame myself"; that is one of the hardest things to admit to but you did Cody, and good for you. Anyone who likes animals, I am in their corner.
You can't like animals if you eat them
@@Swanselm You can, but on a superficial level.
@@Swanselm I don't eat them.
You can beat this 💪 I am living proof!! xx 💕 I am also Bipolar..heroin makes me worse as does crack cocaine
nah, u can like animals and eat em too. Matter of fact i love animals. As pets and food son
Childhood doesn’t have Everything to do with Addiction. I had teachers for parents, grew up in a upper middle class household, and was top of my class in high school. Oxys took me down to the pits of addiction and to hell and back. Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Glad to say I’ve got through this with MAT and finally got a year clean and sober today.
Keep it up, stay strong, you don't need that shi...
Good for you,my friend
🤟✌be blessed!💜🙏
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Congratulations on 1 year!!!
Frankly the interviewer is an emotional vulture, he focuses on childhood and abuse in almost all his interviews, he also answers his own question after asking it sometimes. I find his interviewees interesting but he comes across as lacking empathy to be honest.
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Yeah, giving interviews isn't Marks strong point. He'll tell you that himself.
He's a photographer, not an interviewer. But he tries, he's learning as he goes, I'd say.
If you've been around here for quite a while you'd see that. He just asks the questions, and he let's them speak, quite simple.
He does his best.
Dear young man, please don't wait till your life is gone. You remind me so much of my son. His life was cut short right about your age from living on the streets. All I have now is a broken heart.
I am sorry you lost your Son and I wish all things good to come into your life. Keep your head up and try to keep strong as can be. Sending a warm hug 🫂 from Toronto, CANADA 🇨🇦 🖤
I am so sorry for you loss, Lynne. Sending you a virtual hug.
I sincerely hope his stay in rehab... clicks. The fact he spoke about it .... is positive towards change. Best wishes! Get clean.. go to a vocational school for veterinary assistants or working with the Humane Society. Sending you good karma for a new day and a better life Cody.
So young
The fact he 'spoke about it' doesn’t mean anything AT ALL…
@@solanum6039 it actually does though.. at least he’s not blind to what’s going on in his life. Speaking about it and telling yourself you want help is literally the first step to getting help.
@@savannahwallace949 Nope. Being aware of your own issues and your addiction doesn’t mean shit. Most addicts are aware of their problems and know exactly what they have to do in order to get clean and get better. But it’s just not that easy. More than 90% of opiate addicts will never get completely clean again in their lives. That’s the truth and there are multiple studies about this.
You got this man. Get clean for your daughter if you can’t do it for yourself. Make sure she doesn’t have to end up in the situation you’re in man. You seem like a strong guy, kick that addiction bro. Sending all the positive energy your way
About 2 years ago me and my crew saw a heroin addict walking by extremely happy across the street... as you may know the H rule (if a junkie is happy , he has heroin money on him).
Long story short we jump him , knock him down and rob him cold. He got 220 euros.
About 6 months later he commit suicide.
The point is I still laugh about it like it was yesterday. I mean I felt sorry for who ? A junkie?
We saw her sister about a week ago.... I try to smash her but she said no... I told her about her brother plus I say "if he was here 30 times I would smash him again 30 times, nobody even like him" and she cry a lot and started shaking.
The point is some of us are the bad guys of the stories and WE DONT GIVE A FLYING F*CK ABOUT IT , WE STIL LAUGH ABOUT THE INJURIES WE DONE.
I’m based in the U.K. and I find Mark’s channel extremely insightful. His content is raw and 100% real- these are the most vulnerable human beings in society and hats off to him for surfacing their plight- these people are surviving on dangerous streets while dealing with trauma, addiction and violence. I’m dumbfounded as to how some people can spread such vitriolic hateful comments towards Mark who has only shown compassion and kindness to these human beings.
Besides this , Mark has always been transparent in all he does on his channel- he doesn’t monetise on his content. So please people if you have nothing nice to say - remain silent. Unless you have taken a walk in another person’s shoe you have no place to make judgment .
Have peace and love- it costs nothing🙏
I'm in the UK also,Sheffield,I totaly agree with yr comments on people being nicer/kinder in their comments,I was brought up 2 treat people how u want 2 be treated&if u don't have anything positive 2 say,then don't bother saying anything...💜💕💜
@@fionarobins4958 absolutely Fiona- a nation is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable. Have a blessed day
oh jesus christ. For the record, i love Mark....but holy fuckin shit how many of these "dont pass judgement" comments do we have to see 24 / fkn / 7 .....we dont. Tired of having to dredge thru these mfs on every. single. video. tryin to find an interesting comment thread. Fuckin save it, for real. The worst aspect about Marks content are the fucking commenters, all the way around. And id rather read someone's criticizing comment, even if its on something i like, than read your fkn comment, tellin ppl not to judge while judging in the same fucking breath. At least they are just telling their real feelings and not some hypocrite tryin to police what other ppl say and how they should feel. Marks a big boy, he can defend himself, thats if he even felt the need to, he knows it dont matter. gtfoh
His content is monetized, there are ads on his vids and he has a subscription channel. I'm not hating on Mark or his content, just putting the truth out there.
@@lisaharrigan1370 yes, it is now, but when I wrote my message it was not the case
Gosh he’s such a handsome guy as well, I really hope he gets his stuff together and finds a way out of the hole. What a way to grow up :( lots of love to him and his daughter
Tons of love to Cody. This young man has more insight at 25 than I ever had at 43 when I finally kicked this beast. #ODAAT KEEP IT SIMPLE CODY. YOU CAN DO THIS.
Beautiful comment!😊💖
I often hear people say that people do drugs in WV because there's nothing to do. America is mostly rural, but the other rural areas don't seem to have as bad of a problem. I think the bigger issue is poverty.
@Avalon 2 Teachers don’t decide what professions are taught in schools. Theta don’t choose curriculum. They don’t fund the schools. Teachers are not the issue here. At a state level, funding needs to increase. They need better jobs so parents can become educated, have better homes, steady money. Trying to put the blame on teachers is so inaccurate. Maybe the teacher pay is crap there too? I’ll bet it is.
Exactly. There are so many places where "there is nothing to do" according to local teenagers (and some adults). The truth is that for him yes, there is nothing to do that can measure up to the experience of getting high-so he rationalizes his behavior by convincing himself there is nothing else to do... it's a loser mentality. Hopefully he can break out of it!
Our ancestors got by with far less entertainment and far fewer activities that we all enjoy today. Cody needs to go get a hobby or two, go outside, lift weights, exercise, write/paint/create, and maybe even work sometimes. Things are only going to get worse the longer he resists change.
Every rural area in America has a drug problem. Well probably the majority anyway. I grew up in rural Ohio, not Eastern Ohio but western Ohio, about 30 minutes from Dayton. If someone made over 40k a year they were considered rich. And its the only part of the country where teachers make a lot of money compared to everyone else. People think teachers are rich here. There are very little jobs here, you have to drive at least 20 miles one way to work so a car is an absolute necessity. You can't pick where and how you grow up, thats for damn sure. And drugs are absolutely everywhere. I've had my struggles with them. And with Dayton close by there are plenty of drugs around.
Drugs are everywhere in this country, from the big cities to the country back-woods towns...this isn't just a U.S. epidemic it's a whole world problem, the rest of the world is dealing with the same issues we are when it comes to drugs, some countries aren't as bad yet others are a lot worse. It's sad! I hear about overdoses almost everyday anymore, especially a lot of younger people od'ing. The youth is the future of this country and with more and more of them turning to drugs seems the future is looking a little more bleak with each passing day. I want active addicts to get the help they need before it's to late. They need to know that there are places that will help them with their addictions,and that life can be good without using drugs and they can learn to lead a normal life after addiction recovery. I know bc I was just like this person and after 5 years I am still sober and happy. During my addiction I never thought life could be normal or that I could feel happy again but that was the drugs telling me that. I was still the same person under all that addiction I just needed to break through and find my self again. I thank God everyday for giving me the 2nd chance that so many do not get and if I can help just 1 person get clean and start that chain reaction I'm fine with that,if I can help more I will but I've got to start that chain reaction somewhere so here's where it starts! If you're struggling with addiction please seek help and get clean for yourself (do not do it for anyone but you), if you have a loved one that is an addict please do not enable them you're not helping that person you're really making it that much harder for them to get sober. I am speaking from experience, I was enabled for years by my husband, friends, family and it did more harm in the long run, so please tell them no you won't loan them anymore $ or give them anymore drugs. If you love that person you will not stand by and allow them to self destruct...♥️ love from a fellow addict.
poverty and doctors over prescribing opioids. there’s an opioid epidemic going on in WV, and it’s not getting better. There is/was a documentary on Netflix about Huntington, WV- not far from Poca. it talks more about what’s going on. I grew up around there, my boyfriend is from Poca, i have friends from the area, and drugs are everywhere you look. it’s heartbreaking.
Sending you lots of love, Cody! Mark - thank you for everything you’re doing ♥️
The question asked "what do you worry about" his answer "The Future Generation" that's real as fuck.
He should worry about himself lol, the future generation will be alright, no everyone is a fup. And he could be part of the new generation if he tried. But he'll probably end up dead from an OD in a rat infested back alley.
@@emilieraptor9373 Well thanks for that Emilie Raptor! Lovely.
@@emilieraptor9373 you sound like such a fun person to be around! I’m sure your friends speak very highly of you
@@emilieraptor9373 why are you trying to make it seem like him worrying about the future generation is a bad thing? He cares about other people, that's a good trait
@@rob1996ization Emilie is most likely a very unhappy person, adding no value to society, trying to make themselves feel better by being a shithead on the internet to others who are struggling
Cody could literally do whatever. He's smart and without the drugs he'd actually be pretty good looking. I pray he gets it together because he seems so numb right now ❤
Agree
@David David you dumdum, "Whatever" is only a way to say he could be a lot of things, from father, to Dr, to a realestate agent and anything between, maybe an animal caretaker or vet. Yes I know a guy who stopped iv heroin at 35 and studied to become a Dr.
@Krustiest One weird comment. He does not seem unintelligent, his i.q. could be anywhere, and he's very attractive. He could be a successful model.
@David David unfortunately I agree... dude needs to get on subs and learn a trade
@Midnight Lightning Radio what’s up adolf
Time for my morning drink of Methadone, started a 65 MG taper in June which should be over by April next spring, I got off opiates in 2017 but relapsed in 2020, this time I'm not going to mess it up.
Crazy they gave me methadone for my severe pain I pray you don't mess up again and I quit methadone without any problems
Take it easy friend, you sound determined! Being clean is the best feeling of all! Sending you best wishes for a productive future and the peace of sobriety ❤️ it's so peaceful
Same here... Started at 65mg almost 2 years ago, got down to 20mg & relapsed last year. Now I'm back down to 30mg a day & hope to be off by 2022 🤞🏼 methadone is a life saver!! 💯
Well done! One foot in front of the other.😊💖
@@janicetillman6044 Drs have been prescribing methadone for chronic pain here for about 20yrs.
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much mark for putting content and interviewing these people who has a voice and is finally using it. You are hands down one of my favorite channels more and more people need to know about this channel.
@Gadzooks You drunk? Your sentence doesn't make sense.
Totally agree. I have learned so much here about people. Makes me wonder what was going on in the lives of kids in grade school who were the outcasts and troubled.😢💔
@Gadzooks Sorry, honey. I was a beauty. I decided to get fat at 50 when I no longer wanted to be tempted to get into a relationship. I'm 70.
@Mary Lou George yes I will agree with you. So many kids nowadays are going through a lot of hard times in their lives and it’s hard for them to make it through without adult authority. Even grownups still struggle with the person they may have become due to their childhood or everything they may be experiencing with right now. We need to come together as a community and help each other out whether we are going through tough times or not. Thank you for your feed back.
such a sweet dude with a happy face and a world full of opprotunity in front of him, I wish you the best in your recovery cody
Don't know if I would say he has a happy face, necessarily.
I love that you’re interviewing in WV. So many stories to tell. I grew up in WV. Lots of broken families, mental illness & poverty. It becomes an endless cycle unless you break the generational curse in the family, which is rare in that area. But people from WV are not stupid. They’re very self-aware, smart, good people. Just dealt a bad hand generally. It’s rare that West Virginians have a platform, or a chance to share their stories & I think it’s important to hear the people from forgotten parts of the country. Thank you for these interviews! Love WV!
How come he doesn't have an accent pretty much
I was on herion for 22 years and felt lot there was no way out. Cody, you CAN do it, I've been clean 4 years now, I'm working and I'm trusted by my family again. It's possible and it's wonderful, please don't give up. 🙏❣
There’s a certain type of despair and depression embedded in the life of someone in the mountains of KY and WV. Growing up in eastern KY, I know that feeling. It’s hard to explain but it’s there. No matter what class, it seems to affect all
One day at a time. Sounds cliche until it isn't.
It really can’t be overstated how important that mentality is. I’m there right now.
What's weird about that is it's easy to live a miserable life that way too. Hope is the most insidious of evils because it extends mens sorrows
You're so right ! Sometimes one minute at a time...
So true fellow Mainer.
“The thought of dying don’t outweigh the drugs for some reason”. That defines what using heroin is all about. Don’t touch heroin kids.
Morning everyone, morning Cody, morning Mark.
Top 9f the mornin' to you, and such!
Morning and much love Aoke ❣️
@@Renata-4love Morning Renata, thank you and much love to you too 💕
Morning from Nashville
@@KimbradleyMasterGardener Morning Nashville 💃🏻
He’s looks like he is not completely lost yet he looks functioning
Nice observation.💖
He looks very depress, but seems like a nice guy. I wish him all the best towards becoming clean.
Praying this young man makes it through rehab♥️🙏
Thank you for another great interview.
He’s 25, I’m 26. I went through a small period of drug addiction and experimented with drugs like meth and heroin for about 2 years after highschool then was able to pull through. It’s so sad to see him at such a crucial age going through addiction like this!!
"I like animals more than people" a true animal lover❤️I wish you the best Cody you got this! I was addicted to pain killers for almost a decade, finally got help and it's so worth it to make that change. I grew up on a small island,bored nothing much to do but get into trouble, it took removing myself from that place and moving away and realizing I had to be the change that I wanted to see. 🙏🏼 get help, get better, live the sober life. The animals need someone like you on their side ❤️
His nervous giggle is so full of pain. 😢 Get well soon, Cody. Pulling for you. 🙏🏽💗
Have a good day/evening everyone.
Hes Still young. The same age I was when I got clean. I'm 30 years old and have been clean for five years.
You can do it, Cody!
Best wishes from Nashville
I haven’t drank or taken any drugs in about a week and a half it gets better I promise hang on a bit longer please I’m begging you ♥️
Hey, keep up the solid work,brother! It DOES get better, facts! I have almost 10years in💜
@@wesleyalan9179 Thankyou so much ♥️
And congratulations
@@islawhelan3458
Yes sir, 😁👍💜
@@wesleyalan9179 I’m actually a girl lol but thanks dude hahah ♥️
I grew up in Wyoming and Raleigh county WV. In 2001 all we did was smoke weed and drink then one day there was pain pills everywhere. We can’t make pills on our own here so in my opinion we was targeted by pharmaceutical companies because of the injuries the coal miners have. It’s been a wild ride the last 20 years. Much love to this guy!
The story of millions of people in the Heartland unfortunately
I wish the best for this guy, hopefully one day he can realize just how important sobriety is, he could have a great life💜🙏
Amen! 👍👏👏👏💖
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Damn, i grew up with Cody. Always heard things, but never knew the full extent. Hope you get the help you need bro
You’re a great young man who has a good head on your shoulders. You clearly care for your daughter and I truly hope you get into rehab as planned and you’re able to turn your life around. Stay strong and positive sweetheart. I’m pulling for you.
Childhood abandonment/neglect might not sound like a big deal but it is for a young child so don't dismiss it like it's not a big deal ...
Exactly. Any type of trauma as a child can mess up your adulthood, sadly.
I live in Wales. I had a wonderful childhood. I'm now 60yrs old and I've been clean for 18months. It took 40yrs to get there.
Good luck son, you can sort this out. Life is good after years of shite. Chin up fella.🙏
I'm by far NOT a doctor and not a smart ass but I have also struggled throughout my life with addiction and I was 13 when I first tried heroin and now I'm 42 and still have issues and only ONE, just ONE doctor that I felt actually have a shout about me once told me that anyone who suffers from pretty much any type of psychological issues, (depression, bipolar,ADHD,etc.) Usually 98% of us that have any of those issues same have never either been diagnosed improperly or not given the correct mental health treatment, always become addicts. I trailer believe this. If and when u go to rehab, stand up with your heart and be soooo honest about all your mental health, it took years and years to get on the correct meds, and counseling sessions LONG before I could ever even have thought about getting treatment for my addiction no matter how bad I really wanted it and needed it to work. Iam no longer an addict but still have mental health issues and still feel like I'd I didn't faithfully follow my mental health plan than I would totally use again!!! Keep your head up and like I have read so many times in the comments to your short video... You have a headstart. Admitting you have a problem is the hardest part, and you having a dream to work with animals is something to fight for..... They do need you, just like we're all need you!!! Good luck brother.....
Write your daughter a letter about how much you love her so she can always have it. Maybe even send her some things you’d want her to have. Go to rehab and keep trying at it. Don’t be afraid to try drug replacement therapy like Suboxone and please if you leave treatment don’t use alone. I just lost my brother at 25 and he was alone. People love you, keep trying.
Good luck with rehab. I know you can do it. Use these messages as an inspiration to stay when it gets hard. We are rooting for you.
Thank you, Mark for the great interview as always. Keep up the great work! Always memorable.
Follow-up interview please Mark! Hope Cody is doing well.
Thank you so much Soft White Underbelly!
I think he has a chance, a BIG CHANCE to get clean I think, because he had a good childhood obviously no big trauma or mental disorder, COME ON KID,TRY TO GET CLEAN 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Man you can do it dude it’s gonna be hard but anything that’s good in life is always hard you need to find that moment of clarity and figure out what you need to do for yourself young man my turning point in my life one day I looked in the mirror and I didn’t recognize who I was anymore I am now sober over four years got my children back got my wife back have a great job and I too was addicted to heroin when it gets hard you have to push harder I’m sending you support and love my brother don’t give up little brother let go an let God do his work and your rite bottoms have trap doors it can always get worse but if you put your words into action and you really want to change things can always get better And another thing that really helped me Change your people places and things you have to change your whole mindset man
I have a family member who I’ve been trying to help for years!…. I really fell for these guys who are going threw this! Can’t help them until they want to stop I stopped trying a year ago.. god be with them.
@Darkness I know your struggle. I agree with you that only the addict can decide to get clean. Meanwhile, if you let it happen, the addict will financially break you. Plus all the worry, work, and frustration.
I'd like to see a list of lies told by addicts. Once, my stepson and his pregnant girlfriend told me the power company was about to turn off their lights for an unpaid bill. I said, I won't pay the whole bill, but I'll give you a $100 postal money order. I bought the money order, and filled it out fully -- paid to the power company, account number etc. Ha! -- they took the money order straight to the post office, got a cash refund, and bought dope. When their power got cut off, they moved to another cheap apartment, and got power in her sister's name.
He seems like a really good person, once I heard his love for animals.. those are the type of people life will gravitate to. Stay humble and well buddy. You deserve the world.
Thank you Mark, love from LA 🤍
You know I heard you make a comment our generation is basically doomed. That's a sad statement to make. I've been a heroin addict for ten years and finally I woke up and wanted to live , I haven't looked back and I'm over 90 days clean which is some of the hardest time to get through. Now I'm living proof that recovery is possible so no sir out generation is not doomed we just need one hell of. Figurative hug to brush the dust off and opportunities to not be labeled by our past but hope for the future
I hope mark reads this - I’m glad you don’t put too many ads in your videos as I listen to them to fall to sleep ... I’ve stopped watching some people’s pod casts as I constantly have to keep skipping the ads ...don’t mind them at the beginning and end etc x
I wish his video's were monetized, actually. Most are not because of it's content. YT will play ads regardless. If we watch the ads, it might just put a little bit of income into Mark's pocket.
@@thematriarchy2075 I would rather pay to subscribe to his channel than watch adverts ... or find another way to help fund his work xx
@@natthecat4212 Yes ofcourse. He has Patreon.
EVERY drug addict is self-destructive.
I've been watching your videos for about a year now and i love the content. I never thought I would see someone I knew growing up, on your channel.... I used to live in the town of Nitro WV. Cody and his sister used to come to the pool a lot in the summer . His sister and i went to the same school at some point if I'm not mistaken. I'm 32, so back then he was just Chelsea's little brother but sadly a lot of his generation and a lot of mine fell to drugs the same way. I was fortunate to make it out of the state when I was 29. WV is a beautiful place to visit if you like doing things in nature, but it sure isn't a place you want to live your whole life. Drugs are rampant combined with ABSOLUTELY nothing to do, and an insane lack of work and direction for the youth. Most of the people who are born in WV die there, and its been that way for a long time. He seems like an alright dude though, outside of his addiction. He could get cleaned up and still make a life for himself, he doesn't seem to far gone. Looks like he's still got his teeth as well, That's rare even for non drug addicts in WV LOL.
I hope he's getting clean.
Nothing wrong with "loving animals more than people!"........so many could do with you loving touch, so i hope you pull through your drug addiction. You have so much to live for as you know, your daughter and the world needs you. Keep fighting, i'm sending positive vibes from across the pond......Australia!
You can definitely see it through, Cody. 👍
Afterwards, a brand new, clean slate. 🏆
**YOU CANT KEEP YOURSELF FROM GOING DOWN, BUT YOU CAN HOLD YOUR EYES UP!! ** great life quote right there by a 25 yr old!!
My heart goes out to you. surrounding yourself with better things and positivity slowly it’ll feel so worth it. Do it for your kid, they need you. You deserve it !! Your worth it !! You got this! Keep going and stay strong. I wish i could just reach out to the people who i watch on these interviews and just help them.
Dude get clean
Get the job,
I understand its not easy
Man you look strong
Just Do it.
If only it was that easy... 😕
This poor guy! Bless him! So sad to see how addiction can take over lives keep fighting man!
Keep pushing Cody.
Follow your passion to work with animals and to be there for your daughter. The very best wishes that you achieve the things you dream of.
RIP 🪦 M K Williams Fentynl being laced with other drugs is becoming real reality.
Did he die
He's from my hometown, wish nothing but the best for him.
"I like animals more than people." Animal control officers make good money/benefits should he choose that path. Always interesting, thanks!
I love animals more than humans if humans had half the souls of animals this would be a great world to live in
I see your point, but animal control officers also see a lot of heartbreaking things that people do to animals. If Cody is already a sensitive soul it may tip him over the edge.
It's all control, animals can be controlled, humans can't.
@@tatianarizktaylor1818 can’t be more heartbreaking than what you already see in the streets
@@cindymorales6759 animals can be savage too 🤣
You can see the extreme bias towards beauty just by reading the comments after your videos post.
It's a huge benefit in life.
I was just thinking that. Why do people always say stuff like "They're actually really attractive. They'd have so much potential if they were clean." I guess if you're ugly and become an addict you're doomed.
I grew up with this kid so sad to see how he ended up
It’s so sad that this hasn’t had an updated video so you automatically assume that he “ended up” this way
It’s so sad that this hasn’t had an updated video so you automatically assume that he “ended up” this way
Boredom and no opportunities. I think that's a huge part of the drug problem in this part of the country. I'm from Ohio and man heroin and fentanyl is killing everyone. My boyfriend is 2 years clean now, part of it being he doesn't want to die. Recovery is possible. Don't let this drug take you away from who you really are. Praying for you, Cody🙏🏽🙏🏽
I really hope rehab does him well ❤️ He’s not only fighting for himself, but for his child now too. I pray that your life gets better 🥺💜
I'm curious as to what's REALLY behind the phrase 'nothing to do' that Cody and so many other teens and young adults give as the main reason they use drugs. Even those who live in large cities (where there's ostensibly an endless number of things to do) say "there's nothing to do".
It seems to me like this sentiment acts as a container to manage some abstraction that's vastly bigger and more frightening than they can wrap their heads around - and THIS (whatever it is) is what backs them into a helpless and passive mindset.
I wish someone would probe "there's nothing to do" with the question "there's nothing to do about what?'
Addiction causes boredom... when they aren't high they complain they are board.
@@laurieann1536 ... or bored even...
@@gordon3186 Alright OCD ;) ....we all knew what she meant but, I get you...
Well, I have 2 teenage boys, and I will tell you that my boys try to go out and do things. And EVERYWHERE they turn, all their friends, the whole sports team, on and on...They all do drugs. And the parents are doing them too. I have had to SNATCH my son out of another kids house, because he "Stays with Grandma" like most kids now, their parents can't get their shit together to take care of them...and when Grandma went to lay down the kids started in on drinking and pulling the drugs out. And this is my son that has dreams aspirations and GOALS! My other boy just won't even leave the house barely. He just stays away from it all. He wasn't raised where we live now and he is bewildered by the low quality of friends there are to pick from. The county wanted to put in a pool, put they put an end to that project. They wanted....to put in a skate park...Nope, put an end to that. There is a shitty little park and dog park area where, btw, the dope heads wander about and sleep at, so now no one wants to go there and I won't let my kids there alone. So, what do you do...I put in a pool at my house, bought things for them to play on like a trampoline, computer, shoot I have 2 project cars in the driveway, I am trying to teach them at least mechanics, etc. They landscape, mow lawns, yada-yada. You have to be all OVER these kids and what's going on with them. I have had to "blacklist" over half of my son's "friends". It is literally a full time job. Luckily, I have figured a way to work third shift, while my husband is home sleeping, so I can sleep during the day while they're in school. Just so I am not at work when they get home. Someone has to BE THERE. But think about these kids....half of their parents are so lost in the same shit they're in, probably introduced them to drugs...they aren't doing what I am doing. So, they need parental figures, role models, TRANSPORTATION for God's sake.
There’s nothing to do for jobs, there’s nothing to do for fun, there’s nothing to do to distract you or keep yourself busy, there’s nothing to do about a lot of things. You just have to be a little more open minded, and less judgmental about shit and maybe you would understand it with your simple minded ass
Thank you for doing these videos about West Virginia. I am Appalachian, born and raised in West Virginia. It is one sad place- I can tell you that. The people are very strong and amazing, but that state is run into the ground, and it has gone way down even further in the past ten years. Someone is getting paid big bucks to let the drugs be pumped into that state. So many people I went to school with have died of drug overdoses. It's a sad place and getting worse.
Why don’t people migrate to other regions of the States?
@@RukYouLikeAHurricane Many like me do just that! However, most families do not like that or support it. It is very much a tribe type culture.
@@hjreadsbooks7877 I can’t even imagine, my culture isn’t tribe-like in any way. Breaking away from the tribe might be worth it to get away from opiates and god know what else. Drugs are everywhere but if there’s more activities to be involved with it’s less likely to get stuck in that awful rut. Best wishes!
@@RukYouLikeAHurricane 100% Totally agree! I have no regrets about leaving!
@@hjreadsbooks7877 silly question but why do southerners seem to strongly dislike yanks? I feel silly even using that label “Yank “, I thought that term was meant for the British. Anyway I went to college down in Pensacola, Florida (not the true south I’ve been told) but some of the women treated me terribly! They hated my accent, fine- I’m not gonna cry about that but they started attacking the way I looked and personal things. It got so bad and I was so far from my family in Wisconsin I moved back home. I would love to erase that bad memory of “southern hospitality “ and actually talk to real southerners who don’t have an axe to grind about shit that happened way before our time. Ok, enough rambling!
Absolutely heartbreaking! I hope he gets and stays clean.
A wish him the best in his recovery and pray he gets the strength to do it,you just got to take 1 day at a time
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I like animals more than people too.
Wow so edgy.
@@emilieraptor9373 you just proved my point
That doesn't read as much as caring about animals a lot as it does caring little for people.
@@mr.anonymous5501 bingo!!! ding ding ding tell him what he's won!!!
@@emilieraptor9373 Wow so pitiful.
You can do this Cody! You are still so young. Go to that rehab, and then don’t look back. I’m rooting for you!
Addiction and poverty..tough way to go for our youth...good luck Cody...stay strong..
I did soft drugs but never dared to do heroin or coke because sixth grade we read A Reason To Cry. I’m 58. I’ve been googling and sadly can’t find it.
He is trying to be honest, I can tell with the nervous laughs. I hope this dude can pull out of the situation he’s in currently, he is at least cognizant of his issues.
he’s sooo cute ugh i wish the best for him! i really hope his he sticks to his recovery, and gets to see his daughter❤️
Sending Cody love and prayers. Thanks for the work you do. ❤🙏
This is absolutely terrible, I've been 3 years sober and drinking was enough hell for me... I couldn't even begin to wrap my mind around this.
So Cody, if you are like other interviewees of Mark, you are reading me. I got clean at 40. 30 years ago it was rare a 25 y.o. got clean. I saw some. We had one thing in common, and these are words you probably heard, but most going through treatment do not give them the importance they deserve. We made our sobriety the most important thing in our life. Those are the words. We tried it, one day at a time. We're still trying it, 30 years later.
Hey Mr Soulshine, i just realised, i know petty late, .. but you gave back humanity to people who didn.t even know anymore themselves they had it once upon a time.
Beautiful voice! You’ve got this Cody
Cody is doing great..he is recovering
Please update us
So many of the people that are being interviewed on this channel have kids. All of them knew about their addiction before they had their babies. I just don't understand why they bring babies into this world when they can't even take care of themselves. These children will grow up traumatized, no matter how many times the parents try to tell themselves excuses like "I'm self medicating my mental illness". Go to therapy and go to rehab. That's the only responsible way they would be able to raise healthy children.
I know how hard addiction can hit, I've been through it myself but getting children involved into a life like this is just irresponsible and breaks my heart. I bet it even worsens the addiction due to parent guilt. Why have children when you can't take care of them... I'm just sorry for all the broken families due to drug addiction.
I get what you're saying and agree with it overall. But using hard drugs is a dumb step to take in the first place and then when you are in addiction the moves you make are not going to be well thought out...only worse, therefore people then have kids so forth, is not a shocker...stupid but not a shocker. And therapy and rehab are costly if you don't have insurance, really impossible unless you get on some free program that not everybody is able to get. Most people caught up in addiction unless they come from wealthy families don't have health insurance and America has a horrible healthcare system especially when it comes to mental healthcare and addiction. I know I been through this stuff since the mid 1970s...I was one of the lucky ones and survived that scene and been clean for over a decade.
Because love and sex are one of the few things people have when their lives, surroundings and hopes are in the gutter. Sex sometimes makes babies. Yes, it's not cool to raise kids while continuing a drug addiction. Yes, anybody has the ability to get clean. Not everyone has the family support, the community support or the self love and determination to kick the beast. Some folks have one foot in the gutter and one foot in the grave. It's a sad reality, but I don't understand someone who doesn't understand it
I had MAT for 2.5 yrs with methadone. Next I went to 28-day rehab to get off methadone. Sober for nearly 3 yrs now. If u succeed in treatment you will have to leave LA. Consider San Diego if u like the city. If u have family members who use drugs u might have to get way from them. U need a new life.
He's not in LA.
The description box will tell you where the interviewees are from.
And congratulations to you, btw ❤
@@thematriarchy2075 , thank you. Best, yts
Cody if by some chance your reading this.. I know you can beat this drug addiction man. Do it for your daughter and also for yourself! I love you bro and am a message away if you need anything! You aren’t alone in this fight, remember God is always with you my friend!
He's so handsome I would suggest modeling but that's a toxic business. I really hope he gets it together
Is he handsome or just white?😂😂😂
@@isaiahcarroll3953 wow. Smh
@@isaiahcarroll3953 🤣🤣
Seems like such a nice guy
damn I like this kid, I wish the best for him🙏🏻 I hope he really does go into rehab, just break the cycle of drug addiction and replace it with caring for animals. I know it’s way easier said than done but I love his plan and animals can pull you into the present moment and give us unconditional love🙏🏻❤️❤️
He did leave yesterday..hope he can make.it happen
@@cathyroberts9155 me too, that’s a great start 🙏🏻😊
@@cathyroberts9155 thanks for the info❤️
Another amazing video Mark 🖤
Wishing you all the best Cody. You can get clean when you’re ready. If I can do it, you can. 🤍
i hope cody skims through at least a handful of this comment section, filled with love hope and support. nobody is going to get you out of this but yourself. and the only way out is through. through all the low points of getting clean. from my understanding, these drugs will deplete your pleasure receptors and inhibit your ability to control impulses- addiction. you CAN change the way your brain is currently functioning. this is simply another comment letting you know that i personally am rooting for your sobriety and well being but YOU have the power and strength to get THROUGH this. it is a matter of WILL. your will. to take a step, each day, each moment for your SELF your future and the future of your little girl ❤️✨
Aww Cody!!! You broke my heart. Your my sons age. I hope you get through rehab, and make a fresh start in your life. I wish you all the luck in the world
Cody is an intelligent and kind soul. I'm a marijuana addict that has been clean for a while now and I acknowledge how hard it can be to get sober. The pain of changing is more bearable though than the pain I felt when staying stagnant in my active addiction. Cody, if you're reading this I am rooting for you.
Drugs would take over your world it will get so bad your willing to do anything for it, good for you Cody on fighting your drug addiction. Your not lost keep on fighting brother!
Go and get clean Cody, your so young to waste your life for drugs!! Your daughter needs a positive influence in her life.bWill be praying for your continuous recovery Cody! Go for it we believe in you!!
Stay strong Cody! WE DO RECOVER 💙
blessings for him that he overcomes his addiction and life gets better for him.
Best looking guy from Appalachia I've seen yet. So young and has so much potential. Been where he is and I don't miss it. Pray the universe and God helps him find a healthier path. The lack of opportunities where he lives. Scary!!