FENTANYL POISONING: Marissa's Story
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- A story of one family's loss to fentanyl poisoning.
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I send my deepest and most sincere condolences to Marissa's loved ones. I'm a drug addict who works on recovery every day. I last used methamphetamine's which was my main drug of choice was june 29th 2007. I relapsed pain meds in 2015 and got into a drug treatment clinic and my clean date is February 29th 2016. I will continue to work a 12 step program so I can live.
I So feel for you and others going through your rehab and struggles, me and my wife have gone through this with my son, who is now doing very well and has a wonderful job beautiful girlfriend and lives in a nice house, ....but all that means NOTHING. ....I worrie and pray for him everyday because of the demons that are hovering around him, I can only emagine how hard it is for him you and others. I pray for God's hand over you , to protect and guide you through this bad phase in your life, ...you can and will get through this, and one day look back and say WOW, I made it, and one day you will help others.
THE ONE AND MAIN THING I HAVE SEEN AND LEARNED ...you must remove anyone from your past that can bring you Down, and I'm talking about life long friends or even family members that think they are helping you out but still peddling with dope and others that mess with dope......there's a reason it's called dope. Blessings to you
Praying for your strenght...lord hold her hand along this journey 🙏💕🙏
@@CC-xs1hh Amen....praying an knowing your son Will be ok in Jesus name...you have many warriors praying for you an family.. no evil will come near his dwelling🙏🙏🙏🙏💕
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Why take drugs in the first place?
It seems like anxiety is at the root of so many people who become addicted. I'm 70 years old and I've struggled with anxiety my entire life, it's a very unpleasant experience. When I was22 someone gave me a valium and it was the first time I was free of anxiety, it was a wonderful feeling. I get why people use drugs and alcohol.
I'm so glad I didn't let it become a habit because I know I have very little willpower. I'm grateful I hate the taste of alcohol. Any substance would be tough to kick, including over eating. We need to have compassion for ourselves and each other.
I appreciate this comment. I agree, i also suffered terrible anxiety as a child and young adult.
I have anxiety from a stroke and use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The Happiness Trap by Russell Harris MD is where to start.
Exactly! We have an anxiety crisis. When cell energy is disrupted because of mitochondrial dysfunction it can manifest itself as anxiety, depression or a number of psychological phenomena. Yes, you can have a genetic predisposition to anxiety but we are doing everything in modern life to dirty our genes and have those problems manifest themselves fully. We eat harmful and deficient processed foods full of chemicals grown on depleted modern soils. We don't get outdoors for infra red light necessary for optimal mitochondrial function, we disrupt our circadian rhythms by viewing light and screens after 10 pm.We give our children an ever increasing number of possibly immuno-dysregulating immunizations, many of which aren't truly necessary. ( Why immunize all children for a disease they can only get if their mothers are addicts?) We also wire our children toward hypervigilance and anxiety and emotional dysregulation by plopping them in daycare centers at ages 0-3 yrs when they are not designed neurologically to be separated from their primary caretaker for 8+hrs daily. Then there are countless social factors that also feed anxiety. We are doing everything that risks anxiety, depression, and emotional dust regulation and along comes a poisonous drug added to anxiety meds sold on the street.A perfect storm.
@@pauljordan4452Look at Dr. Chris Palmer's book Brain Energy for help with anxiety there are many physical factors causing our mental health crisis.
She is absolutely right about declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass distraction. Everything she said in the last couple of minutes gave me chills and made me angry all at once because she is right and our government will never do anything to stop this crisis
The goverment has done the exact oppisite of stopping this crisis they are a big part of why we are here now. Dr.s misinform patience they become addicted the goverment steps in and boy did they solve that problem. China provides Fentanyl at a way better then now form. Thanks goverment for making china outlaw their Fent glad Mexico picked up the ball and is now killing us with their garbage. WTG Goverment NOW WHAT
@Chelled I agree 💯. I live in Tennessee and the small county I live in there is so much Fentanyl, for a while it was like I was hearing of a overdose everyday, some survived.. most didn't. Its heartbreaking. The government needs to step up.
Yes a weapon of mass destruction!! Someone stated that it's "terrorism"!! 😡
Definitely, government is responsible in a way. They cut off alot of pharmaceutical needs for people who needed help. I know because I've been there. I was cutting food for a dinner we had at home and I cut off part off my thumb. Not even that emergency with my blood still pouring from cut was not enough for any pain meds. Was just given Tylenol. Government will not help. They know where the drugs are coming from, all the way from China. As a native who understands the deceit of government, just want to let you know I understand your frustration and betrayal of the system.
Your so closer minded and ignorant. Before you talk look at the news the government is trying to stop the problem. Look at the bigger picture and quit being so Ignorant
Could not imagine a 5 year old child finding their mother lifeless. God bless them for what they’ve been through. Fentanyl has totally changed the game. The Grandmother is right about it being a weapon of mass destruction..
That 5 year old girl was amazing to know to run to get her grandma next door, but how traumatic 😢
She was breastfeeding…. How horrible…. Honestly thank goodness she didn’t ever feed the baby. Who knows how lethal this trash is
This was the same scenario my best friend died from. Her precious pre school grand daughter found her deceased in bed. I think of her everyday. What a huge loss.
Thank you so much for producing these short films to spread awareness. The way this mother speaks so plainly about what a crisis this is really resonates. She is a great speaker.
She is not a great speaker, just a sad and frustrated adult rant something beyond her control.
Sorry to say this, but you cannot just use those wars to justify our action and demand others to heed our demands. They are nations with different way of living. We LOST Afghanistan, we only make the Muslim world hate us for our action in the middle east. Fentanyl was also illegally manufactured in China set up by the international mafias/cartel, our recent hostility with CCP has cause them to not care about those fentanyl illegally distributing outside of China as it is not their problem, they don't have to bow down to us so irresponsible mothers like you can play ignorance.
I think this mother is completely naïve thinking that eradicating the cartel will stop the fentanyl overdose, the Mexicans cartel was destroyed, break up only to create even more cartel. What we need is acceptance, we need to be more open on taking drugs rather than being forced to keep it a secret. Your daughters made a choice of not telling you about her drug abuse, it must has been something traumatic to start such activity. You should understand this, YOU FAILED as a mother, you must have did something to make her drug habit a secret. We have to be open about drug abuse, accept and help instead of shame. Drug shouldn't be illegal as long as the use is controlled.
I agree. It is so needed.
These stories humanize the numbers we hear on the news.
Well said! Her words are still in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you for your comments.
We lost our daughter, Amy, in 2016. She was 27 and overdosed, leaving her 6 year old daughter and 3 year old son, and the rest of us who love her. 💔
I’m so sorry for your loss. It wasn’t your fault or even her fault. Addiction is so unfair.
So selfish,poor kids
@@maureenbryan3465
She isn’t selfish
It’s an illness
Love to you ❤️ praying for you ❤
Sorry for your loss
My heart hurts for this mom. We lost my nephew because of fentanyl poisoning on Christmas Day one year ago. He didn’t overdose-it was fentanyl poisoning that killed him! The dealers should be charged with murder and go to prison!
Faith, hope & love!
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Sooo sorry for your loss!
I am so sorry for your loss, but please know fentanyl "poisoning" is an fentanyl overdose. He did overdose. The drug dealers don't follow FDA guidelines. The key is to educate people not to take drugs unless they get it directly from the pharmacy themselves because they were prescribed it.
No kidding. It’s weird to me that some towns will prosecute And some are like we have too many of these to investigate. Like, if you are putting LETHAL amounts of something into ANYTHING and giving it to someone to ingest.. how is that not MURDER
@@Julia-b9xno. Technically he was murdered. He didn't OD.
Also, he didn't OD because he wasn't knowingly taking it. He was poisoned with it.
See how that works?
If you drink some juice and it is loaded w rat poison, did you OD on rat poison or were you poisoned?
They take the drugs knowing what can happen,come on.
There should be a mandatory class at all schools to discuss Fentanyl. No matter what the age is, kids are dying at all ages. and
This is a common product and kids are still taking drugs, not knowing what they are taking. They also need to start charging the dealers who sell the drugs to get them off the street.
Its much more important to teach our children in school about pronouns, men having periods and micro aggressions. That’s sarcasm.
There is a special island that people profitting from drugs should be housed on. Now, the jails/prisons are so crowded, they are not considering drug selling as a violent offense unless some1 dies that they can link them to. Too many of yhe upper heads are making money off of drugs, that's why it's being ignored. My daughter is grown & I'm so fortunate drugs were not a problem for her. What happened to people just wanting to try a little weed back in the day? Geeshh
That is a great idea
Too busy trying to put gawd and the buybull back on school. Rethugs will never allow factual drug info being taught in the schools
@@GiGi_to_3 There are currently 2 islands housing drug profiteers. They are called the House of Representatives and the Senate.
I am so sorry this happened to your beautiful daughter. I lost my cousin in 2015 from fentanyl poisoning , she left her 7 year old daughter behind. she was like a sister to me. I was beyond devastated. I miss her every day! Thank you for everything you’re doing to spread awareness. My deepest condolences, hugs from Ohio! RIP Marissa ❤️😇
So sorry for this loss.
She was such a beautiful young lady my prayers and condolences goes to her family and children so heartbreaking
I’m a recovering addict. I’m so thankful for my sobriety.
Every time I hear of these stories it breaks my heart. I’m so sorry for your loss. I believe you’re doing the right thing by keeping people aware of this disease. I still struggle everyday. But I have to do it Day by Day. One day at a time.
Stay strong. There's people that want you around. Like me. You can do it.
Methadone works for me; I used opiates, including heroin, for over 30 years. Earned a PhD in mathematics, but am now retired.
U sick in ur head barney the way u say it so casually
I pray you will have the strength you need to keep staying healthy!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽😀😀
That is the best description of fentanyl that I ever heard. Thank you ma’am! I am so deeply sorry for your loss. People need to send this video to their loved ones, their senators, their representatives, and so on. This needs to be heard!
I’m so sorry for your loss. I praise you for the awareness you are spreading. ❤
Im so sorry for your loss mame. Thank you for what you are doing because let me say im a 30 year heroin addict. 3 years ago i stopped and after so much time I really want to never use again. However in all honesty I know that it never leaves u . I still think about using and i always will. In truth I have been going through allot recently and the other day i was in one of those moments where i was ready to go and use. I started to pray on it and was led to these videos. Thank you so much for helping save my life. May your Daughter rest in peace in Jesus Name Amen.
Then spoke Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12
Fix your eyes on Jesus!
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death. James 1:14-15
There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that you would. Galatians 5:16-17
Please stay strong & don't use. I just lost my oldest, my son (25) on 11.15.2022. He thought he was using heroin but it was laced with fentanyl. He wasn't even home for one month from rehab. I cannot describe what life is like for us families who are left behind. It's unbearable. I'll keep you in my thoughts & prayers. I'm so proud of you for not using.
What did u take for the withdrawals and what helped??
@@lindaosorio9535 I take clonidine it works very well
This mom needs to be talking all over the world. She has such knowledge and the way she explains things I feel can open so many peoples eyes.
Praying for her and her family. ❤️❤️
She is. Via the Internet. I'm in England.
Agree
Outside America... We'd tell her to F-Off! Saying that drug and alcohol addiction is "Genetic and a disease comparing it to any type of Cancer and Heart defects, it's nothing but a choice that becomes a strong habit and dragging other Countries into it... it's just PATHETIC!
I feel sorry for the Children 💔
And What happened to "JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS! Wasn't that the only solution when others were indeed dying of this "disease??! 🙄
Ditto!
Always moms being interviewed. Must be tough burying a child ❤
Yes, no parent should have to bury their child. 😕
probably because a lot of these pill heads come from single mother homes
The worst. A mom.
Thank you for your understanding. It's so difficult... words can't explain.
-Vince's Momma forever
I remember her from elementary all the way to high school . She was so beautiful and kind . R.I.p Marissa 🙏🏽
I rarely comment on these videos but damn this lady made too much sense. Someone get her to run for office. She has my vote!!!
She said in no uncertain terms exactly what we as a society should be demanding from our government….. FENTANYL IS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION & WE NEED TO DEMAND ACTION!! It is absolutely reaching unprecedented #’s of deaths EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Prayers for everyone who is affected by this horrible disease
The obiden admistration has blood on their hands.
WHY BIG PHARMA PUTS FENTANYL IN XANAX???
WHY THEY PUT FENTANYL ON ANY MEDICINE?????? WHY THEY GIVE FENTANYL TO ANY PATIENT???
BIG PHARMA CASHING MONEY AS USUAL AT THE COST OF MILLIONS OF LIVES!!!
Yeah... the cartels... Ppl gets addict first... in th Hospitals or buying stuff on a pharmacy...
later they go to the streets to get more!!!
WHY DON'T YOU CANCEL AND ERASE FENTANYL OF ALL YOUR MEDICINES???
Dosctors got their bonus giving ppl fentanyl...
Evil Big Pharma+Hospitals profitting big time while destroying thousands and thousands of lives!!!
Big Pharma 👹👹👹👹👺
Agree!!!
@@bethlilley1709 Like COVID 19, Fentanyl was rolling into the country hot & heavy under the Trump administration more than anything or did you conveniently forget that?
A weapon of mass destruction is a little overkill its bad but thats a little to extream they do choose to take it and yes even though it is an addiction it dosent threaten to wipe out a whole country
Becoming clean doesn’t free you from addiction, sadly. We’re always in recovery, for the rest of our lives.
My name is Heather and I am an addict in recovery. I’ve been sober from opioids for 5 years, and I still have to battle my own mind every single day.
If you are struggling today, please know you are not alone, you are loved, and there is an out.
You people need to stop speaking in a general idea, your OPINION simply does not apply to everyone.
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Recovery is something you choose every single day. It’s never cured. We as addicts must accept this and learn to fight the good fight every single day.
@@ChubbiBun same!
i agree. america needs to wake up and realize mental health is one of the biggest problems here. i myself am a former addict and it took my best friend whom i used to party with all the time to die from weed laced with fentanyl to realize i can’t keep doing this. sadly losing her was enough for me and i was strong enough to quit myself. i miss her very much again me and her were very depressed grew up in a abusive homes. i feel if it was easy to get insurance and not just pay out of pocket for anything mental health related (her parents would decline all the time when she would ask to see a therapist because they would have to pay for it) , things could’ve went another way for her…
America has forgotten to help Americans, they send billions, and billions of dollars to other countries than to spend it helping Americans. Americans who are suffering from mental illness need help, veterans need help, drug addicts need help. Americans should come first !!
Reagan allowed crack to destroy United States. Fentynal is chickens coming to roost
America didn’t forget. Our corrupt government officials chose to take our tax dollars and send them to other corrupt government officials, in other countries. Our government couldn’t care less about American citizens.
I have a 46-year-old daughter that smokes pills. She didn’t have any drug problems until later on in life. I told her you know there’s Fentanyl in those pills and she said it’s OK I have my Narcan. So sad and she doesn’t seem to want to change. All she wants to do is complain about her life. I told her I love you but you are not going to take my joy because of the choices that you make. Now her and her daughter are doing it together.
Sadly her narcan isn’t going to help her if she’s on her own 🥺
And this means she knows she's at risk of dying. She's willing to take the risk. If it happens, it's not your fault. Pray for her, but it's her choice to make. 😐
When I was in active addiction, with no place to live, and my family had nothing to do with me I wanted to die. I didn't see a way out. But once I had enough trauma i got out. She is doing dope with her kid? Why does she still have her kid if she is smoking pills? How can she afford that and be a junkie? Just doesn't make sense
@@PandoraWasCurious Her daughter is 25 & she says she has a friend who provides her with the pills. I said I’m sure he doesn’t do it for free and she said sometimes you have to pay in other ways.I pray for them every day.
@@angelreed6182 oh no. I've seen other girls in her position. He is providing housing as well?
Omg I bet this is how my little cousin died. Woke up at 2am to feed her 1 month old daughter and husband found her deceased in chair. No one knew anything about drugs being used so many were shocked! She passed in 2019. I'm willing to bet she thought she was taking something for anxiety but was laced with that horrible drug because drugs was mentioned by medical examiner but husband only knew about her taking something for anxiety. Thanks for this story.
Bet the husband knew
@@jerryscray1789 They said the husband knew she was taking anxiety meds, I doubt he knew she was consuming fentanyl because no rational person would support their loved ones taking that.
@@13isa45 Fentanyl would have showed in her toxicology report. Someone knows something.
@@michelledavis400 Fentanyl showing in the toxicology report doesn’t equal the husband knowing her intentionally consuming fentanyl beforehand
Michelle Davis how right you are.My 39 year old son died Dec 30 2021 of fentanyl.I never knew he was on drugs. I always thought you could tell. Not true. His skin was beautiful he had a perfect weight . Maybe a little over like me. He always dressed nice and his personality never changed
This mother did an excellent job communicating the problem. I can tell she was a good mother who is like many of us whose children have been taken by fentanyl. It’s only a matter of time before someone puts it in the drinking supply or some other means of distribution and kills thousands. Maybe then our govt will listen. Steven’s mom forever 21
What a brave and strong mother! And her pain is palpable! Peace to this suffering mother. RIP daughter.
How about teach drug awareness in school to students and also close the border. Just saying.
It’s not just the border. Everything is coming from china. Someone here is profiting from this industry. Also can’t make a profit if it isn’t being bought.
comes through ports, not so much the border.
this mom is a really smart mom. the second she found out her daughter was on drugs she shipped her away to a facility and only visited her on the weekends. she did not take it lightly and acted fast. her daughter was on sports again and doing great after that. I love everything else she says. im autistic and my biological mom is all over the news for being arrested hundreds of times. when I was a teenager I got lost in my own world. People could tell there was something wrong with me. my teachers, family, ect did nothing. in my early 20s I snapped out of it and became normal again. I diagnosed myself with autism in my early 30s. I saw psychriatrists about it and some of them didnt even let me finish talking. I've been diagnosed with schitophrenia, an anxiety disorder, some psychriastrists said there was nothing wrong with me despite my history of severe mental illness. AMERICANS ARE THE FIRST ONES WHO NEED TO PRIOEITIZE MENTAL HEALTH AND SPEND WAY MORE RESOURCES ON IT!!! it continues to get stigmatized and not even get addressed!! The mom is right there's a lot that Americans need to eradicate! other countries don't even have half our problems and surveys show people lead a higher quality of life in those countries. now we're having a fetynol crisis(among the zillions of other ones) and as the Mom says it continues to get ignored!!
Very well said.
@@LaSouthernGemini thank you
Drug dealers are not terrorists. Humans like and want drugs. But the black market exists because of our failed war on drugs. All black markets have a trail of deaths because that’s the only way to settle a dispute. If you kill one drug dealer another will take his place. That’s never going to change.
You’re right about the education part. That’s the only way that we can change things.
Leslie, I am so sorry for your loss! I have never thought about the 9/11 analogy...you are so spot on! This is a national emergency. Thank you for sharing this story of your beautiful daughter!
Thanks for sharing. I hate to think of the children that are forever changed by the loss of their parent. And there are so many out there.
Her daughter at 5 1/2 had to find her mom dead 💔 I had my daughter in 2016 so this really hurts me, I can’t imagine the pain. I hope your family is healing. ❤️🩹
Her daughter was 5 1/2 and the girl was 16 when she died. Wtf
@@erinc4648 You read that wrongly. She was 26.
Leslie is spot on about the government’s choice not to declare this an emergency. Perhaps when it hits someone’s child that is in politics something will change. As much as I wish the country would take a stand with Mexico, there is nothing in it for our politicians. Mexico doesn’t have fossil fuels for us to buy and make deals for like the countries in the Middle East. Maybe it will take families like Marrissa’s to do what the government won’t. So sorry for your loss and the loss Marissa’s daughter will feel not getting to truly know their mother. ❤
Even without México, China and India would find another way to get the product into the US unfortunately
I believe our president has a son going through addiction and he passed the law the first day in for the system to carry on with letting the people from outside our boarder gain access to stop the title 42 but our government had a judge like the red ppl had it stopped and want to have control to stop people gaining access to health care and education so now people will have no choice but to gain access illegal ways and they will bring drugs to survive and our drug problem will continue for ever and the government wants to kill us off especially the blue ppl we are trash to the rich ppl basically it's all bad and we should pass a petition to get drugs legalized and have it sold safely to of age people with true reasons at a higher cost not for free anymore and taxed to make money bc our country is suffering bad and going straight down hill. Plus if ppl had to pay regular prices to not die they would most likely not consume it being there's a chance they will die would denture them but the prices are very very low like one dollar a pill for a death sentence it's a shame it has got out of control and I'm worried for my own kids understand I have five kids and they have already been informed of these deadly drugs and I'll keep on doing my work to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best and may the women passed away from this death sentence pill and not even a drug anymore she may rest in peace and hope her family the most beautiful and strong sides to continue this fight and help rally the ppl to help to get this death sentence put down for good . And being the drugs are coming from China we should america stop buying good from China and put a stop to the government working with chica bc they are the real enemy not the ppl fleeing their country from the drugs and gangs who are lined up at the border with new born babies freezing to death burning plastic to stay warm this is not good for our future and I hope the president Mr. Biden runs again next yr to continue his fight to save this country and our fellow border towns like Mexico . Also last but not least America should become co existent with Mexico and we should be named americona and it should be we're all one country and the cartel needs to be moved over next to China so they can keep on doing what they do best . Just my opinion maybe I'm wrong but hell if it's never tried who will have a chance no I no us not anyone we all are suffering period and fyi COVID came from China if I'm correct so why are they allowed to come here ?? They should be banned not our ppl living next door if they gave us COVID we would have had it way back when the cartel first started many many yrs ago so do the math it's not mathing!!! And wake up we need to support our president and help him to fight the battle with Congress who truly has power basically and they don't care about us they only care of they money and they will continue to hurt everyone below and next to them. Amen sending prayers for everyone and sorry such long post . I'm tired of the crap out kids face and us humans were all like living inhumane and we need help from the government to get it together ASAP!!
Ask yourself why the Biden administration refuses to close the border then follow the money. One would think having a drug addict son would give him empathy....
They have declared it an emergency, they just aren't doing anything about it that will actually help. All they do is hand out drug paraphernalia and "increase funding" so they can continue to do nothing.
The mother said that the drugs are coming from Mexico but I read somewhere that Mexico are suing the US as they are blaming them for their own issues with crime. Could be bad karma if the Mexicans are correct.
You’re so right. I’m praying you have so much success with spreading awareness. We’ve all got to remember to spread awareness wherever we can. I’m so sorry about the loss of your daughter.
We are never cured😢 unfortunately it’s something we fight everyday of our lives❤ Keep Fighting❤
I followed every word you said. Normally you listen to someone speak and you only hear what you want to hear. Your voice and the words you used had me listening to every word. You gave great examples.
Very sad. And she is right.
There is also another point. The "war" on drugs kills more people than people overdosing from those drugs. The majority of those death are in places where the drugs originates, Mexico and Colombia.
We need to change our approach.
She spoke perfectly, the double tragedy, is that our Government isn't doing a damn thing about the war in our our own Country on Drugs, Poverty... & Mental Health, Despicable...👹😡
I love this woman for her knowledge, strength, courage, truth, and eloquence. I hope she has an opportunity to get in front of Congress and educate them, because our government has absolutely dropped the ball on this issue. May your daughter be at peace🕊️ ♥️
I struggled with alcohol and drugs for over 20 years. March 24th, (in 2 days) I will celebrate 6 years sober. To God be the glory! It was a long journey, and I was close to giving up many times. Thank God, because I could have easily been in one of these documentaries.
My heart goes out to everyone who is dealing with addictions of any kind. My heart also breaks for those who are left behind.
Thank you, for sharing your story! You will never know how many people you're actually helping. May God continue to keep you. 💛🤟🏾🙏🏾
Thank you for sharing. Hold true to that good path.
@Enoch Clarke how do you look so young 😳 Wow and here I thought addiction makes you look older but the genetics 🧬 is clearly stronger I suppose
@@m.m.m531 God bless you for your kind words. It's only because of God, I don't look like what I've been through! Peace!
Do not buy prescription drugs from the street!! Everrr
Everything about this is extremely tragic. Wishing you peace.
I am so sorry for this parent who lost her daughter to Fentanyl Poisoning . She made very good points towards the end of this interview. When are we marching to Washington? I applaud Texas Pictures Documentaries for getting these stories out. Everyone needs to see these
Alternate perspective: The issue isn't Fentanyl- that's just the symptom of the underlying problem. The issue is why anyone takes drugs to start with. What parents really need to know is what warning signs to look for that their child has a potential for doing drugs, prevention rather than trying to address something after the problem started or got out of control. Narcan isn't the answer, it's a bandaid on a gunshot wound.
Naloxone is the active ingredient in Narcan and is also available in many generics as a nasal spray. In fact, the brand name Kloxxado delivers a higher dose of naloxone than Narcan (Kloxxado-8mg per dose, Narcan-4mg per dose). Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose if administered quickly enough. Some areas have Naloxone available in the brand name Narcan or generic versions available for free.
It is important to recognize that Naloxone is the drug, Narcan is just a brand name. Whenever someone uses the word "Narcan" in place of "naloxone", they're devaluing all the other equally effective brand options and promoting a specific pharmaceutical company.
I understand your message, but there are far more than just 2 cartels in Mexico. and for all we know it the officials work for them for profit
Politicians aren’t addressing it, probably because somehow they are profiting or their donors are profiting.
Bless this woman!! Her comparison to weapons of mass destruction is so true. I also carry narcan everyday, I don’t do drugs and my friends don’t either but you never know who’s child you might save just from carrying something the size of a lipstick
This is heartbreaking! I’ve struggled with mental health for many years but have never turned to drugs. Your first time can easily be your last; that thinking has protected me.
So sad.. Study the Bible ❤ Psa 105:4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Absolutely!! New laws need to be put in order to save our future!!! My baby sister passed away August 2018. She was in a automobile accident that broke her jaw causing her mouth to be wired shut. Which lead to bunch of pain pills. Later on levitating to hard drugs. Five months after my dad passed away my niece found her mom curled up in the corner of the bedroom deceased. Toxicology report confirmed fentanyl meth heroin gabapentin. Absolute the hardest year of my life!!!
I would like to add, fentanyl is coming from China through Mexico. So many get angry at Mexico and they do have a big part but ultimately, this is coming in from China.
But is there a drug problem in China? I read that they cleaned up their country years ago. I wonder how they did it.
@@soniaharewood4012 they may have but they are still manufacturing fentanyl
I learned the same thing once my son died. Addiction is a mental illness that lasts a lifetime. Once an addict, always an addict.
My son also died of fentanyl poisoning during a relapse. He’s been gone 2 months now. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone in the world.
I’m with this mom I like the way she thinks and explains. But sadly and being a Mexican I can say Mexico government doesn’t care for saving lives and stopping cartels if you do the research it is very sad but if there’s no cartels there’s no government in Mexico that’s just how it works out there everybody has a price and they don’t care about nobody that’s not themselves. Cartels run Mexico how they want and nobody can stop them unless us government tries to go out there with an army with out any Mexican government. Because even if they say they will help they won’t it’s just what they have to say on tv so people actually think their helping and stopping cartels. But I agree we need to stop ignoring this drug abuse and do something before more people keep on dying for any kind of drug.
How about NOT doing drugs AT ALL?!
Life is PRECIOUS ❤️
That just isn’t realistic 🤷🏼♀️
These kids take something that their friends give them without any thought is just insane. There is no easy fix as long as people want drugs, there will be someone willing to sell them drugs when you’re talking billions and billions of dollar generated by illegal drugs. The best place to start is to have these mom’s go to junior high schools and talk to the kids, but most parents would be against this because they would rather bury their heads in the sand. They don’t want their kids to be sexually educated and they don’t want their kids to be drug educated.
Wow. This was deep. Mom, you are so right. So, so sorry for the grief that you, your granddaughter, family & friends have gone through and continue to go through. Your daughter was certainly poisoned...
I'm so sorry you lost your daughter.
but the question is, how could she breastfeed her daughter if she used xanax?
So sorry for your loss. I’m an ex heroin addict, it’s so hard.
I know physicians, lawyers and homeless who all have one thing in common! Take a guess what it is!?!
There's no cure for addiction. You sober up and take it one day at a time. Every single day is a struggle. Every single day there are triggers...it's a vicious cycle
Mental illness is an illness that reeks havoc on your mind and life. People are self medicating to be able to bear the pain of mental illness. If mental illness is addressed and treated there will be hope and recovery and less deaths.
Losing my child was the most horrific thing I ever went through. Besides that the evil mother took him home the one that didn't raise him and buried him 200 miles from me and I don't drive that was horrific we planned to bury him by his sister and Batavia New York after I signed the paper she was supposed to bring him home and bring him back we can bury him in May well she never brought him back she used them against me as a weapon when he was alive and when he was dead I don't have any sons anymore cuz my son took her side didn't tell me about my own son's funeral so that was the most horrific thing that ever happened besides he died.
There were no weapons of mass destruction. One thing the mother failed to understand is once an addict always an addict. It's a sad fact but nonetheless true.
I’m sorry for your loss! It is unimaginable to lose a child that way. I want to point out, however, that bin Laden was shot and killed in his Pakistan compound along with three others. His body was then officially identified and taken to the Arabian Sea for an Islamic “burial”. Just want to be sure you’re passing along more accurate information.
Wow, she hit the mark at the end.👏👏..America should go to war against the cartel. Too many beautiful people died that shouldn't have. Because of the 💰. But what about us as Americans? Who got our backs? Enough of the disasters and go to the source and destroy it. My ❤ goes out to the lady. I'm sorry for your loss. 😔🙏 For the young: Stay away from all drugs. All of them. Spend your money on beautiful things for yourselves. Stay healthy. Have a healthy body. And have fun. Drugs are corny for real.
This is a great perspective. I feel like the ones left behind are so affected and it really does not mean that you were a bad parent, significant other, sibling, spouse. It was just one bad decision that cost everything. Prayers for your family and especially your daughters children ❤
Bars...xanax is poison...parents need to be sure the kid isn't taking xanax just as much as worrying about fentanyl.
Sorry for your loss and to the other families. You said it right, America is too weak right now to protect itself, we’re being destroyed from within and our present government doesn’t seem to care. They’re busy protecting other countries. The best I can do is homeschool my kids and spend more time with them and teach them how to survive their generation.
dead brain biden and the democrats ruin everything and every city they control
Go find a Trump rally and buy his nft cards
@@02WIFE jus wake up and look around to what biden has done since trump you clown its obvious yall jus wanna act like you dont see how far this place has gone down since Biden took over . wonder how many drugs they given biden to even make him half alive for a speech you clowns would still vote for him
@@02WIFE Ill put your momma on the block and have her earning donations for Trump
@@Twosevenboy1 She's in heaven so she isn't available. Biden 2024
Mom you speak for all of us mom's! You are right on target with your comments. This stigma can only be broken once people think of addiction as brain Cancer. In the beginning it's a choice... A bad decision. In the end it's out their cOntrol. No addict wants to die. Brookes mom.
So don’t do drugs because you don’t know what your getting
The war on drugs is a joke. No one will eradicate the cartels they are in business to stay. Use a different approach that works like what Portugal uses and implements!
I'm so sorry for you loss, what a beautiful woman she was. As a mom of a teenage daughter I feel the love you have for her. RIP Marissa
I just got some narcan to keep on hand. I don't know anyone personally (that I am aware of) that may need it, but I would prefer to have it and not need it. Thank you for spreading awareness.
Great. Awareness matters. Naloxone is the active ingredient in Narcan and is also available in many generics as a nasal spray. In fact, the brand name Kloxxado delivers a higher dose of naloxone than Narcan (Kloxxado-8mg per dose, Narcan-4mg per dose). Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose if administered quickly enough.
Some areas have Naloxone available in the brand name Narcan or generic versions available for free. It is important to recognize that Naloxone is the drug, Narcan is just a brand name. Whenever someone uses the word "Narcan" in place of naloxone, they're promoting a specific pharmaceutical company.
When Marissa's mum said that everyone should have narcan at home, I was shocked. Shows how bad the situation is.
Naloxone is the active ingredient in Narcan and is also available in many generics as a nasal spray. In fact, the brand name Kloxxado delivers a higher dose of naloxone than Narcan (Kloxxado-8mg per dose, Narcan-4mg per dose). Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose if administered quickly enough. Some areas have Naloxone available in the brand name Narcan or generic versions available for free.
It is important to recognize that Naloxone is the drug, Narcan is just a brand name. Whenever someone uses the word "Narcan" in place of "naloxone", they're devaluing all the other equally effective brand options and promoting a specific pharmaceutical company.
Bless this mom! You provided succinct, crucial, and knowledgeable information for all people. It’s time we bring an end to death by fentanyl or any other drug. May your daughter RIP. May her two children always be loved and well cared for in life. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
I really understand your analogies. Sorry for your loss of your beautiful daughter. I thought the same exact thing, we can invade and execute, but allow our own citizens to die from drugs. Thank you for sharing
Sadly if she was under the care of a psychiatrist she would have been taken Xanax prescribed to her from a pharmacist and not being laced fentanyl pills..the system is to blame for not helping her get the proper mental health issue she needed.God Bless your family and may she Rest in Eternal peace. AMEN.
Because God is merciful I believe Marissa is in heaven today.
But those of us alive on earth should still heed the decades-long sage advice when it comes to substance abuse:
"Best tip yet: Don't start."
"The pot does the smoking you're just the sucker." - and -
"Every dollar invested in prevention is worth a million squandered in multiple rehabs and destroyed lives." Especially when the addict has kids.
Mom has an intelligent approach and process for understanding the tragedy she experienced with the loss of her daughter and the problem as a whole.
I'm so sorry for you loss. It's so true what you said that drug dealers should be treated like terrorist and there most be another way to give tools to teens and young people just say NO to any pill or drink given specially by new friends, aquaintances or even friends that had been acting suspisious. I guess we need to have more communication with our neighbours, be in contact with our community, know all the friends. Let them know dont trust NOBODY but your family that loves you. It's been said we need to make mistakes to learn but this type of mistakes take our lives. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
As a heroin addict I have almost died more than I would like to say and to the family of Marissa I'm sorry for your loss but what your doing w/ educating others is just an amazing act of love your daughter is proud
9/25/2012 MY 36 Y/O DAUGHTER, A WIFE AND MOTHER OF A 2 Y/O LITTLE GIRL, TOOK HER DOCTOR PRESCRIBED AND PHARMACY FILLED PAIN MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED AND DIED OF AN OVERDOSE! IT WAS NEW TO HER AND SHE HAD A REACTION TO IT. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE!!!
YOUR 100 % CORRECT I HAVE CHRONIC ANXIETY SO MY DR RX ME 1mg of Xanax. I would never buy Xanax or any kind of pills from the streets. RIP TO YOUR DAUGHTER
This Mom is amazing. She tried her best. She is correct, these drug dealers meds to pay for what they are doing to our children and be held responsible. What I love about this mom and what she is sharing, is that she mentions that her daughter needs to take responsibility and needed to take responsibility for her actions. God bless her for reaching out.
CLOSE THE BOARDERS. This fentanyl crisis is such a deep issue that's coming through even normal neighborhoods. Trump had nuts.
I refer to drug dealers as vampires because they suck the life out of the community.
The US is turning into a third world country. Fentanyl started in China. The borders r wide open. We can't keep taking .care of poor countries flowing in here. . Welfare all over the place. We r bankrupting the US. There is an immediate need, to close the borders.RIP! Blessings and prayers to your family
Her message is 100% spot on!! Thanks for speaking out and thanks for airing her story.
I have a 24&25 year old daughter now and 1 son who is 8. My girl are married & I have 1 Grandson who's 4. I'm very grateful my kids do not have an addiction problem..its always in the back of my mind bc we have many family members & friends who have family and friends etc w addiction issues...it's an awful thing.....I wonder listening to this if she breastfed did the baby have any withdrawal symptoms??? Just wondering. I hv seen these pills are being manufactured in Mexico at the pharmacy bc they're not regulated like ours. The dealers are selling them like this bc they get them so cheap..
Thank you for your comments you hit on some pretty good points. I have a 19 year old who overdosed on Fenton thanksgiving weekend she takes it very lightly bc she came out of it. But who’s to say she can survive the next. I pray for her dveryday
Unfortunately, no one who is an addict, in recovery or not..is ever "cured" you'll always be a recovering addict. It can come back to the surface at anytime, no matter the clean time etc. You gotta keep working to stay sober! It will always be there! It's a disease that can be managed and survivable! But you gotta keep up the treatment, just like a person with a chronic disease, you're fine as long as you take your meds and do what you're supposed too. Some ppl relapse, most ppl relapse! Unfortunately that's when we lose so many! I'm so sorry for your loss!! Way to many have died of this pandemic. Too many, especially with naloxone available now no one should die. The biggest mistake addicts make is doing it one last time and by themselves smh
I agree with everything u said lady, your right on! Sorry for your loss. The drug kills in one second!
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God bless you Mom. Godspeed Marissa.
I will say this to all who are clean at this moment...when you understand that there is a God your Creator, and when you encounter His Glory upon your life Yeshua/Jesus will heal you from the desire the taste and the urge all at once. I can truly say this because on January 28, 2017 I have encountered Yeshua HaMashiach in my hospital room, and no I did not see God physically, but I encountered the brightness of his Glory it lit up my whole entire hospital room. I will tell you I have been walking in the Spirit of God ever since...my anniversary is coming up in 3 weeks. I do not live for self anymore... I have a new walk new talk new look, and a new way of thinking it is by the Grace of Yeshua HaMashiach that I am still here among the living. I have read two comments and I will tell you the truth, the enemy which is Satan wants you to speak like that he wants you to think that you can't get over your addiction and that God can't bring you through but if some of you don't believe in the Creator then you will be stuck in that same frame of mind Satan wants to keep you bound, this is not a coincidence that I came across this video with these comments I pray that you all will seek Yeshua before it's too late there are many different religion out there, but let me be very clear every last one of them are cultism. Yeshua is the Only way, He is the truth and the life no one can come to God on their own unless they go through Yeshua HaMashiach. Please don't let no one tell you different they will lead you down the wrong path and you will end up dying in your sins as I always say where there is life there is Hope for all. I am now living out my purpose that God has called me to do before the foundation of the world. When you make one step towards Yeshua, He will make two, there are a lot of people who claim to be in Christ, but they still live by the course and the ways of this world, those folks are called lukewarm Christian believers. I will continue to 🙏🏽for each and everyone of you, it is not easy on your own, but with Yeshua you can overcome your battle...just remember that the battle is not yours it is the LORD'S, and He knows just how to handle the battle, just trust, believe and have faith that God will see you through. Be Encourage and look to the LORD. Keep this scripture in mind 👇🏾
#John 14:6 kjv📖
6•}Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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In 2015 Our family lost a nephew to drug addiction And we also lost my brother his dad in 2017 due to drugs . I don't know what drugs killed them both .All I know my heart still aches for both of them Carl was my only brother .I miss you Carl
I had back surgery back in 2009 and got addicted to hydrocodone 3601… I’ve been sober going on 4 years this July 2023! I hear yall saying they need to look at this Opiate crisis as a 9-11 or a covid situation.. I just feel like it’s all about money, cops get paid when they find it on us.. lawyers get paid when they have to represent us cause we got caught.. a judge gets paid when he has to sentence us.. probation officers get pay when they have Monitor us…Prison guards get paid when they watch us.. and then rehabs get paid! I feel it’s all about money. So sad! They need to put a end to this!!!
So sorry you lost your daughter 😢
I understand that if you are taking Xanax on a regular basis, then you cannot just stop cold turkey.
Very well said. Years ago pills didnt have F in em, now all types of street pills and drugs do.
That crap is in everything. I was an opiate addict for many years, but am on methadone. I hate fentanyl.
I’m convinced that kids should stay away from all drugs. One leads to another. Don’t take pills from friends or non medical people.