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Society is broken. I empathize with your content. Thank you for sharing your compassion and understanding.

Bringing me a way for cash flow not having a career anymore

Good information given here. Thanks so much!😍

I am so proud of you praying for your success

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Awesome Video! Thumbs Up 👍 and shared out.❤

Dang dude, you’re on a roll. Speaking of which, I’d like to have one with you. A roll.

Whenever I mention I am 15 years sober, I usually get respect which never fails to surprise me. But not with my family. My mother was suspicious of me till the day she died. I always would get, "you're not on drugs are you"???. She would complain how she wasted money on me and my education. Made me feel awful always. I had to learn to accept this. But did it ever hurt.

Thanks!

well said on like 1:00 - 3:00

Another great video, Brian ! I wish you had the time to post more than once a week. I really feel that you connect so well with the viewers. Keep on doing what you’re doing…I wish you the best!

I live in Fort Collins, CO. If you don’t drink regularly here, people look at you like you have lobsters crawling out of your ears. As an affluent white community, you’ll be drinking 9.5%abv imperial barrel aged beers as well. It’s so hard to cut back in this society

Thank you so much for taking my comment seriously.

I love tool! I’ve seen them a ton❤check out their remake of the song no quarter. I love Led Zeppelin too.

Have you though about becoming a certified addiction counselor?

FUCK SOCIETY!

"So fuck society..." This. 100000000 times, THIS.

You just make me happy. You have such amazing insight! Thanks for being here.

Badass song choice Brian!!! My best friend’s band just did a bunch of Tool cover songs Friday night!! Music heals the soul!! 🤘🎤🥁🎸

Still to this day I’m surprised & blessed for the support I’ve received. Ever since I told my truth my family, all my friends have been so supportive & 💯 nonjudgmental. Honesty, support of family & lifelong friends made it easier. Also anyone toxic in my life is no longer in my life. Everything else fell into place but you still have to put in the work everyday. ☺️🌹

Addiction needs to be treated.. not punished.. I say it all the time. Society doesn’t want to deal with the real problem.. they just want to lock us up and throw away the key.. it’s so unfortunate.. I love your videos.. I watch every week.. you’re amazing.. keep on keepin on ❤

Hi Brian, I was pleasantly surprised that you had your video posted earlier than normal this week. Go Brian. It is kind of scary to think that there are so many addictions that can effect our lives adversely and yet society doesn't frown on them like Alcohol or Drug addictions. One of those addictions is Smart phones where you can go into a restaurant and a group can be sitting around a table. They most likely would looking at their phones instead of speaking with each other. This is especially true of the younger generation. Another big one is Pornography which is an addiction for quite a few people. It is so true that addicts need the help and support to heal their addictions. Each addiction people suffer from will eventually ruin their lives if not addressed in some way or other. Take care Brian and wish you much success taking one day at a time.

Yes.. yes. I'm addicted to ice cream bars right now. That's all I've been eating. It brings me pleasure. But now I'm fat. ( Ok fatter than I should be) It's really not funny.

Congrats.. the promises are real

I love Tool also .

“As far as your day-to-day life is concerned, there is no ‘society’ . . . your life is made up of individual encounters with individual people that are in your immediate proximity” -say it louder for those in back! ✊👏

Thanku again

Society might not accept us, but we can accept each other. This is one of the many reasons why meetings (12 step or other) are so important. We need to talk to each other, build each other up, and create a community of safe people around us.

When you gonna sing (: I’ve been waiting lol 😝

Been off suboxone for seven months now. Doing alright - other than the anhedonia, restlessness and pain of PAWS. Been looking for a "fix" for years - Ibogaine, meditation, AA, etc. Just now accepting that there is no path home - just move on. peace

Agree!! I had to move on and have an understanding that people who just dont get it will never and it was no support to me! So as part of my rehab journey i just moved on!! Veey sad as lost alot of friends and family!!

Hard to "move on" when the people treating you like you have leprosy are your entire family with whom you live with.😢😢

Ayoo. 1 week and 2 days off Kratom. Thank you

Wow. You really hit the nail on the head. I have been clean and sober 3 and 1/2 years. My life is 1000 times better. But I absolutely still work on keeping my commitments to myself especially. I never thought about why I struggle sometimes so hard with that. It takes courage to be this kind of honest and transparent, but I thank you. I needed to hear this!!

Sounds a lot like ADHD accidents to me. Anyway, I am wondering if you had been addicted to meth if you could have a regular treatment with Adderall, Vivienne....? I many with drug problems have ADHD and new studies show that treated ex-prisoners are much less risky in falling back as those that shouldn't. For dealing with ADHD myself and drug interest (anyway, only using ADHD medicine and psycodelics right now - not even alcohol) I am wondering if it could rather help you (if you would have it) or rather the opposite? I mean with opioids, cocaine... it seems positive but since you took meth I would be interested even though I am not dealing with that problem.

Congratulations

Just hearing you talk about it is giving me PTSD I swear to God.

This ninja done tried everything

I so happy your doing so well. The smarter the drug abuser the harder you fall. And your very smart. Wright your self a letter about how much you love your future self. And what you need to be happy. Let the winds of change take there..

I was an addict while I was in nursing school. When I graduated, I was high. First day at work, high. My last day at work, high. I finally figured out that I had no right to be a nurse at that time. I've been clean for almost 13 years now. DOC was pain pills/opiates. I don't miss the every damn day battle.

Congrats! Thank you for sharing your journey.

I HATE DRUGS. it destroy person and their loved ones 😭😭😭

Heroin addict, and alcoholic here. When you started talking about being in the shower in jail, I knew you really went through it. I remember in my many times of detox the shower hitting my back, or just a bath running that I could touch, and splash on my back occasionally was the only relief I was able to get even at my own home. Anyone out there suffering. Just do what you're told. I never like to tell anyone how to get sober, but I was able to have sobriety with a 12 step program. It fucking changed my life man. You don't have to die.

Hey, congrats! Rooting for you

I ended up being brought 2 the emergency department 4 overdosing in the hospital I worked at for 15 years & as well I was withdrawing from opiates in County Jail which felt like a Jail Cell in Hell anyways I enjoyed the content it's always comforting 2 speak 2 individuals who know what your going through & it's genuine by the way they describe it

I know somebody who's a medical professional who's JUST-LIKE -THIS testimony. Thanks for sharing . Fascinating insights

Congratulations, Miles! I have 2 years and 3 months sobriety from Fentanyl! I also was working in the healthcare industry when I first got hook. Ended up being almost 15 years of hell. Now I also try to spread awareness on my channel. 🥰

Great channel. Much love from a fellow recovered addict / pct hiker heading into nursing- Flamingo PCT '21

Congratulations 🎉

Love your heart Brian.