I’ve been clean for nearly 13 years. The first five years I went to meetings daily. I cannot imagine trying to get sober in 2020. Prayers for all my brothers and sisters trying to get or stay sober.
I was in recovery when Covid hit. I was at a sober living and I relied on meetings, group therapy, therapy, and my sponsor to stay clean. Suddenly, my house was put on lock down and I could no longer access group therapy, my therapist, meetings, and my sponsor. I tried meetings on zoom but they seldom helped. I was forced to isolate and the thought of using started to sound better and better as the weeks went on. I kept feeding the thought, it turned into a craving, and I ended up relapsing. I was kicked out and moved back home, and I started using fentanyl again. I relapsed for 6 months. I had to go to rehab for the third time. I have 51 days clean today.
51 days is awesome! Please ignore the hate. Thank you for sharing and continuing to fight. Addition is an illness, one that the conditions of 2020 has allowed to flourish. So be proud that you have 51 days sober during a really tough year! Tomorrow is 52. Just keep going one day at a time.
My boyfriend was clean for 16 months. He overdosed and died March 28th, 2020 🥺 He couldn’t go to school, or work, or the gym. All the things that kept him busy and sober. This reporting is very personal, and so important.
@@ANDIBO987 bro drugs killed him. not covid, not the goverment. he had his own will and took this drugs. Thats very tragic and so fucking sad but it was drugs. i also lost my bestfriend, i was with her mixing all drugs and i was okay and she died. and i dont blame goverment or covid or whatever i blame only myself and drugs BC i was taking it not fucking goverment
I know of three chronic pain sufferers who've taken their lives because they've been cut off their meds because of new policies created to combat the opioid epidemic. The forgotten victims.
Congrats! I’ve been clean and sober since July. It’s hard when they keep shutting down meetings. But we can get through this! Keep it up man, happy for you!
@@yungmentalproblems that's crazy, I live in New Zealand and hear about this maybe once every few years. Said to know people out there really have noone.
I see a lot of people on here excited about their sobriety. I’m so proud of all of you. Even if you were to slip up I’m still proud of you. You are a person and you have people and strangers who care about you ❤️
Slip ups happen but eventually you will beat thet and its totally up to you to get clean and stay clean. Look I literally eneded all relationship with all people who I used with or bought drugs from. Addiction is how you lived . We forget what life is like sober. Its scary. Getting sober feels strange because when we use we dont feel . Then being sober you feel every thing and its over whelming at first . Stick with one day ay a time. , do not count clean days . Just accept life and enjoy the feelings all of them . Life happens before you know it. I had so much emotion and regrets wash over me . But I felt it and soon I controled it better and better . I made peace with my self and family , friends who I hurt. Most accept you and understand. Takes time but you can do it . Stick with it for yourself , and for every one else to know the real you .
How many people say they feel privileged to work with the homeless community? Love that lady. You won't hear the same from those who are rich, because if it doesn't generate a profit for them, it's not worth their time and effort.
I’m almost four years clean. and let me just say to whatever addict or ex addict that might read this, I AM PROUD OF YOU. Even just for today, if you don’t use you have completed a miracle. getting clean? Proud of you. Thinking about getting clean? I’m proud of you. Still in the grips? Still proud of you. You. Are. Alive. It is not too late and you are strong enough.
*I had 5 YEARS clean and relapses past July due in part of the pandemic. Being out of work and having too much time on my hands played a big factor. I spent $12,000 of my savings. I'm getting back on track now 3 weeks clean. I've been keeping it a secret afraid to tell anybody. Thought maybe saying it here and putting it out into the universe would help.*
@@bxlis you think drug use is different then diabetics who ate too much sugar? Soldiers with ptsd and wounds ? It’s all the same . Health issues . Sugar pushed on out population same as war and same as drugs. Anti weed commercials ran same time as opiate commercials .
I almost fell off the deep end into a spiral of addiction during this pandemic. I am thankful I managed to overcome it and to not fall into it. I totally sympathise with these individuals.
@@Bluen thanks mate. Happy new year and I wish you all the best. Keep the faith and you’ll get over your demons. You’re not alone. Always Remember, you once lived without the influence of whatever you are addicted to. Which means you have the ability to do it again.
I feel you I dodgef a bullet just the same but I did see close friends turn to hard drugs just to get an hour away from reality. But after that 1 hour they realise they just dug themselves deeper and now they have this crazy itch to get another hit and its downhill from there. Makes me crazy sad, we need to legalise weed especially in the uk and I'm not talking about the bloody big companies taking all the business but small folks getting into the business and giving out weed to.make a living and making other people live just a bit much easier. Weed was harder to get this pandemic that is why people were turning to other drugs such as coke which has been laced by a 100 chemicals.
3 years clean from fentanyl. 5 months since my last dose of methadone. It’s possible and it’s so worth it. Anyone out there struggling with addiction or is in recovery you CAN do this. Sending peace love & empathy. 💜💜💜
@madisonmacmillan congrats!! That really is amazing, quick question if u don’t mind. I’m actually in the process of tapering off methadone and just wanted some insight on what I can maybe expect from someone who’s been thru it. This is my last step to finally and truly get my life back, im excited but im also scared and nervous because I don’t know what to expect and im terrified of going backward after all the work I’ve done to get to this point. Any advice is welcome and thank in advance to anyone who can give me any advice or guidance. Also, I’m incredibly proud of all who have managed to get sober and stay sober, sending much love and hope to anyone and everyone in the struggle or not. 💜
These are the types of videos we like from you Vice. If it’s drug related, a lot of people relate to addiction even if they’re in denial about it. Went full blown into relapse and blamed it all on the pandemic. Hope this video blows up!!!
My step brother passed away from a heroin overdose during the pandemic because he couldn’t go to school and couldn’t go to his NA meetings. This pandemic has so many indirect casualties that it blows my mind. Rest In Peace Mitchell ❤️ We love you and I know you are no longer in pain, but I still wish you were here.
First full week I've been off fentanyl in years never have I struggled with anything Soo strong always playing on my life I truly hope I have a future I don't want to die
Its so important to keep that reverence for life, your future is worth fighting for. It is hard but very possible, ive struggled with addiction 22 years off n on. I hope you find your way out of the darkness friend. Best wishes
It shouldn’t be a war against drugs it should be help finding better substances other than methadone that is highly addictive and slowly eats at you and eventually will kill you
@Mostly Insects I seen your comment earlier, so I do not mean this to be insulting in any way. However, I think every person that struggles with addiction wants help. Many may want the drug more a lot of the time, but they want help.
@@solanum6039 veterans already have a very high risk of addiction and suicide, and very little access to any meaningful or helpful care. With the pandemic their access to care has gotten even worse and in some cases have lost it all together. Add on top of that increased difficulty making income and lack of socializing/loss of support groups, their already high risk is incredibly higher.
I am about 6 months in recovery. It is a humbling experience for me. Sending love to everyone out there. There is hope! Please don't ever give up. It is doable.
I am so thankful and grateful that during the whole pandemic my methadone clinic continued to operate at full capacity including the pharmacy while also maintaining a safe environment. People were still able to see one another with precautions and all of us got the treatment that we needed. I am so thankful to be Canadian and thankful to have the support I have. I am lucky to live in an areas with the infrastructure to support the ability to use telemedicine.
As a recovering opiate addict, my zoom appointments with my clinician have been a life saver. But I'm moving to Sweden in 21 days...lol I'm ready to be done.
Idc what anyone says, moving out of my home state helped me stay clean, people say no matter where you go if you really want it you will find it but i do not think that is true for people who don’t want it but can’t seem to leave the place they know nothing else
I’m an ex addict and have been waiting for someone to cover drug addiction during the pandemic. I bet overdoses skyrocketed after the stimulus payment, most drug addicts never get a chunk of money all at once.
@@erinkathleentaylor1771 I would focus on your own recovery and not worry about trying to pigeonhole others into groups or labels. If something works for you buy it by the bucket full. If someone else has been successful with a different program you should be happy for them. Let them decide how they want to define sobriety.
@@gabrielmendiola2965 people who self medicate with drugs are in deep trauma and pain, they need to have counseling and love , and understanding. you are wrong they are children of earth and all deserve love and a second chance , and counseling I am a survivor of horrors I won't write out, I am a non practising addict, someone saved me from myself, it was me. some people are so lost in the abuse pain, they never can face it and die, that's sad, how horrible to say that about people you don't know, and around yule too~ merry holidays.
Im a recovering addit. 10 yrs clean, and I cant imagine not being able ti get the help you need during this time. My heart really goes out to all the homeless and addicts. I follow Frank on youtube, his channel is called MORALS OVER MONEY. He interviews and helps out in kensington, and I think hes working on opening a sober home.
PLEASE stop requiring patients to come in to clinics daily or weekly at insane hours like 6 a.m. to get meds. You don't do that to anyone but addicts, many of whom live in rural communities without public transport. It's just one more giant hurdle to getting well. These are restrictions put in place by the gov't, not medical professionals. Gov't has no place in our medical decisions whether it's reproductive health, addiction, pain mgmt, end of life care or anything else. The doctor-patient relationship is sacred.
Was at the clinic for 2 hours outside in the cold because they’re only letting 10 people in at a time. The colder it gets, the less people that are going to come the more people will do dope. That means more people will die
Yay I’m so happy for you i hate when people hate on methadone it is a great alternative for people to get clean and your living proof so happy for you i want to cry very happy you made it
I'm telling you the economic fallout, addiction rates, overdoses, deaths and abuse are going to overshadow the death toll by a large number. Also not to mention the prices of drugs has skyrocketed during the pandemic because of the border crossings being shut down. In some instances addicts are having to spend double in order to feed their addictions. Now that they're playing political games with stimulus money people are growing more desperate by the day.
What can someone do about it the system political and justice are broken and people are to busy arguing left vs right Dem vs republican to actually find solutions .the people in charge are dropping the ball in Evey way but theres no repercussions for them
LOL border crossings are shut down now and then but e-commerce has almost doubled the number of freight containers circulating in the world... both the big stashes and the casual small ones hidden in parcels travel in those containers buddy, not good old border-crossing Mexicans on cars or trucks. There is way too much checks at the border...there are checks at freight ports too but the sheer number and volumes in transit, we are talking MILLIONS of 44 foot long containers per day, make it totally impossible for law enforcement to even scratch the surface there. In Italy for instance in some sensible freight ports like Gioia Tauro in Calabria, a huge naval freight facility that was basically built by the local "ndrangheta" mafia and is still partially controlled by them, every single container gets scanned with thermal and airport-like technologies looking for drugs and immigrant smuggling in a huge effort to thwart cocaine import that in the early 2000 was up to 4000kg at a time (ndrangheta is estimated to control 70% of all the cocaine imported into Europe)... Cocaine supply and prices haven't even flinched.
> China drops fake videos of people dying. > nancy pelosi encourages people to go to Chinatown and not be racisis. > italy (faked)? > America toilet paper scandal > Hospitals report large numbers > hospital workers report that their superiors were encouraging falsifying reports > bill gates and all of hollywood emerge from the shadows > internet censorship > mask requirement > nancy pelosi defies her own order > vaccine hype > censorship > vaccine first mass public test > mandatory vaccines in black communities first > mandatory vaccines for everyone. Second dose of vaccine also mandatory.
Hey everyone. Been sober for just over a month. I'm currently in a recovery program. I'm 37 and have never been in this place in life before. Anyways this documentary really sheds light on things. Thanks 👍
"15-20% of americans are addicted" im pretty sure the number is morevlike 40% cause of tobacco, coffee and prescription drugs... Its not only "real drugs" that count...
More if what your saying is correct Which i wouldn't doubt. I have seen that in the 70s, 40% smoked according to health america but according to tobacco like 74% or 78% smoked.... So your on to something brother
I went to treatment right when the shut down went down. We didn’t know what the world was going to look like when I got out of treatment. As an addict in recovery, another video from Vice that didn’t actually have an addict in recovery perspective. There are MILLIONS of AA, NA and recovery meetings using a Zoom Platform. Sponsorship. Communication over the phone, there’s more WORK for us in recovery but adaption is vital to comprehend when committing to recovery and living in recovery. I am so grateful to be clean and alive today. This time has allowed for so much focus on my steps and it’s interesting to hear the perspective of those that was interviewed. Recovery is a mixed bag and it’s our responsibility to take ownership. I am grateful to be alive today. I just wish more addicts got to have a voice in these videos to explain what is available and what is working. There is hope. We do recover.
been clean for 7 years off heroin, was on methadone after that... i decreased from 120mg to 1 mg in the last year, been off since early September. feel so bad for the all the homies that aren't able to do the same.. still got many friends strung out on fentanyl, and this pandemic isnt helping at all. stay safe out there , and make sure you got narcan.
Before covid happened, I had a moment of clarity in early February. For myself, I found it was a blessing to keep me sober since February 2020. Stay safe all! Work on yourself!
I broke my ankle, then found out it has a birth defect. I went to a pain clinic for a while. Then I started suboxone. After 5 very long years, I'm now proudly on day 38!! If I hadn't wanted it so bad I would never have made it through the withdrawal. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done!!
To anyone struggling with addiction: please know that you were meant for greater things. It is never too late to be what you might’ve been. You have all you need inside you for you’re stronger than you know and have worth and value and the world needs you. You can do this!
As someone who struggles with mental health and cocain addiction i can truely say that this hit the nail on the head, myself and a lot of other users i knows drug use has gone right up since the start of the pandemic and our mental healths gone down. Were not all strong enough to bite the bullet on our own and we need these meeting rooms and drop ins for the support to get out of the vicious cycle were in. Its getting worse each day and its going to keep getting worse when our hope for.humanity and a stable future keeps fading and were stuck with our own thoughts each and every day with no form of escape apart from the drugs that get delivered to the door
You were just ready Hannah. People who decide to quit finally get to that point to where they are physically and mentally done with the repetitive tail chasing just to not be sick, then a moment in time aligns where us not wanting it anymore and having an actual out to finally rid ourselves of a life altering demin, is nothing short of a miracle. Congratulations to you and I wish you the best on your journey!
This comment section has me in tears - but for all the RIGHT REASONS - im proud of you all please stay strong and sober - and if you haven’t heard it enough - I CARE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR LIFE IS WORTH IT ❤️
I was getting through my brothers death (February) until COVID happened and I relapsed on April. When I decided to seek help in July it was very hard. Just hit 3 months sober. September 15, 2020. Thank God for A.A.
Been sober since April 11th 2013. Going on 8 years almost. This has been ny far the hardest year. Everybody stay positive and sober. Be strong! Much love
@@lise9481 I kicked through forced via jail.:. I wanted to get clean already.. the kicking physically was the hardest part.. Almost died during withdrawals.. had a ton of seizures and complications
I was in rehab at the very start of the pandemic. All of a sudden there were signs all over the door saying COVID WARNING and they were having meetings telling us we couldn’t do any off site visits or have family members come there anymore. I damn near thought it was a zombie apocalypse.
I’m a peer recovery counselor in my hospital Er and it’s so bad. I started April beginning of this pandemic and it was so hard getting people into rehab. Half places closed or at 50 percent capacity. So far we have gotten 120 people into treatment though in our little town. It’s deff scary what’s going on. It’s been a battle on my own recovery but I’m still sitting at almost 5 years clean from heroin
Been struggling with fentanyl the last 3 years. Tried to get sober and would relapse due to withdrawal. Kratom has done wonders for me. would recommend to anyone struggling with opioid addiction or anyone who is skeptical. God bless have a great day 🙏🏼
Kratom helped me too! But I couldn't afford it and I got on methadone. I'm still doing great! But if you have the choice to do kratom absolutely do it!
I'm STRUGGLING with MY ADDICTION as we speak!!!!!!Its hard to get right im on Methadone but slip..I feel like my life isn't going anywhere im depressed,alone,fat and can't get myself right.Please pray 4 me people.Thank you im trying so hard
I feel you, I'm taking subs to stay off oxycodone but still struggling and slipping and it's hard as hell I know, we can only take it a day at a time, I wish I had better words or could actually help
Struggling with getting clean now. This has definitely been a hard time to try to stop. I've slowed down to ween myself off, but its not very easy, especially in this pandemic. Proud of all of you for getting and staying clean...some of us are still caught in the struggle, but there's help and hope for all of us. I'm going to make it through, haven't had an opioid for a couple weeks. Stepped down to weed to get me off of that, now I just have to step off of that and I can start fixing my life. One step and one day at a time. Wish me luck y'all.
Good luck, same boat here. Been lucky lately (as far as money, despite being unable to find work) but I do want to make a plan and change things. I'm grateful for every day but I am scared of still being in addiction when stuff really gets bad (like war or something idk) and I'd just be better off if I was healthy. I am doing okay at hiding it but I know I could make a mistake & be found out at any time. Seriously, good luck!! You are stronger than you realize and I hope you get where you want to be. You deserve happiness. 💕
I am 10 months sober today from being addicted to opioids for over 10 years. I am so grateful to be alive. I pray for the people who are still battling their demons and hope they will find the help they need. Anything is possible when you put the work in.
Is not just the addiction but mental wellness of people that truly worries me, the kids getting depression and getting missed, future addicts in the midst
I can attest to this. My severe depression as a teen led me to become an addict. I was just trying to live for those 4 or 5 hours a day when I didn’t feel like I wanted to die and actually had the energy to get up and take care of myself. Now that I’m on the right meds, I’ve been clean for almost 4 years. Help is out there, but hard to find in our society when mental health carries a huge stigma and the cost of mental health care is skyrocketing with many insurance companies refusing to cover these services because they don’t view it as a necessity for some people. Hopefully things change within the next 10 years.
2020 has been the easiest for me to stay sober. Nothin helped me sober up than being laid off and having to choose whether I was gonna spend my money on a day's worth of drugs or a week's worth of food. Be strong, people. We all got the strength. Just gotta believe in ourselves.
Fell asleep driving on Fentanyl on Thanksgiving weekend. Woke up driving off the road into a field. Glad i didn't flip the truck. I'm from a small area, 300,000 people and we have Opiate deaths all the time. in Highschool one of my friend's woke up to her Mom dead in bed from Doctor prescribed medication. Be safe y'all.
3 yrs ago I died in a vacant lot off somerset. Someone did chest compressions and called the ambulance. 3 yrs clean and going on 4. Good luck and good job!
This is the thing I worried about the most. I’ve maintained sobriety since March 13, 2018. Luckily I have a firm foundation but it must be very scary for those don’t. I’m praying for everyone who is suffering with this illness.
I was addicted to heroin and coke IV for 5 years. I tried suboxone and methadone and they didn't work for me. Kratom was the only thing that gave me enough peace to quit and eventually quit kratom too.
Kratom helped me after jail for duis and helped me quit drinking now I'm tryna quit kratom and it's just as hard . Been on reddit groups looking for support. Covid disconnected and depression isolation. Has made it worse. It's like this year has been a blur . Idk what to do if I'll make it to 2021. Help. Lol.
@@ChipChurp damn, sorry to read this. How much kratom a day are you doing? I lowered the doses until i could quit it, i couldn't do that with heroin or coke
Sending love. I’m 5 1/2 months off of fentanyl and lost my little brother and 5 friends in the past few years.. it steals your soul, chews it up and spits you out a shell of nothing. I’ve lost everything I ever worked so hard to get. So lucky to be alive after 3 od’s..
As a person in recovery from Alcohol at 3 years 9 months sober.. It's been very difficult. I rely on reaching out to see if others are doing ok. Hang in there and reach out to someone to see how they're doing, it'll help you get through this. :)
“Putting somebody through the rigors of treatment, which is a very difficult process emotionally, spiritually, and physically to go through, and then just cut them loose and hope they make good choices is a recipe for disaster “ So so true!! I pray for all who is struggling right now. God bless u all
At midnight a few months ago, I was so overwhelmed by work. Driving to the beach park thinking that it's better to just jump from here and get free. Thinking that there is no better time to smoke than now, even if I have tried to quit smoking for many years. While smoking a cigarette, I saw the lights of the city on the other side just so beautiful. Then I cried drove home and did the unfinished work. I feel so ashamed of myself that I started smoking again, but it's good to be alive.
@@cactusjackie9145 Thank you for the kind words, I know it sounds weird, but just knowing there is another person out there understand the struggle is very comforting.
@@MattMatt77 Nobody going OD because its a hoax by the left. There is no drugs, the people dying are because of 5G, the same way the "virus" is used to cover the death caused by 5G
@@HercadosP I fully understand that people are dying do to OD. But to get all depressed because you can't go about your everyday life and go out everyday and BS at the coffee shop, at work, and at the bar isn't a good reason to OD and for the people that think that is a valid reason then go right ahead.
@@MattMatt77 You're ignorant! Nobody "wants to OD". It happens a lot more often now a days because of the drugs being cut with fentanyl. So you're not getting what you think you are buying and all it takes is a very small amount of fentanyl to kill somebody. Before you state ignorance, at least know what you're talking about! Also being isolated more than usual during a pandemic is going to make ANY issue worse whether it be a drug problem, mental health issue or both which they are usually tied together. Your ignorance is astounding....
Just like crack in the 80s... wasn't a problem till it made its way outta the hoods and into the suburbs. Or that Four Loko drink in the mid 2000s... once those white college kids started ended up in the ERs, they were real quick to change the formula. Its always gonna be the same story, unfortunately... discrimination in medicine has come a long way, but still has plenty to go.
I relapsed during the pandemic after years of sobriety. My fiancé cheated and left me, I had to move and was in the middle of a busy architecture semester. I was a heroin addict before and got on fentanyl. All my friends are on it now and I’ve lost 7 people. It’s no joke and it’s in everything. I have been sober since 9/9/20 by the grace of my Higher Power and I’m so thankful daily. I feel so much for the addicts still suffering. I pray for love and healing light to come their way. We can’t do this alone. Isolation is the worst part of this disease! It’s POWERFUL to see a dirtbag junkie who couldn’t get clean stand before you SOBER. That is how the program WORKS.
Ive been sober since july 1, 2017. I couldn't imagine having to go back to that life. I'm praying for everyone out there still struggling. If you want to recover you can don't give up!
I was hooked on drugs in San Diego, I got clean a year before my daughter was born. I've been clean since 2000 with a slip in 2002 for a few months. Been clean ever since. I do smoke🌳, it helps my seizures so good.
Hoping to get to this step. Last week I tried going as long as I willfully could without taking any. My willpower lasted 37 hours before I took an Oxy. Hoping to get more sober hours under my belt and turn them into sober days and then sober weeks.
I'm the guy in the video who tells the Dr. "Here's Elwood". I have 8 years clean now. Save yourself a LOT of suffering and get on Suboxone to manage withdrawal.
5 years clean January 2022 My group went from full of 20 long term successful recovering adults. To dwindling down to myself and two others before our group was dissolved and reconstituted with new individuals. So much devastation. KEEP FIGHTING GUYS AND GALS! WE GOT THIS!
As a recovering addict and a restaurant owner 2020 has been horrible. The silver lining is that March 2021 ill be celebrating 10 years clean. I will not let this pandemic nor this virus take over my life! Stay strong brothers and sisters! Praying for you all 💙
@@peachydls341 That's sad. You probably think there's nothing interesting about cancer, psychology, trauma and pharmacology either. Sounds boring to me
I relapsed on xannax after being about a year clean from it back in May happy to say after that experience and an entire week not being in my memory helped me realize that I actually never want those again. Can't say I'm not in love with them anymore but I for sure know that if I am ever taking them I can't moderate it and would quickly slip into a bartard hole again.
Good for you! I'd be lying if I said reading this didn't make me want a couple of bars but it went away as fast as it came. I'm not going back to that hell either.
A friend from my childhood committed suicide in October this year and had been struggling with addiction to meth and untreated psychosis or schizophrenia, he just couldn’t take it anymore. RIP buddy, life isn’t fair. Compassion is needed at all times.
My cousin Who helped get me sober passed away in March of a overdose because her Naltrexone appointment was pushed back from 30 days to 45 days, she died the day before her appointment. I am SO blessed my Suboxone appointments were still available during lockdown. Praying for other families who have losed love ones and those who had their treatments halted. #slowthespreadofaddiction
God bless all the people who are doing something to help instead of turning a blind eye. I volunteer full time at a men's treatment center and its the most humbling and rewarding experience imaginable. The guys I work with who get clean and sober are the most genuine, kind and friendly people, and I'm so grateful and blessed to be able to help them get their lives back.
I had just gone out of rehab in March. Right before the pandemic and I felt like I could take on my addiction. The quarantines completely broke me and I'm back into my struggles. At least I'm glad I was able to keep a roof over my head. Not everyone i met in the clinic was as lucky.
I was homeless and addicted In Kensington Philadelphia. I celebrated 4 years of continuous sobriety on October 23rd of this year
I hear its really bad over there. Congrats hun!
Congratulations!!
Keep it up!
God bless you. Just before covid my husband and I were homeless. We got a home and sober during the pandemic. I feel so blessed to be sober.
Hey that’s my birthday! But congrats 🎊🎉
I’ve been clean for nearly 13 years. The first five years I went to meetings daily. I cannot imagine trying to get sober in 2020. Prayers for all my brothers and sisters trying to get or stay sober.
Thats why we need second ammendment, more guns will help us fight all these mexican druglords
@@HercadosP Its actually insane how stupid you are, it makes me scared.
@@HercadosP clueless comment
@@HercadosP troll lol😂
How do you stay clean?
I was in recovery when Covid hit. I was at a sober living and I relied on meetings, group therapy, therapy, and my sponsor to stay clean. Suddenly, my house was put on lock down and I could no longer access group therapy, my therapist, meetings, and my sponsor. I tried meetings on zoom but they seldom helped. I was forced to isolate and the thought of using started to sound better and better as the weeks went on. I kept feeding the thought, it turned into a craving, and I ended up relapsing. I was kicked out and moved back home, and I started using fentanyl again. I relapsed for 6 months. I had to go to rehab for the third time. I have 51 days clean today.
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51 days is awesome! Please ignore the hate. Thank you for sharing and continuing to fight. Addition is an illness, one that the conditions of 2020 has allowed to flourish. So be proud that you have 51 days sober during a really tough year! Tomorrow is 52. Just keep going one day at a time.
@@xXViper-9Xx okay smart guy if the person is a weak human then what ...
@@xXViper-9Xx you don't know her how can you judge you're being an ahole
@@xXViper-9Xx easier said than done
My boyfriend was clean for 16 months. He overdosed and died March 28th, 2020 🥺 He couldn’t go to school, or work, or the gym. All the things that kept him busy and sober. This reporting is very personal, and so important.
I’m so sorry for your loss 💔
Drugs did not kill your boyfriend. Politics and how covid was handled did. I am so sorry for your loss and may your boyfriend rest in peace forever.
I'm an addict myself and it's been so hard .
Sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for your loss
@@ANDIBO987 bro drugs killed him. not covid, not the goverment. he had his own will and took this drugs. Thats very tragic and so fucking sad but it was drugs. i also lost my bestfriend, i was with her mixing all drugs and i was okay and she died. and i dont blame goverment or covid or whatever i blame only myself and drugs BC i was taking it not fucking goverment
Sober for 93 days. Never been sober for this long!!
You got this!! 💕💕💕
I am so proud of you keep going ❤️👍
Keep going brother
congratulations!! you’re so strong, you can do it 💜
i’m proud of you
rest in peace to everyone who did not make it through 2020 :(
i really wish trump didn't make immortality illegal
Im gonna kms in february
Yes, R.I.P.🥺🥺💔
@@aa-md4qr noo why?
I know of three chronic pain sufferers who've taken their lives because they've been cut off their meds because of new policies created to combat the opioid epidemic. The forgotten victims.
Sober since October 1st 2020 🙏 stay strong out there everyone
So proud!!
Little over two months! Congratulations man. You're on your way and trust me when I say that it gets so so so much better bro.
Stay strong!! You are worth it.
Congrats! I’ve been clean and sober since July. It’s hard when they keep shutting down meetings. But we can get through this! Keep it up man, happy for you!
Congrats!
"When this is over you gonna find bodies in apartments...alone" Chilling quote from 2020
That was
I went to clean a house and the neighbour next door killed himself and left the dog there. He was in an apartment..
@@yungmentalproblems that's crazy, I live in New Zealand and hear about this maybe once every few years. Said to know people out there really have noone.
@first last Reality hit home when he said that. But you right
2 suicides & 3 overdoses among my acquaintances 💔
These draconian lockdowns aggressively have hurt more than helped!!
Props to that girl helping people at prevention point. Those positions require a lot of understanding & compassion
Thats my supervisor and its crazy because she cares ALOT!! About everybody!! And they showed and portraid that perfectly!!💯😷😇
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@@melvisachama3444 yeah if I'm ever throwing money away to get nothing in return I will check that out
@@elwoodporter9171 weren’t you in the video?
I see a lot of people on here excited about their sobriety. I’m so proud of all of you. Even if you were to slip up I’m still proud of you. You are a person and you have people and strangers who care about you ❤️
♥️. Wonderfully expressed
Your comment needs more likes
Slip ups happen but eventually you will beat thet and its totally up to you to get clean and stay clean.
Look I literally eneded all relationship with all people who I used with or bought drugs from.
Addiction is how you lived . We forget what life is like sober.
Its scary. Getting sober feels strange because when we use we dont feel .
Then being sober you feel every thing and its over whelming at first .
Stick with one day ay a time. , do not count clean days .
Just accept life and enjoy the feelings all of them .
Life happens before you know it. I had so much emotion and regrets wash over me .
But I felt it and soon I controled it better and better .
I made peace with my self and family , friends who I hurt.
Most accept you and understand.
Takes time but you can do it .
Stick with it for yourself , and for every one else to know the real you .
As an opiate addict myself, 2020 has BY FAR been the hardest time to stay sober. It's such a struggle.
Me too
Keep your head up, you got this, much respect to you from New Zealand.
You got this Chris, I’m proud of you for expressing this concern
Same boat dude, be safe my hope is with you
Why did u guys start this, by no mean am I judging anyone.
How many people say they feel privileged to work with the homeless community? Love that lady. You won't hear the same from those who are rich, because if it doesn't generate a profit for them, it's not worth their time and effort.
only in the U.S. you can have a Job, still be homeless and feel privileged at the same time. It's absurd.
direct care workers definitely deserve more money! how about cutting DC and doctor's pays!
@@bitzlibutzli1004 work just to pay the bills! good Ole usa💀☺
Theres alot of rich people some bad some good. I dont think theyre worse than any other group
Why should the rich be singled out -- there aren't many from any economic strata that would say that.
Found my best friend dead in her bathroom from a fentanyl overdose back in July of 2020. The lockdown made her so depressed 💔
RIP Kylie 🤍
Oof sorry to hear
Hugs
Sure she died doing what she loved.
Damn I dislike that drug.
I’m almost four years clean. and let me just say to whatever addict or ex addict that might read this, I AM PROUD OF YOU. Even just for today, if you don’t use you have completed a miracle. getting clean? Proud of you. Thinking about getting clean? I’m proud of you. Still in the grips? Still proud of you. You. Are. Alive. It is not too late and you are strong enough.
*I had 5 YEARS clean and relapses past July due in part of the pandemic. Being out of work and having too much time on my hands played a big factor. I spent $12,000 of my savings. I'm getting back on track now 3 weeks clean. I've been keeping it a secret afraid to tell anybody. Thought maybe saying it here and putting it out into the universe would help.*
Don’t give up your sobriety..... we are all depending on each other for hope.
Speak out at a meeting everyone will be there for you
I believe in you. It’s hard but you are a warrior! ❤️ you can do it
You’ve got this!!!
Lose any guilt about the time and money. You're gonna have to move beyond it sometime so it might as well be now. You're still alive. Best from NZ
VICE needs to do more drug doctumentrys especially with on location interviews. There reports need to get back on the streets
more? thats the only thing they do : Drug use
@@bxlis Not true at all
@@bxlis Check out Vice News, they usually have more of the international and conflict related material that made me fall in love with them.
@@bxlis you think drug use is different then diabetics who ate too much sugar? Soldiers with ptsd and wounds ? It’s all the same . Health issues . Sugar pushed on out population same as war and same as drugs. Anti weed commercials ran same time as opiate commercials .
I agree with you!
I almost fell off the deep end into a spiral of addiction during this pandemic. I am thankful I managed to overcome it and to not fall into it. I totally sympathise with these individuals.
You really dodged a bullet there.
Not everyone was as lucky as you
And it fucking sucks dirty balls
~Blessed holidays my friend
Yep I totally understand where ur coming from... I'm sober now tho I made a new years resolution.
@@Bluen thanks mate. Happy new year and I wish you all the best. Keep the faith and you’ll get over your demons. You’re not alone. Always Remember, you once lived without the influence of whatever you are addicted to. Which means you have the ability to do it again.
I feel you I dodgef a bullet just the same but I did see close friends turn to hard drugs just to get an hour away from reality. But after that 1 hour they realise they just dug themselves deeper and now they have this crazy itch to get another hit and its downhill from there. Makes me crazy sad, we need to legalise weed especially in the uk and I'm not talking about the bloody big companies taking all the business but small folks getting into the business and giving out weed to.make a living and making other people live just a bit much easier. Weed was harder to get this pandemic that is why people were turning to other drugs such as coke which has been laced by a 100 chemicals.
Lost my brother during lockdown. Suicide rates are way up too
💕💔💕
stay up king 👑
I'm so sorry for your loss
I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️
So sorry for the loss of your brother.
Sober for 2 years, 3months, and 18 days
💕💕💕
Any advice on how to start? Like I know that’s a stupid question but did you have to hit rock bottom before you quite
Proud of you❤
@@melvisachama3444 you're a real smelly peice of sh*t
For all those suffering from any kind of addiction, may you recover and be fully healed 🙏
3 years clean from fentanyl. 5 months since my last dose of methadone. It’s possible and it’s so worth it. Anyone out there struggling with addiction or is in recovery you CAN do this.
Sending peace love & empathy. 💜💜💜
Right on!
@@bschuler6216 ☺️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@madisonmacmillan congrats!! That really is amazing, quick question if u don’t mind. I’m actually in the process of tapering off methadone and just wanted some insight on what I can maybe expect from someone who’s been thru it. This is my last step to finally and truly get my life back, im excited but im also scared and nervous because I don’t know what to expect and im terrified of going backward after all the work I’ve done to get to this point. Any advice is welcome and thank in advance to anyone who can give me any advice or guidance. Also, I’m incredibly proud of all who have managed to get sober and stay sober, sending much love and hope to anyone and everyone in the struggle or not. 💜
This is the worst time for people with mental health issues and addiction.
These are the types of videos we like from you Vice. If it’s drug related, a lot of people relate to addiction even if they’re in denial about it. Went full blown into relapse and blamed it all on the pandemic. Hope this video blows up!!!
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Piss on me, beat me. Try it out.
My step brother passed away from a heroin overdose during the pandemic because he couldn’t go to school and couldn’t go to his NA meetings. This pandemic has so many indirect casualties that it blows my mind. Rest In Peace Mitchell ❤️ We love you and I know you are no longer in pain, but I still wish you were here.
First full week I've been off fentanyl in years never have I struggled with anything Soo strong always playing on my life I truly hope I have a future I don't want to die
would of been nice to do together but very proud of you
@@brandonmanchen7966 how are you now?
I know you can and will get through this, people are on your side❤️
Its so important to keep that reverence for life, your future is worth fighting for. It is hard but very possible, ive struggled with addiction 22 years off n on. I hope you find your way out of the darkness friend. Best wishes
We need to do more about addiction. End the war on drugs and rehabilitate
brave soul right here
put on your mask and hide in your basement! don't you know you could kill grandma
@first last it's all bullshit.
It shouldn’t be a war against drugs it should be help finding better substances other than methadone that is highly addictive and slowly eats at you and eventually will kill you
@Mostly Insects I seen your comment earlier, so I do not mean this to be insulting in any way. However, I think every person that struggles with addiction wants help. Many may want the drug more a lot of the time, but they want help.
I was clean for 7 years and relapsed in April. Got clean again in October. The isolation and anxiety, stress was unbearable.
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@@melvisachama3444 dude come on now, don't do that....
@@melvisachama3444 you the devil
@@melvisachama3444 how low can you go
Addiction is a terrible thing. Always pay attention to the veterans in your community. Happy holidays y'all.
What does this have to do with veterans?
Maybe they are at a high risk of use?
Idk but Thanks! @1st black PM.
Happy holidays to you as well.
Thoughts & prayers to all ❤🙏
@@solanum6039 veterans already have a very high risk of addiction and suicide, and very little access to any meaningful or helpful care. With the pandemic their access to care has gotten even worse and in some cases have lost it all together. Add on top of that increased difficulty making income and lack of socializing/loss of support groups, their already high risk is incredibly higher.
@@solanum6039 Justin Trudeau
@@itwasaliens Oh okay, I wasn’t aware, thanks for explaining.
I am about 6 months in recovery. It is a humbling experience for me. Sending love to everyone out there. There is hope! Please don't ever give up. It is doable.
I am so thankful and grateful that during the whole pandemic my methadone clinic continued to operate at full capacity including the pharmacy while also maintaining a safe environment. People were still able to see one another with precautions and all of us got the treatment that we needed. I am so thankful to be Canadian and thankful to have the support I have. I am lucky to live in an areas with the infrastructure to support the ability to use telemedicine.
Battling a pandemic during an addiction is more like it
Truuuuu
Or just 2 pandemics crossing over really
@synchromorphnothing else to add? Seems like ya might.
@synchromorph does your psychobabble have a point?
@@joshd8921 exactly! I'm an actual addict struggling to get through life. The diatribe of some overly verbal commentor is just what I need!
As a recovering opiate addict, my zoom appointments with my clinician have been a life saver. But I'm moving to Sweden in 21 days...lol I'm ready to be done.
What are you doing in Sweden?
@@MarkWalmsley i think moving
Suomesta? I'm on buvidal and It's a damn life saver! No way to abuse it or sell it even if I wanted. And literally saved my life
Idc what anyone says, moving out of my home state helped me stay clean, people say no matter where you go if you really want it you will find it but i do not think that is true for people who don’t want it but can’t seem to leave the place they know nothing else
@@ilarious5729 funny how many of us are here
I’m an ex addict and have been waiting for someone to cover drug addiction during the pandemic. I bet overdoses skyrocketed after the stimulus payment, most drug addicts never get a chunk of money all at once.
Ex-addict? You’re always an addict, it doesn’t go away. You can be an addict in recovery but never an ex-addict. I’m an addict myself.
Money wasted in worthless junkie at least deaf you lot can't harm society any more.
@@erinkathleentaylor1771 I would focus on your own recovery and not worry about trying to pigeonhole others into groups or labels. If something works for you buy it by the bucket full. If someone else has been successful with a different program you should be happy for them. Let them decide how they want to define sobriety.
my uncle did, his whole check. we found him, he was dead from having 1200. at once.
@@gabrielmendiola2965 people who self medicate with drugs are in deep trauma and pain, they need to have counseling and love , and understanding. you are wrong they are children of earth and all deserve love and a second chance , and counseling I am a survivor of horrors I won't write out, I am a non practising addict, someone saved me from myself, it was me. some people are so lost in the abuse pain, they never can face it and die, that's sad, how horrible to say that about people you don't know, and around yule too~ merry holidays.
Im a recovering addit. 10 yrs clean, and I cant imagine not being able ti get the help you need during this time. My heart really goes out to all the homeless and addicts. I follow Frank on youtube, his channel is called MORALS OVER MONEY. He interviews and helps out in kensington, and I think hes working on opening a sober home.
I got clean (again) October 22 2020 still going strong ... so grateful I’m here and waking up
PLEASE stop requiring patients to come in to clinics daily or weekly at insane hours like 6 a.m. to get meds. You don't do that to anyone but addicts, many of whom live in rural communities without public transport. It's just one more giant hurdle to getting well. These are restrictions put in place by the gov't, not medical professionals. Gov't has no place in our medical decisions whether it's reproductive health, addiction, pain mgmt, end of life care or anything else. The doctor-patient relationship is sacred.
Was at the clinic for 2 hours outside in the cold because they’re only letting 10 people in at a time. The colder it gets, the less people that are going to come the more people will do dope. That means more people will die
@@melvisachama3444 what a rock star
Sober 7 years 🤘🏻from heroin ... to methadone to getting off at 2mgs and never went back
Yeah you gotta ween off that slowly! Glad to hear you are doing well!
You're a warrior. 💪👍
I’m two years sober from opiates, my dose got up to 130mg at one point, but I’m down to 40mg, and weaning off slow! Congrats on 7 years!!
Yay I’m so happy for you i hate when people hate on methadone it is a great alternative for people to get clean and your living proof so happy for you i want to cry very happy you made it
@@itsasarahmichelle4475 congrats to you also very lovely
Its just hard,especially when you deal with depression and Anxiety....I wish i could stop but something bad always happens that brings my hopes down..
I work at a homeless shelter/treatment facility and this can't be more true. Everyone stay strong out there.
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In loving memory of Nadia and all the others who lost their lives in Kensington this year. ❤️
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I'm telling you the economic fallout, addiction rates, overdoses, deaths and abuse are going to overshadow the death toll by a large number. Also not to mention the prices of drugs has skyrocketed during the pandemic because of the border crossings being shut down. In some instances addicts are having to spend double in order to feed their addictions. Now that they're playing political games with stimulus money people are growing more desperate by the day.
Prices of drugs "skyrocketing" is just plain false
@@craigklemencic6329 Drugs are cheaper than ever as far as I have seen during 2020, Phoenix, AZ.
What can someone do about it the system political and justice are broken and people are to busy arguing left vs right Dem vs republican to actually find solutions .the people in charge are dropping the ball in Evey way but theres no repercussions for them
LOL border crossings are shut down now and then but e-commerce has almost doubled the number of freight containers circulating in the world... both the big stashes and the casual small ones hidden in parcels travel in those containers buddy, not good old border-crossing Mexicans on cars or trucks.
There is way too much checks at the border...there are checks at freight ports too but the sheer number and volumes in transit, we are talking MILLIONS of 44 foot long containers per day, make it totally impossible for law enforcement to even scratch the surface there.
In Italy for instance in some sensible freight ports like Gioia Tauro in Calabria, a huge naval freight facility that was basically built by the local "ndrangheta" mafia and is still partially controlled by them, every single container gets scanned with thermal and airport-like technologies looking for drugs and immigrant smuggling in a huge effort to thwart cocaine import that in the early 2000 was up to 4000kg at a time (ndrangheta is estimated to control 70% of all the cocaine imported into Europe)...
Cocaine supply and prices haven't even flinched.
> China drops fake videos of people dying. > nancy pelosi encourages people to go to Chinatown and not be racisis. > italy (faked)? > America toilet paper scandal > Hospitals report large numbers > hospital workers report that their superiors were encouraging falsifying reports > bill gates and all of hollywood emerge from the shadows > internet censorship > mask requirement > nancy pelosi defies her own order > vaccine hype > censorship > vaccine first mass public test > mandatory vaccines in black communities first > mandatory vaccines for everyone. Second dose of vaccine also mandatory.
I work in a mental health facility and the isolation is taking a MASSIVE toll on our residents
Hey everyone. Been sober for just over a month. I'm currently in a recovery program. I'm 37 and have never been in this place in life before. Anyways this documentary really sheds light on things. Thanks 👍
"15-20% of americans are addicted" im pretty sure the number is morevlike 40% cause of tobacco, coffee and prescription drugs... Its not only "real drugs" that count...
More if what your saying is correct
Which i wouldn't doubt. I have seen that in the 70s, 40% smoked according to health america but according to tobacco like 74% or 78% smoked.... So your on to something brother
Include pornography. That's like 90% of men
I was thinking the same thing. Addiction doesn't always mean drug addiction, could be literally anything
@@enea_7280 True
And food. I used to think food addiction was bollocks, but when people are 400 lds and can't stop, maybe there's something in it.
I went to treatment right when the shut down went down. We didn’t know what the world was going to look like when I got out of treatment. As an addict in recovery, another video from Vice that didn’t actually have an addict in recovery perspective. There are MILLIONS of AA, NA and recovery meetings using a Zoom Platform. Sponsorship. Communication over the phone, there’s more WORK for us in recovery but adaption is vital to comprehend when committing to recovery and living in recovery. I am so grateful to be clean and alive today. This time has allowed for so much focus on my steps and it’s interesting to hear the perspective of those that was interviewed. Recovery is a mixed bag and it’s our responsibility to take ownership. I am grateful to be alive today. I just wish more addicts got to have a voice in these videos to explain what is available and what is working. There is hope. We do recover.
been clean for 7 years off heroin, was on methadone after that... i decreased from 120mg to 1 mg in the last year, been off since early September. feel so bad for the all the homies that aren't able to do the same.. still got many friends strung out on fentanyl, and this pandemic isnt helping at all. stay safe out there , and make sure you got narcan.
Before covid happened, I had a moment of clarity in early February. For myself, I found it was a blessing to keep me sober since February 2020. Stay safe all! Work on yourself!
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I broke my ankle, then found out it has a birth defect. I went to a pain clinic for a while.
Then I started suboxone. After 5 very long years, I'm now proudly on day 38!!
If I hadn't wanted it so bad I would never have made it through the withdrawal. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done!!
To anyone struggling with addiction: please know that you were meant for greater things. It is never too late to be what you might’ve been. You have all you need inside you for you’re stronger than you know and have worth and value and the world needs you. You can do this!
As someone who struggles with mental health and cocain addiction i can truely say that this hit the nail on the head, myself and a lot of other users i knows drug use has gone right up since the start of the pandemic and our mental healths gone down. Were not all strong enough to bite the bullet on our own and we need these meeting rooms and drop ins for the support to get out of the vicious cycle were in. Its getting worse each day and its going to keep getting worse when our hope for.humanity and a stable future keeps fading and were stuck with our own thoughts each and every day with no form of escape apart from the drugs that get delivered to the door
For me it was the opposite, when I got laid off from work I had nothing to do so I went to treatment and have been clean since July 2020!
Go Hannah!
You were just ready Hannah. People who decide to quit finally get to that point to where they are physically and mentally done with the repetitive tail chasing just to not be sick, then a moment in time aligns where us not wanting it anymore and having an actual out to finally rid ourselves of a life altering demin, is nothing short of a miracle. Congratulations to you and I wish you the best on your journey!
Whoever reads this I hope you have a blessed day, stay safe!
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Thank you ❤️ stay safe.
This comment section has me in tears - but for all the RIGHT REASONS - im proud of you all please stay strong and sober - and if you haven’t heard it enough - I CARE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR LIFE IS WORTH IT ❤️
Props to the guy on Suboxone. That stuff saved my life.
Me too!!
Same
Seriously. I couldn't imagine where I'd be without it. Probably a ditch.
Awesome seeing others that are better now too.
@@fatbottombiker3038 saved me as well.
I was getting through my brothers death (February) until COVID happened and I relapsed on April. When I decided to seek help in July it was very hard. Just hit 3 months sober. September 15, 2020. Thank God for A.A.
You are so strong and I am so sorry for your loss. 😔
@@cactusjackie9145 thank you 💜 4 months now!
Ahhh the smell of good ol' vice
Its always good when they have zero input and just let the people talk about their issues 100%
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This is trash bro
Smells like butt, armpit, ashtray and vomit.
Dumb comment from the uneducated.
Been sober since April 11th 2013. Going on 8 years almost. This has been ny far the hardest year. Everybody stay positive and sober. Be strong! Much love
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This is the real pandemic
Epidemic**
Epidemic dummy
💯
@@julianriojas8049 no, pandemic is a more accurate description
Its everywhere not just the US
Lost someone to overdose this year.. Relapsed myself after 4 years clean..
Yoga helps plz try ❤️
Stay strong brotha! Hope you make it out 🙏
💕💕💕
Hugs
I know it is hard to process, but you can absolutely overcome this!! I don’t know but I believe in you. Peace and love.
Nothing like a beer ad in the middle of a video titled "Battling Addiction During a Pandemic"
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@@melvisachama3444 whats wrong with you
I have 3.5 years sober from fentanyl. I’m hanging on by a thread now.
Try harder and focus on getting better and doing better... look on to God for strength to stay clean 🙏
Stay strong! You can do it!
Stay strong, it will be worth it I promise ❤️ take it easy
Hold on tight to that thread brother. As someone who let it slip through my hands through this pandemic, DO NOT DO IT.
I’m here to talk if you need me. wmcparla on Instagram. I’m just over 3 years sober off opiates.
I am one of the lucky ones. My addiction “team” have been there for me throughout this pandemic and I know how very fortunate I am.
❤️
Sober since November 7th 2019
If I can get clean and stay clean during a pandemic I guess that means I can do it when things are not so intense 🤷♀️
How do you stay clean?
Sober since yesterday
@@lise9481 idk I just don’t do heroin 😆
@@lise9481 I kicked through forced via jail.:.
I wanted to get clean already.. the kicking physically was the hardest part..
Almost died during withdrawals.. had a ton of seizures and complications
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I was in rehab at the very start of the pandemic. All of a sudden there were signs all over the door saying COVID WARNING and they were having meetings telling us we couldn’t do any off site visits or have family members come there anymore. I damn near thought it was a zombie apocalypse.
Early pandemic made my addiction so much worse and thankfully I was able to seek treatment. Proud to say this week I hit my 1 year sober milestone!
I’m a peer recovery counselor in my hospital Er and it’s so bad. I started April beginning of this pandemic and it was so hard getting people into rehab. Half places closed or at 50 percent capacity. So far we have gotten 120 people into treatment though in our little town. It’s deff scary what’s going on. It’s been a battle on my own recovery but I’m still sitting at almost 5 years clean from heroin
Been struggling with fentanyl the last 3 years. Tried to get sober and would relapse due to withdrawal. Kratom has done wonders for me. would recommend to anyone struggling with opioid addiction or anyone who is skeptical. God bless have a great day 🙏🏼
Same!!!
Kratom helped me too! But I couldn't afford it and I got on methadone. I'm still doing great! But if you have the choice to do kratom absolutely do it!
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I'm STRUGGLING with MY ADDICTION as we speak!!!!!!Its hard to get right im on Methadone but slip..I feel like my life isn't going anywhere im depressed,alone,fat and can't get myself right.Please pray 4 me people.Thank you im trying so hard
good luck :)
I feel you, I'm taking subs to stay off oxycodone but still struggling and slipping and it's hard as hell I know, we can only take it a day at a time, I wish I had better words or could actually help
@@shelby8364 Thanks this helps and we will all beat this ADDICTION!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Struggling with getting clean now. This has definitely been a hard time to try to stop. I've slowed down to ween myself off, but its not very easy, especially in this pandemic. Proud of all of you for getting and staying clean...some of us are still caught in the struggle, but there's help and hope for all of us. I'm going to make it through, haven't had an opioid for a couple weeks. Stepped down to weed to get me off of that, now I just have to step off of that and I can start fixing my life. One step and one day at a time. Wish me luck y'all.
good luck ❤️
Good luck, same boat here. Been lucky lately (as far as money, despite being unable to find work) but I do want to make a plan and change things. I'm grateful for every day but I am scared of still being in addiction when stuff really gets bad (like war or something idk) and I'd just be better off if I was healthy. I am doing okay at hiding it but I know I could make a mistake & be found out at any time. Seriously, good luck!! You are stronger than you realize and I hope you get where you want to be. You deserve happiness. 💕
I am 10 months sober today from being addicted to opioids for over 10 years. I am so grateful to be alive. I pray for the people who are still battling their demons and hope they will find the help they need. Anything is possible when you put the work in.
Is not just the addiction but mental wellness of people that truly worries me, the kids getting depression and getting missed, future addicts in the midst
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I can attest to this. My severe depression as a teen led me to become an addict. I was just trying to live for those 4 or 5 hours a day when I didn’t feel like I wanted to die and actually had the energy to get up and take care of myself. Now that I’m on the right meds, I’ve been clean for almost 4 years. Help is out there, but hard to find in our society when mental health carries a huge stigma and the cost of mental health care is skyrocketing with many insurance companies refusing to cover these services because they don’t view it as a necessity for some people. Hopefully things change within the next 10 years.
2020 has been the easiest for me to stay sober. Nothin helped me sober up than being laid off and having to choose whether I was gonna spend my money on a day's worth of drugs or a week's worth of food. Be strong, people. We all got the strength. Just gotta believe in ourselves.
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Fell asleep driving on Fentanyl on Thanksgiving weekend. Woke up driving off the road into a field. Glad i didn't flip the truck. I'm from a small area, 300,000 people and we have Opiate deaths all the time. in Highschool one of my friend's woke up to her Mom dead in bed from Doctor prescribed medication. Be safe y'all.
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3 yrs ago I died in a vacant lot off somerset. Someone did chest compressions and called the ambulance. 3 yrs clean and going on 4. Good luck and good job!
Ayyyyy congrats on your sobriety!! I’m really happy for you. Wishing you the best and many many more years of sobriety. Peace and love.
This is the thing I worried about the most. I’ve maintained sobriety since March 13, 2018. Luckily I have a firm foundation but it must be very scary for those don’t. I’m praying for everyone who is suffering with this illness.
I was addicted to heroin and coke IV for 5 years. I tried suboxone and methadone and they didn't work for me. Kratom was the only thing that gave me enough peace to quit and eventually quit kratom too.
Kratom helped me after jail for duis and helped me quit drinking now I'm tryna quit kratom and it's just as hard . Been on reddit groups looking for support. Covid disconnected and depression isolation. Has made it worse. It's like this year has been a blur . Idk what to do if I'll make it to 2021. Help. Lol.
@@ChipChurp damn, sorry to read this. How much kratom a day are you doing? I lowered the doses until i could quit it, i couldn't do that with heroin or coke
@@ChipChurp again, reply if you actually need help. Kratom ain't that hard to quit if you've done hard stuff
@@satanas5975 it's not hard to quit it's just the ease of availability of it being the fact. Coke and xannax was easier for whatever reason
I'm 1 year & 1 month clean from Fentanyl.
I lost my boyfriend, my friends, and my life to opiates.
Please get clean.
You can do it.
Sending love. I’m 5 1/2 months off of fentanyl and lost my little brother and 5 friends in the past few years.. it steals your soul, chews it up and spits you out a shell of nothing. I’ve lost everything I ever worked so hard to get. So lucky to be alive after 3 od’s..
As a person in recovery from Alcohol at 3 years 9 months sober.. It's been very difficult. I rely on reaching out to see if others are doing ok. Hang in there and reach out to someone to see how they're doing, it'll help you get through this. :)
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“Putting somebody through the rigors of treatment, which is a very difficult process emotionally, spiritually, and physically to go through, and then just cut them loose and hope they make good choices is a recipe for disaster “
So so true!! I pray for all who is struggling right now. God bless u all
At midnight a few months ago, I was so overwhelmed by work. Driving to the beach park thinking that it's better to just jump from here and get free. Thinking that there is no better time to smoke than now, even if I have tried to quit smoking for many years. While smoking a cigarette, I saw the lights of the city on the other side just so beautiful. Then I cried drove home and did the unfinished work. I feel so ashamed of myself that I started smoking again, but it's good to be alive.
No shame. We are all truly just SURVIVING at this point, and as long as you’re here, you’re winning. Keep trudging onward. 💕
@@cactusjackie9145 Thank you for the kind words, I know it sounds weird, but just knowing there is another person out there understand the struggle is very comforting.
I wish there was a cure for addiction
There is. Alot of compassion and community. Two things very lacking in the US.
@Caden Malcolm That's a joke right?
The don't do drugs, it's bad hmmkey-campain was just ludacris
Unconditional love is the cure 💯
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@@melvisachama3444 If you_re interested to become the Idiot of the Century, go on with such stupid posts!
Holy smokes this is something needs to be discussed glad to see an episode on it
If they want to OD go ahead.
@@MattMatt77 Nobody going OD because its a hoax by the left. There is no drugs, the people dying are because of 5G, the same way the "virus" is used to cover the death caused by 5G
@@HercadosP I fully understand that people are dying do to OD. But to get all depressed because you can't go about your everyday life and go out everyday and BS at the coffee shop, at work, and at the bar isn't a good reason to OD and for the people that think that is a valid reason then go right ahead.
@@HercadosP Wow....so much trolling and ignorance....**rolls eyes**
@@MattMatt77 You're ignorant! Nobody "wants to OD". It happens a lot more often now a days because of the drugs being cut with fentanyl. So you're not getting what you think you are buying and all it takes is a very small amount of fentanyl to kill somebody. Before you state ignorance, at least know what you're talking about! Also being isolated more than usual during a pandemic is going to make ANY issue worse whether it be a drug problem, mental health issue or both which they are usually tied together. Your ignorance is astounding....
"Then it spread to White and got everybody's undivided attention." Andre 3000
Chiiiiiiile...🙃
Just like crack in the 80s... wasn't a problem till it made its way outta the hoods and into the suburbs.
Or that Four Loko drink in the mid 2000s... once those white college kids started ended up in the ERs, they were real quick to change the formula.
Its always gonna be the same story, unfortunately... discrimination in medicine has come a long way, but still has plenty to go.
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I think you are wrong here. Most patients in the video are black.
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I relapsed during the pandemic after years of sobriety. My fiancé cheated and left me, I had to move and was in the middle of a busy architecture semester. I was a heroin addict before and got on fentanyl. All my friends are on it now and I’ve lost 7 people. It’s no joke and it’s in everything. I have been sober since 9/9/20 by the grace of my Higher Power and I’m so thankful daily. I feel so much for the addicts still suffering. I pray for love and healing light to come their way. We can’t do this alone. Isolation is the worst part of this disease! It’s POWERFUL to see a dirtbag junkie who couldn’t get clean stand before you SOBER. That is how the program WORKS.
Ive been sober since july 1, 2017. I couldn't imagine having to go back to that life. I'm praying for everyone out there still struggling. If you want to recover you can don't give up!
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Sober for a year now, alcohol included. A friend I used to drink with got stage 3 kidney failure, and it was a wake up call.
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I was hooked on drugs in San Diego, I got clean a year before my daughter was born. I've been clean since 2000 with a slip in 2002 for a few months. Been clean ever since. I do smoke🌳, it helps my seizures so good.
6 days sober now. Used to take 200mg of
Oxy was hard at first but I’m coasting now everybody stay strong
Hoping to get to this step. Last week I tried going as long as I willfully could without taking any. My willpower lasted 37 hours before I took an Oxy. Hoping to get more sober hours under my belt and turn them into sober days and then sober weeks.
You got this. Congrats.
I'm the guy in the video who tells the Dr. "Here's Elwood". I have 8 years clean now. Save yourself a LOT of suffering and get on Suboxone to manage withdrawal.
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5 years clean January 2022
My group went from full of 20 long term successful recovering adults. To dwindling down to myself and two others before our group was dissolved and reconstituted with new individuals.
So much devastation.
KEEP FIGHTING GUYS AND GALS! WE GOT THIS!
As a recovering addict and a restaurant owner 2020 has been horrible. The silver lining is that March 2021 ill be celebrating 10 years clean. I will not let this pandemic nor this virus take over my life! Stay strong brothers and sisters! Praying for you all 💙
okay, this is a really interesting topic
very good topic
There is literally nothing interesting about dope heads.
@@peachydls341 That's sad. You probably think there's nothing interesting about cancer, psychology, trauma and pharmacology either.
Sounds boring to me
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I relapsed on xannax after being about a year clean from it back in May happy to say after that experience and an entire week not being in my memory helped me realize that I actually never want those again. Can't say I'm not in love with them anymore but I for sure know that if I am ever taking them I can't moderate it and would quickly slip into a bartard hole again.
Good for you! I'd be lying if I said reading this didn't make me want a couple of bars but it went away as fast as it came. I'm not going back to that hell either.
Mushrooms help with addiction
They help pizza too
yes but if its life or death like it is for alot of people the last thing you want to do is more drugs
@@evanaug definitely lol it’s just one thing that can help though
Problem w that is it might help psychologically but when the trip wears off you still gonna be sick af lol I’ve tried
@@LUImusic856 probably best after getting through the major withdrawals first i woul think
A friend from my childhood committed suicide in October this year and had been struggling with addiction to meth and untreated psychosis or schizophrenia, he just couldn’t take it anymore. RIP buddy, life isn’t fair. Compassion is needed at all times.
My cousin Who helped get me sober passed away in March of a overdose because her Naltrexone appointment was pushed back from 30 days to 45 days, she died the day before her appointment. I am SO blessed my Suboxone appointments were still available during lockdown. Praying for other families who have losed love ones and those who had their treatments halted. #slowthespreadofaddiction
Prevention Point literally saved my life. I had overdosed right on the sidewalk and two outreach workers Narcanned me. That was several years ago.
Best part was the dude laughing in the background when they were talking about suicide and addiction.
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I'm addicted to playing red dead redemption 2, is that nasty?
@@MrJamiez No, it'll pass trust me. Even hogtying people in the middle of the desert gets boring overtime.
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God bless all the people who are doing something to help instead of turning a blind eye. I volunteer full time at a men's treatment center and its the most humbling and rewarding experience imaginable. The guys I work with who get clean and sober are the most genuine, kind and friendly people, and I'm so grateful and blessed to be able to help them get their lives back.
I had just gone out of rehab in March. Right before the pandemic and I felt like I could take on my addiction. The quarantines completely broke me and I'm back into my struggles. At least I'm glad I was able to keep a roof over my head.
Not everyone i met in the clinic was as lucky.