I used opiates for 12 years, the last 4 years it was Heroin... I overdosed on Fentanyl laced heroin and Xanax August 6 2018... I have been clean 266 days now. There is hope, never give up . Life is beautiful
Why is everything the society's problem? The moment one and one's family start to take up responsibilities is the moment when everything starts to get better.
Like his dad I work in the funeral industry, and I’m also an addict. No amount of overdose deaths I saw were ever enough to sway me, it had to come from me and it did, now I’ve got almost 9 months sober and I couldn’t be happier
Anthony Gomes Yes sir, just celebrated 1 year on the 9th. We're living in crazy times but I'm doing well. Thank you very much for asking, God bless you as well!
When my cousin passed the dude that sold it to her was at viewing asking people if they wanted to buy anything.. wish I could’ve slit his throat right then and there .. don’t even have respect? I don’t know I guess my brain ain’t like theirs but I do medical pot because of some tramadol they was given me for my fibromyalgia I couldn’t take it my legs would wanna go .. hope all is well with you still :)
Man, this was so powerful. Took my 17-year-old son to his 4th inpatient treatment facility on October 12, 2021, a 120-day program. In Spokane, WA. He is a new daddy to a beautiful baby girl born March 7, 2021, Pray for us world 🙏🏽
I managed to stop using alcohol and other drugs, when I left 10 weeks of rehab, by staying busy. Having moments of doing nothing can lead to those thoughts of using.
@@spooky4628 it actually couldn't be any easier. I do not struggle. I haven't even had the temptation. I work in one of the heroin capitals of the states as well. I'm not cured but I have recovered from the hopeless state of mind & body that I once suffered from. Drinking and drugging were not my problem, they were my solution....to everything. I have 20 years of using that has taught me the hard way that I cannot safely have 1 of anything. Thank you for the kind words.
“An addict alone is in its worst company.” Very powerful and very true. He’s lucky he has people that are with him daily. It’s hard being alone as much as I am.
You don't have to be alone--there are support groups all over. AA and NA are free. There are other groups too, just have to ask around and search for recovery events on social media. I hope you reach out and find your tribe! ❤️
Amy Lou it’s beyond hard ! I’ve watched my son hit the bottom and run out of things at steal sell etc and watch the sickness of withdrawals where I literally was just going to try and give him something to help.
Yea its easy to say that when you are young. I am 38 and been on heroin and now fenny since 22 years old. Its rough! The longest clean time I had was a year and a half when I went to prison! One depressing thing and its right back to dope.....
@@Seaneey keep going, it's gonna get better everyday! If you ever feel weak you can message me and I'll try to help. I know, I'm a stranger, but sometimes it's easier to talk with a stranger.
@@sexyanonymous4962 Just keep at it. It does get better. I'm going on day 17 now & feel even better then the day before. Starting to work out agian & it's helping.
I’m a recovery addict ... I used for almost 20 years ... was homeless for years ! In October 2019 brought my first home, I went from “ homeless to homeowner “ 7 years next November🙌🏼🙌🏼 Had to take a total change of life and mind set ! Today I have a wonderful life , living life in life terms.
Vickygarcia73 absolutely wonderful! Hope you will always be a “homeowner”. Lost my beautiful son to hard drugs a year and a half ago, he couldn’t conquer his demons. I pray you will always stay clean honey.
Whats life's terms? (That statement always bothered me).. a set of standards created by a failing society and culture?.. live on your own terms.. make your own rules.. if you can't handle drugs its a good thing you quit.. quitter
Good for you!!!!! God Bless and keep at it. Do what you have to do to limit temptation even if that means deleting contacts or changing number or changing friends. Its about your life not others feelings. Keep it up!
No the quarantine didn't get you clean, YOU DID. As a former addict, NOTHING will stop you from getting that fix until you realize you have a problem and WANT to do something about it....
Rest In Peace to my brother Jeremy Baldy who overdosed on fentanyl. And I’m so incredibly proud of everyone who has gotten sober. You’re all amazing ❤️
I’m so sorry for ur loss @Bri Jensen I lost my brother to a fentanyl overdose as well it’s hard to know that it could have been prevented that’s what I battle with daily!!
That brings so many memories back to me. My mom was an heroin addict and took her life when she was 32 and I was 12, because the coudnt handle it no more. Many rehab tries, but nothing worked. I was lucky to life with my maternal granny, who gave me so much love and wisdom...
"i hate the world the way it is" that's depression and i can relate to this statement completely to the point that it reduced me to tears as i heard it. Scary place to be at.
yukti thegreat I’ve battled depression my whole life, even before I knew what it was. And yeah it’s incredibly difficult, especially with no support system...whatever your situation is, I truly pray for healing and restoration for you. I know the world can be ugly, but you have to find the beauty in it and there is still plenty 😊
Same, he hit the nail on the head there. That quote right there describes to a T inner turmoil and deep unhappiness. Depression is the catalyst to many addictions. It's a killer in so many ways.
You got this and you are stronger then you know.. My dad was an addict for so many years and today for more then 5 years my dad has been clean, has his own place , 2 cars and a wife... You got this.. I use to call my dad by his name Joe, not dad... and now i call him dad and Im proud of him... Im praying for you..
When I was given fentanyl by a paramedic for excruciating pain, I remember the very first thought that I had was, "THIS is why people get so addicted to this drug!" I have never felt so peaceful in my entire life.
I understood when I started taking vicodin for a tooth abcess. Any substance that feels that good should not exist. I refuse all painkillers now. The pain one feels is a beautiful contrast to the satisfaction of being healthy. It makes you value your life more.
Everyone needs a lethal dose of fentanyl on hand so that when we are in dire straits from a nuclear war, extreme drought and large scale starvation or a painful fatal disease we can kill ourselves instead of suffering for a period of time. No I take that back. Our enemies would love to see us suffer in more ways then you can imagine. Now that we have entered the world's worst depression. We just might need it sooner then you think. We have the decency of putting millions of pets to sleep every year so at least give humans the right to bow out when they know there is no hope for this cancer called the human plague.
@@Gwyllgi It seems to be largely luck (and dosage) that drives whether or not someone becomes addicted to a substances. I took Vicodin for my dislocated kneecap and I didn't become addicted or feel any sort of euphoria. Just fell straight to sleep. Genetics seems to be a key factor in what causes some people to become addicts and others to not. There have been some interesting studies as well showing that the micro bacterial ecosystem in our gut can help or prevent getting sober as well. Point being, I don't think we should ban these substances entirely, but just be more rigorous with how we prescribe them. And maybe evolve genetic testing to the point that we can determine how likely someone is to become an addict based off their dna, and make decisions from there.
I totally understand too. I was hospitalized for rhabdomyolysis and they gave me dilaudid for pain and the first thing I said to my wife was,” I now know why people get addicted”. I was on it everyday for about two weeks and began to notice I was calling for the drug the last 3 days in the hospital just because it gave me this euphoria I never felt before. I sometimes had the urge to find it in pill form when I was out of the hospital . I’m so grateful I was able to be strong and stay away🙏
I ain't gunna lie I'll still freebase from time to time idk why... But I won't make an addiction out of it.. some people can use and never really be addicted.. they just use here & there.. it's all a mind game
This problem has only gotten worse. I have spent the last two years as a addict. Probably in totally a year and some months on and off. I lost my son, my wife, went to rehab, still got out a relapsed after my life was getting better. Describing a addiction as a demon was an amazing way to describe it. I’ve been clean two months now! Hopefully will be my last sobriety date
I had the extreme “tough love” that the father was describing, except it actually happened to me. Every individual is different, but I’ve been sober for 17 months so.
Robert Mason honestly have to disagree. I don’t know anything about this family and what went on before but I think that type of parenting leads kids with a lot damage psychologically and could drive kids to start drugs. Not that his dad did that I’m just saying tho
@@mattevans9669 I see your point but he brings balance to the parenting. Good cop, bad Cop scenario. If his dad was a liberal mamby pamby parent along with his naive mum then they wouldn't have any tough tools to get the job done. I'm a nurse by trade in psychiatry and I have a similiar approach when working with my patients and it goes something like this:- Freindly, Fair, but....FIRM!!!
I'm not sure there is any correct way. Addiction will worm it's way around anything or anyone. I suppose we all need love and a firm hand so a bit of both. Don't give up on them and dont forget who they were before the drugs. Get some support such as CODA and know it's not your fault and after a certain point it certainly isn't a choice. Peacex
@@robertmason6366 the keys being friendly and fair. A lot of people who think they are applying "tough love" neglect this. And I'm sure as a psychiatric nurse you will be aware that many of the problems you treat stem from authoritarian parenting.
Fourteen years this August. Can never let your guard down. The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety it’s connection. Get clean friends and never let them go. Love y’all and stay strong.
@@deborah8887 Loving family ? The mother kept giving him money even when her husband kept telling her no. She supported his addiction. So much for love
@@crystala554 It’s a tough thing. A parent doesn’t want to see their kid suffer. Also if he didn’t get money from her he could’ve done something really bad to get that money elsewhere, maybe hurting someone or worse. Addiction is THAT powerful. You become a totally different person. So while his mother might have enabled him in her own way while trying to look out for him, he would probably not be able to do this without the help from his family. If it wasn’t for my family I know I wouldn’t be alive right now because after I hit bottom I just wanted to die. My parents convinced me to give it my best shot instead of dying and I made a choice to get clean.
My 25yr old son went from a condo on the beach and 100k job to filthy $50 motel room. He will be sentenced tomorrow to 5 yrs state penetentiary all drug charges. Im grateful hes alive. However cant stop crying
God is still with you guy's Lynn, even if it may not feel like it. You could be telling a story of burying your son. Instead, God, has more in store. Even if you can't see it yet. Trust me, I know.
we lost my little brother to this evilness!We need to help them but at the same time they need to help themselves.....Kenneth Wayne Hunt you are always missed....My soul is broken
I lost my mama to drugs and it is just the most heartbreaking feeling there is. I have this huge hole in my heart that cannot be filled without here. Praying for everyone who is currently struggling ♥️
After using heroin every single day for over 25 years and finally clean for over 8 months, it is amazing to watch these videos and to read the comments, as they are so inspiring and I hope Joe makes it, his parents seem lovely
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! If you take Ritalin as a pill, you won’t be addicted. Ritalin increase libido in the heart! Take Suboxone just in case you have withdraw symptoms
Family's broken, finances ruined, jumping every time the phone rings for the dreaded call. It never ends until its over.....kudos for those lucky few who can break free.
Addiction is a devastating disease. I've walked in this young man's shoe's before. I am 20 years clean now and I couldn't have done it without my wonderful parents. No parent deserves to see thier child go though this. I am a proud parent of a 16 year old and chose to open up about my past drug abuse in hopes to educate my child on what's to come if he chooses to take that path. It was not easy to talk about as I was afraid of what his reaction may have been. Thankfully it opened the door to my child to speak freely about this and many other topics of life. His reaction "mom...thank you for being so strong and loving me unconditionally" As parents we can only educate them to the best of our knowledge. The rest is up to them.
Wish I had this much support like him! All I got is my 6 year old daughter I started taking my wife"s old meds to cope with losing her then when it ran out I turn to harder drugs dope and fett....i still battling this it's hard yo!
It's so good to see that there are still good parents out there. The kind that stick by their children when they make mistakes. Mine threw me to the streets at 14, for drinking alcohol. I was never allowed to go back home. Struggled from there and became an addict by the time I was 19. Spent over 30 years, using and abusing drugs and alcohol. Finally in August 2017, I got clean through the grace of God I am sober, no rehab, no program has ever worked better than my pray to my creator to set me free from the bondage of addiction. Finally am beginning to live life the way I should have.. My only regret is that I wasted all those years... Hope you are doing well Joey you will be in my prayers.
My cousin died from Oxy laced with Fentanyl. She had so much life to live, it's sad how people get taken so young. Prayers for everyone struggling with addiction. 🙏🙏🙏
reading all these comments on how so many of you have remained cleaned or are seeking helps makes my heart so warm. i am so proud of every single one of you. how courageous of you all xoxo
Seriously though.. I’m really trying to get clean at home and ween off so we will see how it goes!! I went from using almost every hour to every 8 hours. Watching these and reading comments gives me hope 🥺
i’m two days clean from subs! well today (may 7th 2019) is day 2. withdrawals are getting bad. kicked twice before but relapsed. i’m only 21. but i got this! wish me luck. I was on subs for about 6 years! edit : on day 6 - showers are my life rn lol. just wanna feel normal & get that natural energy back! ben teaching myself about gut health and how to naturally boost my serotonin levels & dopamine! since i’ve depleted them for so long bc of drugs! it’s hard but i’m doing it Edit : 1 month and 12 days DOWN I FEEL GREAT❤️💚🥰😁 Edit once again : Celebrating 3 MONTHS CLEAN💞
How are you making er? I have been there; done that... more times than I care to admit. (My addiction started in the hospital after having flesh eating disease, Fentanyl. Oxy 80's... ugh.) I have a little over 5 years clean in. I hope you are still hangin in there. Seriously. My God, life is f'n beautiful after getting clean... no more chasing shit down, wastin tons of $$ , feeling like shit and basing every single event in my life on pills. Hope you are getting rest now and being strong.... *BEST DECISION EVER!!* Lotsa love. xo.
I am so proud of all those who chose themselves over their addiction and take back their lives!.... I've been so worried about everyone that I know, who had suffered from a drug addiction and because of Covid, slip back into their addiction, but all my peeps are going strong and things couldn't be better for them!... 🙏🏻
I know this struggle more then I'd like to admit. I'm addict . Clean for a few years now. Its been rough, still is. Lost a lot . Everything. This made me cry because how much love they have for their son. They never gave up. Most important thing to have are people there for you. Trust me I know.
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! Addiction is always dopamine in the brain and heart! Withdraw symptoms develops in ten months in using drugs and alcohol! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only
I've been clean almost 2 years after using some type of opioid for over 27 years and most of the I'm good but out of blue it hits me like a freight train my sponsor has 17 years clean he say the same happens to him so I guess it's different for everyone I never ever want to go back to that lifestyle again but I feel it is something I can't wish away I have to work at it
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Watching a family member go through this is by far the hardest thing you’ll ever do. Prayers for everyone dealing with this or anyone other addiction and prayers for all of their loved ones.
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! Take Ritalin as a pill and you won’t be addicted even if you take Suboxone as a pill, you won’t be addicted to it on Ritalin
5years clean after being clinically dead from Fentanyl overdose. I thank God everyday for giving me another chance to be a father to my son.. I'm one of the very few lucky ones.
Hi Jax, can you tell your story to all of us here exactly how to fought this battle and won? Your advice might might be very helpful to save other people lives. Please tell us how God saved you from not falling back in?
I recently lost a best friend to an overdose this past Wednesday. And I’m so devastated. I never took this opioid crisis serious until it hit home and my best buddy is gone. RIP brother. I’ll miss you man. I wish I coulda been there to support you better. I’m sorry I didn’t check on you Wednesday.
Almost three years clean from fentanyl, dehydrocodeine and diazepam. I thought I was going to die as I went cold turkey, which I don’t recommend. The first three weeks was utter torture. The first three months wasn’t much better. Then it slowly got better. I’m doing good and finally living.
I was addicted to Oxy lost everything quickly went to Salvation Army for 6 months and God changed my Life now I try to be a blessing to my family for everything I put them through, the older you get the more expensive your mistakes become
I lost my brother 2015, 21 days after his 30th birthday. After a 15yr fight, and never being clean for more than 9 months. After 30days clean for his 30th birthday. He picked up again, and died in front of his wife and daughter. Remembering that sound my mom made. When we get the call that he pass, haunts me at night.
Much love to this family. Their bond is unbreakable despite it all, and Joe spirit is much different in the latter of this video than the beginning. Much much respect.
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! Addiction is about dopamine, not about withdraw symptoms! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only
2 and a half years clean from heroin .im so blessed i had people by my side the whole time even thru my worst.thanks family .u kno who u are if your reading this post .i love you guys so much##NEVER GIVE UP
I cried and suffer 17 years with my ex husband daddy to 3 wonderful kids who are great adults today. When my youngest was 4 I begged him please change he said this is my life and this is who I’m gonna be I like this life. That day was my 32 birthday I left. Today I’m married I’m happy my kids are great thank you God. My ex is 61 and he’s still the same I showed my kids to love and respect him no Matter what. And to that he is grateful. I pray one day he stops. But it’s unlikely. God bless him always
Evelyn Yolanda I know this comment is a few months older, I’m very close to this being my life, spending my life with and sharing children with someone who said “I’m not ready yet” “I can’t” it kills me. I don’t shake, I try to do everything in my power that doesn’t involve giving money or anything that truly enables, 61? That scares me. I guess some just don’t change, they can’t, it’s the way they’re wired, your comment made me cry. I’m 27. He’s 31. I hope you’re happy, you deserve it.
Girl, save your prayers he is going to die that way. He has a chronic relapsing deadly disease. He just can't "stop". That's like telling someone with cancer to stop growing that tumor. Lol see how ridiculous it sounds? It's a disease!!
Keep praying. As long as there is life there is still Hope. When reading you I can feel the love of God talking even if it is for your ex husband and that’s all it needs. Please do not give up. God is faithful. Nothing is impossible to Jesus.
@@LadyLakeland I saw your post 2 years later. My ex overdosed on fentanyl with heroin. He was found in time. And he's still the same. He does not think of nothing but himself most selfish person I will ever know. My kids are also done with him. They reach out to him but is always too high to talk to them
@toomuchjunkiebizness 79 kratom is legal in most U.S. States I believe please try and look into it more, I've heard only good things about it helping people
It's so important for families speaking out about their struggles with their loved ones struggling! Thank you so much for not just looking the other way! Thank you for sharing your experience strength and hope. God bless you 🙏
I believe in you...on march 5th was 11 years sober after a decade long cocaine addiction...you are strong...you are amazing....you have an amazing family....good luck!!!
Wish this brother the best. My parents tried to help me too by giving me shelter under their roof. Truly that was a curse. I needed to be self dependent and start to feel accomplished in life. Not easy to piece your life together no doubt. My prayers are with this brother. Hope he finds NA!
@@ella-bt8hp I'm only guessing, but maybe it's because there is a period of time after you stop using before the drug is completely out of your system? You go through withdrawals and so on, it takes a while before you're actually 'clean' and your system is drug-free.
This story really hit home for me, I can relate. My mother was the exact same way Joeys mom was w him and I knew she wouldn't ever tell me NO, so I took advantage of her just for my own selfish needs. The hurt, pain, disappoint and damage my family endured due to my addiction. One thing is that they never gave up on me and loved me unconditionally. Thank you for sharing you store j
I hope you are still clean & sober so much. I celebrated my 9 years clean from pills last month. Couldn't be more proud of myself now because I never thought I could get one day under my belt. But, here we are!! Keep it up!! 😁
I know what it's like. I had just relapsed on fetynol last month. After being clean. I was going on five months on clean time. Now I'm going on a few weeks. It's a very hard struggle. But it can be done. If you really want it. Must get a sponsor and work the steps. That is what I'm doing different this time. One day at a time. Is all I have.
Don't give up, you can do it. I have 9 years clean and I struggled like crazy to get clean. But, I gave my life to God and that's when He stepped in and helped me kick the habit.
Listen to the tone of voice from the father when he’s talking about how his son was when he was little kid then to how he was when he became addicted. You can almost hear the hate..
Physical labor ....for many people working on a farm or with animals with no time to focus on self or past or anything..plus it makes you super tired & good sleep heals...
This is more than just being an addict. He has mental health issues like depression as well. That is the root of why he feels like he needs drugs to escape.
@@Gwyllgi cancer is a disease as well as addition. Cancer is not a conviction, is not a curse, it's a disease that took away my family member. I'm a young person and haven't seen many people die but I've heard and read about addicts who passed because of lack of proper medical care. Addiction is not a vice, people don't chose to lead hedonistic life and fail. You can educate yourself on compassion and rationality. I used this comparison because every sick person should have access to dignified and professional care, addiction is not a reason to despise people and dehumanize them to the extent where others feel entitled to suggest labour or prison; punishment is not a treatment. You can read Gabriel Gabor's research. It might help you to understand root of this problem. Especially now, when million of people are being affected by this issue, especially in America, where some suffer due to doctors feeding them drugs designed for terminally ill patients that are being advertised on TV to the masses.
"I'm not going to say I got this. That's the worst thing you can say. You never got it." I never thought I would hear one of the most powerful and true quotes from a former drug addict.
I hope Joe is doing good. I used to go to that same outpatient at the farnum center and was on suboxone for a year or more after being addicted to fentanyl. I moved out west to try and get away from it all, but I still needed help and that’s when I went down south to a rehab called New Life Recovery in Fort Pierce I’ve been clean ever since. Coming up on 4 years in November. It was a hard battle, but I made it through and I’m thankful for everyone who helped me. I recommend if anyone is struggling to get help.
I am also going through this with my 18 yr old son. It is heartbreaking. He is now in a 3 month Rehab. Program. I have signed up to volunteer as a mother in the community to The Opioid Task Force. I am lucky my son is Alive. I don't want to see one more teenager accidently OD on drugs laced with fentanyl..
Laurie Ferguson I am forever grateful that he is going to treatment. At 18 I wasn’t ready and I was given some of the best option for treatment but I was so stubborn. It took loosing just about everything for me to get clean but at 23. I am 25 now and I have almost 2 years clean. I pray for you’re son! This disease is no joke it has taken my family from me along with many other things.
Statistically he has a 7% chance of staying clean a year. 12 step does not see the same kind of success with opioid addicts. That 3 month rehab you have him in better have him on medication assisted therapy. Suboxone. If not, he WILL relapse. Mark my words. MAT is the gold standard of treatment. Not 90day cold turkey rehabs.
How is your son? I hope well! If he’s still on the wrong path, please get in touch. I’m a mother who’s lost her beautiful son and I would like to speak with him.
My sister was addicted to heroin for about 7 years. She has been clean for about a year and her life is completely different. From being homeless to nursing school. From not having a place to stay to a homeowner. Things change so fast. Keep that fight to stay clean. It won't be easy but it is worth it. I wish you the best.
I been there i have been out of it. It all started with pain in my back. And then I got oxys. I hated myself and the world. I got out of it. It's 3 years ago. It's true that you become a devil you get evil and cruel. Lost lots of good friends. Today I work as a photographer I now have a mission. Never going back that road I did not relapse i never felt tempted. I cut lots of people. And won't risk going back to that life. I now have respect from my family i smile. I appreciate tiny things where people who have not been in he'll as I have. Just when the sun is shining I appreciate it. Just small things. Please to all out there it is possible. It really is stay strong and keep having faith
We are grateful for this documentary and the work of all of those involved in the efforts to stop this insane epidemic of fentanyl entering our nation, our states, our communities and killing our loved ones.
I used opiates for 12 years, the last 4 years it was Heroin... I overdosed on Fentanyl laced heroin and Xanax August 6 2018... I have been clean 266 days now. There is hope, never give up . Life is beautiful
Much love !!
You are amazing, keep up the good work!
Yes it is! The grass is so much greener here 👊🏻
Mt. Zod my grass is dark with little red hairs🤷🏽♀️
Go back to it fam.. nvr 2 late 😏
Society needs to treat the depression as well not just the addiction.
Why is everything the society's problem? The moment one and one's family start to take up responsibilities is the moment when everything starts to get better.
@@pavelimani because these families think what they're doing and teaching is normal and has nothing wrong to do with it.
Right on.
@@pavelimani you aren't that smart are you?
I agree
Like his dad I work in the funeral industry, and I’m also an addict. No amount of overdose deaths I saw were ever enough to sway me, it had to come from me and it did, now I’ve got almost 9 months sober and I couldn’t be happier
Anthony Gomes Yes sir, just celebrated 1 year on the 9th. We're living in crazy times but I'm doing well. Thank you very much for asking, God bless you as well!
When my cousin passed the dude that sold it to her was at viewing asking people if they wanted to buy anything.. wish I could’ve slit his throat right then and there .. don’t even have respect? I don’t know I guess my brain ain’t like theirs but I do medical pot because of some tramadol they was given me for my fibromyalgia I couldn’t take it my legs would wanna go .. hope all is well with you still :)
Well done man.
Dublins Fair City thanks a bunch 💚
Keep up the fight! You are courageous!
Man, this was so powerful. Took my 17-year-old son to his 4th inpatient treatment facility on October 12, 2021, a 120-day program. In Spokane, WA. He is a new daddy to a beautiful baby girl born March 7, 2021, Pray for us world 🙏🏽
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⬆️ Overdosing on fetnyol in Prison
😂 😆 it’s too funny!!
Prayers for him and ur family and especially for you 🙏
Praying so hard for you and your family. ❤️🙏🏼
Thanks to All and God Bless
I’m from Spokane, the best thing you could probably do is get out of Spokane. It’s full of drugs everywhere you look.
“An addict alone is in its worst company.” Very powerful comment.
This caught my attention as well
Idle hands are the devil's workshop.
They use this quote in the N.A meetings alot.
I managed to stop using alcohol and other drugs, when I left 10 weeks of rehab, by staying busy. Having moments of doing nothing can lead to those thoughts of using.
Correct. Wise words.
6 years clean here from heroin
Congratulations ❤
Good for you man... Keep it up
My 6 years is today, May 6th 2013
@@an0therdimensi0n99 CONGRATS to you too. keep it up. I know it's hard.
@@spooky4628 it actually couldn't be any easier. I do not struggle. I haven't even had the temptation. I work in one of the heroin capitals of the states as well. I'm not cured but I have recovered from the hopeless state of mind & body that I once suffered from. Drinking and drugging were not my problem, they were my solution....to everything. I have 20 years of using that has taught me the hard way that I cannot safely have 1 of anything. Thank you for the kind words.
10 months clean off of heroin. God bless you joe
cheers to a happy healthy life. im glad you're clean.
❤️❤️❤️🙏
Keep it going, turn them months to years and then to life of being cleaning. You got this.
Congratulations! You can do this! Xoxoxo from SC
How do you get through the withdrawal
“An addict alone is in its worst company.” Very powerful and very true. He’s lucky he has people that are with him daily. It’s hard being alone as much as I am.
you ar not alone stay strong 💪❤
I agree...im a d1(k.
You don't have to be alone--there are support groups all over. AA and NA are free. There are other groups too, just have to ask around and search for recovery events on social media. I hope you reach out and find your tribe! ❤️
5 weeks clean. Longest I've been clean in years. So difficult.
It will only get better.
@@2wheeleddemon999 awwww thank you
How have you been doing ?
Amy Lou it’s beyond hard ! I’ve watched my son hit the bottom and run out of things at steal sell etc and watch the sickness of withdrawals where I literally was just going to try and give him something to help.
Hang in there 💜
Am 17 and overdosed on fentanyl when i was 16 now am over 6 months clean everything is possible guys
Gilberto Esparza yes! how ya doing now?
Stay healthy and sober, prayers going up❤️✊🏼
Yea its easy to say that when you are young. I am 38 and been on heroin and now fenny since 22 years old. Its rough! The longest clean time I had was a year and a half when I went to prison! One depressing thing and its right back to dope.....
@FreeOpenTruth ....bless you and I pray God comforts you and gives you peace in every cell of your body. Cling to Him...it’s what I do❤️🩸
Try therapy for borderline personality disorder.
This is so personal. My Joey didn't make it. Nothing but love and respect for your Joey!
RIP to your son, Kelly.
Sorry for the loss of your son, I'm a recovering addict too lost some good friends and people along the way.
I’m so sorry Kelly, may he Rest In Peace
Sorry for your loss. So many Joseph's out in the world. My brother did make it and now he's a Born again Christian. Thank God. God Bless
Thing is, my son is Joey too. Hearing them say things I felt, did and said, it was so awful and so sadly true. ❤️
Heartbreaking.
Major respect to his family putting everything on the line for their son to get better.
Proud of everyone in the comments who is clean or trying to get clean. Ya'll got this! Peace & blessings!
Going on 16 days & it's getting easier to deal
@@Seaneey keep going, it's gonna get better everyday! If you ever feel weak you can message me and I'll try to help. I know, I'm a stranger, but sometimes it's easier to talk with a stranger.
i’m trying itss so hard. im gonna try to get in rehab 😭😭
@@sexyanonymous4962 sending u positive thoughts and vibrations! U got this!!
@@sexyanonymous4962 Just keep at it. It does get better. I'm going on day 17 now & feel even better then the day before. Starting to work out agian & it's helping.
I’m a recovery addict ... I used for almost 20 years ... was homeless for years ! In October 2019 brought my first home, I went from “ homeless to homeowner “ 7 years next November🙌🏼🙌🏼 Had to take a total change of life and mind set ! Today I have a wonderful life , living life in life terms.
Vickygarcia73 absolutely wonderful! Hope you will always be a “homeowner”. Lost my beautiful son to hard drugs a year and a half ago, he couldn’t conquer his demons. I pray you will always stay clean honey.
Prayers for protection and sobriety. You got this❤️✊🏼
Whats life's terms? (That statement always bothered me).. a set of standards created by a failing society and culture?.. live on your own terms.. make your own rules.. if you can't handle drugs its a good thing you quit.. quitter
Yayyyyyyyyyyyy day by day dear keep going.... t
That is so amazing! Congratulations, I am so proud of you!
This quarantine got me 30 days sober. God bless all the decent people out there that are at least trying to be better
Good for you!!!!! God Bless and keep at it. Do what you have to do to limit temptation even if that means deleting contacts or changing number or changing friends. Its about your life not others feelings. Keep it up!
Quarantine got me one year and two months clean from fentanyl! Good job! Stay strong!
Case to say..." May the Force be with you!"
Hope your doing good my brother
No the quarantine didn't get you clean, YOU DID. As a former addict, NOTHING will stop you from getting that fix until you realize you have a problem and WANT to do something about it....
Rest In Peace to my brother Jeremy Baldy who overdosed on fentanyl. And I’m so incredibly proud of everyone who has gotten sober. You’re all amazing ❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss 😔 That is so heartbreaking to hear.
I’m so sorry for ur loss @Bri Jensen I lost my brother to a fentanyl overdose as well it’s hard to know that it could have been prevented that’s what I battle with daily!!
@@cherryblossomvanillabean1751 so very sorry Cherry ⚘
@@clairelivefreeordie2551 thank you so much!!!
@@cherryblossomvanillabean1751 I’m so sorry for your loss as well 😞
I lost my son to heroin addiction, it was mixed with fentanyl, he was 26,10 years of treatment. Christ I miss him.
Same here
God Bless You Sir, I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry. I lost two cousins. Almost lost myself, nine years clean. I gave my life to God and he helped me.
@Colester 17
Thank you, I found God is what made my journey so special, He never lets me down.
so sorry. may he rest in peace
That brings so many memories back to me. My mom was an heroin addict and took her life when she was 32 and I was 12, because the coudnt handle it no more. Many rehab tries, but nothing worked. I was lucky to life with my maternal granny, who gave me so much love and wisdom...
@Eric Andre . Don't repeat what your parents did. Life it to beautiful to ruin it with drugs.
Dont know where u @ spiritually but start praying for the healing of ur spirit, mind, & body. U can overcome!! Be diligent!!🙏🙏
@Eric Andre been there bro.
Sounds like all of us
My sons mom went this year he was 13 anything I can do please just to help him
"i hate the world the way it is" that's depression and i can relate to this statement completely to the point that it reduced me to tears as i heard it. Scary place to be at.
yukti thegreat I’ve battled depression my whole life, even before I knew what it was. And yeah it’s incredibly difficult, especially with no support system...whatever your situation is, I truly pray for healing and restoration for you. I know the world can be ugly, but you have to find the beauty in it and there is still plenty 😊
@@trueblue2892 thanks for the positivity ❤
yukti thegreat no problem ❤️
Same, he hit the nail on the head there. That quote right there describes to a T inner turmoil and deep unhappiness. Depression is the catalyst to many addictions. It's a killer in so many ways.
It's backwards. The systems are stupid. I am right there with him. And you.
You got this and you are stronger then you know.. My dad was an addict for so many years and today for more then 5 years my dad has been clean, has his own place , 2 cars and a wife... You got this.. I use to call my dad by his name Joe, not dad... and now i call him dad and Im proud of him... Im praying for you..
22 years clean from heroin and Methadone
That's VERY good, I always say if you can do 10 year's there's a good chance you'll make it.
How did the withdrawal go for you?
@@kimmypretty5335 Use red bali Kratom, 4 level teaspoons a day will keep the sickness away
@@ianmangham4570 wow were did you buy it from?
@@kimmypretty5335 Online, what county you in ?
When I was given fentanyl by a paramedic for excruciating pain, I remember the very first thought that I had was, "THIS is why people get so addicted to this drug!" I have never felt so peaceful in my entire life.
I understood when I started taking vicodin for a tooth abcess. Any substance that feels that good should not exist. I refuse all painkillers now. The pain one feels is a beautiful contrast to the satisfaction of being healthy. It makes you value your life more.
@@Gwyllgi Cancer patients need them. My mum's tumour crushed her kidneys and she needed to have bags out her back to drain them.
Everyone needs a lethal dose of fentanyl on hand so that when we are in dire straits from a nuclear war, extreme drought and large scale starvation or a painful fatal disease we can kill ourselves instead of suffering for a period of time. No I take that back. Our enemies would love to see us suffer in more ways then you can imagine. Now that we have entered the world's worst depression. We just might need it sooner then you think. We have the decency of putting millions of pets to sleep every year so at least give humans the right to bow out when they know there is no hope for this cancer called the human plague.
@@Gwyllgi It seems to be largely luck (and dosage) that drives whether or not someone becomes addicted to a substances. I took Vicodin for my dislocated kneecap and I didn't become addicted or feel any sort of euphoria. Just fell straight to sleep. Genetics seems to be a key factor in what causes some people to become addicts and others to not. There have been some interesting studies as well showing that the micro bacterial ecosystem in our gut can help or prevent getting sober as well. Point being, I don't think we should ban these substances entirely, but just be more rigorous with how we prescribe them. And maybe evolve genetic testing to the point that we can determine how likely someone is to become an addict based off their dna, and make decisions from there.
I totally understand too. I was hospitalized for rhabdomyolysis and they gave me dilaudid for pain and the first thing I said to my wife was,” I now know why people get addicted”. I was on it everyday for about two weeks and began to notice I was calling for the drug the last 3 days in the hospital just because it gave me this euphoria I never felt before. I sometimes had the urge to find it in pill form when I was out of the hospital . I’m so grateful I was able to be strong and stay away🙏
11 years clean from crack
God Bless You ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
shiTonYour Life good luck on that journey
I ain't gunna lie I'll still freebase from time to time idk why... But I won't make an addiction out of it.. some people can use and never really be addicted.. they just use here & there.. it's all a mind game
Rosa u a crack head!!
Same here.... No more Freebase, back to coce lol
This problem has only gotten worse. I have spent the last two years as a addict. Probably in totally a year and some months on and off. I lost my son, my wife, went to rehab, still got out a relapsed after my life was getting better. Describing a addiction as a demon was an amazing way to describe it. I’ve been clean two months now! Hopefully will be my last sobriety date
still sober?
it is like being possessed by a demon. that’s what it feels like.
25 yrs heroin addiction here. I have 18 months. The obsession has finally been lifted. There is hope. You can do this.
Brother died of heroin laced with fentenol. He was/is my idol and hero. In Loving Memory of Alex Rutherford.
Sad. God give you power.
Shubham Prasad ❤️🙏🏻
RIP brother.
@A 12650 Hey It's Dylan not me.
Rest in peace.
By the grace of God, there go I...
I spent a all of 2014 in rehab and I am telling you that was the best year of my life...Still sober!
I had the extreme “tough love” that the father was describing, except it actually happened to me. Every individual is different, but I’ve been sober for 17 months so.
His dad is the right kind of dad for the situation. No nonsense tough love.. legend!
Robert Mason honestly have to disagree. I don’t know anything about this family and what went on before but I think that type of parenting leads kids with a lot damage psychologically and could drive kids to start drugs. Not that his dad did that I’m just saying tho
@@mattevans9669 I see your point but he brings balance to the parenting. Good cop, bad Cop scenario. If his dad was a liberal mamby pamby parent along with his naive mum then they wouldn't have any tough tools to get the job done. I'm a nurse by trade in psychiatry and I have a similiar approach when working with my patients and it goes something like this:- Freindly, Fair, but....FIRM!!!
I'm not sure there is any correct way. Addiction will worm it's way around anything or anyone. I suppose we all need love and a firm hand so a bit of both. Don't give up on them and dont forget who they were before the drugs. Get some support such as CODA and know it's not your fault and after a certain point it certainly isn't a choice. Peacex
Not always the best dad, some addicts thrive from family support
@@robertmason6366 the keys being friendly and fair. A lot of people who think they are applying "tough love" neglect this. And I'm sure as a psychiatric nurse you will be aware that many of the problems you treat stem from authoritarian parenting.
Fourteen years this August.
Can never let your guard down.
The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety it’s connection.
Get clean friends and never let them go.
Love y’all and stay strong.
The opposite of addiction is not recovery. It is forming deep, empathic, and loving connections.
people, places and things
You already know a story ends badly when it begins with “when joe was little..” and “he was a happy-go-lucky little kid, always smiling”
@MALACHAI SHASHU get out of here
Or, "he would light up a room when he walked in..."
I was abused as a young kid all my pictures I'm smiling at that age
On god🤣🤣🤣
The recovery comments are the REAL MVPs here. You guys are awesome!
He's so lucky, he is still surrounded by someone who love him . I hope the best for him
Spoiled child,hb.he ll screw up
@@tomkarlen3776 And I say he’ll make it with his loving family!
@@deborah8887 amen
@@deborah8887 Loving family ? The mother kept giving him money even when her husband kept telling her no. She supported his addiction. So much for love
@@crystala554 It’s a tough thing. A parent doesn’t want to see their kid suffer. Also if he didn’t get money from her he could’ve done something really bad to get that money elsewhere, maybe hurting someone or worse. Addiction is THAT powerful. You become a totally different person. So while his mother might have enabled him in her own way while trying to look out for him, he would probably not be able to do this without the help from his family. If it wasn’t for my family I know I wouldn’t be alive right now because after I hit bottom I just wanted to die. My parents convinced me to give it my best shot instead of dying and I made a choice to get clean.
My 25yr old son went from a condo on the beach and 100k job to filthy $50 motel room. He will be sentenced tomorrow to 5 yrs state penetentiary all drug charges. Im grateful hes alive. However cant stop crying
God is still with you guy's Lynn, even if it may not feel like it. You could be telling a story of burying your son. Instead, God, has more in store. Even if you can't see it yet. Trust me, I know.
Sending love.❤️
@@jbrittney33 thanx i know
@@getshiitdone thanx sending luv right back at ya
lynn zo I’m sorry he’s going to jail I hope he can get straight and stay straight
we lost my little brother to this evilness!We need to help them but at the same time they need to help themselves.....Kenneth Wayne Hunt you are always missed....My soul is broken
I lost my mama to drugs and it is just the most heartbreaking feeling there is. I have this huge hole in my heart that cannot be filled without here. Praying for everyone who is currently struggling ♥️
After using heroin every single day for over 25 years and finally clean for over 8 months, it is amazing to watch these videos and to read the comments, as they are so inspiring and I hope Joe makes it, his parents seem lovely
How have you been?
8 months n u got already normal hard to believe
25 year long tweak session . Man theirs gotta be some good story's in there
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! If you take Ritalin as a pill, you won’t be addicted. Ritalin increase libido in the heart! Take Suboxone just in case you have withdraw symptoms
Still sober ?
Family's broken, finances ruined, jumping every time the phone rings for the dreaded call. It never ends until its over.....kudos for those lucky few who can break free.
Pretty much that one hit me
🙄
60 days clean today. I overdosed on fentanyl, April 22nd thank God I am still here. Congratulations to all the recovering addicts. There is hope
still sober?
Addiction is a devastating disease. I've walked in this young man's shoe's before. I am 20 years clean now and I couldn't have done it without my wonderful parents. No parent deserves to see thier child go though this.
I am a proud parent of a 16 year old and chose to open up about my past drug abuse in hopes to educate my child on what's to come if he chooses to take that path.
It was not easy to talk about as I was afraid of what his reaction may have been. Thankfully it opened the door to my child to speak freely about this and many other topics of life. His reaction "mom...thank you for being so strong and loving me unconditionally"
As parents we can only educate them to the best of our knowledge. The rest is up to them.
Wow this family was so supportive and wife too. They stood by his side thru this bad journey. Even tho they enabled him for a little while.
Wish I had this much support like him! All I got is my 6 year old daughter I started taking my wife"s old meds to cope with losing her then when it ran out I turn to harder drugs dope and fett....i still battling this it's hard yo!
Sam Chhieng you got this man! Keep trying and don't look back!
@@sammysmiles606 hey i know how you feel very similar experience
Please feel free to write me if you want or need someone to talk to
@@angelabrooking3487 thx you. I'm hardly on here. Do you have IG or facebook? My ig is samchhieng
Sam Chhieng Be grateful for that child. I wish I could have another little one. It was easy to do the right thing then.
my gf is 3 years clean so proud of my love💞
Bethany Tummillo congratulations!!! im so happy for you and her!
Thx for staying by there side
Ayoo G2G Broskii not enough people say this! It truly is extremely important and IS the line between life and death
I hope you guys are still doing well. Stay strong.❤️
thank you for staying by her, everyone going through addiction deserves someone there 💗
It's so good to see that there are still good parents out there. The kind that stick by their children when they make mistakes. Mine threw me to the streets at 14, for drinking alcohol. I was never allowed to go back home. Struggled from there and became an addict by the time I was 19. Spent over 30 years, using and abusing drugs and alcohol. Finally in August 2017, I got clean through the grace of God I am sober, no rehab, no program has ever worked better than my pray to my creator to set me free from the bondage of addiction. Finally am beginning to live life the way I should have.. My only regret is that I wasted all those years... Hope you are doing well Joey you will be in my prayers.
May God restores to you all the years lost in Jesus name amen
My cousin died from Oxy laced with Fentanyl. She had so much life to live, it's sad how people get taken so young. Prayers for everyone struggling with addiction. 🙏🙏🙏
reading all these comments on how so many of you have remained cleaned or are seeking helps makes my heart so warm. i am so proud of every single one of you. how courageous of you all xoxo
Seriously though.. I’m really trying to get clean at home and ween off so we will see how it goes!! I went from using almost every hour to every 8 hours. Watching these and reading comments gives me hope 🥺
To those that are clean. Stay clean. Keep fighting everday!!!! We are proud of you!!! kEEP FIGHTING
i’m two days clean from subs! well today (may 7th 2019) is day 2. withdrawals are getting bad. kicked twice before but relapsed. i’m only 21. but i got this! wish me luck. I was on subs for about 6 years!
edit : on day 6 - showers are my life rn lol. just wanna feel normal & get that natural energy back! ben teaching myself about gut health and how to naturally boost my serotonin levels & dopamine! since i’ve depleted them for so long bc of drugs! it’s hard but i’m doing it
Edit : 1 month and 12 days DOWN I FEEL GREAT❤️💚🥰😁
Edit once again : Celebrating 3 MONTHS CLEAN💞
Good choice bud.
TSP i really appreciate that!! especially in dark times like this.. i really do appreciate that!
You can do it! Good luck 🙂
Elena Ivanova thank you so much :) today begins day four!! sleep is the only thing bugging me really!
How are you making er? I have been there; done that... more times than I care to admit. (My addiction started in the hospital after having flesh eating disease, Fentanyl. Oxy 80's... ugh.) I have a little over 5 years clean in. I hope you are still hangin in there. Seriously. My God, life is f'n beautiful after getting clean... no more chasing shit down, wastin tons of $$ , feeling like shit and basing every single event in my life on pills. Hope you are getting rest now and being strong.... *BEST DECISION EVER!!* Lotsa love. xo.
I am so proud of all those who chose themselves over their addiction and take back their lives!.... I've been so worried about everyone that I know, who had suffered from a drug addiction and because of Covid, slip back into their addiction, but all my peeps are going strong and things couldn't be better for them!... 🙏🏻
I know this struggle more then I'd like to admit. I'm addict . Clean for a few years now. Its been rough, still is. Lost a lot . Everything. This made me cry because how much love they have for their son. They never gave up. Most important thing to have are people there for you. Trust me I know.
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! Addiction is always dopamine in the brain and heart! Withdraw symptoms develops in ten months in using drugs and alcohol! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only
A mother’s love is amazing. I pray to be this patient of a parent. I hope he is successful in his sobriety.
If he still feels vulnerable after 60 days clean, he's not done yet. I struggled with opioids for a decade. Once you're over it, you'll know..
Anthony Szarek dude I feel this on so many levels. When I was done I was done. 60 days later I wanted no part of it. You’re so right
Agreed
I've been clean almost 2 years after using some type of opioid for over 27 years and most of the I'm good but out of blue it hits me like a freight train my sponsor has 17 years clean he say the same happens to him so I guess it's different for everyone I never ever want to go back to that lifestyle again but I feel it is something I can't wish away I have to work at it
Im 2 years clean off of cocaine and i still get random cravings every now and again.
So true friend. I was amazed when my body and mind said no more.
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My son passed away from a fentanyl overdose.
Jarred Erikson
11/17/93 - 11/09/17
Buried him on his 24th birthday 💔
I'm so sorry for your loss
My condolences
I'm so sorry, I wish I could take your pain away, no mother or father should have to go through that.
Humblest condolences
@@manishchapagain1817 im sorry for your loss.
Watching a family member go through this is by far the hardest thing you’ll ever do. Prayers for everyone dealing with this or anyone other addiction and prayers for all of their loved ones.
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! Take Ritalin as a pill and you won’t be addicted even if you take Suboxone as a pill, you won’t be addicted to it on Ritalin
5years clean after being clinically dead from Fentanyl overdose. I thank God everyday for giving me another chance to be a father to my son.. I'm one of the very few lucky ones.
Hi Jax, can you tell your story to all of us here exactly how to fought this battle and won? Your advice might might be very helpful to save other people lives. Please tell us how God saved you from not falling back in?
Amen ❤ Praise the Lord you are still with us
I recently lost a best friend to an overdose this past Wednesday. And I’m so devastated. I never took this opioid crisis serious until it hit home and my best buddy is gone. RIP brother. I’ll miss you man. I wish I coulda been there to support you better. I’m sorry I didn’t check on you Wednesday.
Don't blame yourself bro! You had nothing to do with that!
My condolences...
My late passing wife took this for pain during cancer and I saw a lot of this in her. All good she’s resting in Heaven. 🙏🏾😔🙌🏽
i'm really sorry
I'm so very sorry to hear that. Blessings to you and may your wife be at peace. 💓
I'm so sorry God Bless you and her🖤
I use to have an addiction to pain pills now I've been clean going on 4 years with the help of God and my wife and kids !!!!!
Well done on those 4 years and thank you for putting your children and wife first. You’re a great father to do that. 🙏🏻
Good on you! Hope you're doing well, Matt
I’ve been sober for almost a year. Thank god I had a family behind me that cared and supported me all the way through
Jeez, that mom is just amazing.
My heart goes out to the addicted and the loving parents that are going through it too
Almost three years clean from fentanyl, dehydrocodeine and diazepam. I thought I was going to die as I went cold turkey, which I don’t recommend. The first three weeks was utter torture. The first three months wasn’t much better. Then it slowly got better. I’m doing good and finally living.
God love this family. For his dad to deal with death on a regular basis and to have that constant fear of the next one being his son...
yeah it really seems like God loves them.
plain Jane that’s so true
You said it exactly, Plain Jane.
I was addicted to Oxy lost everything quickly went to Salvation Army for 6 months and God changed my Life now I try to be a blessing to my family for everything I put them through, the older you get the more expensive your mistakes become
I lost my brother 2015, 21 days after his 30th birthday. After a 15yr fight, and never being clean for more than 9 months. After 30days clean for his 30th birthday. He picked up again, and died in front of his wife and daughter. Remembering that sound my mom made. When we get the call that he pass, haunts me at night.
Spongebob Squarepants xxx
God bless u some people do care
Sorry thats awful.
Wow. Sorry for ur loss.
Wow thats a really haunting comment. I am so sorry for your loss x
Much love to this family. Their bond is unbreakable despite it all, and Joe spirit is much different in the latter of this video than the beginning. Much much respect.
Ritalin is the solution for every addiction except porn addiction! Addiction is about dopamine, not about withdraw symptoms! Suboxone is for withdraw symptoms only
Wish there was an updaye on this.. I hope he stayed clean.
15.5 years for me!
I'm glad to say I am 4 years clean now man life is beautiful
2 and a half years clean from heroin .im so blessed i had people by my side the whole time even thru my worst.thanks family .u kno who u are if your reading this post .i love you guys so much##NEVER GIVE UP
I cried and suffer 17 years with my ex husband daddy to 3 wonderful kids who are great adults today. When my youngest was 4 I begged him please change he said this is my life and this is who I’m gonna be I like this life. That day was my 32 birthday I left. Today I’m married I’m happy my kids are great thank you God. My ex is 61 and he’s still the same I showed my kids to love and respect him no Matter what. And to that he is grateful. I pray one day he stops. But it’s unlikely. God bless him always
Evelyn Yolanda I know this comment is a few months older, I’m very close to this being my life, spending my life with and sharing children with someone who said “I’m not ready yet” “I can’t” it kills me. I don’t shake, I try to do everything in my power that doesn’t involve giving money or anything that truly enables, 61? That scares me. I guess some just don’t change, they can’t, it’s the way they’re wired, your comment made me cry. I’m 27. He’s 31. I hope you’re happy, you deserve it.
did you call him daddy?
Girl, save your prayers he is going to die that way. He has a chronic relapsing deadly disease. He just can't "stop". That's like telling someone with cancer to stop growing that tumor. Lol see how ridiculous it sounds? It's a disease!!
Keep praying. As long as there is life there is still Hope. When reading you I can feel the love of God talking even if it is for your ex husband and that’s all it needs. Please do not give up. God is faithful. Nothing is impossible to Jesus.
@@LadyLakeland I saw your post 2 years later. My ex overdosed on fentanyl with heroin. He was found in time. And he's still the same. He does not think of nothing but himself most selfish person I will ever know. My kids are also done with him. They reach out to him but is always too high to talk to them
As an addict I can tell you he’s not ready. Not even close.
I thought the same. I hope I'm wrong, but he just doesn't seem ready.
@toomuchjunkiebizness 79 I'm sorry to hear that...Have you tried Subs? (suboxone or subutex) they saved my loved one's life
@toomuchjunkiebizness 79 have you ever heard of kratom?
@toomuchjunkiebizness 79 kratom is legal in most U.S. States I believe please try and look into it more, I've heard only good things about it helping people
If you're in a legal state some stores sell it and you can order it online
It's so important for families speaking out about their struggles with their loved ones struggling! Thank you so much for not just looking the other way! Thank you for sharing your experience strength and hope. God bless you 🙏
I know from experience the family shame. This man is so blessed to have a loving, supportive family. Never give up.
I believe in you...on march 5th was 11 years sober after a decade long cocaine addiction...you are strong...you are amazing....you have an amazing family....good luck!!!
Angela Shafer you’re amazing!! So happy for you. Sobriety isn’t easy and addiction is devastating. Keep fighting beautiful!
Making that decision to quiten that voice is huge--
Coke and Fent are a wildly different drug !
Right on angela
@Jeanette Foster lol thanks for the great info toots! Fyi my lil brother overdosed and died from fent patches bout 5 yrs ago...
Addiction is so hard cause it’s always in the back of your head I hope n pray everyone makes it through
Wish this brother the best. My parents tried to help me too by giving me shelter under their roof. Truly that was a curse. I needed to be self dependent and start to feel accomplished in life. Not easy to piece your life together no doubt. My prayers are with this brother. Hope he finds NA!
This kid passed☹
I'm 9 months clean i overdosed 5 times saved 16 lives
What do you mean saved lives?
God bless you 🙏
Good for you!!!
Ali Pascal keep it up. Sober is a waaaay better high. I had a pretty serious addiction, until I realized I have more fun when I'm sober
@@elegantlywasted5447 most likely administered a narcon pen to other people who were overdosing. It puts them into withdrawals but saved there life.
Congratulations on getting your son back. He is very lucky to have a family there who truly love and cares for him.
Amazing family ....i pray for those who lack that
Reunite as o.N.e11 Thx 😞
4w18
3 Years Clean From Prescribed Drugs. Thank God I'm Alive
My clean date is May 24th 2017 the last time I used it was May 13th 2017..
I'm Confused why your clean date and the last day you used were not the same day? Did you end up overdosing or something?
Proud of you! It’s not easy, but it’s possible and you are proof!
@@ella-bt8hp I'm only guessing, but maybe it's because there is a period of time after you stop using before the drug is completely out of your system? You go through withdrawals and so on, it takes a while before you're actually 'clean' and your system is drug-free.
subscribers she's was likely out on methadone to withdrawal and in recovery programs they often dont count being on methadone as clean time
And that's wonderful m'dear...I'm very proud of and happy for you ...just celebrated 18 months myself ♡
This story really hit home for me, I can relate. My mother was the exact same way Joeys mom was w him and I knew she wouldn't ever tell me NO, so I took advantage of her just for my own selfish needs. The hurt, pain, disappoint and damage my family endured due to my addiction. One thing is that they never gave up on me and loved me unconditionally. Thank you for sharing you store j
I hope you are still clean & sober so much. I celebrated my 9 years clean from pills last month. Couldn't be more proud of myself now because I never thought I could get one day under my belt. But, here we are!! Keep it up!! 😁
You should be very proud of yourself. Keep going
@@Me-zw9xx Aww that's so kind of you to say. Thank you! 😁
@@TheNewMailLady you deserve it. Getting clean is hard 😊
@@Me-zw9xx 😁😁😁
This guy has an amazing mum, he is a lovely guy, and I have alot of respect for his mum.. hope he has got help and he is moving forward
I know what it's like. I had just relapsed on fetynol last month. After being clean. I was going on five months on clean time. Now I'm going on a few weeks. It's a very hard struggle. But it can be done. If you really want it. Must get a sponsor and work the steps. That is what I'm doing different this time. One day at a time. Is all I have.
Jorge Gonzalez hope everything all good you can do it! So many people are dying from Fetynol it’s so scary!
Really you need God to help you.
Don't give up, you can do it. I have 9 years clean and I struggled like crazy to get clean. But, I gave my life to God and that's when He stepped in and helped me kick the habit.
I hope you're doing better now.
Love, I'm praying for you.
Hope he made it, I'm a recovering addict as well. I'll pray for him and the family. What a good support system he has. Nothing but love
6 years sober. It’s rough. I pray to God everyday I made it out.
The kid sounds smart. He is explaining perfectly being alone is the most dangerous place an dope sick addict can be!
Smart don't do drugs
Listen to the tone of voice from the father when he’s talking about how his son was when he was little kid then to how he was when he became addicted. You can almost hear the hate..
Bless every family going through this it’s a hard situation to handle
Physical labor ....for many people working on a farm or with animals with no time to focus on self or past or anything..plus it makes you super tired & good sleep heals...
Super smart. Are you a doctor of kinds? Do you treat cancer as well with physical labour or you suggest proper medical care?
Good Music helps loads
This is more than just being an addict.
He has mental health issues like depression as well. That is the root of why he feels like he needs drugs to escape.
@@AamuAurora Wow, comparing cancer to addiction. That is so low and disgusting. Something an addict would say for sure.
@@Gwyllgi cancer is a disease as well as addition. Cancer is not a conviction, is not a curse, it's a disease that took away my family member. I'm a young person and haven't seen many people die but I've heard and read about addicts who passed because of lack of proper medical care.
Addiction is not a vice, people don't chose to lead hedonistic life and fail. You can educate yourself on compassion and rationality. I used this comparison because every sick person should have access to dignified and professional care, addiction is not a reason to despise people and dehumanize them to the extent where others feel entitled to suggest labour or prison; punishment is not a treatment.
You can read Gabriel Gabor's research. It might help you to understand root of this problem. Especially now, when million of people are being affected by this issue, especially in America, where some suffer due to doctors feeding them drugs designed for terminally ill patients that are being advertised on TV to the masses.
Keep up the good work, man! You'll inspire people with the work you're doing! Much respect for how far you've come.
"I'm not going to say I got this. That's the worst thing you can say. You never got it."
I never thought I would hear one of the most powerful and true quotes from a former drug addict.
This is a weird /cool sign to get well since today Tuesday December 17 I wanna go get help for my heroin addiction .
Alejandra Diaz Franco You can do it!
Cornbread Quigley 12/19/19 🤎 is when I did it. Also the day my dad went to the hospital and never made it out 12/29/19 5:26 pm rest in paradise daddy
I hope Joe is doing good. I used to go to that same outpatient at the farnum center and was on suboxone for a year or more after being addicted to fentanyl. I moved out west to try and get away from it all, but I still needed help and that’s when I went down south to a rehab called New Life Recovery in Fort Pierce I’ve been clean ever since. Coming up on 4 years in November. It was a hard battle, but I made it through and I’m thankful for everyone who helped me. I recommend if anyone is struggling to get help.
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Yea I definitely did bro
Thanks
Thank God you got your son back. I lost mine. Thank you for the education about this nightmare 🙏
I am also going through this with my 18 yr old son. It is heartbreaking. He is now in a 3 month Rehab. Program. I have signed up to volunteer as a mother in the community to The Opioid Task Force. I am lucky my son is Alive. I don't want to see one more teenager accidently OD on drugs laced with fentanyl..
Laurie Ferguson I am forever grateful that he is going to treatment. At 18 I wasn’t ready and I was given some of the best option for treatment but I was so stubborn. It took loosing just about everything for me to get clean but at 23. I am 25 now and I have almost 2 years clean. I pray for you’re son! This disease is no joke it has taken my family from me along with many other things.
Statistically he has a 7% chance of staying clean a year. 12 step does not see the same kind of success with opioid addicts. That 3 month rehab you have him in better have him on medication assisted therapy. Suboxone. If not, he WILL relapse. Mark my words. MAT is the gold standard of treatment. Not 90day cold turkey rehabs.
Melanie Hale don’t blame the doctors.
Most people were in legitimate severe pain.
What’s MAT? Methadone assisted therapy?
How is your son?
I hope well!
If he’s still on the wrong path, please get in touch.
I’m a mother who’s lost her beautiful son and I would like to speak with him.
Wish you and your family the best. I've been struggling with heroin addiction since I was 17 years old. I'm now 27 and have been clean for 7 months.
My sister was addicted to heroin for about 7 years. She has been clean for about a year and her life is completely different. From being homeless to nursing school. From not having a place to stay to a homeowner. Things change so fast. Keep that fight to stay clean. It won't be easy but it is worth it. I wish you the best.
I been there i have been out of it. It all started with pain in my back. And then I got oxys. I hated myself and the world. I got out of it. It's 3 years ago. It's true that you become a devil you get evil and cruel. Lost lots of good friends. Today I work as a photographer I now have a mission. Never going back that road I did not relapse i never felt tempted. I cut lots of people. And won't risk going back to that life. I now have respect from my family i smile. I appreciate tiny things where people who have not been in he'll as I have. Just when the sun is shining I appreciate it. Just small things. Please to all out there it is possible. It really is stay strong and keep having faith
We are grateful for this documentary and the work of all of those involved in the efforts to stop this insane epidemic of fentanyl entering our nation, our states, our communities and killing our loved ones.