Fentanyl Addict interview-Jeremy

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  • Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Jeremy, a fentanyl addict on Skid Row.
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  • @jelly7310
    @jelly7310 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    I remember thinking everything was funny when I was hooked on pills. 15 years clean and absolutely nothing about that time and things I experienced is funny. I'm ashamed of the things I did and didn't do. The lies I told myself are probably the worst of it all. I got real honest with myself and realized how big of shitbag I really am. Praise God I'm where I'm at now and truly hope Jeremy makes it through this part of his life.

    • @erikbuysbricks1562
      @erikbuysbricks1562 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yea, I was thinking the same thing. All these comments about how funny this is, and I’m just reflecting on my past, and thinking how sad I am for him to still be sick.

    • @angeladee1463
      @angeladee1463 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I bet his kids don’t find any of it funny. I hope one day he is able to get honest with himself and eventually find freedom. But, for the grace of God, go I.

    • @peterinfante6187
      @peterinfante6187 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I can definitely relate with everything you said! So spot on and true.
      Congratulations on getting clean! God knows I'm no Saint, I need to wake up. Be blessed and be strong.

    • @SharonBenson2674
      @SharonBenson2674 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Congratulations!

    • @grimshorts4834
      @grimshorts4834 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Your willingness to humble yourself and take accountability is why you have 15 years probably. Good shit.

  • @nurseballerina
    @nurseballerina 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    This is one of the best cases of minimizing I've ever seen! I'm praying he gets clean

  • @Eshkanama
    @Eshkanama 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Vicodin from the dentist was my first experience with opioids as well. 16 years old, and I was hooked. Years later it just got heavier until heroin became available, and then fentanyl. Had to get clean and relapsed so many times. I just finally stopped my suboxone and quit drinking and I’m 14 days clean. Depression is a motherfucker, after the sick it’s just so hard to fight the apathy towards everything. But I cannot wait to get my mind right again, and I pray to whatever God there is that I stay sober. I cannot go through that sick again. Im so tired man, I’m fucking 33 with three children and a great job and house and car and I just have to constantly remind myself of how much I have to lose. Dope just overrides all common sense, it’s so scary… and ever since my wife of 5 years found my dope last year, the shame I felt as she screamed and cried, asking me what the fuck she’s supposed to do if I die… it killed me man. Please, whoever is reading, dodge any opioids like the plague, and if you’re on it, please save yourself. It’s so hard but it’s so worth, and you’re worth it too.

    • @dnicelightborne892
      @dnicelightborne892 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pray to Jesus he is God

    • @jorilyndon8165
      @jorilyndon8165 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm 1 year clean from fent and I just want to let you know it gets SO much easier as time goes on. I struggled with intense cravings and "missing" the drugs for about 6 months but at 7 months the memories kind of started to become foggy and I would think more about the present and the future then the past. Now that I've reached 1 year, I can't even imagine getting high again... it feels so foreign and weird to me that I used to shoot fentanyl every day and live that life. Sobriety will eventually come so naturally and the struggle will be gone so do not give up!

    • @jackorlove4055
      @jackorlove4055 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What's crazy is you hid a full on opioid addiction from your wife for 4 years, unless I'm reading your story incorrectly. I can't believe she wouldn't notice you were on something unless you were the most strategic addict alive, or your habit was manageable. Either way, depending on how long you were on suboxone and on what dose, you should be over the physical withdrawal, mostly. You're probably heading into PAWS, and you may be dealing with that for a couple of months.
      Some things to note that many recovering addicts neglect is that substance abuse can mask real issues such as depression, ADHD, anxiety, chronic pain conditions, and these things may start coming back to bite you, and isnt necessarily due to withdrawal or PAWS. Be easy on yourself and don't hesitate to seek help for any suspected conditions. For example my father abused oxycontin, and when he detoxed and recovered he noticed his knee pain became unbearable, something his habit had been masking. These little things can push you towards using again, so don't neglect it and see a doctor.
      A second thing, is the PURPOSE or REASON for staying clean. You have to want it. And here's the up side for you, I can tell from your post that you want it. You want it for your wife, your children, and your life. You're raw dogging suboxone withdrawal for something, you're putting yourself through hell for something you think is worth it. I think you will be very successful.
      There's going to be a lot of rough times ahead. It will get better, then bad, then better, then bad again. You really should sit down and write down things you want to work on, and try and create healthy routines to occupy yourself. Maybe start getting info fitness, start eating better, planning day trips with your family, take this time to create healthy positive routines. Without active addiction occupying a large part of your day and brain space, you will undoubtedly feel a "void" in your day to day.
      Work on communication with your wife-- she's recovering with you, don't ever forget that. You've been lying to her for 4 years, that doesn't go away over night. Talk to her, remind her every day you're working towards something better, build that trust up again.
      You got this buddy, you're going to be okay. Trust me.

    • @MrPaPaYa86
      @MrPaPaYa86 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The idea that a dentist could prescribe opiods to treat post-op pain in teenagers out of hospital is insane

    • @crustinagohard9049
      @crustinagohard9049 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know what's so fucked up? Losing your child, starting to do dope again the night of her funeral, and then 9 months later finding out you are 6 montha pregnant. Then your doctor tells you you cannot safely detox and has no experience with a pregnant women in addiction so really the only thing she can tell you is "don't detox", and then every detox you call does not work with pregnant women. Talk about disappointment.

  • @roseagain2
    @roseagain2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    One of my first highs was at the dentist and I never forgot it.

  • @roseagain2
    @roseagain2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Stealing from people is a real scumbag thing to do.

    • @Deelifull
      @Deelifull 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ya think? What do you think this channel is? It's either people who have been victimized and/or the victimizer's themself.

    • @roseagain2
      @roseagain2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Deelifull no shit

  • @willsmith39
    @willsmith39 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I'm not sure he knows what "it's funny" means.
    I don"t see what's funny about stealing. I hate people who don't even acknowledge that going into someone's home and stealing is messed up.

    • @Deelifull
      @Deelifull 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And? He's an addict, so get in line with the hate & be thankful it's not your family member.

    • @willsmith39
      @willsmith39 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Deelifull I'm sure if he broke into your home and rummaged around a bit you'd be the wonderful virtue signalling empath you so clearly are and not for a minute angry or upset or feeling violated in some way.
      Maybe the people whose opiates he stole genuinely needed them even more than he did - but who cares right?
      I've watched 100's of these videos now and many many addicts admit to stealing to fund there habit at times but 99 percent of them expressed some degree of shame about it, of at least acknowledging it was wrong.
      This guy on the other hand as he described his window cleaning job that allowed him to steal from his customers seemed to think it was cool, "funny" all a good laugh.
      I said I don't think so. But there"s always some bellend like you that'll enable absolutely anything to show what a wonderful person you are.

  • @shellysara3934
    @shellysara3934 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    This guy is very "slick"
    In fact, he's a little scary. His delivery is too "O I'm not that kind of junkie" but his eyes are a whole other story. He reminds me of several people I had in my life.
    Smile right up till they stab you and then laugh.

    • @gkezele
      @gkezele 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      the "all this crazy stuff happens to me but its not really my fault" type guys? But its all stuff that would only happen to a junkie. yeah hes one of them I can tell.

    • @ryanvee570
      @ryanvee570 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      yep. charming, good actor & at reading people. makes sense he does well panhandling. Not saying he's a genius but he's smart enough that he can play the fool, which is dangerous

    • @mplslawnguy3389
      @mplslawnguy3389 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's unbelievable that our society tolerates this kind of guy. We put them up in hotels, pay for their addictions, all the while they steal and scam their way through life with zero consequences. Why do you think people are leaving California?

    • @ryanvee570
      @ryanvee570 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lisakay1006 what indicates BPD to you?

  • @barbarab8182
    @barbarab8182 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Fun interview, I think he likes telling stories and he tells them well. The stories are not so much about the dark side of being an addict but the adventures of one and how it all worked out in the end, so far. Wishing this soul a healthy future, I see a big potential in him to help others.

    • @giftoflife365
      @giftoflife365 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Indeed. Hopefully he embraces his talents, learns his healthy coping mechanisms and reads up on the life of Scott Weiland.

  • @scarab9762
    @scarab9762 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    He's a likable guy.. I think he's one of the few that could actually turn it around if he wants. It's not to late dude.. you've got kids don't you want to watch them grow up and get married etc? I think you'd make a really good sponsor and maybe even a drug counselor. Turn your shit around dude.. I see potential! Get after it!!

    • @Getohracer33
      @Getohracer33 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The answer is no, he doesn’t want to watch them grow. If he had his way he’d do drugs without dying, while being there for his kids . Dude wont ever care about his kids more than his high sadly

  • @user-OG-g
    @user-OG-g 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    I’ve always equated the name of the channel to the fact that all of your guests are everyday people, they are the structure of this country and at the same time they are the most vulnerable people in our society. Just like the soft belly of the beast.

    • @kianasadrosadat2326
      @kianasadrosadat2326 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Beautifully written.

    • @myeyeswentdeaf6213
      @myeyeswentdeaf6213 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That’s the way I alway saw the title of this channel, given its content. I’m a homeless heroin addict in NYC and found the title perfect, because we act tough, Heck!, we are tough, but growing up in a rough neighborhood, started dealing at 13, been locked up in Spofford as a juvenile, then Rikers Island as I got older. It’s scary. You don’t let it show, but you hide that vulnerable part of you and you act like you don’t give an F. Anybody from NYC? If ya lived that life ya know C74 ‘Adolescents AT WAR’. Anyway, I’m still on the streets in my mid 40’s and if it’s one thing I’ve learned dealing with all these street people, gangsters, on the inside and on the streets is we act tough…’act’. Some of the most vulnerable, scared, unsure of themselves, unconfident, people I’ve met in my life, the guys who carry a lot of fear and worries, are some of the toughest, scariest looking guys you might ever see. One look from them and you’d be shook to your core. But they all got something they would break down about on this show. That’s why it’s the perfect name for this channel. Some of the scariest most dangerous beasts still got that soft vulnerable underbelly part of them. Don’t get me wrong though, there are a few guys who don’t have none of that vulnerability, no sense of fear or nothing. Those are the truly dangerous. Those are the ones you really need to stay the F away from. There something deeply unsettling about them types.

    • @tylerkirkpatrick1212
      @tylerkirkpatrick1212 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@myeyeswentdeaf6213I hope life gets better for you, you seem pretty articulate and smart for living such a hard life. I like your perspective on things also was an entertaining read.

  • @MEL2theJ
    @MEL2theJ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you for the interview Jeremy and SWU

  • @seela349k7
    @seela349k7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    He tells his stories of addiction and stealing pills with such pride....I hope one day he finds his way to activities that are actually worthy of that pride.

  • @drewmillz1
    @drewmillz1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +157

    🤣🤣🤣 I didn’t expect this story to go the way that it did. Jimmys quite the character even as a full blown junkie. He’s very capable. Imagine how much better the world would be if these kind of folks weren’t getting destroyed by their drug habits? We’d have condos on the moon.

    • @michaelwysocki565
      @michaelwysocki565 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😮😮,

    • @reepzftw
      @reepzftw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I'm naming my first album Condos on the moon from now on

    • @brian1291
      @brian1291 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      yea ok.....

    • @JesusSaves827
      @JesusSaves827 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Who would even want to be on the moon.

    • @attractive.nuisance
      @attractive.nuisance 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      People can function in life on drugs, you just don't see it. You see the people who can't afford a habit or who can't get them legally some way. The illegality of drugs and capitalism/poverty has as much, if not more, to do with why people end up on the streets. That and the judgment from normies.

  • @fran0162
    @fran0162 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Another bang up interview!!! What a great storyteller!!! Jeremy...I hope you find your way out of the abyss!!

  • @smellysock4260
    @smellysock4260 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Thanks for doing these interviews. Your work has inspired me to start a project on the same subject in the city where I live. My subject is the same as yours--the underclass: homeless, addicts, drunkards, prostitutes, beggars, clochards, pimps, gypsies, street people in general. Instead of video, my medium is paint. I paint their portrait while they talk. My goal is to raise awareness of their existence. I had my first exhibition, and it was a success.

  • @ebeneezerscrooge2942
    @ebeneezerscrooge2942 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    This guy sounds like a bus stop rambler. Always needs a cigarette, some bus fare, maybe some gas money, and some change to call his mom.

    • @faustinreeder1075
      @faustinreeder1075 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Nailed it.

    • @trteeerryfse-wy2ww
      @trteeerryfse-wy2ww 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah well I'm still nice to those people. I buy them a water. One black lady was short a dollar or two on her beer and I covered it. That beer was probably the only thing she was looking forward to that morning as sad as that sounds I couldn't deny her that

    • @ebeneezerscrooge2942
      @ebeneezerscrooge2942 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@trteeerryfse-wy2ww we need more folks like you. Non judgmental open minded and forward thinking.

    • @trteeerryfse-wy2ww
      @trteeerryfse-wy2ww 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ebeneezerscrooge2942 thanks man. I still think ultimately those people are in charge of their own karma. I'm a burn victim and child molestation survivor so I've been through some shit and I get how they get there. For most people the here and now is completely unbearable

  • @wes11bravo
    @wes11bravo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Jeremy is capable of making his mark in a positive way. He's smart, he's self aware, he is obviously capable of completing steps necessary to achieve a worthy ideal. I hope he finds a way to do that. His kids need him. The world needs him.

  • @lostinlove1193
    @lostinlove1193 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Awesome thanks for doing these it shows that drug addiction can happen to ANYONE however capable in all walks of life. Good job Jeremy.

    • @lostinlove1193
      @lostinlove1193 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TomokoAbe_ are you an addict? I'm going to guess no by that ridiculous statement 😑

  • @repo3673
    @repo3673 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    He’s so proud of his lifestyle mark can barely get a word in 😂

    • @jamesanderson3537
      @jamesanderson3537 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mark only interrupt when he has to

  • @anamericanprayer1967
    @anamericanprayer1967 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Gross - using veteran sign for cash. No respect. He is high AF & typical grifter.

  • @nhlibra
    @nhlibra 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    You seem smart enough, Jeremy. I think you know the exact steps to get your life back on track. Btw, really nice voice. Lots of contract work recording books on tape my guy. Just an idea. Don't stay down there. Good luck to you. 🙂

    • @thehamilton5678
      @thehamilton5678 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      not very practical, you have to do a lot of free readings before you get paid...

    • @jujujouet7944
      @jujujouet7944 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      AI can now duplicate human's voices and narrate audiobooks, etc. Not a great field to break into at this moment in time.

    • @nhlibra
      @nhlibra 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jujujouet7944
      AI isn't all the way there yet. And there are clients that still want genuine human voices. This is similar to hand-writing mailings. Computerized mailing lists do not have the same effect on the recipient that a hand written letter or post card.

  • @1019jen
    @1019jen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Growing up in the 90's was how I got hooked on oxy and vics. Eventually turned into heroin . So many of us. So fucked

  • @joannerudolph5028
    @joannerudolph5028 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I hope he comes back on your show. I think he will either go down quickly or he might just make it out. 🤷‍♀️ I’d be interested to see whichever way he picks.,…

  • @Paula14609
    @Paula14609 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I love his sense of humor about himself. Hope he finds his way back

  • @Ivi27
    @Ivi27 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Very honest guy. Sad because he seems to have potential if he'd wake up and realize how much his children will suffer trauma as a result of his selfish ways.

  • @GenuinelyCurious120
    @GenuinelyCurious120 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I hate listening to junkies make excuses

  • @j.pederson7573
    @j.pederson7573 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The movie was League of Their Own. Thank you for this interview.

  • @Gram820
    @Gram820 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    This guy acts like he's telling a story about his summer holiday. Seems quite cheerful about being an addict🙄. What a shining example of a father.

    • @anamericanprayer1967
      @anamericanprayer1967 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Agree - he pisses me off

    • @matthewcordell8332
      @matthewcordell8332 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hes really irritating and unlikeable.

    • @Joseph714xo
      @Joseph714xo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      He’s high. That’s how some addicts are. (I’m an addict) when they’re high all their problems seem to be the last of their worries

    • @anamericanprayer1967
      @anamericanprayer1967 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Joseph714xo deadens reality

    • @codaalive5076
      @codaalive5076 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@anamericanprayer1967 Should he cry instead of being honest? :)

  • @janetpersons7647
    @janetpersons7647 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Looks, charm, smarts...hoping all that gets applied to being one of the good guys for himself and his kids. And a future lady love too. Blessings Jeremy!

  • @wesleyalan9179
    @wesleyalan9179 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Intresting guy, thanks for the interview ❤

  • @conniehanses
    @conniehanses 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for sharing your story with us. I wish you well..💙🌎🤟

  • @shocktocker8282
    @shocktocker8282 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Likeable? Left his 2 kids. Boosts. Panhandle using vet sign. Hey, I'm nowhere near perfect, but I don't boast about it. Get a job. Likeable? err, ....

  • @pattyluna6701
    @pattyluna6701 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    He was interesting. I like this kind of interviewee. Because most others spend 3/4 of the time talking about childhood trauma which is so depressing I just click out.

    • @marylougeorge9890
      @marylougeorge9890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Childhood trauma has affected our lives and who we choose to become.

  • @supernovao4505
    @supernovao4505 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Reminds me of my dad. How crazy would it be to see your dad in one of these interviews? Ever think of that?

  • @christonacouch5550
    @christonacouch5550 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Why are all these comments so negative? This guy tells his story with all the ups and downs, and you shit on him for not just having a massive victim complex. Some insane strung out mentally Ill transgender individual will babble and you all say “OMG what a beautiful misunderstood person I’m praying for them!!!”
    Then this guy, who served in the military, has obviously had serious ups and downs, tells what sounds like honest stories of heavy drug use and also sobriety, something most addicts deal with.
    I actually found him to be a great story teller, and he obviously knows how fucked up his situation is but is able to find the humor in the absurdity of it all. Great interview Mark! And I hope you can figure it out Jeremy.

  • @Vollepop
    @Vollepop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think you can absolutely turn it all around. Thank you for talking.🙏

  • @kennalindsay8198
    @kennalindsay8198 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jermery was awesome I like him a lot hope we can get update or hear more about him good work mark

  • @trisanbechtle7423
    @trisanbechtle7423 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great interview... Love his candid personality!

  • @alanluscombe8a553
    @alanluscombe8a553 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sad shit. I have empathy for addicts as I have been down that road after being hurt in iraq. At the same time I’m sick of addicts destroying the communities I live in. Complicated situation

    • @JustDontCareee
      @JustDontCareee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      most of the junkies don’t really care about what they do to their families and community in general
      addiction is an illness that needs to be cured, but don’t forget that a lot of these guys perfectly understand what they are getting into when they start using drugs

  • @jorel6745
    @jorel6745 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    This was sad in its own way.

  • @drewrushlow1820
    @drewrushlow1820 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My buddy was getting fentanyl and I went on a bender with him for a few weeks and this shit is not worth it. Some toxic shit.

  • @6988GWN
    @6988GWN 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sending you love, fellow Canadian in the US ❤

  • @eskokomero
    @eskokomero 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The guy’s gifted and bright, I hope he gets clean some day. I used to live on the streets in New York, the stories you hear are incredible but once you get sober it all starts looking very different and far darker than what it did when you were ”on it”. -E.K.

  • @Imabout-gq9jj
    @Imabout-gq9jj 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Drugs are good , but so are other things, this guys so impressed

  • @viviw2928
    @viviw2928 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Likeable person. Had some good stories

  • @judithwatnee6947
    @judithwatnee6947 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wow he couldn’t take care of his kids so they had to go to their Moms that abandoned them? What a hot mess…And using his Veterans status to assist him pan handle PATHETIC!!! Go to the VA and get your butt clean and be a productive citizen

  • @justinbustin677
    @justinbustin677 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Should have kept going with this guy

  • @shereeowens3470
    @shereeowens3470 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    May God Bless you and get your self together to be a great Dad.

  • @stopbugginandtakearedpill2957
    @stopbugginandtakearedpill2957 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That Mexico story was PRIME material for stand up... if shortened 😂

  • @venetia6296
    @venetia6296 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You could make a better choice.
    All you need is within you. Been there ✌️

  • @karenfryberger4260
    @karenfryberger4260 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Something that caught my attention - Jeremy saying he had to send his kids back to their mom (who had bailed on them and him years ago) after his parents sold the house they'd all lived in, because "he couldn't do it on my own and go to work and send them to school and all this sh*t..." Does he realize how many single mothers do just that? There is a lot of information about single parent households out there, but one example = "The 2022 Current Population Survey estimated 10.6M one-parent households (7.9M mother only and 2.7M father only)"

    • @poopingwhilestanding5801
      @poopingwhilestanding5801 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      And lots of data that show children raised by single mothers fare far worse than children raised by single fathers.

    • @karenfryberger4260
      @karenfryberger4260 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@poopingwhilestanding5801 "There are some notable differences between single mothers and single fathers. Single fathers are more likely than single mothers to be living with a cohabiting partner. Single fathers, on average, have higher incomes than single mothers and are far less likely to be living at or below the poverty line." Question remains - why didn't Jeremy feel "he couldn't do it on his own" - and send them off to a mother who apparently deserted them? My guess is his parents did the heavy lifting in raising the children, but there's a lot we don't know.

    • @eligreg99
      @eligreg99 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠@@karenfryberger4260 Just because there are a lot of single mothers who do all of that doesn’t make them a good mother. I don’t know why people assume that. There are just as many deadbeat moms as their are dads. I actually know more moms that left their kids because they couldn’t handle it or found another partner who didn’t like kids or because they had them too young…etc. The grass is not always greener on the other side

    • @karenfryberger4260
      @karenfryberger4260 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@eligreg99 I hear you. My original post just questioned why Jeremy said he "couldn't do it on my own...and all this shi*t." I'm not assuming all single mothers are good mothers, but I do think many of them have difficulties that single fathers don't face, as represented in the stats I posted.

    • @suzannspann6923
      @suzannspann6923 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He said he couldn't do it. He didn't say it couldn't be done.

  • @cassidypainterxo
    @cassidypainterxo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I’ve used fent for years and in between those years I’ve gotten clean for months and each time I’ve relapsed .. I jsut relapsed recently after getting clean for 4 months :(( my mom passed away & it’s been so hard on me I’m only 19 and feel so stuck and such a failure :/

    • @mesomeone8684
      @mesomeone8684 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It's Okay, you're stronger than you realize.

    • @melwebley1114
      @melwebley1114 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Good luck darlin sending u love from n.z ❤

    • @1PROUDGLAMMA67G
      @1PROUDGLAMMA67G 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Praying for you. Stay strong and know God has you. I know days may be dark. Just hold on that to shall pass. Better days are ahead of you. Stay encouraged🙏🏾🫶🏽💪🏾👑🥰🌹💖

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@Broskisnowski
      Gtfoh, no one's looking for validation here. The fact that you said that says a lot ABOUT YOU😮

    • @Mintaka.
      @Mintaka. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@Broskisnowskiwhy don't you just say nothing at all if you don't have anything nice to say?!

  • @KatherineMargaret
    @KatherineMargaret 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very pleasant interview

  • @mplslawnguy3389
    @mplslawnguy3389 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    TJ is not the place you want to get lost on foot as an American. When I was in the military in SD, lots of us used to go down there all the time, but we were young and dumb. Eventually I stopped because of a few sketchy situations, and now I've heard they don't allow people in the service down there. I know the cartel stuff was really ramping up around the time I got out.

  • @carolseven3802
    @carolseven3802 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Mexico has American pharmacy plants Eli Lilly for example.

  • @mikefixac
    @mikefixac 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Jeremy is a good dude. Really hope to see him on the other side.

  • @MrJames-tw3so
    @MrJames-tw3so 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    A league of their own.

  • @rundbaum
    @rundbaum 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    this one struck a 'memory cord!' i remember raving in the 90s & meeting people like this--stories of great adventure, it always seemed they were 'coming from somewhere else' then moving on. &, of course, all the crazy times we'd have high (mostly on psychedlics or K, which were what we used.) i know people who told stories of being on the mex border EXACTLY like his. they usually were there to smuggle Kitty. i feel like i met this guy. his story left me sad & contemplating--we can't only amount to our memories. we HAVE to be something more. it's like he's in an never ending PISCES cycle which is search for emotion, guideless direction, structurelessness & wild transpirings. yet pisces has it's place. it's just one sign. the sun comes up, there are infinite other varieties of human experience . . .

    • @byloyuripka9624
      @byloyuripka9624 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      being nothing but a memory is why many people have built long standing monuments, why the rich pay to plaster their name on some institution

    • @rundbaum
      @rundbaum 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@byloyuripka9624 he is so much more than that! thank you . . .

  • @mrs.georgeglass3997
    @mrs.georgeglass3997 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Junkies R NT JUNK: Humane humans love no matter what!
    I truly wish people would not refer to their fellow humans as the same as garbage! They're humans not junk, and doing drugs, doesn't turn them to garbage, and definitely not junk!

  • @sabwilliams1
    @sabwilliams1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'd like to see an update on Jeremy. It will be interesting to see what he does.

  • @kimberlyanne434
    @kimberlyanne434 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jeremy you’re so likable. I hope you get clean.

  • @christinelowery3524
    @christinelowery3524 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good interview Mark.😊

  • @shiftyfitter
    @shiftyfitter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    He seems pretty impressed by himself.

    • @Unfluencer
      @Unfluencer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      he's canadian.

    • @BeeKay4444
      @BeeKay4444 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@UnfluencerAND…..what does that imply pray tell?!???

    • @Deelifull
      @Deelifull 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's an ADDICT & his brain cells are scrambled. Calm down.

    • @edgarstin4212
      @edgarstin4212 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Means he's smart!

    • @SharonBenson2674
      @SharonBenson2674 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m Canadian! And so proud to be!

  • @arielacornfeld7953
    @arielacornfeld7953 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The movie is A league of their own

  • @JoskuEllis
    @JoskuEllis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    At least he’s not a cry baby, he’s taking his addiction like a man. 👍

  • @JohnR.Luv2luvu
    @JohnR.Luv2luvu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jeremy, you are one crazy cat but for some reason I freakin love you. You freakin own it. The fact that you live on Skid Row but now at The Grand you still have a positive attitude. You make the best of any situation. I know you know that sobriety is at reach. Trust this addict that’s in recovery for 14 months. I want a follow up cause I have a strong feeling you’re gonna be good. Be vigilant and the warrior that you can be. Stay cool and good luck Jeremy! ❤❤❤

  • @Silversmoke1000
    @Silversmoke1000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Jeremy is a nice looking and articulate young man but he is so in love with the drug lifestyle-he seems proud of it. Unless and until he can realize that this is nothing to aspire to, getting off the pills permanently will be difficult, if not impossible. Perhaps he is just laughing out of nervousness but there is nothing funny about this story. He reminds me of my late brother who paid a very high price with his health in the later years of his addiction and died way too young.

    • @KoalaBeer.
      @KoalaBeer. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What health issues? Sorry to hear.

    • @Silversmoke1000
      @Silversmoke1000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KoalaBeer. Thank you. His main cause of death was congestive heart failure and kidney failure but he had pretty much damaged every organ in his body before he passed.

    • @lesleykoehn5593
      @lesleykoehn5593 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm so sorry you lost your brother. I agree, Jeremy's nice-looking and articulate. I hope he can find his way out of the life he's currently living and can be sober for the rest of his life. I see so much potential in him.

    • @rionholdtonceandfutureboat8947
      @rionholdtonceandfutureboat8947 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Jeremy needs a bigger WHY to live for. I pray he finds it, or it finds him❤

    • @Mark-gn5rw
      @Mark-gn5rw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hes nice looking???
      Wow. Ur standards are really low. He probably smells great too!😭

  • @troy7070
    @troy7070 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m screaming at the screen “A League of Their Own!”

  • @twinpyramid5985
    @twinpyramid5985 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    SWU morning 🌞

  • @RadRedhead222
    @RadRedhead222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I can attest to everyone’s medicine cabinets having good stuff in the 90’s lol

  • @BobbyGeneric145
    @BobbyGeneric145 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Point of the story... The city destroyed a hustoric hotel.

    • @Deelifull
      @Deelifull 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As if the 155,000+ homeless folks in LA aren't destroying the sidewalks by living on the streets? Get over it. The LA residents don't mind.

  • @Maggot1077
    @Maggot1077 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Sounds like this man was meant to be a worrior and father, not a simple man in a city.

    • @bigFatMush
      @bigFatMush 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      HE A PUNK YO

    • @Maggot1077
      @Maggot1077 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bigFatMush he functioned better as a soldier.

    • @bigFatMush
      @bigFatMush 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Maggot1077 are you from da hood cuz ?

    • @PrimateProductions
      @PrimateProductions 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@bigFatMushand you nasty....your point? I guarantee you that pu k has done more in life than you have!😊

    • @bigFatMush
      @bigFatMush 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PrimateProductions I sell crack in da hood to punks like u yo

  • @splint1872012
    @splint1872012 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    A League of Their Own

  • @drkdrumz
    @drkdrumz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy reminds me of me a little. A bit self destructive. That TJ story had my anxiety super high! I could picture all of that! Would love to see this dude put his addictive personality into something positive (like working out or something). It seems like there is a great guy underneath all those complicated layers.

  • @Vollepop
    @Vollepop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really like Jeremy. He’s great and I wish him well. You’re right… none of needs any help fuckin things up!

  • @lisaloporto6944
    @lisaloporto6944 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He's a funny guy! I hope he can survive out there! The name of the Madonna movie was A League of Their Own.Good luck Jeremy! I hope you can get clean!!

  • @r3idmcread212
    @r3idmcread212 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Guy decided he wanted to be the interviewer

  • @dawnhughes9942
    @dawnhughes9942 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I don't understand why older generations abandon their adult children and grandkids. My family abandoned me when my son was newborn. It's been so hard. I damn sure will be there for my grandkids if I'm so fortunate to have them. This idea you can check out on life and family and go to Florida or Arizona is morally wrong.

    • @alexbellington9243
      @alexbellington9243 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      My parents both spend little to 0 time with my daughter, I'm 28 me and my wife moved back to Buffalo from Colorado when she got pregnant hoping my parents would be better grandparents than they were parents, both of them have a new partner and have little interest in my child, my mother is a little better. My father moved to Dallas with his girl and has seen my 5 year old maybe 5 times total for maybe 5 hours total. However your parents don't owe you a roof over your head or support beyond spending time with your child. Adult children should not rely on their parents to take care of them and their children. You need to handle your own life and if they don't want to have a relationship with your child, that's on them.

    • @craigslist6988
      @craigslist6988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      boomers were a generation of forever children. The world will be better the more of them are gone, but the legacy of a garbage generation will be lasting.

    • @senorstronk
      @senorstronk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      my mom did this after my dad died. lied to me about all sorts of stuff. lives an alt life compared to what she has told me. have no idea who that person is now and havent seen her in 2 years. not going to either. good luck.

    • @marylougeorge9890
      @marylougeorge9890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I can’t imagine not being close to my granddaughter, nieces and nephews. All pretty much grown now. I sure did enjoy helping to raise them.
      I’m a single mom. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I made plans to move back across the state to my hometown so my daughter could grow up with family.

    • @brandijaysings
      @brandijaysings 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thank you for this comment. I went through a really traumatic and rough divorce 2 years ago and my dad moved out of state to retire in AZ shortly before that happened. Long story short, he got a new gf and barely speaks to me, has created a new life for himself and treats me and his son (my brother) like an after thought. I struggled with thinking that I'm just being overly sensitive as a 32 year old adult whining over my dad 'leaving me.' but perhaps I'm on to something afterall. It hurts that he doesn't try harder to be in touch with me. A phone call once per week or something can't be that hard..

  • @gregsoul
    @gregsoul 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazingly articulate, and a good storyteller.

  • @AlpinePreparedness
    @AlpinePreparedness 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It almost sounds like he’s trying to sell skid row lol

  • @phumlanindlovu5653
    @phumlanindlovu5653 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    lol this dudes such a good story teller, I hope he turns his life around😅✌🏾

  • @zosothezephead837
    @zosothezephead837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Jeremy: "Hold on!" Mark: "Oh no, not another pointless, exaggerated 10 minute story". Jeremy: "I'm really good at panhandling. Someone gave me $140" (to save him from death by boredom).

    • @willsmith39
      @willsmith39 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'd give him 300 easy just not to hear that momentarily lost my friend in Mexico before finding him again 3 hours later in a Denny's one.
      I hear DeCaprio has been tapped to play the lead in the movie. 🙄

    • @marylougeorge9890
      @marylougeorge9890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@willsmith39😂

    • @jamesanderson3537
      @jamesanderson3537 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@willsmith39I liked that story

  • @emiliestelling2209
    @emiliestelling2209 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Reminds me of the series Painkiller on Netflix when he says that all people had OxyContin in their cabinets back then. Great series btw

  • @Sunshine22896
    @Sunshine22896 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    He loves to tell his story he makes me sick !!!!!

  • @heyyou228
    @heyyou228 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can we get an update on moser from Philly please? Is interview was gut wrenching

  • @ardensinn8518
    @ardensinn8518 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    His good nature is a survival key. Interesting story

    • @MaidenHelll
      @MaidenHelll 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My brother was the same way, till the drugs caught up with him

  • @r.w.6556
    @r.w.6556 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    haha love me some BOC... i always wondered why the channel was called Soft White Underbelly too...

    • @clairelumiere2901
      @clairelumiere2901 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just fyi, Mark made a video called the Swu intro video that explained the name and the purpose of the channel but, sadly, many people on the channel don’t know of it or watch it.

  • @victoria76116
    @victoria76116 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What an interesting story and dude. Hi from Toronto! 🇨🇦

  • @manofsteel7816
    @manofsteel7816 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    He sounds like Steve-o from jackass. Close your eyes and listen..

    • @marylougeorge9890
      @marylougeorge9890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Luckily Steve-O got the message and is now sober. Not a joke to him anymore.

  • @braydancoe3390
    @braydancoe3390 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a great story the truth is the best am i right.

    • @willsmith39
      @willsmith39 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What was great about it? A long winded story about losing and then finding his friend in Mexico over the course of a few hours. Some stories about stealing He now pretends to be veteran because he was in operation Qatar 🙄
      Guys a douche

  • @51515123
    @51515123 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The origin of the name Soft White Underbelly is fascinating. I always pondered the name of Marks channel. I only slightly recall Churchill used the term. The significance behind the title really suits the content.

    • @clairelumiere2901
      @clairelumiere2901 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just FYI, Mark also explained the name in his Swu Intro video (as well as the channel’s purpose) but not everyone knows to watch it.

  • @shellytillinghast9556
    @shellytillinghast9556 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A League of Their Own is the movie title

  • @mtgoxwall
    @mtgoxwall 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed this one.
    I also got started w/ painkillers from the dentist. Don't think those wisdom teeth needed to be removed either.

  • @r7kelley553
    @r7kelley553 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A league of their own is the movie he was talking about.

  • @myeyeswentdeaf6213
    @myeyeswentdeaf6213 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Good Morning Everybody!👋😎or whatever time of day it is in your part of the world. Special shout out to opiate/opioid addicts like Jeremy, myself, and many of you out there. Peace, Love, and Respect, from 6:10am in ‘The Rotten Apple’, to you and wherever in the world🌍 you are, my SWU fam.
    Btw Mark, ‘Soft White Underbelly’ is the ABSOLUTE PERFECT name for a channel like this. ‘Soft White Underwear’ might’ve worked just as good too. Lol🤪

    • @aussiepureblood
      @aussiepureblood 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Right back at ya Eyes!!
      8.45pm Brissie Australia
      Have a great day mate xx

    • @myeyeswentdeaf6213
      @myeyeswentdeaf6213 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @aussiepureblood Thanks Blood! Keep on keeping on!

    • @Linda-in9ns
      @Linda-in9ns 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Top of the Mornin! ✌🏼

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Good morning, Eyes, let's do this thang😂🙏💜

    • @myeyeswentdeaf6213
      @myeyeswentdeaf6213 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @Linda-in9ns Sláinte!☘️ to ya lass. MAidin mhaith a chara!

  • @wrath231
    @wrath231 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Winter in Toronto ain't bad, try Ottawa 😅

    • @baublesanddolls
      @baublesanddolls 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Try Alberta or New Brunswick!!

  • @APR702
    @APR702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Man all you’d hear about heroin addicts is how insanely hard it is to get off . Now imagine something 50x -100times stronger

    • @JustDontCareee
      @JustDontCareee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      fentanyl is a one way ticket in most cases

  • @staceydavis6009
    @staceydavis6009 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember waking up dopesixk thinking the same like why do I feel like this then it hits you like a ton of bricks and you know it’s got ahold of you and it’s time to hit the streets 😢

  • @chelseacrum7562
    @chelseacrum7562 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hi Mark....
    I was in L.A. the other day...in my dream...made sure to stop by and see you😂❤

  • @jenbodhi1133
    @jenbodhi1133 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you