My wife and I used heroin together for a few years. We didn’t want to lose each other but knew we had to do something, we were spending $1,000/day from a settlement, overdosing was not uncommon we were going to die. We walked into a clinic and We’ve been sober from heroin since October 10, 2016.
Two good looking intelligent people … what a waste so I hope they go back home. If they see their kids and have people who love them around, they are much more likely to get clean. I hope they learn they are co-dependent and this could work against the one who wants sobriety more. I hope they do it for their kids so the cycle is not repeated. Run, don’t walk home guy! Love from Canada ❤️🇨🇦🙏
Just a little inspiration for this couple or anyone else that may need it…. My boyfriend and I were long time drug users, fentanyl & meth being our drugs of choice. Everyone told us it would be impossible to get sober while being in a relationship and honestly, they weren’t wrong. Getting sober in a relationship usually doesn’t work out because if one of them decides they want to leave treatment, the other will most likely follow. But, for my boyfriend and I, we actually managed to go to treatment, get sober and are still together today raising our beautiful 3 yr old daughter. You CAN get sober and get your kids back! I can tell that talking about her kids really upset sky. You seem like good people. Keep fighting, you will get there one way or another!
My husband and I got clean after 15 years of pills, then heroin, then fent and finally a 4 year course of methadone (including a taper). It’s been 15 months now since our tapers ended. We did it side by side, hand in hand. We have 3 children and I overdosed one night (the first and last) and reality came at me like a freight train. I can’t leave my kids. With in the month, we were on methadone and getting stable (my eldest daughter helped us get in. She was in her mid 20s at the time, not a child). My kids were surprised because we hid it out of shame but we are better than ever now and focusing on spending as much time with our kids and grandbabies as possible. Life is good.
Keep up the good work. Drugs are only getting worse with all the shit they cut it with now. People in my city look like zombies now. Sad. Congratulations and don't let your past define you.
It’s crazy isn’t it? We know that with animals like dogs there is a small window of socialisation where once you miss that development phase, the brain is changed permanently. It cannot be undone. Yet with humans so many refuse to join the dots regarding how important care in infancy and early childhood is to crucial human brain development into a healthy adult. A lot of these interviewees literally missed their ‘socialisation window’ due to poor parenting.
@@Dalabombanayea but that still doesn’t mean anything at the core of everything in this life you have a choice and I don’t care who you are you have a choice or what you have been through but I do strongly believe that the problem in our society starts at the family and that’s what the government has done broken down the family values and taken the human out of humanity so now we are looking at each other as things and objects that we can use rather than a human experiencing the life it was given
I very much agree so many say they had a pretty normal childhood… & then proceed to talk about a parent or parents - often a father - being in & out of jail growing up & never knowing their bio mom because she was a stripper as Kamen just described. It seems what made his life “normal” is that he was adopted & raised by seemingly good parents who _adopted_ him - being his problems started at 16 when he met his bio dad upon his release from prison (which I don’t remember him saying he was adopted?!… until he said his son is with his adoptive parents!! Thank God they took him in). Sadly, many believe that growing up in a single parent (usually their mother) household is completely normal. I do have to say what is a _normal_ childhood??? As our society has essentially lost the morals, values, & ethics that many of us, of course, never all, but traditionally children grew up learning, knowing, & understanding these ideals from a very young age & used them as a means to guide them through their childhood & life - was the norm when I was growing up & I’m 39… it’s evident there’s very little of that anymore as our society has become such a wasteland, in general. I guess the ideal childhood is to have married parents that actually stay together, with both, or at least the father, having good stable careers, both are highly involved in their children’s lives - taking them to & from extracurricular activities after school & in the evenings, they actually sit down at the kitchen table & do homework with their child(ren) - & on weekends doing activities involving the family & going on trips…. This is what I knew as the norm. But, again, in this “day & age”, what is considered a “normal” upbringing???
If you're going to live this lifestyle, don't have kids. The trauma to the kids of having a deadbeat parent, and the responsibility put on others to raise those kids, is unacceptable with no excuses.
Don't talk about what you know nothing about. Struggling with addiction is one of the most intense fucked-up misunderstood soul-killing thing a human being suffers through. It's hell. Hell hell hell. You have no idea how much shame we have. No one can hate us addicts more than we hate ourselves. Throwing shame only makes us hurt even more. If you don't know how to help the right way, please be quiet. Thank you.
He got lost to drugs she lost her parents I'm not being rude but Hun I'm an old lady I've been in bad situations due to forces I had no control over empathy has to be a factor I'm sure they don't have it easy there's a lot of broken ppl out here sadly I'm one of them fighting cancer for the 3rd time life is jus harder for some jus saying✌
I hope their ideas of failure and success change for the better. Children have a 50/50 chance of making a different decision. Sadly, adult children still try to please their parents. Even after abandonment. This goes on and on Choosing partners who abandon them and doing all they can to please them instead of becoming the best person they can. If people value themselves, they know they can achieve ANYTHING and will only spend time with folks who lift them up. I grew up with alcoholism in the family on one side and abuse on the other side and i made the decision to be different. To have a different life. I don’t take no for an answer. Sadly, there is an age old force in the universe that will always exist. Every great story is written with both sides. Otherwise, Humans get bored listening….. what are your thoughts?
@@SweetGypsyRose only empathetic to the real victims the kids.good for ppl who change their lives but it doesn’t change the damage done to the kids and of course they get off as if nothing ever happened
He disturbed me a lot when he said he wouldn’t change anything because he wouldn’t be who he is today. Maybe that simply means he’s not ready for recovery but it compared to some others you’ve interviewed, who are so self reflective and clearly see their issues, it’s sad that he doesn’t seem as nearly as aware. If his goal is to be a good parent, he’s just miles away from being there. It’s sad and disheartening but through this channel I believe there’s always hope. I hope they beat their demons.
I think he didn't mean that literally, i think he feels that he learned a lot from living the way he does, of course he needs to be clean and raise his children.
I disagree. It doesn’t mean that he doesn’t regret many of his decisions. However, it sounds like he’s learned so much and now understands who he DOESNT want to be. Sometimes you have to live it to know you don’t want it.
I struggled with that too. It is unfortunate that he feels that his character was built on all the suffering he has done dealing with heroin & fentanyl. I think most people are giving him a pass bc he is still well-put together & capable of putting a whole sentence together after yrs of using. If this guy looked like the average person on skid row, well....nevermind lol
@@kimberlythomas4373 I appreciate the different perspective. I watched the Mariah (she was pregnant) videos and she said the same thing so I’m starting to see what they mean by saying that. But it’s still sad that people feel as though all the suffering they’ve gone through was necessary to make them who they are. These are good people who’ve made bad decisions. It’s so easy to look down on them but thanks to Mark a lot of people who otherwise would have fear, derision, and scorn for drug addicts and sex workers are now looking at them with understanding and compassion.
That's because he's only 26 very. Look him up when he's 46 and see how he looks van. Especially if he stays in California if that's the case you won't even be alive in 20 years
Yeah, he looks a lot healthier than she does. I wonder how long they’ve been on it never ever ever take fentanyl from anybody any place I don’t care if it’s a nicest place in Beverly Hills don’t take it from anybody.
Went to school with kamen in high school. I really hope and pray you can get your feet back on the ground! 14 days is awesome keep you the work you can do it. It may seem impossible but you've got this!!!
A lot of these comments really show what we hold as high importance . Looks , looks , looks, more people wishing him to get sober because they are taken by his looks. You both deserve to love and be kind to yourselves and back yourselves, if you want it , you can do it, and one of you isn’t ready for change at the same time , you’ll have to make the hard choice to leave. Wishing u both happy lives
You're right unfortunately. We place high value on looks. What's important right now is that they both get clean. We're comparing him to Kurt Cobain but look what happened to him.
Exactly what I'm thinking. Shallow, empty, meaningless. This is exactly why people use drugs in the first place. Bereft of spirituality and self-love. This will lead you to look to fill that hole that cannot be filled by worldly shit.
I notice that with a lot of these types of interviews so many more positive comments and belief they deserve better. When they are attractive. That is our society for you.
There is most definitely still hope for these 2. They seem level headed and aware of their situation. This man is gorgeous, modelling agencies would sign him in a second. Drugs will deteriorate his beauty, hope they can get clean before it’s too late.
They made a deal: She got a boy-toy with issues; he got Mommy with issues. It happens. But they're utterly co-dependent, wiped out on drugs, with zero plans to get out. They'll crash and burn if they stay together much longer. They might know that.
I been an addict a loong time and seeing it in other drug addicted couple even in my own experiences in them, it’s worse as a couple. It because this symbiotic, codependent thing, it’s much harder to get clean as a couple. I wish them luck.
You guys finish eachothers' sentences.. How you place importance on keeping Narcan close by is truly commendable.. You're saving lives thereby.. kudos xx Acknowledgment of your respective children shows the care you have for them, others and yourselves xx Keep up the good fight, you are an inspiring team and you both have what it takes to move beyond the drugs and make a difference in this world 🙌 Love how your twisting on the stools synchronized, symbolic of your Love and Grace despite everything
@weldonmix611 and, unfortunately, most couples stay together bc they become co-dependent. They will enable each other's habit, causing them to trauma-bond & keep each other in the black hole.
I had CPR certification for 35 years. I let it go 5 years ago because the population is so nutty that lawsuits abound for people that step in to help. I will continue to do what I do at my own discretion but I am NOT going to carry around Narcan and inject someone that I "think" might be overdosing on recreational drugs when the problem could very well be something else medical. More importantly, I'm not going to take a "suggestion" from a drug addict.
Mark, you need to hook Kamen up with a good therapist and a modeling agency. You can tell that they are basically good people who just need some extra guidance.
Skye, you can tell would flourish beautifully still if she doesn't keep using. She's got it all if she could go clean. Unfortunately both of their looks will not be able to snap back for long if they continue.
I'm 100% straight but Kamen is a seriously attractive man. Crazy to believe those looks didn't get him involved in something that would have detered him from this lifestyle. Goes to show that drugs can and will fuck up anyone and everyone.
Kamen says he wouldn't change anything. He may have rough carpentry skills but he can't work if he is high all the time. Neither are ready to make things better. Most all of the people Mark interviews have children and that is the most tragic part of all.
Druggies are too self-absorbed to care about their children. Also, he said every one should carry Narcan so they can save a life- what? so you can go over dose again? How about grow up, take responsibility for yourself and those little lives you brought into this world
I currently live in Greensboro NC. This is crazy! What’s the chances. I watch your videos often mark. Thank you for giving people a chance to share their story.
I'm so addicted to these videos like so many are. Great to see different people in different situations. I can appreciate my own life in so many aspects after watching. Thank you Mark. And good luck Kamen and Skye!. LOVE from Finland
Impossible to get clean without a shift in consciousness, and I have no idea where mine came from. It just happened one day after 29 years. Now clean and sober for 11.
Kurt Cobain look shes definitely punching.. if he was opiate free brought up well he would have a beautiful wife and kids.. but by 36 they looks might be destroyed by drugs . Hes 26 your looks can still be fresh at that age . But drugs age you rapidly she might have been attractive at 26 but not now. But yeah he could have his own building company and a beautiful wife theres still time but she won't help him
Interesting how people perceive their "normal" up-bringing. It makes me wonder...what is "normal." Your interviews truly enhance "food for thought." I wish I could thank your participants. Thank you Mark for sharing the stories of so many people with us! They could really change a person's life.
I believe an addicted personality can be inherited. I mean shooting heroin at 16 and his childhood was “great”. I read somewhere that “genes load the gun” and I think that’s very true. If you’re genetically predisposed to addiction you have to be extra careful and self aware about it. I hope they both get clean soon.
I find it sadly funny that almost all the junkies who come onto this channel would recommend using Narcans to save lives rather than checking into a program or stop using.
Nobody's saying carrying Narcan around is going to save more lives than actual treatment. They're just recommending people carry it with them in case they come across someone who needs it and doesn't have access to it in that moment. I don't understand the need to be so black and white about it.
@@kurtsteven6228 ha! From a former addict myself, I can agree with you. But addicts look pathetic and hopeless if they don't even try. Changing your mindset is key to changing everything else around you and about yourself.
@@thelotus8285 using narcan and going into treatment aren’t mutually exclusive. You can do both Obviously one thing, going into treatment, is a much more involved process. The other thing, narcan, is simple and accessible, and is a temporary / part of the solution to the larger problem. That larger problem being Addiction. There is NO simple, easy, 1 step answer / solution. And not one addict on this channel says “Use narcan, but Do Not go into treatment”
Sad that they put their kids through the same "normal" childhood they had. Absolutely disgusting that he says he wouldn't change his past since it made him who he was and in the next breath says he wants to be a great dad. They're actively choosing this life of drugs over their families.
@@HildeAzulWhy glorify something so toxic by calling it amazing? Look at how practically all of those ‘Grunge Gods’ have wound up. Just to name a few - Kurt, Layne (the love of his life Demri) his bass player Mike Starr, Andrew Wood, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, all dead.
“Everyone’s out for himself.” That sounds like run-of-the-mill regular society too. As you said, it’s increasingly rare to meet an angel who’s here only for the betterment of others. May you see one. May you be one.
I pray for this couple. They seem to really care about each other. They both appear to be genuine people and I pray that they find their way in this world. 🙏❤️🙏
I’m from Greensboro and I can’t imagine the culture shock they’re feeling right now. My real concern is for their children back in NC. Although this was the murder capital per capita at one point you can still walk the streets here and feel safe. I’ll pray for the two of them but they have entered a world nothing like where they come from.
Can you imagine if they got clean together how beautiful they would both look? They would be an inspiration to other couples struggling like them for sure!!! He his very handsome and she is very beautiful especially with a better hair style and color and natural beauty enhancing makeup because she is already beautiful. I can see before and after pics and their story in a magazine
How as a Dad to a little girl of all things after being force separated due to incarnation only leave them behind and go to another state?? At least do your drugs and be present in their lives. Unforgivable
It doesn't matter the gender. Stop this silly idea that men are the saviors of women. A boy or girl needs solid adults in their lives, people that love them and it doesn't even have to be a bio parent.
One thing that all addicts have in common is the lack of friends and loyalty. Being alone would be enough to make me want to be clean. My parents are addicts with no friends either.
I think it’s this agreed-upon thing with drug addicts that you say wherever you are you say the drugs are stronger and harder to quit. But there’s a new drug people don’t know about then you say oh my goodness it’s so strong. I can’t get off of it it’s unbelievable how it messes with me and I can’t get off of it. It’s too strong. But then you find out through interviewing people that it might be a little worse, but it’s not bad bad.
So sad... He has skill sets he could use for good. It's so hard to see how far down the drugs have taken them. They need help to get into a recovery program separated from each other. Perhaps that would help them. I find it so very sad.... I pray they get real help...
"My goal is to be the best Dad and Mom". You can't even be serious. Guy is a sperm donor and they call her Skye because that is how distant she is from her children.
Yeah even when she talks about her kids you can tell it's kind of forceThe She doesn't really care you can't Fake a Emotion they are both high on heroin
@@baublesanddolls actually, subs react VERY badly with fentanyl. You have to wait until it’s COMPLETELY out of your system, or you go into pricipitated withdrawal. It’s literally hell, it’s the worst withdraw ever INSTANTLY so intensely you can’t move or think. For DAYS to a week. So no, a week is not enough. You have to be clean for WEEKS before you can do subs with fent. Other opiates? Three day, TOPS. Sometimes instantly. It’s crazy.
@@baublesanddollsit's quite disheartening to hear you say this as someone who is working with homeless and addicts for years now it is a very difficult and draining process to first off all come clean and then fill that void left with something new and meaningful. Often it is quite hard to settle in back into the everyday life and find structure and balance. It is with this close minded prejudice that people who are addicted to substances as powerful as opoids are seen as "foul" and evil as the "choose" this life. It is not true at all and whilst I could go into details of biological effects substance abuse has on the user and altering their point of view I just want to raise awareness and openness for addiction. As an ex addict myself I can say its not that you don't want but it's a long way to get there. Be it alcohol or hard drugs an addiction is a challenge you battle through life. And even if you relapse it doesn't mean you have failed. It's an ongoing battle and I hope more people will have the courage and see that.
You know they may enabler each other but i think it’s beautiful they still find love somehow or at least a connection.. something I can’t seem to find! I wish the luck and the best.
25 yrs ago My husband and I lost everything to meth. He has never seen his children again but we rebuilt it all. There will be scars but you can do it and stay together. You just have to choose that and stick it out. The other side is amazing ❤
Kamen doesn't look like some I've seen after 10yrs of drug use. And he's willing to work. That's a good thing at least. I'm not here to pass judgement or speak negatively. We all need help at some point in our lives. Be it drugs or anything else. I hope you both can make it through the storm. 💜
These guys are functioning as a drag on society. With all the many many larcenies and organized retail theft and sitting around doing drugs all the time.
I tried to help my girlfriend for 2 years, her heart just wasn't in it. I was able to find recovery December 1st 2020 but she wouldn't come with me so she left me for a dealer and she's still with him to this day getting high..
That’s a beautiful man, he could have a lot of opportunities in that location. Here’s hoping they get better, I know they say they are better off together but it’s a codependent relationship regardless of their drg of choice.
They have potential. I hope they stay together and get sober. He is stunning. Could model and she can get a job a well. Bless them both. I hope they get their kids back someday. They should go back to NC and get sober.
Mark I hope you can help them get back to NC. Kamen get back to your carpentry. You have so much potential. Get back to rehab and get back to your kids 🙏🏻🙏🏻
They compliment eachother very well. First step is wanting the help. I believe they will grow to be healthier. ALSO they are both so good looking considering;
I really pray you two find the help you need. You are both obviously smart and i wish the best for you both. Get away from all these shitheads and get clean. You are young and have futures.......
Dude walk into any modeling agency sober - it’s easy employment I’m sure they’d pick you up w just you being you! So handsome!! Good luck to both of you w your goal of sobriety
My wife and I used heroin together for a few years. We didn’t want to lose each other but knew we had to do something, we were spending $1,000/day from a settlement, overdosing was not uncommon we were going to die. We walked into a clinic and We’ve been sober from heroin since October 10, 2016.
Well done! ❤
Yes!!!!!! Stay strong both of you
Congratulations
Kudos to you both … the hardest thing is to stay off drugs and you have done that too. Much respect. ❤️🇨🇦
Two good looking intelligent people … what a waste so I hope they go back home. If they see their kids and have people who love them around, they are much more likely to get clean. I hope they learn they are co-dependent and this could work against the one who wants sobriety more. I hope they do it for their kids so the cycle is not repeated. Run, don’t walk home guy! Love from Canada ❤️🇨🇦🙏
Just a little inspiration for this couple or anyone else that may need it….
My boyfriend and I were long time drug users, fentanyl & meth being our drugs of choice. Everyone told us it would be impossible to get sober while being in a relationship and honestly, they weren’t wrong. Getting sober in a relationship usually doesn’t work out because if one of them decides they want to leave treatment, the other will most likely follow. But, for my boyfriend and I, we actually managed to go to treatment, get sober and are still together today raising our beautiful 3 yr old daughter. You CAN get sober and get your kids back! I can tell that talking about her kids really upset sky. You seem like good people. Keep fighting, you will get there one way or another!
God bless, great job!
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My husband and I got clean after 15 years of pills, then heroin, then fent and finally a 4 year course of methadone (including a taper). It’s been 15 months now since our tapers ended. We did it side by side, hand in hand.
We have 3 children and I overdosed one night (the first and last) and reality came at me like a freight train. I can’t leave my kids. With in the month, we were on methadone and getting stable (my eldest daughter helped us get in. She was in her mid 20s at the time, not a child).
My kids were surprised because we hid it out of shame but we are better than ever now and focusing on spending as much time with our kids and grandbabies as possible. Life is good.
Keep up the good work. Drugs are only getting worse with all the shit they cut it with now. People in my city look like zombies now. Sad. Congratulations and don't let your past define you.
Well done! I am proud of you both. Keep on keeping on ❤
God is good
Good job, mama ❤
Outstanding!
I never cease to be amazed at what people on this channel consider to be a normal childhood.
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It’s crazy isn’t it? We know that with animals like dogs there is a small window of socialisation where once you miss that development phase, the brain is changed permanently. It cannot be undone. Yet with humans so many refuse to join the dots regarding how important care in infancy and early childhood is to crucial human brain development into a healthy adult. A lot of these interviewees literally missed their ‘socialisation window’ due to poor parenting.
@@Dalabombanayea but that still doesn’t mean anything at the core of everything in this life you have a choice and I don’t care who you are you have a choice or what you have been through but I do strongly believe that the problem in our society starts at the family and that’s what the government has done broken down the family values and taken the human out of humanity so now we are looking at each other as things and objects that we can use rather than a human experiencing the life it was given
Right they’ll be like “My mom smoked crack and my dad beat me.” But I had a pretty good childhood. 😂
I very much agree so many say they had a pretty normal childhood… & then proceed to talk about a parent or parents - often a father - being in & out of jail growing up & never knowing their bio mom because she was a stripper as Kamen just described. It seems what made his life “normal” is that he was adopted & raised by seemingly good parents who _adopted_ him - being his problems started at 16 when he met his bio dad upon his release from prison (which I don’t remember him saying he was adopted?!… until he said his son is with his adoptive parents!! Thank God they took him in). Sadly, many believe that growing up in a single parent (usually their mother) household is completely normal.
I do have to say what is a _normal_ childhood??? As our society has essentially lost the morals, values, & ethics that many of us, of course, never all, but traditionally children grew up learning, knowing, & understanding these ideals from a very young age & used them as a means to guide them through their childhood & life - was the norm when I was growing up & I’m 39… it’s evident there’s very little of that anymore as our society has become such a wasteland, in general.
I guess the ideal childhood is to have married parents that actually stay together, with both, or at least the father, having good stable careers, both are highly involved in their children’s lives - taking them to & from extracurricular activities after school & in the evenings, they actually sit down at the kitchen table & do homework with their child(ren) - & on weekends doing activities involving the family & going on trips…. This is what I knew as the norm. But, again, in this “day & age”, what is considered a “normal” upbringing???
That guy is so beautiful. It breaks my heart to see someone give up on life with all his gifts😢
If you're going to live this lifestyle, don't have kids. The trauma to the kids of having a deadbeat parent, and the responsibility put on others to raise those kids, is unacceptable with no excuses.
Don't talk about what you know nothing about. Struggling with addiction is one of the most intense fucked-up misunderstood soul-killing thing a human being suffers through. It's hell. Hell hell hell. You have no idea how much shame we have. No one can hate us addicts more than we hate ourselves. Throwing shame only makes us hurt even more. If you don't know how to help the right way, please be quiet. Thank you.
He got lost to drugs she lost her parents I'm not being rude but Hun I'm an old lady I've been in bad situations due to forces I had no control over empathy has to be a factor I'm sure they don't have it easy there's a lot of broken ppl out here sadly I'm one of them fighting cancer for the 3rd time life is jus harder for some jus saying✌
I agree 100%!
I hope their ideas of failure and success change for the better.
Children have a 50/50 chance of making a different decision. Sadly, adult children still try to please their parents. Even after abandonment. This goes on and on Choosing partners who abandon them and doing all they can to please them instead of becoming the best person they can. If people value themselves, they know they can achieve ANYTHING and will only spend time with folks who lift them up. I grew up with alcoholism in the family on one side and abuse on the other side and i made the decision to be different. To have a different life. I don’t take no for an answer.
Sadly, there is an age old force in the universe that will always exist. Every great story is written with both sides. Otherwise, Humans get bored listening….. what are your thoughts?
@@SweetGypsyRose only empathetic to the real victims the kids.good for ppl who change their lives but it doesn’t change the damage done to the kids and of course they get off as if nothing ever happened
The guys hair is killer. He could model in LA.
That’s what I thought! He looks like a model
Lol..they would absolutely adore him in L.A. that's for sure...Hopefully that doesn't happen...
Very handsome
100p. Kurt cobain
He could
He disturbed me a lot when he said he wouldn’t change anything because he wouldn’t be who he is today. Maybe that simply means he’s not ready for recovery but it compared to some others you’ve interviewed, who are so self reflective and clearly see their issues, it’s sad that he doesn’t seem as nearly as aware. If his goal is to be a good parent, he’s just miles away from being there. It’s sad and disheartening but through this channel I believe there’s always hope. I hope they beat their demons.
I think he didn't mean that literally, i think he feels that he learned a lot from living the way he does, of course he needs to be clean and raise his children.
I disagree. It doesn’t mean that he doesn’t regret many of his decisions. However, it sounds like he’s learned so much and now understands who he DOESNT want to be. Sometimes you have to live it to know you don’t want it.
I struggled with that too. It is unfortunate that he feels that his character was built on all the suffering he has done dealing with heroin & fentanyl. I think most people are giving him a pass bc he is still well-put together & capable of putting a whole sentence together after yrs of using. If this guy looked like the average person on skid row, well....nevermind lol
@@kimberlythomas4373 I appreciate the different perspective. I watched the Mariah (she was pregnant) videos and she said the same thing so I’m starting to see what they mean by saying that. But it’s still sad that people feel as though all the suffering they’ve gone through was necessary to make them who they are. These are good people who’ve made bad decisions. It’s so easy to look down on them but thanks to Mark a lot of people who otherwise would have fear, derision, and scorn for drug addicts and sex workers are now looking at them with understanding and compassion.
I just wonder what sent him into drugs. Something sent him there; feelings of insecurity, something wrong. He was raised in a church so what happened?
He looks so much healthier than many others.
That's because he's only 26 very. Look him up when he's 46 and see how he looks van. Especially if he stays in California if that's the case you won't even be alive in 20 years
I said the same thing and it heartbreaking to think what will be their future.
Yeah, he looks a lot healthier than she does. I wonder how long they’ve been on it never ever ever take fentanyl from anybody any place I don’t care if it’s a nicest place in Beverly Hills don’t take it from anybody.
Went to school with kamen in high school. I really hope and pray you can get your feet back on the ground! 14 days is awesome keep you the work you can do it. It may seem impossible but you've got this!!!
Kamen is my half brother. I haven't seen him in forever and had no idea where he was or how he was so it's crazy to see him on here
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So ….. he lost a lot of time with his kids being in jail + prison .. but lives with zero regrets .. wow.
"No regerts"
A lot of these comments really show what we hold as high importance . Looks , looks , looks, more people wishing him to get sober because they are taken by his looks. You both deserve to love and be kind to yourselves and back yourselves, if you want it , you can do it, and one of you isn’t ready for change at the same time , you’ll have to make the hard choice to leave. Wishing u both happy lives
You're right unfortunately. We place high value on looks. What's important right now is that they both get clean. We're comparing him to Kurt Cobain but look what happened to him.
Exactly what I'm thinking. Shallow, empty, meaningless. This is exactly why people use drugs in the first place. Bereft of spirituality and self-love. This will lead you to look to fill that hole that cannot be filled by worldly shit.
I notice that with a lot of these types of interviews so many more positive comments and belief they deserve better. When they are attractive. That is our society for you.
There is most definitely still hope for these 2. They seem level headed and aware of their situation. This man is gorgeous, modelling agencies would sign him in a second. Drugs will deteriorate his beauty, hope they can get clean before it’s too late.
I was thinking the same. He's very handsome.
They made a deal: She got a boy-toy with issues; he got Mommy with issues. It happens. But they're utterly co-dependent, wiped out on drugs, with zero plans to get out. They'll crash and burn if they stay together much longer. They might know that.
Wow, this couples dynamic troubles me, both could be so much more, I wish them both well - sending love & light from UK 🇬🇧
I been an addict a loong time and seeing it in other drug addicted couple even in my own experiences in them, it’s worse as a couple. It because this symbiotic, codependent thing, it’s much harder to get clean as a couple. I wish them luck.
I agree
You guys finish eachothers' sentences..
How you place importance on keeping Narcan close by is truly commendable..
You're saving lives thereby.. kudos xx Acknowledgment of your respective children shows the care you have for them, others and yourselves xx
Keep up the good fight, you are an inspiring team and you both have what it takes to move beyond the drugs and make a difference in this world 🙌
Love how your twisting on the stools synchronized, symbolic of your Love and Grace despite everything
You are so dileriuos it's comical. Do you actually believe the crap you post
They care so much for there children that they lost custody of them. Are you really this dumb all the time ?
The fight doesn't begin until they stop using and get into treatment. What you see here is called talk and it's not commendable. It's BS
@weldonmix611 and, unfortunately, most couples stay together bc they become co-dependent. They will enable each other's habit, causing them to trauma-bond & keep each other in the black hole.
I had CPR certification for 35 years. I let it go 5 years ago because the population is so nutty that lawsuits abound for people that step in to help. I will continue to do what I do at my own discretion but I am NOT going to carry around Narcan and inject someone that I "think" might be overdosing on recreational drugs when the problem could very well be something else medical. More importantly, I'm not going to take a "suggestion" from a drug addict.
man, mark is a legend. questions were perfect.
Mark, you need to hook Kamen up with a good therapist and a modeling agency. You can tell that they are basically good people who just need some extra guidance.
I honestly saw him and thought that he would be great in a Saint Laurent or Gucci campaign.
@@brankb83wtf😂😂😂
Yeah, because modeling is a great and fulfilling career that is perfectly suited for those who need to avoid the temptations of addiction.
Skye, you can tell would flourish beautifully still if she doesn't keep using. She's got it all if she could go clean. Unfortunately both of their looks will not be able to snap back for long if they continue.
@@possumfriend2335 exactly
I'm 100% straight but Kamen is a seriously attractive man. Crazy to believe those looks didn't get him involved in something that would have detered him from this lifestyle. Goes to show that drugs can and will fuck up anyone and everyone.
I love the fact that your name is blue balls and felt the need to point out that you're straight
@@jessicahoward9046 I'm extremely gay.
@@jessicahoward9046 🤣
@@blueballs9712 saaaaaaame
that first sentence is a lie lmao
Kamen says he wouldn't change anything. He may have rough carpentry skills but he can't work if he is high all the time. Neither are ready to make things better. Most all of the people Mark interviews have children and that is the most tragic part of all.
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Dollar Tree Version.
Dollar Tree version 🤣🤣
Make a wish
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These people are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Inside and out…..I’m surprised neither of them have picked up any kind of modeling gigs
Getting an agent is not likely to happen in their situation.
@@susankeith326 I’m sure……it’s too bad
Generational trauma at its finest. The moment she said "well my dad was in prison"...
It’s astounding how history repeats itself. I feel bad for the children.
Me too. The kids now have a hundred fold increased chance of becoming drug addicted, dysfunctional people.
@@Parrotgirl-tattoo Do you have kiddos?
@terywetherlow7970 no I don't. I figured I would be one of the dysfunctional parents you see in these interviews lol.
Exaclty ... People do the best they can I guess with what they were dealt. The trauma continues until someone can break it.
You can see the effects of meth are so close to ruining this girl physically
I hope these two find themselves in a beautiful place, sober, and spending time with their family. Please take care of yourselves and many blessings
Both don’t seem eager or ready to get in their children’s lives. Very sad.
Druggies are too self-absorbed to care about their children. Also, he said every one should carry Narcan so they can save a life- what? so you can go over dose again? How about grow up, take responsibility for yourself and those little lives you brought into this world
I currently live in Greensboro NC. This is crazy! What’s the chances. I watch your videos often mark. Thank you for giving people a chance to share their story.
Having kids being in such unstable conditions shows a lack of responsibility
I’m so happy because today I found my friends they’re in my head
Sunday mornin is every day for all I care.
I knew I couldn’t be the only person that saw the resemblance to Kurt Cobain
I'm so addicted to these videos like so many are. Great to see different people in different situations. I can appreciate my own life in so many aspects after watching. Thank you Mark. And good luck Kamen and Skye!. LOVE from Finland
Same here
Love from Colombia!
You might soon appear on a segment called, “People Addicted to Soft White Underbelly”.
@@aficianado100 😂
He's got a Kurt Cobain vibe however the way they casually and cavalierly dismiss the children that they've brought into this is very sad
Totally agree!
It's because they're high and numb
They have 4 kids between them. They dont seem too concerned theyre all being raised by others. Drugs are more important.
Impossible to get clean without a shift in consciousness, and I have no idea where mine came from. It just happened one day after 29 years. Now clean and sober for 11.
They both are very articulate. They have the ability to help others after they overcome their obstacles. I wish them the best❤
Ya there articulate all right. Lmao
the bar on here for "articulate" is so ridiculously low
Seriously?
Tuning in from New Zealand and love SWU 💗
If Kamen could get some help with his addictions and get off the drugs, he could easily land a career in modeling. Beautiful facial features.
Omg u people make me want to puke he’s a gross drug addict he can’t model you idiot
Kurt Cobain look shes definitely punching.. if he was opiate free brought up well he would have a beautiful wife and kids.. but by 36 they looks might be destroyed by drugs . Hes 26 your looks can still be fresh at that age . But drugs age you rapidly she might have been attractive at 26 but not now. But yeah he could have his own building company and a beautiful wife theres still time but she won't help him
Interesting how people perceive their "normal" up-bringing. It makes me wonder...what is "normal." Your interviews truly enhance "food for thought." I wish I could thank your participants. Thank you Mark for sharing the stories of so many people with us! They could really change a person's life.
Exactly, there is no NORMAL and think of all the people who simply choose not to ever share their trauma…. !
"normal childhood" code for "I have a f ton of repressed issues"
They are a great couple. I hope they get to sobriety and I hope they can get it together. I am rootin for them. Good luck you,two.
I believe an addicted personality can be inherited. I mean shooting heroin at 16 and his childhood was “great”. I read somewhere that “genes load the gun” and I think that’s very true. If you’re genetically predisposed to addiction you have to be extra careful and self aware about it. I hope they both get clean soon.
Kamen if you read this, you are a wonderful and valuable human being, you can get ahead as a model or any other profession. You are beautiful
These two got a good talk going.
Reminds me of me and my ex. Same dynamic. It’s not going to last but I think there’s a friendship/collaboration there
Cool it didn’t work for you and your ex and so it’s not going to work here? Ok Thankyou for your two cents “god complex”
I find it sadly funny that almost all the junkies who come onto this channel would recommend using Narcans to save lives rather than checking into a program or stop using.
Addiction is the key word.
Nobody's saying carrying Narcan around is going to save more lives than actual treatment. They're just recommending people carry it with them in case they come across someone who needs it and doesn't have access to it in that moment. I don't understand the need to be so black and white about it.
It’s not as easy as you think to just “go check into a program”
@@kurtsteven6228 ha! From a former addict myself, I can agree with you. But addicts look pathetic and hopeless if they don't even try. Changing your mindset is key to changing everything else around you and about yourself.
@@thelotus8285 using narcan and going into treatment aren’t mutually exclusive. You can do both
Obviously one thing, going into treatment, is a much more involved process. The other thing, narcan, is simple and accessible, and is a temporary / part of the solution to the larger problem. That larger problem being Addiction. There is NO simple, easy, 1 step answer / solution.
And not one addict on this channel says “Use narcan, but Do Not go into treatment”
Sad that they put their kids through the same "normal" childhood they had. Absolutely disgusting that he says he wouldn't change his past since it made him who he was and in the next breath says he wants to be a great dad. They're actively choosing this life of drugs over their families.
If it was 1990 this guy would be a grunge god. Good looking - laid back.
The girl is a perfect grunge baby too!!! This is amazing.
It's amazing?
@@keeper6458 hell yeah!! They have funky style and the confidence to rock this…
@@HildeAzulWhy glorify something so toxic by calling it amazing? Look at how practically all of those ‘Grunge Gods’ have wound up. Just to name a few - Kurt, Layne (the love of his life Demri) his bass player Mike Starr, Andrew Wood, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, all dead.
@@ayesha_janeThat wasn't the point
@@jrtaylor2288 Then what was the point?
“Everyone’s out for himself.” That sounds like run-of-the-mill regular society too. As you said, it’s increasingly rare to meet an angel who’s here only for the betterment of others. May you see one. May you be one.
I pray for this couple. They seem to really care about each other. They both appear to be genuine people and I pray that they find their way in this world. 🙏❤️🙏
As always thank you mark and guests! I like that they're adventurous and enjoying exploring California. This guy could model for a living!
you no like Cali, huh?
Being on skid row is not exploring California
@@sup393 amen
He sure could model, he's gorgeous actually. I hope they get it together, apart or together, whatever it takes.
he is very handsome but they aren't really exploring Cali in an enjoyable way lol.
Such a handsome man, Kamen looks like he could be Mark's son. ❤ Go home kids, Skid Row is not California. Get clean and be parents. Good Luck.
You people are so weird
They remind me of Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love when they were going through their issues
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True for sure lol
I wasn't gonna say it,lol..
I was sure someone allready did😄
Yes though he seems way sweeter than Courtney Love and he seems way more confident than Cobain.
@@JavierIDso it's a sweeter more confident version of the couple?
I wish these two would realize that THEY DESERVE SO MUCH MORE. They are not their past. They are not their parents.
So do the children they brought into the world and essentially abandoned.
@@la3800100% 👍🏻
they totally are their parents though 😂😂
I have a lot of hope for this couple. You two know what to do. Just do it!
No you don't
North Carolina here. Keep pushing y'all. All you can do is try. You will get knocked down, but get back up and try again. ❤
I’m from Greensboro and I can’t imagine the culture shock they’re feeling right now. My real concern is for their children back in NC. Although this was the murder capital per capita at one point you can still walk the streets here and feel safe. I’ll pray for the two of them but they have entered a world nothing like where they come from.
People are free to do whatever they like with their OWN life, no judgement at all, but WHY CHOOSING TO HAVE CHILDREN?!? This is so sad
Love your work Mark ❤
I hope them Both the Best ✌🏽
Thank you for the interview 🙏
Can you imagine if they got clean together how beautiful they would both look? They would be an inspiration to other couples struggling like them for sure!!! He his very handsome and she is very beautiful especially with a better hair style and color and natural beauty enhancing makeup because she is already beautiful.
I can see before and after pics and their story in a magazine
"I'm ready to go back!" 😢 I was waiting to hear it!! It's written all over you. Wrong coast, sir. I pray you can get back to your family.
Bla bla bla
It’s crazy this guy said he doesn’t regret anything. But then has been a failure if a dad! Wow
Suffer the children of addicts once again ... 🙏🏼💔🙏🏼
So true
I hope this couple makes it back home to North Carolina. Don’t let LA eat you up.
NC can’t save anyone. Getting out of there is the best thing I ever did.
@@nataliecwine good for you but LA isn’t saving anyone in addiction.
wow the mother to my brothers kids, I pray over you ❤️ haven’t heard from you in almost a year..
How as a Dad to a little girl of all things after being force separated due to incarnation only leave them behind and go to another state?? At least do your drugs and be present in their lives. Unforgivable
It doesn't matter the gender. Stop this silly idea that men are the saviors of women. A boy or girl needs solid adults in their lives, people that love them and it doesn't even have to be a bio parent.
Honestly, I’d rather not have them near their kids if they’re high. The kids don’t need that example or stress.
One thing that all addicts have in common is the lack of friends and loyalty. Being alone would be enough to make me want to be clean. My parents are addicts with no friends either.
She looks like she could be his Mom.
I don't want to be rude but she's definitely not on his level
my grandson spent half his life in prison for murder. straightened out and an awesome person. his son is now in prison for drugs.
I think it’s this agreed-upon thing with drug addicts that you say wherever you are you say the drugs are stronger and harder to quit. But there’s a new drug people don’t know about then you say oh my goodness it’s so strong. I can’t get off of it it’s unbelievable how it messes with me and I can’t get off of it. It’s too strong. But then you find out through interviewing people that it might be a little worse, but it’s not bad bad.
Isn't it a sad state of affairs when everyone is advised to carry Narcan in the good ole USA. 🤦♀️
Narcan, and a gun🙄🤔
Kamen needs to get to a model agency NOW.... his bone structure is very very high end runway and he is very nice looking. He would book so easy
So sad... He has skill sets he could use for good. It's so hard to see how far down the drugs have taken them. They need help to get into a recovery program separated from each other. Perhaps that would help them. I find it so very sad.... I pray they get real help...
Good morning Mark and SWU family
I hope that they get better soon, because the trauma of long term addiction changes a person, for the negative, and could drive them apart
"My goal is to be the best Dad and Mom". You can't even be serious. Guy is a sperm donor and they call her Skye because that is how distant she is from her children.
Yeah even when she talks about her kids you can tell it's kind of forceThe She doesn't really care you can't Fake a Emotion they are both high on heroin
@@funnycatvideos5490 Simple conclusion. It could also be that she's ashamed
@@baublesanddolls actually, subs react VERY badly with fentanyl. You have to wait until it’s COMPLETELY out of your system, or you go into pricipitated withdrawal. It’s literally hell, it’s the worst withdraw ever INSTANTLY so intensely you can’t move or think. For DAYS to a week. So no, a week is not enough. You have to be clean for WEEKS before you can do subs with fent. Other opiates? Three day, TOPS. Sometimes instantly. It’s crazy.
@@baublesanddolls you have no clue about drugs or addiction
@@baublesanddollsit's quite disheartening to hear you say this as someone who is working with homeless and addicts for years now it is a very difficult and draining process to first off all come clean and then fill that void left with something new and meaningful. Often it is quite hard to settle in back into the everyday life and find structure and balance. It is with this close minded prejudice that people who are addicted to substances as powerful as opoids are seen as "foul" and evil as the "choose" this life. It is not true at all and whilst I could go into details of biological effects substance abuse has on the user and altering their point of view I just want to raise awareness and openness for addiction. As an ex addict myself I can say its not that you don't want but it's a long way to get there. Be it alcohol or hard drugs an addiction is a challenge you battle through life. And even if you relapse it doesn't mean you have failed. It's an ongoing battle and I hope more people will have the courage and see that.
“Iron sharpens iron, you can't expect to be sharp hanging around butter knife people.” Addiction is robbing you both of love. ❤ Godspeed
You know they may enabler each other but i think it’s beautiful they still find love somehow or at least a connection.. something I can’t seem to find! I wish the luck and the best.
He’s so handsome and seems very high functioning despite his habit. I hope he sorts himself out before it’s too late.
Greensboro is _central_ NC, definitely NOT eastern…. I just haaad to get that out as that’s where I was born & raised ❤
25 yrs ago My husband and I lost everything to meth. He has never seen his children again but we rebuilt it all. There will be scars but you can do it and stay together. You just have to choose that and stick it out. The other side is amazing ❤
Kamen doesn't look like some I've seen after 10yrs of drug use. And he's willing to work. That's a good thing at least. I'm not here to pass judgement or speak negatively. We all need help at some point in our lives. Be it drugs or anything else. I hope you both can make it through the storm. 💜
If he's willing to work, then why isn't he trying?
Instantly struck by Kamen's striking coloring and northern european look. He could be a model for Paul Mitchell.
Delusion and justification is a huge part of an addicts life
These guys are functioning as a drag on society. With all the many many larcenies and organized retail theft and sitting around doing drugs all the time.
I tried to help my girlfriend for 2 years, her heart just wasn't in it. I was able to find recovery December 1st 2020 but she wouldn't come with me so she left me for a dealer and she's still with him to this day getting high..
This young man could be a model. Really sad to see the life they were dealt. Prayers 🙏😔
PLEASE DONT SAY KURT AND COURTNEY..200 COMMENTS ALREADY
Kamen and Skye God bless and protect you abundantly. Love your honesty please be safe and take care of yourselves 💖
That man is gorgeous.
yo fr
Dime-a-dozen in L.A. And many of them are not homeless addicts either.
Hit the showers ladies
@@nhlibra definitely not a dime a dozen even for LA lol
That’s a beautiful man, he could have a lot of opportunities in that location. Here’s hoping they get better, I know they say they are better off together but it’s a codependent relationship regardless of their drg of choice.
They have potential. I hope they stay together and get sober. He is stunning. Could model and she can get a job a well. Bless them both. I hope they get their kids back someday. They should go back to NC and get sober.
Crazy interview
Such a good-looking man. Such a waste. Stop using drugs .Get sober .Life can be wonderful without it if you can give it a go
Mark I hope you can help them get back to NC. Kamen get back to your carpentry. You have so much potential. Get back to rehab and get back to your kids 🙏🏻🙏🏻
They compliment eachother very well. First step is wanting the help. I believe they will grow to be healthier. ALSO they are both so good looking considering;
I really pray you two find the help you need. You are both obviously smart and i wish the best for you both. Get away from all these shitheads and get clean. You are young and have futures.......
Praying for the addict that still suffers. If I can do it so can you.
Dude walk into any modeling agency sober - it’s easy employment I’m sure they’d pick you up w just you being you! So handsome!! Good luck to both of you w your goal of sobriety
He is absolutely beautiful! Love the voice.
He reminds me of Kurt Cobain. If he got cleaned up he would be nice looking