Fentanyl Addict interview-Zion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2023
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Zion, a fentanyl addict on Skid Row.
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Oh my heart 💔 When Mark said, "You don't look like an addict." His whole persona brightened up! Please call the number. You're so much more than this
I'm a psychologist and this one was tough even for me. That young man needs real help and support to try and start on the path to change.
There doesn’t seem to be any help.
Agreed...and the host gave him $10 in order to make this exploitative TH-cam video. Sick
@@NajSinghs Nark -gave him a number.He said been to re-have,like 50 times ✖️
Mark has a lot of experience,seems like 👍🏻 he got take this help offered & hope it’s real help.
Which we know doesn’t exist-unless you are one of the lucky few.✌🏻🤜🏼🤛🏼
@@NajSinghs Ah, you were there? The host most definitely gave him way more than 10, and i think you are exploiting the host by watching this for free
@@NajSinghs I hear your point about the $10 & agreed.I can’t condone that.
I don’t always make this appeal, but Mark If you have any connections to offer him help, please. He’s only 23 and has two kids. He has been weeping the whole interview. He has been broken from his childhood. Oh, Thank you Mark. As I am writing this your last sentence. ❤ I can’t stop crying for this guy.
Theirs help out their but he doesn't want to get clean. I have been their.
Are you serious? You’re going to bring spelling into a conversation about a kid bearing his soul crying out for help?
@@lonersanonymous I think spreading negativity and hostility is jimbo's drug, and trolling is his addiction. At the very least, he lacks any compassion or emotional intelligence whatsoever. Doesn't seem to care who he hurts. He's a blight in the comment section lately.
@jimbofischa dude go fuck yourself, you have nothing positive to say and multiple people are reporting your stupid ass comments for the harassment that they are.
@@karenfryberger4260Why because he corrected someones rude comment?
I have been an addictions counselor for the past eight years working in eastern Kentucky. Mark's videos have helped me considerably in learning how to help the patients I see. America is in a desperate crisis that the government doesn't seem to want to seriously address.
Yes, mental health should be priority number 1.
We need massive reform that makes health care, especially mental health care, more personalized
At least imo
To be fair, the less the government interferes the better. They ALWAYS come in and muck up everything.
The govt. has created the crisis, intentionally. It's glaringly obvious.
Why are you looking to government to save or help you? You save yourself, thats all you can do
4 years off the needle myself. You can change if your still breathing Zion. I love you brother. God’s got a pile of blessing waiting for you.
@jimbofischa Who’s WE ❔
@jimbofischaboiif you can’t recognise that it’s possible to bounce back from rock bottom then it just shows your own immaturity and lack of life experience.
@jimbofischa LI assuming you 🏷️ label 🏷️me as bickering,While you goons help do something.I really hope you do.Writing someone off-Saying what you did about Zion.
Didn’t like that at all.
@jimbofischa I unfortunately know.I can’t do anymore than Mark.‼️
Anthony, I adore what you wrote. ❤
Oh my i just wanna give Zion a massive hug. He is much stronger than he is able to see. Wishing him all the best and hope he finds a way to recovery 🙏❤️
I agree. He has opportunities but his pain and trauma is so deep. This is why you do what you do.
You should try n fix him. Bet u could!
@jimbofischaboi Wtf? Jesus!
@jimbofischa I love these types of comments from "normal" people.. makes me feel better
@jimbofischa he is yesterdays traumatised child. Compassion and understand doesn't stop at 18.
I’ve heard so many people you’ve interviewed say “I have never talked about this before”. Thank you for listening and giving them a safe space to open up to love and acceptance.
I wish I could reach out to him directly. He clearly has so much guilt and accountability. Not blaming his addiction on anyone is proof he has a chance. He just needs the right people and places to surround himself with in order to change his life. Prayers for this young man and every struggling addict out there. 🙏🙏🙏
Contact Mark you may be able to get in contact with him.
I totally agree. He has soooo much potential.
Oh man! This was a hard one to watch. He is so broken. Rock bottom has a basement and that is exactly where he is right now. I hope he finds the strength and courage to turn his life around. I wish him so much love, strength, healing and peace. Cheers, from Country Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Best of luck from Thailand
Glad I’m 359 days clean and sober today
🎉🎉
Keep it up I’m almost 2 years
hell yeah! keep it up!
Congratulations ❤
Thanks y’all are amazing I love the support I get on TH-cam watching Zion crying and in that life reminds me of me I was like that this time last year. I’m glad I’m still here recovering every day trying to be a better person and help people still struggling. ❤
I’m an addict too.
Zion expressed so many feelings I know I have felt , very deep and painful. Feelings and thoughts you are afraid to tell people. Because of fear ( of you or judgement).
Thank you for shared your private feelings. I could feel and relate to your pain . Thank you I really needed to hear this story today .
Thank you mark too for giving people the space to share their stories 🙏
Ya can do it….if ur ready to start the process. It’s a lifestyle change. I was a at least 1gram a day user for 15yrs straight!! I felt jus like you said!! I nodded out and crash my work vehicle…lost my car and job. That’s when I got serious and started!! Go to detox and see a therapist (that’s a start) don’t abuse the subs….wean down to a quarter sub every 2days and then you can stop if you feel like you can…any craving,pop a quarter sub 🤷🏾♂️ worked for me .
Been clean for a few yrs now this time round, I'm 46 just last Fri gone, got a grandson beautiful little boy he is, and I could not be here now, because I had a blood clot from my groin that went 2 my heart, well into my lung, and then traveled into my aortic valve, somewhere there by time I got into resuscitation it was super scary,, my brother has been left with hypoctic brain injury from. Taking an OD as well, I am now looking into help give talks in schools and 2 educational talks 2 police, GPS teachers etc help them notice things before it becomes a problem etc it's a hard journey 2 start on but it's worth the bloody travelling 😊give it a go, you may find yourself enjoying it!! ❤️ ❤️ You can reach out 2 myself if you want 2, ❤ blessings from Wales 🏴
Wish you the best in starting recovery or the steps. ❤
Too many parents have no idea the consequences of their actions on their kids. Kids are mailable. Everything that happens in those formative years impacts the rest of their lives. Please, someone help this guy. He needs a lucky a break and a chance to turn his life around.
OMG MARK. When I heard you say, at end of the video that you could probably help him, I was so happy. This was heartbreaking to watch and hear. Zion seems like a really nice guy. I hope he will accept the help and stick to the program. Thanks Mark from the bottom of my heart!
I just lost my little brother to fentanyl. He was 44. Two gorgeous kids. Please. If you are on this path, get help. Please. This heartache is broad and deep and I don’t know how to ever recover but his choices were out of the hands of all of us who loved him.
Really sorry for your loss. I lost both of my parents to overdoses. It's not a grieving process I'd ever want to revisit again.
His choices as you put it just show how ill he had gotten. I'm sure he wasn't trying to inconvenience anyone. Just battling a silent shameful disease or choices like most will say.
I'm so sorry about your brother.
@@chrisloukota9449it’s not a choice after you are an addict for so many years. Your brain chemistry is changed and you need it to survive. There are many ways to help addicts with methadone or subs, but I was an addict for 10 years. I know the feeling of these addicts it’s a battle for rest of your life.
My heart goes out to you. I took lol lost mine. He would be 53 soon. He wasn't his addiction. The pain though of our childhood. Just became too much. Hugs and healing. The hurt is grief is one I just can't Shake yet. Xoxo I can't say that I am relieved he is no longer hurting and trying to mask 24/7. ❤Big big hug
This man is absolutely recoverable. Zion, i believe you’re on a redemption path, seriously. You’re a valuable person and a loving father.
Not really. Addiction takes you with it
@@manikyum you’re dense if you’re implying that people cannot recover from addiction.
This story broke my heart. I pray he gets help and he gets sober. God bless him.
This interview broke my heart, it made me wanna give him a hug, as a mom whose daughter is also homeless and addicted to Fentanyl, I want say he has a beautiful soul, he is important to the world, I hope Zion can get off the Fentanyl and stay off of it, gaining the normalcy he so desperately desires. Mark as always thank you for letting people tell thier story with out judgement.
Same with my son
So heartbreaking. As a mom, I want to hug him, take him home, show him love and care, get him away from all this.
“Every time I hug my son, its felt way better than any drug. And I can’t even do that now.”
Wow. This was the most painful one I’ve watched. Praying for Zion & his kids. Praying for healing and him knowing that he has people rooting for his sobriety!
My mother went through this struggle with fentanyl, it is one of the most unbearable and painful things to witness. She used for the last time in 2015, and it took her life. No amount of dope in the world is worth losing your life, or your kids. Because if they lose you, they have to mourn every single day and event in their life that you won’t be there for.
I am so so sorry for your loss, I'm clean now, but I have a son I put through. MY addiction and I feel so selfish for it, even tho he didn't go without, and I was always there never left my side, he's 25 this Yr ofc he's left my side now he's got his own little boy who's 2, but I was still vacant through some of his middle childhood, getting involved with the wrong person and being stupid was my issue, listening 2 a horrible man and not asking for help before my life went that way, selfish woman! But clean now, and staying that way,
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤❤
My condolences to you on the loss of your mom.
@@morri5923 you are so brave to admit that🙏🙏
@@tcggggg aww bless you, that's very kind of you, I work in the field now, so I get to help people not make my mistakes help them get away before it becomes a problem. I mean, I was there and my son always had everything he wanted, he came first well I'm my eyes then, it's clear that H was in control and that came first, and I just want any one and everyone 2 know, that dispite what your told its always OK to ask for help, it doesn't make you weak, it builds you up and gets you onto a pathway of recovery, never be afraid to ask for help, Dr health visitor even a social worker, a teacher a neighbor even your mother or father, ❤️❤️
Dude you have so much to live for!!!!! Be the father for your children that your father never was for you. You’re worth more than you think!!!
Zion💜
Every addict wishes it was that easy
Amen.
He's just has to want it enough.
@@marisolramirez3905 I know! I understand.
My compassion for humanity grows through seeing these life stories. We all don’t start out the same way in life. This kid can make the turn, I can see it and hear it in his brokenness. All the best to you Zion and your journey moving forward .
@jimbofischa so encouraging. Your comment is actually quite sad
@jimbofischa there is no such thing as “no hope.” It might be a small amount but there’s no such thing as none. I’m sorry you have none left (I still have hope for you)
@@ump1nen I think spreading negativity and hostility is jimbo's drug, and trolling is his addiction. He's just too blind to see.
I've watched almost every single video. Zion is one of the few that broke my heart. I hope with all my heart that he'll get on his feet and recover. Wish him all the happiness.
"if I could change anything, I would change everything"
That is so powerful when you really start to think about it. I remember thinking the exact same thing at my lowest points. Truth is, the ONLY way to change anything at all in this sort of situation, is to change everything. All of it. Stay up Zion, you're gonna be alright man
Yo Zion, listen here, I rarely make comments other than my good morning to everybody every morning. I watch these videos every morning because they start at 6:00am which is when I get off the train and outta the subway about an hour earlier before the cops start chasing us homeless out for rush hour. I been an addict for 30 years I been dealing with drugs and drug people in NYC. My wife OD’d, I’m living on the streets, sleeping on the trains and been in and outta Rikers Island. So I guess you could say I’ve met a few addicts in my life. I say all that to say this, you jump out at me. You still got a good soul. After all the BS from your youth, and all the violence, stick ups, and everything else you gotta do to feed a dope addiction, and all the trips to jail and all the trips to hospitals and everywhere else a dope addiction takes ya, you still have that good in you is what jumps out to me. You got morals. Some may say, how can someone who steals things and robs people have morals? We street people can see it. There’s the type who robs people and thinks ‘F those people’ and feels nothing about it. There’s the worse type who robs people and gets off more on their victims fear and the control they hold over them than seem to about the money they can get outta them. Then there’s you, who strikes me as the type that hates having to rob someone just about as much as that someone hates being robbed. That where I see you still got morals. Don’t sell yourself short. The fact that you feel bad and hate all this sh** is a good sign. Mark has dealt with enough street people to see that promise in you, which I believe is why he’s gonna help you. It’s not because your in such bad shape. There are some real bad cases on here. And you are one of the bad cases, but he can’t help them all. I think it’s because he sees the same thing in you I do, not only are you worth the help, but you can actually make it. Your smart, your certainty tough enough, and you still have a good heart. I wish you success in life Zion. You got a tough road ahead, but I don’t gotta tell you that. You already know what you got ahead, but that’s a good thing. You already know where all the pitfalls are. One Love, Zion.
Please Zion,if youre reading this. Me, my husband , and most of our remaining friends are former junkies. There is life after dope, but sometimes you have to relocate and it isnt easy. But there are thousands of us out here who think you are worth it, ❤
You have three days clean. You CAN see the other side
I was a drug addict for 10 years ,been clean for 15 years anybody can get clean but you have to do it for yourself not your kids not your mom not nobody but you.What helped me was staying away from my old stomping grounds and people that triggered me .If you want it bad enough you can do it.......~Sara
@jimbofischa It would be better if you did.
Wow this was a tough. Absolutely gut wrenching. I’ll be praying for Zion. I hope he finds his purpose and way out of this life. He has so much potential.
Some of these people have an aura of such sadness and despair. He is one of them. 💔
He's dope sick hun..
Zion, you are not nothing, and you do have someone. Your kids can be a compass to recovery. You showed strength in speaking your story. That takes so much courage. It's the first step. I see a beautiful person. You will see it too one day. 😊❤
Words well spoken. I also see that this is a way to start his journey toward living a life....
His story is heart breaking. No one deserves what he has been through.
Children do not deserve to be abused, there is no justification.
These stories are always so heartbreaking. There's a traumatic backstory 99% of the time. These adults were all children once. Picturing the environment Zion grew up in, it's no surprise at all how he ended up. My heart breaks for him. How do you even process all of that??
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Zion, I really hope you can get help somehow. It seems like you have a lot of love to give, especially to your kids. I wonder if there are any therapy programs available with your insurance. That's the root of the problem. You've been through serious trauma. Maybe you can give yourself a bit of a break realizing that you were greatly affected by those around you. Your kids can be the drive you need to get clean. It's not easy, but it would be worth it. 💙
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You don't know many addicts obviously. Why are women so obsessed with trauma??
He never had a chance - no kid can come through an early life like that, undamaged.
A doctor prescribing oxy to someone who is already an addict of other substances is Insane.
You're assuming that he told the doctor about his drug use.
I have 4 kids. 8,15,17,19. They all live with me and their father. I had a rough upbringing with trauma and not a lot of great memories as a kid. I decided..no matter what life threw at me..I would protect and raise happy healthy kids. They had an ideal childhood. It's a choice. Decide you want help and get it..for them and yourself Zion. You don't want to regret your life. They say it's more powerful than love. Break the cycle.🙏❤ Your kids NEED YOU more than you can ever know.
It’s not a choice. Real addicts and alcoholics are powerless to stop and when this is admitted there is a solution.
@@underboss6616 disagree whole heartedly.
I agree @sarahbefrank.3364. It most definitely is a choice. I deal with this type of addict behavior with my ex-husband and my brother. Lots of people like yourself grow up in sub-optimal childhoods and most of them don’t grow up to be drug addicts and criminals. For someone to engage in the same awful behavior that their elders engaged in, even committing crimes like burglary and screwing over loved ones, and then painting themselves as a poor, poor victim who can’t catch a break is just the epitome of hypocrisy. “well, I’m homeless because I can’t get a job. I can’t get a job because I don’t have a car, I’m sick, etc., etc.”. There’s always an excuse why they have to continue doing the wrong thing and it’s never their fault. A lot of excuse making by the young man in this video. Words but no action. Opportunities offered to him to get help and get straight and all of them squandered. He’s young. Hopefully he’ll see the light before his poor life choices get him killed.
i wanna see a sober-update from him so bad! sending hope! 💚
Mark, you are going straight up! You have helped so many poor souls that need help. Hugs to you brother!
23:45 There is a normal life out there for you Zion. Just like Mark told you, please get out of the toxic surroundings and seek help so you can be the best dad to your precious son. Wishing even more strength than you already have shown, and the love you deserve but didn't get.
Not that easy help is not free. My sister was an addict and we lost her 10 years ago she was 34. For 21 days that she lasted in a rehab it was almost $10,000 a day. It’s not easy especially when you are homeless
His reaction when Mark said that put a lump in my throat. I feel for this kid. I hope he gets the help he needs 🙏
I hope this young man realizes, his life can be what he makes of it. Hes at his rock bottom, and needs help. This one was terribly sad to watch. Thank you for letting him speak mark.
This really got me. I hope and pray he gets the help and support he needs and I think he really wants it. Thank you for hearing and really listening to each person’s story ❤
This has made me tearful. A history of let downs . It’s incredibly sad and there’s a overwhelming amount of sadness and pain in his voice 😢 I hope he gets help and would love an update
Sending Zion some love, he’s deserving of a better life. I hope he’s able to get out of that area and get his life together
@jimbofischaboiwho hurt you? You've left a negative comment on every single of the positive posts. Awfully judgemental for someone who also needs help. Try focusing on the good things and looking inward. It works wonders
@@a_grayce Jimbo is a trolling machine, rolling through the comment section every day for quite a while now. I think spreading negativity and hostility is his drug, and trolling is his addiction.
Another angel ...another empath. Mark...your giving angels voices.
Your a good man Zion. The drug is evil, the devil itself.
Your being attacked, and held down. Fight back! Find your wings brother.
Angel? Because someone weeps on camera they are an angel empath? Do you know he hurts people, steals, and sells contraband to people for a living? He is weeping because he is dope sick. How do you know is isnt totally cold and calculating, like a viper, after he has his fix... Be mindful who you extend your heart to. Read their whole resume first. Not just the cover page..
@jimbofischa get a life!
Dude is resilient. Just listening to his story has changed my outlook. Gods got plans for him. Hope he uses everything hes been thru to change the world for good. Alot of power in making it thru what he has over come. Praying for you zion. Love you man
God WILL have plans for Zion IF Zion becomes a born-again child of God. That is done by humbling oneself; repenting toward God; believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and then calling in Him for the free gift of eternal salvation.
ZION!!! Brother, when you replied "you think so?" when he said "theres a normal life out there for you" around 22:52 (if im not mistaken) it gave me so much hope. Im trying to detox off of subs and ive done it before. Its totally possible brother! Thank you for being you, and being willing to show vulnerability❤And your lack of ego in everything you say is SOOO fkn inspiring...thank you again, Zion.....much love brother 👊🏼❤
I feel for this man, I empathize with the lows he's expressing and I really hope he can get some real, professional help. Today marks 49 days clean from fentanyl myself and just based on what I was escaping, I can't imagine going through the things he went through WITHOUT becoming an addict. 😢
Keep going Reid, you’re worth it!! Prayers to you!💙🙏🏾
That's amazing Reid! 1 day at a time! You got this! Much love from Philly💯💗🙏
Okay this one broke my heart right in half! I just want to take this kid in and wrap my arms around him. I wish i could take away all of his pain. He seems like such a great human that sudnt stand a chance from day one!
Mark, please do an update on him and i will be hoping he will be in a much better place when/if you do. Until then, i will pray for him🙏💔
My heart is absolutely breaking for this kid. I have never cried watching any of these videos but this one got me. If your angel friend is still helping people, I pray she can help this kid.
I went thru hell as a kid but this really broke my heart. Praying for him to find peace......
Oh my this guy is breaking my heart 💔. Zion you can do this I promise you. I'm 52 and just got clean in June I'll have 3 years. Your so young and have so much more time in this world. I used for 26 years on roxies,, I've never shot dope and I know it's a lot harder to get off of. I was gonna say how I got clean it's with Suboxone I was on it for six months and it was easy for me to get off. For me the withdrawal wasn't bad. Don't wait like I did. I'm praying for you Zion 🙏. You have to want it. My life wouldn't be what it is today if I hadn't got clean and I know it sounds cliche but it's the truth. Another great interview Mark 😊. If there's anyway you could help him maybe get him into detox or something. He's just a baby and this one made me cry😢
Wow he’s hurting so deeply. I wish I could save him, hug him, tell him it’s going to be okay. That he’s worth it & never deserved the childhood life he was dealt 😢💔
He would sell drugs to your neighbors, hurt them, rob them, etc. Giving him a hug isnt going to help. Remember that a camera is rolling. People always put on a show under such circumstances...
@@ItsSauIGoodman I reported the person's comment that you are responding to - just clarifying that you're not responding to HoneyTheBrat.
@@ItsSauIGoodman I thought your were responding to "jimbo" the troll, whose comment I reported...again...and thought Honey might think your response was to him/her. Maybe I was wrong.
@@ItsSauIGoodman The original post is from "HoneyTheBrat"...
I watch these videos every week and this one was by far one of the hardest I’ve had to watch. He is HURTING. Any and all support he can get is amazing. He needs a new life surrounded by people who are going to keep him holding himself accountable. He wants so much more for himself
This one broke my heart. Man Zion, I really hope you'll pull it all together. You're such a gentle, beautiful soul. I'll be praying for you. Please get better ❤🎉
He really enjoyed the comliment you gave him. It opened him up. He seems so susceptible to his emotions. He has alot of healing to do. Pray he finds his peace.
Mark, I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time now and this young man right here has probably been one of those most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard yet. I just want to find him and give him the biggest hug and tell him everything will be okay. I can tell he still has hope and I think with some help and the right people in his corner, he could turn his life around completely and be able to be the man he wants to be and be able to be a daddy to his babies. I would love a follow up video from him and I think a lot of others would too. Thank you for giving these lost souls a chance to tell their stories in hopes of finding their way back.
Lots of love Zion. ❤ stay strong
This broke my heart i pray he will get the help he needs
5:27 *His grief is so f*n palpable, and I can’t help crying with him!*
With kindness and respect, Grace
Ive watched a lot of Mark's videos and so many other videos of addiction. I've never cried more for anyone in any video like I have for Zion. I am a former addict myself. I never thought I could do it, but I did. July 1st is 7 years clean. Zion, if you're reading these comments, please know, you have so much to give to your babies. You can do this. One day, one hour or one second at a time. You can. You matter to more people that you think. Mark is right, you dont look like an addict. Please, please reach out and take the help that Mark offered. You have to change people, places and things. You're a strong guy to have been able to survive all that you have. In case no one has told you lately, I love you. 🙏
THIS GUY IS SHOWING BIG COURAGE BY JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AND LETTING THE PAIN OUT👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
I’ve watched almost every interview on this channel and this one absolutely broke my heart. You don’t have to be empathic to feel this man’s pain and how badly he wants his life to be different.
6 years sober on December 11th this year. I was smoking black for 6 years before that I had a 1 and a half sobriety and before that I was using any pain killer I could get my hands on but primarily perc 30s and dilaudid 8s. I felt hopeless. But I am living proof recovery is real and is achievable. My driving force when I didn't care enough about myself to live was that I didn't want my kids to have to explain to people where I was or happened to me or why I wasn't around anymore. Whatever you choose to live for don't let anyone tell you different. I tried to quit every day for about a year and a half. I had to make drastic life changes. Went to rehab, started to talking to a counselor twice a week, got on MAT used that support for 2.5 years, started eating healthy, going outdoors, reading, writing, everything I could to make a change in my life. Small goals at first man. You can't hang around the same people. You can do it. Whatever your purpose is hold on to it and never let it go.
Zion, love from Spain. You don't see the meaning of your life now because you're ill. You have to heal and start loving yourself. Please don't feel guilty nor ashamed. If you get well you might be able to get in contact with your children again and love them and be loved by them
The people from Thailand are happier because they said they had stable, loving home lives. At the end of the day, that’s always the difference. The many lost souls we see on this channel are a product of their upbringing.
God bless you, Zion! I pray that you get the support and help you need! You are certainly deserving of it!
My heart aches for him. I am grateful for you Mark because I know you will help him with the many professional connections available for him. There is hope Zion ; do NOT give up. A BIG HUG and know that people are praying for you .
I started crying in the first 5 mins w/ this one…Zion, wishing you the very best in life ❤
Dang it! Life is so hard. This video breaks my heart. I feel his pain. What is normal. Zion you have a beautiful soul, you got this! I look forward to seeing an update video of you! You are going places.
Im glad Zion was able to release his feelings even though in a vulnerable state and a hard time in his life but he is still very young..so glad Mark found him and gave him a life raft at the end I hope it gets him to where he wants to be. Hearing him talk about his son was so wholesome❤
💚 heartbreaking… I wish him recovery healing health and peace… and I’m sending him love from Ontario Canada
I keep going back to this one. It’s one of the most heartbreaking ones because he’s so self aware. As mark says, he looks like a normal kid, and cognitively he is still so functional, so much potential. It gives you a good understanding of the grip drugs has on people. Every time mark gave him a compliment or a positive affirmation you would see such a glimmer of hope in his eyes, it felt heart breaking. Would love an update on him and hope mark was able to connect him to some help!
so much sadness and pain. truly heartbreaking.. wish him all the healing he needs to get to a better place. best wishes Zion from Aus
Aww my heart hurts for you Zion. I could really feel the pain you’re in as I have felt that pain too in my life. Specially when it comes to being separated from your kids. I understand how hard that must be for you. That’s a gut wrenching feeling. But please hang in there & just keep trying ok. Over & over if you have to. It’s ok. No matter how many times you may stumble & fall, you can’t ever give up. No matter how many times it takes. You’re still so young. I just know that you can turn things around 😁 I know that you will at some point in the future! Best wishes to you dear ❤
Very well said. Couldn't agree more ❤
Wow.. This one made my heart break. Wish him all the best.
He is a broken man but he is so worthy of love & support despite his choices. I’m not religious but I pray for this man’s inner peace & journey overall. He deserves much more. May all of these interviews inspire us to be compassionate & helpful to those in needs. I’ve been sober for 5yrs after being an alcoholic for 10yrs. I quit cold turkey by the grace of God but everything he speaks on especially the part about “feeling less than human” is relatable. REMEMBER, we are all humans, humans with experiences/trauma. Be kind💜
This video broke me never have I seen someone in such bad shape I hope Zion is getting all the support and empathy he needs. I’ll be donating today thanks Mark & team for giving people a platform and voice.
Poor kid. My heart breaks for him.
I’m a recovering addict, just over a year.
He needs good social support, people that love him and can make him feel safe and stable. Getting clean and maintaining it are hard enough with people around but almost impossible without.
Hopefully somebody watching with the means and knowledge can help this young man. He's living for each second. 🙏
Oh Zion. My heart aches for you brother. Today im 506 days clean&sober. Its possible. Even w fentanyl. Its hard af. But its possible 🙏🏻 you CAN do it. Prayin for you.
One of the most candid & truthful testimonials on SWU. So sad, impossible odds against him. 😢
I’m back from a month ago to listen to Zion. I hope he was able to get the help Mark offered. I have thought about him many times. He is so young and has so much time to turn it around. More prayers for Zion.
I’ll pray for you everyday Zion. You are a good man. You deserve everything wonderful life has to offer.
Mark, Thank You! It’s so important that we have this awareness, these people are sick and we need to heal them with love and kindness. They are human beings also.
With every word he spoke I felt like he was speaking for me :/ I relate so much . I hope the best and pray for your strength. I’m trying to get clean too and it’s not easy . I hear you. Keep pushing . ❤️🩹
The way Zion lit up when you mentioned that he did not look like a drug addict. Truly hoping he finds his way in life. We’re all rooting for you!
I was addicted to the 30’s which has fent in it and nobody knew unless I told them. I still kept myself up & was functional
This just breaks my heart watching these stories. I lost my sister to addiction 10 years ago 10 days before she turned 35.
If our government would get their heads out their asses and focus on the drug use in our country. Instead of trying to help other countries with their problems maybe we could put a big stop to this. It’s getting worse by the day. And they make rehab so expensive that these poor people have no choice but to be addicts. Addiction is a disease. And no one is doing a thing about it. It’s in every city in the US. I have 2 sons one fixing to be 18 and a 13 year old. Both very smart good kids. But addiction does run in my family and it’s so fn scary as a parent.
My heart breaks for all the families that go through this and the children left without parents.
The government is who manufactures and brings the drugs into our communities. Wake up, government means mind CONtrol. We are sovereign beings, we must remember who we are, no one has authority over another.
This man is still so young. Stay strong because you deserve to live and prosper. You can be my friend.
I want you to get the help you need/ deserve to get your family back.
I know he wants it and seems like he is willing to do the work. I pray he can get on the right track for his kids. HIS KIDS ARE SO IMPORTANT ! Do it for them, don’t give up.
Mark, please help him. He’s all alone in the world, I think he deserves a chance
Poor guy ... seems he had a rough childhood. Prayers that he finds happiness.
Zion, you are definitely not a worthless piece of shit. You had a rough start of your life.Your family history is full of trauma, abuse and addiction. I really, really hope that you can get the help you deserve. This interview brought me to tears. Wishing all the best
Tough watch 💔 hoping with all my might that things get better for Zion! So many of us are rooting for you and believe in you dude! YOU CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!!!
Zion, you're such a wise fella with your heart on the right place. You can do whatever you set your mind to, i see that in your eyes, its okey to fail but its how you get back up again that is important. Life has so much to offer as do you to life bro! Stay strong, make the best decisions out of your situation and step by step leave this lowest of lows behind. Much Love and hope to see you back with Mark in a couple of month with good news!
@jimbofischa what a positive “person” you are. I wish people knew how many shills and bots are in the comments, trying to cause chaos. Recharge.
@jimbofischa you're so nietzschean it's nauseating.
All the best to this kid… watch every episode on this Channel and this one got to me. 🙏
This was a very emotionally charged interview. Just when I think I see someone that I couldn’t root for any more than I do, a new person comes on. I love that we heard Mark mention a place he had to recommend him. God this young man deserves a break. If you ever read this, don’t stop trying. One of those times will be the one. You have what it takes and one day you’ll have the life you want and never will you look back.
I hope Zion can get the help he needs. I am praying for him , as well as the others you have interviewed. Keep up the good work.
I can see Zion doesn't want life any more. He is truly reaching out for help. I truly pray he can get that help. He has a sickness & you can't just stop. But he can take steps to get better he just needs some encouragement in his life. I pray God will send him someone that can give him some more encouragement in his life & that he can if he truly wants to get clean & sober he can. I'm clean & sober 5 yrs this month Praise God.
23:58 That is the only glimmer of joy he showed, a hope for a better future. That is resilience, to even now in his pain, know it might be better. 9 years sober here and he describes the feeling of despair accurately. The future is brighter but the trauma work to heal never ends, I know too. He deserves more.
Thank you Mark for offering to connect him with someone that can help him. I hope we as viewers can pitch in to help cover what's needed to help him get back on his feet. Zion truly has the potential to change for good. He's at the edge of two paths: recovery or destruction. May he be able to get to the path of recovery and redemption. We believe in you Zion! 🤗
i think he got so much potential. wish him the best
I can’t even get through this I can resonate so well. I wish Zion peace love and prosperity.
Oh, my god. I have never watched a video so intently. I am in awe of Zion, he was failed from day one and has had a tough life ever since. I am so so so sorry Zion, for everything you have gone thru, but thank you for being so very honest. I know how hard it is, but I just pray that you can get clean and stay clean. You deserve a GOOD LIFE and you are a GOOD PERSON, please don’t hate yourself 😢 you are still here for a reason! Praying and sending so much love 🩷
“If I could change anything, I would change everything” Mark, PLEASE tell me he is okay im a mess 😭