Big credit to the family member who is requiring them to be sober before seeing the children. They don't need parents bouncing in & out of their lives who aren't stable & sober.
May God bless the brother who is raising their children. Imagine what would’ve happened to the children. Having children is such a huge responsibility.
Thank you for sharing. I started at 42 and today is Day 110 free from fentanyl. I am 57. And I was beginning to think I was an oddball because of my age. Your 7 years inspires me.
Addiction does not discriminate. Never a truer word spoken. Wishing you both the best and a second chance at sobriety ❤ Merry Christmas to the SWU family
Amen… Oh gosh, lost my late husband (prior to 30 years old) to fentanyl. Zero discrimination… He was smart, attractive, personable… 💯% it does not discriminate!
My mom overdosed from fentynal a few months ago. She was 43. I really wish she would of gotten clean and could of shared her story with the world.. I miss her so much, if your a parent out there, or someone's child, someone's sister or brother, their best friend, think about how it'll effect them and if the drugs are seriously worth your life or not.
Watching this on Christmas Eve, while sober, fills me with the deepest gratitude after a peaceful evening spent with my family and loved ones. As we say in our meetings, 'Let's take a moment for those who are still sick and suffering.' To anyone who is sober and reading this today, remember: WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. Erin and Matthew, thank you for your honesty and sincerity. You've done this before, and you’ve shared how incredible it was. Hold onto those moments-they are proof of what’s possible, and I am sure your little ones can't wait for Mom & Dad to come home. 'God, grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.' Sending love and light to everyone on this journey. 🤍
I understand how addiction takes hold and doesn’t let go. It’s hard to explain to people who have never struggled with addiction just how strong the pull for the drug is.
You guys are a couple with shared children. The children are safe but let me assure you they want their parents back. You CAN do this. You have resources not available to many. If you can’t do it together then do it apart. One sober parent is better than none. Praying for all the children longing for their parents this Christmas Eve, and also for the addicts. 🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼
Matt you are my Loyola Brother (I'm an IH Alum)..this is so sad and painful...praying that you and Erin can overcome this. But for the grace of God...hugs you two.
Sounds like they took the addiction industry's 'I am powerless against my addiction' rap too much to heart. Their kids probably feel so sad this Christmas wondering why mom and dad choose drugs over them.
I thought you came across really honest and respectful. Sending over to you both some good vibes & positive energy from England. I hope things pick up going forward and best of luck🙏
You guys are inspiring. I have been with my significant other for 12 years, before during and after addiction. We just celebrated 7 years sober...together. I am 1 of 8....the only kid with an addiction. I believe jail and that forced separation played an important part, especially when it came to the trauma bond and codependency. I now work as a peer recovery specialist in a 90-day facility. It is all possible and you guys know that I wish you the best. :)
I heard that it’s a rule for the people in rehab to not date each other and after I watching this, I completely understand why. If they both had partners that never used drugs, they wouldn’t be in this situation today. They both had it in them to stay clean for 6 YEARS, but when 1 fell of course the other would fall too. This is sad 😔
Absolutely true. Love proliferates the problems in a situation where the odds are already stacked against you. Alone it's almost impossible, together, forget about it. Those who've been around have seen it over and over again.
2 days ago I saw somebody overdose . Luckily she survived , I thought she was clean but me trying make her change only led for her to do it behind my back . This is a horrible thing to see and horrible drug for humanity .
4:00 “once I DECIDE TO USE, all choice goes away”. This way of thinking is one of the reasons addicts keep using. They’re off the hook because “it’s not my choice”. Fight harder for yourselves and for your children
"The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent."
@ I’m not saying they should walk around with the weight of it all on their shoulders. I’m just saying that you have to keep fighting. You can’t let that voice in your head that says “you’re powerless over this. It’s not even your choice” be the voice that guides you.
@@thomasminarchickjr.7355 "Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." Admitting "powerlessness" is LITERALLY the first step in the recovery program that has worked for millions of people since 1939.
If I tell you to you to get in a pool and go underwater and stay there until you pass out and can't breathe. But I tell you I promise that I'll revive you and give you 10 million dollars afterward. Would you do it? Could you do it? Even if you knew that that money meant the end of your suffering, getting your family back and being able to provide for them and be present for them. Probably not. Your instinct to breathe will kick in and you will come up for air, against your own will. It's like that. And if you've never experienced drowning in addiction and can't understand the terror and mental torture of thinking that the people you love most are actually better off without you around, then you can't possibly understand the complete surrendering that is required to stop drinking/using drugs after someone with this condition in this advanced stage has taken a drink or used a drug.
People have zero clue how attorney's are a part of the beast system. A group of attorney's (& wealthy) 1789 created the ruling class. They imposed thier will upon the masses.
My heart goes out to them. I wish them sobriety for the new year and forever (one day at a time). Thank you Mark for showing us what can happen to anyone…and I mean everyone! I have been sober for 35 years and your videos keep me positive. It reminds me of the saying” by the grace of God there goes I” ❤
Mark, you are so dedicated, so much I want to say; for now, thank you. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a great new year. This channel is the most important and needed look into addiction and struggle, please keep up the great work and stay grounded, again Mark, thank you, love from Indiana.
As someone in recovery, everytime is a choice. Not just the first time. I get what she's trying to say but there has to be some accountability. Unless someone is forcing drugs into your system it's all your choice. Just like the choice to stop. I really do hope they get back to their sober and happy life with their kids. I can't imagine how hard it must be for them to not have both of their parents. Especially at this time of year.
As a 17-year 365-days a year alcoholic, with 9.5 years sober, I find it hard to believe that anyone "in recovery" would say such a thing. "The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent."
As a former addict I understand. Your only and first priority is your drug of choice. But yes, it's your choice. We know what we're doing. I've been clean for over a year and it's hard. It's also embarrassing. If it wasn't for Suboxone I couldn't have gotten clean the last two times I lost myself. It's the hardest thing anyone can do for themselves.
@@user-ch1bd8hb1lyou were the only one putting that glass up to your lips. There was no spooky invisible hand from on high forcing you to do squat. It's all your will. So many addicts shove responsibility onto everyone & everything else but themselves. It's all yours.
That's right. It's like these people want to believe there's some sort of ghostly invisible hand from On High singling *them out alone* to lose all control over the action of what they *choose* to put in their body. The whole "disease" model is repugnant. Cancer is a disease. Shooting up & lifting a glass of alcohol off a table & taking it to your mouth to drink it down day after year after decade is squarely on their shoulders, short of someone holding them at gunpoint. 🙄
The general public may connote them as a mutually supportive couple. A mental health professional recognizes this as a toxic and codependent relationship.
I understand them completely I'm 45 and I'm almost 4 years clean. You guy's can do it and your kid's are your marriage is worth it. God bless you both 🙏✝️❤
@pjrichards3974 hey stranger, long time no see!!! It's good to see you my friend! Hey any word from my eyes went Def? I haven't seen anything from him in over a year.?.?.?
If you’ve worked with addicts, it’s clear that they are lying liars & still in the phase where they are desperate to make themselves look good in some way. The lies are coming so fast, and the stories often are clearly missing info. Why did they need to stay awake working a straight job while sober? Why was he giving her adderrall when everyone knows it’s the pharma version of meth? I’m at 2:21 and it’s very obvious that they are not being honest. Even the body language says they are high and they are trying to perform. Also, you should never be offered a job by rehab while in rehab, just do not go to CA or FL for treatment. And can we stop pretending addicts don’t know exactly what’s up with treatment in those places?? No one goes to coastal California or Florida for rehab really thinking they’ll get clean… if you can’t afford to live in a town/neighborhood working a regular job, then legit rehab for non-rich addicts isn’t going to operate there. Most people go to rehab thru private insurance or Medicaid. Neither pays rehab very much to treat you. If a rehab for regular people is rich, they’re up to something fishy. There’s just no big money in legit rehab, so the profit margin isn’t there for extras for patients who can’t pay for them. Usually the extra money comes FROM SELLING DRUGS TO PATIENTS.
Of all the substance use disorder guests mark has interviewed, this couple has the clearest line of demarcation of which direction one’s life goes vis-a-vis addiction or no addiction. If they hadn’t gone the ‘user route’, they most likely would be solid middle class or upper middle class, given both their backgrounds and upbringing being reasonably good. I hope they find their way back to sobriety and a better life! 👍
2025 I will be sober. I felt it when he said he has to go to jail to dry-out. Sad but true. It’s the only time in 10 years I’ve been sober and it lasted 30 days. The day I got out, I snuck back in to the drugs. Talked a big sober talk in jail but when I got out… it was like a gravitational pull and it’s been a few months of the hardest use I’ve ever had. Weird how that works.
I've been in recovery for ten years and I've made the choice not to use many times. Until you take a bit of accountability you wont get anywhere. Edit.....you two are making the choice to use.
Addiction is hell. I’m 27 and have been addicted to SOMETHING since 14 years old beginning with vyvanse that school teachers signed off on through a packet the psychiatrist passed around to see if I “needed” the pills. Ever since that first rush of dex/amphetamine… I was screwed. It’s my choices, I know, but, my bloodline has a curse as it is. Definitely the worst thing I could’ve ever been put on.
I am just wondering how difficult detox is for Fentanyl......I have a son that went to rehab in Florida to detox and get clean...away from his connect in Ventura County. But Fentanyl is the worse drug out there... we are in Long Beach and I see him struggle with being clean....he doesn't know were to get it....and it's one day at a time for him. Thank you for your story Erin and Matthew. My prayers are with you.... I believe you will be clean again. Never lose hope
@docdoc4129 she said the first time was her choice (although she made no mention of a moral failure). So are you saying that anyone with an addiction has a moral failing? One Who is addicted to exercise? Work?
How To Be Modesty •Have a mininum attitude about yourself. •Apologize for faults done to others. •Give credit to others for their help in your success. •When in need do ask people you can for help. •Never brag, or take praise from others. •Gain selflesness (Care for the needs of others in this life). •Do it because its right never to impress others. •Don't be a bragger about how well you live. •Say positive and uplifting things while talking! •take comfort in forbearance, it teaches patience.
So true, addiction doesn't discriminate. Born and raised in Pacific Palisades. Voted most likely to succeed...lol ! I just liked drugs...65 and clean now and im glad there wasn't fentanyl back then. Heroin was hard enough.....Drugs are different now. It's literally killing people. Sick drug....I think they can do it, get clean💙
I just celebrated 8 years clean 💚 Happy recovery is always possible as long as you're still breathing. It's the hardest, most rewarding choice you can make for yourself
Maybe being in the sobriety business is part of the issue - at some point we need to break free of the realm of drugs - whilst continuing to practice all the spiritual and self development steps critical to a total change of mindset - god bless and good luck
Wow- Three young kids. So many resources. Additionally, this gentleman describing Adderall in this initial interview as not a “hard” drug is laughable. Adderall is literally clean Meth.
"The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent."
Merry Christmas from Manchester CT. Great video. I've been clean for a hair over 5 years. December 19th 2019 is the last time I touched a minty crack pipe lol lol. But for real what a much better life I've had since I stopped using. You guys had great strides in life when you helped addicts stay clean inside of your sober houses. Keep pushing guys you got this.
These stories break my heart. As somebody in long-term recovery, I've lost soooo many people. But the one that hits really hard this year, a friend of mine Mikey had in the double digits clean, like 15 years clean, his girlfriend, got killed on a bike accident and that just sends him down a 5 year spiral. That led him to exactly what they always say it will. Jails, institutions and death. He went to jail, then prison. He went to rehab.They found him dead in a parking lot all alone. That's 1 of 4 friends i've lost just this year to this monster. One murder two overdoses, one went into the hospital with the stomach ache.His liver had fallen apart from drinking, died the next week. If you ever are able to attain sobriety, hold on to that shit with both fucking hands, man..
Adderall is not stimulating for people who have ADHD, it's actually the opposite. It calms their brains down enough to focus on everyday tasks the rest of us take for granted. If Adderall is keeping you up all night and making you feel high, it's probably not the right medication for you. I wish this couple the best in sorting out their tragic situation, but when people blame medical providers instead of taking accountability for their misuse of medications, they make it hard for legitimate patients to get prescriptions that help them have a better quality of life. I'm in the process of discontinuing the only anti-anxiety medication that's ever worked for me and it sucks. Even though it doesn't make me high at all, helps me have a normal(ish) life, and I've taken it very responsibly at a low dose for years, providers don't feel comfortable prescribing it or simply can't anymore. I don't blame them, when one addict with a good lawyer can make them lose their medical license. I'm just giving up on having a functional brain and will do the best I can.
Thank you Mark , for what you show us , i watch a video every day , i am happy Margriet , no drugs in my life but feel compassion with all the people i watch . Wish you a very good 2025 !!! Merry Christmas for you and the ones you love !! Keep up this great work
I can't believe this guy actually laughed out loud after admitting he introduced her to meth and she 'unfortunately took to it' 🙄 What's funny about helping to get your so called loved one addicted to class A drugs? I'd hate to know how he treats his enemies 🤔
This can happen to anyone. They’re fortunate that they do have some awareness in their situation. If there is a will, there’s a way. Choose your hard. Addiction or life.
"one is too many and a thousands never enough". Truest words of addiction
Big credit to the family member who is requiring them to be sober before seeing the children. They don't need parents bouncing in & out of their lives who aren't stable & sober.
Amen.
May God bless the brother who is raising their children. Imagine what would’ve happened to the children. Having children is such a huge responsibility.
I started drugs at 45 years old til 55 years old. I am 7 years clean. God bless you guys. You can do it. 🤗😘💕🙏
Thank you for sharing. I started at 42 and today is Day 110 free from fentanyl. I am 57. And I was beginning to think I was an oddball because of my age. Your 7 years inspires me.
@ Keep up the great work! I’m so proud of you! You can do it. God is good. God bless you. I will keep you in my prayers. 🙏 Much love to you. 🤗😘💕
Thank God you made it!
just curious was there a specific event in your life that caused the drug use to begin, particularly because u started so old?
@@bigpenguinzx6732 Yes, I injured my back. Then thru testing doctors realized I also had RA. Merry Christmas and God Bless.
They seem like such a nice couple. I hope they get their lives together again ❤
Addiction does not discriminate. Never a truer word spoken. Wishing you both the best and a second chance at sobriety ❤ Merry Christmas to the SWU family
Amen… Oh gosh, lost my late husband (prior to 30 years old) to fentanyl. Zero discrimination… He was smart, attractive, personable… 💯% it does not discriminate!
Merry Christmas to you too
@life_withl , I'm sorry for your loss. It's so painful. I've lost a few family members to addiction as well
Truly curious, what would happened to these two if they were living on a deserted island with no drugs? 🤔
My mom overdosed from fentynal a few months ago. She was 43. I really wish she would of gotten clean and could of shared her story with the world..
I miss her so much, if your a parent out there, or someone's child, someone's sister or brother, their best friend, think about how it'll effect them and if the drugs are seriously worth your life or not.
Sorry, that's horrible. Take care of yourself, especially during the holidays
I’m so so sorry!
I’m so sorry I lost my brother to it 2 years ago. Still can’t believe he is gone. It’s so sad
So sorry for you.
Watching this on Christmas Eve, while sober, fills me with the deepest gratitude after a peaceful evening spent with my family and loved ones. As we say in our meetings, 'Let's take a moment for those who are still sick and suffering.'
To anyone who is sober and reading this today, remember: WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES.
Erin and Matthew, thank you for your honesty and sincerity. You've done this before, and you’ve shared how incredible it was. Hold onto those moments-they are proof of what’s possible, and I am sure your little ones can't wait for Mom & Dad to come home.
'God, grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.'
Sending love and light to everyone on this journey. 🤍
I understand how addiction takes hold and doesn’t let go. It’s hard to explain to people who have never struggled with addiction just how strong the pull for the drug is.
Yes. Me too. And I would make the stronger statement that it is impossible to explain. To anyone other than a super-empath, maybe.
Yes
You guys are a couple with shared children. The children are safe but let me assure you they want their parents back. You CAN do this. You have resources not available to many. If you can’t do it together then do it apart. One sober parent is better than none. Praying for all the children longing for their parents this Christmas Eve, and also for the addicts.
🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼
These two are such sweet souls. I hope they can get clean again and back to their kids. ❤
Sarah you seem nice yourself what’s your instagram info I’d like to let you buy me dinner sometime 😂
I can really really appreciate how much he looks at her when she's speaking and trying to comfort holding her hand. I wish you both the best
Matt you are my Loyola Brother (I'm an IH Alum)..this is so sad and painful...praying that you and Erin can overcome this. But for the grace of God...hugs you two.
I really hope this couple can get clean. Their story touched me.
Ohh yeah where did it touch you? If it was below the waste that’s a form of harassment and you should consider reporting it .. happy holidays
Thank you for the interview Erin and Matthew.
Sounds like they took the addiction industry's 'I am powerless against my addiction' rap too much to heart. Their kids probably feel so sad this Christmas wondering why mom and dad choose drugs over them.
Exactly. Its nearly impossible to get clean with the mentality of "not my fault, I have addictive personality".
I thought you came across really honest and respectful. Sending over to you both some good vibes & positive energy from England. I hope things pick up going forward and best of luck🙏
The tough love has to happen to protect the children .
Merry Christmas to the Audience and Merry Christmas to Mark.
Merry Christmas from Oklahoma ❤
Merry Christmas from Stockton on Tees ( north east England ) 🎄☮️🎄
I have a mistletoe dangling from my belly button now you have to kiss me 😂
Merry Christmas to all
Christ is King!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas 🎁
Merry Christmas
@@-._7are you helping to bring Christ to these people? Bc clearly no one is helping them
As someone in recovery this is so so sad
You guys are inspiring. I have been with my significant other for 12 years, before during and after addiction. We just celebrated 7 years sober...together. I am 1 of 8....the only kid with an addiction. I believe jail and that forced separation played an important part, especially when it came to the trauma bond and codependency. I now work as a peer recovery specialist in a 90-day facility. It is all possible and you guys know that I wish you the best. :)
I heard that it’s a rule for the people in rehab to not date each other and after I watching this, I completely understand why. If they both had partners that never used drugs, they wouldn’t be in this situation today. They both had it in them to stay clean for 6 YEARS, but when 1 fell of course the other would fall too. This is sad 😔
Two addicts together NEVER MAKE IT. EVER .
Absolutely true.
Love proliferates the problems in a situation where the odds are already stacked against you. Alone it's almost impossible, together, forget about it. Those who've been around have seen it over and over again.
Exactly!!
It works if they wanna stay dirty and continue to use drugs
True love, she's not on only-fans and he's not cheating. There's hope for all of us. Great work Mark I'm inspired.
They are intelligent good people. They have potential. It’s never too late to be better!
Oh man, heartbreaking. I wish them the best as they move toward recovery.
I hope this couple find sobriety and happiness in 2025. Their love for each other is strong.
His use of Adderall is another example of why “ California sober” does not work. Any drug will lead an addict to relapse.
Merry Christmas from Queensland Australia 🦘🌏🙏
Same to you from Denver CO, USA!!!
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They say 1 is too many & 1000 is never enough!
They know better.
So heartbreaking 💔
I pray they have another chance to turn their lives around again and stay clean for good.
2 days ago I saw somebody overdose . Luckily she survived , I thought she was clean but me trying make her change only led for her to do it behind my back . This is a horrible thing to see and horrible drug for humanity .
Merry Christmas Soft White Underbelly family and Mark of course!!
This is a couple I believe will not only become sober, but will make a positive change in our miserable world.
I almost think they will continue to enable each other!😢
I hope they can overcome this. They seem like good people.
4:00 “once I DECIDE TO USE, all choice goes away”. This way of thinking is one of the reasons addicts keep using. They’re off the hook because “it’s not my choice”. Fight harder for yourselves and for your children
"The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent."
@ I’m not saying they should walk around with the weight of it all on their shoulders. I’m just saying that you have to keep fighting. You can’t let that voice in your head that says “you’re powerless over this. It’s not even your choice” be the voice that guides you.
@@thomasminarchickjr.7355 "Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." Admitting "powerlessness" is LITERALLY the first step in the recovery program that has worked for millions of people since 1939.
If I tell you to you to get in a pool and go underwater and stay there until you pass out and can't breathe. But I tell you I promise that I'll revive you and give you 10 million dollars afterward. Would you do it? Could you do it? Even if you knew that that money meant the end of your suffering, getting your family back and being able to provide for them and be present for them. Probably not. Your instinct to breathe will kick in and you will come up for air, against your own will. It's like that. And if you've never experienced drowning in addiction and can't understand the terror and mental torture of thinking that the people you love most are actually better off without you around, then you can't possibly understand the complete surrendering that is required to stop drinking/using drugs after someone with this condition in this advanced stage has taken a drink or used a drug.
That’s crazy they look easily 55-60
Yes!
Addicts alway look 10-15 yrs older, I think😢@@Whattheheck829
Addiction is not a moral failure. I wish I could scream that from the tops of the highest mountains!
Having a perfectly healthy body, and deciding to ruin it by trying drugs for the first time, is most definitely moral failure.
Rob is an angel for keeping the children together. I wish the best for this couple.
People have zero clue how attorney's are a part of the beast system. A group of attorney's (& wealthy) 1789 created the ruling class. They imposed thier will upon the masses.
After 6 yrs clean… it is 100000000% a CHOICE …🤷🏽♀️🙄🤦🏽♀️
☝🏻 Absolutely
Merry Christmas from Montana!
Hello! Living in Helena MT❤
"Not in my immediate family... my sister..."
Love the questions in this one, Mark. Outstanding interview. Much love from Tucson. 🙏
My heart goes out to them. I wish them sobriety for the new year and forever (one day at a time). Thank you Mark for showing us what can happen to anyone…and I mean everyone! I have been sober for 35 years and your videos keep me positive. It reminds me of the saying” by the grace of God there goes I” ❤
Thank you Erin and Matthew, thank you.
They need to do whatever it takes for their children. I say BS to anyone saying you can't get clean for your babies.
Good to the family member trying to protect the children.
Mark, you are so dedicated, so much I want to say; for now, thank you. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a great new year. This channel is the most important and needed look into addiction and struggle, please keep up the great work and stay grounded, again Mark, thank you, love from Indiana.
As someone in recovery, everytime is a choice. Not just the first time. I get what she's trying to say but there has to be some accountability. Unless someone is forcing drugs into your system it's all your choice. Just like the choice to stop. I really do hope they get back to their sober and happy life with their kids. I can't imagine how hard it must be for them to not have both of their parents. Especially at this time of year.
As a 17-year 365-days a year alcoholic, with 9.5 years sober, I find it hard to believe that anyone "in recovery" would say such a thing. "The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent."
She's clearly not in recovery.
As a former addict I understand. Your only and first priority is your drug of choice. But yes, it's your choice. We know what we're doing. I've been clean for over a year and it's hard. It's also embarrassing. If it wasn't for Suboxone I couldn't have gotten clean the last two times I lost myself. It's the hardest thing anyone can do for themselves.
@@user-ch1bd8hb1lyou were the only one putting that glass up to your lips. There was no spooky invisible hand from on high forcing you to do squat. It's all your will. So many addicts shove responsibility onto everyone & everything else but themselves. It's all yours.
That's right. It's like these people want to believe there's some sort of ghostly invisible hand from On High singling *them out alone* to lose all control over the action of what they *choose* to put in their body. The whole "disease" model is repugnant. Cancer is a disease. Shooting up & lifting a glass of alcohol off a table & taking it to your mouth to drink it down day after year after decade is squarely on their shoulders, short of someone holding them at gunpoint. 🙄
The general public may connote them as a mutually supportive couple. A mental health professional recognizes this as a toxic and codependent relationship.
Correction.. the first time you take drugs it’s your choice.. and the second, and the third, and every time after that.
Exactly. I know people who got out of drugs by making the choice even when it was hard and have remained clean for decades.
Yeah, they're the ones putting it into their bodies. Who is standing there with a gun on them? No one but themselves.
Absolutely heartbreaking. Addiction doesn't discriminate. 🙏
It’s like a stab in the heart seeing educated people get trapped in this sort of addiction! Hope you can put your shit together and kick it!
Seeing anyone like this is not good.
Merry Christmas to them both! Thanks for sharing a piece of their story! I really hope they find the help and peace they need and deserve
It’s crazy how that stuff ages people. I hope they can beat it because the truly don’t seem happy. Merry Christmas 🎄
I understand them completely I'm 45 and I'm almost 4 years clean. You guy's can do it and your kid's are your marriage is worth it. God bless you both 🙏✝️❤
Shout out to the brother I hope he taking good care of dem babies
Merry Christmas to All, from London ✝️❤
Same to you from Denver CO, USA!
Happy Christmas to you from Texas.
@pjrichards3974 hey stranger, long time no see!!! It's good to see you my friend! Hey any word from my eyes went Def? I haven't seen anything from him in over a year.?.?.?
Merry Christmas from Oklahoma ❤
Merry Christmas from New Jersey, USA ✝️
My sympathies lie with their children. Can't imagine how unloved they must feel. I pray for the poor children.
Just get on methadone and get a job. That’s literally what I did. I got on methadone, found a sober house that allowed it, and got clean.
I like this couple, I hope they get clean and get their kids.
If you’ve worked with addicts, it’s clear that they are lying liars & still in the phase where they are desperate to make themselves look good in some way. The lies are coming so fast, and the stories often are clearly missing info. Why did they need to stay awake working a straight job while sober? Why was he giving her adderrall when everyone knows it’s the pharma version of meth? I’m at 2:21 and it’s very obvious that they are not being honest. Even the body language says they are high and they are trying to perform. Also, you should never be offered a job by rehab while in rehab, just do not go to CA or FL for treatment. And can we stop pretending addicts don’t know exactly what’s up with treatment in those places?? No one goes to coastal California or Florida for rehab really thinking they’ll get clean… if you can’t afford to live in a town/neighborhood working a regular job, then legit rehab for non-rich addicts isn’t going to operate there. Most people go to rehab thru private insurance or Medicaid. Neither pays rehab very much to treat you. If a rehab for regular people is rich, they’re up to something fishy. There’s just no big money in legit rehab, so the profit margin isn’t there for extras for patients who can’t pay for them. Usually the extra money comes FROM SELLING DRUGS TO PATIENTS.
Of all the substance use disorder guests mark has interviewed, this couple has the clearest line of demarcation of which direction one’s life goes vis-a-vis addiction or no addiction. If they hadn’t gone the ‘user route’, they most likely would be solid middle class or upper middle class, given both their backgrounds and upbringing being reasonably good. I hope they find their way back to sobriety and a better life! 👍
2025 I will be sober. I felt it when he said he has to go to jail to dry-out. Sad but true. It’s the only time in 10 years I’ve been sober and it lasted 30 days. The day I got out, I snuck back in to the drugs. Talked a big sober talk in jail but when I got out… it was like a gravitational pull and it’s been a few months of the hardest use I’ve ever had. Weird how that works.
He has such a nice smile and kind face
Thank you, Mark, for sharing all these remarkable people....can we get an update with Frenchie? Merry Christmas and God bless..xxoo
I've been in recovery for ten years and I've made the choice not to use many times. Until you take a bit of accountability you wont get anywhere. Edit.....you two are making the choice to use.
Great interview. Very interesting.
Addiction is hell. I’m 27 and have been addicted to SOMETHING since 14 years old beginning with vyvanse that school teachers signed off on through a packet the psychiatrist passed around to see if I “needed” the pills. Ever since that first rush of dex/amphetamine… I was screwed. It’s my choices, I know, but, my bloodline has a curse as it is. Definitely the worst thing I could’ve ever been put on.
Difficult to watch - especially because they have children. God Help Them. God Bless his brother caring for them. How very sad.
Once again, the kids suffer.
This can happen to anyone. Hope they can get clean. 🙏🏽
FELIZ NAVIDAD 🎄
No it can't, some folks don't use drugs!
@ you are correct. But not everyone is strong enough to stop. Society has made it easier for addicts.
I am just wondering how difficult detox is for Fentanyl......I have a son that went to rehab in Florida to detox and get clean...away from his connect in Ventura County. But Fentanyl is the worse drug out there... we are in Long Beach and I see him struggle with being clean....he doesn't know were to get it....and it's one day at a time for him. Thank you for your story Erin and Matthew. My prayers are with you.... I believe you will be clean again. Never lose hope
Surprisingly, it’s in a lot of other street drugs. Prayers for your son, recovery isn’t easy but my god it’s worth it.
Erin is 100% right when she said addiction isn't a moral issue.
Is she, really? Is she? I think it totally is, personally. She's high. Choices are a moral issue are they not?
@docdoc4129 she said the first time was her choice (although she made no mention of a moral failure). So are you saying that anyone with an addiction has a moral failing? One
Who is addicted to exercise? Work?
@@docdoc4129Addiction is not a moral issue, period.
Addiction is totally a moral issue 😂
How To Be Modesty
•Have a mininum attitude about yourself.
•Apologize for faults done to others.
•Give credit to others for their help in your success.
•When in need do ask people you can for help.
•Never brag, or take praise from others.
•Gain selflesness (Care for the needs of others in this life).
•Do it because its right never to impress others.
•Don't be a bragger about how well you live.
•Say positive and uplifting things while talking!
•take comfort in forbearance, it teaches patience.
So true, addiction doesn't discriminate. Born and raised in Pacific Palisades. Voted most likely to succeed...lol ! I just liked drugs...65 and clean now and im glad there wasn't fentanyl back then. Heroin was hard enough.....Drugs are different now. It's literally killing people. Sick drug....I think they can do it, get clean💙
I wish Erin and Mathew the best. I hope they can get clean and sober and live a
healthy/happy lifestyle. 🙏🏻🤞🏻🫶🏻✌🏻
Merry Christmas, everyone.
🎄🎁🎆✨️🎇🎁🎄
Come on Erin & Matthew!
what a beautiful couple. Life and love are on your side. Prayers for your success.
Merry Christmas Mark and my SWU FAM! 🎄🎅🎁
May this next year be the best yet for these two. Don't give up. Your kids need you. God Bless you and yours. 🙏❤️
I just celebrated 8 years clean 💚 Happy recovery is always possible as long as you're still breathing. It's the hardest, most rewarding choice you can make for yourself
First housing! Sending this couple love ❤️ so they can overcome their demons !
Maybe being in the sobriety business is part of the issue - at some point we need to break free of the realm of drugs - whilst continuing to practice all the spiritual and self development steps critical to a total change of mindset - god bless and good luck
I kinda think Erin is the one holding him back! Too many excuses!
Wow- Three young kids. So many resources. Additionally, this gentleman describing Adderall in this initial interview as not a “hard” drug is laughable. Adderall is literally clean Meth.
❤❤❤ will you please explain " clean meth" I have no idea. Thank you❤❤❤
"All my choices go away."
That is so NOT true! You have choices.
"The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent."
Merry Christmas from Manchester CT. Great video. I've been clean for a hair over 5 years. December 19th 2019 is the last time I touched a minty crack pipe lol lol. But for real what a much better life I've had since I stopped using. You guys had great strides in life when you helped addicts stay clean inside of your sober houses. Keep pushing guys you got this.
Why are you laughing abput a crack pipe?
you can't get sober together! Can't be responsible for another person's recovery. They are both full of it.
These stories break my heart. As somebody in long-term recovery, I've lost soooo many people. But the one that hits really hard this year, a friend of mine Mikey had in the double digits clean, like 15 years clean, his girlfriend, got killed on a bike accident and that just sends him down a 5 year spiral. That led him to exactly what they always say it will. Jails, institutions and death. He went to jail, then prison. He went to rehab.They found him dead in a parking lot all alone.
That's 1 of 4 friends i've lost just this year to this monster. One murder two overdoses, one went into the hospital with the stomach ache.His liver had fallen apart from drinking, died the next week.
If you ever are able to attain sobriety, hold on to that shit with both fucking hands, man..
This was hard to watch. But I wish them all the best, they can do it!
Adderall is not stimulating for people who have ADHD, it's actually the opposite. It calms their brains down enough to focus on everyday tasks the rest of us take for granted. If Adderall is keeping you up all night and making you feel high, it's probably not the right medication for you. I wish this couple the best in sorting out their tragic situation, but when people blame medical providers instead of taking accountability for their misuse of medications, they make it hard for legitimate patients to get prescriptions that help them have a better quality of life.
I'm in the process of discontinuing the only anti-anxiety medication that's ever worked for me and it sucks. Even though it doesn't make me high at all, helps me have a normal(ish) life, and I've taken it very responsibly at a low dose for years, providers don't feel comfortable prescribing it or simply can't anymore. I don't blame them, when one addict with a good lawyer can make them lose their medical license. I'm just giving up on having a functional brain and will do the best I can.
Thank you Mark , for what you show us , i watch a video every day , i am happy Margriet , no drugs in my life but feel compassion with all the people i watch . Wish you a very good 2025 !!! Merry Christmas for you and the ones you love !! Keep up this great work
Merry Christmas 🎄!!!! Hopefully, this couple can get clean! It’s such A better life. I got clean years ago.
Keep on holding, guys. Having yourselves one another is certainly a good thing for your ever-lasting recovering. Merry Xmas, you two!
I can't believe this guy actually laughed out loud after admitting he introduced her to meth and she 'unfortunately took to it' 🙄 What's funny about helping to get your so called loved one addicted to class A drugs? I'd hate to know how he treats his enemies 🤔
I would love to see an interview with a shopping addict. Why? Because it's acceptable by society standards.
Happy christmas mark❤ 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Merry Christmas from Las Vegas NV 🎅🎄❤️
This can happen to anyone. They’re fortunate that they do have some awareness in their situation. If there is a will, there’s a way. Choose your hard. Addiction or life.
Happy Holidays everyone
"Merry Christmas"
Same to you!!!