I wish you the best. I know how rotten kicking can be but the alternative sucks, as you already know. Stay clean, stranger. You matter. Get help if you can, going at it alone is treacherous.

@@Cid_Coletti thank you, i'll try my best!!!

It gets better... I promise. Have you ever tried tapering with Methadone? It saved me.

You can!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@@Occam31 right now Am using Tramataur SR and Nap10 for detox, it helps a lot!!!

Nah it's massive as hell. Keep it up 💪💪💪

Sean is 100% correct! Three months is a lifetime when you’re in the place you are. You KNOW you count the hours and the MINUTES when you are coming down sometimes... so three months is massive. Don’t downplay your achievements! Give yourself a pat on the back - give yourself a break!!! Don’t look down on yourself! You are allowed to be proud of yourself! If you fcuk up, and relapse please don’t come down hard upon yourself... it happens... again n again... Learn from it! Work out what happened n why, so next time you can look out for the trigger. Anyway, if beating this type of challenge was easy, then it wouldn’t be a problem. Best of luck... and keep telling yourself you are worth the battle, worth the fight... and please don’t put yourself down, or sell yourself short. You seem better than that! What I have said comes from 20 years of painful experience... Go DougDoug, GO!!! Brotherly Love from Australia!

Its very big thing, dont discredit ur achievments ur doin great

Starts with one day, brother 💕 It's effin hard enough to stay clean and sober _without_ a global pandemic! So 3 months is definitely massive. Keep it up.

Oh, and something my therapist likes to tell me is that recovery is not a straight line from low to high. It's a meandering path up and down, but you're always beyond where you started 💕 I've been in recovery for 8 years, relapsed several times. Almost died once or twice. But I've been off everything with no relapse for over two years now. I don't like to cheer myself too much because that's when I mess up lol But you HAVE to acknowledge how much you've accomplished from point A to now. Great job 👍

best of luck to you Adrian x

Will power

i feel yaa bro going through the same!. hopefully we'll get through this and find peace some day

Wishing you a bright recovery. You totally got this 🙌

You will!

beautiful

Only a day?!

@@stubstunner man that musta been a shitty fucken year

I mean we are design to be Social, it something that defend from danger

Also can be thing that keeps them using the amount of people IV seen drag poeple I know back into the game is crazy some times people need to be a alone with there own thoughts not many people can do it these days social media does not help poeple lock to there phones like jail cell they made them self

Humans are social being. When I was a kid and studied P.E. in school, it mentioned three types of health, mental, physical and social. Third one is also neglected or unknown by many but its actually a thing.

@@fayemarshall2254 Thanks for the commentary, Debbie Downer. Way to be supportive of your fellow humans who are going through hard times.

It's a double edged sword tho. Humans also bring out the worst in each other

Girl, this is really sweet. I so wish the same for you. Xo, Sadie

you trying to sound cool with "things they will never speak about" it really just sounds stupid they will speak about it a lot so doesn't make any sense

@@filthycasual8074 if you don't like the way she speaks just leave it.. why spread negativity?

@@filthycasual8074 there was no need for your input or for you to comment that. if you didnt agree just keep scrolling. no need to degrade the girl while shes trying to uplift others

QQQ

Addicts are some of the most beautiful people on earth thats why. Appriceate you writing that ❤❤

0 virus,govt $camdemic

Now go look at a comment section about crack addicts

Honestly that's what most of us recovering addicts do. Even if they don't know it. Even just leaving a comment and sharing your story is helping other addicts

Same story but with methadone which is even more difficult. Drop the dose regularly until your off completely. If you don't have any responsibility get one like a dog to look after or a job. I promise you its not that difficult I was scared at first then pleasantly surprised how easy it was. Your doing great dont loose hope.

Thanks for sharing. Damn. I'm about to the same and keep putting it off for this reason. Did you taper?

@@junioraltamontent.7582 yep, by 2.5 weekly. Once I was on 6mg I dropped off it completely. Biggest problem was getting sleep. I suggest some good cannabis or even some Benzos. Only take them at night or you'll become dependent on them to get through the day. Of you have any questions feel free to ask. It feels great to not be hooked to the chemist anymore.

Don’t use Kratom. You’ll have a hard time coming off of that too.

I TAKE A HALF EVERYOTHER DAY.

Bro I get it I deal with it. and I'm sorry man

Sending love. Sorry for your loss.

hope you can find peace friend.

Sorry to hear about your loss bro.

R.I.P

Ooh ppl will understand!? Maybe thats why you keep relapsing

People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy bitcoin.

@Jacob Williams How do I contact Mr Peter Terry Smiths?

@Jacob Williams Thanks for his contact info I'll get to him as soon as possible

Trading crypto now will be very wise but trading without a professional is never a good idea

@@camillafredrick3102 I tried trading on my own but it only left chasing shadows

I needed this today. This truly is inspirational for me. I’m on the recovery from gambling addiction at 26 years old. I’m ready for change and change WILL happen. I’m already looking forward to being on the beach this summer not worrying about the next chance I have to gamble since I self banned myself today from all casinos. Life’s too short for all that stress

@@julianar197 YOU GOT THIS!!! Don’t give up because you are worth fighting for!!!

I’m struggling. Thanks for the kind words

Thank u bro. So good and uplifting to see something like this cause i keep thinking to myself,maybe the only way to quit is if i kill myself. And u want to so bad,but how can i do that when i have a son,i dont want him 2 think i killed myself cause i was weak n plus i wana be here 4 him n his the only thing keeping me goin. Jus findin it hard to stop n feel thats the only way i can stop maybe. But seein ur comment lifts me up. Cause i guess all that matters is if i jus keep trying to stop n hopefully the next time i try is the time,n if not then maybe afted that n aslong as i keep trying to quit then yea. So thanks.

@@julianar197 Good to hear it. You have the will, so use it to fuel your actions by not gambling and doing something productive instead. It's a great feeling proving the haters wrong and you're young enough to do so. As you said, life's too short to be losing to the house all the time. Good luck.

Subs are way easier than they make it out to be. All you have to do is show moderate signs of withdrawal and you can take your first dose. There's even a checklist you can follow. So probably 12/18 hours instead of 24. Then just keep taking it each day. Ask a sober living place to watch you do it until you will on your own. And have to go talk to someone about whatever made you want use at 13. You gotta do both. I suppose that's what NA is good for.

@@djluminol I've tried subs and it never takes me to a good place 😭

@@djluminol and I was in a really bad relationship with an older guy... That's how it all started. Unfortunately :/ he's been in prison for years now.

@@katiedevore7260 You mean physically or mentally. Because they're good for withdrawal but that's it. The psychological stuff is often the harder part and there's no easy way out of that. Just be cautious of people in NA if you go. They tell you no new relationships for the first 6 months and especially not with someone in NA. Everyone breaks that rule though and some of the people who go are predators looking for people with past sexual trauma. Given your history it would be best if you had another lady for a sponsor if you went. Have you heard of or tried Iboga or ibogaine hydrochloride? That's supposed to be even faster than subs. It supposed to flush all the opiate out of your system in 1 night with no withdrawal.

I hope you are well.

Those were hard times. The lack of empathy and understanding of this disease claimed so many lives. I guess the world needed to learn

Congrats!! I have 8 1/2 years myself ( meth & H)

Here's hoping all humans die before the morning! We're literally destroying everything around us, even ourselves. Abusing our own bodies, and brutalizing human rights of marginalized souls all over this world. We're a sad species, pathetic and irksome

Suboxone is beautiful

So proud of your achievement!

keep up the good work

CONGRATS!!! I have 8 1/2 years myself. You Can do this!!!!

@@pali1H I did MAT myself and I’m so thankful it was available

I hear it hella fun

Ive done black and crystal meth and for me it was the white. But thats besides the point. My will and strength couldnt get clean but one i was touched by the most high Jesucristo i got clean saved and changed everything about me. God bless you in the mighty name of JesusChrist!!!

Alot of us never make it, out of the 10 or so addicts I knew I'm my addiction 3 are still alive all died in early and late 20's from OD

People don't use H because they think they'll be able to quit. I'm sick of hearing people say "oh I never used that because I know I wouldn't be able to quit". It's far deeper than that.

@@LK-em1bv oh of course! I was just lucky enough never to get in such a hard situation to need it (as an escape), even though I had some bad strokes of faith. Having medical insurance really saved me, physically and mentally.

Who shoots up drugs buck ass naked? “micro-peen” I’m dead☠️

As a recovering oxy & alcohol addict, I know your struggle intimately. But that didn't stop me from laughing so hard Coke Zero came out of my nose as I read "micro-peen" 😂😂😂👍👍👍I'm glad you survived man & congrats on getting back on the wagon, took me a year of relapsing before it stuck. Going on year 5 now

@@isaacb5968 well it really depends on where your injecting ayeeee. Wasn't born with a micro 💉💉💉

Can't just slide over the micro peen, my boy 😂😂

Congrats on your sobriety! You CAN get through this & I hope the absolute best for you

This was not a problem before NATO western influence... My friend was in the people's army in 1980s, He was released from the reforms when Romania was sold off to oligarchs, western influence and drugs flooded Romania... Few jobs... He told me many story of addicts and the homeless. Some poor people have killing their self... There was no money but for very few in the 90s but then drugs came and turned many into "zombie". I was young when this happened, i am from Tiraspol and was 6 when the war in 1990 started. The influence of the hard drug is combated efficiently in PMR, but west of the Dnistre the problem of addiction is very poor ...

You're not alone! Remember that even in those moments you're not alone!!!

Doesn't. matter '

Sunt mândru de tine

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We are all so hard on ourselves. Sometimes it's just small steps. I have to tell myself this every day. Lost EVERYTHING to my addiction. It's been a real struggle to build friendships, socialize or think about what could be since I'm in board and care.

@@mrbenjaminhubert I hear that, the only thing I didn't lose to my addiction was my parents. They are the reason I am alive and they are the reason I got sober. After the fog cleared I realized it was a good thing to want to stop for them but I needed to want to do it for myself as well. It took a while but I realized I was worth it, I deserve to be happy and yeah it's been one step at a time.

No surprise. She was given all the resources needed to continue drinking, why should she stop?

@@vivvpprof Good point mate.

Yes!!

Thank You. I needed to hear that!

Just bear minimum.

Facts

Well said 👏 Crawled out of that cave what seems like a lifetime ago. You all have it in you.

If anything It did the opposite

Narcissism is on the rise, and it's the root of societies problems.

@@kirabarsmith9353 too bad leaders are that or sociopaths

@@kirabarsmith9353 Dont forget about ignorance

Nothing ever makes people more sympathetic. Depression addiction ptsd anxiety you name it, it will always be "well why don't you just". Regardless of what they're told or claim to understand

Harrisson , they will get that funding , this is middle of america. the state will swoop in real quick trust me.

@TheHumanGerm that they do usually federal and state resources. Sadly the smaller states have to make up the difference sometimes

If they can invest billions in to pharmaceuticals then they HAVE the money for this epidemic too. They just know that they dont make money helping the opioid crisis like they make money from vaccines. Its a sick industry and the govt plays a role in the corruption.

Of course lets use tax payers dollars to fix all the broken

just make drugs legal..if i want to get high and am not hurting others..whats it matter to you what i do..cant do that make to much money telling others what they cant do so we can put them in jail and make money off them..all while we help the drug dealers smuggle the drugs in..what a joke

Thank you my brother. You are so kind!

Nothing to do with this made up thing called “god” - it is ALL to do with YOU!!! And only YOU!!! Take the credit you deserve for all the fukcing hard work YOU have done to get to where YOU are. Brotherly love from from Australia.

@@lachlanwelsh5880 God had everything to do with it. I wouldn't want credit for the horrible being I really am underneath living in the imaginary world of how I'm perfect and can do anything by myself, simply because our passions have a strong hold of what we do. I don't mind that you don't believe in God personally but given that this person just shared their testimony, successful at that, and that you just called their entire testimony utter nonsense by depriving it of its core (which by their own words is belief in God) is somewhat insulting. I don't doubt you have good intentions at heart but don't go about saying how it's all imaginary and made up when you're probably (not saying you aren't, perhaps you are) not very familiar with the Christian religion, the lifestyle it brings with it and its tenets. God bless anyhow brother.

Thank you for sharing! God Bless!!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Keep going and dont turn back! God got me sober I just do what it takes to stay sober..!

I talk to angels. They call me by my name. ❤️🥲

You did everything you could for him. I'm sorry for your loss.

@@DougMayer thank you for the kind words. I hope more harm reduction services can become available for people who are addicted. Harm reduction services can save many more lives and help people not hav to experience this pain m family feels

Ohhhhh... dude... I can’t express how sorry I am to hear your story. Three times with Narcan... omfg. I had to do it twice to my best friend. Then he left me forever. He was my ‘brother’, and being with his mum at the funeral... but for you... yr actual brother... then being with yr Mum n dad at the funeral. Sheeeeeesh... so sorry. So impressed with how bitter you are NOT... many people would be able to stay like that. Look after yourself and yr parents and yr nephew. Seems like you are good people. Brotherly love from Australia

@@lachlanwelsh5880 thank you for your compassion and kind words. Being angry and bitter will not bring my brother back. The prohibition and current laws and ways we treat addicts is not helping or reducing deaths. I’m 100% in favor of harm reduction, medication replacement therapy, safe injection sites like in Canada and Holland and else where. Holland has had millions of users inject drugs and zero deaths. Prohibition just makes the gangs richer and our communities drug war zones. The people of the community are seen as occupying army not people in need of help. 5 years of putting my brother in prison did nothing to help him, only punished us his family, sending him money, visits, paying for phone calls. It makes the prison industry richer and gives no emphasis on rehabilitation.

@@mattryan6886 brilliantly concise summary of an enlightened worldview. Not pissing in yr pocket but totally agree on each point. Be well always

Stay in prayers,repentance, faith, His Glory, and share His Glory!

It's just the current cycle of life you are in right now. Times will get better if you want them too bad enough.

Get back on the horse. I relapsed during the pandemic a few times and didnt tell on myself I just got back on key subs and went back to meetings. I know what I did and it reminded me why im clean. Can you remind yourself why you want off dope?

Honestly the few moments of joy while high arent worth all the pain,lies and suffering. You know its true.

Me too man

Me too..

Yea its So SOOO Important that these things are spoke about!!💖 Not all User's rob old ladies and hand bags and shoot people, those people have a choice to do the right thing ( seek Help but go out and steal ) So I'm Glad not all Addict's are pained with the same brush, because no two addicts are alike.. everyone on the planet is different , addict or not , But the public judges you once you say im an ex addict and its wrong!! So like you Melinda🙏💖🙏 i am Really happy to see that this topic is covered and covered right!! Melinda I'm Guessing that someone close to you was an addict or /passed away.. ( BTW Melinda you dont have to say i DO NOT expect you to put personal info on KZfaq ) Why i said the above ( about someone close to you) Is that you TRULY CARE💖💖 how this topic is covered like ME!! i DO Not think there is many if any family's in some form that are not touched by , Drug abuse ,drink, Mental health etc etc Melinda the world need's more people like you, That are Open minded and Non judgmental and caring kind and truly a good person who cares for others....well thats 100% the vibe i get from you, Much 💖Love💖From ☘Ireland☘James🍺😷

Except 12-steppers can't 13-step the vulnerable through a Zoom video-feed.

In person meetings are superior, but a fellow member of NA told me this: “if all I had to do to score when I was in my addiction was log onto zoom, I’d be logged on all day everyday”. Zoom NA meetings have kept me clean throughout this pandemic. Without them I would’ve probably relapsed. I hit 2 years clean in January. Still going strong and still doing zoom meetings (plus some in person ones too, which I prefer).

I am so sorry for your loss.

@@wishtheworldwasdifferent8235 thank you 🥺

That is horrible. I am so sorry.

@@andrewwarner1098 thank you 🥺

Addiction is more complicated than that.

Addiction is something that alters the way your brain works, it actually rewires the brain so that you withdraw when you don’t use. It affects almost every part of your body and withdrawal can kill you if not done properly, depending on the addiction. Everyone is different so will need a different way of getting clean. Congratulations on getting clean but your mate obviously still has a addiction and no one should judge him for not getting there yet, maybe he’s tried many times but hasn’t succeeded yet.

we come back to remind how far we've come

I hope you make it too.

How are you now dude ?

I also live in NH and even though I know Manchester is the epicenter it still surprised me when I heard that's where they were filming

@@carrielopez1728 I was surprised too but now that I think of it. Vive has done two other similar stories from NH. One from prison.

Try to ween off slowly starting as soon as you can(when it's safe, don't know how long you've been in recovery). My teeth are fucked because I stayed on too long. 8.5 years off dope though, and almost 5 off my back and forth between methadone and subs. Stay up, you got this.

Who do you blame for that?

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@@eln0n01 blame for what?

@@eln0n01 I blame my self but I had a really really fucked up childhood so I was just self medicating my feelings because i was completely over whelmed, my dad the only person left in my life was a drunk so he never taught me anything. i started using heroin at age 13 and didnt get clean till I was 24 most people like me are dead or still using so I'm thankful everyday I wake up

Congrats on your 7 year sobriety. People should not judge ones journey to recovery, it's such a difficult and painful thing and the way one gets there should be applauded and encouraged,not criticized.Ignore the negative crap people say to try and tear others down and surround yourself with people who build you up and encourage you.Just focus on yourself and your family ☺️.

You mean north korea.

@@ladhimona9611 Real Korea

Aree sir aap. Ider kaise aana hua?

They weren't cancelled, they were done on zoom. It's not the same or as effective but those are the facts.

@@shornandkenny yup they are still happening on zoom in Canada.

@@pamelaliegh yep, not as effective but everyone has worked very hard to keep at least something going.

@@pamelaliegh support, love, respect from the bottom of my heart.

@@shornandkenny I’ve found zoom meetings more assessable. I hope some continue after the pandemic. Best wishes to all !

When I was still using I happened by an AA meeting. They were having a cookout and drinking beers! Was so surreal.