FENTANYL KILLS: Brianna Sanner's Story
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2024
- A mother, Janet Morrison-Heberling, shares her story of losing her 30-year-old daughter to fentanyl in this documentary about the dangers of illicit drugs. To use this presentation at high schools or other educational applications, contact Texas Pictures through our website at www.texas-pictures.com.
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The number of grandparents raising their grand children whose parents have died of opioids is so staggering . I take my hats off to those grand parents.
I just overdosed last week .TWICE
I've been on opiates for the past 8 years .last November I decided to get clean and was great for those couple weeks in detox but when I walked out those doors I realized that "I've made a change ", but the world is still the same ,dealer still there ,the trap still there nothing has changed..
And unfortunately I just kept relapsing over and over .IT is extremely hard to understand a addict or recovering addict if you've never been on the drug yourself .
I ask myself "WHY?!" how come I know that fentanyl is deadly and not good for me but I still chose to do it .
I feel for every single family on here specially after last week when my mother found me on the concrete unresponsive with a blue face and purple lips.
For all the people out there suffering the only thing that I feel that really really helps is GOD.
I just overdosed twice last week .
With a blue face unresponsive on the floor by myself .
By the grace of God mom came out at the rite time and used narcan .
At a point I didn't want to live due to the amount of problems I've given them .
But I'm still here and now I try to think about them speaking on a channel like this .
@@user-po6ov7ro7o you're watching this video, you're watching this channel and that tells me that you want to live. You want to get clean. Anything is possible with God's help..can you get to a local Church and ask the Pastor to pray with you? You don't have to tell him everything but that you are struggling and need strength from God to overcome and that you feel like you can't do it on your own. I believe you can do it and it will give you strength.
@@user-po6ov7ro7othere going to be if u do not stop. Idk u or where u live but I walked outta a Walgreens once and my ole man had went into respiratory arrest from heroin that had fentanyl in it but when I got him to come out of it we went home I recorded a few videos of him to show him how he looked and the next day told him that he had to get help or I was done. I could not find him dead. I was using as well but I am scared of everything so I don't go in head first with anything. So we both started going to a methadone clinic. This October I will be 2 years clean& he went to prison so he is also clean. First time he's been clean since he was 16. He is 46. I am 48. Plz get help. That fentanyl is no friggin joke man. It'll kill ya and everyone that loves u. Plz plz get help.
Having worked for 25 years at a large Pediatric facility. When I first started in 1997, the big concern was crack-addicted babies. I can say that was NEVER as terrible as the number of children whose parents died from opioid overdoses starting in 2010. It seems that at least a third of our patients ended up being raised by grandparents, some who were in their 70’s and 80’s. The pharmaceutical companies who pushed these drugs on doctors to prescribe as non-addictive remedies for pain should be sued big-time and reparations made to these children and family who took on the responsibility of raising them.
I'm in Ireland and I'm an addict watching Brianna's story today has given me the willpower to stay sober for today at least.......I applaud your resilience and thank you ❤
Briannas death was not in vain I for one will always remember her thanks to your strength xx
Good luck to you. You have to do it. Have you tried Naloxone? Gives a head start.
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Praying for you ❤
@@user-ch5hb7li8nI have yeah they don't really use it over here I don't think I'm on methadone matenence programme....since I was about 20 I'm 42 now🫣
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😢 #WILL BE CLEAN FOR A WHOLE 365 ON APRIL 20TH OF THIS MONTH 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Congratulations! 👊🏽
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We also have a series of addiction recovery stories that you might find interesting. Here's a link to the playlist: From Addiction to Recovery - ruclips.net/p/PLdCPA32W_p39Z8hi7xSIX3Fkqmhd7mRzj
God Almighty is grand!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
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"She's JUST another statistic to them, She's EVERYTHING to me" broke my lil heart...
God please keep your arms around this mom and her grandbaby. 😢😢😢😢😢❤
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Amen
People are disgusting for saying oh who cares, she’s a drug addict. Yet no one understands that that drug addict is someone’s mother, someone’s sister or daughter or niece or best friend. Get real and learn to have some god damn empathy. And she’s right, drugs do NOT discriminate
Could not have said that better myself...thanks.
Yes, but the truth hurts... she was near junkie level from teens till her death. That's the reality.... some passed away, some recover, and some are off/on with it.
The dangerous part is those who are on and off drugs. They underestimate the OD potential from doses
@@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645 yes. I just don’t think people have any empathy for someone’s family. The family weren’t the drug addicts and the amount of pain they live in now is unbearable the way it is. Just have a little respect is all
@@AlexusLeeannn Yes, I absolutely agree... people tend to antagonize online. Respect is needed... unfortunately, I see addicts daily in southern California.
My own mother who is 64 yrs old has been on and off since the mid 80s
Don't Use God's Name in Vain. Please👏🙏👏
It never gets any easier, does it? Each time I watch one of these documentaries, I cry with the mom. I'm a mom too and my daughter is 31 and a recovering addict. But to be honest, even though it's been five years clean, I'm still so anxious. That mom is correct when she said it's the devil. 😢❤
My mums still anxious an first thing she does is look at my eyes and covert watching me 😂 I'm nearly 14 yrs in recovery with 3 lapses, each one I learned more about myself and my relationship with my mum changed. I hope your ad close as we are
So much respect for this mother who in her darkest moments made the choice to use this tragedy to help and save others. As a mother I can’t imagine the pain 💝
Yes! And add being the mom and gramma of her daughter's little boy. 🥹🫶
We hear you mama. Your daughter’s name will not be forgotten.
I thank GOD ive been clean many years now and would NEVER EVER go back, thankyou Jesus thankyou .
GOD BLESS YOU
Congratulations 🙏 Keep on, keeping on😊
@@WandaOlinger Amen, God bless.
@@dawnmaiorano8421 Amen and you n yours too .
Thank God!!! Stay on the straight path
Get her son into therapy NOW. He doesn't have memories of these things but they HAVE affected him and continue to on an unconscious level.
Get him the coping skills and ability to talk about his emotions now, while he's young. It will help him so much as he matures.
Seriously! She should have been put in therapy after seeing her dad die in front of her as a child... parents need to understand the implications of trauma.
I have often thought that the only thing worse than losing a child, as I have, is losing your only child. God have mercy. My deepest love and sympathy go out to this momma. ❤
This Mom is still “Mom-ing” so hard. The fact that she held herself together so well the entire video, until she had to remember the moment she realized her grandson wouldn’t have his mommy. Her strength and fortitude is so damn inspiring. I hate so much that THIS is her life story now. I admire her choice to turn this new life she was thrust into and commit to do all she can to help others.
A lot of people don’t understand addiction. I also witnessed the passing of my father, he died of a myocardial infarction AKA massive heart attack. I remember it like it was yesterday and used to tell myself that I could have saved him, if I called 911 quicker.. I was 13 years old and moving a 200 lb man off of a waterbed to do cpr is damn near impossible. I didn’t seek out therapy until I was 30 years old. My mother is a recovering alcoholic and dad was a functioning cocaine user and had high blood pressure, thus the heart attack. Children who witness a passing of a parent or caregiver have many struggles. I dabbled with pot and cocaine a couple of times but since I was such a control freak I never lost control. I felt like everyone was waiting for me to mess up and be a victim of my circumstance’s. I went the other way and didn’t trust anyone, had walls up all around me, became a workaholic, and learned to take care of myself. This behavior prevented me from forming healthy relationships. Therapy really worked for me. My heart goes out to you and your beautiful angel. I feel her pain.
God Bless you. I am so sorry you had to deal with that at such a young age.
You are a warrior and should be so proud of yourself having experienced so much trauma at such an early age. People who judge have no right to do so. One should never ever judge another unless they've walked a mile in their shoes. Everyone has their challenges in this life, and some are definitely far more difficult than others. It does not matter the reason someone turns to drugs, but what does matter is that they have access to support to get the help they need. People do not choose this life! Shame on those who have no compassion for others struggles. Blessings, light and love to you 🙏
@@Globelle thank you. 🤗
What a powerful testimony! This so poignantly exemplifies the devastating impact that drug addiction has on EVERYONE! Drug addiction never, ever claims one victim. God bless🙏🏻❤️⚘️
I am a mother of an only child. I cannot imagine, and all the other tragedies how much more can she take?!!!🙏
I love this mother’s honesty and vulnerability. I do hope someone hears this message and saves themselves from drugs.
GOD BLESS this mom and family 😢Texas pictures thanks again for giving this sweet mom a place to help save other lives .. ❤😢❤
thank you for your comments.
Beautifully said!
Thank you for being brave enough to tell her story, I'm so sorry for your loss. ANYONE that says oh well she was a drug addict is an absolute idiot, she was a human, mother, daughter friend. Her life was just as important as anyone else's period. Thank you Texas for your new laws to prosecute these dealers! I will be praying for your family may God give you some peace. Keep telling her story!
I have watched almost all of these , as a former addict , I go to a daily methadone clinic, this keeps me sober , i never want my family to have to miss me this way -- i'll never pretend to understand what you're going through by losing a child , but I can promise you that you daughters name will never be forgotten , may she rest in the sweetest of peace , for her demons are no longer ❤ 🕊️ she's free....
Another beautiful daughter, mother, friend, etc taken by drugs. Thank you momma for having the strength to tell your story in the hopes you can save even just one life.
I watch these stories. I am in recovery I was her daughter lost all my kids havent seen em in 7 years. I smoked meth. I smoked 150+ blues per day sprinkled with fentanyl powder, heroin.
Homeless escort I quit cold turkey hardest hardest thing I ever did in my life.
Janet, knowing you personally I have tears in my eyes listening to you share this tragic story. Keep spreading the gospel about this terrible scourge. You have no doubt made a difference already in saving a life. Thank you.
I loved watching your story, even though its sad. You are so right. Fentanyl did not define your daughter. Her personality was highjacked by drugs but didn't take away her. That she was still in there.
The way you articulated her and spoke for her. It just touched me. God bless you and your family and that sweet baby boy. Thank you
I’m so sorry for your tragic loss 💔. I too lost my only child to an overdose. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers 🙏
I'm so sorry for your loss, God bless you.❤
My older a sister has destroyed me with her addiction and I buried her in my mind a long long time ago. She gets out of prison soon and I’m sure she will go right back to shooting up meth asap. I hurt for my Mom when the day comes that she has to bury her first born.
I lost my lil brother to this in 2017. I actually found him. We were roommates and I don't know why I'm always interested in this type of documentaries. I relive that day evertime
I'm sorry about the loss of your brother. I hope one day you are able to heal the best you can because I cannot imagine. I am so sorry.
That is just horrible ..I'm so so sorry
Spirit matters! Your daughter matters! Lives positively impacted by your talks are truly Brianna's blessings to you and the world.
This channel is so important. I have already started having conversations with my young preteen about NEVER taking pills from friends, shoot, even doctors. No one can be trusted.
One commenter plays these stories with her kids in the car as they run errands. Kinda brilliant I thought.
Super brilliant. You have one story on here about needing a narcan drip. Not just one treatment. I'm telling you, i called both of my kids and retold the entire story. It makes a difference! @@TexasPictures
I get where you’re coming from, and totally understand, NO drugs on the streets are safe these days.....
But to teach your children that it is not safe to trust doctors, and to NEVER take a pill from a doctor is overkill. There are literally thousands of medications / pills which are entirely safe to take in reasonable doses, are not addictive, and do not have counterfeit versions being made of them because there is no street / black market value
I think it’s unfair for doctors to not be trusted. Hey are just doing the best they can, doing their job. They are not trying to trick people, endanger people, or screw people over. In fact it’s the opposite, they take an oath to help people. I have an aunt and an uncle who are both doctors, one primary care, one palliative care. They love their patients and treat them like they would treat their family. My aunt receives dozens of cards at Xmas each year from former patients and their families. And to think there’s people that feel like she is untrustworthy, and tell their kids that she cannot be trusted, that just seems absurd to me
Just somehow give your child the esteem they need to face up to the peer pressure!!!...omg how hard life can be...prayers
@@lindaseiffert2737 love the Lord, nuclear family stays together, NO SOCIAL MEDIA, reward academic achievement, work out together, and homeschool. Thats what my husband and I are doing.
I absolutely love your message. I lost my 19-year-old stepson July 22nd 2019. My sister-in-law died from this. My nephew's girlfriend of 7 years died from this. My son ended up getting addicted and he's 23 now and sober but he's only been sober for like a month. There is absolutely a stigma and shame that goes with it that should not. I constantly post things on Facebook to make people aware but nobody wants to talk about it on my Facebook anyways. I know so many people that have died from this that it is crazy. I have an almost 30-year-old daughter who's never even picked up a cigarette. My husband has 3 other boys that don't touch drugs either. It doesn't matter who you are or how much money you make or how you raise your children. This can happen to anyone. I am so very sorry for your profound loss.
This mom loves her daughter so much. I’m glad she shared her story I’m happy she raising awards to others and grieving and raising her grandson god bless her 🙏
Senator, Governor and all above them need to wake up and give this epidemic in America the attention it needs to have. Great job this Mom has done! Impactful documentary Texas Pictures once again. The Fentanyl crisis in America needs to be a topic on the lips of every elected official. RIP Brianna.
Thank you for sharing your story and allowing your pain and suffering to spread awareness about this horrible disease and the suffering fentanyl has inflicted upon these addicts and their families. I hope you know that your pain and grief will never be in vain, because you are choosing to share your story. Silence can kill just as well as the drugs these people are using. The people who are touched by addiction and these drugs have to spread awareness and compassion so others know that they are not alone. I’m a recovering addict myself and let me tell you that the opposite of addiction is connection and compassion. We have to choose to not be silent any longer. Mom u are a true hero for having the courage to fight back and share your story.love n respect.
Thank you for sharing a glimpse into the life of your beautiful daughter and the tragedies that made her numb her pain.I am so sorry for your loss, your family's loss and that she didn't get another chance at sobriety.
Her addiction didn't define her and it is beyond sad and unfair that the compassion from the outside world and authorities isn't the same as for someone who didn't use IV drugs and then lost their lives.
You don't stop being a Mom bc your child has passed away.
Much love, compassion and strength to you and yours.
Hold that beautiful grandson tight and I pray he can get some counselling to sort through all the tragedies.
With love from another Mama from Abuja,Nigeria 🫶🏾💫✨💫
This woman is amazing. I am so sorry for the loss of your baby girl. You keep going for your grandson. He is going to need your guidance more than you know when he figures all this out. 🙏🏻❤️
I’ve watched almost all of these videos but this one, wow this mom bless her.
I can see your daughter's beauty inside and outside. She seems so gentle, sweet and kind in her photos. And, her son looks so cute. Thank you for turning your pain into purpose. It will help many people. I believe your daughter is still with you and always will be. So sorry for your loss.
God bless this mother, the channel owner, anyone who takes any effort to fight against fentanyl. ❤
This woman had an INSANE amount of tragedy and death to deal with in her life. GOSH.
Her mother seems to really understand why she took drugs and why she couldn’t get sober.
So, so sad.
Your story is heart wrenching 😢
I'll remember your precious child in my daily prayers along with your family. You'll save many souls with this testimony
May your sweet daughter rest in peace, beautiful mama ❤
You’re forever her mama 💓💓💓. You are so strong, thank you for taking on this important purpose. Going to pray for you and your grandma son.
You are a very courageous woman. Please continue to tell your daughters story. Maybe it will save someone's life. Thank you.
Watching this mother's pain and anguish makes me so so so grateful that I have been sober over 11yrs from opiates. Recovery comes first in my life. I go to mtgs 5 days a week and have done a lot of healing from trauma,which I believe is what most addicts are trying to escape from. I also recovered from codependency and have been single for 6 yrs. I had to get to know who I was as a person without believing if i had a man to love me,I was okay. That's just another addiction. Recovery is not easy. In fact,it's the hardest thing I've ever done. But,it's also the best thing I've ever done. It's not for the faint of heart, but anything that requires a complete physical,emotional,and spiritual change takes dedication and all the strength in the world. But, knowing my mom isn't dying inside because of my addiction is all the motivation i need. Also,I love myself too much today to allow a drug to destroy what God has created.
“My motherhood purpose was taken from me” as a mom,that hit me 🥺. Addiction, just like cancer, is a DISEASE and people need to recognize it as such! *They are not their addiction!* It saddens me that just because they have this disease, they’re not treated as human beings. Tyfs your and Brianna’s story with us. Sending you, that little baby, and your family, prayers of strength, love, and comfort.❤🙏🏽
I absolutely cannot imagine the absolute pain of the loss of an only child. Thank you for your courage to share the details of your beautiful child's story. Brianna will always be with us, her spirit rejoices her mother's love and respect.
'losing herself and eventually lost her life' I could relate to that statement so much during my addiction....im still finding who i am again
I hope you’re doing well ❤️❤️
@@ChelseaChronicles thank you so much for saying that! Im doing good.. sometimes I do wonder why I keep going, and I isolate.... So... I rescued a Dog. I've had him for about 4 yrs...I tell myself I gotta keep going to take care of him. I really think animals are therapeutic.
@@ChelseaChronicles how are you doing?
A relative lost their oldest child of three and was so distraught they contemplated unaliving themselves. He said he didn’t even think about his remaining children when considering the decision, just the one he lost which obviously hurt the other two children. The remaining children then felt suffocated because after counseling he became so concerned and overbearing with keeping them alive (they’re over 18). Needless to say whether it’s your only child or your 8th losing a child is difficult and life changing.
We hear you❤ hopefully they start showing these in schools to our kids!! thank you for sharing your beautiful daughters story
We're working on that
They're ignoring this tragedy and to add, they don't give a damn! They're worried about other countries and illegals!
My goodness, poor thing can’t even finish a sentence, her pain is so immense 😢
Your love for her is very much alive, and I admire your grit and determination to keep going. Through you, she goes on.
This mom/grandmother is so strong. Thank you for sharing her story that is also your story. So in awe of you.
No human being is trash. ❤ A mother a sister a friend a neighbor a daughter. You are someone. A father a brother a dad. An uncle or aunt. You matter.
My heart goes out to you. I lost my 38 years old daughter December 12, 2023 to a drug overdose.. She has also lost her baby girl when she was only 7 weeks old. My daughter was also my only child. I only have respect for all you do. You are one precious strong lady! Thank you for all you do. Best regards.
You are courageous! So many beautiful lives lost and lives changed. I am an addict in recovery. Thank you for speaking out and being a voice! I'm so sorry for your loss
I can’t imagine being a little kid and being told that both of my parents died from drug overdoses. So freaking sad. Gosh.
You are such a spiritual warrior and I’m over here crying saying her daughter would be so proud of her 😭😭😭😭😭 thank you all for these videos everyone is so brave & courageous to speak about these experiences…
Sorry to hear that momma 😢I’ve been clean for 8 years march 28th 2016 was my last high thanks for coming on and sharing your daughter story
I’m very sorry to your daughter and yourself and family and the world 🌎 . I hear your words and I saw your daughter’s picture and IMMA NEVER TRY DRUGS again just for Brianna and I’ll spread the word FOR her and YOU! So don’t give up sweet lady your words have hit many many people and your changing lives one by one! ❤❤❤ I love you from Poland 🇵🇱
God Bless you for using such an ugly situation to help prevent other tragedies to so many families....Your daughter is most definitely with you in Spirit All The Time...Stay Strong and continue your quest to save lives❤🙏🙏
Much Blessings to the Mother ❤
This is just heartbreaking.
I wanted to reach through the screen and hold this broken-hearted mother close to me.
I hope she can find some peace and solace by knowing that she is helping by telling her story.
Another heart wrenching story😞Thank god the little boy still has his grandparents. My heart goes out to the family . Texas pictures , thank you for educating me.
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This story is absolutely heart breaking. I am so sorry you lost your beautiful daughter to this horrible demon. Thank you for sharing your story. It is going to help save someone. Your daughter will live on thru your beautiful grand baby. Your family is in my prayers 🙏
You brave, brave woman. Our lives do not always work out as we wish but keep moving forward. It is a tragedy. Find your purpose. ❤
Thank you Janet, I'm in Scotland and I've heard your words. There but for the grace of God
So sorry for the loss of your daughter😢 thank you so much for sharing your story
What a brave and courageous woman!
She has endured unthinkable suffering and tragedy and she still presses on to help others!
God bless her and her grandson!
This is the saddest story i have watched from your channel.
Sending all my ❤ and prayers to the family.
So very sorry for your loss. Thank God her son has a loving Grandma to love and raise him. God Bless Your Heart.
They always show the most beautiful pictures of these ppl. Who would know that they're going through something like this?
I'm so sorry about your loss, Mama..... Thanks for sharing her story with us.
Thank you for all you have done and will do! I'm so sorry for your loss my prayers are with you and ur family!!❤
I’ve watched dozens of these docs by TDP.
This one affected me the most profoundly
I'm So Sorry for Your Loss🙏🏽God Bless You for advocating in Her Precious Memory, Being her voice to save others❤Prayers & Hugs From Burkesville, Ky.
Commenting to show my support!
Thanks for sharing Texas Pictures Documentaries.
God bless you 🙏.
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Sending you SO much love!
I am so sorry for your incredible loss. God Bless you for taking in your grandson, Who knows what could have happened to him if you hadn't. What a strong woman you are. Your choice to help others may save many lives. I send you my support and condolences. 🙏
Healing prayers to this mama & family 🙏🏼 Addiction is a terrible disease but your testimony will save lives.❤
Sending you love ❤ is there way we can send flowers or condolences to the families of the videos?
Thank you so much for sharing your story. You are a beautiful soul. My son lost his teenage friend 6 months ago to fentanyl and this person also had so much trauma in his life. You truly are helping others so much and I am so deeply sorry for your loss.
I can see why her daughter was so beautiful. Her mom is so pretty and has such a good heart.
oh momma. as another mom, i cant even imagine what pain youre in. but thank you for sharing your beautiful daughters story
You are an amazing woman and a force to be reckoned with!!
Heart wrenching! Thank you for being able to share your pain and for turning it to this purpose moving forward! Please keep in mind that law enforcement have to put on a facade many times because they see this horrible outcome of death everyday, its the only way they can cope and maintain their sanity. The negativity you encounter is born of ignorance unfortunately. I say these things after a 35 year career in addictions/mental health. May God be with you and keep you and your family every day!
I’m sorry very sorry about the death of your beloved daughter. Thank you for what you do and raising awareness. Bless your grandson
I am so sorry for all the pain you and family are experiencing 😢
Please keep sharing Brianna's story...You are saving lives in doing so. Thank you for being a Warrior.
God bless you and your grandson - you are an amazing mother - hug - Dee B from Cape Town, South Africa
I am so sorry for your loss.
Keep up your good works. This Fentanyl epidemic is destroying hundreds of thousands of lives! We are listening to people like you. Take care.
Good video. Very realistic and real mom here. Wish her and her family the best
So sorry for your loss😢
I’m so glad she was able to find a purpose that will make it a little bit easier for her live without her daughter. Some people just aren’t able to see it as possibility and I imagine that is a terrible feeling every single day. 💞
Gosh Janet i felt yr story. I can relate on yr level and I'm sorry for the stuff trown at u and yr daughter at a young age. No, No one gets over death! But we get through it and become stronger and make others aware, that's why i support this channel and ALL the people that speak out.
God Bless .🕊️🌼🕊️
Mama you are one brave and resilient lady!! You are so right in what you say, what a series of horrifying tragedies your daughter endured and i totally get that she wasnt able to recover 😢 your grandson is one lucky lucky boy to have you looking out for him ❤
What a beautiful strong inspiring soul this woman is. May she continue her path and heal her heart if that’s even possible. Wish her, and her whole family the best.
Just heartbreaking , i am very sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for your loss. May God be with you and your family🙏
So sorry for your loss. Prayers 🙏
Amazing lady! I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thats heartbreaking in so many levels... I wish you the best...I hope things get better. I've never used drugs because I'm scared of getting addicted. I've seen friends die because of drugs or the violence linked to them. It seems like it often starts with trying a bit of marijuana or experimenting with other things and hanging out with the wrong people. I have two kids, and I'm worried about how to keep them safe from this tragedy.