How Appalachia Became Addicted to Dr*gs 🇺🇸
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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Deep in the hills of Appalachia is a land of beauty laced with heavy dr*g abuse. In some of these communities up to 50% of the 20-40 year olds are addicted to hard dr*gs creating a generation of children being raised by grandparents. Join me and the locals as we travel into the hills of Eastern Kentucky to show you the gravity of this situation, and also introduce you to the people who are creating positive ways out.
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Peter, have your brushes with "good people" (this fella, the Amish you've met, etc...) changed how you view your own mortality or spirituality beyond just driven your content production?
THANK YOU For The Work You’re Doing 🙏🏼👼🏼
Watch some Gabor Matè Peter for insight on this.
Hey man your not 20 minutes from me, id like to meet up with you and invite you for a dinner! I'm shocked that your so close!
The man that said “you have to want to” was spot on! Thank you
This channel is a gem. So much better than any podcast, but an immersive journey through someone's unique day to day life.
Watching this from Bristol, TN. I’m a recovering opiate addict. When I returned home from Afghanistan, the VA loaded me up with OxyContin. It led me down a horrible path. If you are ever in the area I’d love to show you a few things. I’ve witnessed recovery and destruction and would love to share some stories with ya. Any veterans reading this, the Dom at the Bay Pines VAMC was crucial in my recovery. They are located in St. Pete, Florida.
Why did they load you up on that? What was their reason for that? Just wondering
Read former Roanoke Times reporter Beth Macy's great book, "Dopesick".
@@drewster-vh8suhanding you a bottle of pills is faster than helping you long term. For-profit hospitals are the same.
Typing this from Bristol. These types of areas are very boring as well. Its so easy to just want an escape from it. Factory jobs with 12 hour shifts just make people want something more. And with bills and life going on its almost impossible to find “more” so they just grab onto the “fun” of being high until its no longer fun but another job. Its understandable.
@@drewster-vh8suprobably took a few bullets, or had another injury. Possibly PTSD too.
I can "thumbs up" even before seeing the episode, because I know that Peter makes quality stuff.
Didn’t disappoint again
I'm the same. He can produce a video that I would think I could care less about and make it so interesting that I was really happy that I took the time to watch it. Plus, be a little smarter because of it.
This has been a particularly important documentary. The people who spoke with you are really good honest people. I hope they have great success in their recovery. They deserve a good life. ❤
This is the kind of real-world journalism we had in the 70s and 80s, but it's died out in corporate media. Thank you for filling the gap.
Guy thinks 70s and 80s media companies were not own by billionaires like they are owned today.
@@AL-lh2ht They were, but the process of corporatization builds and builds. Corporate media today is a lot different from corporate media back then, because it was still a relatively new enterprise.
@@AL-lh2htcorporations used to have to try. all the big players are established now and can get comfortable with mediocrity. goes for most industries
Absolutely man! I love all his videos.
@@AL-lh2ht That's not what he/she said. Not even sure why you took the time just to be critical for no reason and create an issue where none existed. Wasn't very nice of you TBH.
The Appalachian series, I believe, is your best work so far. I LOVE the rawness, the grittiness and the honesty of it.
It's easily the best series yet. The Cowboy series he did was really good as well
Agreed.
THANK YOU for sharing these stories! They help people like me (never touched drugs at all) to understand what is happening.
I really wish more people would understand addiction. My husband was born addicted and has a addictive personality. He was addicted to hard drugs in his early twenties but he made that decision to get clean. He had to move away from all his friends and live a new lifestyle. We have been together 24 years and he’s been clean the entire time. Addicts are not monsters they are people and have stories. You do not have to believe in god to quit just putting that out there. You have to surround yourself with good people.
@genageeraert8039 my mom was a kindergarten teacher in a poor, crime ridden section of the South Bronx in New York City from 1985 to 2006. She told me that she had a few students born addicted in her class in the mid 80's, but the early 90's is when it became much more common and was a serious social problem. Usually the kids were born addicted to crack, but also some to heroin. Back then, the nasty slang term for them was crack babies or smack babies. 😢 I've long wondered how those kids grew up. Thank you for sharing your husband's story, and I'm really glad to hear he made the decision to take control of his life and has remained on the straight path. I agree, in some cases turning to religion while cleaning up from hard drugs is just one addiction replacing another. All the best to you and him!
yeah it's so different for everyone. I have percocets at home, I absolutely hate them. I hope I never have to take one ever again. However I took sedatives under pharmacist recommendation for a few weeks and developped physical dependance on those. I don't even want or enjoy taking them, but I have to else I get mega sick. Sucks.
@@ifilia7990 yeah, be careful with those sedatives. I had a bad addiction to Oxy & morphine awhile ago and I quit by going to a doctor who is an addiction specialist, and I studied up on all that stuff and asked him questions for a few years. He told me that for people who get severely addicted to sedatives, the withdrawals from sedatives like Valium and Xanax are even worse than withdrawals from opiate painkillers.
You mind if I make a suggestion? Go to a doctor and tell him or her what you just wrote, that you take sedatives because you feel shitty without them, and ask the doctor to help you gradually wean yourself off. You gotta take it slow with Xanax and Valium, I mean like plan on slowly cutting back to zero over the course of at least 3-4 months. If the doctor won't do it, or says "no, we'll get you off them in 5 weeks", walk out and find another doctor. Withdrawals from sedatives can literally be dangerous. Best of luck to you.
Gabor Mate MD (Vancouver, Canada) writes about addiction and the underlying trauma. There is also a level of collective trauma created by the dysfunctional systems plus the circumstances in the family systems. You do not need to believe in God because that will not change anything, you need to trust in God. Trust in your Self, in Life and your ability to see the difference between what is proactive as opposed to destructive.
So true but here in the Southeast USA Jesus is king and the best way out of trouble. Also the best way to getr respect here
Bless these people. Good to hear their improvements. I hope they stay consistent and get the help and support they need when times are tough. 🙏❤
This series has been my favourite yet, but this video is by far the best yet! As a Christian it really warming to see how comfortable Peter is about people praying and giving grace. Blessing to everyone
Interesting comment. Why would anyone be uncomfortable with someone praying or giving grace? I'm not religious in the least but I can't imagine someone exercising their religion in prayer negatively affecting me at all. I'm not even sure what a negative reaction would look like (unless it's from one of those hardcore atheists who insist on voicing their opinion about religion at every turn, I guess. Those people are in the minority though. To be fair, most of them had really negative experiences with religion growing up which is why they hate it so much).
@jasondashney cuz were in a time of a Godless society. End times and will get worse. The Bible will be illigal pretty soon I think.
I just want to thank Peter for coming to kentucky and touching the ice berg on this huge problem. Everyone you heard in this video has been to the bottom and today, we are out here showing and telling the world that there is HOPE after DOPE.
Let’s GO 🗣️🗣️
As a recovering dope junkie for 5.5 years I loved this episode! Keep doing what you guys are doing! Dealing Hope! I'll take an ounce bag of that!
Well said 👍
LFG
Peter~~~~AGAIN ANOTHER eye OPENING video about a problem that is NOT just associated with Kentucky and Tennessee! This DRUG problem is all over these United States for sure! Great Video Peter and hats off to these very BRAVE men sharing their stories~~~It took a lot to get on the mike and tell their story!
Thank you so very much for digging deep and exploring "real" America... I am in recovery and your "story" on Appalachia (Kentucky) and the toll drugs have taken on the people/life in general was very sobering but yet encouraging at the same time.
Thank you...and keep up the good work! 👍
You show people speaking truth to power. I am a retired mental health RN. In 40 years I learned so much from my clients/patients. Saw people who'd lost everything as a consequence of their addiction. And worked with people in recovery. Sometimes it is 5 minutes at a time, sometimes it is 1 day at a time. I pray for those who struggle with addiction. And for those who are surviving the imbalance in brain chemistry that causes what we call mental illness. Blessings, Peter, for your work. Someone who needs to hear this truth will see this & accept help.
I have 9 years clean off Meth and alcohol- this is a great interview- can totally relate to everything he says and i used AA to get clean and sober. Listening to the men at the end in the recovery house was so deep and they speak truths!!
My whole dad’s side of my family is from Somerset, Ky. I had to return a few years ago to lay my grandma to rest after having not visited in 15+ years (my grandma has moved north after grandpa’s passing) and I was stunned to see how the community had changed. The struggle was so clearly embedded that I could hardly believe it was the same place I spent many summers as a child.
I'm a recovering alcoholic and this shit hits so fucking hard
Thank you for giving them a voice
I wish i had someone like him in my city, whether it be for drugs,depression,or other purposes. I had a hard time and hearing this guy talking about eating n sitting with someone makes my heart heal. Sometimes people really need someone to be there and just know someone’s listening to their story:) thank you!
I love your Videos
They are so interesting and i can totally relax every time i am watching
I just absolutely love and appreciate your content, Peter. It's so uplifting and inspirational. Thank you from all of us!!!
The Sheriff reminds me of Our Small town Sheriff. He cares about the people he serves. And when someone turns their life they take pride in that & let them know it.
He’s so right about the suboxone. I was heavily addicted to shooting percs and opanas and eventually decided to get on suboxone. It did help me quit but I’ve now been on suboxone for 10 years. I hate it. I finally got on the sublocade shot and am hoping to let it ween out of my system naturally. Praying for anyone who needs freedom from their own addictions! God’s got a plan for our lives and He’ll help us through.
Same here. 7 years clean on Subs. Got me away from that entire life. I barely take any nowadays but if I don't take any, it's far worst than oxy withdrawal. I hate it too. Insurance wouldn't cover the shot for me even though I have pretty good silver plan. I'll eventually rent a hotel somewhere after weaning myself down to crumbs and just suffer through it
@@jonny-b4954 my insurance didn’t cover it either and I also have a really good plan which is such BS. I was able to apply for the copay assistance program on the sublocade website and they cover 2 shots in one year at 100%. Unfortunately when I first signed up I was told it was covered the whole year and I got 3 shots and was sent an $1,000 bill from the pharmacy. Super frustrating. But if you can apply for the program and get the 2 shots, the first being a 300mg shot and the second would be the 100mg, I’ve heard it’s enough to help ease the WD symptoms to a minimum.
@@jonny-b4954 actually, I guess if you’re all the way down to just taking super small amounts, I’m not sure if the shot is the way to go. Although if you find yourself not being able to get through it you could always apply for the copay assistance program and get two of the 100mg shots. You probably wouldn’t even need the 300mg
I have been wondering how much the sublocade shot would help. Been on Subutex since 2010, I feel it could be the cause of several health issues I've acquired the past couple years. Trying the taper method now. Let us know how sublocade does for you.
@@jonny-b4954I want to tell you that renting a hotel isn’t going to be the way to go- maybe for the initial
Week, sure, but I would be doing you no favors to not tell you what I didn’t know - stopping is something you can compare to maybe major surgery,‘you have an initial intense suffering of withdrawl but after 4 or 5 days you can get up and walk around ,’you can eat and drink, you aren’t puking or pooping yourself ( as much) and your pain is easing some, but you won’t feel yourself for a year -‘it’s not having that info that had me in dispair 10 months out each time , I just couldn’t imagine living life that way, but I hear after a year, 2 years ,’you begin to renew-‘I just didn’t want to live that way , so , I don’t want anyone willing to get free from subs to give up , especially after the hardest part bc they think it’s not getting better - I was convinced that was as good as it could get bc for so long things for better day by day but for 6 months no change so naturally you feel well this is life - I also do have a chronic condition that’s how I began opoiates to begin with , so now I have the condition and the damage from the treatment- and I just couldn’t get off the floor , be around people, do for myself or stand myself- I was miserable- I could live , I didn’t think I was going to die anymore, I just didn’t want to live
From E TN here. These stories are exactly, i mean exactly the same here. I'm very proud of, and happy for these people. Many people have no idea how hard it is to do what these people have done. It's insanely difficult. In areas like this, you can't get away from it.
Sorry for the flurry of comments but, I came of for the duration of both my pregnancies and for 8 and 6 further months respectively when I was breast feeding. I found it easy to stop when I knew that babies are affected and, because I didn't want to subject babies to that, it was far easier. It was my conscience in a big part. Stopping for myself was far harder. I got disgusted with myself a few times and the next time that feeling arose, I jumped on it and it worked. If you do it because YOU want to do it, its usually easier and more effective. The thought of repeating all that pain is what prevents relapse. After you do it for yourself you can use the myriad other reasons, such as your children, your family, your health and being free to travel to stop relapse as well as the fact you wouldnt want to withdraw again. Great video, great people and a truly stunning area, I'm so glad I found your channel!
Hello your comment on this post is very interesting,
This is a fascinating and tragic watch. Really impressed by Chance 👌🏼
Thank you for all you do. This is a great channel.
Drugs are every where here. We are a small place. God has healed this man.
The addiction is always working behind the scenes. Even if you don't think you are addicted, you are.
What a great man.
I bet people don't think about this. The owners of social media companies call their clients users. They don't call customers or clients or Pat. They call them users. Because they know that Phone and all that crap is addicted to these kids. My poor daughter I took her phone away from her for a week. Her head was scratching. Her arm was itching everything she was going through Phone withdraws
this is very touching made me cry with hapiness.
I grew up in WVA and my brother died from a liver problem he took all sorts of drugs and abused them for years and then he cleaned up but too late as the abuse caused severe health issues ending in his death. So sad...he used to say "it's my fault I did this to myself " when our dad would lament blaming himself for not keeping a better watch on him but once he was grown and out on his own he did what he wanted. FWIW fitting in as the one in the video said is a big part of it as in the Appalachia's in particular WVA one is surrounded by drugs ...thankfully it never tempted me like it did him.
My wife is from Somerset but we live in my hometown in Indiana now , about a half hour from Cincinnati Ohio. We go down there to visit her relatives occasionally and I can tell you that the place is full of good people that are doing the best they can. The drug problems are not unique to that area but they sure have taken a toll on the young people there. The smartest ones are trying to find a way to get out of there because there's no way to make a decent living outside of the coal industry. It's a beautiful place but it is almost like time has stood still. I like to go visit because I enjoy wild untamed wilderness but I know that unless you have a lot of money and don't need to work, you have no hope of thriving there
I just finished listening to the Demon Copperhead audiobook in Polish and this video is a great complement
I love what you’re doing ❤
I am from holland and i always wonder what america really is like. Of course i know the country is so huge and that there are big differences between certain areas but you show me the 'real' USA. Not the hollywood USA. Not all the fake people but a lot of good human beings. I learn from my livingroom so much about the USA. Thank you for that! Greetings from holland
So sad, that the guy has been clean for over 3 years, and says still fighting his thoughts. God bless them, and keep them out of this shit. The drugs keeps these scars in peoples mind and head, that looks so hard to leave somewhere behind you. The blueshirt guy looks really positive thought, and maybe it is the way to cleanlessnes, to turn to god, and pray and he may help.
You know this guy is a real rural American because he steers with his knees
“Only drug problem I had as a kid was that my parents drug me to church” 😂 that was a great line.
😂😂
@@westcoastweird455 religion is the opium of the people
That was so smoothly delivered i actually didn’t hear it 🤣🤣
Are you Scottish
It was the best one liner I've heard in a while
I love this channel. It is real and super mellow, so peaceful without extra dramatic music making it impossible to watch. Peter is also an extremely non judgmental interviewer and that is rare and refreshing.
Peter out here showing the real issues, any video he has you know it will be quality content and show you sides you haven’t seen before. The mainstream media should take lessons from Santenello!
Mainstream media be like "here's how global warming is causing drug addiction in Appalachia"
Blaming it on “boredom” is stupid
It’s ironic, but Afghanistan is having greater success , by rounding them up / cold turkey. Previous ADD meds make people so susceptible,along with heavy use of synthetic caffeine. Combine that with pharma paying professors to promote pain meds , and sales people supplying the dr with endless promotions…. And so many corrupt rehab facilities & detention centers . Afghanistan now wants to abolish it entirely, no growing or trading
For some it’s all they see
The main stream media is the propaganda wing of the Democratic Party. Nothing more nothing 😮
He is one of the most gracious hosts I have ever witnessed. No matter where he is, he is never judgemental, just reporting. May God bless this man and his family.
Yes indeed!! Peter is so down to earth, and you can see how the people he encounters warm up to him so quickly, because they can feel his warmth and genuineness.
Watch Soft White Underbelly.
I know this is 100 % privilege, but SWU haunts me and I can’t watch 😢
As an elected Sheriff in Tennessee this episode definitely hit close to home. No one is immune, I lost my brother to an opioid overdose in 2003. Thank you for for sharing the good work these people are doing. Sheriff Guy Buck, McNairy County Tennessee.
looking at this from another country i have to say the sheriff is a big part of this problem..
both his personality and his war on drugs....
he have been working on the same mistakes for 40 years he said
if he have been there for 40 years and the adults still dont care about all the 10 years old in that city uses cannabis regular, he failed..
im a cannbis user my self and are succesfull in my life, because no cops are fucking my life up..
but these people are accepting ten years old using cannbis, listen to him he gave up insted of giving thre message and inspiration that is needed
these people are waiting for the lord to do their work 🤣
i have seen a city clean up drugs without the help of cops or goverment..
it can be done
plenty of working softdrug markeds in the world just like there are places selling alcohol..
in the end it is up to the people running it how they want it
sorry for your loss
Congrats on winning your election. Stay safe 💪🏾
As a Tennessean, thank you for what you do! And I’m sorry about your loss
Awesome I'm from Davidson County. It's an honor to send you this comment
Very very very good interview!!! I’m a recovering opiate/meth addict. I’ve got 3 years clean. I was an addict for 15 years. When he said you have to totally change your way of thinking he was 100% right!!!
@@nicksmith9 Even animals need to be gradually withdrawn from opiates after surgery and accidents, Animals aren't considered ''weak''- and they get prescribed the same opiates as humans do {but in much smaller doses}
So proud of you! Keep it up ❤
This guy is hands down the best non judgmental interviewer I've ever seen. Absolutely gracious and handled so well in all situations. Excellent job. Almost 10 years sober alcoholic here and coming from someone who tried multiple times before it stuck hearing that guy say "you gotta have that psyche change cause old behavior Isn't gonna create new habits" hit HARD. You really need that switch to flip and when it does its amazing. Excellent journalism.
It is like a switch i agree. U gota start responding to emotions and stuff and stop reacting
This brought tears to my eyes. I have just over 5 years sobriety, and truly appreciate the gentle manner in which this serious issue is explained. Thanks for what you do.
agreed
Randy is my cousin. I haven't seen him in years but I'm glad to see that he's doing better right now. I am a recovering addict myself with a little over 4 years clean. I pray he continues to travel this sobriety road. Randy if you see this I love you and I'm so proud of you!
Congratulations to you for 4 years clean! You should also be very proud of yourself.
Yes@@Deken
RANDY FANDY!
Congrats to you on being clean! I know life gets in the way, but I strongly suggest you reconnect with your cousin. Even if you can only speak or visit once a year, it’s these kind of meaningful connections that keep us all on a good path.
Once a junkie always a junkie you'll never be clean because you'll relapse and go back to your poison.
I moved from Monticello 8 years ago to heal and elevate...that town and the people drag you down.I am doing better than I ever have in my entire life. Best decision I made.Just like he says at the pool hall,you have to get out and cut all ties.You have to break away from the toxicity no matter how hard it is,family and friends.Put yourself first always!Take care of you and get stronger and learn to love yourself.
I feel for the guys in the restaurant, talking about day to day. I just celebrated 6 years sober and in the beginning it was minute by minute. It's unbelievable the hold addiction has. Even though they know what it can do to you, they want to go back.
Beautiful prayer. ❤
I know someone who was addicted to crack. He's rich so he went to Eric Clapton's rehab in Antigua. He stills smokes those little cigars though. He says cigarettes are harder to get off of than crack. And he said when he was getting off crack, he was on the ground chewing on grass and howling.
fight the devil, an everyday job, in everything.✌💪
Congrats on sobriety. Congrats
Well done Becca. Please know that you are a hero. Keep the faith.
Good luck. You can do this as you say minute by minute if thats what it takes.
My demon was alcohol. 6 years sober. I lost alot. Hurt my life and loved ones life. I gave it all to Christ. Christ saved my life I feel him with me each day. I swear he took it all away. Not any desire any more. Now l want to help others. A.A helps but Christ is the the key God bless yall❤
I have the same experience. God bless you
God bless you!
No name has more authority in the universe than Jesus. Glad you shelter within Him, you can't go wrong.
Christ didn't do shit, your will and want did it. If u want to credit Christ, u can blame him for the addiction in the first place 🤷🏻
Praise the Lord, brother, praise the Lord
I recommend watch ask pastor Tim about Christian calls to Battle series, it contain what Satan do to attack out assurance etc
From that video i realize the enemy is always a bay, looking for convenient moment, and because we love in battlefield in this world, it's better for us to using the whole armor of God properly
God bless you, my brother
That hamburger spot was touching , God bless that young man right outta jail. Courageous dude being so open and honest about his journey. Thank you peter
God bless that dude forreal. Can tell he's curious about what sobriety could bring him, but that monster inside of him is still very strong..
@@theacgkidyes he’s talking to the dude with a camera on him he obviously wants something to change
He probably feels he has nothing to lose by being honest.
Sky daddy isn’t real…. Otherwise you’d have to believe that your all knowing genocidal sky daddy caused it
The way those guys in the burger shop opened up to you ...that was really something
Anyone who has gone out and filmed a youtube video in public knows how challenging it can be to gain a stranger's trust - especially when it gets that personal.
This is awesome work Peter.
That got me really emotional you can hear the pain
I’m from this area, my childhood home is less than a mile away from the rehab center. Behind the drugs, as you can see, people are very nice and caring they don’t want others to follow down their path
Some of those guys at the burger place who said they're clean really don't seem to be.
People need instant gratification. Drugs are that. Unfortunately, I believe video games add to wanting that instant gratification.
What a beautiful area it is! And all of the people interviewed seemed cool as heck :-) Definitely makes me want to road trip through Appalachia with family one day. Americans are facing a lot of challenges, but the deeper goodness of most isn't one of them. Unfortunately, drugs, consumerism (bling & brands) and life stress often get in the way. @@norsethehorse8179
As someone who was born in Kentucky, this series has been heartbreaking and heart warming. Thank you Peter for showing that our beautiful state is so much more than the stereotypes.
As someone who lives in Ky this warms my heart to see the awareness spread. Also born here
$250 oz of meth is pretty terrifying.. Holy cutness
@@llamacebu216 don't sell drugs
I grew up in Tennessee but left for Hawaii 13 years ago because everyone I knew in TN was addicted to hard drugs. ..so I feel ya. This "really hits home" as they say.
@@clicheguevara5282 yes the cartel runs Tennessee 🚭 😤 in drugs it will never stop
It's really awesome to see a lot of these guys who are recovering, being open to talk to a stranger about their problems. Takes a strong person to do that.
Unfortunately, that's where about 95% of us end our journey, though.
In my experience, the ones saying the most aren't the ones doing the most. I certainly wish the best for these men, but experience has shown me that the probability of every single one of them being full of shit is extremely high.
If a single one of these men actually make it, it would be a win, though.
I was in treatment 6 or 7 years ago, and the vast majority of the dudes I was with are dead. A couple are in prison, but most are dead. I only know of two of us who have remained off drugs and put together a good life.
Addiction is a strange beast. Unfortunately, we're just not ready until it clicks one day, if we're lucky enough to live to see it.
@@weirdmood8102I totally get this. I quit drinking in June, 1997. Unfortunately, out of the 12 of us who quit, only 2 of us are still alive or not in prison.
Yeah, not sure about the blaming weed and drinking part. Also lacing weed sounds like some bs especially with an expensive substance like Fentanyl.
Yeah I understand where you are coming from completely. I've been trying to focus less on the negatives and so I try to look at guys like this with hope but know it's much easier to talk than it is to take action.
Definitely appreciate the perspective of someone who has been through it/is going through it. Those odds are terrible of making it which is why the most important thing seems to be to find a way to prevent people from trying these drugs in the first place right? Such a tough and complex situation.
I hope you're doing well and thanks for responding.
It must help them cope with it. Ive never been in that situation, but they all sort of talk the same speed about it. As if they are warning everyone just how bad it really is.
I live in Australia and I’ve become hooked on your RUclips travels through America and talking with everyday people. Not sensationalised just real gritty talk.
I'm in Oz too and I'm hooked on his interviews too
@@sacirrarain I'm a Kiwi too and I'm hooked on his interviews too💯💯💯💯💯
I became homeless due to drugs and it took my dad cutting me off from money for me to get help. I’m now a nurse and will have 25 years sober in November. There absolutely is hope!!! AA helped save my life!🙌♥️
Thank goodness your dad was willing to temporarily sacrifice his relationship with you so that you could live. I watched my parents ruin my brother and nephew first hand and it cost my nephew his life. I 100% blame my parents for his death. Without their enabling he would have had to make a different choice. So glad for you, I hope you fully realize what your dad did for you.
@@servantwarrior880 thank you for sharing that! I’ve seen so many people literally love people to death, like you said. It’s so heartbreaking and I’m so sorry your brother didn’t make it. 😞 I absolutely know without a doubt that I would not be here if my dad hadn’t stopped helping me. I’ll be forever grateful. ♥️
@@nicolecorsillo I am so glad you are around to be grateful. I wish you a life full of blessings.
@@servantwarrior880 thank you so much for your kind words. ♥️♥️
I hurt so bad some years ago telling my daughter I was tapped out when all she asked for was 20$ 😢 I had just went 2 states to pick my granddaughters up and have them living with me verses the child agencies getting them. I had just spent probably 1,000$ for their clothes school supplies etc. and she asked for 20$ that was so hard for me and it broke my heart but she clawed herself out of the bottomless hole she had dug for herself! Thank God bc I felt myself age 20 years when I figured out what was going on🙏🙏🙏
Thank you to everyone who participated in this video. My son took his life October of 2020 at 21 years old during the pandemic waiting for a bed to open at rehab. COVID rules forced rehabs to reduce the number of patients they could have. He'd been prescribed opioids for an orthopedic problem and benzos for a seizure disorder and had been on the prescriptions for a year and a half. He became a functional addict. When he no longer could get his prescrips filled due to a change in insurance, a friend turned him on to a dealer. He was buying Percs and three months later after multiple overdoses realized the M30s he was buying were cut with Fentanyl. Our State was in lockdowns, nothing to do, isolation, depression, and loneliness adding to the distress and boredom and COVID relief checks which made the problem worse. His world grew dark within six months with dark people in it. He made up his mind to withdraw on his own since rehab had him on hold. In withdrawal and in pain (mental, emotional, and physical) he took his life while trying to SAVE it. Withdrawal is horrible and med detox is the only safe way to go. He knew that, he'd detoxed before in rehab, but he was so ready to get off opioids/benzos/Fentanyl he didn't want to wait. The morning he was found I received a call from his rehab...they had a bed, it had just become available. This thoughtfully-done video brought tears to my eyes all throughout. Thank you for doing this and for giving the hurting ones, so often judged and forgotten, a voice and a chance to tell their stories. I saw the same thing in each one my son had...a good heart, a tenderness about them, and a willingness to be honest about the struggle. It takes courage to tell our stories especially when those who have never been through it or loved someone who was going through it ever really understand. My hope is that each person in this video has continued success in their sobriety and that life gives them what they so deserve...love, compassion, self-forgiveness, and a chance. Peace be with you all and much love and encouragement to the families and friends of those struggling with addiction. Love is the answer...only love.
My heart breaks for you. The ones who drift into drugs from bad homes and economically depressed areas are bad enough but the ones who started out under a doctor's care absolutely infuriate me. I have two brothers. One has a PhD in chemistry and spent his whole career working for companies who represent drug manufacturers. The other spent his whole career in benefits insurance. From this I know two things. Doctors know far less about the drugs they prescribe than they should and how to take them off properly and insurance companies don't care if they and the doctor cut the world out from under your feet. It's a vicious cycle. If we took better care of the basics, like proper medical care, affordable housing and jobs that paid enough to live on, lots of people would not be so miserable they turn to drugs. Then there would not be so many addicts. With fewer addicts maybe there would not be a shortage of beds. Thank you for sharing your story. You are right, when we are brave enough to share our pain, we can support each other.
Yeah, love. Thank you.
It strikes me as odd when you blame covid relief cheques on your son's death. Uplifting people is not just about individuals but whole communities at once and it requires a change within systemic policies and actions. I'm sorry for your loss.
@@angelachouinard4581 poverty leads to crime because boredom, depression, lack of resources, and the lack of freedom and agency sets in. You're right about affordable housing. That's why we need systemic change within the system that helps people first, not corporations for profit.
@@BleedForTheWorldcovid policies are absolutely to blame for the increase in deaths due to suicide, addiction etc.
Appalachian people were completely screwed by the coal industry, pharm industry, and the government, and then completely forgotten. Praying for all the people in the video!
No one is forgotten, they (authorities) help them to die.
Exactly! Then looked down upon when they were addicted and unemployed 😡 It's maddening! Salt of the earth people treated as if they were Disposable 😢
Democrats killed coal industry.
Really? So no personal accountability whatsoever?
@@sanepillow59sure, but the elites are sneaky! They trick teenagers and the poor. They go for the weak
I’m from Romania for me it is shocking and unbelievable what is happening there. Here in Romania and in general in the Balkans you don't see anything like this and people tell us that our country is the wild west. Ironic…. My heart breaks for these people and it is a very sad picture. The government is to blame because it does nothing for these people! God help them!Very sad
Your country is beyond worse than any of these ares, he is showing small cities in the massive United States border, 99 percent of America is nothing like these places.
Don’t be fooled to thinking America is somehow scary or dangerous more than somewhere like Romania.
Europeans are fed a lot of garbage fearmongering about the US.
The governments job isn’t to change your diaper forever, that’s how countries end up like most of eastern Europe
The only thing the government does is give them money which is about all they can do. Unless the federal government nationalizes coal mining which it probably won't do, then people are going to collect government checks and do drugs to fend off boredom.
It’s a big problem. I live in Canada and it’s becoming equally as bad as the U.S
The wealth distribution in America is insane. The bottom half of Americans share 2% of the nation's wealth
I'm from Appalachian Pa and I don't think people realize just how bad the drugs are in these hills. It only takes 1 person to move into a small town and corrupt the young people. Then when drugs are the only thing making money in a failed economy, even the folks who aren't addicted are getting involved. Perpetuating the problem out of desperation just to feed your family and get out of a bad situation. Reform cant start and end with the addicted. We need ways to breath life back into our communities. Thanks for showing people the truth.
My small ex coal mining town in rural uk was the same back in the 80's/90s. H was rife. Been a long road
@crazy225aw thats not true, and if you dont know what you're talking about dont offer an opinion
One person moves in and destroys the whole community? That sounds intentional. Why does no one see that
@crazy225aw Damn you a schizo or something?
A lot of similar thing seem to be said, like we did it to “fit in”.
Some peer pressure, some to feel comfortable in their own skin, some injury.
The rest sell for the $$.
What can family and community do to help these 9-12yr old users (when started) change their psychi so they don’t grow into 20-30yr old addicts? This is a sincere question?
And why do they have them switch from one addiction to the next, prescribed by a doctor, the same person that prescribes the opiates in the first place. Now it’s corporate dealers.
Peter's ability to ask meaningful questions and listen to the people is astounding. Very inspiring to see these person-to-person moments that give us all a little more love and respect for these people. Thank you.
It's just a shame that he's being taken advantage of by people like the guy in this video. This guy is NOT a former drug addict.
At 47:12 he points to a bong and calls it a meth pipe. Then he tells Peter that you can put any drugs in it. Those are literally weed bongs and it's impossible to smoke meth out of them. It's also impossible to smoke other drugs out of a meth pipe.
He obviously doesn't understand the physics of how meth works, which tells me that he's lying about doing meth for 20 years. No drug user would confuse a weed bong for a meth pipe. I grew up in the drug culture of rural Kentucky. This guy is a fraud and he duped Peter big time.
I just found this channel and I’ve been obsessed with his videos. He is an amazing journalist
I cried once you hit that recovery house and seeing those guys trying to be better and help themselves. I was one of them 3.5 years ago. Good job 👏
God Bless us all that all struggling from drugs,alcohol or anything for that matter 🙏🏻
That is when I also cried
You can be really proud yourself.. never let anyone look down on you.
I’m not gonna lie, if you take OxyContin for a year or longer. It’s quite likely you’ll have devastating depression when you try to stop. But I can also promise you from the bottom of my heart. That if you will stay sober, eventually, all your joy and energy returns. It does take a very long time in some cases so you have to be patient with the process. But time is truly on your side. Try not to be impulsive. When you get a craving, wait it out. Find a good distraction and some thing that brings you joy. Like music, art, good food, massage, good friends, mostly prayer and God. But if you hold on the thought, and the feeling will pass and change to a new one. I beg of you don’t give up. your life is worth saving. And every day you only get to live one time. So please live your best life now. We do recover.
No human power can relieve me of my addiction but God can and WILL if He's asked
I'm from the UK, and this video has spoken volumes to me. I think this video found me through the grace which was given 🙏 I hope that all in this video remain strong and get through. Addiction is Addiction no matter what the substance. Thank you for your journalism and I really want one of those burgers!! 🙏
This was incredible. Well done Peter, you're really doing something here.
-signed a recovering heroin addict.
4th q😂
Good luck
Hang in there buddy. You’ve got it. I love you
Mad respect to you Peter for letting people share their Christian faith and not cutting any of the things they say out, you’re the best documenter on RUclips hands down.
Document the crazy Christians. Show it and let it be know. Explain away evil.
I absolutely agree, gained at lot of respect for Peter after watching that.
@@mommasbacongankin
So true!!
Lol they don't even know their own faith lol
Jesus never once said he was God and to worship him
This is idol worship
Jesus prayed to God
You are a good human being Peter. We need more people like you
I love your style, Peter! You never talk down to people. You ask questions, you listen and you observe. Fantastic channel! Keep ‘em coming!!
I sometimes feel like he's changing the topic too quickly when talking to someone
@kdp - I noticed this.
@@clean280 yeah I noticed that, a lot of cuts and edits too, right in the middle of conversations.
@egrytznr8893 I think it's just a matter of time. Not having the time to have someone tell you everything they want to say when he already has someone who has said the same thing prior.
@@katelynbrown98 IDK I think it's more that Peter wants a certain political narrative in most of his videos.
"Old behavior is not going to create a new mentality" Very well said!
Love this one🥰I spent from ages 12-20 addicted to hard drugs then struggled with alcoholism from 25-31…I too came from an awesome stable family but addiction doesn’t discriminate. Happy to say I’ve been sober for 15 years and 2 months and in my 30’s went to college to get a bachelors to help others struggling with addiction
Congratulations love to hear this.
Congratulations. I'm going on 10 years clean myself. Tell me about your education and what degree I should pursue to do what you do?
Keep up the good work.
Congratulations 😊. GOD’s Speed.
Well done flower, you, should be so proud 👏
Man the vicious circle of addiction. I started using alcohol regularly at 13. By 16 I using coke. Started smoking crack at 18. When I was 21 I went on a crime spree. Ended up doing over 11 years in prison. While in prison I tried heroin and liked it. When I got out of prison I got a fentanyl habit. And that's a whole different monster. Tried to get clean but I just couldn't. Finally after about 8 years of a horrible fentanyl habit I just had enough of destroying anything good in my life. I prayed and prayed. I literally took everyday one second at a time. I've been completely clean for over 4 years now and I'm not looking back. Life is beautiful now. Everything just falls into place when I'm doing right. I was the biggest liar, thief, selfish piece of shit in the world. If I can truly change anyone can. God can make miracles out of mistakes. Don't ever give up 👍🏼
God bless you, and thank you for having the courage to share that.
What a great story of redemption. I'm very happy for you!
❤ thank you for sharing your story
Peter, this is how to bring people together, our country is so divided right now between left and right
Your videos show that all of us pretty much want the same things
Saftey,security, family and kindness between each other
That's America 🇺🇸
Keep up the great work
Hanging out with the "wrong crowd" while in school seems to be one of the most common ways young people start using drugs with some end up being addicted? How many of us have seen that be the case among family and friends?
More about those with the same interests tend to be in the same places doing the same things.
Yep, one of the main reason we’re gonna be homeschooling our son. Coming from just outside this region, ive seen first hand that in order to be “cool” you have to do everything that will make you a loser as soon as you graduate, the system is a joke.
This is why people shouldn't let the government teach their children. It's the parents job to educate them and it's the parents job to keep them from bad influence.
I think it's less about the kids being "the wrong crowd" and more about their parents collectively letting them down. Teenagers can still know they're doing the wrong thing, but I've seen far more addicts come from abusive upbringings than peer pressure
I’m in recovery and everyone says “I ran with the wrong crowd” but everyone who has been a drug addict has been “the wrong crowd”. I chose the wrong crowd and I eventually became the wrong crowd until I got help.
This was beautiful man. I didn't expect to be so touched by this. God bless Chase and the others who are fighting to save lives against addiction. I have not had a sip of alcohol since Sep 2009. To God alone be the glory!!!!!
Alcohol isn’t even an addictive substance compared to meth and fent
I am a child if functioning alcoholic parents. Of course I fell into being a functioning alcoholic too. I finally stopped drinking at age 59 for health reasons. Ten years now without needing to have the bottle. I didn’t have to rehab or formally quit; I had to decide if I wanted to see my grandchildren grow up.
@@freshair3846 And yet I've smoked meth a couple of dozen times over the years but never been addicted. Alcohol, on the other hand...I spent 20 years as a partially functioning alcoholic.
Couldn't agree more, I thought this was going to be the usual light-hearted but fun video but it was sooo good. The best bit of media I have seen in a while
I love that Sheriff! He's so sweet and genuine!
My brother went to a rehab ministry similar to this one. It was so incredibly vital for his recovery to be surrounded by healthy men to help keep him accountable. My biggest fear was my brother coming back home and falling into old habits, but he ultimately decided to stay and work within the ministry after he graduated from rehab. He is now 3 years sober, recently got married and is expecting his first child. Ministries like this are such a blessing and the ripples of their work extends far beyond the individuals they work with. I have a future niece/nephew thanks to a place like this.
My father was an alcoholic heroin addict. He had seizures due to a head injury he’d gotten in a fight, had basically lost his mind, and was in jail due to unpaid DUI’s. He had been in and out of mental institutions at that point. The Holy Spirit found him in jail, and he was in that moment healed from his addiction, from his seizures, and his mind was strong and clear. He was a completely new man, restored, and never touched drugs again in the 25 years he was clean before he passed on. He was an inspiration to many people, including me. There is always hope. ❤
I just accidentally stumbled across this on RUclips today and thought I would give it a chance. This is an absolutely incredible documentary on the drug problem not only in Kentucky but across the country. I encourage anyone to watch this and to pray for the outreach programs like the one Chance is running. Addiction is definitely hard to kick and this guy and the others he works with are doing incredible work helping their communities.
I recommend you watch the others in the series. The last one featured Titus who lives the simplest cleanest life imaginable - you won't believe it.
💯 truth. Unfortunately
Almost the same here fire ... I saw the one on West Virginia on Friday ... this one tonight. I LOVE the south ... it's real hard to see it brought so low and the people in so much pain. I live in the north eastern part of Georgia, up where the Appalachians begin and its the same here too.
This channel is dope, you start with one doco and a week later you've watched 80% of them.. they're real!
His entire channel is the best wholesome content on RUclips 💯💯. He literally travels EVERYWHERE, focusing on different ethnicities, cuisine, religions, cultures/sub cultures, drug problems, homelessness, literally every facet of day to day life.
I am in TEARS. Addicted to drugs or not, I feel like a lot of people out there in the world can relate. The man who talked and guided Peter through his lense...whoo!! Thank you for conatantly sharing perspectives of HUMANS, no matter their backgrounds. You are a piece of positive expansion!! Wishing everyone on their journey the best and beyond!❤
Watching from Australia - this coverage is more hard hitting, more executed with sincerity, more important than anything mainstream media covers - well done
Because it's all lies (mainstream media)
Well executed, with simple technical means and good editing it is a honest sobering account of what is going on in USA. Thanks.
We need to bring trauma into the conversation. Trauma is the most powerful gateway to drug use and abuse.
Yes, there’s a dual diagnosis or trauma oftentimes to escape.
I’m a recovering alcoholic and know the feeling of hopelessness.
Now I see alcohol as a poison and a thief.
Right 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Trauma and I would say neglected healthcare. It seems our country's only 2 ways of handling pain management has been to perscribe people addictive drugs in excess or to cut them off from anything entirely, so people go seeking relief somewhere else.
@@DanielleVlog365 100%.
No... the problem is people being conditioned to think that anything that doesn't go how they want it to go is trauma. Go to a 3rd world country and cry to people about your traumatic 1st world life.
Peter, as a southerner, I admire how you handle these topics. You’re respected because you don’t talk down and make fun of people. Most reporters not from the south - when they interview Southerners- always like to cut-eyes to the camera and wink, so to speak, making fun of the “dumb southerner.” You don’t do that and it’s appreciated.
I’m from Canada and I love the south. Industrious people who can fix just about anything and will give you the shirt off their own back if you need it. Beautiful people who have helped me out more than once ❤
Those same people are now fleeing their overpriced hell hole cities to come South. NC is full of New Yorkers and Californians now. They still look down on us in our own state, like invaders.
Which interviewers do that? Maybe the comedy channels!
I'm from the deep south Savannah, I've never seen reporters do that. Maybe I'm clueless idk.
I grew up in Tennessee and while the South isn't the place that I _personally_ feel most at home in, I HATE how misrepresented the south is by media. The idea that the south is just full of dumb, racist rednecks is just absolutely not true.
I've lived on the Big Island of Hawaii for almost 15 years and one of the things I like about it is that it reminds me of all the great things about living in the south. It has the slow pace of life, connection to nature, and "everyone's family" vibe. Even country music is popular here. Lol
Finest exhibition of journalism I’ve seen for many a decade.
I love your videos, but I wish you’d do one on the families who are suffering from their family members hooked on this crap. It tears them apart. The anger and grief we carry with us because our loved ones, in our eyes are being selfish, thieves, liars, ect. It’s awful. It’s usually the family that is always picking up the pieces. Losing sleep. Taking care of their children. Putting them in rehab. Paying for lawyers. Finding them new housing every time they say they’re clean. Burying them.
True... Very True
i think you have to look at all the sides of the coin, if it is to help anyone.
you also need to come up with ideas to solutions to the problems.. (maby from other places/people or from study´s)
not very creative just looking at things being destroyd, when you dont have to..
mabyu a guy like peter could start some good ideas if he tried to give them to people
when i look at this much of the problems start with other people then thge ones that are using the drugs..
kids at 10 smoking cannabis regular, where are the adults for example...
when he say the drug users are the coopl ones in the city, where are the adults that can give some inspiration to the kids (and not just sit and expect god to be interesting to the young ones)
i think we have many places to start
they look at the internet like its the devils work, while it might be the best option for the city to have succes..
i think sober adults need to look at them self if they want anything to change in a place like this
i have seen a city get rid of hard drugs by them self.
it all starts by walking out the front door and start doing something
these people expect good to do it
well maybe he will do that
First of all this is not just something g people can quit its a desies usually brought on by prior mental illness or in my case pain. I love how people like you can call addict selfish, while simultaneously saying "dosNT AnYBoDy tHInK of tHeIR FaMiLies" the family's who most likely will not understand the disease and say that they are hurting everyone. Mind you since most families Have NO idea how this works will only try things that will not work then walk away cause they thi k its 100% the addicts fault.
Yes additca chose to use the first few times but after that it's no longer a choice. Also anyone who is clean after getting high for years is ne er truly cured. They fight every day to stay clean. Honestly those addict who keep themselves clean and don't use with life stresses ND there family's blaming them for every bad thing. They are much stronger than regular people. Why cause they went through he'll got out of it and continue to fight addiction and regular life while normals like you who don't understand coast through life
@@linkerman400 You speak so far from the truth. You can love how I call addicts selfish all you wish. I know many of them. Do you ever think of how you destroy their life from your choices? I wasn’t putting anyone down in my original post. I am speaking how parents and siblings feel. It’s a real feeling. Clearly you have unlimited funds to help people out and sleep well at night not having to worry if tonight’s the night narcan didn’t work. Or that your sibling killed a whole family while driving and overdosed and killed everyone in another car.
"That's what we're here for... We're gonna wrap our arms around you and help you, man." That dude is what this world needs more of. God speed to you, Chase.
God speed ? Does that mean he gets super powers from the genocidal sky daddy of the Bible that planned the drug crisis so that people would suffer…. God loves suffering
Psalms 137:9 happy is the one that dashes the infants on the rocks
I appreciate the kind words friend
Agreed... Thanks to God the Most High,more and more Good people are coming forward and Helping those that want the Help...God Bless you All.. Thank You.
@@chase52983 years this past July off of fentynal few states over on the east coast Delaware it’s hit us hard to brother philly Baltimore Delaware thanks for doing what you do and day at a time brother !!
I thought his name was chance?
Peter, I like that when you interact with people you don’t take over the conversation; You actually let them tell their stories.. Excellent job.
@@RUTHLESSambition5 You say this like big pharma (and indeed corporate America, our elite in general, etc.) aren't looking to exploit everyone wherever possible. Looking at your profile, you're clearly mentally unwell. An excessive hatred for others and a weird preoccupation with pretending to be wealthy both speak to the deficiency of your character. Hope you get better.
@@RUTHLESSambition5
LEGAL MURDER.
@@RUTHLESSambition5 GET RID OF THE
SACK OF SHITLERS
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@@maureenobrien4807 They did it to us in the 90s but it was the CIA. Drug dealing funded an actual war😂😂😂
Right! I love the respect he gives every single person too. He can appreciate all walks of life in a way that’s so beautiful.
I lost a cousin to fentanyl last week. Rich person from Chicago. Started with pills when he was 16.
I feel like what we’re missing is meaning in our lives. I don’t know how to give people meaning, but we really need to find a way. ❤
You should try hitting a tire with a sledge hammer 🫤
What we're missing is God.
Jesus is the Way
What the hell does this mean?😂
@@travismccloskey9733???
Chance is a REALLY good listener. I love that he's turned around and is providing support for others. I hope these guys keep up the clean life. ❤
I appreciate how you don't scrub people's faith from your content. Regardless of what others believe, if their faith or religion is what has helped them recover, it's possible that it may help others. Showing their perspective is part of the story.
RESPECT
Lol I’m pretty sure nobody “scrubs faith” from content
it happens a lot in mainstream media. They will often edit out references to God etc. and it's part of their story. ex. documentaries or "based on real life events" movies.
@@glennyoungkindid9116
Hello, my name is Allen, I'm schizoaffective, and I'm also a Christian. I'm from Harlan Kentucky. I sure do appreciate you making this video. It's nice to see you share the struggles my people face with the outside world.
I'm about halfway through the video, but I want to share my own thoughts on a subject you covered: boredom. I'd say boredom itself is a part of it, but that's part of a larger issue: hopelessness.
There's very little work in eastern kentucky. There's basically no social life. There are basic things necessary for proper mental health that are unavailable to us here.
What most people have done for the last few generations is mine coal. Now whether you support or are against coal mining, the sudden decline in the coal industry in eastern kentucky made the poverty and drug use much, much worse. It all goes together.
While the coal industry collapsed, the communities which relied on the income in this region never adapted fully. So most people left. Harlan has lost over half of its population in 50 years. Most that dont leave, fall into addiction.
There's a sense of aimless wandering and hopelessness in most people I meet in Harlan, even in my own family. If I didn't have Jesus, I'd be depressed and hopeless beyond what I could handle. But Jesus gives me hope, and reason to live.
But again, thanks for sharing the struggles we Appalachians face with the drug epidemic. I appreciate it. God bless you
People need to start their own businesses and try online work as well
@@foxyauragems6146 That can help with poverty and joblessness, but it doesn't help the social side of things or the lack of community resources
God bless you sir
Thanks, that’s a very informed comment. Good luck to you.
Im glad you found Jesus my friend! I hope you can go to a place with christian community and support and meaningful work. God bless you.
No one can understand the hell of addiction except for the person who has been or is active in addiction. There are no words to explain the complete captivity of your soul. I'm one of the lucky ones that didn't die, although I should have several times. We in America don't need to fear another country invasion, pandemics, aliens; we've been under attack in all 50 states by dope, and it is winning. Dope makes you go where you never wanted to go, stay longer than you want to stay, and spend more than you have to spend. Every addict wants to quit, but if there is no solution and help, then it's impossible.Thanks for sharing these stories about hope in the Appalachians and great state of Kentucky. God bless each of his children struggling today.
Amen!!
I am a Marine veteran who has and is going through recovery and am currently sober. This video is what America needs to see. Thank you for sharing. I am also going to school for social work and believe we need more social workers to get people the resorces they need. There are many resources out there and all that some people need is to be AWARE of these available resources. Again, Mr. Santenello!
Seller Fi,Tow Co Camp Lejeune NC 75-79.. A lot of it is who you hang out with. When you change you're ways many times you have to delete half of your phone. Good luck..
God bless you for choosing social work. Work hard ❤
You're not wrong. The prison system must be aware of groups like chances and that guy in the restaurant has been out of prison a few days, lives in his area and never heard of it. They should be telling them about programs in their area when they're let out. Sure they won't always seek them out and use them but the ones who are ready for help could be saved if they knew what was available to them.
Thank you so much for this video. It helped me put things in perspective. I'm 76yrs old and am a full time caregiver for my husband who has dementia. I often feel hopeless & a bit desperate but I have everything these recovering addicts yearn for. My prayers are with them to keep strong.
GOD BLESS YOU
Being a person who offers a considerable amount of time to watch documentaries, these Appalachia series are by far one of my favorites. I like your approach towards people, the simple questions. I find these very educational. I am not from the US but I do appreciate your hard work Peter. Can't wait to watch more! 👍
I wish all the city folks I live with, and am a part of myself, would see these. Maybe it would help them realize that we're all so, so, so much more alike than we are different.
I love your stuff but these Appalachian videos are the best you’ve done!! For these people to just talk to you and let you film them when the programs are usually anonymous is amazing. Your humility and non judgmental reporting is great. Thank you!! I’m sober 25 years and this is such important work!! 💜
Greetings from Denmark. Thank you for informative videos that for me are easy to grasp and in some way relate to.
I've been down in dark and scary place myself for many years and it took a great effort and a lot of help to crawl up from way down there. But what I do remember was the void where no hope existed. And having no hope can shorten your life expectancy considerably. You just want it to end. One way or another.
It gladdens me when someone succeed in regaining hope and finding a meaning in life again. And it saddens me seeing someone struggling.
Keep up your uncondeming and uplifting work.
Thankyou Dan, and I am so sad that I was not able to help my friend in Melbourne who took his own life at a middle age through unknown reasons.
Full disclosure-I was blessed as a wife of a firefighter/paramedic of 25 years and a mother of four when I found myself suddenly lost in this madness. Praise God my children are now a Marine, Airforce linguist, Firefighter and my youngest is in her third year at a university in Virginia. Unfortunately, due to my addiction and my husband's self medicating with alcohol we were no longer together (7years ago) but I am clean (have been for over a year and a half) he is sober and hopefully happily remarried. Just having a extremely difficult time finding my way back to the purpose he has me still on this earth for. Changed my people,places, things but honestly alcohol has been helping me numb or feel lately. I'm ready to be free of it all!!! Having a hard time but know that I will make it somehow. Just a lot of loss to deal with. PLEASE keep me in your prayers. Thank you.
🙌 Bless you stay strong .
Sending you love and strength you got this❤
Amy, I am a male, been clean of hard drugs for over 20 years, I am 44. I pop an edible from time to time- I am on one now- and sometimes fall down the bottle, but- I am drinking 1/4 of what I once did- be confronting my demons and getting therapy for my trauma- trauma is pain- and alcohol fixes that for a while. We can often trade one vice for another- personally for me, I know many would consider me an alcoholic- but I could not care less. I am doing great. Do I get blasted from time to time hell yeah I do! But, I am more sober than drunk, and that hasn't been true for over 20 years. So, hang in there. Maybe, try and get a healthier relationship with alcohol- it does help. Always remember, that recovery is often not linear- don't let a "relapse" get you down! I had to stay drunk for a while before I reigned it in. Forcing yourself to do things oftentimes doesn't work- listen to your spirit! I'm not religious any more but I know I have a spirit and I know my spirit has been directing me to a much healthier road than I was on. I hope you find your way.
stay strong for your children they love and need you more then you could imagine. I lost my father 2 years ago and life will never be the same.. if not for you do it for your wonderful children, my prayers for you
Find you a good support system somewhere. Good luck and I wish you the best. It's hard out here in life.
From PA. 3 years clean here. Keep on recovering people 👊. It is attainable. If i can, anyone can.
Proud of you!!!
Great job! Keep on moving!
as a drug addict Im watching what Chance has achieved and I want to be doing as good as him so bad. Hes a perfect example of what I want to be in couple years time. My own place, shed, tools.
High dose vitamin c…look into it
Wishing you the best. Prayers to you for strength and success.
Praying you keep that "WANT" to do better for yourself! 💜🙏🙏💜
You can do it!!!
You can do it! 🙏
When your sick and tired of being sick and tired. I'm a 11 recovering addict. This hits hard. Kentucky is home. I'm walking proof you can change and be successful and have your family back ect. Thank you for bringing awareness
Stay strong and thanks for not ever giving up. We need you men more than ever today. And women. You are more powerful than you have ever been. Keep on keeping on! Yes and you reading this as well. Be the change you want to see in the world one moment at a time. It starts with the power of one.
I couldn’t have said it better. I’ve been clean since July 20, 2009 and will never go back to that lifestyle. I became addicted in my early 30’s like a fool and almost lost my marriage and contact with my parents. Thankfully, I asked for help and it was there. My parents have since passed on, thankfully they left us knowing I was going to be alright.
Exactly correct when ya over it and had ya fun that's when ya quick I'm a few years clean don't even count now it's that long but yeah no one could stop me or make me quit until I wanted to.
Peter! This Appalachia series is seriously one of the best deep dives of a region I have ever seen. You keep the audience so engaged in your content and it's such great content and so educational. I really appreciate your time, passion and work that you put in, to bring us raw and sometimes emotional, real coverage of what is going on in parts of the United States that the actual media isn't showing us. Thank you for all that you do!!❤
It’s my FAV!!!
He’s very right about addiction being a house of cards. It’s going to fall eventually legally, physically, mentally, financially or all of the above. Good to see this man helping to lift others up and be a positive influence to those who want help. This Appalachia series is some of Peters best work. Powerful stuff.
*trust help
As a person in recovery, I’d say that fear of judgment and punishment are involved. -Especially when the addiction is connected to trauma.
I grew up in morehead KY in a holler. My family was filled with addicts/alcoholics. I eventually was taken away & put into foster care. The drug problem here is very widespread, very sad. Thank you for putting some light to it.
Would you be able to explain what a 'holler' is to a non-US citizen? I didn't understand the explanation given in this vid.
It’s a valley/area in Appalachia and other rural southern areas. Mostly small cabins, houses, etc. residencies are in these places. If you watch his other Appalachian videos he goes to a holler and talks to people.
@@giantdutchvikingalso here is a summary on a site I found with better wording than I can come up with lol
The word “cove” describes those narrower creek valleys that in other parts of the Appalachians, and often in western North Carolina, are called “hollows,” or “hollers.” Coves may contain arable bottomland, but usually less than in the larger river valleys. The coves are well suited for small subsistence farming augmented by modest cash crops, but less suitable for larger-scale commercial farming. The network of branches and creeks favors, or even dictates, a pattern of dispersed rural settlement. People of the coves did not cluster in tight villages; they spread out into small patches of arable land surrounded by woods.
@therealz360z7 oh no I don’t use drugs, luckily I’ve never tried anything don’t have any desire to. That cycle stops with me ☺️ thank you
@@vidswithshi thanks, appreciate the insight. Never heared of the word before so appreciate the help