The Stigma of Addiction | Tony Hoffman | TEDxFresnoState
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- Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2018
- There is a stigma which many assign to drug addicts, even long after they have overcome their addiction. Tony discusses how his first time smoking marijuana led to his eventual drug addiction, homelessness, prison, and finally redemption. Tony Hoffman is the Founder and Director of The Freewheel Project, a non-profit organization that mentors thousands of youth through action sports: BMX, skateboarding and after-school programs. After paroling prison on December 13, 2008, he started living out his dream, with his addiction behind him. Tony is a Former BMX Elite Pro and placed 2nd at the 2016 World Championships in Medellin Colombia in the Masters Pro class.
Tony has dedicated his life to bringing awareness around the country by describing the dangers of prescription pills and heroin, as well as advocating a shift in thinking towards current addiction-recovery processes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Great story. the 32 dislikes are from people who have no idea the amount of effort it takes for an addict to be even 1 hour sober.
As a person in recovery, i can totally relate to this talk!! I've been homeless, in jail, and i have used puddle water, and toilet water. Today, i have 2 years and 5 months clean, I have my ceritification as a Recovery Specialist, and I have a job in a coffee shop that is a non profit striving to break the stigma and normalize recovery in my small town. People can and do change!! I am living proof!! Thanks for this talk!! You're awesome.
I am 4 months sober and it’s a fight I’m gonna fight everyday but I am staying strong! Hopefully everyone watching this stays strong!
Some of the most Amazing people I've ever met in my life are recovering addicts. You don't know who you can become until you take the first step.
Tony visited my school and it was the best speech ever and the most inspirational. It definitely wasn't one of those generic speeches.
Most of the important people in my life have completely blanked me because of addiction. It just makes me feel like never stopping.
Not everyone has the skill set, family, friends, and mental health to pull through. I’m tired of losing friends. I’m tired of the stigma. Not everyone is created equal. Addiction is proof.
In order to free yourself from addiction you must find within you that which fills the void that you have been trying to fill with your substances.
"When you walk through the door and find out you're an addict, because you don't get to choose whether you'll be an addict or not, you cannot just walk back out through the invisible door you didn't see yourself walking into because you think you're done." This hit home. I never saw how bad it was until I was at rock bottom. Still trying to cope with the fact that I will have to fight against addiction and relapse for the rest of my life. But hey, I've got 34 days sober from opioids right now and that is all that matters. Tony's story is incredible, impactful, and inspiring. I will never forget this and will definitely be rewatching when things seem impossible.
He is by definition: here for a reason.
I am an addict as well and I have found that the best part of recovery is realizing that once you truly decide to recover and take that hard road to pursue it aggressively, you can focus all of that addictive energy towards getting better, educating yourself about this condition and helping others along the way and it becomes your new way of life almost entirely as though recovering and learning is the new addiction.
I hate talks like this, inspirational BS....but this one was good, real walk, real talk.
Wow I have never been an addict but my best friend was. She sent me this link I watched the whole thing and I am amazed. I’ll never think the same about addiction. Thank you
You reached me man. Bless you.
This story and that quote he read on the wall in jail was amazing bro
I have friends going through what you went through that I wish would understand this message. you’re breaking the stigma that many others don’t believe could ever be possible. respect man
1 of the most influential videos i have watched on here so far , recovering from heroine, and fentanyl i have 6 months clean and found this very helpful and inspiring.... thank you very much for the opportunity to hear you speak
Im 4 years sober, eerily enough i find this video, when im actively trying to become an addiction counselor. So if nothing else i can be there for people, like no one was there for me.
I never get tired of hearing your story...I've never did a drug in my life. But almost everyone I've loved has. I share your story in the hope that it just helps one person.
They showed me this video in rehab. It stuck with me so much. I put the quote about being careful with your thoughts, words, actions, etc on my fridge because it is so damn important.