Here checking in. Almost 9 months sober and engaged to the LOVE OF MY LIFE (to clarify definitely not max) our relationship was toxic and codependent from both sides. And we needed each other at the time but we’re NOT MEANT TO BE. Just to clarify for the comments who wanna “ship” me and max back together or some shit. Max is my friend and we are on good terms but it will never be more than that. I’m working to build a life worth living with someone worth living it with. Thank you for your support and to the naysayers you can shit in your hands and clap. Your negativity only motivates me me further 🤘🏻
Fuck yeah . Being from Milwaukee , and especially knowing the scene, I’ve heard stories like yours , I’ve known addicts and I just can’t believe you’re at where you are. Keep crushing this shit 🤘you’re beating the statistics
I'm glad you and Max are on good terms. And I am glad you have moved on to a (hopefully) healthier relationship. I am so happy to hear you are doing so well! I hope Max is also. Continued prayers and the best vibes for healing and sobriety to you! I don't know you but loved seeing this update! Keep fighting!
@@sunshine91671 absolutely my fiancé has 5 years in recovery and pushes me to do better. Im currently working 2 jobs and I’ll have 9 months on the 30th of October
Im genuinely proud of you! You both look and sound like a whole new person and thats amazing. I wish you nothing but the absolute best. Also is that a black flag tattoo?
He has battled and relapsed some, it’s a struggle and a marathon as many are well aware. I am pleased beyond words to say he’s 110+ days sober now and doing very well. So proud of him and thankful he’s still fighting!
What an accomplishment 👏 from a mom to a mom, I can't imagine the pride you must feel in his determination. Wishing him only the best in his recovery. It will be a lifelong challenge but he is strong.
That’s my boy!!! I am so proud and happy for you man. I am grateful for so many people who have partnered across the country to love and support my son in so many ways. To Max Moon for loving him and saving his life numerous times … even in breaking his heart you saved him! And I know you 2 will always be bonded together. Amy, Levi … you were so gracious and we thank you. CJ Bell you helped me help him in so many ways and your friendship has always meant so much to him I know. And to all the rehab super heroes especially @ New Origins and Profound Healing I am forever grateful. But his heart, his endurance and resilience is what impresses me the most. Thank you God for this young man and all that is ahead of him now. Keep up the good fight day by day. We love you beyond words… to infinity and beyond♥️♥️♥️
He is seriously handsome out of addiction. You could tell he was smart cookie. I'm so happy for him. I'm doing a detox starting in 2 days. I want what he has again. Please God help me get to 1 week let alone 30 days. Love seeing this.
@@carlyfries8754 I quit smoking and it's been more than 3 years. You can achieve your goals. Stay focused and strong because you are capable if you want to be.
@@Batterup153 I just kicked fetty for the 100th time a week ago or so and i feel so much better. So glad i got through it and decided to stop again.. hopefully for good. Stick with it!
No way. I saw this and immediately teared up. You have strangers who rooted for you when they saw that first video, and are still rooting for you now. Awesome work, Sid.
I met Sid last night at a punk gig in NYC. He was hangin with my friend Flip and he introduced me. Its a small punk rock world and it seems like Sid’s doing great.
I paused the video half way through to contact my addictions counsellor (haven’t spoken to her in over a month) to ask her about a inpatient program. I’m glad to see you are doing better, Sid! This video really gave me that little bit of hope I needed today
I quite literally can't believe it's the same person. Genuinely i feel like this is an actor..... They just can't be the same person????????? If it is, it truly shows ANYONE can turn it around, even the worst of the worst and the most gone of the most gone.
Recovering meth, fentanyl, and alcoholic here sitting on five years. I can't tell you the elation I feel when I saw this video of Sid. Night and day. I wish a lot of my old crew made it but unfortunately we don't get to choose the path of others in our lives. Stay strong Sid, you have a good future ahead of you.
@@amberforcen1177 I went to rehab and they introduced me to a 12 step program. Me being desperate enough I decided to give it a shot. For me personally, it wasn't only the best decision I made in my life; it also saved it.
Same bro. I don’t even know how I’m still alive but my crew has lost many members as well. Even up into recent years and we are all in our 40s now. Addiction is something you have to fight always. There will always be a tendency to become addicted again to something…
He sure is loved, but why do people call him strong? He's a drug addict by choice and said hes a "scumbag when I'm using". He doesn't need your help or kind words he has everything he wants. Hes incredibly lucky. Like incredibly. His actions had 0 consequences.
I’ve just reached 50 days clean from heroin . I was using 2 grams a day and tried hundreds of times to cold turkey and always relapsed and started back again after , I’m now on methadone and I can see a way out at last . Super glad I made this change because I’m still young and already wasted so much time and money on drugs and shitty people
Methadone can be a life saver! My dad was on it for years and it helped him stay safe for the remainder of his life. It truthfully helped him live a beautiful life
We have the same stories. In my head im like yeah ill taper using dope and get clean. NOPE was still doing 1.5-2g a day nasally. Started methadone at 60mg now and my usage , cravings all of that is down tremendously. MMT works if you work it...@currency999
This interview got me choked up. Soooo damn happy to see that transformation. Gives people hope! I’ve been clean from fentanyl for about 4 months now. This channel and these interviews might have very well saved my life, and many others. Love your life!
Love this interview, I'm also an addict named Max. Grew up in the punk house/hardcore music scene too. Got estranged by everyone due to drugs. It's been a decade. Keep going Sid, you really got this! Ain't nothing stronger than a level headed, motivated person in recovery who has been through it for real for real. I lost all my veins and almost my arm a few years ago. Got an abscess just from a pimple I scratched off too, ended up in urgent care 2 days in a row just lancing abscesses. Insanity we used to live. I appreciate you Sid, as well as you Mark and SWU for the great work you do. Peace
Sid, you said in your first video that people getting sober are the most badass of all. This is you now man!!!! So proud and happy to see this update!!
This makes me so happy. The first interview with Max and Sid truly frightened me. There is hope. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I have 16 years clean. There is always a way out.
i hope sid reads these comments when he's feeling down. thank you for showing us that change is possible and the human spirit is boundless. you are saving many people just by being you, being alive, and being here.
Congratulations. We can recover. You just have to want it. Nobody can force someone to get clean till they’re ready. I’m also in recovery. Just remember 1day at a time. Shit some days I have to go 1 hour at a time. If you stumble don’t give up. Just get up and keep going.
Sid's transformation is very inspiring. He looks great and he seems quite intelligent. I appreciate how candid he is with his responses. I hope he continues to succeed in his recovery.
Saw him on a random Facebook page today, looked at his profile. He had relapsed in between this interview and now but quickly got off, he is 8 months sober again as of a post I saw that was a day old. He’s still going, good for him. Keep fighting.
Man I wish this guy nothing but the best.I hope he continues on the road to recovery.His first video could be a powerful testimony to help so many others.
30 days rehab is not usually long enough. You deserve a chance to have a much longer stay. You took years to get as bad as you were. It takes so much support to make it.
I totally agree. 30 days barely gets them thru the physical addiction. Outpatient is not helpful if you are only 30 days out and have to get a job, along with all the other requirements if your family is not willing to devote their time to help you. The mental pressure is huge. Like u said it took years to get to this addiction journey, not living a normal life in my case, my grandson has no clue how to live a “normal” life. What is a normal life in his mind? Addiction? Of course it is and the struggle continues.
@@maxkiller2738 i was a bit concerned about the big-ups for 30 days clean when he says he's been clean and relapsed before. of course we'd get shot down for saying so, cos it's so tentative when someone's on this path isn't it? one wrong word at the wrong time and it's back down below zero. so your point about ethically keeping sid's recovery under wraps for at least 6 months is fair. i also got a bit of 'ryan leone' vibes regarding making a thing of his recovery to help others, I feel it's maybe a bit early for that and he's rushing his exposure. how are you now? are you clean? sending good vibes.
@paulsciacca6840 the stone cold truth is couples rarely get clean together its a statistical fact my sister is 4yrs clean and sober from a 25yr addiction and relationships are the number 1 reason ppl don't get clean
This is such a fantastic follow-up story. Sid, you have made a huge turnaround to a much healthier life...and in a relatively short amount of time. In the years to come I wish you nothing but the best.
Went from looking like a demonic junkie to looking like a hipster tattoo artist on a well balanced diet. Biggest turn around yet. He looks and sounds amazing. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
I was SURE I had not seen his first interview until the flashback was shown. What a turn around, truly incredible and I hope he keeps up this momentum!
"I'm a scumbag when I'm using" that's such a wonderfully revealing statement. It shows that he's found self-forgiveness, that he takes responsibility for his previous behaviors, and that he's moved forward. A lot of people never move forward because they can't address that they are the bad guy. And if they do, they wallow in it. As someone who's flipped their life around, I can say it happened when i was able to turn the microscope on myself, address what i've done, forgive myself, ask for forgiveness from others, and decide to move forward doing the best that i can from that point forward
I saw the first interview, and then this one. Don't know these people, but literally have tears. Gives hope to those of us praying for loved ones with addictions.
Im holding my breath for him to make it longtime. To surface from the darkest, darkest depth of addiction in the blackest of places - has to be the longest journey from A to Z. Sid, don't make it an option to go back. Calm your jets, keep it real and keep moving forward. You got this dude.
I’m a dilaudid addict for about the last 20 years. I had them “sold” to me by my doctor and was on it for a bunch of years and then Canada did the same thing pretty much. No more prescriptions for opiates and no more raising the dose for patients on narcotics. So basically I’ve been on the same dose for 15 years and now it doesn’t kill my physical pain it just keeps me from getting sick for most of the day now. Trouble is I need it for chronic intestinal and back pain…damned if I do etc…most of my friends also went to heroin and now fettie. I never did but it’s tempting sometimes.
@redxpen .. i met this couple whom claimed that they are functioning meth addicts whom they said the court awarded back to them parental of their two little children. I don't believe people last long functioning while using meth, especially when children are at risk, it takes money to keep the 8-ball rolling to satisfy their high, without it surely anything will break that so called functionality, and it is the children who suffer the most, or either grow ammune to that lifestyle of drugs, alcohol etc.. I knew too many friends who been there and back.
I watched this because my brother is an addict living on the streets. He's addicted to fentanyl and meth as far as I know. I'm proud of you for getting clean, and I pray that you can maintain a healthy lifestyle and prosper. Thanks for spreading hope💛
Holy CRAPPPPP!!! when mark started going on about how different he looks I was thinking "idk who this dude is...I musta never seen his interview" And then when they did the flashback I SAID.. ........" AWWW HELL NAAAAAAAAA" that's that one dude?!??!?!! I distinctly remember that interview being that it was totally bizarre. .that's one helluva transformation to make in a short 8 months Just goes to show you how MUCH THESE DRUGS CAN COMPLETELY CONSUME YOU Hope dude keeps it together
i’m a recovering hydrocodone addict and his statement about addiction not discriminating and not caring about your background is so true. i grew up with lots of love and structure and i ended up getting addicted to prescription pills that my doctor prescribed to me after surgery. a situation that you wouldn’t think would result in addiction but nope. i got hooked. i’m 30 days clean now too dude! i’m proud of us! i hope we both continue to be sober
This is an absolutely beautiful update story. My goodness, Sid is a completely different person than when he was interviewed with Max. I am so very happy that Sid and Max are still friends, that makes me very happy as they are a huge part of each other's story and such an important influence on each others lives, especially hearing Sid talk about the loss of Max as being a huge turning point and realization of his life. Sid looks amazing, so healthy and so happy and I am so proud of what he has accomplished. I do hope that Max is also doing just as well, would love to see an update on him. I love this series, it shows the truth of what is going on in this world but also gives hope. Beautiful update!!!! Love it!!!!
I knew Sid had a follow-up video, so I searched and seached, only to find out I was searching for the wrong face! So happy for him. 30 days is still little, I hope he continues well! Much love.
This is fucking amazing. It’s like watching a different person entirely. Sid, dude, if you are reading these comments, PLEASE - stay on the path to recovery. Stay on THIS road. No matter how hard some days are. Don’t go back. Your life is worth it. Drugs are not. You got this, and everyone is so proud of you 👊💯 Congratulations 🤍
His eye color is even different. At first i thought his eyes were green but they are a wholsome brown. Im so happy for him and I want the best for him. YOU DESERVE IT SID
Omg he looks like a completely different person!!!! 🌟✨Congratulations on your sobriety and a chance at a new life!🌟✨ 💖I wish you nothing but happiness and good health!💖
That is the most incredible transformation! I just watched the first vid yesterday and then this follow up turned up for me. Reading through the comments I can see you inspired a lot of people to take that step toward recovery, Sid. You made my heart smile wide today. I hope Max continues to improve and reclaim their life too!
Ex-addict here, clean many years, Sid is one amazing person - it took me years to become human looking again, the fact he looks and sounds like an entirely different person is genuinely inspirational. Keep going Sid!
Amazing. I just watched his and maxes interview the other day. These stories are so empowering. Thank you mark, and thank you sid, and all the other interviewees. All of my thanks.
No joke. He is unrecognizable. Massive respect for him and everything he has overcome on his journey of recovery. I am confused with Max though. Was that the girl in his previous video? If so she was deep in her addiction and was a very unhealthy and toxic environment. Surprised that loosing that made him decide to recover.
@@SledgeHammerMindOpener i was a meth addict for 4 years been clean 1 year and i still catch myself with my jaw sideways when I'm focusing on something or furrowing my brow
@@sidlikespeopleburgers666 Great job dude, we see how it is hard for you american to seek traitement, and i've been stuck on free morphine in france for 10 y when i can find methadone or subutex easily i have an idee on how hard it was for you.
I think your comment about how it's mind blowing that he decided to get help cause he lost "that" referring Max is the same type of mentality they and alot of us try to escape. You sound super judgemental yourself and the ugliest kind of judging like he isn't your idea of beauty. And I'm sure that with drugs in the picture with unhealed traumas they probably did have a lot of toxicity in the relationship but I am also sure they had beautiful moments of selfless unconditional love for one another. We all are walking traumas and unless a person decides to be conscious of this and productively work to make themselves and each day better then we continously damage others and put others through more trauma being on drugs or sober for that matter. One thing about being an addict is once you get sober you just see how sick everyone is and younare grateful that it pushed you to place where you can truly see past the veneer of people. But I just wanted to say something about your ugly smart ass "that" comment. He is beautiful on the outside and probably has a soul just as beautiful. And he must love him to push him to get off drugs. Alot of tender hearted people chose drugs to cope with the world. You just pray they learn to see they can cope without the drugs and that drugs will eventually make you the monster you hate in the world.
I don't know this guy but I am so relieved to see him sober. He seems not only coherent but quite intelligent and insightful. Wish him all the success in the world.
Omg!!!! It took me 10 mins of listening, reading the comments, reading the description to figure out who he was. Wow just wow. Congratulations on getting sober. Just keep swimming.
Omg this is so amazing. I literally just watched his story earlier this week and have😊 thought of him many times during the week and from the moment I saw his story I immediately sent up prayers for him and his friend. U don't see many updates like this and from one recovery addict to another we know the statistics. Sid, you are a warrior. Please keep taking things one breath at a time. You have an amazing testimony. You will be able to reach many ppl that maybe others could not reach because of ur journey. Keep lifting your head up everyday. Many prayers and blessings be with you. Seeing this has made me so happy.
Using the gym to make yourself wanna better yourself in all aspects of health. I like this guy a lot and usually hate the guests. He’s exactly the kind of person i like to train with. Really hope he stays clean and trains hard.
Yeah I agree I hate how they all get on here expecting everyone to feel sorry for them for doing harm to themselves this guy is a real warrior I love what he's doing. ...
Good job man, addiction doesn't discriminate! I'm getting off kratom after 4 yr addiction, alcohol and all kinds of things. Hitting the gym everyday is so good, it cures my anxiety. I'm so happy to live a clean life, so good to see you at such a young age figuring it out! I pray for the best for you!
Of all dudes on this channel to actually fight a hard fight to turn their life around, this guy?! Absolutely incredible stuff, I only wish all the best for him, he is truly a warrior seeing where he started at in that first interview, Godspeed to you brother, enjoy the fruits of your hard work and make the most of life like you’re trying so hard to do already. And remember the fight never stops, so keep at it my man, props to you!
Holy shit. When I saw this was an update I went back and watched the first video. Shaking my head. Good for you choosing life. And I'm so glad you and Max are in touch. There is hope for everyone. Grab it and run with it. So great to hear you!
@@thatdude3977 When you look at what the cross represents, it's beautiful. God gave his son to die for us and give us eternal life and peace through Him. Once someone accepts the gift, it is natural to want to worship God. No one is forcing anyone to do it, but we hope that they will. On the other hand, Satanism is a very dark thing. If you've watched many of these interviews, you can see the people whose lives have been changed or are positive because of their faith in God. On the other hand, look at those who are involved with the occult. It's not hard to see which one is the better choice. Blessings!
Congratulations Sid and God bless you and keep you on the right path. The world needs someone like you. All the help you can bring to people's lives is desperately needed. Good luck and stay true!!
You're a strong-willed, smart guy Sid. You're setting such a great example for others that are in your position. Now that you're recovered, you will be the perfect mentor for others in recovery. Keep up the good work brother! You're amazing!
Wow! Congratulations Sid! I would have never recognized you as the Sid in the previous interview. You have come a long way! So proud of you. Keep up the great work. And to Mark, would definitely love a Max update as well. Wishing them both the best!
This is an amazing transformation, I hope he is proud of himself, he is such a well spoken, positive person, what a great example of turning your life around
Praying you keep your head up and nose clean man!! God bless you!! Keep pushing man! I’m a recovering meth and oxy addict myself so I know the struggles… but it’s possible!! We DO RECOVER!!!
You always ask people if they have hope. Often I ask myself and find it dwindling slowly. Thank you for this video!! I now have HOPE again!! I am 25 years sober and was becoming less hopeful in what I have seen the past years in the recovery community. I need to help others again. Thank you for this jolt of hope!! I am soooo happy for this guy!! Yaaaaay!! Keep it up!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
I get emotional when I watch these recovered addict interviews. Mark, Do you know the good your art has caused? Do you know that there are people out there. Myself included. That have been forever changed by watching your channel. 11-01-2022 was the last time I used heroin. Anytime I feel I need some support I come to your channel. Thank you Mark. Truly hope I can one day thank you and shake your hand. Blessings and love being sent from this side as always. ❤️
Oh my god I am so happy to find this! This does my heart so much good. I felt for both Sid and Max in the last video, they seem like such kind and good people. I am so happy to see Sid alive and doing well.
This is an incredible story! I lost my nephew to an overdose. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to have saved him. It was the toughest time of his life and also the hardest time ever for our family. I came across Max and Sid in a different video and I can’t say enough how happy and proud I am for a complete stranger Sid! Keep up the amazing work Sid!!!
I'm soo so proud of him. He made my heart felt overwhelmed to see him come this far I hope and pray he stays the way he is. Good luck to him always .# Please don't relapse
Iam Absolutely blown away by this amazing story, as a recovering opioid addict I truly know first hand what addiction is! Thank the good lord I never fell off or gave up n always maintained a job and homelife! After this being said I give this man huge huge props, he was an addict, homeless and running all over the country! Yet he still manage to get clean and improve his life, I just wanna say the lord is good and does amazing things! Recovery is possible for anyone that wants it!! Thank u have a blessed day!!
Incredibly proud of this man. The first interview sent chills down my spine but the turn around Sid has had physically & mentally is a real feat of perseverance. The work Mark Laita does to humanize these people & share their experiences is pure selflessness & it clearly rubs off on the folks he encounters. Sid, keep working towards happiness & Mark, keep giving these people a voice. The world needs more of this
Wow! It’s because of his wonderful support system that he made it through! And his strong will! I hope he keeps at it! He looks much better and I bet he feels it too! I’m so proud of you!
Here checking in. Almost 9 months sober and engaged to the LOVE OF MY LIFE (to clarify definitely not max) our relationship was toxic and codependent from both sides. And we needed each other at the time but we’re NOT MEANT TO BE. Just to clarify for the comments who wanna “ship” me and max back together or some shit. Max is my friend and we are on good terms but it will never be more than that. I’m working to build a life worth living with someone worth living it with. Thank you for your support and to the naysayers you can shit in your hands and clap. Your negativity only motivates me me further 🤘🏻
Fuck yeah . Being from Milwaukee , and especially knowing the scene, I’ve heard stories like yours , I’ve known addicts and I just can’t believe you’re at where you are. Keep crushing this shit 🤘you’re beating the statistics
We clean up good right?
I'm glad you and Max are on good terms. And I am glad you have moved on to a (hopefully) healthier relationship.
I am so happy to hear you are doing so well! I hope Max is also.
Continued prayers and the best vibes for healing and sobriety to you! I don't know you but loved seeing this update! Keep fighting!
@@sunshine91671 absolutely my fiancé has 5 years in recovery and pushes me to do better. Im currently working 2 jobs and I’ll have 9 months on the 30th of October
Im genuinely proud of you! You both look and sound like a whole new person and thats amazing. I wish you nothing but the absolute best. Also is that a black flag tattoo?
He has battled and relapsed some, it’s a struggle and a marathon as many are well aware. I am pleased beyond words to say he’s 110+ days sober now and doing very well. So proud of him and thankful he’s still fighting!
What an accomplishment 👏 from a mom to a mom, I can't imagine the pride you must feel in his determination. Wishing him only the best in his recovery. It will be a lifelong challenge but he is strong.
That's amazing!!! ❤❤
I had a few days here and there, but now I'm at 7 years. He can do it. He's young, hell I'm young lol. He has his whole life ahead of him!
Keep going to the places where they are happy to have a place at the table just waiting for you♡ Coleen C. Recovering addict
Thanks for keeping us up to date!
That’s my boy!!! I am so proud and happy for you man. I am grateful for so many people who have partnered across the country to love and support my son in so many ways. To Max Moon for loving him and saving his life numerous times … even in breaking his heart you saved him! And I know you 2 will always be bonded together. Amy, Levi … you were so gracious and we thank you. CJ Bell you helped me help him in so many ways and your friendship has always meant so much to him I know. And to all the rehab super heroes especially @ New Origins and Profound Healing I am forever grateful. But his heart, his endurance and resilience is what impresses me the most. Thank you God for this young man and all that is ahead of him now. Keep up the good fight day by day. We love you beyond words… to infinity and beyond♥️♥️♥️
Love you momma
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much love. you are an amazing mother.
@@sidlikespeopleburgers666How can I find your podcast holmes?
@@sidlikespeopleburgers666 hi lol.
I got sober out of spite. Everyone in the detox center doubted me and here I am pushing 3 years sober.
You sound like me
👊👊!!!
Spite is by far the most powerful motivator for some
Proud of you!!! ❤️
@@paulacastello5436 Congratulations on your sobriety, I'm SO happy for you 💜
He is seriously handsome out of addiction. You could tell he was smart cookie. I'm so happy for him. I'm doing a detox starting in 2 days. I want what he has again. Please God help me get to 1 week let alone 30 days. Love seeing this.
Any update? I'm going through it trying to get sober and it helps to hear other people made it so i hope you did truly. I know how hard it is.
@@carlyfries8754any update on you?
Hope you’re both doing well
@@carlyfries8754 I quit smoking and it's been more than 3 years. You can achieve your goals. Stay focused and strong because you are capable if you want to be.
@@carlyfries8754there is an update a few hours ago ☝🏻
Best of luck to you!!!
Watching this during withdrawals , looking at the transformation is giving me strength to go on.
I’m watching this right now while I’m kicking as well.. I’m hoping I make it.. I hope you do to..
You are strong. Don’t give up
i hope you both make it
@@Batterup153 I just kicked fetty for the 100th time a week ago or so and i feel so much better. So glad i got through it and decided to stop again.. hopefully for good. Stick with it!
YOU GOT THIS JUST STICK WITH IT 🙏🏽🙏🏽
He's not joking he literally looks like a different person. So happy for him, I hope he continues to do well!!
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I couldn't find the first interview.
@@monehanagan5210 Lots of people need to specify that they aren't using metaphores nowadays for some reason.
@@j_rainsgoat3929 First interview was with his partner Max as well
Great interview! 288 days clean and sober today from fentanyl myself! So glad to be here.
Good going! I’m proud of you, for real. That’s a hard one to kick.
@@leosunrising hey thanks I appreciate it I gotta little youtube channel goin myself called Fentanyl Anonymous if you wanna check it out.
You are so brave!!
Oh Wow! That’s great 😊
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No way. I saw this and immediately teared up. You have strangers who rooted for you when they saw that first video, and are still rooting for you now. Awesome work, Sid.
I met Sid last night at a punk gig in NYC. He was hangin with my friend Flip and he introduced me. Its a small punk rock world and it seems like Sid’s doing great.
That’s awesome! I follow him on IG, he does look healthy and happy!!
I'd like to follow him as well. How to find him on IG?
@@piisamikiisseli did you find him? I was searching for him too!
What's his IG?
He’s racist.
I paused the video half way through to contact my addictions counsellor (haven’t spoken to her in over a month) to ask her about a inpatient program. I’m glad to see you are doing better, Sid! This video really gave me that little bit of hope I needed today
I hope you follow through and if you do pease let me know
YOU CAN DO IT 🎉❤️❤️
Proud of you!!! You can do this!
Best of luck to you . Keep on, you can do this!!
That’s amazing!
I rarely comment but i'm so blown away by this transformation. Oh my God I'm rooting for him so hard!
I quite literally can't believe it's the same person. Genuinely i feel like this is an actor..... They just can't be the same person?????????
If it is, it truly shows ANYONE can turn it around, even the worst of the worst and the most gone of the most gone.
Recovering meth, fentanyl, and alcoholic here sitting on five years. I can't tell you the elation I feel when I saw this video of Sid. Night and day. I wish a lot of my old crew made it but unfortunately we don't get to choose the path of others in our lives. Stay strong Sid, you have a good future ahead of you.
How did you get sobor ? Cold Turkey ?
@@amberforcen1177 I went to rehab and they introduced me to a 12 step program. Me being desperate enough I decided to give it a shot. For me personally, it wasn't only the best decision I made in my life; it also saved it.
Keep going bro, proud of you !
I’m so proud of you!
Same bro. I don’t even know how I’m still alive but my crew has lost many members as well. Even up into recent years and we are all in our 40s now. Addiction is something you have to fight always. There will always be a tendency to become addicted again to something…
"Addiction doesn't discriminate." So proud of you Sid. Wherever you are now, keep your head held high. You are loved and unbelievably strong.
He sure is loved, but why do people call him strong? He's a drug addict by choice and said hes a "scumbag when I'm using". He doesn't need your help or kind words he has everything he wants. Hes incredibly lucky. Like incredibly. His actions had 0 consequences.
Sure it does- it discriminates against anyone stupid enough to seek out contraband. Making like drugs broke into his house and forced him to take them
You dont understand addiction @@ThingsILikke
I’ve just reached 50 days clean from heroin . I was using 2 grams a day and tried hundreds of times to cold turkey and always relapsed and started back again after , I’m now on methadone and I can see a way out at last . Super glad I made this change because I’m still young and already wasted so much time and money on drugs and shitty people
How are you man? I hope youre keeping up the good work! You got it!
Well done! That’s incredible! 👏
Methadone can be a life saver! My dad was on it for years and it helped him stay safe for the remainder of his life. It truthfully helped him live a beautiful life
never to late dude u got it
We have the same stories. In my head im like yeah ill taper using dope and get clean. NOPE was still doing 1.5-2g a day nasally. Started methadone at 60mg now and my usage , cravings all of that is down tremendously. MMT works if you work it...@currency999
This interview got me choked up. Soooo damn happy to see that transformation. Gives people hope! I’ve been clean from fentanyl for about 4 months now. This channel and these interviews might have very well saved my life, and many others. Love your life!
Omg me too I just teared up but they were tears of joy. The story of human resilience always gets me.
still sober?
Sober or not we love you and u matter. Keep the faith.
we all believe in you, you got this!
Keep it up!! I’m at 4 years off coke & fentanyl- I was a 20 year user - you are living your best years - soooo proud of you!!
Love this interview, I'm also an addict named Max. Grew up in the punk house/hardcore music scene too. Got estranged by everyone due to drugs. It's been a decade. Keep going Sid, you really got this! Ain't nothing stronger than a level headed, motivated person in recovery who has been through it for real for real. I lost all my veins and almost my arm a few years ago. Got an abscess just from a pimple I scratched off too, ended up in urgent care 2 days in a row just lancing abscesses. Insanity we used to live. I appreciate you Sid, as well as you Mark and SWU for the great work you do. Peace
Stay strong bro. You’re awesome.
If I can ask,,,the pimple/strep connection,,,is it typical among users?
I hope you Stay well
Sid, you said in your first video that people getting sober are the most badass of all. This is you now man!!!! So proud and happy to see this update!!
This makes me so happy. The first interview with Max and Sid truly frightened me. There is hope. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I have 16 years clean. There is always a way out.
i hope sid reads these comments when he's feeling down. thank you for showing us that change is possible and the human spirit is boundless. you are saving many people just by being you, being alive, and being here.
He's definitely not reading these when he's feeling down, he already has all the support that he needs in his life.
Addictions counselling and podcasting are PERFECT for him!! He’s an eloquent speaker I love listening to him talk.
Wow he is unrecognizable, he looks so much healthier and also his eyes seem happier. I hope he stays clean and enjoys life sober
So inspiring 😭 63 days sober for me and I love seeing this thank you for the motivation !
Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hope you are doing well!
❤
Keep going!!! I dont know you but I am proud asf of you!!!
Congratulations. We can recover. You just have to want it. Nobody can force someone to get clean till they’re ready. I’m also in recovery. Just remember 1day at a time. Shit some days I have to go 1 hour at a time. If you stumble don’t give up. Just get up and keep going.
Sid's transformation is very inspiring. He looks great and he seems quite intelligent. I appreciate how candid he is with his responses. I hope he continues to succeed in his recovery.
Saw him on a random Facebook page today, looked at his profile. He had relapsed in between this interview and now but quickly got off, he is 8 months sober again as of a post I saw that was a day old. He’s still going, good for him. Keep fighting.
Man I wish this guy nothing but the best.I hope he continues on the road to recovery.His first video could be a powerful testimony to help so many others.
30 days rehab is not usually long enough. You deserve a chance to have a much longer stay. You took years to get as bad as you were. It takes so much support to make it.
I totally agree. 30 days barely gets them thru the physical addiction. Outpatient is not helpful if you are only 30 days out and have to get a job, along with all the other requirements if your family is not willing to devote their time to help you. The mental pressure is huge. Like u said it took years to get to this addiction journey, not living a normal life in my case, my grandson has no clue how to live a “normal” life. What is a normal life in his mind? Addiction? Of course it is and the struggle continues.
@@maxkiller2738 i was a bit concerned about the big-ups for 30 days clean when he says he's been clean and relapsed before. of course we'd get shot down for saying so, cos it's so tentative when someone's on this path isn't it? one wrong word at the wrong time and it's back down below zero. so your point about ethically keeping sid's recovery under wraps for at least 6 months is fair. i also got a bit of 'ryan leone' vibes regarding making a thing of his recovery to help others, I feel it's maybe a bit early for that and he's rushing his exposure. how are you now? are you clean? sending good vibes.
@Broski Snowski no. They are clean when the don’t use. There is no yearly quota needed. Well done to this man
@Handsome Griz It’s more complicated than that.
I think being in a impatient sould be no less than a year. The hard part is when your out of rehab and learn life all over again.
Omg he looks sooo handsome!!! It’s crazy what 30 days sobriety can do a person !! Congrats dude!! 💕💕
Proud of everyone in the comments who are sober, and trying. Y'all got this and remember people care for you
We need another update on Sid and Max please!!!!
💯
Believe they broke up
Aww, that’s so sad. . I was hoping these guys would of recovered together 😢
@@paulsciacca6840It probably might've been for the better tbh but I do also wanna know how Max is doing
@paulsciacca6840 the stone cold truth is couples rarely get clean together its a statistical fact my sister is 4yrs clean and sober from a 25yr addiction and relationships are the number 1 reason ppl don't get clean
This is such a fantastic follow-up story. Sid, you have made a huge turnaround to a much healthier life...and in a relatively short amount of time. In the years to come I wish you nothing but the best.
Went from looking like a demonic junkie to looking like a hipster tattoo artist on a well balanced diet. Biggest turn around yet. He looks and sounds amazing. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
The "SKINS" jailhouse tattoo blasted on his forehead really ties the hipster look together.
@@notsocrates9529 u stupid racist
So proud of you man.Keep on fighting .Your story surprised me so much and fulfilled my heart with hope.
@@notsocrates9529 LMAO
@@notsocrates9529 For real a lot of these commentors are really naive.
I was SURE I had not seen his first interview until the flashback was shown. What a turn around, truly incredible and I hope he keeps up this momentum!
"I'm a scumbag when I'm using" that's such a wonderfully revealing statement. It shows that he's found self-forgiveness, that he takes responsibility for his previous behaviors, and that he's moved forward. A lot of people never move forward because they can't address that they are the bad guy. And if they do, they wallow in it. As someone who's flipped their life around, I can say it happened when i was able to turn the microscope on myself, address what i've done, forgive myself, ask for forgiveness from others, and decide to move forward doing the best that i can from that point forward
I saw the first interview, and then this one. Don't know these people, but literally have tears. Gives hope to those of us praying for loved ones with addictions.
Im holding my breath for him to make it longtime. To surface from the darkest, darkest depth of addiction in the blackest of places - has to be the longest journey from A to Z. Sid, don't make it an option to go back. Calm your jets, keep it real and keep moving forward. You got this dude.
@redxpen what's your experience on addiction and what you claim?
+1
I’m a dilaudid addict for about the last 20 years. I had them “sold” to me by my doctor and was on it for a bunch of years and then Canada did the same thing pretty much. No more prescriptions for opiates and no more raising the dose for patients on narcotics. So basically I’ve been on the same dose for 15 years and now it doesn’t kill my physical pain it just keeps me from getting sick for most of the day now. Trouble is I need it for chronic intestinal and back pain…damned if I do etc…most of my friends also went to heroin and now fettie. I never did but it’s tempting sometimes.
@redxpen .. i met this couple whom claimed that they are functioning meth addicts whom they said the court awarded back to them parental of their two little children. I don't believe people last long functioning while using meth, especially when children are at risk, it takes money to keep the 8-ball rolling to satisfy their high, without it surely anything will break that so called functionality, and it is the children who suffer the most, or either grow ammune to that lifestyle of drugs, alcohol etc.. I knew too many friends who been there and back.
@@TingTingalingywhy does she have to tell you? Keep scrolling bro
I watched this because my brother is an addict living on the streets. He's addicted to fentanyl and meth as far as I know. I'm proud of you for getting clean, and I pray that you can maintain a healthy lifestyle and prosper. Thanks for spreading hope💛
Holy CRAPPPPP!!! when mark started going on about how different he looks I was thinking "idk who this dude is...I musta never seen his interview"
And then when they did the flashback I SAID..
........" AWWW HELL NAAAAAAAAA"
that's that one dude?!??!?!! I distinctly
remember that interview being that it was totally bizarre. .that's one helluva transformation to make in a short 8 months
Just goes to show you how MUCH THESE DRUGS CAN COMPLETELY CONSUME YOU
Hope dude keeps it together
Why are you spreading your words so far apart? It made me uncomfortable and I couldn’t finish your comment 😢
SID YOU ARE KILLING IT. This totally made my day. I am so happy for you and I wish you all the luck in your future!
I remember watching his interview with Max... Can't believe how much he has changed. I hope he keeps getting better. Wish the best for him
i’m a recovering hydrocodone addict and his statement about addiction not discriminating and not caring about your background is so true. i grew up with lots of love and structure and i ended up getting addicted to prescription pills that my doctor prescribed to me after surgery. a situation that you wouldn’t think would result in addiction but nope. i got hooked. i’m 30 days clean now too dude! i’m proud of us! i hope we both continue to be sober
best Wishes.
Hows your recovery going? Any updates?
He looks and sounds great. Wishing him continued health & healing
Wow that is honestly crazy, props to him for defeating the odds. Looks like a completely different healthy man.
This is an absolutely beautiful update story. My goodness, Sid is a completely different person than when he was interviewed with Max. I am so very happy that Sid and Max are still friends, that makes me very happy as they are a huge part of each other's story and such an important influence on each others lives, especially hearing Sid talk about the loss of Max as being a huge turning point and realization of his life. Sid looks amazing, so healthy and so happy and I am so proud of what he has accomplished. I do hope that Max is also doing just as well, would love to see an update on him. I love this series, it shows the truth of what is going on in this world but also gives hope. Beautiful update!!!! Love it!!!!
I knew Sid had a follow-up video, so I searched and seached, only to find out I was searching for the wrong face! So happy for him. 30 days is still little, I hope he continues well! Much love.
me too
Could've just searched soft white underbelly sid.
GOD DAMN!! This is a miracle. You Sir are a true badass. It gave me goosebumps watching this. So happy for you. KEEP GOING!!
This is fucking amazing. It’s like watching a different person entirely. Sid, dude, if you are reading these comments, PLEASE - stay on the path to recovery. Stay on THIS road. No matter how hard some days are. Don’t go back. Your life is worth it. Drugs are not. You got this, and everyone is so proud of you 👊💯 Congratulations 🤍
Wow one of my favorite interviews thus far so relatable. He’s actually incredibly charismatic sober and very intelligent, a ton of determination.
I absolutely can’t believe how incredible Sid sounds and looks now. He’s absolutely gorgeous. So well spoken. So happy for him.
Just watched your first video… all I can say is…HOLY SHIT … I’m so proud of you.. night and day
Wow, 1 hell of a transformation!!!!!!! Congratulations sid, keep up the good work!!!!!!!
Hey Gram, good morning! I hope your day is a good one! ✌🏽❤️
@@Rochelle721 Hi Roc, right back at you my friend!!!!!!!
This makes me so fucking happy, Sid looks like he is really living now not just existing. Good shit, stay clean homie.
Let’s lose the cursing, you’re an adult, try speaking like one🙄
HOLY SH*T! What a tranformation. The way he speaks and holds himself... Keep it up!
Sid is an inspiration and genuinely does look like a different person. I really hope life is good for him right now
His eye color is even different. At first i thought his eyes were green but they are a wholsome brown. Im so happy for him and I want the best for him. YOU DESERVE IT SID
Omg he looks like a completely different person!!!! 🌟✨Congratulations on your sobriety and a chance at a new life!🌟✨ 💖I wish you nothing but happiness and good health!💖
It's crazy how the light returns to ones eyes when they get away from opioids. Like it steals your soul
This just made my week! I am so glad to see you doing well, Sid. There are a lot of people all over the world that care about you.
So proud of this man. He’s done something that is so difficult and that so few are able to do. Props to him!
That is the most incredible transformation! I just watched the first vid yesterday and then this follow up turned up for me. Reading through the comments I can see you inspired a lot of people to take that step toward recovery, Sid. You made my heart smile wide today. I hope Max continues to improve and reclaim their life too!
Ex-addict here, clean many years, Sid is one amazing person - it took me years to become human looking again, the fact he looks and sounds like an entirely different person is genuinely inspirational. Keep going Sid!
Amazing. I just watched his and maxes interview the other day. These stories are so empowering. Thank you mark, and thank you sid, and all the other interviewees. All of my thanks.
Wow I'm a ex meth head I'm 42 and sober 9 months and the 1st time since 15 but this is a awesome testimony
No joke. He is unrecognizable. Massive respect for him and everything he has overcome on his journey of recovery. I am confused with Max though. Was that the girl in his previous video? If so she was deep in her addiction and was a very unhealthy and toxic environment. Surprised that loosing that made him decide to recover.
To me he is high or he was high for to long and it became normal for him because when he speak his jaw goes side way
@@SledgeHammerMindOpener i was a meth addict for 4 years been clean 1 year and i still catch myself with my jaw sideways when I'm focusing on something or furrowing my brow
Well either way max and I were toxic for each other. And it was Max's suggestion that urged me to seek treatment
@@sidlikespeopleburgers666 Great job dude, we see how it is hard for you american to seek traitement, and i've been stuck on free morphine in france for 10 y when i can find methadone or subutex easily i have an idee on how hard it was for you.
I think your comment about how it's mind blowing that he decided to get help cause he lost "that" referring Max is the same type of mentality they and alot of us try to escape. You sound super judgemental yourself and the ugliest kind of judging like he isn't your idea of beauty. And I'm sure that with drugs in the picture with unhealed traumas they probably did have a lot of toxicity in the relationship but I am also sure they had beautiful moments of selfless unconditional love for one another. We all are walking traumas and unless a person decides to be conscious of this and productively work to make themselves and each day better then we continously damage others and put others through more trauma being on drugs or sober for that matter. One thing about being an addict is once you get sober you just see how sick everyone is and younare grateful that it pushed you to place where you can truly see past the veneer of people. But I just wanted to say something about your ugly smart ass "that" comment. He is beautiful on the outside and probably has a soul just as beautiful.
And he must love him to push him to get off drugs. Alot of tender hearted people chose drugs to cope with the world. You just pray they learn to see they can cope without the drugs and that drugs will eventually make you the monster you hate in the world.
This is a year old but I hope Sid has continued to work through recovery and is still thriving or at least working toward thriving!
This is such a beautiful story, getting sober is hard. It takes SO much effort. I hope we get to see Sid in a year and he's still thriving!
I don't know this guy but I am so relieved to see him sober. He seems not only coherent but quite intelligent and insightful. Wish him all the success in the world.
Huge respect for this guy ❤… clearly a decent guy 👍… best of luck for the future… I have a feeling you have a good life ahead 👍
Right? Same.
Mark, for me the obvious is that your channel, your hard work, makes a difference. That is a hell of a feat.
Omg!!!! It took me 10 mins of listening, reading the comments, reading the description to figure out who he was. Wow just wow. Congratulations on getting sober. Just keep swimming.
Absolutely crazy!!!!! It’s a night and day difference!!
Omg this is so amazing. I literally just watched his story earlier this week and have😊 thought of him many times during the week and from the moment I saw his story I immediately sent up prayers for him and his friend. U don't see many updates like this and from one recovery addict to another we know the statistics. Sid, you are a warrior. Please keep taking things one breath at a time. You have an amazing testimony. You will be able to reach many ppl that maybe others could not reach because of ur journey. Keep lifting your head up everyday. Many prayers and blessings be with you. Seeing this has made me so happy.
wow i just at the start of this interview and i want to cry because of how far he’s come! so so proud of him, it must have been so hard
Using the gym to make yourself wanna better yourself in all aspects of health. I like this guy a lot and usually hate the guests. He’s exactly the kind of person i like to train with. Really hope he stays clean and trains hard.
Yeah I agree I hate how they all get on here expecting everyone to feel sorry for them for doing harm to themselves this guy is a real warrior I love what he's doing. ...
@@tigerblood213 💯
I remember him and his family comments supporting him and saying how amazing and loving he is. Amazing to see he is making through it. Amazing!
Good job man, addiction doesn't discriminate! I'm getting off kratom after 4 yr addiction, alcohol and all kinds of things. Hitting the gym everyday is so good, it cures my anxiety. I'm so happy to live a clean life, so good to see you at such a young age figuring it out! I pray for the best for you!
Of all dudes on this channel to actually fight a hard fight to turn their life around, this guy?! Absolutely incredible stuff, I only wish all the best for him, he is truly a warrior seeing where he started at in that first interview, Godspeed to you brother, enjoy the fruits of your hard work and make the most of life like you’re trying so hard to do already. And remember the fight never stops, so keep at it my man, props to you!
Holy shit. When I saw this was an update I went back and watched the first video. Shaking my head. Good for you choosing life. And I'm so glad you and Max are in touch. There is hope for everyone. Grab it and run with it. So great to hear you!
“Looking up to the wrong people” led him down addiction path.. So glad to see a New Man In Him.. Stay Blessed Sir .. ❤❤
But the upside down cross is disturbing.
@@sheepnomore8063 the regular cross is disturbing " bow and worship me! Or be damned to hell forever!!"
Hollywood and music industry glamorize drug use!! Looking up to the wrong people is a big thing in america
@@thatdude3977 When you look at what the cross represents, it's beautiful. God gave his son to die for us and give us eternal life and peace through Him. Once someone accepts the gift, it is natural to want to worship God. No one is forcing anyone to do it, but we hope that they will. On the other hand, Satanism is a very dark thing. If you've watched many of these interviews, you can see the people whose lives have been changed or are positive because of their faith in God. On the other hand, look at those who are involved with the occult. It's not hard to see which one is the better choice. Blessings!
Congratulations Sid and God bless you and keep you on the right path. The world needs someone like you. All the help you can bring to people's lives is desperately needed. Good luck and stay true!!
You, sir, are a true HERO! Much props to you , for winning against all odds
You're a strong-willed, smart guy Sid. You're setting such a great example for others that are in your position. Now that you're recovered, you will be the perfect mentor for others in recovery. Keep up the good work brother! You're amazing!
I am absolutely blown away that he’s the same person in that other video. He looks so healthy and his mind is on point. Amazing. So happy for him.
Wow! Congratulations Sid! I would have never recognized you as the Sid in the previous interview. You have come a long way! So proud of you. Keep up the great work. And to Mark, would definitely love a Max update as well. Wishing them both the best!
Wow. Just wow. Sid. Mad respect to you. Best wishes and continued success in your recovery!!
I am so proud of you. What an amazing testimony! It is never too late, y’all. Restoration is available and possible!
This is an amazing transformation, I hope he is proud of himself, he is such a well spoken, positive person, what a great example of turning your life around
Man, I'm cheering for you to keep it together! Please please don't lose sight of your goal!
Praying you keep your head up and nose clean man!! God bless you!! Keep pushing man! I’m a recovering meth and oxy addict myself so I know the struggles… but it’s possible!! We DO RECOVER!!!
You always ask people if they have hope. Often I ask myself and find it dwindling slowly. Thank you for this video!! I now have HOPE again!! I am 25 years sober and was becoming less hopeful in what I have seen the past years in the recovery community. I need to help others again. Thank you for this jolt of hope!! I am soooo happy for this guy!! Yaaaaay!! Keep it up!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
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that is ONE HELL of a turnaround!! i'm so glad to see you are doing well and i pray that continues. keep up the great work!!!
Wow, he looks amazing! I would never believe he was the same person. I am so happy for you Sid! Keep living your life!
I get emotional when I watch these recovered addict interviews. Mark, Do you know the good your art has caused? Do you know that there are people out there. Myself included. That have been forever changed by watching your channel. 11-01-2022 was the last time I used heroin. Anytime I feel I need some support I come to your channel. Thank you Mark. Truly hope I can one day thank you and shake your hand. Blessings and love being sent from this side as always. ❤️
So happy you found something that helps you stay in recovery❤❤
So proud of you.
Oh my god I am so happy to find this! This does my heart so much good. I felt for both Sid and Max in the last video, they seem like such kind and good people. I am so happy to see Sid alive and doing well.
This is an incredible story! I lost my nephew to an overdose. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to have saved him. It was the toughest time of his life and also the hardest time ever for our family. I came across Max and Sid in a different video and I can’t say enough how happy and proud I am for a complete stranger Sid! Keep up the amazing work Sid!!!
I'm soo so proud of him. He made my heart felt overwhelmed to see him come this far I hope and pray he stays the way he is. Good luck to him always .# Please don't relapse
Iam Absolutely blown away by this amazing story, as a recovering opioid addict I truly know first hand what addiction is! Thank the good lord I never fell off or gave up n always maintained a job and homelife! After this being said I give this man huge huge props, he was an addict, homeless and running all over the country! Yet he still manage to get clean and improve his life, I just wanna say the lord is good and does amazing things! Recovery is possible for anyone that wants it!! Thank u have a blessed day!!
Congratulations! I'm pretty sure you are already an inspiration and giving their families hope.
Anyone wants to see an update tell mark to interview me again. Max has no desire to follow up🤷🏻♂️ I would love to though
You're pretty awesome for recovering stay safe man
@@SidPhillips666 so happy to see you doing ok. Sending you much love from Spain.
Incredibly proud of this man. The first interview sent chills down my spine but the turn around Sid has had physically & mentally is a real feat of perseverance. The work Mark Laita does to humanize these people & share their experiences is pure selflessness & it clearly rubs off on the folks he encounters. Sid, keep working towards happiness & Mark, keep giving these people a voice. The world needs more of this
Wow! It’s because of his wonderful support system that he made it through! And his strong will! I hope he keeps at it! He looks much better and I bet he feels it too! I’m so proud of you!
Bless you Sid 🦅❤️🦅❤️
You literally don't look or sound like your last video.