“Addiction is giving up everything for one thing, Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.” A strong quote that people should think about more. 💙
I’m a 17 year old kid who’s never been addicted to drugs, but my mother and father have. My father gave up a nasty drug addiction that was super self destructive before I was born. But my mom is still in that horrible life, and she’s hurt and burned so many people who love her. It hurts and I’m praying she finds the strength to get better, but I’m losing hope. Omaha is my home but it’s so stricken with this disease. My dad is now 21 years sober, and counting. Stay strong guys
My mom just passed away last September. Overdose, I’m the one who walked in on her. I was 20, and a month before that my ex girlfriend of 5 years was r**ped by her own father. So thankful for my dad and him being sober and supportive. I gave up on my mom a year before she past, I remember having dealt with her addiction since I was 4 years old. Started as an alcoholic, and continued to spiral. Get her help. Yell at her, take her somewhere by force, do whatever you can. I have destroyed emotionally since, and I don’t feel like I’ll ever be able to smile the way I used to. Good luck to you. Stay strong.
When the fake psychologist looked at the filmmakers and said "....and it could HAPPEN TO YOU TWO GUYS TOO" a chill went down my spine. Yeeeeeah, something wasn't right. I busted out laughing when he was identified as a patient and had to re-watch the scene.
Well it was his own fault? Stop acting like someone spoon fed it to him. That’s a self inflicted problem and you shouldn’t feel bad about. He chose to put himself in that position. He knew he was doing something he shouldn’t be doing. Oh fucking well
The only thing you should be feeling bad about is YOURSELF simply because you let your “bestfriend” do something to the point where he can loose his own life. That means you’re NOT his friend. Idiot.
Anyone who got off the drugs and is now sober fighting the urge. You are a strong mf’er. It is one of the hardest things in the world but if you can do it you’re one of the toughest humans in the world. Keep fighting don’t back down.
I would love to see alcohol being included in these types of videos, I think it's so normalized you don't even think about the horrors of alcohol addiction
Alcohol addiction is bad, but the amount of alcohol to kill you is so large that in 99% of scenarios you pass out before even reaching half of the lethal dose, also yeah alcohol is addictive but its probably not going to get you addicted if you dont have any psychological/physical conditions. I drink alcohol rarely and when i do i drink strong alcohol (at least 40% vodka, but i prefer 60-70% polish homemade bimber) and I do not even think about drinking alcohol unless its some kind of family/friends party/celebration which is a national tradition to drink
Fuck alcohol my last straw was when I was depressed beyond measures everyday drank a fifth until one day got some bad news chugged a half gallon of fireball and it made me violent that was it for me I’ll never do something that changes me into a aggressive person alcohol is horrible just hope my dad finally quits
I’m a recovering addict and have been for the last 5+ years since 15 to 21 the age I am now. Thank you for this one dude, a lot of people don’t even know anything behind addiction and just the stats. Much love Tommy yet again another banger
I know how hard it is, im proud of you brother you got your whole life ahead of you still i was addicted from 12-32 years of age. Im 32 now and im after everybody lost so much to that life. If you think about going back don’t do it don’t even try it Will get worse every time. Find a passion and stick to it no matter what anyone tell you ❤ Wish you a long ass happy life bro
When I watch American episodes, I notice that key characters in the show often do drugs (mainly the soft ones) blatantly and underplay its consequences as if doing drugs is a not committing a serious crime and they can quit whenever they want. Back in China, we are educated from a very young age that a taste of drug could throw our lives into an irreversable abyss with no way to return. It often startles me that your media show such a tolerance towards drug abuse, which, from my perspective, is noxious to the teenagers.
I was with an organization called skate for change and we went skateboarding around downtown Omaha handing out socks and water and food to the homeless. It was a crazy experience and definitely humbled by it. Stay off drugs it’s not worth it I speak from years of living under the cloud that is addiction. Get help it’s never too late
the whole thing feels surreal, everyone is so quick to blame cities like Seattle, and San Francisco, easier to ignore whats in your own backyard I guess. I don't like using words like "addicts" they are still human, part of our tribe, but we throw them out.
So I'm 17 I've been addicted to meth and fentanyl for 4 years. I've been sober from both for a little over a month and I'm currently still battling with my addiction to marajuana which I've been going through for 7 years. I just want say thank you Tommy G for spreading awareness about drugs
Wish I could help you . I'm a father with two teenagers . One in college and one about to be a world renowned boxer . Wish I could help you in the same way . Stay safe and God bless you ❤️🙏
Former hardcore fentanyl user here. Have been clean now for 13 months. It is the most powerful addictive substance I have ever used. I remember when it was my best friend. And I remember overdosing twice. And it's funny because I survived my time in the military and overseas and yet almost kill myself chasing that high here safe in the states. I'm so thankful and grateful to be alive. I lost everything and now I have a car my own place... Getting emotional just typing this. I feel for the ones stuck on it but there is hope. God bless
really important information and work you’re doing. On another note, the fact that guy wasn’t a psychiatrist and was in fact a patient was a twist that I did not expect and have been laughing for 20 mins
I had a suspicion!! He seemed intelligent and well spoken but if you can read people like myself and used and abused drugs before you could tell he had some sort of struggle with drugs and or alcohol.
@@truther001Factsss, there was even a study conducted on this and it turned out to the the other way round smh! Those who are the patients can recognize if someone has a problem or not better than the so called health expert
I'm a veteran of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, who transitioned into being a Fire Medic as a civilian. Ended up injured in a fire which aggravated injuries from war. I was prescribed Oxycodone 30mg. I was hooked within a week. Swallowing turned to snorting, then to shooting eventually doing upwards of 15+ a day on days off, and just enough not to be sick while at work. Eventually it all caught up to me. Spent 3 years in prison and decided to end a 5 year drug battle. 9/12/12 is my sober date. Anything is possible if you really want it. Now married, a home owner, and a beautiful child. Please get help if you're suffering!
Congratulations on being sober. I, myself 4x combat veteran know the game they played with us. Cooked us, hooked us and then booked us. Keep your head up!
Jesus you made it out after only five years good for you. Veteran myself first Gulf war. It took me in between 12 to 15 years before I was able to get off.
@MikeJohn-hh8no A beautiful woman, and daughter fueled the motivation. Luckily in a medical state that allows Marijuana use for breakthrough pain due to injuries. But edibles are far easier to control over opiates. No alcohol. Also used licensed counseling and micro-dosing therapy for PTSD and TBI.
What Jenny had said is literally the reason why I would never even think about abusing pills again. I was addicted to percs for two years spending about 100 a day for them. I never thought that I’d feel any type of normal ever again. The withdrawals were hell. I’ve been officially clean for 3 years going on 4 aside from the occasional times I do when I’m in the hospital because of my lupus flare ups. It feels amazing to be free again. God bless you all 🙏🏼
@@GODofEverythin9_ ich bin 39 Jahre habe ziemlich ne Menge hinter mir gelassen... mir kommt niemand jemals dumm habe selbst zwei Jahre Einzelhaft gemacht doch es gibt bestimmte jeweilige Gegenden da muß jedermann den Ball flachhalten... und diese Stadt gehört zweifelsohne zu jenen bzw ebensolchen...
As a recovering addict. Thank you for trying to get the message out and for helping people. I thank God every day that I got a second chance because not everyone does. It's death, prison,or get clean. Kids please don't ever try drugs. God bless!!!!!!
Thank you for shining a light on this! I relate a lot to the last girl that you interviewed. I had a horrible addiction to opiates, and I thank God that I was given another chance. By the grace of God I’m still here and almost 8 years sober. I definitely agree that addiction stems from unresolved childhood trauma or just trauma in general. It’s essentially an escape from reality but it will ruin your life trust me. Maintaining my addiction turned into a full time job, it was all I ever thought about. Please don’t mess around with this crap, it’s NOT worth it! Don’t be like me and think that you have control and can quit whenever you want, it doesn’t work like that! Addiction doesn’t discriminate, it can happen to anyone, don’t be like me and assume that you’re above it because you’re not! If you’re dealing with trauma please seek help & therapy before it overtakes your life. There’s resources out there you just need to look & please don’t be too proud or too afraid to ask for help ❤
I was addicted to fentanyl for about 7 years and I got locked up on a long jail sentence and it gave me enough time to get my head right I've been sober 4 years now I thank God for another chance. I pray for anyone going through addiction that they can break the chains off. Thanks Tommy for doing a video on this.
I've been batting addiction for 25 years now and I'm 42 years old. It's not easy and you can't understand unless you have been through it. Once it gets to a certain point you have no power in choice but you can be willing to seek help. At this point I've been clean for almost a year after my fentanyl/heroin addiction. It's a daily battle for me but I just do the things I need to do to stay clean ad this is the happiest I've been.
Props to the young lady at the end for taking ownership in her decisions. That is a great sign that you have a chance at staying sober. Remember, you are worthy of a sober life, and a sober life is worth it. Just trust me, You are worth it!
Thanks for showing this! Most of us either experienced this ourselves or know somebody close that has. It’s f’d up how much product is pushed through our borders on a daily basis.
Okay, so this is really wrong (THIS IS NOT FENTANYL!) ... It's not Fentanyl, for one it's carfentanil if it's on the streets. Two, there's no clean or pure fentanyl left in the USA, not even benzo-fent which is fairly dangerous... but what the USA has is 99% tranq-fent. It's animal tranquilizer and krokodil IE fentanyl and eye drops. There's no clean fentanyl left, it's all dirty. That's why the US is having this crisis, don't blame fentanyl, which is used safely by the rest of the world. Blame the dealers being so fucking greedy they don't mind killing the customer the first time they use, and even if they don't die it's so fucking harmful you can't use it for more than a few months without becoming hopelessly destroyed. The US has a problem MUCH WORSE than regular street fentanyl, like the rest of the world. Why? Greed.
Not only that they have prescription scams with oxycodone an so many others . It's really sad the southern border they come by land air an sea to America .like New York an other places .
I recently had lost my best friend that I grew up with for over 25 years. One of the hardest things today for me but because of it I’m trying to understand addiction more. Great video! Stay Strong and Stay Safe!
12 years sober with my substance abuse counselor license working at a treatment facility as a substance abuse counselor. There is hope and if you really want it, you can achieve anything you put your mind it. Stay strong and reach out to someone you trust if you need help!
@@watchmo2310 my life is amazing, and not everything is about money. A simple google search tells you what nice rehabs pay their counselors. I can promise you it's almost triple what you would be making at McDonald's. You know what does sound super depressing tho? Someone who intentionally tries to be a dick to someone who helps people every day. Helps people who have no one sometimes. Hope eventually you find a way to be happy in life brother.
Im an Omaha NE residence my whole life, got addicted to fentanyl perc 30's at 17, and battled addict for 3 years. What the man in the Halo shirt is so true. I tried getting clean multiple times, but it isn't until you're looking at facing federal charges for drug tracking until you actually put everything you have into getting clean
I love you Tommy! Addiction has a firm grip on my small Indiana town. This town used to be one of the biggest, busiest, little town in the state thanks to the huge Ford plant we had. Once they shipped those jobs overseas our town became a drug infested place of depression. Drugs aren’t the problem with people, it’s the underlying poverty and mental illness that destroys people. I’ve lost so many people I’ve grown up with and went to school with and I’m only 34 years old. When being high becomes better than what your real life is, that’s how you become addicted.
na people are lacing drugs iwth fentanyl because they know how addicting the shit is. all opiates are super fuckin addicting. if you dont know or never been addicted / know what addiction is even like. try some opiates start taking 5mg norcos for a bit. move up to 10 mgs after a while your brain gets used to that an you take more n more to chase that first euphoric high. soon you realize youre taking 10 pills / 100mg a day. which is easy to get to you can get there within months. but then youll start realizing fuck, the tylenol in those 10 pills which =s 3000+ mg will fry your liver before the actual drug part kills you... so you start taking the blues. real blues / Mbox30s from the pharma are 30mg oxy. no tylenol in them. just straight oxy. boom start takin those then youll get used to those keep in mind. those fuckin pills the real 30s cost 60$ a fuckin pop. depending wehre you are. unless youre making guap you aint gonna last long an be broke so then youre like well where can i get most bang for your buck. start smokin heroin which is cheaper. NOW heroin aint even around. when was last time u heard heroin killin poeple?.. so then youre like ok ima try the blues which cost 1-5$ depending on bulk prices. exc. then your busting up pills snorting tiny lines cause you dont wanna od. or people even smoke em... an when youre done getting to that point. jump off cold turkey. you wouldnt last 24 hrs. youll be in shitting n pissing, and throwing up all at the same time. all that fake pain you masked over the years is gonna come back 100x worse in your lower back. youre brain is fuckin comlpete mush after . an the first 2 weeks you aint gonna wink of sleep. after day 4 of no sleep youre gonna be in almost a psychosis state iof mind. seein an hearing shit.. you flip n flop in bed , you have whats called restless leg syndrome where you kick all night. literally ur legs kick kick kick all night rub back n forth until the skin in between your knees is raw / gone from kicking an rubbing your legs together.. you aint gonna eat, you aint gonna even wanna get up to take a shower, brush ur teeth. NOTHING. FOR WEEKS. the withdrawal from opiates is so fuckin severe you almost cant even stand it.. sso would u wanna go through hell for 2 weeks or put up 5$ to go get another pill an stay "well" once youre on fentanyl it gets to the point where nothing else is gonna top it. its too strong. an being that youre brains re wired to NEED THOSE DRUGS. you dont get high anymore.. you need those pills just to even function / be normal.. when i had covid that shit was a fuckin walk in the park compared to opiate withdrawal.. the stomach pains is worse. literally feels like a fuckin hot knife in your stomach where ur rolling on the floor in so much pain its unbearable. throwing up straight yellow bile for hours like 10 hrs straight. id rather die then experinece that shit.. sweatin youre ass off, freezing one minute hot asf the next your sweat even smells like a metallic fuckin chemical from your body purgin that shit out...
@@connoisseuroftigolbittsYes he has, i'm a central Pa native an hour from the city, i also lived in strawberry Mansion north philly for yrs before leavin. He came to north philly to visit kenzo doing interviews. I used to chill on lehigh ave alot, sometimes broad to donate blood make money, sold my Suboxone on front & lehigh, ran around 5th & clearfield, 7th & cambria, kip & cambria, 4th & mutter, american st etc, never really hit up kenzo i ran around the outskirts like bad lands, frankfurt under the L or again front st by the L. However i would visit needle park from time to time if i had to meet certain people or newbies to the area.
As someone who's father was a statistic of a fent overdose it's sad to see what people are going through, not all addicts are bad some are great, but damaged people. I hope these people get the things they need.
6 years ago I was homeless on and off in Atlanta for 5 years , and was on heroin and meth for a decade . I truly feel for anyone going thru addiction . I’m only 33 and I’ve lost about 20 friends to fentanyl and heroin . It’s insane how many good people it’s killing . I’ve been sober for almost 6 years now and I’m grateful I have a different life
This easily became one of the best RUclips channels over the last 6months to a year🦾🦾🦾keep goin big dog😤😤.....🙏🏼🙏🏼 for all the addicts still struggling and RIP to all the ones who lost the battle to their demons🕊️🕊️🕊️
I have family in Omaha and sent your video. The news there never mentions the problem, especially to this level.. how can people help if they are not aware of the seriousness of the problem.
I love you and your content Tommy as a Recovering addict seeing this really hit home for me theres nothing harder than trying to get clean I applaud anyone thats able to do it thanks for covering this tommy I pray that you continue to blow up and wish you all the success in the world you deserve it Tommy you're a great dude
Keep up the good work. It's a struggle but you can do it. I'm 2 years clean from that poison. $100 a day habit, I've could have bought a house with what I spent in that junk.
This is gonna be the vid that gets you to 1m subs, huge congratulations!!!! Have been a fan for ever now, so awesome to see your channel grow. Look forward to more great journalism. Thanks Tommy!
Thank you very much, Tomy. I am a teen growing up in the suburbs of Omaha and before this video, I had no clue that the use of drugs was this bad and so close to me. Thank You
You can thank chatGPT for the advice :) Drugs bad. Brain, mood, friends, future gone. Addiction hard. You good. Potential big. Life awesome. No drugs. Healthy cope. Happy do. Interest join. Role model look. Wellness practice. Care talk. Help get. Resource check. Help hope. Safe stay. 😊
@@Beardfamily247yeah but then dollar bills are no where near as equivalent to the awareness he’s spreading and knowledgeable that he’s gaining through the connections that he’s made. Only a fool would still be looking at the money
I've lived in omaha my whole life, born and raised, and I smoke a lot of weed. I started smoking weed to help with my chronic pain, and now I get high daily. Even though I'm a heavy user of marijuana, I have no desire to even try other drugs, and I've been offered cocaine multiple times, but I understand the allure of more powerful drugs especially with how cheep and accessible they are. Seeing neighborhoods get overrun by fentanyl is such a depressing sight, and it's truly heartbreaking.
Shoutout to all the addicts or anyone struggling who’s trying to better themselves in any way. Recovering heroin addict myself and I just know how hard this stuff is “Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow” - Plato
Thank you for another awesome video. I’m four years into recovery man and really appreciate the fact your covering all of this. We are losing way to many people. God bless you all 🙏🏼
every video is great, but this one might truly make a difference in someone’s life. i just smoke weed, but it’s still an addiction. it’s hard to not be high for me. life seems impossible when i’m not high. that quote that guy said hit me so deep. addiction is giving up everything for one thing, recovery is giving up one thing for everything.
I stopped smoking after 10 years I stopped ecstasy after 10 years I never thought of it like I’m recovering because ones you really choose to stop you are no longer that person: You are no longer recovering you are you without that. So the real change is when you stop choosing to recover and choose to not be that person.
Thank you for your great work as always, Tommy. You are one of the most empathetic and genuine people on this site. I look forward to seeing what you can accomplish, stay safe out there big dog.
I live down the road in Lincoln, thanks for sharing. Congratulations to everyone on sobriety-recognize Jenny and just want to say way to go and keep being strong. Take everything one day at a time 💙
im currently battling meth addiction, and have been for the last year. im only 16, but things got so out of hand so fast, ive already smoked, shot, snorted, ate, and boofed it. its still a constant thought in my mind, and it feels so impossible to completely overcome. i guess i really just think about it and dont know if i can fully give up that part of my life yet. but seeing people on here that HAVE overcome it gives me alot of hope. thank you, also you should come to vegas, drugs and homelessness are huge here.
you are not even an adult yet and can turn your life around. I hope you can find a way to get help and get the courage to do so. He has done videos in Vegas
Start doing a good thing for youreself each day. Try to push out bad things and get more of the good ones in to your life. Start today, everyday untill you are more mentally stable. When you realize that what you are doing is bad, you will feel anger. Use it to overcome, adapt and run in the other direction as fast as you can. Do pushups first thing in the morning. As soon as ypu wake up
Tommyyy G ! Love the work your doing , i live around Kensington in philly and its got way worst since your first vid , definitely should consider doing a pt 2 bro
“Addiction is giving up everything for one thing but recovery is giving up one thing for everything" - Thank you for airing that, on my journey of recovery, I really needed to hear that.
I'm proud of you. It's hard quitting addiction. Just focus on surrounding yourself with positive energy. God bless you, and I hope for the best in your future.
I figured you were making your way to Omaha! Appreciate you stopping by! I’m sure if even a slim percentage of Omaha residents watched this video, things could possibly change. We need unity and peace, especially when it comes to our gang violence.
Okay, so this is really wrong (THIS IS NOT FENTANYL!) ... It's not Fentanyl, for one it's carfentanil if it's on the streets. Two, there's no clean or pure fentanyl left in the USA, not even benzo-fent which is fairly dangerous... but what the USA has is 99% tranq-fent. It's animal tranquilizer and krokodil IE fentanyl and eye drops. There's no clean fentanyl left, it's all dirty. That's why the US is having this crisis, don't blame fentanyl, which is used safely by the rest of the world. Blame the dealers being so fucking greedy they don't mind killing the customer the first time they use, and even if they don't die it's so fucking harmful you can't use it for more than a few months without becoming hopelessly destroyed. The US has a problem MUCH WORSE than regular street fentanyl, like the rest of the world. Why? Greed.
9:15 aww shii. You made that mans day, he probably lied about it because he was sick of being talked to like a homesless and knew if he told you if he was a patient you wouldnt talk to him like an equal. So when you listened to him you probably made his day or week fr
I work for a medical supply company in PA, Naloxone/Narcan is our #1 seller. You would be AMAZED who is ordering it. Literally everyone from doctors, to school nurses, to sports coaches, to even DENTISTS are keeping narcan on hand for patients.
I keep one in my backpack, one in my car. I'm off the bullshit but I still have friends who use. Only had to break out the narcan to save someone one time. But that was enough.
I was hooked for 15 years on opioids. Best move I ever made was getting clean. Almost 5 years now so as sad is this story is, it makes it worse that I can feel a lot of these people. The ones who really want to live will fight the fight. Unfortunately too many will not.
@@johnguzman8637two more days and you’ll start feeling better. Please don’t give up! Please. I’ve been there and I promise you that you’ve made it through the worst of it. I’ve done it both ways several times, clean 9 years now but I am an addict so I’m just as close to using as you. I’m sending you good vibes dude
@@johnguzman8637 honestly no. I just got sick of being sick. I got sick of letting down the ones who wouldn't quit on me. After telling my better half I was going to clean up for years, I just dug deep, found the will, and did it on my own. It was either that or of again. Never quit my dude, that's the key. You got this.
If you paid attention to the video they said it was a trap house most def not a place he lives at, plus most “trap” houses in Omaha are vacant abandoned houses with make shift equipment that looks like regular metal trash at first glance
I’m 6 years clean off Meth. Recovery is possible but it’s simply a day by day, really minute by minute, but being able to recreate a beautiful life for yourself is so worth it.
4:40 by the way just so you know this clip is widely controversial, a lot of medical experts say that there is no way that he could have started to overdose from fentanyl that quickly, and with how he was around it. The majority consensus was is he had a major panic attack probably from thinking that he had poisoned himself. A lot of the clips you'll see a police officers "overdosing" on fentanyl are generally them having panic attacks, and the symptoms they show aren't in line with what an opiate overdose would look like. If anyone was curious I'd watch Skip Intro's video on "What cop shows get wrong about fentanyl". It busts a lot of myth that people have towards the substance
That’s something I’ve noticed too. I’ve given people narcan who have OD’d on fent multiple times and every time I’ve seen a video of a police officer I was thinking to myself no way that’s an overdose, he probably just thought he was going to and started panicking
A federal agent told me a few months ago that he lost a fellow officer because the person puffed a bag of fentanyl at the officer and he died from that.
Omaha is a major crossroads of Interstate 80 and Interstate 29. Lots of drug trafficking through Omaha and a lot of gang activity surrounding the drug trade in Omaha,.
I just heard today that fentanyl overdoses are up in 2022, despite the initial numbers showing a flattening of overdoses. It's only going to get worse, I witnessed the initial start of the opiate epidemic and it's gotten worse every year.
Right in the intro he's exactly right. I never smoked meth but I popped 8 30mg xr adderalls my senior year in highschool.That's exactly what I thought too I felt like Superman
8 30’s is crazy bro. I was popping 3 of the instant 30mg addys for period of time and I still don’t know how I didn’t have a heart attack.. can’t imagine 8 at a time. Hope you’re doing better now though bro
@@thomasmansfield2937 Yeah I'm doing much better. That was 10 years ago now. I actually got prescribed adderall again last year. I take 2 20mg ir now. Those xr ones really pack a punch when they start to kick in all at once 🤣
" Addiction is giving up everything for one thing....Recovory is giving up one thing for everything" this has to be one of the most profound things concerning addiction and recovery that i have ever heard!
I would have to believe that the Kensington park area in Philly is without a doubt the most addicted city by far. They are now dealing with tranq, an animal tranquilizer as an additive. Fentanyl is but a distant memory. The side effects are insane. You see them bent in half at the waist, staggering around. The worst side effect are horrible, giant sores on their limbs. Everyone has a bandage on their limbs and there are now many wheelchairs. It couldn't get any worse.
Dude, it is just soooo mindblowing the people you are able to talk with, open up and connect with... Once again!!!! TOMMY G FOR PRESIDENT!!! We need good people in politics!
My dad was prescribed opiates for his back in the 90s. His doc told him there was nothing to worry about, they are safe and completely non addictive. Getting 90 a month he inevitably got addicted. It is so obvious to any health professional that these pills are clearly addictive. And any professional especially a Dr who said those were non addictive and prescribed to patients is absolutely just as bad as any drug dealer. If not worse bc at least most drug dealers are desperate. A Dr would be fine without getting people addicted and ruining lives, but they are just that greedy. And I remember they said the crazy influx of opiates were coming from Asia. Came out that was a complete lie, it was coming from American pharmaceutical companies. I believe a similar thing is going on with fentanyl. Same story different day.
@@ferguson8143 Man that’s a terrible thing. Are you saying the fentanyl on the street is coming from American companies or in the hospital? While like I said I do have my suspicions I can’t find any source that supports this.
@@downsouth00 no I'm not saying that but I also wouldn't rule that put completely as contributing some percent of it all but how much I couldn't tell you
I am German and to me the American Health System Sounds Like a torture Instrument to punish you for being broke 😞 Here you dont have to pay for Hospital Visits or Therapy etc. You have to pay for higher Grade tooth replacements etc but there are free Options Most of the Time I Love your Country, i visited States few Times because of relatives so i feel for you guys ❤
It’s not too bad man I’m disabled it’s not the greatest at all but it’s still not horrible . We have social security, Medicare and Obamacare a couple other things that can help cover dr appts etc. lot of recovery centers I’m not sure on prices of them but in other videos I’ve seen I hear the guys that go and help say it’s free or they’ll pay for it but people don’t want the help they like the drugs too much or something else going on in their lives. Some of them make a lot of money for their habits I saw one said he made around $200-400 dollars per day just holding a sign to get his stuff. United States has a fetanyl problem
No matter how much you pay or it's free it's coming through our border and its not gonna stop. Opioids and laced fentanyl weed and even pills are becomingmore commonwoth this stuff. It depends on how these guys are treated by the law how the governor is slowing it down. Thanks for your concern man were gonna get through this 🙏 and am in Arizona and where close to the border. Also sadly it's true some staye governments pay these guys to get help but they abuse the system the homeless is getting to much handouts not hand ups.
U should come out to Vancouver’s downtown east side (Main & Hastings) it’s the densest ghetto in North America (highest number of homeless per square block). All those people crammed up into 4 or 5 blocks.
“Addiction is giving up everything for one thing, Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.” A strong quote that people should think about more. 💙
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Dude thanks for commenting this, it gave me some real insight.
Absolutely!!
I’m a 17 year old kid who’s never been addicted to drugs, but my mother and father have. My father gave up a nasty drug addiction that was super self destructive before I was born. But my mom is still in that horrible life, and she’s hurt and burned so many people who love her. It hurts and I’m praying she finds the strength to get better, but I’m losing hope. Omaha is my home but it’s so stricken with this disease. My dad is now 21 years sober, and counting. Stay strong guys
Please dont give up on your mom
Omaha is trash.
So you do drugs but your not addicted
Praying for you and your parents
My mom just passed away last September. Overdose, I’m the one who walked in on her. I was 20, and a month before that my ex girlfriend of 5 years was r**ped by her own father. So thankful for my dad and him being sober and supportive. I gave up on my mom a year before she past, I remember having dealt with her addiction since I was 4 years old. Started as an alcoholic, and continued to spiral. Get her help. Yell at her, take her somewhere by force, do whatever you can. I have destroyed emotionally since, and I don’t feel like I’ll ever be able to smile the way I used to. Good luck to you. Stay strong.
When the fake psychologist looked at the filmmakers and said "....and it could HAPPEN TO YOU TWO GUYS TOO" a chill went down my spine. Yeeeeeah, something wasn't right.
I busted out laughing when he was identified as a patient and had to re-watch the scene.
Yesh when he said they stopped using Fentanyl for surgeries I knew he was full of it.
I had to rewatch as well! 😂
My best friend died 2 years ago yesterday to fentanyl. He was only 19. Thank you for shedding light on this topic.
Well it was his own fault? Stop acting like someone spoon fed it to him. That’s a self inflicted problem and you shouldn’t feel bad about. He chose to put himself in that position. He knew he was doing something he shouldn’t be doing. Oh fucking well
The only thing you should be feeling bad about is YOURSELF simply because you let your “bestfriend” do something to the point where he can loose his own life. That means you’re NOT his friend. Idiot.
Sorry for your loss 😢🎉
Condolences 🙏🏾
Anyone who got off the drugs and is now sober fighting the urge. You are a strong mf’er. It is one of the hardest things in the world but if you can do it you’re one of the toughest humans in the world. Keep fighting don’t back down.
You have to have a addictive lifestyle to be addicted to any drug, even liquor.
@@redwemette5942 okay…
😢😢😢🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Thanks 😊
@@barbietheemuslimah You’re welcome! I have a huge amount of respect for you.
I would love to see alcohol being included in these types of videos, I think it's so normalized you don't even think about the horrors of alcohol addiction
Facts
I agree alcoholism is bad but it definitely incomparable to these hard core drugs .
Alcohol addiction is bad, but the amount of alcohol to kill you is so large that in 99% of scenarios you pass out before even reaching half of the lethal dose, also yeah alcohol is addictive but its probably not going to get you addicted if you dont have any psychological/physical conditions. I drink alcohol rarely and when i do i drink strong alcohol (at least 40% vodka, but i prefer 60-70% polish homemade bimber) and I do not even think about drinking alcohol unless its some kind of family/friends party/celebration which is a national tradition to drink
Fuck alcohol my last straw was when I was depressed beyond measures everyday drank a fifth until one day got some bad news chugged a half gallon of fireball and it made me violent that was it for me I’ll never do something that changes me into a aggressive person alcohol is horrible just hope my dad finally quits
@@NicksGoCrazy Yeah alcohol is terrible if your mind for some reason thinks drinking will fix your depression (it wont)
I’m a recovering addict and have been for the last 5+ years since 15 to 21 the age I am now. Thank you for this one dude, a lot of people don’t even know anything behind addiction and just the stats. Much love Tommy yet again another banger
I know how hard it is, im proud of you brother you got your whole life ahead of you still i was addicted from 12-32 years of age. Im 32 now and im after everybody lost so much to that life. If you think about going back don’t do it don’t even try it Will get worse every time. Find a passion and stick to it no matter what anyone tell you ❤ Wish you a long ass happy life bro
@@Jackthetraveller Thank you Jack, appreciate the support. Glad to hear your also doing well!
Do you take Suboxone to help your cravings?
I wish you all the best!
When I watch American episodes, I notice that key characters in the show often do drugs (mainly the soft ones) blatantly and underplay its consequences as if doing drugs is a not committing a serious crime and they can quit whenever they want. Back in China, we are educated from a very young age that a taste of drug could throw our lives into an irreversable abyss with no way to return. It often startles me that your media show such a tolerance towards drug abuse, which, from my perspective, is noxious to the teenagers.
I was with an organization called skate for change and we went skateboarding around downtown Omaha handing out socks and water and food to the homeless. It was a crazy experience and definitely humbled by it. Stay off drugs it’s not worth it I speak from years of living under the cloud that is addiction. Get help it’s never too late
the whole thing feels surreal, everyone is so quick to blame cities like Seattle, and San Francisco, easier to ignore whats in your own backyard I guess. I don't like using words like "addicts" they are still human, part of our tribe, but we throw them out.
So I'm 17 I've been addicted to meth and fentanyl for 4 years. I've been sober from both for a little over a month and I'm currently still battling with my addiction to marajuana which I've been going through for 7 years. I just want say thank you Tommy G for spreading awareness about drugs
Wish I could help you . I'm a father with two teenagers . One in college and one about to be a world renowned boxer . Wish I could help you in the same way . Stay safe and God bless you ❤️🙏
Dang, man. Take care of yourself. You're still so young that you can turn this all around. You've got your whole life ahead of you.
Ahhahahah bro did you start smoking weed since you were 10 years old?😂
Addiction to weed? No such thing.
addicted to marijauna no such a thang been smokin since I was 14 and have quit many times with no problems. Hope you keep ya head up and stay sober
Former hardcore fentanyl user here. Have been clean now for 13 months. It is the most powerful addictive substance I have ever used. I remember when it was my best friend. And I remember overdosing twice. And it's funny because I survived my time in the military and overseas and yet almost kill myself chasing that high here safe in the states. I'm so thankful and grateful to be alive. I lost everything and now I have a car my own place... Getting emotional just typing this. I feel for the ones stuck on it but there is hope. God bless
For what its worth, I'm grateful you're alive too. Good job man! Keep it up!
Thank you for your service and thank you for valuing your life again, I'm with you
Great to hear! Keep up the good works & God bless.
Yet weed is still scheduled DEA 1 . WTF did you fight for?
Why choose to do fentanyl tho? You can get 80mg OC pretty easily from particular people doing prescription scams
really important information and work you’re doing. On another note, the fact that guy wasn’t a psychiatrist and was in fact a patient was a twist that I did not expect and have been laughing for 20 mins
Wow you're stunning, I'm a proper hip hop head, would like to get to know you further if poss?
15:55 has very sore throat poor bloke!
Most psychologists and psychiatrists are way crazier than this dude.
I had a suspicion!! He seemed intelligent and well spoken but if you can read people like myself and used and abused drugs before you could tell he had some sort of struggle with drugs and or alcohol.
@@truther001Factsss, there was even a study conducted on this and it turned out to the the other way round smh! Those who are the patients can recognize if someone has a problem or not better than the so called health expert
being able to learn about other states while just sitting at home and watching youtube is the cool part here, great video tommy keep posting !
I'm a veteran of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, who transitioned into being a Fire Medic as a civilian. Ended up injured in a fire which aggravated injuries from war. I was prescribed Oxycodone 30mg. I was hooked within a week. Swallowing turned to snorting, then to shooting eventually doing upwards of 15+ a day on days off, and just enough not to be sick while at work. Eventually it all caught up to me. Spent 3 years in prison and decided to end a 5 year drug battle. 9/12/12 is my sober date. Anything is possible if you really want it. Now married, a home owner, and a beautiful child. Please get help if you're suffering!
Congratulations on being sober. I, myself 4x combat veteran know the game they played with us. Cooked us, hooked us and then booked us. Keep your head up!
If you’re white we don’t care
Jesus you made it out after only five years good for you. Veteran myself first Gulf war. It took me in between 12 to 15 years before I was able to get off.
Damn man. I’m happy you made it to the other side
@MikeJohn-hh8no A beautiful woman, and daughter fueled the motivation. Luckily in a medical state that allows Marijuana use for breakthrough pain due to injuries. But edibles are far easier to control over opiates. No alcohol. Also used licensed counseling and micro-dosing therapy for PTSD and TBI.
What Jenny had said is literally the reason why I would never even think about abusing pills again. I was addicted to percs for two years spending about 100 a day for them. I never thought that I’d feel any type of normal ever again. The withdrawals were hell. I’ve been officially clean for 3 years going on 4 aside from the occasional times I do when I’m in the hospital because of my lupus flare ups. It feels amazing to be free again. God bless you all 🙏🏼
I encourage you to become addicted to LEGO, as i have been an addict of LEGO for many years.
Well done and congratulations :D Keep up the good work!
Keep going! Super proud of you.
I know exactly that feeling of thinking you'll never feel normal again. Luckily it isn't true. Going on 7 years sober, feel amazing.
Got 20 days clean from the pills too thank god we can get out of bed without a pill today🙏
As a person living in germany, im absolutely shocked about this gigantic crisis. It honestly makes me sick to see how people are just so broken....
It is already in Europe... Germany does not look any better... Search the documentary "Zombieland"
Glaub mir Du würdest dir nicht wünschen dorthin umzuziehen
@@kalebind1 sicher nicht...
@@GODofEverythin9_ ich bin 39 Jahre habe ziemlich ne Menge hinter mir gelassen... mir kommt niemand jemals dumm habe selbst zwei Jahre Einzelhaft gemacht doch es gibt bestimmte jeweilige Gegenden da muß jedermann den Ball flachhalten... und diese Stadt gehört zweifelsohne zu jenen bzw ebensolchen...
@@kalebind1Absolut
thank you for always being so supportive in every situation, your way of thinking and communicating are gentle and easily acceptable
As a recovering addict. Thank you for trying to get the message out and for helping people. I thank God every day that I got a second chance because not everyone does. It's death, prison,or get clean. Kids please don't ever try drugs. God bless!!!!!!
Thank you for shining a light on this! I relate a lot to the last girl that you interviewed. I had a horrible addiction to opiates, and I thank God that I was given another chance. By the grace of God I’m still here and almost 8 years sober. I definitely agree that addiction stems from unresolved childhood trauma or just trauma in general. It’s essentially an escape from reality but it will ruin your life trust me. Maintaining my addiction turned into a full time job, it was all I ever thought about. Please don’t mess around with this crap, it’s NOT worth it! Don’t be like me and think that you have control and can quit whenever you want, it doesn’t work like that! Addiction doesn’t discriminate, it can happen to anyone, don’t be like me and assume that you’re above it because you’re not! If you’re dealing with trauma please seek help & therapy before it overtakes your life. There’s resources out there you just need to look & please don’t be too proud or too afraid to ask for help ❤
Yes Tommy G! ❤
I pray for everyone who is battling addiction rn, there is hope I’m 3 years sober.
Stay strong! 💪
I was addicted to fentanyl for about 7 years and I got locked up on a long jail sentence and it gave me enough time to get my head right I've been sober 4 years now I thank God for another chance. I pray for anyone going through addiction that they can break the chains off. Thanks Tommy for doing a video on this.
Stay strong brother ❤ im proud of you god is allso, make the best of what you got 🙏 Wish u a long happy drug free life ✌️
That withdrawal must have been tormenting. Stay strong 💪
I've been batting addiction for 25 years now and I'm 42 years old. It's not easy and you can't understand unless you have been through it. Once it gets to a certain point you have no power in choice but you can be willing to seek help. At this point I've been clean for almost a year after my fentanyl/heroin addiction. It's a daily battle for me but I just do the things I need to do to stay clean ad this is the happiest I've been.
You can do it, best wishes❤
Congratulations on being clean. One day at a time of Sobriety. Wishing you good health & much happiness. ✊🏻
Props to the young lady at the end for taking ownership in her decisions. That is a great sign that you have a chance at staying sober. Remember, you are worthy of a sober life, and a sober life is worth it. Just trust me, You are worth it!
It’s beautiful hearing stories of people who battled drug addiction and now are doing better in life. ❤️
Is no one going to talk about the guy who said he was a psychologist but was actually a patient?! 😳
FR data werid
He's such a good psychiatrist that he tricked them into thinking he was a patient he's undercover brother
Delusional people are everywhere. At least it looked like he was trying to “help”. Looked like.
@@conflict7269not funny didn't make sense.. do better
Omaha has a lot of lien mf’s I live here
Thanks for showing this! Most of us either experienced this ourselves or know somebody close that has. It’s f’d up how much product is pushed through our borders on a daily basis.
Okay, so this is really wrong (THIS IS NOT FENTANYL!) ... It's not Fentanyl, for one it's carfentanil if it's on the streets. Two, there's no clean or pure fentanyl left in the USA, not even benzo-fent which is fairly dangerous... but what the USA has is 99% tranq-fent. It's animal tranquilizer and krokodil IE fentanyl and eye drops. There's no clean fentanyl left, it's all dirty. That's why the US is having this crisis, don't blame fentanyl, which is used safely by the rest of the world. Blame the dealers being so fucking greedy they don't mind killing the customer the first time they use, and even if they don't die it's so fucking harmful you can't use it for more than a few months without becoming hopelessly destroyed. The US has a problem MUCH WORSE than regular street fentanyl, like the rest of the world. Why? Greed.
Not only that they have prescription scams with oxycodone an so many others . It's really sad the southern border they come by land air an sea to America .like New York an other places .
I recently had lost my best friend that I grew up with for over 25 years. One of the hardest things today for me but because of it I’m trying to understand addiction more. Great video! Stay Strong and Stay Safe!
I'm sick of hearing drug dealers saying they started selling out of "necessity".
Tommy ran into a real life shutter island situation.. patient acting as the psychologist lol
Bro literally 😂 shit gave me goosebumps
But literally they said such correct things on the topic which was wild
@@RashaRahman-fk3stcrazy people are experts in their environment
I trust him more than a "for profit" counseling agency lol
12 years sober with my substance abuse counselor license working at a treatment facility as a substance abuse counselor. There is hope and if you really want it, you can achieve anything you put your mind it. Stay strong and reach out to someone you trust if you need help!
lol that’s not a career bro that’s a less paying job then like mcdonald’s or better by a few cents super depressing life brother
@@watchmo2310 my life is amazing, and not everything is about money. A simple google search tells you what nice rehabs pay their counselors. I can promise you it's almost triple what you would be making at McDonald's.
You know what does sound super depressing tho? Someone who intentionally tries to be a dick to someone who helps people every day. Helps people who have no one sometimes. Hope eventually you find a way to be happy in life brother.
Im an Omaha NE residence my whole life, got addicted to fentanyl perc 30's at 17, and battled addict for 3 years. What the man in the Halo shirt is so true. I tried getting clean multiple times, but it isn't until you're looking at facing federal charges for drug tracking until you actually put everything you have into getting clean
I love you Tommy! Addiction has a firm grip on my small Indiana town. This town used to be one of the biggest, busiest, little town in the state thanks to the huge Ford plant we had. Once they shipped those jobs overseas our town became a drug infested place of depression. Drugs aren’t the problem with people, it’s the underlying poverty and mental illness that destroys people. I’ve lost so many people I’ve grown up with and went to school with and I’m only 34 years old. When being high becomes better than what your real life is, that’s how you become addicted.
Must be Kokomo
it’s so important to bring awareness to these issues, so proud of what you doing bro
is my music okay?
Tommy hasn’t even been to Philadelphia
na people are lacing drugs iwth fentanyl because they know how addicting the shit is. all opiates are super fuckin addicting. if you dont know or never been addicted / know what addiction is even like. try some opiates start taking 5mg norcos for a bit. move up to 10 mgs after a while your brain gets used to that an you take more n more to chase that first euphoric high. soon you realize youre taking 10 pills / 100mg a day. which is easy to get to you can get there within months. but then youll start realizing fuck, the tylenol in those 10 pills which =s 3000+ mg will fry your liver before the actual drug part kills you... so you start taking the blues. real blues / Mbox30s from the pharma are 30mg oxy. no tylenol in them. just straight oxy. boom start takin those then youll get used to those keep in mind. those fuckin pills the real 30s cost 60$ a fuckin pop. depending wehre you are. unless youre making guap you aint gonna last long an be broke so then youre like well where can i get most bang for your buck. start smokin heroin which is cheaper. NOW heroin aint even around. when was last time u heard heroin killin poeple?.. so then youre like ok ima try the blues which cost 1-5$ depending on bulk prices. exc. then your busting up pills snorting tiny lines cause you dont wanna od. or people even smoke em... an when youre done getting to that point. jump off cold turkey. you wouldnt last 24 hrs. youll be in shitting n pissing, and throwing up all at the same time. all that fake pain you masked over the years is gonna come back 100x worse in your lower back. youre brain is fuckin comlpete mush after . an the first 2 weeks you aint gonna wink of sleep. after day 4 of no sleep youre gonna be in almost a psychosis state iof mind. seein an hearing shit.. you flip n flop in bed , you have whats called restless leg syndrome where you kick all night. literally ur legs kick kick kick all night rub back n forth until the skin in between your knees is raw / gone from kicking an rubbing your legs together.. you aint gonna eat, you aint gonna even wanna get up to take a shower, brush ur teeth. NOTHING. FOR WEEKS. the withdrawal from opiates is so fuckin severe you almost cant even stand it.. sso would u wanna go through hell for 2 weeks or put up 5$ to go get another pill an stay "well" once youre on fentanyl it gets to the point where nothing else is gonna top it. its too strong. an being that youre brains re wired to NEED THOSE DRUGS. you dont get high anymore.. you need those pills just to even function / be normal.. when i had covid that shit was a fuckin walk in the park compared to opiate withdrawal.. the stomach pains is worse. literally feels like a fuckin hot knife in your stomach where ur rolling on the floor in so much pain its unbearable. throwing up straight yellow bile for hours like 10 hrs straight. id rather die then experinece that shit.. sweatin youre ass off, freezing one minute hot asf the next your sweat even smells like a metallic fuckin chemical from your body purgin that shit out...
i typed all that bout 2 minutes into the video. then they started explaining everything i jsut said lol
@@connoisseuroftigolbittsYes he has, i'm a central Pa native an hour from the city, i also lived in strawberry Mansion north philly for yrs before leavin. He came to north philly to visit kenzo doing interviews. I used to chill on lehigh ave alot, sometimes broad to donate blood make money, sold my Suboxone on front & lehigh, ran around 5th & clearfield, 7th & cambria, kip & cambria, 4th & mutter, american st etc, never really hit up kenzo i ran around the outskirts like bad lands, frankfurt under the L or again front st by the L. However i would visit needle park from time to time if i had to meet certain people or newbies to the area.
As someone who's father was a statistic of a fent overdose it's sad to see what people are going through, not all addicts are bad some are great, but damaged people. I hope these people get the things they need.
Hell yeah. My sober date is also August 26th, but 2022. Cool to see someone else with the same month and day, doing something good for other addicts
6 years ago I was homeless on and off in Atlanta for 5 years , and was on heroin and meth for a decade . I truly feel for anyone going thru addiction . I’m only 33 and I’ve lost about 20 friends to fentanyl and heroin . It’s insane how many good people it’s killing . I’ve been sober for almost 6 years now and I’m grateful I have a different life
Congrats! I'm 2 years sober from the same stuff. We do recover 🎉
''they said he was not a psychiatrist on staff, HE was a patient,''😂😂
Shit fucking made my afternoon
This easily became one of the best RUclips channels over the last 6months to a year🦾🦾🦾keep goin big dog😤😤.....🙏🏼🙏🏼 for all the addicts still struggling and RIP to all the ones who lost the battle to their demons🕊️🕊️🕊️
I have family in Omaha and sent your video. The news there never mentions the problem, especially to this level.. how can people help if they are not aware of the seriousness of the problem.
I love you and your content Tommy as a Recovering addict seeing this really hit home for me theres nothing harder than trying to get clean I applaud anyone thats able to do it thanks for covering this tommy I pray that you continue to blow up and wish you all the success in the world you deserve it Tommy you're a great dude
As a recovering addict myself… this video hits home!… I am grateful everyday to still be around… 🙌🙌🙌
Keep up the good work. It's a struggle but you can do it. I'm 2 years clean from that poison. $100 a day habit, I've could have bought a house with what I spent in that junk.
proud of u
@KnigHaterhe's recovering why tf. would you offer anything to him? You're part of the problem
Ain’t no one care about your sobriety cuh
@@imarriedkentrelllol8815 thank you
Addiction is one of the worst things to happen to a person. I hope everyone struggling is able to get clean and have a great life
This is gonna be the vid that gets you to 1m subs, huge congratulations!!!! Have been a fan for ever now, so awesome to see your channel grow. Look forward to more great journalism. Thanks Tommy!
Thank you very much, Tomy. I am a teen growing up in the suburbs of Omaha and before this video, I had no clue that the use of drugs was this bad and so close to me. Thank You
You can thank chatGPT for the advice :)
Drugs bad. Brain, mood, friends, future gone. Addiction hard. You good. Potential big. Life awesome.
No drugs. Healthy cope. Happy do. Interest join. Role model look. Wellness practice. Care talk. Help get. Resource check.
Help hope. Safe stay. 😊
I'm from Omaha Nebraska and this was interesting to watch. Thanks Tommy for coming out
I love how Tommy is going back and forth between “Most dangerous” and “Most homeless” places, I can’t wait until the next one
is his time not worth money?@@Beardfamily247
@@Beardfamily247😂😂😂
@@Beardfamily247yeah but then dollar bills are no where near as equivalent to the awareness he’s spreading and knowledgeable that he’s gaining through the connections that he’s made. Only a fool would still be looking at the money
It’s because of the clickbait content is good tho
@@gamingbydavidd exactly
As a Omaha resident I can attest that meth is a huge problem in Nebraska.
That's crazy I wanted to move up there
I'm from Philadelphia it's crazy over here
Move there just don't do meth?!!🙄
stay outta that shit bro promise me
@@mikemcdermott7744 that was my addiction SMH 😭
Were u a tweaker in the 1st grade too
I've lived in omaha my whole life, born and raised, and I smoke a lot of weed. I started smoking weed to help with my chronic pain, and now I get high daily. Even though I'm a heavy user of marijuana, I have no desire to even try other drugs, and I've been offered cocaine multiple times, but I understand the allure of more powerful drugs especially with how cheep and accessible they are. Seeing neighborhoods get overrun by fentanyl is such a depressing sight, and it's truly heartbreaking.
Shoutout to all the addicts or anyone struggling who’s trying to better themselves in any way. Recovering heroin addict myself and I just know how hard this stuff is
“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow”
- Plato
Thank you for another awesome video. I’m four years into recovery man and really appreciate the fact your covering all of this. We are losing way to many people. God bless you all 🙏🏼
8:25 "People aren't bad, they had a bad situation"
This quote hits different
Tommy’s weekly uploads make our days better. Sometimes I’m just waiting for the upload 🙏💚
every video is great, but this one might truly make a difference in someone’s life. i just smoke weed, but it’s still an addiction. it’s hard to not be high for me. life seems impossible when i’m not high. that quote that guy said hit me so deep. addiction is giving up everything for one thing, recovery is giving up one thing for everything.
even the weed is being laced with fentanyl. I encourage you to build a LEGO set instead.
I stopped smoking after 10 years
I stopped ecstasy after 10 years
I never thought of it like I’m recovering because ones you really choose to stop you are no longer that person:
You are no longer recovering you are you without that.
So the real change is when you stop choosing to recover and choose to not be that person.
Tommy G bringing Awareness in the best way possible man you are amazing i enjoy your videos so much, keep being yourself and stay safe and positive
Good on you Adam for trying to straighten your life out, hope everything works out for you and you get your kids back in your life.
I am shocked Kensington isnt number 1!
Yeah Kensington is bad, driven through there many times. I think it’s because it’s all there and not a massive problem all over Philly
Thank you for your great work as always, Tommy. You are one of the most empathetic and genuine people on this site. I look forward to seeing what you can accomplish, stay safe out there big dog.
I live down the road in Lincoln, thanks for sharing. Congratulations to everyone on sobriety-recognize Jenny and just want to say way to go and keep being strong. Take everything one day at a time 💙
Oh boy I passed thru and holy shit it’s M3th CENTRAL
Gotta love lincoln, gbr
im currently battling meth addiction, and have been for the last year. im only 16, but things got so out of hand so fast, ive already smoked, shot, snorted, ate, and boofed it. its still a constant thought in my mind, and it feels so impossible to completely overcome. i guess i really just think about it and dont know if i can fully give up that part of my life yet. but seeing people on here that HAVE overcome it gives me alot of hope. thank you, also you should come to vegas, drugs and homelessness are huge here.
It's all In the mindset brotha you got this man
you are not even an adult yet and can turn your life around. I hope you can find a way to get help and get the courage to do so. He has done videos in Vegas
thank u ❤︎
Start doing a good thing for youreself each day. Try to push out bad things and get more of the good ones in to your life. Start today, everyday untill you are more mentally stable. When you realize that what you are doing is bad, you will feel anger. Use it to overcome, adapt and run in the other direction as fast as you can. Do pushups first thing in the morning. As soon as ypu wake up
I hope your in a better place, I really do
- a friend
I lost my big brother to homelessness and addiction in January. This hits home. =(
Hope ur doing ok, sorry for your loss it really rocks your world when it happens
lot of my family has dealt with addiction can really relate to you, god bless you
Hugs. Sorry for your loss.
No words. It's just to horrible. 🫂
Hits home, just not his home.
Tommyyy G ! Love the work your doing , i live around Kensington in philly and its got way worst since your first vid , definitely should consider doing a pt 2 bro
Buying my first house after 2years clean from fetti and 9mnths from everything else. We do recover. Get it gangsrwr
“Addiction is giving up everything for one thing but recovery is giving up one thing for everything" - Thank you for airing that, on my journey of recovery, I really needed to hear that.
I'm proud of you. It's hard quitting addiction. Just focus on surrounding yourself with positive energy. God bless you, and I hope for the best in your future.
I figured you were making your way to Omaha! Appreciate you stopping by! I’m sure if even a slim percentage of Omaha residents watched this video, things could possibly change. We need unity and peace, especially when it comes to our gang violence.
I seen him while I was driving for work and just sat and waited for this to come out after that
Yessir 402 stand up!
Everyone says this.. there is not going to be “unity and peace” ever.. if it’s never happened back then, then it’s never gonna happen now
Okay, so this is really wrong (THIS IS NOT FENTANYL!) ... It's not Fentanyl, for one it's carfentanil if it's on the streets. Two, there's no clean or pure fentanyl left in the USA, not even benzo-fent which is fairly dangerous... but what the USA has is 99% tranq-fent. It's animal tranquilizer and krokodil IE fentanyl and eye drops. There's no clean fentanyl left, it's all dirty. That's why the US is having this crisis, don't blame fentanyl, which is used safely by the rest of the world. Blame the dealers being so fucking greedy they don't mind killing the customer the first time they use, and even if they don't die it's so fucking harmful you can't use it for more than a few months without becoming hopelessly destroyed. The US has a problem MUCH WORSE than regular street fentanyl, like the rest of the world. Why? Greed.
@@Mojosquad42223 I saw he was in St. Louis last and had assumed he’d be making his way here eventually. What a video! Stand up Omaha!!
Marijuana didn't belong in that list of drugs.
I'd rather have weed legal than booze
amazing video great exposure to the problem keep up the good work.
Yo Tommy...love your content..real, fair, non biased and informative...peace bro from asia
Bro real af for shedding light on the states and cities that arent really known as others
BRO ALMOST A MILLI YOU DESERVE IT AND SO MUCH NORE! KEEP GRINDING YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING UNIQUE AND RAW JUST PLEASE DONT FALL IN LINE....
i knew that guy wasn't a psychiatrist. Didn't talk like one, act like one. Good job trusting your gut and getting the facts.
Tommy G killing it as always!!
9:15 aww shii. You made that mans day, he probably lied about it because he was sick of being talked to like a homesless and knew if he told you if he was a patient you wouldnt talk to him like an equal. So when you listened to him you probably made his day or week fr
You guys that are helping other addicts recover. Amen.🧑🎨🙏
No way this City is more drig addicted than Philly, LA , or San Francisco with HuGE miles long open air drug markets
I work for a medical supply company in PA, Naloxone/Narcan is our #1 seller. You would be AMAZED who is ordering it. Literally everyone from doctors, to school nurses, to sports coaches, to even DENTISTS are keeping narcan on hand for patients.
I keep one in my backpack, one in my car. I'm off the bullshit but I still have friends who use. Only had to break out the narcan to save someone one time. But that was enough.
Narcon won't stop a lethal overdose though. You only 2.0mg to OD but anything over that there's literally no way of coming back unfortunately
Now I want to know what those dentists are finding in people's mouths.
I was hooked for 15 years on opioids. Best move I ever made was getting clean. Almost 5 years now so as sad is this story is, it makes it worse that I can feel a lot of these people. The ones who really want to live will fight the fight. Unfortunately too many will not.
Congratulations man, that's huge! Been on opiates same amount of time. I'm on day 2. Did you go to detox / inpatient?
4 years here. Had 7 but went back out in 2019. So diff today. I was started back in 2007 with OC. Stay strong brotha.
@@johnguzman8637two more days and you’ll start feeling better. Please don’t give up! Please. I’ve been there and I promise you that you’ve made it through the worst of it. I’ve done it both ways several times, clean 9 years now but I am an addict so I’m just as close to using as you. I’m sending you good vibes dude
@@Bonkers00 they make it way to easy to fall these days. Honestly, I'm not sure why I haven't but who am I to ask questions. Just keep moving forward.
@@johnguzman8637 honestly no. I just got sick of being sick. I got sick of letting down the ones who wouldn't quit on me. After telling my better half I was going to clean up for years, I just dug deep, found the will, and did it on my own. It was either that or of again. Never quit my dude, that's the key. You got this.
Dude had his face covered and auto tuned just to have his addy right there lmao
They gave him a little hard ass edit too 😭
That’s a bando. Highly doubt anybody actually stays there
If you paid attention to the video they said it was a trap house most def not a place he lives at, plus most “trap” houses in Omaha are vacant abandoned houses with make shift equipment that looks like regular metal trash at first glance
I’m 6 years clean off Meth. Recovery is possible but it’s simply a day by day, really minute by minute, but being able to recreate a beautiful life for yourself is so worth it.
4:40 by the way just so you know this clip is widely controversial, a lot of medical experts say that there is no way that he could have started to overdose from fentanyl that quickly, and with how he was around it. The majority consensus was is he had a major panic attack probably from thinking that he had poisoned himself. A lot of the clips you'll see a police officers "overdosing" on fentanyl are generally them having panic attacks, and the symptoms they show aren't in line with what an opiate overdose would look like. If anyone was curious I'd watch Skip Intro's video on "What cop shows get wrong about fentanyl". It busts a lot of myth that people have towards the substance
That’s something I’ve noticed too. I’ve given people narcan who have OD’d on fent multiple times and every time I’ve seen a video of a police officer I was thinking to myself no way that’s an overdose, he probably just thought he was going to and started panicking
A federal agent told me a few months ago that he lost a fellow officer because the person puffed a bag of fentanyl at the officer and he died from that.
@@devino1337probably more along the lines of a seizure then OD
“Resources are slim”
**weighs 375 lbs**
Omaha is a major crossroads of Interstate 80 and Interstate 29. Lots of drug trafficking through Omaha and a lot of gang activity surrounding the drug trade in Omaha,.
Fentanyl is now in heroin here in the UK.
Damm I didn't see that plot twist at 9:09 just like my life
Love watching you're videos, very informative!
tbh i thought it’d be Kensington in philly
Day needa come round my way. Iz allllll bad frfr I live inna real deal slum frfr
Real spill
Yep philly worse than omaha lol
Nbs this video nothing conparrd to philly
Keep them coming tommy, you bringing life back to RUclips 🎉
I LOVE how all the parents are blaming the dealers. IT WAS YOUR CHILD, IT WAS YOUR FUCKING JOB TO RAISE THEM RIGHT!!
I just heard today that fentanyl overdoses are up in 2022, despite the initial numbers showing a flattening of overdoses. It's only going to get worse, I witnessed the initial start of the opiate epidemic and it's gotten worse every year.
Buddy it’s almost 2024 and 2022 was a while ago 😂
It's worst then they say fent en has killed more people then any epidemic ever
@@BigMeech314 yeah it means the numbers for 2023 aren't available yet, do you think before you type?
Right in the intro he's exactly right. I never smoked meth but I popped 8 30mg xr adderalls my senior year in highschool.That's exactly what I thought too I felt like Superman
8 30’s is crazy bro. I was popping 3 of the instant 30mg addys for period of time and I still don’t know how I didn’t have a heart attack.. can’t imagine 8 at a time. Hope you’re doing better now though bro
@@thomasmansfield2937 Yeah I'm doing much better. That was 10 years ago now. I actually got prescribed adderall again last year. I take 2 20mg ir now. Those xr ones really pack a punch when they start to kick in all at once 🤣
" Addiction is giving up everything for one thing....Recovory is giving up one thing for everything" this has to be one of the most profound things concerning addiction and recovery that i have ever heard!
Amazing video tommy! When can u do Somali gangs of Minnesota? That’s the most requested video to di
it just came out lmao
You didn't even fkin watch it yet
@@Enhail yes I did
@@LxuveOT ok so?
I would have to believe that the Kensington park area in Philly is without a doubt the most addicted city by far. They are now dealing with tranq, an animal tranquilizer as an additive. Fentanyl is but a distant memory. The side effects are insane. You see them bent in half at the waist, staggering around. The worst side effect are horrible, giant sores on their limbs. Everyone has a bandage on their limbs and there are now many wheelchairs. It couldn't get any worse.
Couldn’t agree more!Tranq makes Fent look like child’s play
Dude, it is just soooo mindblowing the people you are able to talk with, open up and connect with... Once again!!!! TOMMY G FOR PRESIDENT!!! We need good people in politics!
Atless the mother in the beginning didn't blame anyone for her sons death 😢👏
My dad was prescribed opiates for his back in the 90s. His doc told him there was nothing to worry about, they are safe and completely non addictive. Getting 90 a month he inevitably got addicted. It is so obvious to any health professional that these pills are clearly addictive. And any professional especially a Dr who said those were non addictive and prescribed to patients is absolutely just as bad as any drug dealer. If not worse bc at least most drug dealers are desperate. A Dr would be fine without getting people addicted and ruining lives, but they are just that greedy. And I remember they said the crazy influx of opiates were coming from Asia. Came out that was a complete lie, it was coming from American pharmaceutical companies. I believe a similar thing is going on with fentanyl. Same story different day.
Yeah around 70 percent comes from American Pharmaceutical companies and they also own alot of big drug rehabs I America too hmmm
@@ferguson8143 Man that’s a terrible thing. Are you saying the fentanyl on the street is coming from American companies or in the hospital? While like I said I do have my suspicions I can’t find any source that supports this.
@@downsouth00 no I'm not saying that but I also wouldn't rule that put completely as contributing some percent of it all but how much I couldn't tell you
Cop says I have no idea how to help maybe he needs to find a different job…
I hope Jenny doing all right she looks like she has a lot of potential
I am German and to me the American Health System Sounds Like a torture Instrument to punish you for being broke 😞
Here you dont have to pay for Hospital Visits or Therapy etc. You have to pay for higher Grade tooth replacements etc but there are free Options Most of the Time
I Love your Country, i visited States few Times because of relatives so i feel for you guys ❤
not a single person asked.
We are fine. At least we arent held down and vaxxed like your simp population
It’s not too bad man I’m disabled it’s not the greatest at all but it’s still not horrible . We have social security, Medicare and Obamacare a couple other things that can help cover dr appts etc. lot of recovery centers I’m not sure on prices of them but in other videos I’ve seen I hear the guys that go and help say it’s free or they’ll pay for it but people don’t want the help they like the drugs too much or something else going on in their lives. Some of them make a lot of money for their habits I saw one said he made around $200-400 dollars per day just holding a sign to get his stuff. United States has a fetanyl problem
No matter how much you pay or it's free it's coming through our border and its not gonna stop. Opioids and laced fentanyl weed and even pills are becomingmore commonwoth this stuff. It depends on how these guys are treated by the law how the governor is slowing it down. Thanks for your concern man were gonna get through this 🙏 and am in Arizona and where close to the border. Also sadly it's true some staye governments pay these guys to get help but they abuse the system the homeless is getting to much handouts not hand ups.
Nothing is "free"
U should come out to Vancouver’s downtown east side (Main & Hastings) it’s the densest ghetto in North America (highest number of homeless per square block). All those people crammed up into 4 or 5 blocks.
No drug dealer should ever wear a cross.