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  • @NicoleCtirad
    @NicoleCtirad 11 дней назад +86

    I started doing drugs 20 years ago as a teenage. Got addicted to cocaine. Spent my whole life fighting cocaine addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

    • @RaymondEMartinez
      @RaymondEMartinez 11 дней назад +1

      Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.

    • @Malikrooney-hq5jj
      @Malikrooney-hq5jj 11 дней назад

      Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Belgium. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them

    • @DonnHowes
      @DonnHowes 11 дней назад +3

      YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

    • @nicholda436
      @nicholda436 10 дней назад

      Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the
      morning after. So no hangovers. No
      depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now
      have a more calm mind

    • @laurj09
      @laurj09 10 дней назад

      How do i reach out to him? Is he on insta

  • @micral8895
    @micral8895 7 месяцев назад +4234

    “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. 💙

    • @GeeManFig
      @GeeManFig 7 месяцев назад +10

      is my music okay??

    • @jmango5370
      @jmango5370 7 месяцев назад +14

      I dig that. 👌

    • @agj3944
      @agj3944 7 месяцев назад +3

      Kk

    • @roroem4648
      @roroem4648 7 месяцев назад +38

      Dude thanks for commenting this, it gave me some real insight.

    • @eddymahon1503
      @eddymahon1503 7 месяцев назад +8

      Absolutely!!

  • @juicer759
    @juicer759 7 месяцев назад +477

    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

    • @user-wt6ct6qx4b
      @user-wt6ct6qx4b 5 месяцев назад +9

      Facts

    • @mousey6262
      @mousey6262 5 месяцев назад +22

      I agree alcoholism is bad but it definitely incomparable to these hard core drugs .

    • @kacper.6537
      @kacper.6537 5 месяцев назад +7

      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

    • @NicksBills
      @NicksBills 5 месяцев назад +10

      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

    • @kacper.6537
      @kacper.6537 5 месяцев назад +7

      @@NicksBills Yeah alcohol is terrible if your mind for some reason thinks drinking will fix your depression (it wont)

  • @Hushed_puppies
    @Hushed_puppies 5 месяцев назад +237

    Is no one going to talk about the guy who said he was a psychologist but was actually a patient?! 😳

    • @crema1426
      @crema1426 5 месяцев назад +8

      FR data werid

    • @conflict7269
      @conflict7269 4 месяца назад +43

      He's such a good psychiatrist that he tricked them into thinking he was a patient he's undercover brother

    • @jeannemitchell4679
      @jeannemitchell4679 4 месяца назад +19

      Delusional people are everywhere. At least it looked like he was trying to “help”. Looked like.

    • @thatguy0424
      @thatguy0424 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@@conflict7269not funny didn't make sense.. do better

    • @sleepyhendrixx7633
      @sleepyhendrixx7633 4 месяца назад +6

      Omaha has a lot of lien mf’s I live here

  • @gatzke7955
    @gatzke7955 7 месяцев назад +795

    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

    • @ZeeJuque
      @ZeeJuque 7 месяцев назад +35

      Please dont give up on your mom

    • @StoicDivinity
      @StoicDivinity 7 месяцев назад

      Omaha is trash.

    • @pressinpickle345
      @pressinpickle345 7 месяцев назад +1

      So you do drugs but your not addicted

    • @AllaboutDogs-Christ
      @AllaboutDogs-Christ 7 месяцев назад +5

      Praying for you and your parents

    • @colbytaylor8121
      @colbytaylor8121 7 месяцев назад +16

      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.

  • @stammercane2427
    @stammercane2427 7 месяцев назад +534

    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!

    • @halfbreed4711
      @halfbreed4711 7 месяцев назад +31

      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!

    • @zazasnruntz7505
      @zazasnruntz7505 7 месяцев назад

      If you’re white we don’t care

    • @MikeJohn-hh8no
      @MikeJohn-hh8no 7 месяцев назад +8

      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.

    • @Owen941
      @Owen941 7 месяцев назад +6

      Damn man. I’m happy you made it to the other side

    • @stammercane2427
      @stammercane2427 7 месяцев назад +7

      @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.

  • @GODofEverythin9_
    @GODofEverythin9_ 6 месяцев назад +125

    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....

    • @Fuchs85DE
      @Fuchs85DE 5 месяцев назад

      It is already in Europe... Germany does not look any better... Search the documentary "Zombieland"

    • @kalebind1
      @kalebind1 5 месяцев назад

      Glaub mir Du würdest dir nicht wünschen dorthin umzuziehen

    • @GODofEverythin9_
      @GODofEverythin9_ 5 месяцев назад

      @@kalebind1 sicher nicht...

    • @kalebind1
      @kalebind1 5 месяцев назад

      @@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...

    • @GODofEverythin9_
      @GODofEverythin9_ 5 месяцев назад

      @@kalebind1Absolut

  • @tylerx6
    @tylerx6 6 месяцев назад +138

    I’m 16 I started using weed when I was 14 then it got bad when I started doing pills and eventually got arrested for rampaging on xanax. I been to rehab 3 times already and I’m 51 days sober now off everything and it’s a battle everyday. Thank you tommy for spreading awareness about addiction. When I’m older I wanna help people who were in the same spot as me.

    • @kalebind1
      @kalebind1 5 месяцев назад +3

      I'm 39 two guys bled to death in front of me I have interred coffins of two uncles and two grandmothers but drugs won't improve anything whereas I know that I'm gonna fly away myself soon definitely

    • @ChevieLover
      @ChevieLover 5 месяцев назад

      @tylerx6 you can & you will keep fighting because the reward of sobriety is much more than waking up sick everyday or waking up to figure out what cappers you’re doing to get your drugs for the day. I am 40, luckily when I got addicted to opiates they hadn’t started lacing everything with fentanyl yet but after a couple years everything was mainly fentanyl now heroin doesn’t exist it’s all this tranq stuff n fentanyl it’s killing the human race.

    • @PatrickQuarles
      @PatrickQuarles 5 месяцев назад

      I’m 19 I did weed for 2 years and stayed when I was 15. Even though it’s not a drug people would say is additive it sure was for me. Just like that guy said I gave everything up for those joints and I was also drinking anything I could get my hands on. The guy who introduced it to me ended up getting involved in a murder case for a girl that OD on fentanyl.

    • @kalebind1
      @kalebind1 5 месяцев назад

      @@PatrickQuarles there's certainly a significant reason why it's called a gateway drug basically

    • @gameplaykingz9545
      @gameplaykingz9545 5 месяцев назад

      rip bro see u in hell@@kalebind1

  • @dontletthedragonsdragon
    @dontletthedragonsdragon 7 месяцев назад +102

    My best friend died 2 years ago yesterday to fentanyl. He was only 19. Thank you for shedding light on this topic.

    • @jackbarnes1666
      @jackbarnes1666 7 месяцев назад

      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

    • @jackbarnes1666
      @jackbarnes1666 7 месяцев назад

      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.

    • @courtneymeyers82
      @courtneymeyers82 5 месяцев назад +1

      Sorry for your loss 😢🎉

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 2 месяца назад +1

      Condolences 🙏🏾

  • @downsouth00
    @downsouth00 7 месяцев назад +59

    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.

    • @redwemette5942
      @redwemette5942 7 месяцев назад

      You have to have a addictive lifestyle to be addicted to any drug, even liquor.

    • @downsouth00
      @downsouth00 7 месяцев назад

      @@redwemette5942 okay…

    • @Travelwithkugan
      @Travelwithkugan 6 месяцев назад +1

      😢😢😢🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

    • @barbietheegod9452
      @barbietheegod9452 2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks 😊

    • @downsouth00
      @downsouth00 2 месяца назад

      @@barbietheegod9452 You’re welcome! I have a huge amount of respect for you.

  • @mauraduffy7094
    @mauraduffy7094 7 месяцев назад +25

    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.

    • @Steve-ev6vx
      @Steve-ev6vx 2 месяца назад +3

      Yesh when he said they stopped using Fentanyl for surgeries I knew he was full of it.

  • @THETINYMALEK1
    @THETINYMALEK1 7 месяцев назад +24

    It’s beautiful hearing stories of people who battled drug addiction and now are doing better in life. ❤️

  • @dougey3192
    @dougey3192 7 месяцев назад +68

    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

    • @Nothingmuch1039
      @Nothingmuch1039 7 месяцев назад +2

      For what its worth, I'm grateful you're alive too. Good job man! Keep it up!

    • @RaiNoe
      @RaiNoe 7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your service and thank you for valuing your life again, I'm with you

    • @Jmac1477
      @Jmac1477 7 месяцев назад +1

      Great to hear! Keep up the good works & God bless.

    • @stewart8127
      @stewart8127 7 месяцев назад

      Yet weed is still scheduled DEA 1 . WTF did you fight for?

    • @OxyMane_
      @OxyMane_ 7 месяцев назад +2

      Why choose to do fentanyl tho? You can get 80mg OC pretty easily from particular people doing prescription scams

  • @raheemjerry6893
    @raheemjerry6893 7 месяцев назад +51

    ''they said he was not a psychiatrist on staff, HE was a patient,''😂😂

  • @user-el1eu6nj2i
    @user-el1eu6nj2i 4 месяца назад +16

    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

    • @mywienersyoumusttouch6446
      @mywienersyoumusttouch6446 4 месяца назад +1

      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 ❤️🙏

    • @TheHamburgler123
      @TheHamburgler123 4 месяца назад +1

      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.

    • @allstarlord9110
      @allstarlord9110 4 месяца назад +1

      Ahhahahah bro did you start smoking weed since you were 10 years old?😂

    • @TOMVUTHEPIMP
      @TOMVUTHEPIMP 3 месяца назад +1

      Addiction to weed? No such thing.

    • @derrickbaggett2573
      @derrickbaggett2573 18 дней назад +1

      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

  • @ediesaffron3593
    @ediesaffron3593 7 месяцев назад +26

    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 ❤

  • @johnboy4955
    @johnboy4955 7 месяцев назад +131

    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

    • @Gee-xb7rt
      @Gee-xb7rt 7 месяцев назад +5

      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.

  • @pinkyy1989
    @pinkyy1989 7 месяцев назад +70

    Tommy ran into a real life shutter island situation.. patient acting as the psychologist lol

    • @shotdominance9239
      @shotdominance9239 7 месяцев назад +7

      Bro literally 😂 shit gave me goosebumps

    • @RashaRahman-fk3st
      @RashaRahman-fk3st 7 месяцев назад +16

      But literally they said such correct things on the topic which was wild

    • @matthewhiggs4805
      @matthewhiggs4805 7 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@RashaRahman-fk3stcrazy people are experts in their environment

    • @simonhartmann4412
      @simonhartmann4412 3 месяца назад +1

      I trust him more than a "for profit" counseling agency lol

  • @Jennifer-bw7ku
    @Jennifer-bw7ku 4 месяца назад +195

    Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

    • @APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU
      @APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU 4 месяца назад +2

      Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

    • @elizabethwilliams6651
      @elizabethwilliams6651 4 месяца назад +1

      Yes, dr.sporessss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

    • @patriaciasmith3499
      @patriaciasmith3499 4 месяца назад +2

      I wish they were readily available in my place.
      Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac.
      He's constantly talking about killing someone.
      He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

    • @APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU
      @APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU 4 месяца назад

      Is he on instagram?

    • @elizabethwilliams6651
      @elizabethwilliams6651 4 месяца назад

      Yes he is. dr.sporessss

  • @vauzalt
    @vauzalt 7 месяцев назад +16

    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 !

  • @IM1EYE
    @IM1EYE 7 месяцев назад +255

    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 🙏🏼

    • @accuratebrickinnovations
      @accuratebrickinnovations 7 месяцев назад +7

      I encourage you to become addicted to LEGO, as i have been an addict of LEGO for many years.

    • @ManBearJordan
      @ManBearJordan 7 месяцев назад

      Well done and congratulations :D Keep up the good work!

    • @Randymarsh402
      @Randymarsh402 7 месяцев назад +2

      Keep going! Super proud of you.

    • @neilsiebenthal9254
      @neilsiebenthal9254 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.

    • @kdog1217
      @kdog1217 7 месяцев назад +4

      Got 20 days clean from the pills too thank god we can get out of bed without a pill today🙏

  • @oliviasonnen-coote3425
    @oliviasonnen-coote3425 7 месяцев назад +73

    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

    • @Future-Classic-Comics
      @Future-Classic-Comics 7 месяцев назад +1

      Wow you're stunning, I'm a proper hip hop head, would like to get to know you further if poss?

    • @Future-Classic-Comics
      @Future-Classic-Comics 7 месяцев назад

      15:55 has very sore throat poor bloke!

    • @truther001
      @truther001 7 месяцев назад +8

      Most psychologists and psychiatrists are way crazier than this dude.

    • @astatreggie
      @astatreggie 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.

    • @Enkaybe
      @Enkaybe 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@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

  • @user-od1il7fv7c
    @user-od1il7fv7c Месяц назад +2

    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.

  • @Humanmillion
    @Humanmillion 7 месяцев назад +1

    Nearly 1 mil subscribers Tommy! 👏
    Great channel, great honest content, keep up the good work!

  • @craigs3598
    @craigs3598 7 месяцев назад +21

    Yes Tommy G! ❤
    I pray for everyone who is battling addiction rn, there is hope I’m 3 years sober.
    Stay strong! 💪

  • @jameshorton1735
    @jameshorton1735 7 месяцев назад +62

    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

    • @Jackthetraveller
      @Jackthetraveller 7 месяцев назад +2

      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

    • @jameshorton1735
      @jameshorton1735 6 месяцев назад

      @@Jackthetraveller Thank you Jack, appreciate the support. Glad to hear your also doing well!

    • @MickeyJLucky-zb1yg
      @MickeyJLucky-zb1yg 6 месяцев назад

      Do you take Suboxone to help your cravings?

    • @ilovejigen
      @ilovejigen 6 месяцев назад

      I wish you all the best!

    • @NancyYan-wk2ph
      @NancyYan-wk2ph 4 месяца назад

      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.

  • @josiahcherry7944
    @josiahcherry7944 2 месяца назад +2

    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

  • @josephrichter9411
    @josephrichter9411 2 месяца назад +4

    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.

  • @ZobyOG
    @ZobyOG 7 месяцев назад +152

    As a Omaha resident I can attest that meth is a huge problem in Nebraska.

    • @nymelemorgan8074
      @nymelemorgan8074 7 месяцев назад +3

      That's crazy I wanted to move up there
      I'm from Philadelphia it's crazy over here

    • @mikemcdermott7744
      @mikemcdermott7744 7 месяцев назад +8

      Move there just don't do meth?!!🙄

    • @DevvRB
      @DevvRB 7 месяцев назад +3

      stay outta that shit bro promise me

    • @nymelemorgan8074
      @nymelemorgan8074 7 месяцев назад

      @@mikemcdermott7744 that was my addiction SMH 😭

    • @RONPEE-STINGER
      @RONPEE-STINGER 7 месяцев назад +1

      Were u a tweaker in the 1st grade too

  • @Fender-PinWheeler
    @Fender-PinWheeler 7 месяцев назад +11

    thank you for always being so supportive in every situation, your way of thinking and communicating are gentle and easily acceptable

  • @InkyTaffy
    @InkyTaffy 6 месяцев назад +4

    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.

  • @isaiahjohnson2532
    @isaiahjohnson2532 7 месяцев назад +4

    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.

  • @MikeAnnunziato
    @MikeAnnunziato 7 месяцев назад +22

    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.

    • @Jackthetraveller
      @Jackthetraveller 7 месяцев назад

      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 ✌️

    • @christophluger793
      @christophluger793 7 месяцев назад

      That withdrawal must have been tormenting. Stay strong 💪

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 7 месяцев назад +5

    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

    • @ssjess2504
      @ssjess2504 7 месяцев назад

      Congrats! I'm 2 years sober from the same stuff. We do recover 🎉

  • @user-od8mj3rr5h
    @user-od8mj3rr5h 2 месяца назад +8

    8:25 "People aren't bad, they had a bad situation"
    This quote hits different

  • @yumachapman3070
    @yumachapman3070 7 месяцев назад +121

    it’s so important to bring awareness to these issues, so proud of what you doing bro

    • @GeeManFig
      @GeeManFig 7 месяцев назад +1

      is my music okay?

    • @connoisseuroftigolbitts
      @connoisseuroftigolbitts 7 месяцев назад +1

      Tommy hasn’t even been to Philadelphia

    • @BayAreaBully7667
      @BayAreaBully7667 7 месяцев назад

      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...

    • @BayAreaBully7667
      @BayAreaBully7667 7 месяцев назад

      i typed all that bout 2 minutes into the video. then they started explaining everything i jsut said lol

    • @iswhatitis94
      @iswhatitis94 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@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.

  • @alexmeyer8133
    @alexmeyer8133 7 месяцев назад +48

    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
      @watchmo2310 2 месяца назад

      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

    • @alexmeyer8133
      @alexmeyer8133 2 месяца назад

      @@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.

  • @jacobdudzik667
    @jacobdudzik667 2 месяца назад +4

    I'm sick of hearing drug dealers saying they started selling out of "necessity".

  • @user-sj3fl7tl7e
    @user-sj3fl7tl7e 6 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @user-lc5dz7yo1b
    @user-lc5dz7yo1b 7 месяцев назад +12

    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!!!!!!

  • @Magnum_Express
    @Magnum_Express 7 месяцев назад +13

    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.

  • @drewniebur7197
    @drewniebur7197 4 месяца назад +1

    I'm from Omaha Nebraska and this was interesting to watch. Thanks Tommy for coming out

  • @JaymelShea
    @JaymelShea 7 месяцев назад +5

    I am shocked Kensington isnt number 1!

  • @starkeymorgan4142
    @starkeymorgan4142 7 месяцев назад +15

    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!

  • @unknown.mp4
    @unknown.mp4 7 месяцев назад +4

    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!

  • @donfronek3761
    @donfronek3761 4 месяца назад

    Love watching you're videos, very informative!

  • @eyeswideopen4
    @eyeswideopen4 7 месяцев назад

    Great video! You have grown as a journalist and I like your style! Keep up the good work🫶

  • @mattdavison284
    @mattdavison284 7 месяцев назад +14

    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

  • @celticsboy1088
    @celticsboy1088 7 месяцев назад +6

    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!

  • @cheezo1372
    @cheezo1372 7 месяцев назад

    Tommy always seems like such a genuine guy

  • @4evrtrenchbaby
    @4evrtrenchbaby 7 месяцев назад +1

    Bro real af for shedding light on the states and cities that arent really known as others

  • @Faided207
    @Faided207 7 месяцев назад +5

    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

  • @ashsvanlife
    @ashsvanlife 7 месяцев назад +40

    As a recovering addict myself… this video hits home!… I am grateful everyday to still be around… 🙌🙌🙌

    • @73monochrome
      @73monochrome 7 месяцев назад +3

      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.

    • @imarriedkentrelllol8815
      @imarriedkentrelllol8815 7 месяцев назад +2

      proud of u

    • @lowwhyteboi214
      @lowwhyteboi214 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@KnigHaterhe's recovering why tf. would you offer anything to him? You're part of the problem

    • @nah4215
      @nah4215 7 месяцев назад

      Ain’t no one care about your sobriety cuh

    • @ashsvanlife
      @ashsvanlife 7 месяцев назад

      @@imarriedkentrelllol8815 thank you

  • @arijoshuape8799
    @arijoshuape8799 7 месяцев назад

    Crazy to see where you came from in a short time keep it up 👍🏿

  • @RIDEWHATEVER
    @RIDEWHATEVER 7 месяцев назад

    Its actually wild to think I go to Tommy's channel for the best short documentary type videos about real issues!

  • @DesperadoDufel
    @DesperadoDufel 7 месяцев назад +11

    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🕊️🕊️🕊️

  • @michaelthomas5140
    @michaelthomas5140 7 месяцев назад +45

    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.

    • @yourmomsbf878
      @yourmomsbf878 7 месяцев назад +3

      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.

    • @peggypasson8794
      @peggypasson8794 7 месяцев назад

      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 .

  • @nateforshort6355
    @nateforshort6355 6 месяцев назад

    This really does hit home because I am from Omaha. Walking down the streets downtown mainly it's sad bro it's sad I see it and I just don't know how to change the environment around me. But God bless you Tommy for again covering something that's highly important.

  • @danielmartins8714
    @danielmartins8714 7 месяцев назад

    First time i seen tommy g was like 2017 with baylen…its so nice to see you find your niche and grind your way to success. Love you tommy✊🏽

  • @familyguy1996iscool
    @familyguy1996iscool 7 месяцев назад +78

    I love how Tommy is going back and forth between “Most dangerous” and “Most homeless” places, I can’t wait until the next one

    • @justincbryant
      @justincbryant 7 месяцев назад

      is his time not worth money?@@Beardfamily247

    • @KHYONMARZ777
      @KHYONMARZ777 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Beardfamily247😂😂😂

    • @gamingbydavidd
      @gamingbydavidd 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@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

    • @railroadforest30
      @railroadforest30 7 месяцев назад +3

      It’s because of the clickbait content is good tho

    • @emilianoyaboi5911
      @emilianoyaboi5911 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@gamingbydavidd exactly

  • @ThereminElectro
    @ThereminElectro 7 месяцев назад +6

    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

  • @marcib4hell
    @marcib4hell 7 месяцев назад +4

    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.

    • @ExploreWitSolar999
      @ExploreWitSolar999 7 месяцев назад +1

      It's all In the mindset brotha you got this man

    • @rockymtnsteeze1815
      @rockymtnsteeze1815 7 месяцев назад +1

      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

    • @marcib4hell
      @marcib4hell 7 месяцев назад

      thank u ❤︎

    • @budalanemac3115
      @budalanemac3115 6 месяцев назад

      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

    • @xxmm3300
      @xxmm3300 Месяц назад +1

      I hope your in a better place, I really do
      - a friend

  • @KeepRCHN4TheSTRS
    @KeepRCHN4TheSTRS 7 месяцев назад

    Jenny with the Canons is the truest one you interviewed. And the officer I wish you were able to speak to him more than three dealers, who were blowing smoke trying to front.

  • @rockwall5329
    @rockwall5329 7 месяцев назад +9

    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.

  • @Justo1985
    @Justo1985 7 месяцев назад +16

    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 🙏🏼

  • @Luke-Wilson
    @Luke-Wilson Месяц назад +1

    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.

  • @mauraduffy7094
    @mauraduffy7094 7 месяцев назад

    Tommy thank you for another wonderful video. Stay safe!

  • @killagabe2153
    @killagabe2153 7 месяцев назад +4

    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

  • @DragonNomak
    @DragonNomak 7 месяцев назад +4

    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

  • @nuajbo4693
    @nuajbo4693 7 месяцев назад

    yea its everywhere. i started before fent was really around when i was 14 but quickly that fent replaced and was laced into everything on the streets. after 5 years of addiction and a tbi i made it out with of course some slip ups but its possible people no matter how deep you are to get out and make it to a better sober place.

  • @miacheers9297
    @miacheers9297 7 месяцев назад +1

    GOD BLESS THE CITY 🙏 , GOD BLESS THE ONES WHO MADE IT OUT AND ARE ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY , HELP OTHERS ❤

  • @V1PERB3ATZ
    @V1PERB3ATZ 7 месяцев назад +12

    Tommy’s weekly uploads make our days better. Sometimes I’m just waiting for the upload 🙏💚

  • @diplomatt804
    @diplomatt804 7 месяцев назад +43

    I lost my big brother to homelessness and addiction in January. This hits home. =(

    • @OTKULGND
      @OTKULGND 7 месяцев назад +5

      Hope ur doing ok, sorry for your loss it really rocks your world when it happens

    • @OTKULGND
      @OTKULGND 7 месяцев назад +4

      lot of my family has dealt with addiction can really relate to you, god bless you

    • @americafirst9144
      @americafirst9144 7 месяцев назад +1

      Hugs. Sorry for your loss.

    • @zeekysweet-bg3dl
      @zeekysweet-bg3dl 7 месяцев назад

      No words. It's just to horrible. 🫂

    • @BabyJesus66
      @BabyJesus66 7 месяцев назад

      Hits home, just not his home.

  • @brannonmcclure6970
    @brannonmcclure6970 5 месяцев назад +3

    You guys that are helping other addicts recover. Amen.🧑‍🎨🙏

  • @berke2336
    @berke2336 7 месяцев назад +31

    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.

    • @GilgameshEthics
      @GilgameshEthics 7 месяцев назад +10

      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.

    • @OxyMane_
      @OxyMane_ 7 месяцев назад

      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

    • @utterlyviolet
      @utterlyviolet 7 месяцев назад +1

      Now I want to know what those dentists are finding in people's mouths.

  • @last2freez
    @last2freez 7 месяцев назад

    I’ve never up to this point in my life have dabbled in drugs and I hope I never do, but I can sorta understand what the people that have lost someone feel, I’ve heard of multiple people in my pretty close family tree that died file drugs I remember about few years ago my stepdads sister died to this cause and seeing how hurt he was from it gave me another reason to never even attempt to dabble in drugs nor fuel someone else’s drug issues

  • @zaccharyharris1814
    @zaccharyharris1814 7 месяцев назад +6

    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.

  • @grantpollard2413
    @grantpollard2413 7 месяцев назад +14

    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

    • @jessekendall4658
      @jessekendall4658 7 месяцев назад +1

      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. 😊

  • @CTMck1
    @CTMck1 5 месяцев назад

    Definitely the best interviewer on YT, Keeping it real. 👍🙏

  • @AntiPattern328
    @AntiPattern328 4 месяца назад +1

    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!

  • @brend_derson
    @brend_derson 7 месяцев назад +17

    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 💙

    • @swiththeplan
      @swiththeplan 7 месяцев назад

      Oh boy I passed thru and holy shit it’s M3th CENTRAL

    • @noahc527
      @noahc527 7 месяцев назад +1

      Gotta love lincoln, gbr

  • @alecvandyke3307
    @alecvandyke3307 7 месяцев назад +46

    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.

    • @user-xo9cl2qw7t
      @user-xo9cl2qw7t 7 месяцев назад +1

      I seen him while I was driving for work and just sat and waited for this to come out after that

    • @willripper3713
      @willripper3713 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yessir 402 stand up!

    • @ladaveya
      @ladaveya 7 месяцев назад

      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

    • @yourmomsbf878
      @yourmomsbf878 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.

    • @alecvandyke3307
      @alecvandyke3307 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@user-xo9cl2qw7t 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!!

  • @imlikekindatired
    @imlikekindatired Месяц назад +1

    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

  • @devinbird2753
    @devinbird2753 5 месяцев назад

    This was a very educational and inspirational video more people need to see this

  • @truthisoutthere3773
    @truthisoutthere3773 7 месяцев назад +4

    Yo Tommy...love your content..real, fair, non biased and informative...peace bro from asia

  • @paetonking9434
    @paetonking9434 7 месяцев назад +5

    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.

    • @accuratebrickinnovations
      @accuratebrickinnovations 7 месяцев назад +1

      even the weed is being laced with fentanyl. I encourage you to build a LEGO set instead.

  • @duhchizzz
    @duhchizzz Месяц назад +1

    Tommy G killing it as always!!

  • @BOLLOCKS1968
    @BOLLOCKS1968 7 месяцев назад

    Almost every city ... large and small are plagued with addiction and homelessness. I used to work with the community outreach centre and once a week we would drive a bus around the city to help the people living on the streets with basic health needs. One day the bus was overtaken by a bunch of addicts thinking we had drugs on the bus. Even when it says that no narcotics are kept on the outreach bus. They smashed every window and broke the door trying to get in. I never hit a gas pedal so hard and fast in my life! Now because of a few individuals the bus that actually helped a lot of people is no longer in use. One of them actually tried to sue saying that I hit him with the vehicle when I drove away. I retrieved CCTV footage from a nearby business that had the whole ordeal on camera. I didn't even come close to hitting him. Let's just say I no longer work with anything pertaining to addicts. I am quite happy to sit behind my desk 8 hours a day and give people medication for sexualy transmitted diseases. ✌

  • @oxBLUNTxo
    @oxBLUNTxo 7 месяцев назад +5

    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....

  • @Zak3588
    @Zak3588 7 месяцев назад +3

    I have one year clean as of sept 6th .. had a 300/500 a day habit for years..drug addiction definitely doesnt discriminate
    ... I know people say all the time if i can do it you can... but its true i was the worst and nothing stopped me.. Prayers for anyone that is in the struggle . It DOES get *BETTER*

  • @Kenneth-ts7bp
    @Kenneth-ts7bp 6 месяцев назад +1

    I can relate. Quitting coffee is difficult.

  • @abdulraheemoye
    @abdulraheemoye 6 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best quote Ive heard 4:14

  • @emrlddd
    @emrlddd 7 месяцев назад +10

    tbh i thought it’d be Kensington in philly

    • @jamessum825
      @jamessum825 7 месяцев назад

      Day needa come round my way. Iz allllll bad frfr I live inna real deal slum frfr

    • @jamessum825
      @jamessum825 7 месяцев назад

      Real spill

    • @jgzbaby777
      @jgzbaby777 7 месяцев назад

      Yep philly worse than omaha lol

    • @SOSA2bandz
      @SOSA2bandz 7 месяцев назад

      ⁠Nbs this video nothing conparrd to philly

  • @barnabykent6698
    @barnabykent6698 7 месяцев назад +7

    “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.

    • @drewrosenberg1302
      @drewrosenberg1302 7 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @Boss_Man00
    @Boss_Man00 4 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @cherylemaybury9967
    @cherylemaybury9967 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have never been addicted to drugs and I am so careful even with prescribed medication from the doctor to only take a minimum amount for the shortest time because I never want to be addicted. I have had a broken back and both knees have been replaced so my doctor has prescribed some heavy pain meds for me but fear of addiction is greater than the pain for me. I feel like becoming an addict is worse than dying. It’s so sad that more people don’t feel that way.

  • @3.3TNelly
    @3.3TNelly 7 месяцев назад +11

    amazing video great exposure to the problem keep up the good work.

  • @JackBQuick79
    @JackBQuick79 7 месяцев назад +11

    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.

    • @johnguzman8637
      @johnguzman8637 7 месяцев назад +1

      Congratulations man, that's huge! Been on opiates same amount of time. I'm on day 2. Did you go to detox / inpatient?

    • @Bonkers00
      @Bonkers00 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.

    • @laurenpruett5185
      @laurenpruett5185 7 месяцев назад

      @@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

    • @JackBQuick79
      @JackBQuick79 7 месяцев назад

      @@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.

    • @JackBQuick79
      @JackBQuick79 7 месяцев назад

      @@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.

  • @cloudscopez9117
    @cloudscopez9117 2 месяца назад

    im in Greeneville, TN its pretty bad down here as well with the fentanyl pressed blues im now on day 4 being sober thank god im finally doing it! ive been addicted to them for the past 2-3 years im about to be 23 and i have a 6 year old son. and thankfully i still have my girl thats always stuck by my side and has supported me through anything. ive been smoking weed since age 11 and yanno drinking with friends and shit 15 16 years old my nana died of cancer years ago when i was 16 and had a kid on the way and then my mom overdosed not even a couple months after my nana died but ive always told myself i wouldnt do pills and then one shitty emotional day i started doing oxycodone pills and then went through other people that were cheaper and i knew what was in them but for some reason that didnt stop me.

  • @stevenpike7857
    @stevenpike7857 4 месяца назад +1

    It must hit people differently. I broke my foot and my doctor put me on Oxycoton, this was long ago before all information. I took one, it made me feel weird, and I didn't take the rest. Recently I was in the hospital after a bad bike accident and I completely destroyed by elbow, and had to have reconstruction surgery. They had me on fentanyl. It was okay, it helped me manage the pain, but after I was released from the hospital, I just managed my discomfort with aspirin. Others go into the hospital or get these same drugs and it's like Heaven's gate opens up.