Chatting with an Opiate Addict
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"Opiate is a term classically used in pharmacology to mean a drug derived from opium. Opioid, a more modern term, is used to designate all substances, both natural and synthetic, that bind to opioid receptors in the brain (including antagonists). Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant Papaver somniferum. The psychoactive compounds found in the opium plant include morphine, codeine, and thebaine. All opioids, like opiates, are considered drugs of high abuse potential and are listed on various "Substance-Control Schedules" under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act of the United States of America. In 2013, between 13 and 20 million people used opiates recreationally (0.3% to 0.4% of the global population between the ages of 15 and 65)." - Wikipedia
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Chat with a suicide hotline operator?
Mike Hunt this is a great idea
oh yes please
yes
They don’t answer
YES PLEASE
Do a "chatting with myself" in front of a mirror
genius
Or just vlog. Or crying 2
That's actually a really deep idea. There's a lot to that
He just did what are you talking about?!
I thought that's what this was gonna be by the title
“You can stop that curiosity here”
-sips tea
They say that tea is the new cocaine.
Words of wisdom.
@@cookieman4903 😂😂
*Describes what someone on opioids looks like*
Describes himself
Hahahahaha honestly he had to have been on it during the interview
@@endlessmike5027 can't be, he didn't scratch his nose or eyebrow a single time
Lol
Jose Felix you’re thinking of crack not opiates 😂
@@Sergio-fu7mv you've obviously never seen anyone on either
Thank you, Andrew, for chatting with me bro!! This was an experience for the books. Take care dude!
OT4Y OT4Y
Chef B InDaHouse thanks for sharing. Good luck to you on your recovery. A day at a time.
Tanya Fernandez thank you so much Tanya! One day at a time indeed.
You look like a really cool dude !
Glad you're doing fine :)
Keep on, keeping on.Thanks for sharing. Opiate addiction is America’s secret battles
Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us.
This looks like Andrew's parallel life.
Lmao
Andrew: So when's the last time you actually took a Percocet?
Brandon: Right before this interview.
Haha, exactly lol
😭😭😭😭
Fr
You can tell by how he moves his mouth
I was gonna say 🤔😕
Chatting with a Walmart cashier would be exciting
Actually that does sounds strangely fascinating. So interested to hear their insane stories about clients..
He should do Fantavision that dudes channel is mostly dedicated to his old stories from working at Walmart
It would be awesome to know what the weirdest thing the employe yas seen
go see Fantavision that dude has ton of stories of his weird co workers and crazy stuff that he has witnessed while working at walmart
Great idea
Crazy how addicts take drugs because of social issues usually. Then people hate them more as a drug user, when theyre just trying to cope with their internal problems.
sk8ergangsta2003 no they take drugs because they choose to take drugs
Yeah, they take drugs because theyre having a shitty life. Its their solution to the problem.
Yup.
Banana Bandana and they choose to take the drugs 90% of the time because of personal problems and they have no other way to cope obviously they chose to take the drugs but you say it like they deserve everything that happens to them when you first start taking drugs you don’t realize how damaging it is until the damage is far beyond reversible it’s a very sensitive subject sorry to get triggered I just hate when people talk about drug addicts as if they’re just scum that scour the earth
People dislike addicts for a multitude of reasons. I'll quote our subject of the video. "D.O.P.E."..... death or prison eventually. AKA stealing&dying. They get my pity and best wishes. Truly awful situation.
Great dude glad he’s clean, and love his openness and casualness with talking about such a sensitive topic
John Blanke thank you John! I don’t want anyone to have to go through what I and too many others have experienced. Take care my friend.
Brandon
Chef B InDaHouse you sound like a chill and cool dude, thanks for talking about your life!
Chef B InDaHouse Bro I was hoping “Let Down” or “Reckoner” were your #1 but you said “Pyramid Song” . I completely understand you.
Chatting in plaid...
Went to rehab with Brandon! River source. Great job man. I still owe u pack of cigs btw 😂😂😂
Straight up'
Andreas Holm håll klaff
@@stefanlofven1063 what
haha me too ! i still owe him a dime bag of black tar
@@Demidar not a dime, that would be a lot of Fent (heroin nowadays, $10 or a dime in your reasoning would get you Half of one point, a full point is $20 (.1) of a gram .
This is pretty important. The opioid epidemic is the largest/deadliest drug epidemic in American history. Thank you for this.
stream addict good job telling me good job buddy
All intentional by our govt, in the name of population control, and being able to control us in general. Being able to be in less pain is an important thing for us, and the fact that the govt controls the flow of opiates, and is trying to outlaw things like kratom, which is a much safer alternative, is very telling of what is happening. I know this seems like a crazy conspiracy theory, but I know it to be true.
There is no opioid epidemic. You're falling for propaganda. I can guarantee that you don't understand addiction or drug use. Did you know that most overdoses of opiates are directly linked to mixing them with other drugs? You are not helping people by imprisoning them. That's the dumbest shit ever.
I thought alcohol was the top killing drug in america? deaths by alcohol vs deaths by opiate legal and street statistics?
This is not about population control or anything other than money. The same people who make $ of big pharma are the ones who make money off the war, oil and all big business. They make money on both ends, the pharmaceuticals (which includes the Oxys and the suboxone/methadone)
Chatting with someone who likes his own comment.
Wow 1k likes? Thanks m8s
Zaber Ansary hello
Lmao me
Mr Dawg It's everyone haha
Why wouldnt you like it in the first place? Its what comes from your mouth.
Zaber Ansary haha
It looks like Andrew is interviewing his cousin
Im a 17 year old. when my brother was 14, i was about 8, and he started popping xans and doing shit, and within a year and a half he was addicted to perc and oxy, and by the time he was my age him and his friends were shooting speedballs daily (crack and heroine in a needle). He overdosed countless times, ruined his life, went to dozens of rehabs. For the past almost like 3 years now, hes been sober, thank god. But to hear this guy describe his terrible addiction, and knowing he never even shot up, kinda puts into new light about what my brother must have had to go through to get the point where he is now. He doesn't talk about it much and I dont see him often anymore, so I wasnt really sure about the toll the addiction must have took on him mentally. Really insightful video, thanks
Hope your bro is well mate.
@@rentalsnake6542 5 years clean now! Thanks
@@GavinOCo glad to hear it bro :)
Hope you two are doing well!
@@yourremarkablyaveragepal781 currently in NA for my own problems, hard work but feels like I'm on the right path. Thanks for asking.
"Plus I don't like it too much. Feels too good"
To many people that doesn't make any sense.
But it does
Useless GTA V I said “I would like it too much because it would feel too good” but yes I get what you mean
That's why I won't use any other drugs than weed. I'm sure I'm a junky through and through
Ohhh man I'm sorry, not a native speaker here lol, thanks for the clarification!
probably makes sense to most people lmao
Yeah makes sense, I had an eating disorder and swore to never dive into another form of one because I know there’d be no going back.
Chatting with a Toblerone addict
Synthesizer Patel the candy?????? Am I retarded
lmaooo this one^ gold!
Chatting with a Rover 800 Vitesse owner
idkmyuser1 it’s an Alan Partridge reference.
Synthesizer Patel toblerone is nasty
"No, Jamba Juice" (Dead serious expression)
"Hah" (Andrew snickers)
Had me dead,
"Well, stop that curiosity here."
*ends interview*
Ok goodbye then.
I hope you're staying sober, you are a good human capable of so much.
Am i a good human, too?
@@ll-mc8bx everyone is good enough.
You always manage to find the most chill people to chat with. The majority of your interviewees would probably be great to listen to in a normal conversation completely unrelated to what makes them unique
GoHerping I love your videos so much, i have no idea why I just said said that but um..... fuck, I'm so pathetic you probably hate me now and think I'm 10, I'll never be good enough to comment on shit.
MonkeyWahoo shut the fuck up
MonkeyWahoo oh thank you haha 👌
The Flat Earther defenitely
Well he does still do cannabis.
I feel so bad. I used to judge drug addicts, not realizing that they were just people like me (in pain and struggling with mental illness). I love this guy’s personality. I wish him well.
Opiates are a mellow thing.
I had an operation and the doctor prescribed some opiates to alleviate the pain.
Man, it was like dating the girl you had a crush on when you were young.
I felt real good from head to toe.
It was like the entire world suddenly smiled at me.
Afterwards I was really proud of myself for the way I dealt with my rehab, like I was even cracking jokes and stuff.
It was all chemically induced bliss.
I know it was not the real thing.
Yet....... man, oh, man.
@WaVy Crockett #JizzBoss gets less and less with each day tho.
@WaVy Crockett #JizzBoss since im takin tilidin (not common in usa) against my chronic pain i consciously let that happen. Then i make pause for weeks to month's and take it again. To me ppl having that much trouble with withdrawals acting as it's a disease don't know what a whole life in pain is. Not saying that it's the easiest thing to quit but if one really wants it it's not that big of a problem. Worst time are the first few days up to a week when u really go crazy 😄
@WaVy Crockett #JizzBoss Yes also the way of consuming makes a difference. 4 example if i do liquid my tolerance goes up fast and the withdrawals become intense (but also don´t take as long). If i take tabletts it doesn´t peak as fast and lasts longer. And i can imagine since shooting heroin peaks alot higher the withdrawals also get way heavier. Although i thank god 4 opioids since they don´t damage your organs and i can take them everyday.
@@yooooodennis lol yeah I remember "withdrawing" from Valtran.... if it were that easy (basically a bit of a flu and a low depression for about 2 weeks with.. and I hesitate to even call them this now, but *some* 'cravings'.. then I would agree with you that it isn't that much trouble at all. On the other hand precipitated withdrawal after getting up to 3 gr fentanyl a day completely shattered my concept of what is "difficult" and just how fucking miserable life can get... but hey you pause for weeks on tilidin so what does anyone else know about 'having that much trouble with withdrawals' lol
@@CatsRidingHorses I'm thinking about if there's a point of dependence where one wouldn't get "normal" anymore at all and needs a bit of opioids for the rest of life? Also I think no matter how potent no drug will work as good as in the beginning in long term if taken constantly. Better only for special occasions/weekends
Why does Andrew look like a before version of this guy
maybe its the shirts?
janirobe it'd the face and hairstyle too
Andrew, seriously. Since the first Lahwf interview you have become an empathic, socially natural, detailed, amazing and very entertaining Interviewer. Thank you for making these vids, your channel had become one of my favorites over the past few interviews.
I really like that it's so chill, no rush with questions, the interviewer takes time to undrstand and think about questions. Really like it
6:31 'Girls can do that' both look away as the memories come flooding back...
Men this guy is a warrior, this gives me so much happiness to these kind of people. What an amazing interview, and i wish u both the best, u guys deserve a lot!!!!
I understand everything he's saying thanks to Future's music
Slade Wilson u r gay
Future doesnt make music. He makes garbage.
Kushydank 420 future is a state of time
Hell yeah, sip on dat cup this shit is a murderer but I love it baby.
fukin lmaoooo
Dude keep making these videos they are truly amazing. Its always great to listen to someone's experience and learn from it.
I realised I had hit rock bottom, when I woke up in a checkered shirt
sumdumguy 😂
Thank you so much, Andrew. I'm 45 days into recovery from fentanyl. Ecstatic to see this video in my sub feed.
battleboner one day at a time brother! Thank you for watching
Kudos to him for admitting and acknowledging the fact he was a addict and wants his story to be heard...God Bless him I wish the best to him..
I’ve always said opiates make you feel like the world could literally be up in flames around you, but you remain content and happy as all shit.
I'm a 21 year old cocaine addict about to enter my recovery treatment tomorrow and I can honest to god say I've spent $40k within a year. My nose started hurtin and my life revolved around it I'm so fortunate to have this second opportunity.
Brad Snow I hope you get better replace drugs with the gym get buff lift weights exercise has the most powerful effects that itself is described to be drug like but you get in shape don’t run tho because running is pointless just lift big 💯
Mora UTD lmao you obviously aren’t experienced, running is a very good exersize for overall body development and athleticism, it’s not all about getting big lmao
pussayyyyyyy
Brad Snow i know you’re probably out now but the struggle with addiction is endless. I’m sending good vibes to you bro. I’ve been to 2 rehabs and am not clean by any measure, but it gets better if you find things to live for. Best of luck man
You will be alright you just need to get away from the people you're around and get your mind right.
So humbled to hear his story. What a wonderful dude for being so open and honest with the world. Wishing him lots of happiness and love. Thanks for this interview, Andrew, and thanks, Brandon!
Also, a question- did he say his mum was in recovery from the same addiction when she noticed his struggles?
15:30
"the black sheep, I felt like no one ever liked me for who i was and that's the common battle addicts have , that they feel like their not in the right place no matter where they are so they have to use something to free that anxiety out of them" feeling socially innept, misplaced, the odd ball out, the black sheep, feeling like no one ever really likes you for who you are.. even though this may not be the case at all but the feeling sucks
That's addiction, this man just made the perfect definition of drug/substance addiction and abuse.
very accurate description.. that's how i felt as a kid in my family and that was before i became a drug addict
@@Silvergurl80 I like your take on empathy and compassion for addicts... most people dont understand how weak one can be and relapse... first time i relapsed i was public enemy number 1
Same reasons I used opiates
its that accurate that it hurts
This is exactly what caused me to turn to drugs in the past.
mad respect for this...keep on keeping on 🤙I've been clean off a 10 year opiate addiction. I celebrated 4 years in Feburary....one of the most difficult, painful, wonderful and most beautiful things I've ever had to do. I thank god everyday I got to have a second chance cause I know a lot of people didnt make it. so much love and prayers to those who are struggling with an addiction, know someone who is, and all those we lost along the way❤🙏🤙
This guy is 100% back on it again.
Flannel bros
Chatting with a Gambling addict.
Same thing. Watch this video.
Hey that's 5 seconds of "THere There" just at the end to avoid copyright! Well played Andrew and great interview. Very informational and emotional as well. When his mother has to intervene... I mean that's tough. Good luck with life Brandon.
Brandon, I respect your clarity and honesty and wish you the very best.
C'mon Andrew, let me fade you up, you could even do a "chatting with a barber" while I fade you
The sound of the klipper would give us a migraine
Not a shabby idea
Haha you in all the comments man haha
Yea andrew catch a fade from "sus boii" lol
Your not black so the fade would be trash
Andrew and this guy should keep in touch cause you guys seem like you could be good friends.
Must have been incedibly hard to quit. Respect! Respect! Respect!...
This is awesome, giving a human face to drug addiction. Showing the world that addiction is not a crime issue, but a medical heath issue. Great job, keep up the work!!!
He looks high according to him lol
If you wanna do drugs beyond weed, acid and shrooms: Switch it up, don't commit, take breaks, have balance, don't bang ANYTHING.
what means bang lmao
If u do heroin or meth just once will u still suffer withdrawals?
Chillaxe no
julz its to IV the drug
julz bangin it is shootin it up homie lol
I can relate to this man on so much levels and we don’t even know eachother. Opiates are scary man , I’m almost a month sober off pills and it’s changed my life forever
My addiction was never as bad as his but he’s super relatable, I watch this often helps me stay sober kir. Making me remember the real reasons I quit when shits seems pointless
this was a good one. intelligent fellow
This was truly a wake up call. Thank you Andrew and thank you Brandon
It depends NOT everyone has the same euphoria or warm feeling from an opioid.
True as fuck OP. I threw up my first time.
Not true.i thought so too but this person I know so it don’t affect her at all
Andrew you are killing it man. Genius. These videos are fucking genius.
Hell yeah dude i love that you’re into radiohead! what great picks for top songs :) stay clean stay safe.
Do a "chatting with eating disorder (whichever)" :)
This guy is cool. Seems very humble and grounded. Hope he gets what he's after.
Never touched opiates, but i can definitely relate to pretty much everything this guy says with how addiction eventually happens when certain factors are in place. The social aspect of feeling disconnected from others is spot on.
I read the tittle way to fast and thought it said “chatting with a chipotle addict”
Tittle
Too*
Could be interesting to chat with a person with a terminal illness.
Or refugee, or drug dealer, or pro athlete, or billionaire, or war veteran, or an animal.
@@nicholasperry56 yeah because drug dealers would love to go out and let the world know they are fucking drug dealers
bgjvc 17 i did
Andrew: Do you feel like you reached homeo stacy ass? -2018
Very interesting interview. Thanks for this Andrew and thanks for sharing Brandon! I went to university in the US for about a year and some of my friends were heavily addicted. It was really hard to tell for me at first, because it's not common at all in Germany. I don't even think doctors can prescribe these types of painkillers here. Glad I stayed away from them while I was over there. And even more glad my friends got off of em by now!
I love how Andrew tries to act like a completely sober guy who's never tried weed and addy interviewing an addict.
These chatting withs are the only thing I live for
"okeey.."
I just started watching your videos Today, I really enjoy it watching them. This really makes me think, why I get high myself. I feel as if I have zero reason Why I do it, besides me enjoying the way it feels. But it’s a lot deeper than just enjoying the high. This really Is making me Want to know more about myself. I feel like I barely know anything about myself honestly
I love these chatting with episodes which are about taboo subjects because it's important to dismantle stigma.
I know he's trying to be respectful, but this host ain't the guy for the job interviewing an opiate addict
SERIAL TUNA STABBER he looks like he never even liked his job period.
SERIAL TUNA STABBER won’t be surprising if he started using. After this
This interviewer is a tool
It’s not an interview it’s a “chat” lol people who come to go these know who Andrew Hales is and how it’s going to go
@@Fivestarman87 you must not know who lahwf is lmfao
Over here asking questions that might make him relapse 😂😂😂😂 what does it feel like lol
"Daaamn, it feels that good?!? I'm really curious to try it! Can you still get those?"...lol
In my heavy use I shot literally thousands of percs and hundreds of bags of dope. Yes, it feels good but achieving sobriety feels a million times better. Please seek help if you need it; don't be afraid.
He said they are "pale with dark circles under their eyes." Shit--he just described himself. Hope he's not back on--seems like a cool dude.
Yeah I wondered why Andrew didn't pick up on this.
Most long term opiate users will end up with dark circles for the rest of their lives. Even though hes clean he said hes only been clean for about a year. Itll take a while for them to go away or he'll have them for the rest of his life
The title of the video says OPIATE ADDICT
Gustavo Smith once an addict, always an addict.
@puckuck dude shut tf up anything’s possible just gotta stay focused
I wanna know what he was doing for a living to be able to spend up to 500 a day on pills
Bob Ross he was probably racking up debt, he also said he stole
Bob Ross BMX racing dumbass
You get a girlfriend and then pimp her out to ten guys a day and you easily have 1000/2000 bucks a day
@@jackknife5062 I like the way u think
Jack Knife this guy gets it
Another way to find out if someone is on opiates is to look at their pupils. If their pupils are super pinned (small), then thats a good sign theyre on an opiate.
poor guy, know exactly where he comes from.. been there.. seems like a chill dude who i could connect with.
love these series man :)
chatting with a drug dealer next!
Cx World Cx
This one would be a banger
Before the show ends it switches to a hidden camera and the dealer says “Hey you wanna buys some coke by the way?”. Haha
I know a lot of drug dealers and they do have a lot of interesting shit to tell
What kind of fucking idiot would advertise to the world that he's a drug dealer.
Oh hell yeah dude Radiohead is awesome.
When he was naming his favorite songs I could tell he was for real, really cool
His band is pretty cool
Always confuse the name with Stereo MCs. Make sure your connected ,the writings on the wall ,if your minds neglected stumble you might fall.
That hit me. ESP when he said Pyramid Song
Great vid i love that u do these vids lawf. Thanks bro
After having jaw surgery I got painkillers and even after a lot of pain went away I kept taking them. I wouldn’t say I was addicted but it was definitely starting to form. I’ve been clean ever since but even to this day I still find myself wanting them every once in a while. It’s not something that ever goes away. You just learn to control yourself.
Wow, never knew Mr Beast had such a hard time.
The pharmaceuticals be laughing
‘How do you tell if someone is using opiates?’
‘You look at their eyes’ (breaks eye contact).
He's not on them. His eyes would look constricted.
Small pupils!
Your eyes would be pinned the fuck out. Pin point pupils. With stimulants they get big, wide.
Love you Brandon. Glad you’re doing a lot better.
Chatting with an expert on early childhood development
Lady Contessa yawn
Incorrect information there, OPIATE's are derived from the poppy flower ie. codeine and morphine being the most known, and OPIOID's are the synthetic/semi synthetic medications made in a lab. Heroin is technically an opiate because morphine is mixed with other chemicals to make diacetylmorphine or diamorphine (heroin). All of these fall under the "opioid" category (any drug that works with the opioid receptors in the brain) but only morphine and codeine are true "opiates". Just thought i'd offer the correct information for those interested.
google is your friend. we get it
From the dome, education b get some
Thanks man
Also, what the fuck this guy talkin about.... They don't make 30mg Percocets. This dude a fake
@@hushkit2119 yeah they do you idiot perk 30s essentially took Oxys place, once they became virtually unobtainable, as the most abused prescription opiod.
Thanks for sharing man. Glad you got your looks back.
😂🤣😂
It's nice seeing the interviewer show actual emotion here and genuinly laugh but also try to be serious again right away lol hes usually so serious and doesnt show alot of emotion.
Blue roxies are the devil. Shits too good. And I always dreamt like crazy when nodding out, shit was intense.
Chatting with a mortician
I hope dis bro makes it in life!:D
Props to this guy. It takes courage to talk about stuff like this considering how much stigma is against people who fall into using it.
Are they long lost brothers??
Wow. I'm a recovered attic, and you mentioned how attics feel like they've never really felt like the fit in, or they're the odd one out. I relate to that 100 percent. To this day I have no friends. I hang out with no one. Like literally. I sit at home every night alone, and haven't had a text or call in months. Not one. In fact my phone rang the other day and I jumped. ( was a Telemarketer) if you consider that a call.
Disarray 09 if you ever want to text someone im here. 713-410-2993
Not to make light of your situation but it's "addict" not "attic". I feel an addict would know that? That's not even an autocorrect mistake.
maybe he really used to think he was a attic, maybe bad lsd trip or something
Yeah maybe. Stranger things have happened.
you wont change that sitting in your house isolating yourself.
If you're favorite song is "There, There" I can understand just a little of what he's gone through.
The Radiohead or the wonder years?
All opiate addicts have the same voice after they’ve used for a while. That raspiness is so unique.
rain he’s either a smoker or was smoking it so yeah. I know where he is from and he sounds like half my friends.
Chatting with someone with OCD next please!
This guy still on it...he got the heron voice and eye bags
Well doing as much as he did for 5 years straight he may have a permanent low/raspy voice as a result of the drugs. I hope he's clean cuz that stuff is no joke man. Who knows he might smoke a lot of cigarettes now, those things will mess you up too.
Fish cant talk.
@@713.sideshows yep
The girl.didnt put you back in the spot, you did. It's hard for us all to get this. Wishing you the best
Bro looks like he was off a 30 during this video