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A surge in heroin abuse across the US has resulted in a sharp rise in the rate of addiction and deaths, especially among younger, suburban users.
Chicago is a hub for cheap, pure and plentiful heroin, much of supplied by Mexican drug cartels.
BBC's Ian Pannel reports from the streets of the city.
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Clean 2 weeks! addicted 3 years! Update 9/9/2021 clean healthy and happily married now and a full time mom to my 5 year old son. 09/22/22 now I have a new baby girl and praise God still sober!
Mariana Trujillo keep up the good work!
Mariana Trujillo hope your still staying strong!
Relapse on the way!
Mariana Trujillo awesome!!!!
Mariana Trujillo how are you doing? About to have a year clean, I hope.
That clip of the father who lost his 17 year old daughter just broke my heart. I’ll be keeping him in my thoughts and prayers.
I used to be addicted, started off with pain killers then to heroin. I was only using heroin for 2 months but those 2 months were the most miserable months of my life. I got clean and my life is so much better. now if I hear or see drugs I just get sick. never wanna touch that stuff again.
@Josh....Dude, "CONGRATS" on your sobriety!🙌🙌🙌 Keep pushing on because life is sooo much better when you're free! (clean)
What got you started? It's quite a big step to go from pills to shooting up or smoking it.
?? This is the way almost every opiate addict transitions
Emily Lockshaw You can easily get pills but you'd have to buy shit on the streets, get needles and syringe to be able to use it.
Mene Tekel you think it's easier to con a doctor than to by a bag from the street corner ?
Addiction is a disease. These people need treatment. Drug addicts are not bad people. They are sick people
What about drug addicts that choose to be homeless and sick. Then it becomes necessary to confine them and treat them
M7656King if you think prison offers treatment you’re idiotic. the prison system pumps out druggies and addicts faster than anywhere else.
Margie what’s the actual solution?
@@kylangurnell9152 solution is simple. ? Drugs race or grown poppy keep it give it out to the addiction 3 times a day in small amount etc government control them , like Canada every day addicted go to drugs house shooting up dr and nurses around to watching them.
Less crime and cops know exactly who they are ? Same as methadone clinics government control.
Drugs addictive they shooting up just to keep them not sick, but they function like normal person, help them find job , work learning study etc... in other countries it's work. ? Why not try in USA.
100% is less crime
After they settled in work etc start to tax make them pay for it like medication.
The end no more drug dealers government make all money.
@@kylangurnell9152 Legalise all drugs, what I put in my body is none of the government's business. Then clean heroin can be supplied to addicts by doctors at a low price so no overdoses and no need to steal. Give it to them for free if necessary. Medical grade heroin (diamorphine) is no more expensive than aspirin. It's been tried in Switzerland and UK and worked very well both times. Provide monitored injection facilities such as Insite in Canada, there have been zero deaths there since it opened. Then if they want to come off it provide methadone/suboxone clincs and rehab. All the money spent on police and criminal justice system should be redirected to healthcare for these people.
sucks watching the dad suffer at the end...
Michael Rhodes I started to cry
Michael Rhodes this is what people should think about before wasting their lives with anything. To not be selfish. Drugs or suicide isn't the solution. Like a quote that I have read, it is not ending your misery, it is passing your misery to people who loves you. When I got depress, it was an unbearable feeling of just trying to control emotions, and I thought killing myself would end my misery. I thought of the people who loves me, specially my 2 young kids then, I didn't wanna be a bad example to them, that when they face hardship in life someday , that they will just give up easily because mom did it, why can't they. I have decided to fight the evil instead, fought it hard but in the end it was a war worth fighting for.
Fuck him and his crocodile tears. When drugs was put in brown people neighborhoods y’all were cheering on to lock us up and called our children crack babies
Jamaal Bey how do you know that. Youre full of shit. Its heartbreaking seeing antone go through that sort of pain. Take youre racist bullshit elsewhere.
😢
4 days clean. still very depressed. and want to get better
@Michael Carnahan well done mate 5 years clean trust me it will get better trust me within a year you will look back an not believe it was you x
@@emstansfield4879 Exactly, that's what I thought,that it won't get better but with time it does,and like you said, was that me, I can't believe I was like that, i was a totally a different person,opioid or heroin is the devils drug,it's so bad that you would rather knock on hells door to get in, time heals everything.
You can do this ❤️❤️❤️ congratulations
Hope u made it through.
I hope you're still doing well and keeping clean!!
Fucking shit is heartbreaking. The only way I found to beat it is the methadone clinic. I have been heroin free for 15+ years because of it.
William Schutz great job! Keep going, we believe in you
Going from sick to sick and changing your doc is the only way you beat heroin?
I guess methadone isn't as bad as heroin, but you're certainly not doing your heart any favors by continuing to use.
Kbrat ! Beats gangrene in the arm.
William Schutz You should probably try to stop using alltogether, I think that you're going to end up the same if you were using heroin - you still use to escape from your problems after all.
Kbrat ! I don't use.
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A surge in heroin abuse across the US has resulted in a sharp rise in the rate of addiction and deaths, especially among younger, suburban users. Chicago is a hub for cheap, pure and plentiful heroin, much of supplied by Mexican drug cartels.
Drug dealers are a waste of sperm! Destroying the lives of people and cashing in from their addiction. More money should be put in to stopping these fucks!! Excuse the language
Warren Kirkpatrick you have to ask yourself how the drugs are getting to them in the first place. When pressed to survive in a given environment, humans will go to great lengths to survive. Even if that means passing the harm onto others. Not advocating their choice, just stating how it is.
I do believe most people in the UK know an addict.
This is horrific and shocking. Heroin is everywhere worldwide and the police and governments don't seem to be able to get control of it in anyway.
***** so just let people with the addiction die?
That father's story is heartbreaking. His little girl had her whole life ahead of her and had such great potential to go far. I've seen heroin ruin and take so many lives, but it still hurts when it's a kid.
48'days clean
Hope you're still doing well.
How are you now?
@@andrewr-s2040 hes dead
@@shadowcobra69 stfu dude
@@scoobydoo8498 you stfu its a joke you brick wall
The saddest is when you love your addiction, more than your own offspring.
yeah it’s so sad
Facts. But that’s reaL life. Hate to see that shit too 🤦🏻♂️ 😡
.....💔
But the dealers get a pass. No one looks at them like they aren’t causing this. Women seem to gravitate toward them.
@@ladydeanna3775 what does that even mean
Mommy is so high she can barely manage a sad face for her kids
no comment
ahahahahhahahahahhaa agree with you
I thought those two were actors tbh
Fynley Betteridge agreed
Fynley Betteridge daddy does not look like an addict haha 🤣
America still can't figure out we are not going to ARREST our way out of the drug epidemic
Yeah because it's definitely a problem that's isolated to America.
@@icedink87 surely thats sarcasm. Opium dont grow here.
Cocoa (cocaine leaves) dont grow here. Ice (pure meth) cannot be manufactured here..
It WAS being brought under control. Borders were being sealed off, cartels were being stopped and their poison dope seized.
But that went against the big plan Apparantly.
If theres no heroin, no cocaine, no meth here then the problem will fade away.. Darwinism will take its course..
But now it's about to get exponentially WORSE.because we've allowed mouth breathing buffoons to be "in charge". And all they care about is making themselves and their friends more and more wealthy.
God help us all.
It made me tear up seeing the dad, Greg, just want his kids to have a good life.
I know it's the hardest thing but maybe sending them to live with someone else they trust would be the best, aunts, uncles that type.
God bless that sad family.
My ex was addicted to heroin and has been on methadone since we found out she was pregnant with our daughter. She always talks about how heroin use and it's users are misrepresented in the media and how there are a lot of professionals that take it recreatively without wrecking theirs and other people's lives. She says all this while she's busy causing chaos in her own and all our lives.
I honestly think most drug addicts delude themselves into thinking they know best because they take it and often fail to see the bigger picture.
+Kristof Van Hoeven But there are a lot of professionals who take it and are able to function. Functioning addicts are very very common, and so are chippers(People who use occasionally, maybe once a week). I've met plenty of successful people who use Heroin.
+jim bob keep telling yourself that, it gets everyone in the end, i would know.
Drew Nichols I somewhat agree with what you're saying, that if someone stays in that lifestyle long enough they'll hit a bottom, but that isn't always the case and it definitely doesn't happen to everyone. There are definitely functioning addicts, I've seen people first hand who functioned for a decade+ addicted to a substance. I've seen people who would use occasionally throughout the years and then wise up before things got bad. That's the thing, all different manners of people use drugs, and not all will get addicted, and not all addicted will hit a rock bottom. That's not to say using a substance such as Heroin is foolhardy, the odds of having some serious life damaging consequences are definitely against you.
TreeHuggerUnlimited LMAOO yes they are LITERALLY FULL of it. I really hope you mean literally correctly because this would be a hilarious comment that is going over everyone’s heads
Kristof Van Hoeven they are sick and they mind is not clear you can't see nothing right high I feel like its a demon possession I have 11 years clean I took methadone for four years three of them I was being slowly weened I made it but I have so many health issues now that I am 100% sober all my back teeth fell out and my bones hurt and I messed up so much of my life recovery has taken me a long time some bounce back fast octave had a hard time
This only feeds the public's idea of heroin addicts....homeless, dirty, and on the "dangerous streets." SHOW THE REAL LIFE: Kids in their own middle class homes shooting up, and their parents totally unaware of any signs or symptoms of use.
Megan Bordenave I second this
There are a lot of functioning addicts as well. Professionals that are addicted to heroin. There are thousands of those. I used to be one of them.
legalise all drugs. will help more than this bullshit. I'm from zurich, switzerland, we had a HUGE heroin epidemic few decades ago. we fixed it by not lookin at addicts as if they are criminal, basicly makin selfuse legal. and look at portugal they decriminalized all drugs n have less drug problems now.
oh and I took drugs myself (mdma, lsd, speed, lsa, weed) BUT never had any addiction problems. addiction is not caused by the drug, the drug is just the tool to cure whatever you are trying to heal or runaway from, you can just as easy get addicted to videogames or sex.
obviously you can get addicted to everything and a problematic situation in your life makes chances bigger you get addicted, but to say addiction is not caused by the drug is just nonsense.Great if you didn´t get addicted and i agree that with many drugs and specially with the people (consumers) an open an fair relation is much better then trying to stop every dealer and drug-cartel.But please think about the people who lost beloved ones before you swear about this video showing just someone grieving...
Furthermore, we in europe have it much easier to protect us against drug imports than the US with mexico and south america having paradises for drug-cartels
*#1 Junkie arguments*
It's not as bad as alcohol. Coffee can be addictive too. Drugs are not addictive, look me.
Mene Tekel how do you know what a junkie thinks??? Are you one???
I feel so sorry for the guy who's too addicted to be with his three kids. You could really see the pain in his eyes.
Funny people always bashing people who smoke pot.
Weed can also present it's own problems as well.
Poppy Fields Not so bad I'm using heroin. Everytime of heroes harsh drugs are involved, it becomes cannabis is a gateway drug, gateway to what possibly, a more harsh deadlier substance. No I don't agree with that at all. How many productive heroin addicts you know?
Phillip Jennings I'm speaking from a Mental Health nurse POV. People that have a psychotic illness shouldn't smoke weed as it exacerbates the illness, that is why I said it brings it's own problems. I'm not against people smoking weed per se.
Robert M. Dunn Amen I know damn😂😂!!!!
Poppy Fields
thats bs how in the hell can you say that in Colorado we study it so stfu you dont know nothing. are you a baby booner? parents taught you its BAD. so you are assuming.
Witnessing that father at his daughters grave brought tears to my eyes.
LOL at the guy showing off his like $40 stack of ones or whatever. What a baller. Around 5:35
voteZDLR 😂😂😂😂😂for real I'm dead.
Yea - ain't you the Big Man pissing on the homeless street junkie
lol me with my job tips
Was thinking the same thing! Like get out of here with your stack of mostly $1s.
If he made around $40 in 10-20 minutes selling it, changes the story now huh? Still not cool though
Why does the US blame cartels for American drug problem? It's like me blaming my dealer for buying his shit.
Totally agree with you. The theory here is, people (similar to children) are unable to make responsible choices so the solution is to take out the source.
Then just don't buy it?
Mene... U r right bcuz most of it is brought in by the govt!!!
Mene Tekel Your a special kind of stupid aren't you!
Child of God
I know right? To do that would be comparable to attempt to elicit sense of responsibility and guilty from an idiotic spoiled brat.
Usually it starts out small with prescription opiates and then eventually escalates to Heroin, which in most cases in cheaper and easier to get ahold of.
Yeah hit the nail on the head.
But apparently you're supposed to blame Mexicans. Don't want the money from pharma companies dry out in Washington, do you?
That breaks my heart to see that man broken and hurt like that over his daughter.
That poor father. I can't imagine the pain he lives with.
Slick S : If he really loves his kids he would overcome his drug problem, but it would seem he loves herion more. My compasion is wearing thin.
It's not that people don't understand how dangerous it is it's that people don't care. From our culture, to the medications we're on, and the emptiness of living an unfulfilled light is what people are trying to escape with these drugs. It's terrible but no one knows how to stop it.
DahliasDarkside legalizing drugs. drugs like lsd and mdma can give that sort of enlightment for those who search it. heroin is evil tho.
They should only learn how to seek God. I was depress once and I tried drugs, but it only got me worst. When I learned surrender to God and let Him lead me, is when I got cured. Now I am living in a total positive life. I am grateful with my depression because it is what opens up my eyes and the reason why I got closer to God. I hope people will find the same faith.
So sad. My brother died two years ago from a heroin overdose at the age of 28.
that just breaks my heart , no parent should out live their kids. there seems to be a non stop stories like this one to.
greg Madore I am one of those moms...broken for life
Man , Coke and mdma , people can have a good weekend and carry on as normal , but this is a different bag . This does nothing but operate as a soul stripper.
God bless those affected .
fannysludge mdma, lsd and speed ftw. coke can turn out really really bad cause it makes you physicaly addicted, just like heroin.
Solar Aqier not quite as bad though.
Solar Aqier eeerm no it doesn't. A long term user may experience slight physical symptoms upon stopping use but there is most definitely no withdrawal syndrome like there is with opiates.
Robert M. Dunn yes you are right but heroin sucks a much larger percentage of users into serious problems.
fannysludge. coke ist worse then heroin
These videos make me SO happy I only smoke high grade marijuana
amen
GrimReefer you shouldnt feel happy idiot cause you just as bad as them . .
Creator Guru "HURRRRR weeds as bad as heroin DURRRRR"
GrimReefer what are the strains your getting ...🤔
GrimReefer me too but in California nearly 80% of the weed grown has pesticide residue on it... so be careful... “high grade” looks beautiful but can be deadly x: (cause pesticides not marijuana)
Suboxone saved my life. I would just sniff it. I didn't think I would overdose. It happened once. I got off now I'm doing good.
@john boy no
You can't OD off Suboxone 😂😂 You just spew up & feel really sick, I shot up 5 8ml strips and spewed for 2 days. I was on it for 9 years
@john boy it depends. If you're actually on the program then fuck yea cause it sinks into your home marrow, I hung out for 5 months
I'm an addict but I've been clean a week now. The sickness is gone but the mind is on fire. It will get better though :)
Best of luck, it's tough but you'll get through it 👍
It’s tough. The first few months are rough but if you can make it past that you’ll be ok. Craving and triggers will happen and you’ll want to use, it is almost a guarantee. I was clean for over a year after an OD and then I got my heart broke and went back to using again and aug 28th is my 2 year clean date. This time I had help along the way, subutex, I went to a out patient program and now once a month I attend a maintenance class and go to one individual counseling session. Even I still have moments where I’m watching something or see someone high and I want to use. I was addicted to anything opiate. It could be heroin, opana(DOC), dilaudid etc. anything that would give a rush and a nod or that itch from being high. Just keep pushing through and if you have to get help then get help. People are so welcoming that have been where you have been as well.
Lola Rodgers What a great, positive and thoughtful post. Congrats on your clean time! I had 10 years clean off everything !!! Then I went thru a divorce and some other tragic losses and relapsed and now I will have 5 years clean in November but it sure was much harder this time around and the shame has really kept me isolated and depressed. Keep up the good living :-)
Missy Mayes thank you so much! Yes I agree it was much harder the last time around. I totally understand. Unfortunately I still stay a little isolated and ashamed or inferior but I try to keep my head up because I’m still kind of young. Sadly I have managed to contract a blood disease in the process from using the last time and it keeps me kind of down and out but I still push through and I hope it only keeps getting better for me. Drugs change lives and when you get clean you never return to the person you were before but a new version of yourself and you grow in knowledge and power from the experience in many ways. Now that I’ve been through it I can only hope I can help someone some day so my past use isn’t a complete negative. Whether it’s having the ability to see addiction forming in my future children or being someone to talk to. Addiction doesn’t always have to have that negative stigma surrounding the subject. I wish you the best on your journey. I know some days are easier than others.
Tim Zewicky Day one for the zillionith time...
Any loss is so sad, for what ever reason. I hope there’s help for all heroin users & after care. My heart goes out to anyone that’s ever been part or involved with any addictive drug. X
Damn, the part at 7:56 made me cry. That's really sad. Rest in peace.
+Smackbooty Swag The Dad in the video is my cousin. He still suffers the same today. His father, my uncle, just passed Sunday.
+Kerofper Oh I'm so sorry,She was the same age as my youngest son,He smokes pot I'm ok with that because I know exactly what he's up to, I being worldly told each son if you dare try anything harder than pot I'll put you're head through the wall,Bad mother? Absolutely not a smart mother,If anyone tried to sell my kids hard drugs I'd Nark there dam vile ass in,I couldn't imagine loosing a child,Your poor cousin I am again sorry :(
+Theresa Mischeski start with pot & strong chance of doing other drugs. I first used at 15....weed, puff, then e, Coke & now been using H for 5 years. Not using every day, and almost free from it. You'll never know what your kids are up to. I'm 44 & my mum only found out 9 months ago,
Davrods Channel I do I'm extremely lucky I have a good relationship with my Sons,They can't fool me I was on the street's at 14 nearly murdered by a gang at 16 tried almost every drug there is,My middle son got addicted to legals (legal highs) I dragged him home nursed him myself and got him clean, Pots ok they only do it behind your back so at 17 I let them smoke at home safely, They tell me everything I'm blessed because they know where they stand with me,If they go to a party I take them go back 20 mins later hide and spy just to make sure all's ok (only because we now have a evil gang in our town) I then pick them and there mates up,I try and be one step ahead always. Being through life the hard way makes me a better mum I think,I protect them with all my being,I am not extremely liberal but I know the tricks.Getting my middle son of legals was Hell you see being legal he thought it was safe.The illegal stuff pot is nothing believe you me.
The victim mentality is strong in this thread....
We always take a look at the illegal drugs... but let's take a hard look at the legal drugs that are killing people who use or don't use them - Alcohol and cigarettes.
How about everyone stop using drugs? Whether other drugs are worst or not doesn't change anything. People don't need to use drugs.
Kbrat ! Don't forget psychiatric drugs!
Mene Tekel, just becausr something is cslled a drug doesn't mean it's instantly bad for you... (Although some drugs are often not good for you) Nothing wrong with responsible use of some drugs.
lets look at food that people are addicted to
if people were responsible we wouldn't have a heroin epidemic.
that poor father... i hope he has found closure.
Arrest the users, make money from the dealers. This is how cops make money.
Thing about heroin is almost no matter how bottom you think you hit the craving will come back. Multiple multiple hospital visits narcan over 8x more scars than you can count, once you 'recover' your brain goes back to that evil place
I knew Stephanie personally... She was such a great person. Just dealing with a lot of stuff at the moment because of her boyfriend...
I'm sorry, may she rest in peace.
God bless the poor man who lost his daughter. There must be an answer, God knows what. This puts paid to the myth that cheap drugs will lead to less consumption.
Sad, sad what drugs do to us all. One way or another we're all impacted by drugs.
People love to say, "as long as it makes you happy and doesn't hurt anyone." Drugs are hurting all of us, whether we like it or not.
Remember white people started the drug war and now it’s backfired oh well #IFEELNOTHING
That dude pronounces each drug so weirdly
This breaks my heart. These people are sick, not criminals! They need help, not jail. For goodness sakes when will society wake up?
Forrest D somebody should have said that 50-60 years ago. But when it was a 'black problem' it had a criminal solution. Now its a white problem, they want a liberal solution. White Privilege strikes again! Ask me if I feel any
sympathy for any of you.
I agree they shouldn’t arrest the users, but the distributors. Or at least regulate it through the government and then crime will diminish because now people won’t have to sneak around. And all colors of people use, it’s just now it’s gotten so bad it’s become a bigger issue than ever before. When I used I was around plenty of white people and plenty people of color. That is one thing about drugs though, it doesn’t care what color, gender, race, or religion you are. And I say that nobody of any color or descent deserves to be imprisoned just because they’re suffering from addiction.
OMG nooooooooo why would you ever consider trying it once?
That poor father- so heartbreaking
I feel so bad for the father who lost his daughter. Wish you the best and hope you'll get over it.
2:21-- His hands are sooooo freaking dirty!! OMG can we say infection. Awful!!
This is so sad. Those dirty hands shooting up is extremely dangerous & can lead to sepsis which is deadly. I’m praying for everyone affected by this devastating situation
I’m Greek too and I noticed that girl had a Greek last name. Seeing her dad made me so sad because I have this very Greek father that I’m soooo close to and I pictured him standing over my grave and it almost brought me to tears!
im greek too i thought it sounded greek but was short i thought i was the only greek grl h addict lol
Why did heroin become a epidemic when it got to the suburbs it’s been a epidemic
Lolololol Love the dude flashin up all his ones ahahahah omg that was so funny!
Drew Nichols all about those Washingtons baby
My love for my kids is stronger than any drug, I would never choose drugs .my mom has done it my whole life
Heroin is not the problem. The black market is the problem. Drugs have a 1000% markup what a junkie spends in a day or a few hundreds of dollars if legal would last a year. They shown in switzland that giving ppl free or near free heroin allows the ppl that can't quit a stable life and they get a job and off the street. Also unclean unknown doseage as well as crime come from the black market.
Legalize and regulate all recreational drugs.
CBreeze you don’t think that the fact that heroin is so incredibly addictive that it overrides all other priorities in life has something to do with the problem? It’s not really recreational if you need it to survive, and just giving people easier access isn’t going to help them when they can’t go to work because they’re high.
Thats not even how you spell the country... Yes we have drug houses were drugs can be taken "safely" but not buying or tradeing is allowed in them
Jasmine Hetherington stupid liberal
What. I live in Switzerland an never heard of that. They just take addicts from the street, and trys to clean them. They dont give them heroin because we want oure streets clean and safe.
Exactly! Other countries that have done this has shown a huge improvement in the problem. People do not understand it. They only see what's portrayed on TV which is not always the case
We are never going to win the "war on drugs." You can't fight something that can't be beat. There needs to be more affordable programs for addicts, treatment programs, substitution programs, etc. I know many who don't go to treatment because they can't afford it. An addict isn't going to save up money. People aren't going to ever quit using. It's not right but that's how it is. One more dead is too much
Actually it's NOT that cheap, the documentaries always say it's so cheap. That's per dosage unit, it may take a person 6 dosage units just to wake up in the morning.
5:35 dude flashing all ones haha! That's like $75.
That story of the father losing his kid made me cry
I'm NOT religious, but my thoughts and prayers go out to that 1st couple and their 3 children.... 🙏 So sad! 😢
These cops don't understand how hard it is to get clean..I just helped my best friend get off that demon.. she is doing awesome and I'm very proud of her.. It's all about a good support system.
I’ve gone 12 hours without any dope it’s almost 1 am Nd I know I ain’t gonna sleep tonight cuz I got no dope Nd the withdrawals are kickin in
It feels like heaven when you have it
But it feels like hell when you don’t
I feel u bro it's like taking loan from the devil
You good what happen
11yrs old?!?! Thats just horrible :(
When you got no where else to go, why not go no where? Why not.
You never hear one politician talk about this big problem in the U.S. 😢
I’ll stick to my weed and wine, thank you.
It's unbelievable how can drugs can be stronger than your own kids or family and heroin killing young people.
Detroit very bad.right now.i watched it move right in my neighborhood overnight it seemed like and now the streets are flooded and the dealers will deliver its just insanity and something needs to happen before.the.next generation is screwed up as well
I can’t imagine. So heartbreaking
I have every sympathy for those affected by addiction, but I find it very difficult to find empathy for addicts who have multiple children who inevitably end up in the foster care system. It perpetuates he cycle, and it gives children huge abandonment issues and trauma that leads to addiction or highly dysfunctional lifestyle. Living a life as a heroin addict on the streets is bad enough for yourself but a couple of heroin addicts on the streets with 3 children is something I don't really understand. Children deserve better and they deserve parents who are able to try their best for them. My Grandma was born on the cusp of WW2 into a minority group in lower Austria. She grew up in dire poverty with an alcoholic father. To this day she maintains a belief that I have taken on that is that children do not ask to be born and parents need to do the best they can within circumstances to provide for them and care for them. Drugs prevent parents from being parents and it is deeply selfish to give birth to children when you cannot provide for them. Having said that, within the relative chaos of drug addicts lifestyles, you can hardly expect them to consistently use contraception or any kind of family planning technique. More needs to be done.
3:07 go to rehab. Get clean. And then be a part of your kids lives.
War on drugs is pointless regulations are the solution.
Senior Drug Addicts are the saddest. That video made me cry
Heroine is America's karma, if you know what I mean.
I know EXACTLY what you mean and I fully agree.
kundalini1128 Heroine is a female superhero..if you know what I mean.
+kundalini1128 Its the perfect solution.
They exploited Mexico and Afghanistan, now they're showing their appreciation.
kundalini1128 yeah I know where you coming from America is reaping what she has sewn.
That father made me cry like a baby
Do you think that occupying Afghanistan, the CIA's past record and drain of jobs to Asia and job extinction through massive computerization has anything to do with it?
Ya got it in one since there occupation of that country heroin has become stronger and cheaper globally in instead of wat we would have taught would have been a short supply globally it's pushed down the line from the highest level
End the war on drugs. Read the book , Chasing the Scream
heisenberg
I am 65 with heart disease and cancer. I do not prefer to sweat it out to my last dying breath. I am not a jumper, don't own a gun, hanging takes so much commitment, slashing wrists so messy. Is fentanyl a human way to go? Heroin? Thank you.
Dan
I'd just stick to codeine and valium if I wanted to get high and forget my problems,
why would you take such a harsh substance, this day in age, when people can see what it does to you
Death Remnant why take anything? meditate x
You can trust me that a lot of people who are now, using a heroin, started with weaker opiates like codeine or tramadol. Also, mixing opiates with benzodiazepines is really dangerous, because the greater risk of breath depression.
You're absolutely right Of course, meditation is key.
And yes, bilateral respiration suppresion ain't no joke. Because heroin.mixed with a muscle relaxant switches off the button that tells you to breathe. And I took some codeine n diazepam now n again back in the day but nothing ever as serious as class As. They bring nothing but pain in the end. 👍
29 people were arrested in a drug bust in Florida among them firefighters and bad cops. Go figure
Instead of spending money on police spend money on treatment
Been addicted sense i was 18 im almost 30 now. I have to say subs are the only thing that gets me to stop. As I don't have any kids nor much of a family it's hard to find a reason to stop.
Filthy hands injecting, the dirt under nails, the sadness in the man’s face while explaining about his kids.. this it utterly heartbreaking to try and empathize..
At 6:00 he said if anything can be likened to weapons of mass destruction it would be heroin, I guess the crack epidemic never happened.
That's all you got from it?
Dah Bajanman no it didn't those were black and brown people no sad stories just super predictors and crack babies, long prison sentences. Let's see if this applies to white people awnser is no
Dah Bajanman agreed
O' God please save all of them... Amen
Dylan Tew i think yu n i are praying for these poor souls. GOD help them n GOD bless you also. AMEN
many of these rock stars glorify it. they should be made to live among the drug addicts in skid row for a type of puinishment. it should be considerd a crime when they sort of sing about it even saying it is bad cos they stil glorify it. it should be outlawed to sing any songs about drugs.
A lot of them are addicts themselves
And you can't censor it will only make the problem worse
Desculpa lá ó Salazar fds, cala te
Kids don't take drugs
God be with the world ! Pray
I don't understand why people aren't terrified of even trying heroin once. I used to smoke pot, drink, tried LSD, mushrooms...but heroin? It has such a horrible reputation. I would be too scared. 😕
Cheaper than cigarettes ???? OMG that is appalling ...... this is soooo bad, poor people, my heart bleeds for them.
Addiction should be a medical issue not a criminal offence.
Heroin is very very difficult to get off of, especially if you are injecting, I wish I never started shooting up, biggest mistake of my life
So sad for all those families effected by drug abuse.
We pay 100 dollars a point here in Australia only for o.k quality... Crazy high price, no one can afford it.
What a horrible way of life.
I love when they say "only ten dollars a bag"... What happens when you need 6 bags 4 times a day... Then its 240 dollars a day. The statement only 10 dollars a bag doesnt help people to understand why active users do ANYTHING to get it. It may be cheaper in the beginning.. But by the end your spending 20xs the amount and giving up your life.
Drugs have won the War on Drugs....
Thamn that really touch me seeing this father crying for his baby girl. 😔
My son is of that now he's had 5 felonies.. He's in not sure if they are going to keep him in jail or put him in a half way house.. If you want info for Colorado you can see if he will give it to you
The best high you’ll ever have.. but the worst come down of your life.. NOT EVEN ONCE
Heroin and meth is the number one cause of homelessness in America.
Obviously youve never done research on the subject
+. so what are the main causes of homelessness, smarty pants?