Heroin Addicts Speak | Explorer
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- Meet people deep in the throws of a heroin addiction, with no way out.
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Clean from heroin and cocaine since august 7th of 2010 and blessed. This stuff is no joke.
TechnicalEnemy yeah people take it as a joke.. I hate people who do that.
TechnicalEnemy you still clean???
U still clean
FairPlay how’s it going
That’s good people think it’s so easy getting off these types of drugs and it’s not congratulations tho
The saddest thing is so many addicts have people who truly love them - their hearts are breaking watching their loved ones self destruct.
Rachelle Zani My wife and I are watching our smart, sweet, beautiful daughter become a zombie voodoo doll, and my wife cries alot and has made funeral plans for her. Breaking hearts doesn't even BEGIN to describe this. There truly are no words to describe this.
Dave Wade how's it going?
Sometimes is even their love cost em to use drugs
Amen
i hate drugs grr 😏🙇♀️😨😷🤬 the world is better without it huhu theres no addicts 😭😷🤦🏻♀️
1:52
That image is so haunting and sad.
SuperDuperSentinel i
Enemy of the state
As a recovered narcotic painkiller addict I really feel deeply for anyone still on pills or heroin. The withdrawal is absolute torture and goes on for as much as 2 weeks. Most "rehab" centers simply keep you for maybe a week, give you BP meds and other stuff that really doesn't help, and then put you back out on the street. Sadly, it took 6 months in prison to get me clean, and if we had a more effective rehab system maybe I could have quit. 1/1
The most effective system for opiod addiction is basically locking an addict up for months with no escape or options
hi randy!! i hope you see this. i’m in early recovery from fentanyl addiction. just curious if you’re still clean?? regardless, congratulations sir! you’re amazing!
@@Yogscastrocks209 Hi Madi
Lol. 2 weeks?? When I came off 80mg methadone a day, it took 3 months just to eat more than a tin of soup a month and get more than maybe 24 hours of nightmares a month, whilst filling bowl after bowl with stomach bial. 2 weeks would’ve been easy AF. Thank God I had the willpower to get through it. Especially given I was under 21 years of age.
@@Yogscastrocks209 I’m guessing he uses as he says if the rehab system was better, maybe he could’ve quit. It’s not about the rehab system though. It’s about willpower. If you want to quit desperately enough, you will. I proved this to myself without doing any rehab. Just the hard grind of being unwell, not sleeping or eating, etc. It was worth it. Gives you a buzz too, knowing you’re kicking a habit other people can’t get through kicking, a well deserved buzz 🐝. Anybody who cleans up, deserves to feel proud of themselves
I'm still fighting to get rid of my addiction for good,though I've been relapsing for more than 5 times before, but i believe that as long as there's life, there's still hope that one day I'll recover and be able to quit this devil for good.. please please please 🙏🙏🙏🙏 pray for me...
you can do it i’m here for you don’t forget yet
You can do it, we know you can
I just prayed for you. We are in this together.❤️
This is so sad. I just lost a friend of mine to heroine. I wish I knew the signs.
What was the manner of the heroine who killed your friend? Why did she do it?
Is nicotine worse than heroine?
@@gracenote5619 heroine is best
Don't hate the addicts. But the drugs. Don't hate the soldiers, but war.
This way of reasoning is pretty silly
Don't hate the player hate the game
Isn't that disrespectful to compare drugs to soldiers?
Soldiers fight for their countries... Addicts fight for what?!
Your word sounds poetic but has no point.
Drugs don’t have a brain to choose, wars won’t be wars without men fighting
damn that couple from Norway didn't even bother to try hitting a vein, they shot that shit straight in the muscle. that's how you get abscesses and all kinds of other problems
yup, thats what you do when all the veins are ruined from shooting up alot
@@Tweezie1111 its actually real heroin. INTRAMOSCULAR shots don't creat bbscesses, missing a vein does
Missing a vein and going intramuscular can BOTH cause abscesses. I’ve treated patients with them many times...think about it...either way you’re not in the vein. Also I’ve treated patients that have hit arteries that create massive abscesses...it’s awful when the abscesses are so big that we have to cut them open to drain them into a 5 gallon biohazard bin...the infection smells and look disgusting. Also, most people who shoot clean pharmaceutical opiates usually don’t get an abscess if they miss a vein. You get abscesses from street heroin usually only because of the junk it’s been cut with, not from the actual heroin portion of it. It’s the cut that dealers put in it that makes it so prone to abscesses.
@@mandyjuelz The difference between going into the muscle purposely, and missing a vein, is that the missed shot can end up in the subcutaneous layer, which causes problems. Yes, injecting junk into a muscle can cause an absess, but it carries less risk than a missed shot. Particularly, as you say, if a missed shot ends up in an artery, which can lead to heart attacks, strokes, tissue necrosis, gangrene, ect, which results in amputation.
@@Tweezie1111 ul ppl
I'm on Fentanyl for chronic spinal issues. I've experienced withdrawal. It's little wonder addicts can't get over it. It's sooooo bad....
I remember one day stupidly taking an oxy - it was absolutely amazing and I realised after that the absolute power that opiates could have over someone. Luckily I have no access to oxys anymore and it was a one off from my plug, but I must have thought about that high for a week or 2 after wondering if I could repeat it. That was a year ago and haven’t been near an opiate since. Can’t begin to imagine the power of something like heroin which is like double strength of an oxy. Bless these poor souls.
Smartest decision you made in your life
@@alexCnorthjerseyhes very lucky lol..wish same this happened to me.
I have no connection to drugs in any way. Which is why I am here browsing random drug related videos.
Lol same it's entertainment for me but i feel sad for those suffering
@@shutupidiot16yearsago79 I agree with you all. I partially also came here because I heard of Layne Staley’s story.
Straight up death in a syringe
To those who suffer from drug addiction I hope this tribute video created for my brother Nick who passed away at age 28 from a heroin overdose can encourage you to take the next step to beat your addiction. There are people there for you. Your life is worth living for
I was addicted to heroin for 7 years and I've done just about every drug in access and in combinations. I've even had a gambling problem. I have not done drugs in almost 4 years now. I get pissed when people talk about weed like it's a good thing. Yeah it's not heroin but you still aren't doing yourself any favors by doing drugs.
the way he hugged her it's like he is telling her "you're the only person that I have in my life"
Until you've actually had something like this effect your life, you shouldn't talk bad about it.
facts
I disagree
It's amazing how the people know that it's going to be the end of them, but they're still unable to quit. Terrible :(
Man that is scary. Why anyone would start doing that is beyond me. Life is hard enough without that.
It's been thirteen years I wonder where this guy is now
I saw his comment in some other video, where he said that he is clean and doing better now. I don't exactly remember the video link.
@@sauravdagaSDaga1984 THINK!!! I would love to read it
His name is joakim gillebo, he is doing fine, he is active on social media.
I am so sorry, DepthofField. Where there is life, there is hope. I hope and pray that you beat this addiction. You are very brave to admit you need help. Doctors say that admitting that you need help is the first step in getting better. I hope you get the help you need and that nobody hurts you!
My partner has left a nice home, family, friends to return to his former heroin addiction. He had been clean for a year, but gradually it got the better of him. He knows he is losing everything to it but cannot stop. I got him to go to rehab, but he walked out after a couple of weeks. He now lives with a load of junkies. Heroin has ruined my life and I have never even taken it.
So sorry. How’s it going so far?
This is pretty fucking sad 2 watch ... Norway is one of the richest countries in the world but even here you can find heroin zombies.
2:15: that guy has so nice eyes. Its so sad,I hope he managed to survive.
this couples are addictive but they give massage to over the world that instead of addictive they lives together and they both loves each other so much i cant even explain.
Some of the most incredible people who have been a part of my life were recovering heroin addicts. They're instant friends, truly humble people without pretense who are really good at reading people. I never feel judged by them and am inspired by their compassion and realness. There's a sort of wisdom that comes from the aftermath of f-ing up your life.
the reason my addiction got so bad was i was able to hide it so well. i never went on the nod even after smashing a point, even two points in succession, while a buddy who'd been using for a decade would be useless off half a point. i was able to work a media job, fully alert but feeling incredible...years later i lost what i spent my entire life building...never believed i could spend so much. never again!
😢 poor people
Why? It's their choice to use it in the first place.
@@EUpunisher they don't have control over those issues, but they sure have control over how to deal with it. Take some responsibility and stop blaming others for your own bad decision.
I highly recommend everyone to watch the movie "Trainspotting" to get a cinematic glimpse into the life of heroine addicts and their journey to quit. It's on Netflix and it gets a 10/10 in my books.
Every heroin addict I've talked to(which isn't very many) has told me that heroin feels too good, that its the best feeling ever and people try to recreate the feeling until the soon get physically hooked.
I wonder if they are still alive.
+chikitabowow Using for 35 years, probably yes. It's not the heroin that kills you. It's the other chemicals(toxics) with in...
Not really but sometimes it does happen, the big killer is that the high deteriorates over frequent and long term use, this leads a user to take bigger doses chasing the high. this will lead to an OD where the main killer is either Cardiac Arrest or Respiratory Failure.
I don't think so. Prob they're all dead.
They prolly got clapped
I am 💪🏼
Good video. But it is so heartbreaking to see these people. They need help. There's still hope for recovery.
Been there done that, its all in ur head if u have enough will power u can overcome any addiction, i'm sober now more then 9 years🤙 all these types of video help me to make my mind to determined its now or never, so thanks🙂🙂
in extreme cases of opioides, benzos and alcohol, its not all in your head, you can literally die if you just quit after a long time using non stop
They probably feel the most incredible feelings one could ever feel...
In the long they say it's not that good.
To me, these four minutes are scarier than any horror movie I could have ever seen. Please don't do drugs, no mater what anyone says.
no..i wish i was clean..my story is pain management clinics got me to 300mg a day of oxy&morph.Its a nightmare trying to ration it every month..im a addict..if you gave a alcoholic 8cases of beer could you expect him to only drink a six pack a day for a month?HELL NO!! He would be drunk for a week and run out-nobody would expect him to follow the 6pk a day rule..and yet im expected to ration out narcotics..its like a doctor telling me to train a rabid pitbull.IMPOSSIBLE..I run out ev month &do h
this is so sad
Drugs don't ruin your life, you ruin your own life. You chased the drugs, the drugs didn't chase you.
OMG as they said that l hai exactly the same thought. !!!
thats true
"Experiemented with heroin for several years" Thats quite an experiement! Thats like me experimenting with being single for over 10 years now!
That's an awesome verse. Thank you for sharing that
"Hustle, score, use". Amen brother.
I would say you are right and you completely do not understand what the addict is going through and their families who are aware of their mess. You don't have to understand if you aren't the the one who is doing such terrible stuff or the family who has loved their criminal son or daughter. I personally believe that if we can become in touch with others emotions and motivations we can work together to be tolerant enough to discover solutions to society's ills. WI Recovery
As a person that is afraid of needles, how can people be addicted to this stuff?
Yiu love it at first , second then boom
2:20 the face I make when I don't sleep for week 😂😂😂😩😂😂😂😂😂😂
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How sad
It is so sad to see this happen to so many people across the world, especially when those who've never gone through an addiction can't understand the toll it takes on its victims. While many don't recognize addiction as a disease, it truly is a condition where core things change inside of the body, creating a need for the substance. One cannot just simply quit, no matter how simple it seems. For those suffering, keep your heads up and seek help when you can. Some help is better than none at all.
@TechnicalEnemy
Good job! I hope you stay clean and dont break.
Heroin just feels way too good to ever give up. Its like finally finding heaven and then being told to stay away or theyll kill you. But you walk in anyway.
At the beginning the narrator exclaims, he had been experimenting for years, but then he caught a habit. Correction, he caught a habit the first time he experienced that pseudo-euphoria.
Why do you call it "pseudo-euphoria"? Heroin causes temporary euphoria, that's pretty much a fact..
Its sad people joke about this kind of shit. I understand that people are going to think bad of people who are junkies but think of those peoples' families. They didn't choose for their loved ones to do this. Coming from a girl who recently lost her father over his heroin addiction, I know what I'm talking about.
kelsiebitchner No one should joke about this. And those who do are stupid ignorants because our children too can experience that, no matter how caring and loving parents we try to be.
I always wonder how they’re doing nowadays?
My dad had a heroin addiction and he died from a methadone/ Wellbutrin overdose back in 2008.
"now I want a normal square life... go to work in the morning come home in the evening"
Now that you've become a zombie.
Iv been clean now 11 months, it’s been a long hard road, iv logged it all on you tube, look out for me and my book, my channel is Adam lamberton menace in society my book, stay strong everyone x
Yo Sandra I'm w u sister keep ya head up its a vicious cycle tht I'm battling threw but jus keep the faith for a better tomarrow
😢 my prayer goes out to everyone who lost their lives for this horrible thing 🙏🙏
I was forced into recovery, and as of today have relapsed a number of times, without (through GODS grace) any real withdrawl symptoms yet. That is the driving force behind most heroin addicts. The refusal to be sick from this distgusting drug. I wish alot more people would recognize this as a disease, and show people how to get the proper help they need.
enjoy it while you can. the more you use, the less amazing it will be.
That's really cool... keep on going!!!
That man is so so sad how can you live your life like that
Guidance and parenting. That's what young adults need. Most won't meet this habit at all but for those who do...it's key.
Dude that is so rude! We all have a f******ing purpose in life, their not worthless!!
>:(
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that you stopped using foul language as well. So much easier to get to what our ideas are in the end.
good work.
It's sick that I'm watching this and dying fir a bag. Ugh. Where I live I can't find. Only from one person whose unreliable. I'm emotionally addicted. Not physically addicted.
hasonopinion are you still with us, friend?
Thank God I made it to recovery. I hope some of you do. God Bless Addicts everywhere.
I seem to remember seeing or reading something saying that Joaquim had, at least at that time, gotten off heroin and was working as a video game designer. It was totally silent as to Trina which to me suggested that she was no longer with us.
what a fantastic person his girlfriend must be sticking with him thru that. heartbreaking video :(
It might be more of a security thing. It also helps her get dope. If she doesn’t manage to sell any magazines but he does they still both get the benefits.
go preach somewhere else dude, the world needs helping hands, not praying ones!
horse is a slang term for heroin
this is fucking heartbreaking :(
@Syt96 You know how much sympaty i have for you. Bless you
their dead, just don't know it yet.
justin76bmw As long as one is alive,there is always hope...Louie Lamour said this and it is true.
Ummmm no....Joakim is alive and well. He’s right here in the comments
You're right, I used marijuana once or twice in high school and it wasn't my thing. I would say the majority of people who use heroin don't smoke cannabis.
My addiction started after my wisdom teeth came out, I loved the pain killers they put me on and I continued to buy them after I didn't need them. I eventually started using oxycodone, became addicted and went to heroin.
so sorry for any body entangled with this destroying habit,my father does in opioid,and my cuisine was dead at the age of 28 because of it.god help these people:(
@crunchmetal
1) The liver damage you're talking about isn't induced by the pharmaceutical grade diamorphine, but in part from dirty street heroin, the participants had used before entering the programme and which some keep using as well as alcohol. And to make matters more complicated, many of them are polytoxes.
2) Liver damage associated with other medical opiates do rather stem from paracetamol and other secondary painkillers that are sometimes mixed into the formulations.
They didnt choose Heroin...it chose them...its the devil in a fit Im tellin ya.....
lol the ignorance of people amazes me!!! chapmasi
Heroin must be really hard to quit cause it's an opiate so the withdrawal must be an extremely unpleasant thing to go through. I really keep my fingers crossed for people who happen to find themselves in this situation and decide to stop using.
I've never seen it plunged into a muscle like that before. I know it can be done, but never seen people do it like this.
Most of my former bullies are drug addicts. I do not feel sorry for them and they can fall off of a cliff. You wanted to bully me for my big breasts but yet you do drugs. I do not feel sorry for methadone, heroin addicts, and etc.
bullied for big breasts? wtf
fat*
boohoo make something serious all about you because you got bullied by a couple of people in school. Heres the attention you want
Then just get breast reduction surgery ohh wait... I bet that's expensive huh? And its really a life or death matter for you well guess what its probably just as if not more expensive to get these people treatment which is actual life or death for them and not all addicts are bad people in fact most have been hobbled by addiction making them some of the most empathetic least judgemental and understanding people in our society once they get clean
people bullied me too, and i became the addict, they are happy now
Society is addicted to legal drugs - alcohol, meat, tobacco and sugar
Did anyone else notice that at 1:17 where the narrator says "mid-way through the afternoon they can afford a couple of hits", the sign on the bus stop they walk towards says 'Smak'! How ironic....
@krakenwave you make such a good point!!
I understand what these people are going through 😔 I was an addict but the rich one thank God my fam 🙏 saved me 💯
Didnt God created opium?
thanks. i guess i got a little more provoked than usual since this video really hit home. i'm from norway.
exactly what im thinking
where do i find the full episode? before it was on youtube now they deleted it in my country is there anyway i can buy it or something?
Joaquim just breaks my heart. Sad thing is very few people ever kick heroine and it will kill you if you do it long enough. Makes me think these poor souls might be better off dead than addicted. :(
Does anyone know if he ever tried to get help?
and its heart breaking having to explane to here children and to see them go thro there day to day life as an heroin addict ive always been the one to try and help for yrs but i relised i cannot help them anymore unless they want to help thereself and its so heatbreaking for me .and ive already lost my dad thro the same.but i feal something bad is going to happen to them .just wish my other sister was ready to give up this lifesyle and spend quality time with her child and my story can go on!!
Please look me up on CZcams I’m one year clean on Saturday iv logged it all on here from still being on drink and drugs to now the difference is unreal, iv also wrote a book, stay strong guys it’s worth all the pain , x
So sad :(
have a 15 year old freind who is hooked, need to help him before it turns really ugly.
GayTruckDriver how did it go?
that's so sad
Coool I like this guys ! Respect! Use it!
I hate it when people automatically think that junkies are bad people
They aren't necessarily bad, they're just ill
@sunnyside3150 thanks. I'm just recently doing some soul searching and I'm trying to find something bigger than myself. I appreciate the encouragement. :)
@NationalGeographic
Is it okay if I use some clips in this video for our School Live Broadcast? I'm supposed to make a video why not to do heroin.
Thank You.
We must PRAY 4 one another and the sick! This sickness affects the whole world in some way.
Omg this is so sad .