I started doing drugs years ago as a teenage, got addicted to heroin. Spent my whole life fighting heroin addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. 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. I will pray for you all.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, BPD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures. This mental health treatment works for me too. Half micro doses do the trick for me. At least a few days at a time with lengthy time in between. Never addictive. Thank you for sharing this point!
Sober 4 years. Shout out to everyone trying to make it. You deserve a beautiful life. It is possible, there is help. Shout out to Artie. Edit : 7 1/2 years. Wooooooo! Much love and gratitude.
For me 6 months I usually feel like a beast but then the crash comes and the risk returns and ugh. So many relapses and getting clean again, I swear it’s taken 20 years off my life just going through it over and over and over and over and over. The trick is to get like 5 years, then…. Maybe
@@Mr.Wednesday. One thing I know is it was impossible for me to do it alone. As uncomfortable as it may be at first attending meeting's eventually landed me some lifelong friends. After trying everything they suggested from a program of ACTION. I have recovered. Mentally and spiritually. I no longer suffer from that pit in my stomache. That feeling that something is missing, the thing that keeps you up at night and makes life tough sledding. Im free as a result of good people and action.
You should be ashamed of yourself or even starting don't be proud of four years sober. Be ashamed for even just one day not sober in the past. History will forget you
I kicked fentanyl cold turkey. This is my third time quitting. I've been clean 2 weeks exactly today... I feel good. These last days were hell. Worst days of my life no doubt. M30s are not worth doing.
@@fjb7605 I love getting high more than anything and I miss it but tired of how people treated me and cheating everywhere I love that lifestyle LOL but it just never lasts
"They can get it out of your body but never out of your mind" 110% true. Artie is an inspiration. 10+ year heroin addict. Been off dope for 3 years. One day at a time. Stay strong, it is possible.
Yoyoitsbenzo Gaming do you still think about it often and have intense cravings or does it get better to where you can go days where you don’t think about wanting to get high?
You can eventually drive the obsession out and not want it anymore, but you will always miss it. That demon is patient and will wait decades until that one moment when you’re at your weakest to come out and attack. Heroin addiction will humble you.
Aaron Powell I have the same clean time after 10 years using IV heroin and it depends on how much work ya put in but yes you can delete the cravings and obsession of the mind. It’s very possible; more so than I was always told. Don’t believe the statistics. It’s more possible than you probably think.
They say only a small percentage of people on heroin kick it for good! Fuck that! Lets change that shit!Ive gotten a few people that are close to me off of H with Suboxon. But you have to want it to work. Please try to get off of that shit! There is people that love you!
@@michaelcuff5780 you’ve gotten a FEW ppl off of H w/“suboxon”? Yet you don’t know how it’s even spelled? Def sounds like it happened... I’m being 100% serious now...please tell me about these “few people”, their stories, & how *YOU* got them off of “h”... I’ll be waiting for this one.
For anyone out there who is contemplating going down that road, just once, just to try it. Listen, listen, listen. If you dance with the devil he's the one who tells you when you can stop. Seriously, it is no laughing matter. Remember, it has gotten hold of better people than you and me, and those very same people have never gotten away. It's hard enough to quit if you genuinely want to, but near on impossible if you haven't got the desire or the will to get off it. Be a friend to yourself and never get on that Merry go round. Please, please, please. Peace.
RoyalOpps They have the Rapid Detox method which is done under anesthesia. If you haven't heard about it,they knock you out and basically kick you into detox,then reverse it all while your out. So you don't feel the detox. You wake up with no withdrawals,just groggy from the anesthesia. It's like 8,000 or so which when you think of all the money we have spent on dope over the years or even one year is worth it IMO. Of course insurance doesn't cover it and most people don't have money like that to drop ect they do have ways to do a payment plan through a lender. It just gets to that point where you just get high to avoid the withdrawals. It's a vicious cycle most people just don't understand. You get sick of getting high working to support your habit and making the dealer rich.
RoyalOpps Trust me Im in the medical Feild and payed my bills,have a Mercedes,kept the image as I was a functional junkie. But like you and I'm sure all of us in the similar situation spent every left over penny on that shit. I was a sniffer my self,I could have been living a hundred times better. Keep pushing foward bro💯
Listened to this right before kicking methadone. Been over a month and not looking back. Thank you Artie. Keep your heads up, the pain you’ve endured over the years has built you up to be ready to kick. The anxiety of not having something that’s always been there is almost worst than it coming out. Much love! Stay focused and make em proud! ❤️
strangers are rooting for you even if the close ones in your life aren't. even if you have a relapse, don't stop. you can bounce back from these events.
Now that he's turning his life around, it's easy to root for the guy. He's been through so much. I love to see him give back and help others avoid the junkie life
@@jakesnacks1149 at times, especially that one time he was on HBO with Joe Buck, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis, I found him insufferable and obnoxious. The people who worked on MAD TV with him often found him as charming as a cobra. It’s what addiction does. It makes the lives of those around you so hard that they don’t want to spend time with that person, and inevitably whatever warm feelings they have towards that person when they’re sober just dissolve.
@@RealD8 When 4-5 yrs pass, it does get like that. I hardly ever think of dope. I smoke hash, and that's quite enough. So, it will leave your brain, just not as fast as your body.
I know, i actually believe him this time in spite of him saying he's clean every time he has ever talked about. Even when he was at his absolute worst with blood pouring out of his nose looking like he was really close to death he would say he was clean. He went to jail and long term rehab this time though, and you can see a different in his appearance and his speaking, so i think their is a pretty good chance he is which is really an amazing accomplishment. Good job Artie. Iv'e been a fan since you were on stern, keep it up your'e doing amazing, your family, friends, loved ones, and all your fans are proud of you man.
Doctors like to describe withdrawal as a “Bad Flu”, but the psychological part is what’s most disturbing. All of your emotions come intensely flooding back, & everything has this creepy undertone (almost like a real life horror movie). I remember just listening to the birds outside in the morning (your heart’s racing, & you don’t sleep for days), & it creeping me out for no reason. The depression is so acute that you feel like your mom just died (there’s nothing I can compare it to), If you meet an addict who says they’re dope sick, give them money, they are truly suffering, & cold Turkey is not how you get off of this stuff.
I couldn't agree more with you on how you describe withdrawals but I'm not giving an addict going through dope sickness money to get dope....I say that as an recovering addict myself
For me it’s the anxiety and inability to sit still or get any rest. I can take being sick or even in pain but that anxiety is real. Six years without a needle and seven months without booze, wish me luck ❤
Did opiates/H for 9 years, multiple rehab stays and finally left on 16mg of subs for about 7 years and finally kicked those 2 months ago. Never felt better stay at it people, it’s not easy but I promise it’s worth it..
hope your still going strong and sober very similar to yourself but I was mostly into oxys went on 16mg of suboxone got down to small dose relapsed then started all over again second attempt I did it and not looked back good things happened in my life since I got clean god bless hope your doing OK still
You can just tell he’s so much healthier. Dropped weight, his eyes are alert, he’s speaking clearly. Man, I hope he stays clean. Due to a chronic pain condition I got really hooked on opioids for about six years. Artie is so right: Drugs DO work. The opioids not only took my severe physical pain away, but they also numbed my depression. For like four years they steadily increased my dosage and I was just in this constant state of bliss. It felt like I was mentally sharp as a tack, but my friends tell me to this day that I was just wasn’t all there. I would just randomly nod off when I’d go hang out with friends, and I remember never being able to find the right words during conversation. When I started developing a REALLY high tolerance, I started running out of my medications really early (it got up to 80mg OxyContin, and either 10mg Percocet or Hydrocodone) and that’s when I discovered opioid withdrawal... and it is without a doubt THE most unpleasant and vile feeling I’ve ever felt, and I’ve been through some significant pain with my medical problems. Honestly, I’d rather experience the pain from my hip again for months before it got replaced last year than go through a week of acute opioid withdrawal again. The hip pain was just one spot, with opioid withdrawals, it’s like your whole body is screaming. You can’t sleep but you don’t wanna be awake. You can’t keep food down if you force yourself to eat. You’re going to the bathroom with severe diarrhea every hour. Constant cold sweats. You can’t keep your legs still. Your emotions come back full-on and it’s overwhelming. So thankful I got through that stuff. Anyways, I didn’t mean to write this much...
John Corbett Or maybe they can get help with Suboxone, or Kratom (which is how I eventually weened off of pain medicine), or some kind of medical help? My comment didn’t have an agenda. If anyone read that who is already addicted to opioids, I’m not saying anything shocking. They most likely already know how sick one gets if they stop cold turkey. I seriously doubt anything I said is going to drive people back to opioids or actively keep them from getting help.
Unfortunately what most people don’t realize, is that your body only reacts to the pain meds for the first two weeks after that it doesn’t really help your body any longer. It just becomes a mental craving.
I’m so glad Artie is doing better and getting himself healthy . The universe needs him healthy , being funny as hell ( as always ) and telling his story to anyone who can learn from it .
How the hell do you do fetty and percs at the same time? Fentanyl/heroin jacks your tolerance so bad theres nonpoint in even buying pills. After I developed a dope tolerance, i could cook up and shoot four 30mg Percs at once and it would just barely take the edge off my dope sick, wouldnt even get me totally well, let alone high. Once you getba tolerance dope, its nothing nit dope. Buying pills is just a waste of money. The difference between percoet and fentanyl is like the difference between o’douls and moonshine.
I was an heroin addict for 4 years. I lost everything. I was a kickboxer who became a junkie loser. All my money, relationships, trust everything gone to shit. My reputation gone I literally couldn’t even save a dollar. I just wanted to die. By the grace of God I met an amazing doctor who put me on methadone. I wasn’t sure I was doing the right thing but I thank god everyday I made that choice. I’m now 3 years clean and have my life back. Started doing what I love which is acting. I have a real job. Started a business. All Trust, love, relationships everything came back. I can actually save money now and have an amazing fiancé. Also seeing a therapist. Doing what I need to be doing. When I’m ready with the help and support of my family and doctor I will start tapering off very slowly. I know getting off methadone is difficult but I would rather take this medicine then do the stuff I was doing any day. It’s not even a question. Even if it takes me couple years to taper off that’s fine because I plan on doing it extremely slowly and properly. All the addicts out there struggling hang in there. One day at a time❤️🙏🏼
@@davidames1746 man stfu and get a life there’s plenty of morons like you out there all you do is discourage ppl. You don’t know shit. We got our lives back and did you even read wtf I said? It takes a long time to taper off methadone you clown it’s a very slow process. Id pick being on methadone rather than the shit I was doing any day you freakin clown. I got my life back and much more. You think I care what a loser like you has to say? You obvs couldn’t get your shit together so you wanna bring others down with you. Lmao classic loser
@@davidames1746 dumbass clown get the hell of the internet and take your low discouraging ass to the streets and leave the recovery to the real ones. There’s millions of ppl out there taking medicine to better their lives and you wana go tell them all their not clean? Fucken idiot.
I'm on suboxone myself! Been off heroin and fent for 97 days now! We are clean idc what anybody says! It's OUR recovery I'd rather be hooked to a legal substance than running the streets..
It's really hard I am struggling today . Well done for all the people in the comments staying clean ,I was clean for 2 years but I relapsed. Wish me luck I am trying again.
Artie is a legend. Have been following this man for years! He's been into the abyss and back. Anyone with experience like this man is worth listening to.
I always like to hear Artie speak about his drug addiction and drug addiction in general. The way he talks about it is to where only an addict can understand. The average person could listen to Artie and think, "Why would you enjoy that drug if it caused so many problems?" I made it 11 months clean and my drugs were oxycontin, crystal meth, and weed. I still use but i no longer have an addiction to opiates. I was a total slave to the shit; when i woke up, i was constantly worried about getting it and when i went to sleep i worried about how i would get it the next day. If i couldn't get it then i could not sleep, my legs, stomach, and mainly my entire body would feel so damn bad. Sometimes, I stayed on the toilet from severe diarrhea or i laid in bed vomiting until i could get my fix. It feels great knowing i will never have to deal with that again. When I was using oxycontin, I couldn't imagine my life without it. Now, I can't believe I enjoyed that.
It's no wonder Artie is asked to speak at rehabs and schools about drugs. He has lived the worst of the junkie experience so people will actually listen to him. He's done a great job of turning things around, go Artie
Good to hear you kicked the habit. But I don't agree with the notion you have to had been an addict to understand that heroin is bad for you. I don't think people are denying that heroin is heavenly. However in general it's pretty obvious that the consequences of use and addiction are destructive, hence they wonder if someone who is addicted really think it's worth it. And apparently it is since even after kicking the habit people revert to that old habit very quickly. Most people are fully aware that their drug use isn't good for them but still continue. And yes that part might be easier to understand if you know what it's like. Still, I do think you can take responsibility to a certain extent. Same goes for people who drink and smoke. There have been so many opportunities people offered me all kinds of things and yet I never felt the need to even in my weakest moments. You yourself have to want to kick an addiction. It's a requirement of the rehab centers in the Netherlands. I myself am at a point that I want to change many of my habits because more and more I am realizing it's not worth it. You can get joy and happiness in other ways but thing is like everything good you do have to work for it. It doesn't come free. In the end though, it will be the most satisfying one.
Used 4 years. Clean 2. The whole thing about you'll crave it every day for the rest of your life is bullshit. I maybe think about it once a month. One week terrible physical withdrawals. I couldn't sleep for 11 days. On the 12th day finally got 2 hours. Then you have a few months of PAWS, post-acute withdrawal symptoms, where your body balances out back to normal. The 4 hours of feeling very relaxed and cozy is not worth all that pain. For my, my heroin now is sleep, it's sweet, it's free, and it's healthy. Don't ever consider trying it. It will fuck you up. You're not special.
Post acute withdrawal- basically your brains trying to rebalance from being flooded with opiates /dopamine. Your withdrawal is being in shock of not producing the dopamine etc because it's got it from heroin, and the paws is your brain finally starting trying to reproduce the levels it did naturally. If you're not feeling rough/weak/vulnerable/craving then you were VERY lucky. Now use that luck and stay clean and safe.
Don’t use Kratom. It’s as addictive as any opiate, abd the withdrawals are horrible. Was hooked on that garbage for 8 years and it really fucked me up for awhile. All that safe natural bullshit is just that...:bullshit. It’s very harmful and very addictive
And this is why I think drugs addicts are worthless. Not because they use drugs, but because they are a lower class of intellect who use drugs to solve problems they could otherwise solve if the weren't so fucking stupid. If it wasn't drugs, it'd be something else. These are the types of people who take shortcuts in life for ANYTHING hard. They lack character, mental fortitude, and intellectual integrity. The best thing they can do for society is overdose and die. We need to bring back survival of the fittest. Narcan fucked up society.
Artie is such a gifted storyteller. So effortlessly funny in ways so few are. If he had just found a way to get clean during the Sirius Stern years his career and life would likely have reached its full potential.
So often you’ll hear opioid/opiate addicts talk about being clean only to find out that they are still on either methadone, or suboxone. I’ve been on methadone since 2006 and it’s an awesome blessing, and a terrible curse (very hard to transition into true sobriety). You are not “clean” until your brain is running off of its own natural neurotransmitters. I don’t say this in reference to Artie.
I cannot even imagine having to overcome an addiction like heroine. My heart goes out to Artie. I think he a genuinely good guy and the fact that he is sharing this is extraordinary. If it keeps just one person from trying it the first time, the whole interview is worth it. it should be required viewing for troubled teens.
I was a opiate/heroin addict for almost my entire 20s. Been clean almost 6 years. I'm so glad I got out before fentanyl got big. I'd be dead. If you're struggling, it can be done. The most important thing is to ask for help, doing it on your own is so much more difficult.
@@michaelkillen8269 You don't want any AL in you. Sex addiction is easy to cure. Get married and have a few kids. Take care of them all and it'll drop your testosterone to negative 60 Nanograms per deciliter.
Nah, I don't let substances take over my life. Amazing what a little willpower and feeling of personal responsibility can do. Junkies should totally try it.
Like damn lol sorry for saying dumb ass . All I’m sayin is you can’t knock someone who is trying to get off the shit resorted to something that isn’t as harmful rather than continuing stick a syringe in my arm 10 times a day. Every addict is different . Each addict has their own recovery plan
ktothec24 All due respect, I think what he might be saying is that they 'do as intended in the immediacy'. If you want out, heroin will take you there. As a 30+ yrs addict, I really get this irony. I think what you're saying is 'they don't do as I would have liked in the long term' Which is very different.
Mick G. 30+ years?! Jesus you must not IV right? Because you’re veins would be shot. I’ve had my dance with the devil but am currently on the other side. Made my life lame as hell
That’s a common line in NA. It’s not his saying but it’s very very true. They work too well. They work by completely curing any negative feelings whatsoever, physical or otherwise. Of course it’s only temporary and they create a load of much worse complications and problems which is why it’s a nightmare. But they work at the time. That’s why they’re so dangerous. So don’t get cocky and think you’re immune because you think you know better. When your life comes crashing down on your head and it’s offered, or pushed on you, then you’ll see just how simple it is to say no. You’ll be fucked. So stay humble.
Artie has been through hell and back, unbelievable story right here. So much respect to him. And the rest of you kicking all these different addictions, you should be incredibly proud of yourselves because addiction is truly a disease and I respect every single person who takes on your demons head-on.
In my day we only had methadone. It's basically just a transferred addiction. Overwhelming guilt that my father had not known me for even one day as a sober adult when he died was the catalyst for my recovery. I hope Artie has that same motivation.
omg i just read your comment and am now in my mid 40's and my father is in his late 70s and I feel the same way. I want to have some years of clarity with him before hes gone and his health is deteriorating. I've been thinking a lot lately about exactly what you detailed in your comment. Im sorry about your loss and completely understand what you are saying.
Agreed. I wish I knew more about methadone when I got on it. I honestly didn’t even have that bad of a habit, but I was using methadone from the street. Methadone does help save lives, but it’s just another addiction. I was miserable while on methadone.
Being an ex addict, its great to have people talk about their experiences. Doctor's that treat addiction should understand it better, i wish there was a way to make more ex addicts doctors specifically for addicts. You can't learn everything from a book. I was so poorly treated many times, mainly because these doctors dont know what it's actually like. Took me many times to get clean because of poor treatment.
boo hoo nigga,every addict knows its wron,they just keep making excuses to do it,theres no way a doctor could phrase it for you to understand,bc you already knowyou should stop😊
He talks about wanting it NOW. The first session I ever had with a therapist when I was trying to kick a non-substance addition, he said “Addicts have an inability to delay gratification.” That stuck with me about as much as anything I’ve heard. This is the crux of it all. When I was drinking heavily, I didn’t have the will to say, “I’ll finish my work and then I’ll have a drink.” It was always, “I’ll have the drink then I’ll do my work.” But of course I was so piss drunk I could never get the work done after the drink. Curious if you other addicts/recovering addicts see that behavior in yourselves.
Heroin and fent addict myself. I think it all depends on what you like. I don’t like alcohol at all but with dope absolutely I’m going to get well before I do anything
Just lost my beautiful niece last week . 23 yrs young. Heroin is a nasty drug. Hope those who suffer can get help they deserve Cierra Brianna 💜 9/24/96~10/27/19
opalight orro Jesus fuckin Christ that's young....I know you dk me from dick but I honestly sympathize... It's not easy and unfortunately ppl forget that the mental depression is a huge part of it
5 years clean now and Artie helped more than he will ever know, just listening to old stern show got me through withdrawls at least helped some with my mentality helped me laugh amongst the tears. I hope Artie becomes well and truly happy one of these days.
@Caleb Huskey lets hope not. It's a hard struggle. He may have it. Hes talking the talk, he may be a lucky one and walk the walk. He's at the age in life that many addicts like him quit, the 50s seems to enlighten an addict
Kicking heroin was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, next to kicking suboxone a few years earlier. Six years clean from heroin in January. Kratom helped me stay “clean” while I tried to rebuild my life, but ultimately dragged things out for too long. I wish I could proudly say I have six years sober, with no asterisks or fine print. But I’m still proud of getting clean and turning things around.
I was on suboxone and trust me, it takes months to get completely off. I was taken off too early the first time I went right back out. Today, after going all in on AA, I am 632 days sober. If I can do it, anyone can. You just gotta believe you can and trust that God will do for you what you can’t do for yourself. Good luck guys.
I've been through precipitated withdrawals and he's not kidding when he says it's a million times worse than regular withdrawals. I cannot imagine 5 days of that. Each minute lasts an hour and you're violently ill the entire time. I really feel for him and anyone who's had to endure that suffering long-term.
Precipitated withdrawals are the worst. But it always gets better each day but still can't deny the fact PWS are just another level of emotional mental and physical pain. I was humbled.
@Ryanish Konk I was like you man, at one point I was like "I'm never going through that again, as soon as the dope and the money runs out, I'm throwing in the towel". I kept a 12 Guage slug on my bedside table and told myself I'd use it when I start withdrawals again. But then my sister told me about this detox center that will help you with withdrawals and I said sure, why not. It still sucked obviously, but it wasn't too bad. I recommend it man. And taper. Make sure taper.
4:16 that’s what it comes back to, the physical pain comes with kicking, but also the emotional pain you’ve been numbing with the drugs. We use as a coping mechanism.. it works by numbing you to all the bullshit but it also kills you in the process. Kicking is not easy.. props to anyone who’s gone through it, you’re one tough sob. so happy to be clean & sober. we do recover.
I've heard Netflix has prevented him from doing anything like this because they have his show on there, and they see him as a liability because of his provocative nature
Did heroin for 10 years been clean for almost 4 thanks to subiteks(the original subiksone) but you don't get addicted immediately( not with heroin.either) it takes time.. but still clean here in Norway and kinda proud of myself
I agree, amazing accomplish after having used drugs for 30 plus years. It's a testament that you can clean if you're struggling that's for sure, and that it's never too late either. Artie is in his 50s and has been doing drugs since his teens according to his book.
@@jasonablah7702 I can help you here man. I’ve been on sub on and off since 2014. It depends on your dope habit on whether you get high or not, but generally at 16 mg a day you will. At least for a few days. It goes away pretty quickly and then you just maintain. If a sober person takes it, in my experience, they just get really sick. It’s strong stuff, regardless of what it’s used for it is derived directly from the poppy plant, just like heroin and morphine. It’s heroin, morphine, and buprenorphine, buprenorphine is suboxone without the naloxone. Hope that answers your question.
My father told me something, that cleared my skies like a thunderbolt: "Do you know what's the best part of banging your head against the wall? The feeling that you get...when you stop."
Some of this was great to hear. I’m 3 weeks clean of opiates after an 8 year addiction to pain pills. Hearing other people talk about the hell they went through to get off definitely helps. Best wishes to Artie for staying clean.
How? Did you do it ? I get it that I made stupid mistake by having a gf who broke up with me. But after that happened I started using two days later I keep trying to get clean. I go to rehab. I feel better than ever. And then I go back home and immediately start using. Plus I’m an alcoholic and was in a coma from alcohol. And I know that I’m dying and that it will kill me soon. But I can’t stop.
Two months for me. Withdrawal was hell to say the least. I’ll never backslide. I went cold turkey. I never want to go through that again and that’s why I’ll never go back. I don’t know what I’ll do if I’m prescribed opiates for surgery etc.
I have withdrawn countless times off heroin. I have also withdrawn from a very high dose of methadone. Still went back to heroin and whatever opiate I could find. I lost my child's dad a few years ago to an OD and ended up in the hospital myself almost septic with blood poisoning. Haven't used since. This has been 2+ years now. I still watch videos and remind myself how hard it was. I still crave it, then I snap myself back to reality.
Really feel good about how many people on here are sharing their thoughts. I never got heavily into opiates, 1 or 2 pills here and there, but even from that I can tell you my body definitely craved more. Just know you aren’t alone. If you’re going through opiate withdrawal/addiction now, talk to someone, don’t feel ashamed to reach out. It will get easier
I wouldn’t wish her pin addiction on my worst enemy, the shit is rough man, and I’m only hoping I can finally be clean again soon, it’s been an everlasting struggle the last 12 years smh.
Listening to Artie and Joe together is like a mixture of my childhood and adulthood. From the Howard Stern show on radio to Joe's podcast on RU-vid. Crazy good listen.
Clean one year 6 months today. Will never go back, even though heroin is my one true love in life, she was always trying to kill me, and I can't be in that relationship anymore. Stay strong everyone
Alcohol has always been my choice of drug, and I can't say I'm any better than anyone else who does Heroin, pills, and whatever else. I hope we can all learn something from Artie. What I've learned is, not everyone can be as lucky as Artie and make it out alive. Peace and love to those still caught up in the struggle!
Part of me is envious because of how available alcohol is, but a larger part knows I’d be in a far bigger mess if I were able to drive 5 min and buy my doc easily.
The end of the line for me was the same. I can't do this anymore. I miss my family and the short time going through WDs was so worth it! Never looked back. As bad as things are today I Love life!
Yeah, artie cleaning up is an amazing accomplishment. I dont think anyone really thought he had it in him, but he did. Should give others the confidence they need to at least attempt to clean up.
I struggled with my addiction to Percs, Oxys, and Heroin for 16yrs. Suboxone saved my life. I have been clean for just under 13 months now. It's hard to imagine my life without the Subs. But I wouldn't be here today unless I made the decision to do the Suboxone treatment. Those Drs are the reason I am alive today.
it's so insane how you can tell he's clean here and you're just seeing his natural high-energy personality shining through for the first time since he was in his 20s
A year ago I was smoking meth, snorting heroin, plugging it, I mean seriously any method of absorption I’d use to spice up my day to day life of addiction to this shit. Throw Xanax, Vyvanse, Adderall, Crack, Coke into the mix. It was like that for years. It’s nice to be able to just smoke a blunt, and sleep, drink a coffee, and get some work done. Every single day is a battle and there’s always a part of me that wants to get high. But knowing I’m not alone makes it easier.
@@HIM.9 I decided to quit because I realized that I had been destroying myself since I was 15, and because if I didn’t I probably wouldn’t be here to comment. I lost my big brother to a car accident 6 years ago, and I used drugs to “cope” and to avoid facing the realities of who I am as a person, and to suppress any possible emotions I felt. I believed I couldn’t function without being high to some degree. But, I promised my brother if he ever died that I’d continue to live on for him. And I was doing anything but that.. I don’t even smoke weed anymore, since I commented originally, due to being on probation. But it’s helping me grow as a person, so I’m trying to not look at that as a burden. I can honestly say this is the first time in my adult life that I’ve been sober, and I want my father to be proud of me for once, I want my brother to look down on me and be proud, and I want to feel some semblance of pride in myself. Sorry for rambling. I’m exhausted and have a migraine but you asked a genuine question and I want to give you a genuine response.
I've been on Suboxone for 11 years and still am and I'm fine. I would never have screwed with Fentanyl. My best friend was given a Fentanyl patch and she fainted 10 seconds in. Suboxone is now being used for pain, which is what I use it for now.
They call em hard drugs for 3 reasons; 1. The pleasure they bring is hard to explain until you feel it. 2. The pain and chaos they bring is hard to deal with.. 3. Once you understand 1 and 2, they're even harder to stop.