I would say LSD is a good start to want get rid of your other addictions. It can amplifies that feeling of wanting to quit then when you explore that more it won't be as scary.
Yeah man. Not gonna lie I had some of the best times in my teen years taking every drug under the moon from 14 all the way till 18, still fucked up in the head off it even today lol
This doesnt work for people who get paranoid from weed. That's why alcohol+maryjane is my combo of choice. Alcohol cancels out the paranoia and the weed raises inhibitions so that I dont do something dumb like drive. Plus you can get really messed up when done in large quantities lol I was damn near tripping last night
Somehow I didn’t die after I crashed my car into a tree going 85 after I drank myself blackout. I’m so thankful I didn’t hurt anybody. Alcohol is the cause of and solution to all of lives problems lol - a fucked up human being
I personally disagree. I do like how open he is about it don’t get me wrong but I think he should be ashamed for his past. He did some awful things and thankfully he’s a changed man but his past is something you shame from happening again. :)
the problem is most people hurt you or belittle you when u tell them shameful truths. He is so open about it cause he got his life together so he is talking in past tense and is an example of superation. but when u are still struggling is much harder to open up.
@@soviet2054 Someone can feel ashamed (noun) themselves, without other people needing to shame (verb) them to get there... And him being able to look back on this and know it was wrong, with the maturity he has, is a huge sign of self-improvement. The act of shaming someone is often to create self-awareness in that person, for them to feel ashamed and change their behavior. Clearly he's already self-aware enough to feel ashamed, so further shaming is completely unnecessary. It's already served its purpose.
@@soviet2054 Why would u shame him. Clearly he's learned from the experiences and is a generally self aware person enough to alert others of the dangers of these drugs. He definitely hasn't hurt anybody and is ironically actually doing a lot of good with his channel bringing so much awareness and honesty with his experiences.
The stigma doesn’t need to be removed. We should support, but never let them think they are doing something okay. What they are doing is awful to themselves and everyone around them
I was addicted to alcohol from 18, heroin from 22 and cocaine too by 26, I'm 28 and a few months sober from those. I've almost died a few times, wrecked all my upper teeth, drugs turned me into a thieving, lying, dirty lowlife thank God I quit
@Jacob Hatfield thank you, yeah it's been hard but I finally pulled it off ☺ had good support off of my mum and partner and I don't think I'd have done it had I lost them because of all the stupid stuff I was doing. Tbh I'm surprised I didn't lose them too. It's definitely doable, just hard, I got sick of daily drama, fights, all the running around and I was starting to get into trouble too. Thanks again 😃
Man but the worst thing about memory loss is that it isn't JUST being forgetful. It's like, you can lose entire chunks of your memory, you can lose as little as hours or as much as years. It's crazy
Heavy adderall/vyvanse habit accompanied with ecstasy pills almost every weekend throughout my highschool recked my memory. Can barely remember anything from 13-24
I think the worst thing about nicotine is the emotional rollercoaster and how you don't feel "right" without it. The only way I was able to quit was to say I would never smoke nicotine ever again. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made.
For me its the same withdrawal when it comes to caffeine. If i don't have an energy drink in the morning then I feel irritable for the whole day and have a lack of concentration.
Igor03 I feel you on that if I didn’t have an energy drink before my 10 hour shift at work I couldn’t function at all. That and I had to bring like 3 drinks because it would wear off in a couple hours.
i stopped smoking because i didn't enjoy it anymore but as soon as I was out of cigarettes i felt like i need one and as soon as I lit the cigarette i felt like shit
We love you Adam. I'm sure I speak for many when I say a good portion of us will watch non-drug related content you put out! incase you need to temporarily
Thank you. I just got clean after a decade of doctor prescribed Adderall addiction. It was helpful to hear someone else’s similar experience. It caused such chaos in my life while making me think that it was helpful. I love your channel. Keep it up!
Started drinking when I was 12 after my dad’s funeral. Raided my dad’s old stash of dozens of bottles of whiskey. Been to rehab twice and now I’d like to think I’m clean. Big shout out to my wife for that.
Shows that you really can’t judge addicts. It’s so unfair for anyone to say that it’s their own fault because it’s 100% not. No one in the world can say they would do any differently if they were in your position. Glad you’ve recovered, so long as you’ve learnt from you addiction/experience then it’s ok. It’s probably made you a better, more wiser person so don’t be ashamed. Congrats
Just wanted to let you know that I found this in my feed didn’t have to look it up or anything. Hope that gives a little bit of hope. Have a good day tho man. Support and love from Indiana
@@ryantye194 Heroin and Cocaine shot interveinously. There's a reason I don't go near that shit anymore. I don't suggest ANYONE getting any ideas about doing it. EVER!
@Giggle Bush be careful on downers, you only lose emotions, uppers boost your feelings, but sry you probably know this better than me, the most dangerous drug I abused was alcohol, I startet drinking more after quiting every over drug,
Man, you've been through so much shit that people don't give you credit for. You have an amazing mission to begin with, but this gives me a new level of respect for you.
Fuck me my first name is Reagan and I’m trippin on shrooms as I’m scrolling thru this comment section this freaked me out lol. Side effect of being named after a political figure.
@@sleepshouter5017 I'm sorry but if I ever see a sarcastic "Thanks Amanda" in someone's comment while tripping, I'm leaving the country lmao why is that so funny to me
I was addicted to heroin and kratom for 2 years I got to were I was drinkin 8 to 10 kratom extracts a day plus the herion I been sober for 8 months now and happy to be
@@brunosantiago8961 It's not really synthetic heroin as such, it is classed as an opioid because it does work on the opioid receptors just lik heroin does. But it also acts on many other receptors too, some think it works on serotonin just like the anti-depressants do. So it has many different effects. Kratom is safer than Heroin but it doesn't hit anywhere near as hard, and the euphoria is much much less. So mostly, Kratom is used to help with Heroin withdrawals - it will take away a lot of the pain, and you can taper down on Kratom a lot easier than you can with Heroin. With Heroin there is always the temptation to end your taper and just get high with a fat shot. But with Kratom, you can't take huge amounts to get high - after a certain amount, maybe 6 grams for some, you just feel ill and light headed if you take more. So it stops you ramping up a huge tolerance. There is withdrawals from Kratom, but these withdrawals are much milder than Heroin withdrawals Well, physically anyway - some say the mental withdrawals from high dose Kratom use can be awful - like withdrawing from an anti-depressant as well. But the physical detox is a lot less - you're not hunched over in pain, throwing up all day, covered in sweat, slapping your thighs to help the pain. It's more a depressive, anxious, dizzy withdrawal. Anyway if you've never touched any drug, you can still easily get addicted to Kratom. One of my friends started on his opioid career by getting hooked on Kratom. He says he tried it one day not thinking it was all that dangerous, he loved the high which was like an opioid high and an anti-depressant effect in one (kind of like a stronger tramadol) - and he got hooked on it. He went on holiday and couldn't bring his Kratom, so he left it behind not thinking much about it. And he ended up in bad withdrawals on this holiday, it ruined the holiday for him. Anyway he got back and the kratom stopped working because his tolerance got too high. So he switched to Dihydrocodeine - his tolerance got too high on that now, so he uses Oxycodone. Now the oxycodone has low stock, he is tempted to try Heroin. So you can easily get hooked on Kratom.
Damn dude nobody’s words ever meant anything to me until he told me his grandpa stopping in his 30s and still getting lung cancer now I actually wanna stop
Wow! This makes so much sense. I was on 60mg of adderal a day from age 6 to 13. Ive always wondered why my memory has been trash all my life. And after being addicted to meth for a year I totally lost my mind. It was practically amnesia. Ive been clean for 4 years and psychedelics have helped my recovery so much. Neurogenesis is possible. Thank you so much for all your work and sharing. One Love.
What RU-vid is doing to you is disgusting, they're taking your videos out of context. You put so much effort into making educational videos to help users safely use compounds to avoid harm. I love you and your channel and I'm so proud and happy about you and what youve done for the drug community!
We need more people like you, that educate people, especially young. Dealers and drug friends will never really teach you the truth. This way we all know exactly what should we expect, how to react, and what to do.
Fucking imagine its friday your waiting to get your check in direct deposit and your boss calls and says "payroll glitched lol dunno when it will be back on"
One of the strangest things I've ever experienced is the psychological dependence on cannabis. I think people sometimes underestimate it as a substance, just like alcohol. Its withdrawal could be exasperating - leading you to think that you can no longer have a normal life (in every sense) without it.
Very well said. I ran dry recently and felt like it was the end of my happiness. What got me through work was thinking about smoking when I got home. After a rough few days of being severely depressed, my life started to radically improve, memory was better, I was less reclusive, I trusted my speech more, I felt less anxious.
Absolutely agree, I know quite a few people who insist that there are no downsides and it's completely safe to be smoking multiple times a day. Then I see them trying to go a day or two without and they aren't enjoying anything even with friends because all they think about is, 'would be a lot more fun with some weed'. I've experienced this myself in a mild way if I spend a few days in a row high I won't be able to stop thinking about wanting to be high.
Idk, I vaped weed and ate edibles a week nearly non stop with my girl before going home to my parents. They don't mind me smoking weed but I've run out and I'm too lazy to get more, which I guess shows how there is absolutely no dependence? I do have to say there are a lot of things which are more enjoyable when being high (or stoned); listening to music, watching simple and funny shows, sex (sometimes), going outside. But then at the same time there are many things which are less fun when high (or at least definitely when stoned); watching more intriguing shows or movies, playing video games, also sex, studying. Furthermore, even though some things are more fun with weed, they are still fun without it. Personally I rarely feel the need to compare fun experiences since I feel like this only deducts from the fun, so in that sense it doesn't affect me much. I feel like it'd be impossible for me to become dependent on weed, personally.
This is very true, I was addicted to weed for about 6 months because I underestimated how powerful it could actually be and it destroyed many aspects of my life such as relationships, school and my whole overall mental state. I´m glad I can see it as a recreational drug now and not a substance I used to depend on.
Praying and hoping this video isn't squashed by the algorithm, I actually got the notification for once 🙏 Like, comment and subscribe y'all Adam needs all the help he can get!
On a happier sidenote: Just had my first (albeit mild) DMT trip in a while! Realisation: It's absolutely ridiculous this substance is illegal. It literally makes no sense in my mind at all. All this substance does is make you realise your oneness with the world, universe etc (you've heard it all before). But mannnnn does it get on my nerves it's illegal. Okay rant over I'm gonna go come down some more in the shower. Have a great day/night/whatever guys 👍
@@mgmorgan0223 That experience in itself? I couldn't help but feel the oneness with everything then the realisation of that almost anyone who tries DMT reports the exact same feeling and that led to mass amounts of euphoria, I think because I realised that there are other people out there who have experienced the same thing and therefore 'know' because if everyone knew, well the world would be a much much better and happier place. That then led to the disappointment and confusion as to why the substance is illegal and actually really frustrated me, it has for a long time, it still does now and will continue to until it is legalised. Don't get me wrong, things can go wrong with DMT, as it can with anything, but I (and many others) know for a fact these substances have the power to transform not just society but humanity as a whole.
Hey Adam just wanted to say we all love and appreciate your content, I luckily got the notification for this video and hope it doesn't get blocked for no reason. I love the vision you have for this channel and you're really saving lives with this man. Keep that fire burning because I'm sure you'll light up many people's lives with that creative mind of yours. Stay Strong - Random guy on the Internet :)
I love you man.. Honestly , I can relate to you so much. Even though I'm only 20, I've just came off a weed, nicotine, alcohol and cocaine addiction. You're an inspiration dude. Love from Scotland
You can see when his wife comes in, the guilt and regret on his face. He's such a great bloke and cops it on his chin. You are extremely lucky to have such a dedicated wife.
It's super admirable that you're putting out such well-thought-out content on science communication, Adam! We need more great scicomm devoted to the intricacies the unknown, especially drugs of abuse! It affects us all and is fascinating science! Also sorry to hear about the YT "glitch" issues :/.
Why?? I feel bad for her and his kids…he’s gonna regret his drug use when he is older when he has full blown psych probs and they have to take care of him. 🤦🏼♀️
I love how open this is and how open you two are with each other. Its so heartwarming in a video that from the title has a huge chance of being somber. Keep making videos cause I just adore that openness in something so stigmatized.
We call this shadow-banning with my youtuber friend. Even when he is live and I know he is streaming, I can’t even see him on my subs list. I literally have go to his page and find his live stream. It’s crazy and wrong! Plus he doesn’t have bad content or cuss so idk.. youtube is turning into a shit show. We need another platform!
Dude Sah at least then it’d be more likely that a healthy competition would start between the two services and as a result would cause the companies to actually work towards making their sites better for the end user because they’ll make more revenue if more people decide to use their service over the other if it is a better experience for the user as a whole. As RU-vid is rn there really isn’t an alternative to RU-vid’s market which can compete with it when it comes to generating views and advertising revenue and satisfying the users’ needs.
Watching you and Jasmine interact in this made my soul happy, seeing you as one again is beautiful. Adore this channel! Stoner from Adelaide Australia, been watching Adam for years xxx
@@abaddonknightofhell yes moderation is key. Even the Ancients knew that, and they made it one of their chief sayings. I started on opiates and I should have listened to their advice, when I was doing the codeine once a week it was fine. But I quickly went to an every day thing, I got addicted and it stopped working, so I chased the high all the way up to being a 10+ year oxycodone addict. I should have just left it a once in a while special thing. Back then as a special occasion, it was fun but now I'm sick of it but I still need it every day just to stay well, and I'm slowly tapering off. So now I don't even have any high to look forward to once a week.
@@ThijsPlays psychedelics are fine they aren't really addictive. But stay far away from opiates, benzos, weed would probably be harmless enough if you don't mind the stereotype of being a pothead. But I got hooked on opiates and it's a ball and chain every day. Better to be a Bass Junkie than just be a plain junkie like me
Addictive personality here, tried MDMA for the first time, LOVED The effect of it (as most people do) I f'ed up and tried it twice, right after each other. I feel like I've been dying for 3 days now, it's like the worst hangover in the world. And on top of that if I eat I throw up. Safe to say I learned my goddamn lesson.
I suffered the borderline disorder for over 23 years. With so much anxietyNot until I came across psilocybin mushrooms treatmentPsilocybin treatment actually saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate itMany people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need
they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here. and mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on this planet i wish people would all realize. they could solve a lot of problems, more than just mental treatments, environmental clean up; the possibilities are endless with fungus
I was recommended this a year later! You’re still in my feed ❤️ I’m sorry I can’t support the patron but I will continue to try and support you as much as I can through RU-vid ❤️ thank you for making videos. They help me a lot
This video was actually in my recommended feed! That was a surprise. Although I watch your videos daily, it's been a while since RU-vid recommended me them.
my heroin addiction cured my alcoholism i also had a child when i was 16. I now work as a substance abuse counselor. I had been training for the job my whole like without even knowing.
I have this issue.. I started as a teen with alcohol. My dad is an alcoholic and it runs in the family on both sides.. I became addicted to opioids at 20, and stopped drinking and everything so I could afford to keep myself in pills.. I went cold turkey and got clean about five years ago, after 14 years on opioids, and started drinking immediately! I quickly realized I was trading one addiction for another, and drinking was much worse on my personality.. I ended up relapsed on opioids, but I'm going to methadone doctor now.. I noticed after all this I'm still an alcoholic under the opioids, I just don't drink! Being on opioids I never feel like drinking, I can go to a bar and drink half a beer and leave .. when I'm clean off opiates I craved alcohol! I can't win.. all I know is next time I get clean, hopefully the last, I can't drink or do any drug anymore, only weed!
I have been watching you channel for like 2 years now and it has helped me a more open and better person and has make my 2 trips I have had better and helped me test what I was taking also I really dig this vid 🔥🔥
Seeing the way you look at jasmine makes me so happy. I have an extremely addictive personality so this video really helped me gain insight but seeing how both you and jasmine were able to move on and care for eachother that much not only made my heart happy but it gave me hope that I can beat my addictions and finally be free
It gets easier. I didn’t really get it together mentally until I was 28. My advice and something you already realized is to know it gets better. Another thing. Devote yourself to something, anything. For me it is learning.
