My mom was a RN who was addicted to opiates. She committed suicide the day they called her in to be questioned about medication that was missing at the facility where she worked. Thank you for writing this book. Thank you for sharing your story. Something so many people never have the opportunity to do.
This helped me, I'm addicted to cocaine. But I'm ready to fight this addiction from hearing this. I lost the love of my life and the mother of my child to this addiction. 1400$ every 2 weeks addiction to cocaine. I'm ready to fight for my life again
You can get past it, getting ready to fight it is just the first step, and a great leap towards sobriety. Stay strong for your child, and give it your all. Wish you the best of luck.
I never give a shit when a celebrity I look up to releases a book But this is the first time I’ve really genuinely cared I need this book and I can’t wait to read it
@@jorgemoya9055 ur dumb he is taking the time to read a book about something he might be troubled wiht or something to help him, what the fuck are you doing, shut the fuck up and dont speak
No one understands addiction like an addict. Its literally impossible to explain to people how hard it is. You literally have to go through it yourself to understand. Addiction is serious and is a fucking horrible thing to live with and not maybe make it out. Much respect for Mike for getting clean! May God Bless and I pray for any addict reading this!
You sure do and the withdrawals on top off everything you going thru makes it worst. I hate it , I’m glad mike shared his story and it’s good there’s others goin thru the same thing wit you becus we have each other ! I hope everyone goin thru including me get past this part in life jus like mike did. Have you heard of anything called kratom that is suppose to help wit these drugs ?
@@GabeItchess most definitely. And yes I have actually used Kratom but I honestly didn't know the difference. Idk if I got the right kind or not. I'm not sure.
@@JLLane203 how did you get off those mfs then? I usually be hearing kratom is what helps most people, I’m the same with you, I don’t feel much idk if I’m doing it wrong.
Everyone says weed isn’t addictive but I couldn’t even function without it and every time I would try and quit I would end up in a Psychiatric Hospital. People say it’s just a plant but for some it’s more than that. It’s a life ruiner.
I’m a recovering addict and this gives me warmth knowing that other addicts have read the same book I have when they were in rehab… this was the first book I read in years and I shared it with many other people in my rehab. I even showed my counselor who then bought a copy for the patients to read! Never give up hope
I know im really late to this video but im currently struggling with a fentanyl addiction, i started my trial with suboxone yesterday and for my want to get clean. This video is very heartwarming and so many different people can relate to this, because literally, this can happend to everybody, i am newly 18, and have been struggling since i was 16. Thank you so much for talking openly about this Mike, brings happiness to my heart.
Yeah, I relate to Mike a lot. Was addicted to meth for a few years because my ex got me into it at the time. When my ex ended up pregnant, i sobered up as soon as i could. I ended up with the kid, because ex would still get strung out, and she walked out. Daughter is now 3, so a little over 3 years sober.
This is a huge inspiration bro. Good luck with your journey and thank your for sharing your story. I'm wishing you and your daughter (and even your ex) all the best
I know Mike personally for many years and he is very lucky to be alive today, so many of our friends are gone! Stay up Mike! Can’t wait to read the book!
I got hooked, addicted, strung out became a homeless junkie traveling through the states lost and alone. 19 years old full blown addict, It all started with Oxycontin.. 80s at that i would wash off the green paste and smoke the pill down to nothingness into a warm world of lies. I will forever have a story to tell. Thanks Mike your incredible my friend
Lost my brother to the same addiction as Mike, miss him every day bro. This story resonates on so many levels, we were also CT residents, addiction doesn’t discriminate. Mad respect to Mike for overcoming it and living a healthy and successful life now. Bless
This happened to my older brother and it makes me happy seeing mike see this through my brother is now jumping throughout mental health hospitals ...💜 this gives me hope
Thank you mike!!!! My brother lost his life to this 3 days ago. The same day he got out of rehab he od 😥😥😥😥 I hope you know that he is a huge fan of yours🙏🙏🙏
I use to have a similar problem, started with vicodin, then 8mg dilaudid and then when I couldn't find the dilaudid as much I started to snort heroine, been clean for over 4 years.
I’m someone from Trumbull Connecticut who graduated in 2011 and our graduating class was the same way. Good people from good families who got caught up in this epidemic, very true it can happen to anyone no matter where you come from. Thank you Mike for writing this book, hopefully can save lives and happy we have something like this unlike when I was younger
My uncle got hooked on drugs and he didn’t tell anyone but a year or so later he told us. So he decided To go to rehab and then he got out because he was recovered a couple years go by and then sadly ended his life because he got hooked on it again this shit hits soo hard man fuck!😓
3:33, see how logan goes on his phone and his buddy ( i don’t know his name), taps on the desk almost saying “bro, stop, listen”. logan is still a kid with a mindset of one, but is still very smart and responsible. i appreciate it
Congratulations to you Mike for beating your addiction. I myself went through a horrible addiction that I thought would never end and by the grace of God and a loving family I did it. To all my brothers and sisters who are dealing with this issue it's possible just stick with it. The best advice I can give is don't try fighting your addiction for others do it for yourself and talk to people who are willing to listen God loves you and so do I. Life is good and God is great.
zenzxy I think the issue is many people don’t understand it until they experience it. I also think there’s many lightly depressed people out there who have no idea they are depressed.
I’ve been there.. I was a heroin addict for 7 years and a pill head for 2 years before this (fuck Purdue pharma) and getting off heroin was the hardest thing I’ve ever been thru and will be the hardest thing I’ve ever done!! I give it to mike for keeping on the right track it’s a very hard thing to do!! I remember hearing the first time about his story and I felt more relatable to him than any other influencer EVER AND EVER WILL!! Keep giving people hope mike and spreading your truth!! It’s so cool of you to show the addict struggling the things you can do when you quit and set your mind to it!! No matter the age!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’ve been shooting Black Tar for almost the last 20 years. I started at 16, I just turned 34. I’m finally getting to a point and mindset that I’m going to step away from it. This is a miserable existence.
Mike I use to not like you at all but hearing this.and hearing your struggle with heroin I've garnered a new outlook on you and have a new found respect for you.. I myself have been sober off of.opiates for almost 6 years and everything you said is true... My addiction started with vicodin and percocet but when them oxys hit the streets it was a.different beast..
Anyone reading this who is going through the hell of addiction and feel alone and hopeless.,please know from one addict to another help is out here and you are not alone.
I’m an addict and I’ve been clean for 3 weeks now. I’m honestly feeling for Mike. Being an addict during high school is crazy. I was not doing drugs until after college. That’s when my addiction started. I can’t imagine how u lived through highschool having withdrawals. That’s so insane. I wish we could end the war on drugs.
Mike is a good guy I feel what he is saying here Ive had my drug and alcohol issues Still battling with it to be honest It’s nice to listen to other people’s journey through it Gives you hope
“The relief it gave me from the thoughts that spun in my head from a kid.” .. I felt that in my soul.. addiction comes hand and hand with mental illness. Mike you should somehow get it where you book is an option for people to read in detox/rehab!!! Get it into the rehabs for people to read! That would be amazing!!!!🥰🖤 this makes me happy, he’s right, there isn’t any youtubers or influencers who talk about this or try to change the stigma.. thank you for openly talking about your journey!
Thank god I got out of that lifestyle. It’s so rough and never ends well. My life is so good after being off the stuff that I could never imagine going back. Opiates to me is one of the best feelings I had ever felt, but it takes your life. Now having money in the bank with a clear head and dreams I’m starting to fulfill, can’t imagine anything different.
It not just about helping people get sober, but also helping people stay sober. I am a 30 year addict with 3+ years sober now. Hearing other addicts speak openly can inspire, thank you.
I found the mental addiction really hard to beat once I was off opiates. I really liked getting high and being sober was boring I didn’t know what to do with my new free time I had, I use to spend all day hustling to get my dose for free or at least cheaper. It took a couple years to get over that before I could finally quit for good. The physical addiction is real but you can beat that in a couple weeks but I always slipped when the boredom set in and I had time to think about it. I had to change my life to really kick it!! Your story is our story maybe some not as extreme some maybe more but they all started in a similar place!!!!! I promise you this they all end in either you beating it or it beating you, I picked life and I hope anyone struggling does the same!!!!
Wow mike I’m a recovering addict from Ivoryton Connecticut and was given oxy 10 and perc 7.5 for schuermanns disease, and had never taken opiates before! And the way you described the first time you took one how it made life ok was the same for me. A little way down the rd getting 90 oxy 40s a month prescribed and doing 400+ MGs a day, then having to buy when I ran out, was just the start! Well you know the deal, ended up in Hartford getting bundles graduated to shooting , then speedballing. And here I am 39 yo, 13 years into heavy addiction and still battling, not using currently, but I commend you cause with fame comes money and the fact that u are sober is nothing short of a blessing and miracle, keep Logan and ur people and fam around you I’m saying this while crying because, my addiction is sooo strong in my brain I don’t know if it will let me live, I hope u get a chance to read this cause on side says get ur book but my addiction say naw ur good, so thx mike for sharing ur story you have reached a fellow addict and given him a glimmer of hope! God bless you Mike. David Charles Estabrook
Mike is right about that narcotics boom in the early - mid 2000’s. It hit the mid-west super hard. My brother graduated in 2007, and lost a few people to heroin alone. Ohio is now struggling like many with opioids
"This book is for the people who have nothing left to live for they have no hope left and thats exactly who I was" I am crying. I was that person. I hid my heroin addiction so I fought my heroin addiction by myself and I almost didn't make it out. Mike this is something to be so proud of. I am proud of you youre an amazing advocate for addicts and thankyou
if you don’t mind me asking how did you get pass this ? Mike sharing his story and you sharing your story helps other people so much going thru the same letting us know we aren’t alone
I remember when I got my wisdom teeth taken out I was 18 years old in 2005 and my doctor prescribed me a full bottle of Percocets and my primary doctor also prescribed me Percocets so I had two bottles of Percocets and after all those were gone my primary doctor gave me another prescription a Percocets. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️😱😱
He is right. Anyone who has survived addiction and mental health is a survivor and we have value and the power to make a positive impact and help others by speaking our truth.
Abdul Butt If we are all going to hell anyways why don’t everyone just end their life right now? We are on this earth for the time being so why not make the most of it. Twat.
Good shit Mike as a fellow Connecticut kid who’s struggled in the past and watched most of my friends struggle it’s awesome u made it out and still want to help people struggling 🙌🏻🙏💪🏻
I was close to be a drug addict a couple of days ago actually. Last month I took 90 milligrams of amphetamine from adhd pills with a couple of friends and it felt great at the time. A couple of days ago I was at a party and it got boring so me and a couple of friends went to a friend of ours and drank vodka. While we were having fun a couple of buddies bought 6 grams of clean amphetamine and I was to dumb and took 2 grams of it. I overdosed that day and is still recovering at home. I will never take drugs again after that I said and I stand by that.
Exactly 7 months sober from alcohol (and weed) today. Being younger I didn’t think alcohol addiction was serious… I thought it was just for “weak minded people” but I was completely wrong. Like the man said… it can happen to ANYONE. Starting drinking when I was 14 years old… It’s no joke. Still battling the complete shift of emotions, the physical changes, and the new thoughts I’m going through. I wish everyone strength, peace, and love. You are not alone ❤️
Never thought I would say I would relate to anyone on RU-vid so much, but I do. I’m so happy that Mike released this book. I’ve had similar struggles since I was in high school and I’m about to be 30... I appreciate this sincerely.
Addiction is impossible to understand if you’ve never been through it. I was the most anti drug person ever, never smoked weed. Then got prescribed oxys for acl surgery. 9 years later I’m still doing heroin.
It’s crazy how like, I feel as if my addiction to an undisclosed substance was bad and a little out of control, but then there’s always someone who has been through it to better themselves. Thank you Mike
This changed my perception of Mike a little bit, I can’t lie. Honestly, if this book ends up saving just one life, it will be a huge success so congratulations to Mike, Coming from a place of experience I appreciate his genuine concern for people who are going what he went through and how it all seems hopeless but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
We should talk more about all kind of addictions and how to overcome the struggle. It is not easy. It is a fight every single day. For me everything changed when I decided to stop drinking alcohol and to start exercising. I realized that my muscles are extremely weak and my motivation shifted from "I need to exercise as a additional activity in my daily life" to "I need to exercise to rebuild my muscle strength and I want that to continue as long as I can attend gym sessions." It is a whole new perspective. Eat wisely, walk and stay positive. When you recover, be proud! Do not feel ashamed of what it was but be proud of what it is now. Be proud! You made it! Everything starts with a single step into the right direction.
First time watching y'alls podcast sober from opiates. I've watched every episode and last year I was doing ten Roxy 30's a day (snorting 2 to get outta bed) and I used to watch and listen to y'all and be to myself thinking and wondering every question, topic ect that y'all released with this as well as the episode so to that and to y'all as well as being sober and surviving the opiate epidemic... I thank you more than I could ever type tell say or convey. 💙
Man mike should just start doing speeches around the world cause damn his stories are sad to hear but glad I heard them and these kids should learn what he’s talking about
When he talked about rehab having that feeling like this might work it’s everyday I feel that and I keep digging a deeper hole for myself to climb out of it’s never going to stop people don’t get that warm loving feeling it gives you maybe if I got that from something or someone else earlier in life it would be different but anytime I’m feeling bad it’s there for me to feel better it makes everything better and without it I feel awful and hate doing anything without it…..
There’s an old proverb about a couple of men who owned 2 elephants. They tied them to little stakes in the ground and the elephants never broke free. One man asked them why the elephants never just pulled the stakes out of the ground and escape. The men told him they put them on leashes tied to stakes when they’re little and when they’re little, they can’t break free. So when they’re older they don’t even realize they have the power to overcome the obstacle. Sometimes our mind is more of the problem than the actual obstacle.
This is what this dude should be doing for a living! Giving hope to people that don’t have any! Been clean just about 4 years now and everything he said is TRUTH!
Every time mike talks about this it literally makes me feel like I’m hearing literally exactly how my shit went down. His broken femur…. My wisdom teeth got into pills. I was like the “athlete” n overnight junkie damn near. It’s insane. 6 years clean now tho. Hope y’all stay blessed n it’s all love
I have been fighting a addiction to opiates for 7 years , I am on suboxone for the past 4 years clean and sober I agree mike shoild speak to addicts , its easyier to listen to someone who has been where you have been , then a doctor who thinks they understand what its like MIKE , you are truly insprational , and the most down to earth person ever You keep it real and 100 ..all the time Doesnt matter if your talking to super rich people ...or dirt poor people You stay 100 , and that is hard to find these days Keep it up Dan - ontario ,canada
Subs saved my life man. Some will say you’re just substituting one drug for another but that’s bs. the difference is one steals your life and one helps you get it back. It helps you shift paradigms and the longer u go not using the better life gets.
I was an addict from the age of 15 till I was almost 30. Been clean except for suboxone due to me screwing my receptors up. Anyone can do just keep doing it.
So glad mikes clean, he’s hilarious and almost everyone loves him. Seriously if you ever see this, which you probably won’t.... good job man, a lot of people die from drug addictions but you got through it.
Getting clean starting today i been doing fentanyl for like almost 2 years straight now and I'm just really ready to end this bad habit before it ends my life first i wanna be back to the successful happy person i was before and today is that time to change all of that and get back better please pray for me and my journey to recovery🙏
I was an addict to oxys for 9 years. You may think it’s impossible to get clean but your will to live you can get clean. ive been clean almost a year now. Mikes right it can happen to ANYONE!!! Good house hold, good statistics.. addiction doesnt care. I have some of the exact same experiences as Mike!! Its so sad. So much respect for him telling his story💕♥️
