Why I quit doing drugs and drinking 

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Turns out the whole pop-punk ‘leaving this town’ cliche is actually sometimes a really good life decision.

I've really been loving the "Self Help with Papa Finn" segments a lot

20 years of Doing cocaine, ecstacy, amphetamines and drinking for me. The only thing that stopped me doing drugs was becoming a dad. I did have periods where I would be clean and sober but it really took my partner when I was 35 to say " you're going to be a dad do you really want to be this kind of dad where you're out all the time getting drunk and high?" And I thought to myself no I really don't and I'm 3 years clean now. I still have a few beers at the weekend but that's it. Never been so proud of myself

Just lost a good paying job because I chose to drink that day rather than waiting fir my off. Please read this as a warning. Put that beer down now or wait when your free or if you have to just chug one as soon you work so your locked in and won't be able to keep drinking. I cried the next day for my mistake. Don't be me please I beg you

I quit drugs when i started chasing a bigger high. Was addicted to pills and i remember going to crack house basically with "friends" i went inside and there was people doing heroin and all sorts of drugs, one guy looked barely alive and i just thought to myself "is this really what i want?" Turns out that guy OD''d and the people just left him on the sidewalk and called an ambulance. After that moment i was clean. I dont even know if that guy lived or died, but that moment is seared into my brain i can still smell that house.

Getting sober two and a half years ago was my best decision ever.

I do sex-based addictions coaching and I think you did a great job of explaining things. It's a life problem and there is no such thing as a lost cause. Two very key points that every recovering addict needs to understand.

I remember back in high school when I used to smoke weed with some friends until one day one of them brought coke. I was the only one who didn't do it and called it quits, never smoked with them again and moved on. Eventually we all dropped from high school and of that group of friends two got hospitalized in a rehab by their parents and I never heard of them again, one got shot because someone in the favela he was buying thought he was banging their girl, the other OD'd and died and then there's me and another guy who got sober. I dodged a bullet that day, I don't know how my life would play out if I had chosen to do it. I totally agree with you, you're not born with the desire to consume drugs, it's not a drive, you're just running away from something, you just need to know what you're running away from.

As someone who’s dad is not really a good dad and never talks to him about this stuff I really appreciate it. Just hearing that others struggle too makes me feel better and less alone

notice none of Finn's haters will ever bring up videos like this, which he has quite a few of. You'd think him spilling dark personal details like this would be prime for the picking but these videos are so good-natured they're practically bullet-proof. Thanks to Finn for being able to call out the toxic elements of the music/party scene while still embracing it.

14 years sober brother, I AM an addict/alcoholic, involved wit AA, working through my steps again now for progressive maintenance. Thank you SO much for this post, it’s so honest. Hearing a non-addict that had a problem fully getting it is amazingly refreshing. 14 YEARS, and I’ve never heard someone that is not an “addict” fully get it and put it out there. You have no idea the respect and gratitude I have for you after this. 👊🏼

Yeah, a life of addiction only leads to 3 places; a hospital, prison, or the cemetery.

Hey Finn, been subbed for awhile for your music content but staying for the wholesome relatable dad stuff.

my biggest problem with drinking is it makes me think im king shit. i got pulled over for drink driving a few months ago and i just got out of court a few hours ago. this video is a sign, thanks for posting it! spending the night in a police cell was the wake up call i needed, thats not the life i want. ive quit drinking before and ill do it again. i need to

I'm 15 months clean and this video means a lot. Still need medication for my mental illness' but no more self medicating. Trauma and PTSD really change you. But I'm currently studying to become a addiction counselor. 1/3rd of the way roughly. Much love for this video, and to anyone reading, YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND YOU CAN DO THIS

Even if you don’t get out while you are ahead, it’s not too late. I was a total loser and abuser until I was about 40. After spending a few years in jails and prisons and about 6 arrests, I got my act together. Since then I’ve started a family, finally finished college and got a good job. I caught up with people living a normal life in a few years. Worth every bit.

You didn’t say anything I didn’t already know but you said it EXACTLY the way I needed to hear it. I’m going to my first AA meeting tonight thank you Finn. Music is what brought me to your content, real is what keeps me coming back.

What a positive message. Right on for not only kicking your bad habits, but for coming out and speaking to your audience about it. From one dad to another, you’re already doing a great job. God bless you and your family, Finn!

924 days sober and counting 😊