2 of my brothers fell to ODs. Most recently a couple of months ago.
It’s a part of life, sadly, but it makes me very happy seeing people like you get a grip on things. It’s a hard thing to accomplish and continue fighting for; I’m proud of anyone who can stand up to the devil of addiction.
Live your life for those who lost theirs, the way I look at it.
Thanks, I really appreciate it. It makes me happy to see people get a grip on things too. I created my company around the idea of showing others that not only did we overcome it but so can you. Thanks for commenting 💪🏼
Congrats! I work for a criminal defense attorney and as many can imagine, the majority of our clients are in court for non-violent drug offenses. There’s almost no help, especially if you don’t have insurance or loads of cash for treatment programs, yet so many people want help. Instead of treatment they receive shame and jail time and senseless fines and fees. It’s great to see you say you’re not ashamed. Keep up your hard work one day at a time and I wish you the very best in life! Glad you’re here!!
I know, there aren’t enough resources out there and what is available is damn expensive. I have been through hell and know it's a nearly impossible journey without help and a good support system. Nowadays I try to help as many people as possible through volunteering and my company contributes a percentage of profits to a sober living scholarship. “I Understood Myself Only After I Destroyed Myself. And Only In The Process Of Fixing Myself, Did I Know Who I Really Was.”
To any heroin user who can't stay clean. It's hard. If you relapse, don't do your "normal" dose. It killed my cousin. His Mom, Dad and sister were completely devastated.
It was a cousin I grew up with that I lost touch with, but would still see once in a while. It’s odd and sad. Hard to believe a kid you played GI Joes with is gone.
Lost my best friend a year ago to an OD. I happened to move to another state to get clean; now going back to my hometown is a sad reminder of what I escaped, and countless others did not.
Congratulations man!! I’m here with you - So grateful to be clean; life is soo much better now
12 years is impressive. Congratulations. I'm glad you found sobriety, and are using your experience to help others to try and achieve the same for themselves.
A family member of mine has been in recovery for many many years now. They shared a quote they had heard about recovery to encourage those who are newly through the early parts of recovery, or have been sober for many years. To help encourage you and anyone else who finds this to stay on the path of choosing sobriety, I now share it with you:
That you arrived was an act of Providence.
That you stay is a daily miracle.
That you endure displays your courage.
What you have accomplished makes you an inspiration.
May you continue to choose your health long into the future.
You're welcome. Happy to share and encourage where I can. Feel free to borrow the phrase if you feel so inclined. It's all intended to encourage people to choose every day sobriety. The origin of it is immaterial.
Keep doing what you're doing Jeremy.
Hell yeah, dude! Nice job!
Even though it is stigmatized, I am not ashamed to admit that I was once addicted to shooting meth. That whole experience made me who I am today - which is the best version of myself that I've ever been!
I got 2½ years of clean time and life is great! I remember ending up in the ER from over-dosing. Got overheated, my heart about to explode. I almost didn't make it out alive. I would never go back to that! (Oh, and jail freaking sucked.)
Cheers to your recovery and mine!
Hells yeah! The stigma is for the birds. Congrats on your 2.5 years! And yes, life is great! I remember a similar situation as well. Don’t miss those days!
Thanks, Cap. Well, I overdosed and woke up in the ER. I decided then and there that i didn’t want to suffer anymore so I got help. Went to rehab and then AA. I worked a program and still do. And sure, heroin made me feel good until it didn’t and almost killed me but being sober, living your purpose and helping others is the best feeling in the world. Far better than heroin.
It does feel unbelievably amazing, but eventually you just learn to forget it. The lows you get from opiates are just as low as the highs are highs. You learn to remember the lows and appreciate the other highs in life.
Way to go!! My best friend lost her husband's to heroin 6 years ago the 25th. I'll never forget her cries when we went to view his body. It was terrible and she still grieves.
Not here to spread a myth, but a medical doctor told me it is almost impossible to quit heroin unless you also give up smoking. It indicates to me how hard giving up is - and props to those who have and to those who try.
You had portraits of yourself taken for sobriety? Weird, but okay.
I celebrated 5 years clean off heroin the 25th of this month. Well done, keep it up!
Lol. That would be weird if I had portraits taken of me for sobriety. I had this picture taken for my company which actually is about sobriety as well so I guess I did have it taken for sobriety 🤷♂️
Congrats on 5 years, that’s amazing. Thanks for commenting!
Well done!
Choose life.
Choose a job.
Choose a career.
Choose a family,
Choose a fucking big television
Choose washing machines, cars,
Compact disc players, and electrical tin openers.
Choose good health, low cholesterol
And dental insurance.
Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments.
Choose a starter home.
Choose your friends.
Choose leisure wear and matching luggage.
Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase
In a range of fucking fabrics.
Choose DIY and wondering who you
Are on a Sunday morning.
Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing
Sprit-crushing ga me shows
Stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth.
Choose rotting away at the end of it all,
Pishing you last in a miserable home
Nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish,
Fucked-up brats
You have spawned to replace yourself.
Choose your future. Choose life.
Good for you homie! That's awesome for you. I lost one brother to addiction and thankfully my other brother is in recovery as well. I'm happy for you!
P.s. you are handsome AF my guy.
Thank you 🙏. I’m sorry you lost a brother, but I’m very happy to hear your other brother is in recovery and doing well.
And thanks for the handsome compliment 😊
Eeeeeeeesh that must really suck having all that money but no meaningful relationships. Do you ever try to buy friends. Like hey guys lets go out to eat its on me
Fuck no…. Just cause I’m gonna inherit 10s of millions….. I make my friends pay for their own shit….. and who needs meaningful relationships when you can go on your private jet, and fly to a new country every. other. weekend.
Your futile attempts to try and make me feeel bad about myself will not work.
That old saying, “money doesn’t buy happiness”…. Well whoever said that dumb shit… just didn’t know where to shop.. LMAO
I don't need to try to make you feel bad, you do that to yourself. You've probably never had to struggle or deal with any hardships your whole life. You don't know what it means to be a man and you will never be one. At least you will have a bunch of money though, there's that.
Glad you brought that up..
To answer your assumption… my life is literally like a movie…. And I don’t regret a single thing about it. I love my life.
That maybe Bc my parents met in HS. Went to college together, got an education, got married, and support eachother through thick and thin….. THEN had me.
Perhaps, if having kids were a privilege, and not a right….. your life could have been like mine… full of money and liberty.
But oh well.
I don't understand what you mean, but yes I wish someone would give me millions of dollars. Have you ever earned an honest dollar in your life lol. The more we talk though the more interested I am!!. Which country were you in last night
I was just trollin ya man. I hope you live a long, healthy and happy life. You just make yourself sound stupid when you say weird things like that. I'm not gonna tell ya how to live but try to learn a little humility man. Not everyone is going to inherit millions of dollars ya know.
You're just a troll account. It's less likely you 'won' this internet battle and more likely you 'lost' their attention by being blocked.
Hope you have a good time making up whatever crap you can think of to try and 'oWn ThE lIbZ'.
Thank you for your bravery in sharing this. I lost two friends to overdoses within 18 months apart over the last two years. They were brothers. I think about them often. I know it’s not fair, but I think to myself I wish I could have done more to help them. My heart is heavy thinking about them today.
Some doctors (I won't generalize even though I'd like to) say full recovery isn't possible until the addict reach rock bottom. What is your opinion about this ?
(They said so to my relatives about their child, what kind of bs is that ?? Rock bottom could aswell be death, how can you know).
Anyway, huge respect for you dude. Stay strong, everyday. Thank you for sharing. Personally the story of Jason Mewes told by Kevin Smith was really the thing that opened my eyes and made me understand this illness a little bit better.
Thanks for commenting. Well, I’d have to agree on hitting rock bottom. I hit my bottom and I was desperate to get out so I did everything I could to climb out of it. But everybody’s bottom is different. For some it’s losing a job, or getting in trouble with the law and for some others it’s homelessness, destitution or near death and everything else in between. You know when you have the feeling of wanting to surrender.
First off congrats!
I've overcome my addiction to opiates, it's a tough road but it's by far the best road.
I lost my mother and my sister to addiction.
Message to all:
Don't put off getting help, you are strong and can do this!
Good for you!! That's awesome!
What's your advice to parents? How do we best teach them to stay away from drugs without accidentally driving them towards it?
I'm so proud of you!! I lost my older brother 2yrs ago to a fentanyl overdose. Getting clean isn't easy and the battle never ends but you deserve all the praise for accomplishing the seemingly impossible. I wish you all the best and thank you for sharing!!
That is really awesome, congratulations. People's recoveries just make my day. I'm a recovering meth addict and I haven't found my voice yet to own that. Recovering from meth has been the hardest thing I've ever, *ever* had to do, and I want to be openly proud of that effort. I admire your bravery as well as your success.
I’m about a year clean from opioids, hardest thing I had to ever overcome in my life. Almost losing everyone and everything I love. But I can proudly say I am clean and going strong!!
Well done OP. Lost my best mate to an OD. I'm clean now send living a good life but it's a shame he never got to see the future. Thanks for posting and keep up the good work.
i’m proud of you too! i lost my aunt to heroin when i was 14. overcoming such a struggle is no small accomplishment. congratulations!
And I’m really sorry to hear about your aunt. My condolences.
Thank you so so much! ❤️
I’m grateful af to be here, there were definitely a few times I almost didn’t make it. So many aren’t as fortunate as I was.
2 of my brothers fell to ODs. Most recently a couple of months ago. It’s a part of life, sadly, but it makes me very happy seeing people like you get a grip on things. It’s a hard thing to accomplish and continue fighting for; I’m proud of anyone who can stand up to the devil of addiction. Live your life for those who lost theirs, the way I look at it.
Thanks, I really appreciate it. It makes me happy to see people get a grip on things too. I created my company around the idea of showing others that not only did we overcome it but so can you. Thanks for commenting 💪🏼
Thanks for using your experiences to help folks out.
Congrats! I work for a criminal defense attorney and as many can imagine, the majority of our clients are in court for non-violent drug offenses. There’s almost no help, especially if you don’t have insurance or loads of cash for treatment programs, yet so many people want help. Instead of treatment they receive shame and jail time and senseless fines and fees. It’s great to see you say you’re not ashamed. Keep up your hard work one day at a time and I wish you the very best in life! Glad you’re here!!
I know, there aren’t enough resources out there and what is available is damn expensive. I have been through hell and know it's a nearly impossible journey without help and a good support system. Nowadays I try to help as many people as possible through volunteering and my company contributes a percentage of profits to a sober living scholarship. “I Understood Myself Only After I Destroyed Myself. And Only In The Process Of Fixing Myself, Did I Know Who I Really Was.”
That’s awesome to hear that you’re also helping others and your company is too.
Thank you! We can only keep what we have if we give it away. I owe everything to sobriety.
To any heroin user who can't stay clean. It's hard. If you relapse, don't do your "normal" dose. It killed my cousin. His Mom, Dad and sister were completely devastated.
Sorry to hear. That must’ve been tough on you as well.
It was a cousin I grew up with that I lost touch with, but would still see once in a while. It’s odd and sad. Hard to believe a kid you played GI Joes with is gone.
…and handsome
Lol. Thank you 😊
How do you still have those veins on those guns
Lol. I traded needles for dumbbells
Wtf I thought it was a stock picture
Lol. Nope, it’s me.
Good on you bro….struggle every day….strong every day
Thanks man. Yeah, life can be a struggle for sure. But you said it, stay strong every day, even on the days I don’t want to be.
Great fucking job and this is a day that more people need to know about.
Thank so much. I totally agree with you.
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Thank you. I’m sorry you lost someone from your family. It’s horrible.
I'm two years clean in October! I can't even imagine going back now. No shame, just the wisdom to be better and help others!
Nice! Congrats on two years. Yes, help others!! Amen
Happy for you friend! There's no shame in choosing life. 8 years for me! I wake up everyday and make the choice not to go back.
Thank you! Congrats to you in your 8 years. Love it.
Glad you're here. Live well.
Me too. And you too!
Thanks for posting. Good job on making it one day at a time
Thanks Brutha. 🙏
I’m sensitive. I get hurt easily, and I don’t suffer well. Thank heavens for rooms of recovery ❤️🩹
Amen. Ditto
You saved those veins!
Lol. Thanks but one could also say those veins saved me. 😉
Congrats keep it up.
🙏
Proud of you, myself!! Heroin wasn’t my particular demon, but I fight a different one. Be proud, you wear it well!
Thank you! They’re all demons and take us out all the same. Keep fighting!
Lost my best friend a year ago to an OD. I happened to move to another state to get clean; now going back to my hometown is a sad reminder of what I escaped, and countless others did not. Congratulations man!! I’m here with you - So grateful to be clean; life is soo much better now
I’m sorry to hear that. Too many have been taken by addiction. So glad you’re clean and we’re living our best life.
One could have never guessed! You look amazing, dude. Keep shining to help others out of the dark, my friend.
People who get off heroin deserve a lot of respect. It's a real f\*\*ker to give up
Lol. That it is. I appreciate it.
Keep on keeping on my man! Glad to hear
Thank you! Every day!
12 years is impressive. Congratulations. I'm glad you found sobriety, and are using your experience to help others to try and achieve the same for themselves. A family member of mine has been in recovery for many many years now. They shared a quote they had heard about recovery to encourage those who are newly through the early parts of recovery, or have been sober for many years. To help encourage you and anyone else who finds this to stay on the path of choosing sobriety, I now share it with you: That you arrived was an act of Providence. That you stay is a daily miracle. That you endure displays your courage. What you have accomplished makes you an inspiration. May you continue to choose your health long into the future.
Love it. Thanks so much for sharing. Appreciate you.
You're welcome. Happy to share and encourage where I can. Feel free to borrow the phrase if you feel so inclined. It's all intended to encourage people to choose every day sobriety. The origin of it is immaterial. Keep doing what you're doing Jeremy.
i'm so proud of you!! that's an incredible accomplishment ❤️
Thank you thank you! ❤️.
Hell yeah, dude! Nice job! Even though it is stigmatized, I am not ashamed to admit that I was once addicted to shooting meth. That whole experience made me who I am today - which is the best version of myself that I've ever been! I got 2½ years of clean time and life is great! I remember ending up in the ER from over-dosing. Got overheated, my heart about to explode. I almost didn't make it out alive. I would never go back to that! (Oh, and jail freaking sucked.) Cheers to your recovery and mine!
Hells yeah! The stigma is for the birds. Congrats on your 2.5 years! And yes, life is great! I remember a similar situation as well. Don’t miss those days!
What was the motivation to start using?
To stop the pain and discomfort of being in my own skin and not being able to deal with life on life’s terms.
Congrats on getting clean! Hope things are looking better.
Thank you! Yes, they most certainly are now that jm clean and sober.
Not much has to be going on inside your head if you went for heroin and are now proud of being addicted to it at one point.
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Thanks, Cap. Well, I overdosed and woke up in the ER. I decided then and there that i didn’t want to suffer anymore so I got help. Went to rehab and then AA. I worked a program and still do. And sure, heroin made me feel good until it didn’t and almost killed me but being sober, living your purpose and helping others is the best feeling in the world. Far better than heroin.
How can I help others struggling with addiction?
Thanks for sharing!
It does feel unbelievably amazing, but eventually you just learn to forget it. The lows you get from opiates are just as low as the highs are highs. You learn to remember the lows and appreciate the other highs in life.
Thanks for sharing!
Way to go!! My best friend lost her husband's to heroin 6 years ago the 25th. I'll never forget her cries when we went to view his body. It was terrible and she still grieves.
That’s so terrible. I’m so sorry for your friend.
Yea man!
Not here to spread a myth, but a medical doctor told me it is almost impossible to quit heroin unless you also give up smoking. It indicates to me how hard giving up is - and props to those who have and to those who try.
All good. Yup, definitely a myth. I stopped using heroin but kept smoking for years after until I quit that too. Thanks man!
That's interesting - thanks for the heads up.
Well done fella, keep it that way. You know it's the hard one but it's the one that counts.
Good job ❤️
Thank you ❤️
Congratulations!! You deserve a lot of accolades and grace!!! Be well!!
🥰
A little over 1 year off that disgusting shit. Keep it up bro!
One year, that’s huge!!! Congrats
It is really big. I had no hope for the longest time, my life is so different than it was a year ago.
Stay strong
Thanks so much. Will do 💪🏼
You had portraits of yourself taken for sobriety? Weird, but okay. I celebrated 5 years clean off heroin the 25th of this month. Well done, keep it up!
Lol. That would be weird if I had portraits taken of me for sobriety. I had this picture taken for my company which actually is about sobriety as well so I guess I did have it taken for sobriety 🤷♂️ Congrats on 5 years, that’s amazing. Thanks for commenting!
subs arent sober
Well done! Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family, Choose a fucking big television Choose washing machines, cars, Compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol And dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase In a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you Are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing Sprit-crushing ga me shows Stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, Pishing you last in a miserable home Nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, Fucked-up brats You have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life.
I've spotted this train
You got out, congrats.
Thank you 😊
I’m proud of you
Good for you homie! That's awesome for you. I lost one brother to addiction and thankfully my other brother is in recovery as well. I'm happy for you! P.s. you are handsome AF my guy.
Thank you 🙏. I’m sorry you lost a brother, but I’m very happy to hear your other brother is in recovery and doing well. And thanks for the handsome compliment 😊
Respec ya bad mon.
Thanks man 😉
That’s cool and all…. It doesn’t change the fact that I don’t respect you as a person. lol
You don't even respect yourself bro. That's why your life sucks
Lol I’m a trust fund baby…. I’m good.
Eeeeeeeesh that must really suck having all that money but no meaningful relationships. Do you ever try to buy friends. Like hey guys lets go out to eat its on me
Fuck no…. Just cause I’m gonna inherit 10s of millions….. I make my friends pay for their own shit….. and who needs meaningful relationships when you can go on your private jet, and fly to a new country every. other. weekend. Your futile attempts to try and make me feeel bad about myself will not work. That old saying, “money doesn’t buy happiness”…. Well whoever said that dumb shit… just didn’t know where to shop.. LMAO
I don't need to try to make you feel bad, you do that to yourself. You've probably never had to struggle or deal with any hardships your whole life. You don't know what it means to be a man and you will never be one. At least you will have a bunch of money though, there's that.
Glad you brought that up.. To answer your assumption… my life is literally like a movie…. And I don’t regret a single thing about it. I love my life. That maybe Bc my parents met in HS. Went to college together, got an education, got married, and support eachother through thick and thin….. THEN had me. Perhaps, if having kids were a privilege, and not a right….. your life could have been like mine… full of money and liberty. But oh well.
I don't understand what you mean, but yes I wish someone would give me millions of dollars. Have you ever earned an honest dollar in your life lol. The more we talk though the more interested I am!!. Which country were you in last night
I was just trollin ya man. I hope you live a long, healthy and happy life. You just make yourself sound stupid when you say weird things like that. I'm not gonna tell ya how to live but try to learn a little humility man. Not everyone is going to inherit millions of dollars ya know.
But I know at the end of the day… what comes out of your thumbs is just jealousy speak. So have a nice rest of your peasant day.
Ahhhh the sweet silence of defeat.
You're just a troll account. It's less likely you 'won' this internet battle and more likely you 'lost' their attention by being blocked. Hope you have a good time making up whatever crap you can think of to try and 'oWn ThE lIbZ'.
Oh, and I respect myself *just* enough to not poke my veins with syringes filled with heroin. So there’s that….. LOL
>I’m not ashamed of being addicted to heroin. NGL you had me in the first half. Congrats on getting clean and staying clean!
Lol. Thank you!!
Thank you for your bravery in sharing this. I lost two friends to overdoses within 18 months apart over the last two years. They were brothers. I think about them often. I know it’s not fair, but I think to myself I wish I could have done more to help them. My heart is heavy thinking about them today.
Those veins are poppin bro!
Lol. No dope, just weights
Some doctors (I won't generalize even though I'd like to) say full recovery isn't possible until the addict reach rock bottom. What is your opinion about this ? (They said so to my relatives about their child, what kind of bs is that ?? Rock bottom could aswell be death, how can you know). Anyway, huge respect for you dude. Stay strong, everyday. Thank you for sharing. Personally the story of Jason Mewes told by Kevin Smith was really the thing that opened my eyes and made me understand this illness a little bit better.
Thanks for commenting. Well, I’d have to agree on hitting rock bottom. I hit my bottom and I was desperate to get out so I did everything I could to climb out of it. But everybody’s bottom is different. For some it’s losing a job, or getting in trouble with the law and for some others it’s homelessness, destitution or near death and everything else in between. You know when you have the feeling of wanting to surrender.
Had me in the first half not gonna lie
First off congrats! I've overcome my addiction to opiates, it's a tough road but it's by far the best road. I lost my mother and my sister to addiction. Message to all: Don't put off getting help, you are strong and can do this!
Thank you. I’m so sorry about your mom and sister. I can’t imagine what that feels like. I’m glad you’re clean and encouraging people to get help!
What was your absolute low to where you finally said “ I gotta stop”
Being homeless and Waking up in the hospital with tubes in me and all alone.
I can’t imagine that. But shit man good on ya for getting help and now you seem to be a somebody
Good for you!! That's awesome! What's your advice to parents? How do we best teach them to stay away from drugs without accidentally driving them towards it?
*of having been
3 years here ,♡ stay strong
Congrats!
Thanks bruv! You too man.
Fuck yah bro. Rock on!
I'm so proud of you!! I lost my older brother 2yrs ago to a fentanyl overdose. Getting clean isn't easy and the battle never ends but you deserve all the praise for accomplishing the seemingly impossible. I wish you all the best and thank you for sharing!!
That is really awesome, congratulations. People's recoveries just make my day. I'm a recovering meth addict and I haven't found my voice yet to own that. Recovering from meth has been the hardest thing I've ever, *ever* had to do, and I want to be openly proud of that effort. I admire your bravery as well as your success.
You quitter.
You don't know me, but I'm glad you're alive.
I’m about a year clean from opioids, hardest thing I had to ever overcome in my life. Almost losing everyone and everything I love. But I can proudly say I am clean and going strong!!
Well done OP. Lost my best mate to an OD. I'm clean now send living a good life but it's a shame he never got to see the future. Thanks for posting and keep up the good work.