Thanks for the story Donnie

She's a rare breed

Truer words were never spoken. She showed even in her situation you can still do something inspire.Bless her & you

Love this!!!!

It's same with my Dad, when I was young he always tells me that if took drugs I would be the same with our neighbor teenager who got addicted and lost all School scholarships. Now i see that same guy in our town walking around the basketball ourt and doing nothing product the entire day. Talking about "Zombie"

America is obsolete. Better countries don't have this nonsense.

It’s sounds dark but Maybe it’s better for them to die then to live in that vicious cycle of addiction

@@Will-xl7xp they still people bro

Tradusir al español

​@@Will-xl7xpyou do realize you can beat addiction? Its by no means easy but you can overcome it

I've been looking to try shrooms for depression, just very difficult to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

I've done microdosing for help and it works does cut depression out its been the best remedy I've ever had psilocybin been illegal is actually a crime against humanity

Yeah! Very sure of Dr.benshrooms.

Can I find him on insta? 🙏 how do I reach out

Yes he's Dr.benshrooms.Lsd and psilocybin are amazing teachers along its dmt mah dudes have safe trips all. Shrooms are blessings from nature.

What is the tranq part ketamine ?

@@technopirate5050 they're saying it's a horse tranquilizer but I guess it all depends where they're getting from. We have a testing site some of the stuff they're bringing in is purple or blue.def not the color it's supposed to be. Everyone here is a street pharmacist just mixing whatever together so I wouldn't doubt ketamine hasn't been used. Whatever it is powerful, within seconds they're knocked out in a deep sleep,not like the typical nodding off we're used to seeing

Praise your recovery! And for these people. It's heartbreaking

I'm glad you found a better way Reena

Thanks 😊🙏🏼❤️

u could tell.

W mans

Dont be racialism

Let's strive to be as genuine. People will always say 'we need more people like this' we can be the change. Start with smaller deeds then move onto bigger. Things won't get better if our perspective is the worst...

caring? we need more ppl like this? 4:35

I live outside of Philly and I’ve wanted to help in Kensington, just like drop off clothes or blankets or food or something but I’ve been told it’s way to dangerous to even try to help

consider yourself lucky

i live in radnor and used to ride, literally ride down lanacaster ave and you see the real slums and people up here act like its not there. So sad

💯

Same goes for the Bay Area lmao

Yep, that’s how it is in almost all cities

True, but I think the one with a job not walking around drinking hard liquor in the middle of the day is probably the correct one.

Addiction is a paradox

@@rustyshackleford9456 I'd disagree, just because there wasn't a drink in her hand doesn't mean she doesn't have a vice of some kind, everyone has one whether it be drugs or food. Ridding them of any help does not rid someone of their addiction, it just makes their life tougher and more dangerous. That pulling yourself up by the boot straps mentality has never helped anyone, it's ignorant and selfish and comes across like they're putting their self on a pedestal, their way is the only way. It's almost like they just don't care and act like that's a way to help when really they just don't want to deal with it.

There is no true answer for a cure all. Both are good in their own way but almost useless on its own. Both are good together.

The bottom of all this problems is broken home, trauma that leads you to self destruct. There is nothing that people can help you if its not come from yourself.

I agree, i live in central pa, but philly is a really cool city, but ya that area needs some help for sure

Bro, dude's a black nigga with tattoos, we don't need any more of them. Look at this as well 4:35, litterbug? No way bro.

@@clarkesmith. I can dislike who he is and still appreciate his words. It's called being an adult.

@@evanfurn920 such a good reply he deleted his comment 💯

Maybe fetterman will help ya,i mean you did vote for him right?

@@mxxico what? it's still there stupid.

Dope runs.

East Hastings Street?

Sadly Africas slums make this place look like Disney world. It’s sad that these kinds of place exist period. Humans should never ever live like this.

Dans le monde non pas du tout, il y a pire dans les 4 coins du globe !

I feel your sorrow for this place and a bit of guilt. It must have been awful to take people here to destroy themselves. But there are worse place on earth. Yes. I’ve seen it myself. Brazil, worse. Skid row in Brazil is on another level. Worse than here. India. Wow slums of India is worse than here. Way way worse. No toilet dead body floating on river where people ask defecate and wash themselves at the same time. There’s a ringleader that owns beggars and some women chop their arm off to beg more effectively. They came up to my driver while I was there and he told me not to open the window. I’ve never seen such sad situation. Then loaning babies. Yeah people loan babies so that they can effectively beg more money. Slums of India is the worst I’ve seen. East Hastings in Vancouver is also pretty bad. Drugs and prostitution capital of the Western Canada. I’ve lived not too far from there. Obviously not right near it but I could walk there in 30 min. The worst place in Canada. Even worse than Toronto in my opinion where I grew up.

Happy for you❤

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. And so were you, but you have been washed. 5 years or more sober from benzos. trying to get off the herb. im glad you were saved. and God bless.

This! I'm helping my daughter nd her boyfroend and the family thinks I'm crazy but she's clean now. I just need to get her off the street. It's so heartbreaking.

You one of a million. Just because you was able to change doesn’t mean the majority can. You’re an outlier. It’s very rare that such kindness could change a junkies perspective

@@Nnn30055 How we would even know though? There have never been wide scale efforts to treat them in that way. I think for people whose addiction is linked to childhood neglect, abuse, and trauma, making those people feel safe and building trust could go far in their recovery process.

We love you Brandon

Love ya man

@Brandon Buckingham you’re not far from southwest Baltimore.. it’s similar to Kensi over there… Free samples and more open air dealers than there is users, needles everywhere.. and the rats, gotta love the huge rats that look like raccoons running around on the streets 🤗.. Ahhh good ol, Bodymore Murderland

Glad to see you're still in contact with one another Brandon/Tommy. You're two of the very few genuine ppl on the platform and yins work is an inspiration.

Btw keep your head up Brandon. F sneako and anyone else that has anything negative to say. Do what makes you happy. You’re a good person and creator.

not the brightest crayon are you? Not so many mines in Cleveland. Go fix your city if you're so smart

Exactly. I hear they cleaned it up but things/people moved to the very next street.

Yet they don't understand how naloxone works, but hey they try. They live with this shit but hardly study addiction 😒

white dude frat boy going out to see the dregs of life, get a real job dude

@@derrickharmon7980 I mean tbf u really expect avg drug addicts to search up how naloxone works when they're the same people taking enough drugs to overdose

@@derrickharmon7980 you’re expecting unnecessary perfection out of others who have educated themselves enough to avoid addictions that they’ve been around often. Just be happy for them. They ARE educated through experience, forget all the terminology. You’re lacking in empathy.

@@13crowintuitivestarot they have other addictions

4:33 You even take a shit on the wrong side of the toilet your shit will be flipped. And I’ll probably make myself blind by removing my eyes just so I don’t make eye contact with anyone there. Philly has an attitude problem.

yes because theyre the ones who runs it out there, and sells the drugs to these people. they dont take the stuff they sell themselves so they look healthy

Yea as he slung a can on the street

@@travisreed4070these young men came from drug ridden, broken homes and families… they have beat the odds. And you are worried about them littering 🙄🙄

Yep, so many people can't see beyond their own experiences and that leads to a lack of empathy. People need to listen to others and believe them when they talk about their life experiences.

@@xtinkerbellax3 couldn't have said it better

I wanted to slap the other lady ong “go get a job and you be ok” thats like telling somebody homeless just buy a house 🤨

I agree, but I agree with the other woman also, by doing nothing ,and letting all this shit go on down there , these people will never get help, cause there are no consequences for shooting up right out in the public! That’s sick! This world has just gone to shi**

@@sandysgrandgirlssandysswee2492 True they need help I agree, but they don't need to be judged for it.

Glad you made it out bro 🙏

cool story

I can completely relate to your situationI’m seven years sober I Admire you.I was able to get myself Clean after stent of a few rehabs stays.Because I knew that if I didn’t do somethingLike ASAP I was gonna die there is nothing for me to live for.Today I have a beautiful five year old girl I’m sober yes I am still on Suboxone But I keep myself going.Trying every day to get a step further

The "people with enough power of doing something about that place" HAVE been doing it. They funded the stuff you get for free there. Which do you think is cheaper and a better solution for the Gov to do? Housing and institutionalizing....or downsizing the number of d4m4ged people?

Congratulations on getting sober. Listening to your story reminds me of exactly how it used to be going down there 10 years ago and how going to prison myself and God saved me from down there too. We're definitely blessed not too many people walk away from Kensington

So proud of your strength, congratulations! Stay strong 🤗

Your existence is such a intricate and miraculous thing.... you deserve to heal and grow, I'm so proud and happy for you to have a great support system and the strength to have escaped the grip of addiction. You have so much purpose here. I love you bro

@@BreeLeeBeats Thank You and Likewise!! Much Love

Good for you Richie, just proving to the world that it's all based on a single decision and that it's possible for everyone with the will to live. The best decisions in life are usually the hardest ones as well. I've never done dope but was hooked on party drugs (weed, MDMA, coke etc) in my late teens to early 20s, now edging toward my 40s been done with them a long time. It's good to live a healthy clean life, but not gonna lie, you still miss chasing the high sometimes and just gotta remind yourself why it's better to take a step back and appreciate everything you have in the moment, even if it's a bad moment at least you will remember it the next day lol

Welcome back buddy!

Except his speech Is slurred like he have extra saliva. Meth Traffickers: 📝

Thanks for your service as an officer 🙏

Northeast Philly native here too! Living in Rhawnhurst at the moment. I was going to say the same it’s Philly not it’s own place in PA. Thank you so much for your service to our city.

I thought so ! Wonder who changed it to Kensington, Penn.? LOL ***Some addicts I know was so desperate to stop using drugs they left their hometown and went to MPLS., Minnesota to get treatment and after 6 months or so, the treatment center helped them get a job, a place to live etc etc etc. OR they can go back home clean, living a program of recovery from drugs. "We Do Recover" I'm the evidence! I USED FOR WELL OVER 30YEARS AND J4TODAY I HAVE 6 YEARS CLEAN FROM USING DRUGS ! "HOORAY!" 🥳🎉🥳🎉

Dang democrat really knowhowrun a city 🤣😂

Those dudes are pieces of garbage. I'm from Philly. They're so delusional they think they have a rap career coming. And they made the content creator plug their IG accounts. Because they think it'll help their careers. I'm from that area. Those dudes are lying about how dangerous Kensington is. Amongst other things. That's not a dangerous neighborhood. I work there at least three times a week during elections. They're being completely dishonest.

Like you can't walk around alone. What?! Yes you can. And nothing is going to happen to you. Nothings happened to me in 20 years of working there.

Why dont u be one of those guys

I was surprised that he was able to walk around safely. I’m from England and the news we get over here always paints a different story! These people were absolute angels in my eyes. God bless you 💖

Yeah and I guarantee you all three of them were drug dealers That's what they do they talk like their saints and they sell drugs behind your back. I grew up in Kensington and I guarantee you those three dudes he was talking to sold drugs That's why they're on the streets like that What the f*** else would they be out there for like I said I grew up there I know them I know them well wolves and sheep clothing those mf'ers!

Why the Govt of Philadelphia couldn't arrest on that Drug addect??

Cap 🧢 you could read right through her

😂😂😂 cap I know her she been around longer than 2020 she use to be around my hood I got videos of her getting yelled at for asking for a dollar in 2016😂 she cap don’t believe what u see

She's right you can't just cut people off. Most addicts have only got clean because someone showed some mercy and gave some hope and maybe a hand up. On the other side of this, one must not enable destructive behaviour.

@@Senju2156 Wow lol. That’s definitely her.

Yeah but she is wrong though. Like yeah she is a good person for wanting to try but giving them stuff won’t help

I grew up in Kensington when it was still mostly in Irish neighborhood. I'll guarantee you he's talking all that shit and selling drugs when nobody's looking with a camera, It's typical there! Don't be a sucker Christina they're wolves in sheep's clothing in Kensington, everyone of those dudes he was talking to were drug dealers but that kid was too stupid to realize it, I'm not that's my old hood and I know what they were.

Amen to that..I just watched this for the first time and that dude in the white tee brought a tear to my eye..that's a real one

A guy who litters can't have a heart.

​@BalboaBaggins I was thinking am I the only one seen that

@@BalboaBagginsthe streets have designated cleaners. It isn’t good, but that’s why

I hope your brother is doing better

Make sure you voting for democrats so homelesses will be growing. You will appreciate what Democrats doing!

@@blazeroranger glad you said homelessness because the opioid epidemic is bipartisan

Crikey, I'm from England and I've never seen a gun in my life n I'm 42. Are yous just allowed to walk around strapped? Sounds crazy

@@Ghostyfrost9688 he is 11 months clean. Thank you

This cannot be solved so long as the Liberal Democrats that have a stranglehold on Philadelphia stop encouraging this nonsense. The police are in on this mess as well. You cannot traffic 1.5 Billion dollars 💵 in Heroin without law enforcement on the take. Philadelphia is too dumb to vote for anything other than Democrats, so this will never change.

SHALLAH MEHALLAH

bart💀

If you’re a true follower, you wouldn’t mind giving me a rundown of what he’s been through??

You're children aren't helping anyone but the churches pocket. True Christians don't go on missions

Hey those guys are the drug dealers lmao you must’ve missed that part

@@skrewfaced2279 they go it it one way or the other....

@@sd8484 that's true but that doesn't excuse it. I told myself that shitty excuse for years while I took the money people stole or pawned they baby stuff for

@@skrewfaced2279 word. untill they wipe thta whole g bs culture out nothing will change

Hunny same 😩🤣 felt like a mfka lol

as a single man,i do too lmaooooooooo

Imagine being a single anything ... With no legs...

What a nice man he is to show outsides. Too sad for our country.😢

I felt personally attacked 🤣🤣🤣

America is obsolete. Move to a better country. Please don't say 'The World', you're only talking about your country.

Not sure what country you are from, but addiction is rampant in many countries around the world right now

It's a pity he spends his time saving people would would rob him and worse if they knew they'd get money out of it.

@@mjanny6330 I mean I would he's smart enough to not keep anything valuable on him and who knows maybe he's the dealer and he feels bad when ppl overdose off his stuff so he saves them when he can. I'm sure Narcan is free so he probably has a stash

@@mjanny6330, wow. So cynical.

@@mjanny6330 without the risk he isn't a hero. Heros are defined by risk. The danger is what makes him a hero.

@@mjanny6330 I took heroin for 10 years and never once took a penny from anyone because I'm not a criminal.

Have you tried Kratom? It will help look into it. It's 100x better than any pharmaceutical medicine on the market it's a plant and a cousin of the coffee plant. Just look into it kratom works. Also it helped me to get off opiates too.

That was a pretty accurate description of the withdrawals. Just absolutely unreal. I truly am thankful for being able to wake up in the morning and not feel like absolute shit. I love weed. And kratom didn’t do SHIT for me for the withdrawals. Kept hearing that it was a miracle herb and that it’ll just take all the withdrawals away. NOT FOR ME. So that just added to the frustration of withdrawals. Just a horrible horrible time.

I used for over 10 years.. i quit multiple times and always relapsed for one reason or another... i finally went to suboxone and have never had more success in my life. i've been sober for just over 4 years now. no cigarettes, zero alcohol. the suboxone makes my brain normal again besides for some side effects like emotional numbness, occasional constipation. I have lowered my dose from 12mg down to 6mg to reduce side effects..i may go down to 2mg or off of it.. but beyond 2-4mg is where things get very tough. But i have successfully tapered off completely before for about 2 months (final dose was like 0.10-0.2 mg you must use a milligram scale for measurement) and had cravings even after most of the acute physical withdrawals were over. the post acute withdrawals can last almost a year so the best way is to go very very slow, but in order to do that you really have to be extremely disciplined about not taking more than what your taper plan is.. I always take less than i am prescribed so i have extra. i always keep it with me so somebody does not steal it. stuff like that is the reason i want to taper off.. but all in all my life is way better than before.. i used to shoot 1/2 gram of black tar every day and now i am in college working on an engineering degree.. so to say the suboxone helped me would be a massive understatement. i dont recommend methadone to anyone unless you are using it for harm reduction... but dont see too many issues with staying on suboxone forever. with the crisis going on you wont find any issues getting a prescription. But if you are trying to emotionally wake up a lower dose or coming off is usually required.. but you open yourself up not only to positive feelings but negative feelings and cravings as well... i know its possible because i have done it before.. but you first need to be off all nicotine, and sure AF no alcohol... once you are very stable financially and physically you can do it.. my issue was i was broke and had a crap job when i tapered off... plus i was vaping and drinking... so i failed... but I plan on giving it another shot once i finish college and am stress free... until then i am an easy patient for my doctor, i go in 4 times per year for refills and that's it. biggest downside is fear of losing it and the emotional numbness... but it is vastly outweighed by the positive side effects.

@@KassAss420 Kratom you have to buy large amounts online and eat it by the spoonful.. only issue is you'll have withdrawals from that stuff (i've had them)... its no joke when you extract it and take it in large amounts... i always recommend gradually smaller amounts of suboxone to taper off, kratom is expensive, nauseating to drink a bunch of and difficult to dose consistently.

You don't have to get off suboxone. If you have good doctors they won't push you and just accept it like it were diabetes or some other medication you would need to take lifetime. Get past it being abused by others.

Never underestimate the power of peer pressure. I homeschooled my children partly because the schools were doing nothing about bullying, but also because I was afraid they would be pressured into very damaging situations.

Threw a bag away, lmao. Just because it’s addicting doesn’t mean it has to have a negative connotation to your specific situation. We’re as weak as we let ourselves be, when it comes to drugs.

@@filibertosalinas6816 it's better to just not take a chance. Especially since oxy is one of the most addicting drugs ever made and putting it in your body is just stupid especially if you don't need it. I cut 3 tendons in a dirt biking accident and was offered hydro morphine but refused because i have a bunch of addicts in my family and I didn't wanna chance it, I oppted to just take some Tylenol instead. Better to go threw a few weeks of pain then a lifetime of suffering

@@filibertosalinas6816 are you fr justifying popping oxys for a tooth extraction? Or even implying selling to others even crazier.

Did you see him destroy the pills or actually flush them? 🤨

Lol probably snatched them for himself.

People from Philly hate people from Philly... Lol.

@@joshuaedwards3322lol naw we love each other outside the city and stick together…that’s why we brotherly love …brothers fight all the time but a stranger can’t fight my brother

As someone who spent 3 months in a shelter I feel I can say it's a different challenge living there. These people here are focused on purely drugs while at shelters you have to worry about theft assault and other fun stuff. Don't under credit what you are fighting against

I'm from west Philly one of the coolest parts of the city my part of town it gets grimey but still more put together

That's one of the most underrated realities with addiction that a lot of people don't realise. The US sends them into detox centres, but all detox centres do is treat you through the withdrawal stage, it doesn't actually continue through to post-care treatment to help continue fighting against the cravings. Took me 3 years before I got my cravings under control, and 5 years before I could mix with society again - it's genuinely a very long process and a hard one at that. What they've done in Portland, by decriminalising it all, is never going to solve the addiction issues, because the moment people come out of detox and are thrown back into the city (which has turned into an open market drug vendor), people are going to cave in to their cravings and will be back using all over again. These people need to be sectioned and put into secure facilities with sufficient medical staff overseeing their process. But the US doesn't run a public healthcare system, it has a health sector, so none of that actually exists which is why the fentanyl epidemic in the US is going to continue to spread and grow exponentially.

Sad situation in blue states, not the whole country. In red states people who commit crimes actually get arrested.

​@@johnmitchell2269 Arrest is temporary, it does not stop addiction - drugs in prison are pervasive. If arrests are made in red states, then the issue exists there too. Fetynal is across the board, including red states: Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Utah to name a few. It is a fact, not something that can be cancelled. Like abortion, it exists regardless of my personal beliefs

@@JohnPaul-hm2ys It's an epidemic in blue states, and absolutely nothing is being done about it. Just like nothing is being done about homelessness in blue states. The stats don't lie.

@@johnmitchell2269 I don't consider the addicted to be criminals that should be arrested and thrown in jail. They can't help themselves and the supply is way too big. Locking them all up is just hiding the problem. These people need rehabilitation not incarceration. As for the big drug suppliers however, they should be prosecuted and put in jail for a long time.

this is not a beautiful city anymore , philly was never a nice place

Bro if they not blood and they fightin dope cut ties not your problem wtf bro

Let her die it’s not ur problem, “ex” for a reason bro she doesn’t want your help if she keeps relapsing. Focus on making sure you don’t turn out like her and quit letting other people hold you back

@@alexanderclark3437 its aint that easy everytime

@lilly yeah it is.

@@lilly-dk9px everything, day, moment of life is another day and moment to " choose again!"-

I appreciate your kind words 🙏

keep going bro, aint easy to keep on the right path always

Well done, David. Stay on the path.

you just switched to a legal heroin youre no hero the second it dried up you went right back to the streets coward and youll do it again

@@WhyteHorse2023 The sad thing is they are well aware. Our society/government is set up for one thing and one thing only and that is to increase profits for a few at the top regardless if it hurts or kills their own neighbors.

Narcam enables this nonsense….. one use then mandatory rehab.

I don't. He called Kensington a city 😂😂😂. I'm from PHILLY (which is the actual name of the city cough). Kensington is a neighborhood in Philly. It's the skid row of Philly

I bet they go to church. We need good people like them. Our society is spiritually bankrupt. Everything is materialistic and fake. Spirituality is a big part of sobriety. The problem with rehab centres is a lot don't have any 12 step programs. If you want to get sober, you need a higher power. Full stop.

You're gullible as they come

Get the national guard in there round them up Block off certain areas put check points in

@@audreyfreeman2121 The national guard isn't going to get these addicts sober. You, my friend, are one slip and fall or sprained knee away from addiction. It's the medical doctor's introducing dangerous painkillers to everyday people. They won't hesitate, even at your smallest discomfort.

That's how it is in every bad area around the world. Most people are good and just in a shit situation

Lol they’re dealers

They probably slinging the dope dude

I did this to my mom. She is gone now and I feel so bad. I hate what addiction and drugs did to her and to our relationship and how I handled it. 😢

Your stories and feelings are the impacts that we addicts have on our loved ones. Your sentiment is heartbreaking heart felt and appreciated BUT… the reality is that no human power can help the afflicted who are not willing and open to accepting it. Please do not beat yourselves up … the best you can do is to stay accepting and loving of people warts and all. Giving addicted relatives $$ on a consistent basis is not helpful in the greater sense but if you accept that they are going to use it for drugs then…at least you remain loving and available for when they are ready and willing to change their lives for the better. For me the only way I have been able to build any sense of self worth is by staying sober and sharing my experience in hopes that a higher power will work thru me to help others. I have to give away what has been freely given me…

I wish you would tell my family this.

Pay it forward- find some other way to honor them by speaking out or contributing to prevention or healing, but definitely don’t hate yourself, the drug brought darkness into the lives of all involved and at least you have love for them still now. Convert it into release, action, they may be blessed on the other side by transforming the suffering of all into something good.

Only God can judge where you go and I am sure if your brother was of pure heart he has probably seen your current state of regret and I would imagine probably forgives you. Who knows what he can see in the afterlife.

Honestly. Anyone who does drugs is doing the world a service when they die. I once let a homeless guy overdoes. I didn’t call medical until after I knew he was dead. Such a good feeling ridding the world of taint.

SHANDOO SHALLAH

@@user-so9tv8dz4c Absolutely disgusting that human beings like you are real, Thank god for karma cause you’ll get yours. What goes around comes around 🖕🏿

@@user-so9tv8dz4c wtf

@@user-so9tv8dz4c walter?

Dystopian.

The future democrats want

lmao you got that meme pic

Hugh hwat?

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris don't want this to stop, they encourage it and make it happen with their delibrate policy,s on drugs and illegal importation