Huntington: Heroin-ravaged city fighting back (FULL DOCUMENTARY) - BBC Stories

Huntington has been ravaged by the opioid epidemic - but now the city in West Virginia is fighting back and targeting the companies that bring the legal drugs into the community.
Video Produced by Tom Bateman, Gareth Evans and Howard Johnson.

[@riceburnter6982]

I'm s guy that grew up with addicted parents , hated drugs, then got addicted myself. I have fought and fought for many years. Messing around with Vikodin turned into a heroin habit for me. Even though I wanted to stop I couldn't. I would leave treatment or jail with a little time under my belt and use the first day home. I went through cycles of often being dopesick for years and I would always go back to using. Even when I wanted to be done, I wasn't. I have been clean now long enough to get comfortable with myself. To actually see and feel and enjoy the benefits of it. Unfortunately, addiction is so powerful that getting healthy and happy without drugs can be a very long, life draining process. Opiates will turn the toughest man into a sniveling punk. Much love to anyone in the struggle. All we can do is fight.

[@brodyhanna7443]

🙇‍♂️❤

[@strangebuttrue3374]

Riceburnter before my ex-husband and I were married, he told me all about his 18th bday . he was bragging about it. he made me promise never to do what he had done. I promised him I would never do what he did. I kept my word, he didn't. the bastard.

[@riceburnter6982]

@@strangebuttrue3374 Sorry to hear that. What exactly did he do?

[@strangebuttrue3374]

Riceburnter drink a beer,smoke a cigarette,take a hit of acid,smoke a joint,and do it over and over again. then he sat on the couch in a friend's house and watched the walls melt. and he showed me his facial expression when he was getting high. so stupid.

[@AdamCampbellisthedon]

I need help BADD!! I can’t fight no more….. it’s got Me 😭 HELP

[@shannonjeanne1]

I was born and raised in Huntington and moved away when I turned 18. I still have friend's and family down there and unfortunately some of those friend's are on this crap. It's scary how quickly my little hometown has changed and how much the drugs are ripping it apart

[@rendersreader]

I'm 23 and I'm still here. It's really breaking my heart to see people I looked up to as a kid dying from this shit.

[@27273100]

Sonofadigger 1 -- It's happening in every community nationwide *and* worldwide.

[@abackes77]

Another question-where is the cheap heroin coming from?? Afghanistan, and who sends it???

[@curvearounddog3377]

@@rendersreader you gotta move to proctorville 😂

[@redskyeagle7616]

@@abackes77 Mexico, China, Mexican drug cartels.

[@placetobelong]

Profit > human dignity

[@LIITEMIES]

medical disaster companys. making shit ewen whit the right info to not make shit. time regulatory bans and so on desinger blockers.

[@unf3z4nt]

survival>profit>>human dignity

[@FadeToBlack740]

Montag theMagnificent I wish I could like this reply a fucking million times over 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@marineone9981]

A back injury, 2 hip replacements, Gout re-occurrence and all I ever get is Motrin. Lucky me

[@ServantOfTheMessiah]

I live in Huntington WV as soon as I turn 18 I'm getting out of this place.

[@Anony584]

Lil Bat I hope you made it out.

[@777dot77]

I live in Plymouth, UK. Soo many people on Heroin here. Its an epidemic.

[@Dixieland6]

Same

[@ktothec24]

That bad huh? Well just make sure you don’t get hooked on this garbage and get outta there ASAP bud

[@AtlantaTerry]

Do not wait! If you are 17, you can join the US Air Force like I did.

[@kenspock943]

Good for Huntington for trying to hold the pharmaceuticals accountable. I think it may be difficult though, the FDA approved the drugs.

[@jamjenkins5623]

Ken Spock shift the blame on the doctors because huntington cops can't stop the drug trafficking from Columbus and Detroit .

[@BritainW3llz]

Moved away to Denver in 2013. Grew up in the area with a close friend of mine. He almost made it out here with me after visiting a few days. He never made it back😔

[@3V1L5H0073R]

hey, music from The Last of Us

[@unelectedbureaucrat2003]

3V1L5H0073R shit game good music

[@rajkumarimeena1510]

@@unelectedbureaucrat2003 what?

[@ilikeanime1190]

Unelected Bureaucrat the last of us is one of the best games ever??? I assume you never played it, don’t have a ps4, or just sucked at the game

[@BHPproductions1]

It's really fitting. A town filled with zombies...

[@t0talimm0rtalz]

@@unelectedbureaucrat2003 One of the best games ever made with an awesome soundtrack to go with it. Fuck off clown

[@evilncarnated]

i was born and raised in the west end of huntington and now because of this shit i can't even visit my hometown.... we moved away as soon as we got out of school and it looks like we made the right decision

[@stilllaughing7285]

This is the first time I have seen local authorities actually care about their citizens. I truly hope they will be able to help those who seek help. My prayer is for all addicts to overcome and break these chains.

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

Yep

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

I live there I hear ambulance sirens every night

[@FreeSoul76]

even the city kind of depressing this is very sad to watch.

[@gwyn9846]

My husband and I live in Huntington. He was a career firefighter with HFD for over 20 years, having retired September 2016. He was working the day of the 32 overdoses. This city is cloaked in despair. Please pray for our city.

[@themaddiecooper9101]

I was just in that Krogers yesterday. I've lived in Huntington all my life. I can't walk out on my front lawn to get my mail out of my mailbox without worrying about needles some asshole has thrown in my yard. I'm 16 and my brother is seven. I'm scared for him to walk outside and play at Ritter Park.

[@lordboombastic5946]

I hate living in Huntington. I can’t even go outside without having to watch for needles and nasty pill bottles.

[@littlebird3167]

I love your pic!

[@Visitor2020]

How are pill bottles nasty

[@TheBeardedBlueberryFarmer]

@@Visitor2020 All garbage tossed aside carelessly is nasty. It's an eyesore and shows a lack of respect for our planet and those around you.

[@yendyS1936]

The last guy wasn't breathing and they ask him "Do you want to go to hospital?" ??! It should be mandatory that he goes to the hospital, but of course, he is probably uninsured in the USA.

[@mikenike40]

nobody gets turned down at the hospital for not having insurance... lol

[@theForrestGalantey]

He got his narcan so they know he'll be ok. Hes probably more pissed they fucked up his high.

[@theForrestGalantey]

What depresses me more is having such a legendary composer's music overplayed on this shit of insight. Fucking rookies just now realizing 15 + years later their pills are the real problem. Stupid ass politician whom never suffered but have been sheltered all their lives and want to make their change. Fuck off and legalize cannabis damn fools!

[@TheRealTaco]

@@mikenike40 They don't get turned down but they get 2k for ambulance, 5k for bed, 5k for monitoring, and 10k for nurses checking on you ever 3 hours.

[@AdamCampbellisthedon]

@@theForrestGalanteyfacts 💯

[@huntersteinmetz1587]

Amazing video bringing attention to the dangers of opioids.

[@user-zg5ir4ec4o]

So interesting to see the mayor of Huntington appearing here. He was a familiar face on the comedy series My Brother, My Brother and Me and from that show I had no idea about how bad the town was being ravaged by this epidemic.

[@harryiglesias]

We would drive from Kentucky to this town quite frequently to visit Camden Park...had a lot of fun back in those days...

[@Epicure468]

I could not agree more!!

[@jeannefrye2128]

My son Ryan lost his life to heroin on 6/23/2015. He was more than his addiction. He was funny, spontaneous, witty and very loved. I miss him every minute of every day. Visit him at Ryan P Frye at virtual memorials dot com for his story. Wait for me at the gate son.....love, mom

[@marianobartolini2673]

I'm really sorry jeanne, big hug

[@stupidmovies85]

I go to Marshall University which is in Huntington, and shop at this Kroger several times a month. It's unfortunate that this city with amazing people has become so overrun with heroine.

[@kuzoiki]

Ghost Certified I'm sorry, I know i'm pretty late but is it still that bad? I got admission in Marshall University but now I'm scared.

[@1caninelover]

Heroin.

[@pitbullmouse3899]

WOW! JUST WOW!

[@darrellterry3699]

It's not only Huntington it's raviging every place it touches

[@timbyles4124]

A shot of Naloxone and you can continue shopping. Ha ha. Happy days.

[@SuperRetro64]

Four years later and there’s still crazy drug problems in the entire city, I wish I lived several states down South

[@tshandy1]

Drugs can be dangerous, especially if they are abused. But consider this: Good people who are suffering real pain are going to be denied help because of these overzealous lawsuits.

[@diesto-vg5jz]

Exactly. I follow this issue very closely and NEVER do people mention the complete and utter failure of the DEA at preventing the flood of cheap heroin/fentanyl. Sounds like they need to be fired and let someone capable and effective handle the heroin epidemic. The crackdown on prescriptions will accomplish nothing except more heroin addicts since heroin is more abundant than water due to the DEAs total failure at everything they have every done including heroin

[@aydentheninja877]

@@diesto-vg5jz DEA even the name says it's a corrupt pile of shit

[@strangebuttrue3374]

tshandy1 all the aches and pains I have, some I just have to live with,it comes with age. the rest I will have to live with until I die. I don't have health insurance because health insurance is to expensive.

[@almightyyak675]

Yup, I see it every day. It's bullsh*t.

[@susanelder7192]

tshandy1 ...... I am one of those people, I suffer every day from degenerative disc’s in my back. Some days I can’t get out of bed. Dr’s will not give me pain meds !!! I have patches to put on my back, they do absolutely nothing to help with the pain!!!

[@page0004]

It blows my mind how medicine can completely stop an overdose if given in time. He literally just got up and walked out of that store like nothing happened, body wasnt even fazed. Damn this is really sad.

[@jage5256]

That's because our brains are so wonderfully made when an OD happens and u get Narc it stimulates the brain receptors to stop flooding the brain with the drug and u come to. Ppl can stop and get clean but many don't. Bet next time he won't be in a store so someone can call for help. He will be in a dark alley at 3 a.m. dead in 8 minutes. I hope he stops. So sad.

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

My friends works for Cabell county ems he gets calls like this a lot

[@myabbayah9092]

This is just Nutz man!! Crazy freaking scary. I would not want to work there or live there..

[@spacepope7867]

Town of 50 000 and 14 OD's in two weeks... Yeah id need some time off too.

[@marleyweirHHS]

I've lived here my whole life. I'm only in eighth grade. I love it here, but it's hard sometimes. My uncle has overdosed multiple times. It's only a matter of time before we lose him. I don't want to be involved with this. people at school offer me money to give stuff to people, and sometimes it makes me scared. i always say no, but somebody else is always asking if i want something of if i'm selling. my friend went home from school yesterday and found her mom dead on the floor. she had overdosed on heroin. i can't even imagine finding your own mother dead. it's a problem, and these people need help.

[@bronxgirlblazin608]

I bet Timmy's first goal after his od is getting another bag.

[@whooelse9444]

5:23...he's like "ugghh here we go again" lol.

[@WeedMan-ys1xm]

I live in Huntington I love it

[@LJT9393]

Now that dude that they narcanned is going right back out to get more cause he’ll be withdrawing real hard right away.

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

Welcome to my hometown

[@Liquethemodel]

Using since 10! Omg

[@jonreiser2206]

Heartbreaking! There is breakthrough research developing interventions coming. I believe this problem has an expiration date.

[@sejladani]

This is so so sad on so many levels!!!!!!!!!

[@isabelbaratta3073]

I agree 100 Percent

[@dirtrider3526]

As a ex addict I thank god every day I didnt end up like this. I got out after several attempts on my own life. I walked out a mental hospital for adlttempted suicide and a major addiction. That was my 2nd time in a place like that. God damnit I hated it at the time!!! So much! That placed saved my life. I sobered up after almost 5 years and my ex drew up lines of heroin after I told her I was done. I did one that night and lost it. I cried n freaked out. She just simply said "ok if u want to quit I just wont tell u when I have it." I have been getting high with this woman for almost 5 years. I would know. I told her either she quits to or I'm leaving. Well long story short i left. I have been sober since August 24th 2018. I have since met the woman of my dreams and we have a beautiful 7 month old. I have a steady job (for the first time in my life. It's been almost 10 months compared to 5 or 6 tops!) I have gained weight and everyone that has known me for years is constantly telling me how happy n healthy I look. I pray for those in this situation every single day. May u find ur reason and happiness and beat this disease like I did. God bless!!!

[@albertoagosti7295]

In Europe we have single junkies,but NOTHING like junkie communities: our free Universal care system prevents people from getting hooked on opioids so I am sincerely sad for people living in the US.

[@catopwnzify]

the guy just walks away with his mom like nothing ever happen. Damn.

[@caitlynryder8639]

I'm confused. The medication is being used outside of its intended purpose, there is no problem with the product, only how it's being used. Surely, it's the doctor's fault for over medicating their patients?

[@strangebuttrue3374]

Caitlyn Ryder I keep telling people, there's a big difference between using drugs and taking medications. hell I think the whole USA is on medication. everybody I know has high blood pressure or anxiety or depression or seizers or something. all these things are not what I'm talking about.

[@PaolaNazariio]

I can say Hands-On from personal experience that this is the most horrifying most painful experiences I've ever been through in my life I have PTSD from this. You feel your body and you feel every organ that's in it you feel all your bones you can feel your blood flowing through your veins and everything feels like it's on fire you're confused disoriented and your thoughts are scattered. I was having delusions hallucinations I kept thinking I was someone that I wasn't I kept thinking I was doing things I wasn't doing I was seeing things that weren't there.

[@crand20033]

I don't understand hot they get addicted to this crap. I was terribly injured after being hit by a car as a pedestrian and I was on all kinds of pain killers (opium medications like Oxycodone and others) but I never got addicted to any of it. In fact I hated the side effects (constipation, dry mouth) so much that I couldn't wait to get off of it.

[@ggsay1687]

In Russia poorest addicts use narcotic made of painkillers, they call it "crocodile" because their skin becomes to look like crocodile skin, they actually decay alive.

[@mw5983]

Sorry to hear about the crocodile epidemic in Russia. In America we have the opioid and meth epidemic. They're making meth out of gun bluing chemicals and causing people to go blind or become paralyzed. They put a rope and suspend it above the gun bluing solution and selenium crystals form, which they shoot up in their veins. Technically it's not meth, but it gives them the same high, but over time they get selenium poisoning from it. Many times they will also mix it with meth. Selenium is needed in the body in small doses like micro grams and is in multi vitamins in small doses, but they're getting milligrams of this stuff in their body. When I grew up the drug of choice was alcohol, and nicotine, but nowadays these kids have a lot more destructive drugs that they're using.

[@dominantallele4216]

entrepeneur - That was a detailed insight on some CRAZY shit right there. As bad as that is though, at least opiate users don't have the same weight of the law coming down on them as was the case with the crack epidemic and the so called 'war on drugs'.

[@lindsayjames3413]

@@mw5983 krokidil is about head to head with meth .krokidil is codeine mixed with gasoline and other toxic chemicals heroin is to expensive there so its a cheap high i have watched krokidil docs its really the worst it shows how us has really fought ti keep out only handful cases in us . The after affects have people with bone showing pretty gross . I dont know why people fight over who has it worse its all bad . Heroin has turned into fentanyl laced which addicts hear someone dies and they quick to find dealer cause he got good shit. Sad been in and out of circle have educated myself on alot of different drugs .i have kids and scares me shittless

[@lindsayjames3413]

@UCZeMV_atxbjIg56mRMSqBwg ty . I couldn't think of all the ingredients

[@djames6043]

I've seen videos for krokodil that shit is no joke, peoples body parts start falling off and shit, that's pretty fucking insane and it shows you how bad people want to get high and escape reality

[@prayforjonas]

I'm from West Virginia. Moved out of there relatively young and I am definitely not a country boy, but I still like telling people I was born there and it's still heartbreaking to see the people of my home state killing themselves with this insidious poison.

[@guylocation9823]

The rich get richer.. And the sheep's stay the same.. The world needs a bloody revolution

[@prariesasquatch5616]

My bloody vagina needs a tampon

[@strangebuttrue3374]

don't people know, doing drugs just to get high or doing drugs just to see what happens is a stupid idea. the chemicals in any drug are supposed to be used for the right reasons. and when doing a drug, you don't know how it is going to affect you.

[@pross7455]

Full documentary.....

[@verycooldoc]

Nobody is asking the big question - why aren't they suing the doctors who prescribed the pills? The distributors did nothing but ship what the doctors (licensed professionals with MD behind their name) prescribed. Besides that, when will addicts start taking responsibility for their own actions? They knew they were misusing the pills and getting them by illegal means, i.e., lying to doctors. It is just wrong to act like being an addict absolves you from all consequences. It doesn't. Yes, they need help. They also need accountability.

[@spuriouseffect]

My thoughts exactly. The same thing is happening in North Eastern West Virginia. People from Baltimore are invading, and turning the small towns into hellholes.

[@jewels3596]

The biggest reason they go after the pharmaceutical companies is because when they put Oxycontin on the market, they told doctors it was safe. They told them that the trials showed it wasn't as addictive as other pain killers like percoset and lorcet. They told the FDA, the doctors and the public it was the safest and most effective pain medicine for people with MODERATE TO SEVERE pain. They lied. Oxycontin is addictive within the first month or two of being on it. It's something they should only give to people with chronic SEVERE pain like debilitating RA, MS or cancer. Not your typical back injury like mine where I live with moderate pain every day and occasional severe pain. I don't even ask my doc for narcotics but I have days so bad that I can barely get out of bed but I push thru it and I still work full time. It can be done. Everyone just wants a get better quick pill. Problem is that this one will turn you into an addict and kill you. AND... it causes the people that honestly, truly need it to be looked at suspiciously or like me, not even ask for meds.

[@blackice364]

VeryCool Doc facts every story starts with I started taking more than I was supposed to

[@djames6043]

I got in an accident that led to me having 5 surgeries between my shoulders, after the first year of being on painkillers I started abusing them, I made the choice to abuse my medication and be an addict, and what the doctors wouldn’t give me I would buy on the street, I never jumped to heroin I stuck to painkillers for the 4 years I was an addict it's not the doctors fault its not the drug companies fault, it's the peoples fault, I take full responsibility for my actions I thought i could control something, i do have chronic pain and i was trying to treat that on my own and I'm sorry that people that actually have chronic pain will now suffer because doctors are afraid to write scripts.

[@lanecore75]

@@djames6043 My story is similar. I also cannot blame the Drs for my decisions. I was in active addiction for 10 yrs, yet I managed to work everyday. I'm on methadone maintenance now and will be for the foreseeable future. I know many don't see methadone as a viable treatment. At least with methadone I can function at a high level without constantly running and chasing after pills.

[@jage5256]

Here in our northern California town city council took drastic steps to stop addicts and homelessness: told them they had 30 days to get clean or move on, homes that didn't sell in a matter of time were torn down to stop addict squats, ended homelessness, drove out MS-13. Many dealers come to sell and get kicked out the same day. Even Bay Area ppl have moved up here. We have new subdivisions and improvements. Reason why I won't move. Change is possible. If cities won't fight this mess takes over and strangles towns and cities.

[@rachelseymour2807]

If you abuse your prescription medications, then you are responsible for your own actions,people who don't abuse their medications shouldn't have to suffer the consequences of their actions, it disturbs me that people who need pain meds get a hard time because of them

[@isabelbaratta3073]

That’s sad that u think ur job is just the sameold sameold, I was an ER RN 24 yrs n I got PTSD after years later

[@monster-tc1nz]

whats up with the last of us theme in tge background

[@MarkConway4411]

It’s not just the companies that make the drug it’s the doctors that prescribe it.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

People who REALLY need pain meds like that should not suffer from such measures

[@ryanwilliamson5183]

It just shocks me I didn't know my home town was this bad I knew it was bad but not this bad

[@tcthompson3994]

I live in the Huntington and Barboursville area my parents split up so my dad lives in the west end of Huntington with his gf and 4 to 3 years ago I was honestly a bit scared of all the sceatchy people,crime,shootings,and arsenal fires but it’s actually 80 out of 90 percent better

[@baige_peep474]

hasn’t got better people out here getting shot everyday seem like everyday sum 1 getting killed

[@markking2938]

Wait why would you send the fire dept. to deal with an overdose??? I mean isn't that what Emt's are for?

[@movieking6033]

It only takes a little to change a lot so fucking true.

[@fashionistalagerfeld1954]

Yeah so stop ruining it for the people that don’t abuse the product!!!!! And really need it!!!!

[@Sun-Tzu-]

This is so sad, The Last of Us theme gets me every time, not as sad about the drug problem though.

[@777dot77]

I live in Plymouth, UK. Soo many people on Heroin here. Its an epidemic.

[@josephineturner4288]

Omg🥺so 😢 sad

[@MoniqueHolmes]

I don't have empathy for any of them. These same people blamed the crack epidemic on the victims, arrested the people who were impacted and treated them like criminals leaving broken communities to suffer. Now these same people want to be considered victims and want the pharmaceutical industry to rescue them because they chose their fate. Where are those boot straps they so famously told black people to pull up? I want more prisons so these people can be criminalized for their choices. It seems to me they requested pain medications, noone forced it on them.

[@afternoondelight8456]

My goodness this is so sad. I agree completely with the mayor of Huntington. What a terrible life to be a drug addict.

[@diesto-vg5jz]

why doesn't the mayor blame a heroin epidemic on the wide availability of heroin due to the DEAs failure at preventing the flood of heroin

[@nunyerbeeznaz2906]

I am truly sorry! I am sorry that I don't feel one ounce of pity for anyone addicted to heroin or any other drug by their own choice. As a former addict I can say there were always warning signs,and cautions made,but ignored. Death comes in powder or pill form.

[@Splits-man]

It’s not the manufacturers that are to blame or complicit, it’s the doctors. They provide prescriptions with impunity and scant regard to long term effects.

[@spuriouseffect]

And the Drug companies ship them those millions of doses, no questions asked. They are all to blame.... the junkies, the doctors, and the corporations. All three should be held accountable for the mess they create.

[@darthcrowley5561]

WooW! Your God is really in control.

[@loving4angels89]

This is so sad people do his to thierself

[@ElaAusDemTal]

Yoga and isometric exercises helped me (20+years of H) a lot to fight withdrawals (like pushing your hands together in front of your chest). If you can, try to avoid Methadone! It's much more addictive than H - hydromorphone, if you can get it, is much easier to wean yourself off of! You can do it 😘❤️

[@fuzz6263]

When I went to America (DC), I started seeing those CDC billboards everywhere: on the metro, in the streets, near important places... It made me so incredibly sad. People around me seemed to filter it out, as if their eyes skipped over it because they saw it everywhere. I paid attention to those signs. I'm a 15 year old girl from Belgium and we don't have anything like that in our country. The billboards, I mean. Our people seem to think that if you don't speak about it, it simply disappears. I'm allegedly too young to join the discussion. Everyone seems to think that if you start doing drugs, you should just seek things out for yourself, because drugs are a choice. Does nobody see the agony? What about the countless addicts who started off with prescription drugs? The government plays a role as well... Don't get me wrong, of course people are responsible in the moment they decide to turn to hard drugs. But if people have made a mistake - what are they supposed to do? Fade away and die miserably, or attempt to seek help and rot in jail for the rest of their days? Is there at least anyone else who tries to understand this problem without having been through it themselves? I sincerely empathize with anyone struggling...

[@web1187]

0:32 WELL SAID ! Greed needs to die for peace if there is Greed there will be no peace........

[@lucasmaggart388]

Dude that dude laying there got me bad. Never touched the shit but damn

[@muurisoras5878]

It's must be hard for the cops to stay safe doing this kind of work...🤦🏾‍♀️

[@angielou123]

Dude couldnt even wait til he got his ma home.....

[@EricAkif]

This is why we need a single-payer, government-run healthcare system nationwide, kids. When the government has to approve and pay for every prescription, no doctor would be so callous and carelessly prescribe opiates in exchange for cash. It is heartbreaking to see what my college town has become.

[@owen7185]

I hope they're successful

[@littlebird3167]

All the people saying that the doctors should be sued you're letting your ignorance show. The doctor is not responsible for a patient not following the instructions and deciding to abuse their prescription. And many times addicts doc hop and it's difficult to catch the fact that they're drug seeking sometimes. Believe me, when an E.R. doc gives pain meds to someone that the staff remembers is a drug seeker, they beat themselves up for it. It's not the doctor's job to police these people. But, they try. As soon as the E.R. staff suspects a drug seeker, we call the other hospitals to alert them too because sometimes people will leave one facility and go straight to another. Are there unethical doctors out there that run pill mills? Absolutely. But, they are the minority. The patients are the ones that are responsible for what they do to their body. Period.

[@stephaniehall2552]

Thank you I have chronic pain for the rest of my life I need the meds on really bad days

[@TheChovermale]

The US is in serious trouble

[@adaaa11]

I don’t get how you can hold pharmaceutical companies accountable simply for making opioid drugs that serve a Legit purpose. What are they supposed to do? Not make them? If anything the responsibility lies with the individual taking them and the doctor to be very educated in addiction and do their best to monitor their patient and slowly taper them off

[@zombiewizowski1841]

The drugs were prescribed but it was the people who took the drugs. Let’s not take free will outta this. Take responsibility for what you the person taking the drug did

[@mariekatherine5238]

Yes, Huntington is a mess from all the opioids. Anywhere you go there’s people nodding off, needles lying around, the run down drug houses in the middle of otherwise nice residential areas. I’ve been in that Kroger’s. A BP gas station I stopped at had three people on the ground leaning against the side of the building, all high. And they weren’t kids, more like in their 50s, but maybe just looked that way. It wasn’t always like this. You just didn’t see people all high and the place full of that look of poverty.

[@mittykatbyrd8647]

His poor mama:(

[@tristanmason7405]

This scourge does take prisoners, those addicted and still alive.

[@oscilloscope3403]

Why do i live here in Huntington

[@auditocanarsie7355]

I seriously doubt the child who started using pills at 10 yo got a prescription from a doctor.

[@alinaknox5773]

Why’s the fire brigade called out to deal with overdoses though

[@inquisitorchristopher8527]

Because the police force is understaffed.

[@taniesha64]

You should never judge a person because they sin different then you. We all sin no one is perfect. In the end we all will be 6 ft under in the same hole.

[@patearl4036]

wwow what a profound statement. so true

[@Zombieboss2002]

Last of us loading screen music lol

[@JT-on2xk]

Weak individuals ruin everything.

[@RJBCars]

Music from the - last of us, aha I like it lol

[@user-dx7gh8qi4o]

Wow, did not know that this was such a big problem in West Virginia.

[@unf3z4nt]

It's among the shittier states in the US, just like most red southern states. What do you expect?

[@infantrygunner3444]

Drug addicts are to blame!!! Stop enabling them

[@Sweetwildflower]

Wow. His eyes at the end. 😥 He seemed to have the realization that he was brought back from near death, but KNEW he was already wanting another hit.😪 Namaste🌸

[@peaceloveandhappiness8377]

It is not anyone's fault other than the very person that is making their own free will choice to go to the doctor and lie, not take their medicine as prescribed, report to the doctor their pain is better (if there ever was any), and so forth. Should Jack Daniels be sued every time someone is diagnosed with alcoholism or liver disease? No. That was that persons choice to keep lifting the bottle. What the problem is, is that people DO NOT want to accept the consequences of THEIR free will choices that have been made. It's much easier to play the blame game. It's not the drug companies fault, or the doctors fault, it's the persons fault for not making better choices. Period.

[@peaceloveandhappiness8377]

And I'm honestly not trying to be mean by commenting this, I've had several SEVERAL friends that I care about that have destroyed their lives from this shit. A couple have even died. But at the end of the day it comes down to you and the choices we make..

[@taniesha64]

Crazy the man was just dead and now he is just walking out the store like nothing happened to buy more dope🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@alexisk1659]

Well he woke up sick:(

[@littlebird3167]

Narcan is a hell of a drug.

[@greengrassofhome]

I thought this was a Louis Theroux documentary at first but I don't think he was involved.