Kabul: Rehab Hell | ARTE.tv Documentary

[@artetvdocumentary]

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[@yknowiknow5937]

It's, CONSTANTLY FULL because the Taliban arrests people that oppose them and says they're drug addicts, even when they're not. 🤔🤨

[@RickJames-gv3si]

Western sanctions causes immorality according to you while the patriarchy in Afghanistan is literally saying something different as well as the people themselves

[@MehdiMassah-nr4gi]

فقط تریاک بکارید خوب شیشه خیلی بد طالبان تورا خدا شیشه درست نکنید فقط کوکنارخوب❤❤❤

[@Vb-fy4sv]

My son was a Heroin addict for 10 years and the WHOLE FAMILY suffered through his addictions, he was trying and trying to get clean but just couldn’t RESIST that pull of Heroin and would go back to it time and time again,after 10 years something “CLICKED “ and he was lucky to get in REHAB miles from home , and I’m PROUD to say he’s been clean for 23 years now and married with 3 children and lovely wife .I think of him as one of the LUCKY ONES ,lots of his associates are either dead or still using heroin or anything they can get their hands on. What I’m trying to say IS that if you want to get clean IF my son can DO IT you can too ,it takes a LOT OF WILLPOWER and DETERMINATION,but you GET YOUR LIFE BACK AND YOUR FAMILY ! GOOD LUCK TO ANYONE WHO IS TRYING TO GET OFF DRUGS !

[@jamesjoseph5707]

Great message. To those who dont understand how this Drug makes you Feel the Best way I can describe it is it's like the Feeling of falling in Love. You know the Honeymoon period. Where life is Great and your always in a Good mood. Now the withdrawals are the Worst when you Quit Cold Turkey. I dont reccomend doing it that way. Full blown withdrawal feels like the Worst Flu of your Life while having an Anxiety Attack. Just Hell. Know you know something about it.

[@Oakleaf700]

@@jamesjoseph5707 Agree..Heroin feels very benign initially, like 'how can it be THAT bad when it makes one feel so comfortable and at ease? Ironically, the first time I had WD, ad a teenager, I put it down to something else, Just didn't realise that the sneezing and yawning, weakness and terribly aching legs and nausea were from WD. {No internet in those days} If only there could be a non addictive opiate..but that isn't ever likely to happen.

[@payroll_mobvalley4541]

Im trying but this is a strong message

[@muhammadirshad6523]

You should spread this message on all social media platforms with showing ur real identity.

[@RAVISINGH-hq8eu]

Bulla satti

[@Enigma37_520]

I was a heroin addict for 10 years.I’ve been clean for 6 years now.I feel the pain of these men.

[@bedi1717]

You are great bro which country you live

[@zdd22fixes47]

Wanna get high 😮

[@RAAAwomi]

Akuna mataria

[@irmotomassen8942]

Bless you❤

[@mun6634]

@@zdd22fixes47wtf is wrong with you

[@flaviorasa784]

The man who said nobody but other addicts will accept us, used extremely meaningful words. I feel for these people.

[@mackenziedog1872]

I'm an addict in cold turkey. THERE IS NO-ONE I CAN TURN TO.I got given VERY SEVERE BRAIN INJURY by the boss social worker. Again THERE IS NO-ONE I CAN TURN TOO. Social worker was from GOLDMAN SACHS Gorter Family Foundation under the doctor who has a medal from the QUEEN. She is dead. Princess Diana's son Harry, of James Hewitt, who actually did go to WAR for the Queen, snubbed Charlie) Queen and Putin loved Trump. Birds of a feather. Trump and Putin both face the end. Putin's nukes are not in the air. Belgorod's six Poseiden nukes= WALL STREET/WORLD TRADE CENTRE/NEW YORK. WASHINGTON. TOKYO. LONDON. ports of GERMANY. FRANCE.

[@hansmueller3029]

This is the truth, in active addiction. But we must all welcome the addict who seeks recovery and help them to help themselves.

[@joy7218]

@@hansmueller3029 well you can't welcome them on this video they been force and jailed.

[@tiffmonique7154]

That's one of the reasons it's hard for people to escape addiction. Some of the other addicts become like family. Once you leave you feel isolated and alone.

[@Flex-hi8ry]

Its damn true man

[@chriscline7905]

Former heroin addict in Pittsburgh and Detroit. Took me 32 detoxes, rehabs, half way house, jail, homeless to get clean & have been that way since July 24, 2008. Married with four kids, job, home, etc & life is good now but I too had lost hope at points and never thought I'd get clean. I'd say 70% of people I used with overdosed and died, 20% got clean and other 10% in prison or still using. If you're struggling as an addict or family member of an addict don't lose hope. They aren't themselves and hate what they do to you and to themselves but they unfortunately are unable to control it. It's such a horrible life and I pray for all of you

[@onthegrid6933]

Good on you brother. Keep clean and always think of your family, you are loved.

[@planes3333]

I can relate your story, I am very depressed as I just got off morphine 7 days ago and I look at all my many years of life as a mistake. I am 50 now and I dont have a family of my own and I feel like life is so depressing. I hope I can someone find a good reason to be joyful again. I am happy for you that you got clean. I too have been to 50 detoxes and about 28 treatment centers and one jail. Now I am 50 and I just lament the wasted years I just cant get over my pathetic life.

[@chriscline7905]

@@planes3333 don't talk like that, I too am over 40 and my life is in no way perfect but I felt a peace in me when I became more spiritual and practiced alot of sober self care. God speed bro, life is so short so try to enjoy it and pray for a brighter tomorrow. You cannot take something away and not replace it, so take the time energy and passion you had for using and put it toward something positive. I'm still an addict, I just use my disease against me by channeling it into something good and positive

[@PallorMortis-x8t]

​@@planes3333 oh dear nothing is wasted as without all those years You won't b The person You now r

[@dodgyyoutuber9560]

How long were you addicted for?

[@adrianfitzpatrick4638]

I know people claim heroin withdrawal won't kill you like withdrawing from alcohol or benzos, but it is so painful and soul destroying, specially as addicts often have nobody to reach to for support. Personally I couldn't take it and after two failed attempts at withdrawal ,during the third attempt the crushing depression led me to take a huge mixed overdose and I'm ashamed to say my son came home and found me blue and unresponsive on the floor. The poor kid had to perform CPR to start my breathing and heart again and keep me alive till the ambulance arrived. That was my "rock-bottom" putting my son through that, and I did finally manage to get clean following that.

[@bluemingsounds2837]

Did you meet people from the after life during the time you were unresponsive?

[@dolphin.starbeam]

damn dude, im sorry

[@seanbrown9048]

Addiction and alcoholism is a choice

[@charlesg3401]

Stay clean n stay safe brother stay alive for your son

[@lucyhanna5172]

your son must love you to bring you back to life. Bravo to him! Bravo to you for doing something about your addiction. It's not easy. I feel so sorry for the men in this film.

[@azadahmed7131]

"other addicts are the only people who accept us, no-one else will" hit hard man.

[@accent1975]

Hunt u down amd throw in jail

[@ryanbinder1294]

@gae lol what

[@butimhungry5062]

@@turnfrmsinorhell_jesus fuck your speeches, keep it to yourself

[@apples874]

You ppl r all the same and will never learn. A society cannot function properly with citizens who take serious drugs such as heroin

[@tuforu4]

First good COMMENT.

[@justmee9441]

"He wouldn't remember his children if he was free"...hit me HARD

[@aymenkhan7552]

Broooo you caught that!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@LOML423]

I don’t get this sentence can you explain it briefly? Can someone??

[@TodBanks-r3l]

@@LOML423 probably saying he wouldn’t remember his kids if he was high off the drugs

[@Professor__S]

Can thank the Russians for occupying Afghanistan during the early 80s and incentivising Afghanistan farmers to grow poppies to supply Russia with pure heroin. Yes.. Russia wanted a heroin supply for its people. Pretty clear Russia likes to keep its people heavily sedated in alcohol and heroin so the people dont rise up😏

[@BG08.18]

@@LOML423he’s using he’s kids to say he shouldn’t be in there and should be free to feed his kids. But when he was out free he obviously didn’t care all he thought about was drugs.

[@jesss428]

That man who stayed to help is a amazing person 🙏🏼

[@punkndisorderly2381]

Yeah he stood out the most for me. A really good caring guy

[@mr.goldenproductions_0143]

Personal suffering makes you compassionate, especially if you know what it's like to go through a thing like that.

[@JefferyT1991]

Being in the grips of addiction is terrifying. It feels like you’re all alone and there’s no way out

[@nothingishere111]

this is simply BS.

[@patrickskehill5589]

@@nothingishere111 You my friend, have obviously never experienced addiction or you would realise just how much nonsense you were spouting. I always love how people with no experience with addiction has all the answers! Laughable.

[@charlesgrover4065]

That’s bc we are alone and it’s terrifying . The treatment includes addicting drugs that lead further down the rabbithole

[@charlesgrover4065]

@@patrickskehill5589 there are no answers to addiction because the solution varies patient to patient the best option so far is a different addiction such as methadone or Suboxone they just buy you time while you search yourself for the strength to do the necessary suffering for recovery

[@davechristian7543]

Plz lol "dont be so dramatic. i bet your from America 'like why r u guys so dramatic always "no offence but there's no need for it mate. mellow out ya..

[@Kamei_shing]

''He wouldn't remember his children if he were free''. Sad but true

[@jayhop]

What a brutal line. Loved how they just let that marinate for a minute. Addiction is horrific.

[@aymenkhan7552]

​@wise man once said. u ever been to caucus?u havent 100%!!! I felt so sad. And right then, the old sage dropped that famous line so non chalantly

[@Jmanmyson]

Former addict. 7 years clean thank God!!❤❤ I quit cold turkey- I don't think I could survive that level of sickness again. The memory is what keeps me sober.

[@Turtlefarm]

Cold turkey… we’re you in jail? Pretty hard to force yourself to just completely stop without some outside control

[@Jmanmyson]

@@Turtlefarm no- I was sick of the clinics - doctors ect- putting me on medication and being unsuccessful. But mostly I have a son and I carried alot of guilt that he could possibly lose me if I didn't do something. Trust me- the horrific sickness is something I will never forget. I don't ever want to go through that again. I let alot of people down that I care about buty son was and is my inspiration to stay FAR AWAY from that poison and never touch it again. I finally moved away from my source of misery and never looked back.

[@Jmanmyson]

@@Turtlefarm I went to clinics over and over again. I had such a hard time quitting, but I also needed to be honest with myself that even coming off the medication was going to be another detox I was just as horrible. I told myself if I'm really serious- then no more 1/2 way!! Trust me an addict knows how to play the games with the doctors the clinics with family Etc. the thing is I wasn't even getting high anymore. - I was getting sick. The horror of knowing how sick I was going to get from detoxing that kept me from using ever again when i finally got through it.- because I knew it was going to be real bad!! . I really need to be honest with myself at that point because I really let a lot of people down The pain of knowing I wasn't such a great mother- daughter and friend was eating me up. But my guilt knowing I was lying to the most important person in the world was something I couldn't live with anymore- that person is my son. 💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@Jmanmyson]

@@Turtlefarm btw- it was a nightmare quitting cold turkey. I handed my son off to a family member for 2 weeks as I laid naked on my cold floor -sweating -vomiting diarrhea, muscle spasms-inability to sleep or eat, keep water or any food down. The ice cold floor felt good because off non stop sweating then flipping back to cold with hallucinations. Then of course months and months of hardcore depression. It was a complete nightmare that I won't ever forget.

[@Turtlefarm]

@@Jmanmyson make me feel like a btch here.. I can’t stop smoking poppers… haven’t went a day without them in 13 years and I smoke em like crazy… I hate that I feel like I need them to feel ok….

[@patty-ow9ul]

The level of suffering on this planet is horrific , is this actually hell we are living in.

[@hustler4386]

hell created by americans

[@Deeznuts84356]

I ask people that same question. They look at me like i am crazy. It could be heaven or hell depending on the choices we make.

[@astralfluxaf]

Yes

[@ASAPSnackz]

Currently it is hell

[@Snacks8536]

Afghanistan has always been a great representation of hell on earth.

[@FishtownRec]

It’s unimaginable that these people have to go through rehab without any medication, even comfort medicine to combat nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, etc. Godbless them all

[@skramzgod]

I had to get off heroin in jail with absolutely nothing, it happens everyday in every jail. I almost died actually but I’m good now, sober since then

[@zackwebb8697]

@@skramzgod did you almost die from the withdrawal itself? Congrats on getting clean

[@MileinaJuarez]

@@skramzgod yes, happens everyday in the west . Two years ago, pain management kicked me out for being pregnant. I’m a burn victim, third and fourth degree, with bone charring, almost twenty percent of my body in burn marks. I was on 20 mg Methadone and steroid shots. I got pregnant, I’m married and sadly, no method prevents pregnancy 100%. My husband is a scientist and I am an artist. I had no place to go and desperately called a methadone clinic. The doctor was shocked, what they did to me. I miscarried in withdrawal on the toilet. With my new doctor this would never happen. I had a healthy baby girl finally seven weeks ago, three days in hospital, no withdrawal for the baby , I was low enough at that point, because I planned this pregnancy . But I’ll never forget how cruel my old doctor treated me. According to CDC it’s forbidden, to stop opiates abruptly in pregnant women because it causes miscarriage. At the same time, they kicked others out, one a man that just recovered from chemo therapy. Going to the clinic changed my view on a lot of things. And I’ve met quite a few former pain patients, that got kicked out , weaned off quickly or simply got addicted. I am thankful I never got that desperate but I can say one thing; opiate withdrawal is hell. I don’t wish it on anyone. Well, maybe the doctor that said they don’t treat pregnant patients and no refill anymore… After ten years on pain medication, without a single issue. I hope you’re doing well.

[@whatdothlife4660]

I'm not sure Muslims would appreciate your God's blessing. Such is the absurdity of religion.

[@roberttomlinson7261]

@@whatdothlife4660 huh ? Muslims worship G-d too,judaic,christian and muslim G-d is the same,the creator of the heavens,the earth and all that dwells therein.

[@willowmalone9215]

I think one of the hardest things for people who don't struggle with addiction to understand is why addicts who have gotten clean from their substances of choice overwhelmingly go back out and get addicted all over again (my local state- run rehab facility has a 96% failure rate. 96%!) . I know I wondered it myself when I was young - why don't they just stop and stay sober, and once they have stopped, why in God's name would anybody ever choose to get back on it again? As a former IV heroin addict of 7 years (im 24 now) I wish I had a clear-cut answer besides that your brain chemicals are basically fu@ked- your not making serotonin and dopamine and norepinephrine and all those other helpful little feel good chemicals-sometimes for a very long time after recovering from chemical addictions. Drugs can seemingly be the only positive feeling achievable for quite awhile, and its tempting not to relapse when everyday is an apathetic, soul crushing blur of depression. Aside from that, substance addiction is almost ALWAYS a method of coping with extreme trauma that must be painstakingly unpacked, unraveled and unlearned. Easier said than done for sure. So long story short, the answer is, there are no easy answers Edit: thank you to each and every person who took the time to write encouraging messages and those who shared their own ways of staying clean. I actually wrote down about 50 of your comments in a notebook to refer back to for hope when I'm feeling hopeless.

[@Ikaros23]

The lack of insight in trauma/PTSD and how to cure it. Is the main reason. The addict also don`t understand that the drug is not taking away the pain long term. It is simply taking away the pain short term, the multiply the pain after that by 1000. This is the same with all drugs. You also see this with even avrage people drinking alcohol, they forget the pain/anxiety that comes the days after beeing hammerd. They simply want to think that the drug is just a " good" thing and that there is zero downside. wishfull thinking is also common. People think that they are " special" and that they are not going to be addicted. And that only losers/fools and so on get addicted. When in reality trauma from childhood is common. There is also alot of brainwashing and marketing in culture where drugs, alcohol, nicotine and escapism is portraid as " cool", and something we all deserve. When reality is that there is no escape from reality.

[@e.priest8937]

I was opiate addict off and on for years. Family tried to help. Always made things worse. Eg pressuring you to stop methadone treatment and forcing alcohol on you. Taking you out to distant towns, leaving you there. And so on. Hearts were in the right place. Same w the Taliban here. They mean well. But chances are, it's all futile and misguided

[@HenkjanDeKaasboer]

If complex problems had simple solutions, they wouldn't be complex problems. Good to hear you're out. Must feel like you've lived an entire lifetime already at 24. Goddamn

[@jodyariewitz7349]

I hear you Willow...💔 It took me 20 years to finally truly shake my heroin addiction. I've been clean now for over 10 years, and have a beautiful family and a happy life. None of that would have ever happened if I hadn't FIRST been put in a locked facility, where the choice was taken from me for long enough that I could truly remember who I was before drugs ate all of that away! I'll never understand what possesses any of us to do some of the self defeating things we do...

[@Morrissshadowmt]

So would you be an advocate for banning it ? Try to eradicate it from society? Preventing the youth from getting it? I know maybe not possible in today's world. Always about $

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

That hunched over, arms crossed position is a tell-tale sign of heroin withdrawal

[@jdaman3960]

Lol u deff know a lil something 😂cause thas facts

[@travisjones9010]

Yup been there lots. Fealt for these guys, how terrible it would be to have a taliban steal your dope and force you to detox... uggh.

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

@travisjones9010 Yea that would suck. One thing I will say, I've talked to people who've had to kick heroin in jail without any type of medicine to help with withdrawal, and they tell me that it's actually a little easier to kick when you know you have no hope of getting well. It somehow lessens the anxiety if you're able to embrace the fact that there is nothing you can do Pretty interesting...

[@ACEfromVisa559]

Trying to conserve warmth. Everything feels so cold and the wind hurts your skin

[@HightownPirates]

I feel for these guys. I had 7 stints in residential rehab, 14, in-patient detoxes and countless other attempts to get clean from Heroin. Finally, in 2006, something clicked and I've been clean/sober ever since. Most of these unfortunates will die long before they get that many opportunities. It's just so sad.

[@UnderVarosh]

A warrior. Thanks for sharing your story. Keep it up!

[@sharonferree7662]

The solution to recover is you have to learn to hate your addiction more than you love it 😉

[@ericflores2929]

Fuck this religion country and government they are CRIMINALS

[@meowmeowmeow2362]

How long does the pain last ? How many days until craving stops? Please answer if you see this.

[@patrickskehill5589]

​@@meowmeowmeow2362 Hey, I'm from Scotland and have been addicted to heroin for almost 25 years. I've had issues with crack and valium too but heroins always been my main addiction. I've been clean many times but have always gone back to it although this time I can honestly say I won't ever go back to it as the withdrawals get harder the older I get. To answer your question you'll start to feel a bit better after a week but it'll be at least 3 weeks before you start sleeping and eating properly. Wish I could tell you it'll be easy but it isn't. Stick in there and you'll get through it. The key is to accept that you have yo go through weeks of he'll to get better and for the first week fuck the whole "one day at a time" thing and take it an hour at a time as it really is nasty but totally worth it once you get clean. Good luck to you. Ps where are you from? I realise we don't know each other but I'm always here if you need some moral support. Take it easy and be strong!!!

[@andrewwaters9626]

"He wouldn't remember his children if he were free" That one hit deep. The Taliban, although brutal in their methods, are doing what's ultimately best for some of these men. I hope the road to recovery goes well and lasts and these Afghan brothers are able to be great fathers again some day soon, inshallah

[@pantherapixels]

Sometimes you have to take on the role of the bad guy to change something for the positive. It’s like a children who wants to take something harmful, the father forbids knowing it’s bad for the child, but the child screams and cries and it all looks hard. In the end the child will know the parent was right

[@TheOffkilter]

I fail to see how starving people who are already going through the hellish and possibly deadly process of unmedicated withdrawals and treating them like they are less than human is either humane or worthy of Gods blessings. The Taliban are evil. They actively encouraged heroin being used and sold when it funded theyre rebellion and now they harshly punish people for it. Its obvious hypocrisy.

[@Noname-ni8qm]

Talibans are like communists in worse variation. But at least is good they respect these people or will be full anarchy

[@annankhan7397]

that makes the west that caused all this hitler

[@sellingacoerwa8318]

Yeah, the Taliban are so great I hear...

[@michelleramirez8918]

I am into drugs for almost half of my life...I am sober for just 2 years since COVID 19 strike our country.. I love what I am feeling right now...free from influence of drugs,I can think straight.. I decided not to go back to where drugs had an easy access..I do not trust my self still if I can say no if drugs are in front of me again that's why I stay as far a I could to be totally healed.. It's nice to be sober.. God bless us all!!

[@skrq9167]

I feel happy that you have been drug free for 2 years. Your very brave

[@HansOvervoorde]

Very good documentary. The openness, which is openly admitting that the country is in a dire strate, surprised me. Just as with vast areas in Russia, he number of people succumbing and relapsing to addiction will remain high as long as there is no prospect of work in larger areas. What I found relatively positive is that these people seem not to get punished in addition to having to go through the excruciating process of withdrawal.

[@Lonnie343]

God bless Afghan and I hope there is stability and prosperity one day for the people and their families.

[@jraguirre3417]

They live like that because they don’t believe in Jesus they kill Christians

[@bezagebremedhine5102]

❤✝

[@karlmeadows4986]

They had the best ash aswell 30 years ago , nobody needed heroin

[@jraguirre3417]

@@karlmeadows4986 all the Christians they sent heaven better then being there

[@gilldey636]

That's great but with these losers at head it's doom

[@annamariehewitt3173]

We MUST remember that ADDICTION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE......

[@spannaspinna]

Just don’t take the shit to start off with

[@sharamrock2580]

Amazing journalism! Thank you for your work and much love and humanity to them poor souls.

[@sgtlionDk]

CIA, the Real Lords of The Poppy-Fields & Striking White Gold in Afghanistan kzbin.info/www/bejne/f364fp6Gos6spaM

[@Alexe829]

What about the DEALERS??

[@jen-ms4xo]

@@ianmangham4570 what's old

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

Too bad that Joe Biden cant see what he's done in Afghanistan !1

[@hanskranz9897]

Compare the production during and before US troops came to Afghanistan. CIA doing their work...

[@jodyariewitz7349]

That one man who said "he wouldn't remember his children If he was free" was sadly SPOT ON! These methods may be extreme, but at least they're trying to end this nightmare! I feel much more sorry for the wives and children of these men, and I truly pray they are able to recover and live a happy life, with their families!🙏❤🙏

[@mattiemclean9882]

There will never be happiness for those men or women or children in that country while the Taliban are in charge.

[@thomasheck2163]

They’re not trying to end it just an act Taliban makes billions from poppy production

[@Danutzz2010]

Trying to end this nightmare? Jody, you are so out of your depth here. Mariana trench out of depth.

[@cantagiousca5220]

..while our border is open to the highest fuckkng bidder, time close up and tell them all to get fucked, we got enough junkies of our own

[@fifitheflowerpot]

You havnt seen the documentary on women and children hooked on it too.

[@gottagift]

The doctor who spoke of relapse causes was spot on. Uncertainty about the future, poverty, feeling or knowing like your life lacks accomplishment, even hunger alone could cause relapse. The man who was former mujaheddin seems inspiring. God knows they would "rake me across the coals" for my addiction to tobacco. It is nice to see the Taliban moving and working in a positive direction.

[@saltwithlove2269]

Oh , the Taliban are moving in a positive direction are they ? jfc . Do you know any women resident in Afghanistan, mmm ? How are they getting on , do you know . So , life in Afghanistan is moving in a positive direction. I have an open mind : show me / link me please . Thank you . 🙄🤔😴

[@bunk95]

Doctors are fictional. Did you learn how to lie/tell stories/market human slaves in [school]?

[@ByeBaybe]

taliban produces and traffics opium. bro come on.

[@simonwilletts7965]

Why do you think thewest USA and Russia invaded this place...@@ByeBaybe

[@mdtanimhossain4038]

​@@ByeBaybe Bro It's 2024 do some research. Taliban ban opium cultivate, producing and all kind of opium relate trade.

[@IAmMrQ]

In the U.S. it's become fentanyl robbing people of their loved ones. I've never struggled with opioid addiction, but my girlfriend has slowly slipped away from me into that world. Watching this made me think about her and many people I've lost to addiction. It's heartbreaking. But on a lighter note.. this was an amazing piece to watch. I really felt like I was right there watching these men. Always the families that suffer most. I hope the best for everyone watching this. Stay strong. God bless

[@nicholas9667]

I wish there was an answer to get them off our streets we need to address why we use and some people just suffer from chronic pain I don't see a problem with local poppy farmers using it as medicine but sharia law is torture to women and men it's terrible. These are terrorists

[@tyki3586]

I buried my nephew last year from a Fentanyl overdose 😢. I pray for us all God Bless you.

[@ryan8430]

I lost both my brothers my cousin a brother in law and my daughter's mother although alive she's lost in the never ending clutches of addiction

[@tyki3586]

@@ryan8430 I'm so sorry 😞.

[@ryan8430]

@@tyki3586 you as well take care and thank you

[@goldsilverjunkie]

I'm so humbled. I was too a junkie for 10 years , one day something just clicked and I stopped using. It was a miracle, not a lot of people can say that. Been clean and I'm staying that way

[@PaulGlancy-fp7ob]

You are an "Ex Addict" pal! I've been affected by this disease since 1992, all through a dumb as fuck gp. She even gave herself a DF habit, in her late 60's and got caught forging scrips, it made headlines. Best day of my life! Junkie! I reckon you don't even know the origin of the word! Best thing for you is a relapse you Turkey. Probably got all the help going to stop! No addict just stops! Atleast 25 methadone programme's I've completed. 7 in house rehab stays! Now on Buvidal injection once a month, I don't see myself getting clean. Humble yet use that word?? Get a grip!

[@prestonjobe]

@@agro2612 ☦

[@AllScarsHealTarotcardreader]

The comment section is literally saying the say as you. I wonder if it’s the 10 year mark. You are all very strong to overcome

[@agro2612]

Wow I have finally met someone who had a God shot like yours except mine was alcohol related. I drank due to PTSD from war. One morning I woke up to get my first pint. Cracked it open and drank that pint in 2 swallows. I remember looking up in the sky after not feeling a thing and said "I'm Done" . I can't explain it but everything was lifted off me. The shakes, cravings, urge and the need to want was gone. My body and mind had had enough. It will be 13 years I haven't touched a drop.

[@goonfish]

​@@AllScarsHealTarotcardreader Noticed the same thing, so bizzare. I, too, put the needles down right around the 10-year mark; but it was the combination of spending a Winter in the very worst (of many) rock-bottoms I had ever been in & finding out I was having my son to do it (love you Milo!). Took 9½ *hard* years of IV heroin & coke use from a young age to get where I'm at now; just crossed 4-years clean this past February!

[@metricdeep8856]

I asked my best friend (since childhood) if it's something I could try....He said "Don't" He's a dealer and an addict...and probably the best friend I ever had.

[@RamoArt]

Do everything in your power to help him, he's a real one.

[@shaleeebee]

why would you want to try heroin 😫

[@metricdeep8856]

@@shaleeebee Hello my oblivious friend: Popular opinion is that drugs are pretty freaking awesome. Some may include the reality and truth of the circumstance. Do your research.

[@metricdeep8856]

@@shaleeebee Also: Take your message to the street and see what repose you receive. Again, I'm curious.

[@mattysquizzato7094]

God Bless those who are helping these suffering addicts in Afghanistan. Prayers from your Anonymous Friends here in Canada. 🇨🇦

[@Kiltoonie]

Extraordinary documentary. Well done to all those who made it, and to those poor souls who continue to suffer.

[@usernwn7qe]

I wonder everyone calls woman "oppressed", it is men that are being abused and mistreated everywhere you look. They´d drum up the UN-Security Council if these would be all females.

[@syahrulfauzi6344]

i hope your entire family is a drug addict, i wanna know how you handle them.

[@Coresixth]

Well done on suffering for your whole life!

[@rubyshaffee2482]

And also well done to those who made poor souls suffer just for oil money

[@davechristian7543]

@@rubyshaffee2482 and revenge.. wat the Netflix doco 'americas war on drugs n you'll understand that the CIA did all this.

[@645thhjkkknbjones4]

I'm a British Indian born in middlesex, I became a addict in 1998, aged 17 I lived in large Asian community called southall it is the drug capital for herion in London, I've been in treatment several times but keep relapsing please pray for me I become clean on day, I'm 44 now.

[@CloudOnIOS]

May Allah help you bro take care. Tough times test tough men, stay strong

[@eddyspagetty74]

I pray u find the strength because I know it's hard u can do it🙏👈

[@SMELLMYFINGER307]

you will never be clean

[@FadingVitals]

Prayers don’t help you!

[@PawAshtraysMatter]

You still alive, bud?

[@rodfast8196]

What a sad world we live in

[@davidseamore2707]

We live in a beautiful happy world. Sad things happen in it that's just life. All in all we live in paradise absolute bliss and comfort. America is a blessed land and a blessed people. I do not know where you live but I will pray for your world to get un sad and beautiful as well.

[@badmonkey2222]

If you had to live in a country where these monsters rolled over you everyday you would want to take drugs too. And you know what's funny is the Taliban control and grow all the opium in Afghanistan that's how they make their money and the majority of those Taliban are addicts themselves but for the camera they want to make you think they're cracking down that's the kind of hypocrites these monsters are who are so uneducated they are incapable of even running a simple government they've destroyed everything good the US did the schools the roads the hospitals the water infrastructure and electricity that the US brought to people who had never had it these monsters have just come in and destroyed it all. The Afghan people have to grow up man up and fight for their own country and fight for their own freedom and only then will they be free of this madness.

[@ozymandiasultor9480]

@@davidseamore2707 America is a blessed land? That militaristic plutocracy which is sticking its nose in the internal affairs of any other country is throwing 800 billion dollars into the trash, that is a military-industrial complex just because your leaders want to be able to make wars and illegal military interventions everywhere, your blessed land has over 800 military bases all over the world since WW II caused almost 80 coups, organized genocides, and even that war in Ukraine, and you have no universal health care, you have shitty primary and secondary education, and crime is over the roof, and the ol' USA is blessed land? Sorry, but I would choose Canada or many European states at any time over your blessed land... Why are you doing all of that? Do you know how much your country is disliked, even among NATO countries? Stay there, don't put your fingers in Europe or anywhere, and stop supplying one side in a conflict that you started, you hypocrites...

[@MrBobbo18]

They live in a sad work where lunatics round them up and kill or kidnap them for living.

[@lukaskaelin6249]

not if you have heroin

[@KhinMaungCho-dg6uz]

Im 33 Years old single mom. I addict heroin for 7years. I've been clean for 2years. I can feel for these guys. May God bless them.

[@Hay_Bay]

At around the 23:00 min mark he speaks of anhedonia. It’s a phenomenon opiate addicted people go through where our brains can’t produce certain vital chemicals. It’s extremely important that it’s addressed as most addicts think things will never feel good again or think it’ll feel hopeless forever when in reality it can take up to 18 months to counteract the anhedonia. I pray for all addicts suffering worldwide. It is only through eachother that we find true strength. We must come together and forge the pathway ahead for our fellow man.

[@tshandy1]

That sounds terrible, but I like your spirit. Keep it up.

[@Vectorman2X]

there are cases of anhedonia that last longer than 18months could it be years, those cases are not from heroin but from other drugs that sold freely in pharmacies that is the true terror

[@unsrescyldas9745]

Junkie pride worldwide.

[@Joedirt2023]

Addiction is fought through connection, not abstinence ❤

[@Joedirt2023]

@@unsrescyldas9745 unsecured sobriety for little dicky?

[@psihostrumpf6233]

The elderly gentleman towards the end is absolutely right about motivation. Without it, all plans to stay clean are doomed to fail. You have no counterweight to oppose even the slightest hint of temptation. And you need an absolute mountain of a motive to counter the mountains of temptations on your way out. Number one crucial step in staying sober for any meaningful amount of time.

[@nicholas9667]

They don't even have like OTC meds nothing to help with sleep or vomiting and diarrhea

[@ahklys1321]

I bet the relapse rate is 100%

[@fenianbhoy5285]

Threatening folk isn't the answer though. This is babaric

[@kangaroocaliphate1577]

Excellent point. My own projects keep me focused.

[@growmiezhomiez8760]

Yes. But how does one “Manufacture motivation”? That’s been one of the hardest part of recovery. Finding motivation, energy, even an ounce of happiness… it’s physically AND mentally debilitating…

[@maxmillian5768]

Too all you guys and girls, men and women who have gotten clean. Good job, and stay strong. I am an Afghan myself living in Denmark. It hurts me to see these men suffer this much, but i get sort of happy reading all the comments of you people who've gotten sober and clean! - you have all my respect!

[@ashleyoasis7948]

Maybe ur country should maybe do methadone and bupanorphine clinics instead of beating ppl worked in Portugal

[@manuelortega5035]

You do not belong to Europe.

[@jodyariewitz7349]

❤❤❤👍✌Sending you some love in return, my friend!

[@t_hnsn868]

Jeg ville ønske, jeg kunne stemme på et dansk Taliban-parti.

[@Rikki-lh2mw]

your people have suffered so long mate I hope that things gets back to normal in Afghanistan 😪

[@user-jj1ts1tw7p]

I can only imagine how bad the withdrawal is with no medication to help alleviate the withdrawal which must be horrendous considering in Afghanistan they grow it and i would think its very strong heroin

[@Piunti_302]

At least the one guys being honest, The guy next to him ain't crying because of his kids He's crying because he knows he's about to go through withdraw but he's acting like he's upset about his kids! But it's just like the guy said if he was free right now he wouldn't even be thinking about them... Sad sad truth

[@TS-1267]

... IT SURE MAKES ONE SELFISH AND TWO FACED .. ONE MUST KEEP ONE'S SCRUPLES NO MATTER WHAT..😇🖖

[@alisam4140]

Saw that at @11:11, he is right though but that’s drugs

[@davidseamore2707]

No doubt about it the kids would go hungry first before the dad went with out heroin believe that.

[@sabudhungana1008]

He is not lying. He just remembered his children because he isn't under influence of anything and think clearly at that moment.

[@K3bReet]

He wouldn’t be thinking of them because he would be high true.. but he would be high so not to think of them.. you don’t feel his pain so stop talking like you understand

[@petermcdougall1152]

When the one addict said the other one wouldn't remember his children out on the streets. But in here he is. That was raw and deep!

[@FooziesVideos]

Heroin is a hell of a drug, and I “LITERALLY” mean hell. I’m now 5 years clean and life couldn’t be any more amazing. I never realised how much of “LIFE” I’ve actually missed out on until I got clean. I once said to myself, if I could go back and start again I would. But then I realise if hadn’t gone through what I did to learn from my mistakes and the choices I’ve made, I wouldn’t be where I am today so I’m extremely grateful for life. 🙏🏾

[@jennypenny6502]

..my father was an alcoholic and addict... He passed from a heroin OD when I was 17. I have seen a lot of nasty stuff growing up and the destruction that drugs and alcohol causes is heart breaking. Drugs are so scary to me.. the fear of what it does was put into me at a very young age. I don't wish this hurt, pain or destruction on anyone... It's not just in Canada or US .. it's world wide now and so heartbreaking to see.

[@quintessenca]

Heroin addiction is a like living in a nightmare. It's hell. I pray for these men.

[@ritadonnelly8820]

god love them❤

[@mirjamweibel9678]

Hell? I “love” It. All Trauma and pain gone. Everything is warm, cozy, peaceful. But withdrawal is Bad yes but we have medication

[@petergerritgroen3157]

I don't

[@maxasaurus3008]

Man that would suck, I got clean almost 3 years ago in Colorado but drug addiction is the same everywhere. I have love for every single one of those flea-ridden souls. They are right in that only addicts understand addicts. Those rehab workers deserve so much more help. Thanks for making the video and keep your head up everybody ❤.

[@elvenkind6072]

Flea-ridden souls, great expression! From a fellow addict in Norway.

[@thagodwecreate5179]

Ay we're all addicts. Some people's dope is sex or shopping or gambling or alcohol or love etc etc and some people's dope is DOPE. whatever gets that dopamine flowing n neurons firing that's your dope. We all have something...

[@Jetsetfastfood]

No soft approach here, This is the only way.

[@thagodwecreate5179]

@@Jetsetfastfood no death is the only cure for true axdifrs. Especially opiate addicts. Once you feel the warmth of opium nothing else compares. Death is the only cure

[@donatasjurevicius8238]

I got food here shout man

[@bryanketcham9922]

im from new jersey USA. i salute all the men overcoming their addictions. i will have 4 years clean on jan 24th. tho we live different lives, we are the same in this aspect and I pray for all addicts that are still suffering.

[@RamoArt]

Holy shit, 4 years is a lot! Congrats!

[@nvelsen1975]

"im from new jersey USA" I feel your pain man. But we don't really have any sort of medicine or therapy that can fix that.

[@alekseichu6060]

How U end?

[@bryanketcham9922]

@@alekseichu6060 I was locked up in jail for about a month. Had to kick it with only ibuprofen for discomfort. But 2 weeks of hell to get my life back was well worth it

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Good job Bryan....Keep up the good work . May the Lord continue to bless you

[@mrgamerguy321]

I see men who care for their country and are showing it through their actions… not talk… Nothing but respect … 💪🏽 🇺🇸

[@jensencheng2899]

as a former addict i can say that withdrawals are extremely painful, and the terrifying thought of going through it again makes me want to get sober

[@wandiaflorence7712]

wish you the best Cheng

[@eva4adam451]

Brave. Strong.

[@notUrRealDad]

Fentanyl withdrawal was singlehandedly the most brutal thing I have ever experienced

[@wandiaflorence7712]

@@notUrRealDad oh dear, am sorry, keep strong, you made it. My brother didn't ,he passed one year ago. I miss him, but I couldn't help him.

[@notUrRealDad]

@@wandiaflorence7712 I've overdosed before and if it's any consolation I can assure you that if his cause of death was OD, he didn't feel a thing. I didn't know I OD'd until I came to in my kitchen surrounded by used-up doses of narcan. I'm so sorry you're going through this, I have loved ones also struggling themselves

[@keyboardmouse7699]

"The sanctions levied by the international community, are likely going to make things worse" Chilling end to this documentary. Well done!

[@michaelbrigante]

I cannot agree more with you. The U.S. also stole billions of dollars from the Afghan Centrale Bank. Money that will be used by the U.S. to pay the victims of September 11.

[@heinzriemann3213]

It's just another lie. Only the utterly unhinged, murderous west is sanctioning these poor bastards.

[@Tiggerpepper]

A life lived without addiction is a very well lived life.

[@butter5144]

But addiction can a be anything not just those are bad for you

[@richardkesse8991]

Sex addiction, food addiction talking addiction, pompous addiction, shopping addiction, lying addiction, stealing addiction Religious addiction, Education addiction etc

[@YrmiZ]

@@richardkesse8991 Well said.

[@Zazezoo]

@@richardkesse8991not sure what you are insinuating, but Addiction is a form Of extremism. We should always have a balanced approach to life, and do things in limitations. Even sex addiction is unhealthy as some spouses end up going to the extreme as they can’t control themselves and sleep around. Same as religious addiction, some end up neglecting other important duties and aspects of life. Moderation is the key to a healthy life, addiction on the other hand ruins lives.

[@theworkethic]

@@butter5144 all addictions are bad for your. There is no such thing as good addiction. Maybe you don’t know what the definition of addiction is. I can tell you.

[@GunnerGibson-h2s]

Finally a video w/a POSITIVE TONE😊

[@clintsezney7764]

So sad. I've now read several comments on this thread - all from addicts. I have never tried drugs or even a cigarette . I'm straight as they come. But I can honestly say, from watching this video and reading these comments, that I have far more empathy and understanding of those who are addicts or former addicts. To those who have commented, I take my hat off to you for your bravery to overcome your addictions and for giving some 'real' perspective into what drug addiction is. Stay well.

[@siberian-coco20]

Same here. I'm 19 and never tried any of those stuff, not even a cigarette, and thankful for that

[@70newlife]

​@@siberian-coco20I'm 55 once I purchased a cigarette for my friend in school. My dad found out. Thats the closest I have been to a ciggarette😂😂

[@ghostwriter1415]

@@siberian-coco20 "THOSE things", or "THAT stuff" .. you need not try it, you have social media to screw you up real bad

[@DG-iw3yw]

Enjoy your sugar, caffeine and chocolate...

[@Atimo133]

Any reason you‘re unhappy with the comments you‘re answering to? Are you moraly superior to them?

[@Perfectly-unperfectly]

Man that was hard hitting. It was beyond words suffering from heroin addiction for 24 years in the uk. Seeing these poor men go through it in such harsh conditions was unthinkable

[@MrMajsterixx]

@@danrook5757 thats not the problem, the problem is who are u to decide who should get burnt and who not

[@saltwithlove2269]

@@MrMajsterixx correct . These taliban are just control freaks - control women , control weaker men . Who t f do they think they are . They are so pleased with themselves - as are millions of muslim men aroiund the world , and other religious freaks . preaching to the choir here , though ,; best wishes mate .

[@blacktarroses3108]

@Wendy Knox it's not as black and white as that, otherwise it would be easy.

[@barneyronnie]

Problem : A d d I c t I o n Solution: C L E A N

[@Perfectly-unperfectly]

@Wendy Knox I’m 4 years clean. Today I won’t even touch any sort of medication either that changes the way I feel. We all make bad decisions in life and we all handle emotional circumstances in life differently. For me it was the only thing I could do at that particular time. Hard too understand for someone who doesn’t suffer from addiction I know

[@portia_zar]

Thank you for showing the humanity of Afghan people. Too often they are reduced to numbers and casualties of war, and we don't get to hear them speak.

[@DonaldManafield]

You call incarcerating innocent people because they have an illness humanity boy are you mistaken without proper medication and outpatient support all of this is useless it's just another traumatic event to add on to the many others of these poor addicts that they go through on a daily basis because of a bad decision they made this shows how ignorant and low of an IQ most of these places have since they can't even put in human resource people two out there city rather than chase down people with guns

[@matthewbarrett176]

They want to clean their own people. But they have no problem poisoning Europeans

[@bertvanderveen262]

Ik was 12 jaar verslaafd vaak denk ik nog aan deze bizarre tijd Ik heb mijn ouders destijds veel pijn gedaan en mijn zoon beschadigd met mijn gedrag. Verslaafd ben je niet alleen, maar je hele omgeving trek je mee in de ellende die je als verslaafde veroorzaakt. Ik ben nu 25 jaar clean en mijn zoon is nu 35 jaar, maar nog altijd beschadigd. Verder gaat het zeer goed met ons.....goddank!

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

This might not look like it but I am a recovering heroin addict and this might be some of the best help that those addicts need.

[@knyghtryder3599]

Tarded

[@harryballsacky]

YOUR ALL WEAK...REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS

[@michaelliner8308]

God bless Babrack! Giving his heart to so many without compensation in months! Addiction is brutal, but the withdrawals are sheer hell!

[@s3k3tv8]

Babrack is an angel

[@soniarosado2848]

I see them cold turkey as they say but in America they have hospitals 🏥 that give methadone Suboxone American people have it easy all they gotta do is put their mind to it because they have all the doctors psychiatrist. They have medication for pain. They got medication for stomach pain they get they feel very well in America you got the best kind of rehab and detox over and Afghanistan and other places in Indiana. I saw they do that cold like back in the 50s that’s no joke. I never did that. I did the punk way I went to the hospital, but I’ve been over 10 years clean.❤

[@Riley-uk2bd]

Awesome informational documentary; As a Westerner, these levels of poverty are simply unmatched. As mentioned in the therapy session’s, these addicts lack the resources to lead new sober lives. Without a re-entry program providing occupation’s, source of income to support families; Patients will likely relapse back into addiction.

[@keithkonoski3753]

I went thru heroin withdrawal in 2008 I was sentenced to 60 days in county jail I didn’t sleep for the first 15 days I received no medicine to ease withdrawals I definitely feel empathy for these poor souls

[@lifesabitch8099]

Longest recorded time without sleeping is approximately 264 hours and you did another 100 hours ontop of that yeah? No need to lie 👍

[@jecho2422]

@@lifesabitch8099 not life man people are btch

[@elcheapo9444]

Cold turkey is an effective way to quit. You always remember the pain you suffered while trying to quit. That prevents you from falling off the wagon.

[@acidbath3226]

I would have definitely said something like I don't have my medication I need my benzodiazepine at that point they are forced to throw you in solitary and relinquish the meds you brought in as a necessity and start giving them to you on time if they don't want to risk a lawsuit

[@jecho2422]

@@elcheapo9444 can i get cheap cocaine

[@FatRescueSwimmer04]

I've had Withdrawals many of times, and spent two deployments in that Hell hole BUT I can't imagine having to do both... poor souls!

[@caulinwilson3620]

Withdrawals during deployment?

[@davidchristensen6908]

I kicked a cocaine habit in 1981. Cold turkey, no replacement drugs no help. Don’t remember the first 5 days. I was told it would be 3 days but it took 5 days and wore me out.

[@warrenthegreat]

when i quit heroin i kept reminding myself what i went threw and swore i did not want to go threw that again. it helped

[@mikes9223]

Kicking cocaine is a walk in the park compared to opiate addiction esp fentanyl

[@prabhatlamatamang]

I was heroin addict for 9 years now I am clean without going rehabilitation/nowhere else , I went to jail but also I used it, my cleanliness struggle was hell I was dead alive ,it was a best thing I've ever done in my life❤ what a blissful life❤

[@BeerHandStrong]

Instead of abandoning the Afghan people this is where the world should step up and help as much as possible. Love the sinner, hate the sin.

[@Tite_xtian]

Link up ⬆️

[@leannsmreker3201]

Maybe the world should mind their own business!

[@jv-man3698]

The world has no problem with the Afghan people. It’s the Taliban.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

We got our own effing problems! Stop asking everyone else to solve other peoples issues

[@Jerzeymagoo]

God bless these people in Afghanistan. Unfortunately Drug withdrawal is something I have experienced too many times. Unless you have experienced it you can never truly understand how terrible it is. My worse experience was going through withdrawal locked up in a New Jersey jail where they give you absolutely nothing to help take away the pain and illness. You suffer in a small cell, can't sleep, can't eat, constantly experiencing an extreme amount of discomfort and that was a walk in the park compared to what the addicts in this documentary have suffered. May God bless them all

[@fifitheflowerpot]

Ameen and keep them strong steadfast Ameen

[@jwilcox4726]

I agree, Amen. Help them Lord, hurry before more lose their lives. Help them get home to support their wives and kids.

[@fifitheflowerpot]

@Amir Menkovic May the Lord Almighty protect you and guide you to the str8t path and keeps you steadfast on your journey. Ameen, and are you clean now?

[@fifitheflowerpot]

@Amir Menkovic Alhumdulillah 🙌 😁

[@KCBRYAN_1525]

I done prison detox when I was 18.they gave you nothing!!! and it was my first ever detox.that detox made me afraid of every other detox,when I tried to kick the habit.and left me in heroin addiction for 20years.I think if I never had experience that brutal detox I could of kicked the habit a lot sooner.a prison detox is suicidal

[@rubellagoam6160]

Salute to all those who are helping these broken people back to their normal life and managing this activity under lowest funds.

[@uchapajama7377]

Great initiative and great effort. Say no to drugs. ❤

[@Mediocre_JT]

I've been through withdrawals sooo many times at my home, that was absolute hell. I can't imagine how much pain these guys are going through. I wish they had Medicine Assisted Treatment, that's the only thing that has helped me.

[@theinngu5560]

I wish you could talk to potential users to stop them starting

[@Mediocre_JT]

@@theinngu5560 Just based on the economy and normal every day misery, I don't think it'd take me much convincing to start a drug habit. Trauma opens the gate to a lifetime of addiction.

[@sunnyking4491]

ALLAH bless U ahead, bro....

[@UnderscoreZeroLP]

@@Mediocre_JT the economy bro really?

[@OhhHilarious]

@@UnderscoreZeroLP I think he means because people can't afford good healthcare or mental health along with having jobs that break you're body down or that you're miserable at or overworked is why people self medicate and drugs work so well in the very beginning and have such profound effects on the brain that people don't get no matter how miserable they are the drugs stop helping at all and end only causing much more pain on top of original problems.

[@jakeg3733]

Worked with addicts professionally for 7 years in the US. Addiction is addiction, anywhere you go. I've heard all these stories before. Just wish I'd had this clip to show some of the spoiled young addicts that thought rehab was so hard, with their Suboxone tapers, massage therapy, and beach front housing

[@growmiezhomiez8760]

IKR!! 🤦‍♂️ we used to have to walk uphill both ways in the snow back and forth to our dope dealers house!!! All these youngsters are spoiled rotten with the methadone and Subs they end up abusing anyways!

[@jakeg3733]

@@growmiezhomiez8760 Which is why we need to stop using that shit. It can be done without that stuff. But that will never happen because Pharma is one of the biggest lobbies in the US, shit the whole world really. They will make sure addicts are never in short supply and they do their best to squash any alternatives to their "safe" drugs. Fucking disgusting. One of the big reasons I got out of that field, alongside all of the other unethical and illegal practices

[@tophernuttle420]

Some of us get clean shaking for 4 days on the county jail floor,you know?? It's not all good..I stayed on that cement with 2/3rds of a blanket and that was all... It was fkn horrible.. Still,it was 20 times better than the hell in this video in comparison...I'm actually thankful for that time on that floor...It made me who I am now...Be Well...

[@JTD472]

Questionable takes. As somebody who has gotten clean cold turkey on floors as well as in luxury rehabs on methadone and suboxone (all different occasions), they all have their pros and cons. Suboxone was by far the hardest to get off of. Felt like I was mildly sick the entire time, for months. Even tried it twice and had the same feeling. If I had to pick now, I think Methadone is the best way for me, but of course you can still abuse others and get high, and it requires a lot of “support” to stay in a program (and insurance). In some ways, cold turkey is the easiest.

[@jeffreydallas6047]

@@tophernuttle420 nothing like the jailhouse detox. Kicked fentanyl and methadone my last time 5 years ago. Went two months before I got to sleep for more than a few minutes. Sober and hard working now I will never go back. Glad to hear there's others.

[@كفرلومحمد]

Love from saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 stay strong people... we need to see reality 😢 life is test we must help each other ❤

[@havefunbesafe]

Hope and love to our Afghan brothers fighting addiction…

[@aadil2248]

And occupation the US has spearheaded the Pakistani government and is using Pakistan to send drone strikes on Afghanistan still after they got kicked out. They just can't seem to handle the loss and they can't seem to give up the money and resources down there

[@aadil2248]

Wouldn't be surprised if we see another 9/11 so they can make an excuse to go back and recruit more people into the army

[@cc-dtv]

they don't need hope or love, they need methadone, bupenorphine, or literally just heroin

[@rashsoftwear8075]

when the taliban take over Kabul they said they was drug addict in every corner. the U.S had control of Kabul for 20 years and they turn it into california without the movie stars.

[@hansolavrkkennordland9534]

@@aadil2248 Can’t forget the money and resources down there? If Taliban could remember it maybe they’re country would not be a worse shirt hole now than when the US where there. The Taliban is nothing but savage animals destroying Afghanistan.

[@dhirajr9960]

Afghanistan has gone through war for centuries. Many of them Afghans, I believe have gone through traumatic experiences in their lives whether as a child or even an adult. Maybe they or their parents have PTSD. And drugs are the coping mechanisms. Also, it is their land that's too fertile to grow opium makes matter worse. I pray 🙏🏼 for their wellbeing and will keep them in my prayers.

[@ctsurg3206]

When you have a neighbor like pekistan and Iran, Afghanistan will never have peace or stability. When they get a good leader, the US and pekistan collectively find a way to get rid of him. And you're absolutely right about the coping mechanism hence most of the young men in their early 20s resort to drugs because they see no future for themselves despite most obtaining degrees from universities and at the end of their completion the can't feed their families. And I have come across numerous cases of such individuals. Those that can't stand their home situation, they take the drastic action of commiting suicide. Thanks for your prayers man 🙏 appreciate it. And I hope countries like pekistan either wake up and stop with their atrocities against the poor afghans or I sincerely pray to God to wipe out pekistan from the face of this earth. Ameen

[@DollHouseMadam]

The barber is a boss with that razor.

[@hewhoknocks2880]

My brother was a heroin addict for 5 years we locked him in the basement for 2 months approximately 60 days and let him start taking walks outside in the night at the 35 day mark but handcuffed to me who’s his brother so he wouldn’t run But we made it super comfortable and had our family therapist friend evaluate him throughout the ordeal He came out a new man and is still clean 4 years later He likes boxing so we hung a boxing back In the basement made it cozy set up Xbox and all the games , put the jacuzzi down there we totally made him comfortable

[@tothemoodcrypto6782]

Balanced, fair and well done documentary.

[@artetvdocumentary]

Thanks very much for watching!

[@armyworld125]

I was an addict since 2015 ..searching my next hight was my only thing for me unfortunately after suffering in many rehabilitation centre my life turn upside down i joined indian army and i am still clean and sobriety this is all through my hard work determination and by the help of the almighty ...i can't stop praising the lord

[@mamatpalsingh3652]

Bro god is on your side

[@kujju18]

Good job dude

[@carisaunders2346]

Stay strong folks who are struggling with addiction or sobriety. Peace and light to all of you! Proud of you!

[@Tite_xtian]

He 👆🍄 ships..

[@jseahmed2432]

American community need to rid their block of ''crack '' Dealer .pill dealers ,'Heroin dealers and the police district commanders need to be look at carefully ,'why their neighborhood are fill with ''crack Dealers , also the courts need to give out 20 years for selling crack that destroyed community and Family .

[@mthemechanic7158]

Thank you brothers for your services

[@sarabrant723]

I celebrated 5years Clean on May 13th! Heroin is a terrible drug and i dont wish withdrawal on anyone! I hope these ppl can cope and get through it.. withdrawal does not kill you you feel like you're dying and you are close to death but it will not kill you like alcohol or benzos will. I wish these ppl the best!

[@lucyhanna5172]

Congratulations on your 5 years Clean. It is a wonderful achievement. All the best!

[@petermelnyk7664]

No withdrawal itself won't kill you ....but the depression that shadows the withdrawal certainly can.

[@peterhalen8237]

En what if you addicted to benzos ( diazepam xanax 2mg ) en tramadol (opiat) i try almost 10 times to stop with no succses PANIC attacks taking over UNTIL i take my valium or my tramadol... I dont now what to do anymore i take benzos 8 years tramadol 2 years in high doses im scared

[@anothergoogleuser4915]

​@@peterhalen8237 Perhaps something as seemingly insignificant as the thyroid gland, it's functions and how it regulates our bodies, will show you that their is indeed an intelligence behind our creation. leave aside the topic of being tested in this world for now, focus on the exceptional design of the human body and how it's organs function. Then sincerely call out to the creator and ask him to protect you (For he can, for he has power over all things), ask him to guide you. Helplessness and hopelessness are from the whisperings of the devil. Those intruding thoughts are from the companion of iblees asigned to us. Be hopeful, optimistic and above all be honest to yourself, despite how that may be in today's woke liberal fake society, where truth is falsehood, and falsehood the way for many.

[@Spacie722]

@@peterhalen8237 it scares me too.. I’m on a low dose of benzos .5 mg a day.. almost laughable until there’s days that are worse than others & I take an extra half (.25) literally a quarter or half of a half just to keep the anxiety from turning into a full panic attack. It takes constant effort because I have generalized so it comes for no apparent reason.. no specific thought or situation so it’s hard because you have to make extra effort to avoid anything stressful in daily life that will trigger it which just ends up piling up because nothing gets handled & just constantly put off.. then things like breathing, writing, meditation, insomnia, tense muscles & aches and pains.. I’m from Florida so the best way I can describe it is feeling like you’re next in line for the worlds gnarliest roller coaster lol that horrible pit feeling and constant butterflies except you know you’re safe and in your own home.. not thinking of anything anxiety inducing so even though I’ve been through some pretty traumatic things (as 99% of people have) the thought of talk therapy is too anxiety inducing lol id rather write .. but I don’t even have to be thinking of those things.. it’s just there.. 24/7. they say find a hobby or something to stay busy but all you want to do is curl up in a fetal position and wait it out. I don’t want to rely on medication but after years and years, it was the only thing that brought any relief.. my dose is so low so I have to combine the meditation and breathing & journaling to get through the day so I’m not snapping at everyone around me & making everyone I love miserable. I don’t notice it as much until those months I run a couple days short & luckily no seizures or anything serious because of it.. used to being uncomfortable so it’s really just a little more discomfort than usual.. i have a cousin who is prescribed 2mgs TWICE a day 😳 I always wondered if my .5 once a day is any different or if I’m in the same danger if I were to stop cold turkey what would happen.. surely it’s affected our brain & bodies have adapted but is it something with time we can recover from or are we stuck taking this medication for life.. id dream of the day I can wake up and some simple breathing will suffice lol I just don’t know if that’s just not realistic for some people.. and if not, why?? Why knowing it’s so harmful are some of us still prescribed the medication & for us why do the benefits outweigh the negative when so many others are told the opposite?? And why are medications considered “less harmful” have worse side effects lol crazy..

[@thomasbell7033]

This is a wonderful doc. For an American who can empathize with them, it strips away the conditioned hatred and suspicion for a moment. I've been there, in rehab feeling like the lowest microbe on earth. A huge difference is that I was given all the good food I could eat and healthcare was always a few feet away. They're conditions are inhuman, and will not make it any easier for them to stay clean. It barely deserves the name "rehab."

[@MayorMcheese12]

Yeah I'd say it looks more like a concentration camp.

[@ronburgundysmustache6717]

you feel bad for drug addicts? tell that to the people they hurt or kill no one held a gun to their head an told them shoot up. actions have a price to pay. junkies are the lowest of the low

[@chrishayes5755]

Typical Americans. Sanction a country into economic death after causing a long drawn out war -> "why are you so poor!" 😂🤡

[@brendaprice665]

This documentary shocked me. I am a woman, I live in an English village, we hear nothing of such things. Too many bad stories on the news is all we hear and it is not realistic, it's what they want us to know. I take my hat off to you, for overcoming what you have. Congratulations, you're a winner.

[@thomasbell7033]

*Their.

[@jacko2575]

I might disagree with the methods since I'm from a first world country but it really is eye opening watching the taliban actually care about their community

[@Geniere10]

They don’t care about community. They only care about emboldening the radicalism of Islam which needs a compliant population. For this purpose they will keep them drug free but also uneducated. Just senseful enough to breed dear in them and have them be compliant but not educated enough to override them and their radical ideals.

[@zazagogua7615]

С твоей страны методы такие набери филаделфия кенингстон

[@thenewmuslims9421]

They dont have resources bro. Otherwise you think taliban are insensitive to human pain? They are also humans.

[@spunkysparks1779]

Except when it co.es to women.

[@spunkysparks1779]

​@@zazagogua7615at least in Afghanistan they are getting real heroin. None of that fentynal or tranq garbage.

[@BruceSinnott]

I was part of the Central Poppy Eradication Force from 2004 to 2005. Our mission was to train police to eradicate poppy fields and reduce as much as possible the amount of poppy was grown for production of heroin. The program failed largely due to the Afghan government refusing to do what needed to be done and several missions failed due to bribes being conducted between the drug lord and the local (sometimes national) government. Initially, the Taliban did not condone the production of heroin but eventually found out how much money could be made from it and used that money to fund terrorist operations and attacks in Afghanistan. We, as instructors, were blamed for inadequate training when, in truth, the Afghan National Police were not conducting themselves as we trained them to. There were several who would commit to the eradication and they were excellent officers. However, there were several that were there for the money they were being paid. There were a few officers who were suspected Taliban and we had two of our language assistants (interpreters) who were Taliban trying to spy on us. Unfortunately, the program was largely a failure due to the corruption of local government and police officials.

[@SnekNOTSnake]

You should think for yourself: WHY is the ANA so corrupt? What made the ANA and Taliban different?

[@EmilyBattaglini12]

PEOPLE DESERVE KINDNESS AND EMPATHY EVEN IF NOT SEARCHING FOR RECOVERY. I SUPPORT ANYONE AND EVERYONE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. THIS SHIT TEARS ME UP

[@Kiviantares]

true that. Taliban treat people horrible..

[@ahemadzuheb]

Kindness and empathy doesn't run the world

[@catgiles3268]

@@ahemadzuheb It doesn’t run the world but it is much needed. I’m with Emily.

[@jacquelinebourque8041]

@@ahemadzuheb Start with your own FAKE RELIGIOUS MUSLIM BROTHERS

[@erinf6415]

At least something is being done. California is running rampant. Even if this approach gets 2% clean, that’s better then doing zero and accepting full blown drug abuse and the crime that goes with it.

[@marcomoreno2657]

We have a neighbor here that get addicted to drugs and because of that he got caught by the police and being jailed for almost 2years. When he go out from the prison a lot of things changed on his personality, he became more respectful person than before and and every Sunday he go to church. Every addict or bad people have chance to change they only need assistance an attention. Help them instead and don't ever abuse them cause they are also human like us

[@gowdsake7103]

Going to church DOES NOT make anyone a good person

[@markavellimedina2857]

Anybody going through an opioid addiction just know I feel for you. You've got this.

[@memohitchauhan473]

Hmmm. Hardcore

[@markavellimedina2857]

@Barbara Boix damn sorry to hear man .iv heard similar stories all to often. It's unfair and unfortunate that people with actual pain have to go through it. I wish you the best of luck my friend.

[@markavellimedina2857]

@Barbara Boix thanks alot yours too. They go through it as well.

[@mark7831]

As an addict I can't imagine being them sick as shit and being forced buy gunpoint to change my life

[@markavellimedina2857]

@@mark7831 right! I wonder how an addicts body would respond to that.. Would the adrenaline over come the sickness temporarily? Or would it be like every thing else when dope sick and you dnt really care and can't focus on anything but being sick. Definitely a shitty thing it go through.

[@metrotmobile482]

Wow. Its amazing how much effort they are putting into the people

[@Mittsthetfordyall]

As someone who just got off of methadone, then Suboxone, after being addicted to heroin and painkillers, I cannot fathom how awful it would be to have to go through the withdrawal cold turkey in those conditions.

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

Yeah that's an understatement. Kicking at home with a hot bath available and OTC meds and cannabis etc is bad enough. What these dudes are doing is pure misery

[@Krkak4985]

​@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 Those who have will power will survive.

[@lloydchristmas1086]

​@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973Try doing it in CA prison. Its even worse. 😂

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

@@Krkak4985 I'm sure they'll all survive. Withdrawal won't kill you but it sure sucks

[@sharong8511]

Did you not hear the man say they have to separate the men before kicking because some of their bodies are too weak to withstand the withdrawals? Yes, heroin withdrawal can kill you.

[@fibskee]

I feel so lucky to live in Australia where Detox centers are free, along with the 6 month Rehab I went to straight after. Yes, I was put on Subuxone, but I eventually kicked that too and am very grateful to be alive today after several overdoses and a strong support system behind me. I have tried to kick Oxycontin and Heroin addiction cold turkey and like everyone in the comments and some have said in this doco, I wouldn't wish it upon my greatest enemy. If you are reading this and struggling, please do what ever it takes to get off opiates, it will change your life and bring you back to the person you once were. Much love.

[@bugglemagnum6213]

i feel so much more functional on heroin than i do on suboxone, its actually disgusting

[@__-bz7wh]

@@bugglemagnum6213 do you have any experience or know anyone who used kratom instead of Suboxone?

[@MrVaidas82]

You live in one the best countries in the world and manage to be drug addict :D Its a truth that from a good life people go insane.

[@bell5309]

@@bugglemagnum6213 SAME. But I’m clean for 6 months now, on suboxone. Problem with the feeling way more functional, it’s only when I could afford the heroin. (Super expensive in Australia, now $700 a gram). When I couldn’t get it, I had zero function. Suboxone makes me able to function. Not as well as heroin but better than without it for sure. And it’s consistent. No withdrawal. And it’s affordable. Thank God.

[@acidbath3226]

real talk, cold turkey is just a form of torture and it doesn't guarantee that they won't relapse in the future. they need something like suboxone simply as a placeholder

[@pavelkrstev1884]

also we in Poland Kraków need such strict rules. It is horrible when addicted spoiling those who want to be healthy.

[@MrHolloway007]

This is really inspiring. It is important to reform society for the benefit of the people and future generations

[@lakid9749]

The access this journalist had was outstanding, holy moly excellent story - Thank You

[@whitewolfwoodcrafts]

Great work, taking a sober look at a tough subject. God bless.

[@algrand52]

This one earned my sub. This is what journalism is about.

[@artetvdocumentary]

Great! Thank you!

[@nickl8984]

After being addicted to opiates it was a time I couldnt even imagine being able to go day to day without having it, now after being clean for a few years it's hard to imagine living like that again but you still never lose those cravings and urges it's a strange thing , it's so true when they say one day at a time

[@notUrRealDad]

💯

[@SmileyFaces]

NO lie about that Bro mw too i ve been hooked 2 and Methadone saved me and its day by day but now that i am not struggling with the dope anymoere i have new problem now i suffer from being broke not having money to survive and support my sick Moms its strange now that i dont chase dope anymore i lost all my making money schemes ans hustles ans i am trying ro be positive and make a few bucks on KZbin but i am having a hard time with that i havent gotten One Donation on m Channel in 4 Months nor even a penny and thats really making me depressed and just want to say EF everything i am gonna get high again and just go nuta i am really close ro the razors edge 🇧🇦🇺🇸 thanks everyone for listening God Bless everyone Peace

[@joshockey7447]

Jesus Christ is a present help in time of trouble. Whosoever shall call upon His name will be saved. Try Him in this. He’s not a theory. He forgives when we repent, He hears the cry of the afflicted and He answers us. He is no respecter of persons. He gives grace to the humble, but the proud He resists. Your doing a godly thing by caring for your mother - He will honor it - but call on His name.

[@williamcharleson2051]

I've been clean for 5 years. I can't imagine how difficult it us to get clean in that situation my heart aches for those men. I wish they had a link to a reputable company that we can donate to help out.

[@steviewonders3654]

Wow. What an amazing documentary. Excellent work.

[@artetvdocumentary]

Thanks for watching!

[@sealove7607]

From Palestine, stay strong our Afghan Brothers! Do your best to be there for your family, friends and loved ones ❤ ✌🏽

[@bidenisnotmypresident7352]

palestine and allah do not exist

[@hasnainqureshi3773]

May Allah bless you with everything you desire Love from India

[@Mirwankhilji]

Love from afghanistan for my beloved palestinian brothers and sisters,,even you can not imagine how much we afghan love to our beloved land palestine

[@sunflower8360]

❤

[@nvelsen1975]

Stop the terrorism and you'll be at peace in no time. Ask your Hamas government representative why they won't stop terrorising.

[@1life_Only]

Heartbreaking to see an Afghanistan like this, once a thriving-booming-trading nation caught between 2 so called super powers!

[@harryballsacky]

BAHAHAHA...THEIR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IS $ 17.49....A YEAR...

[@Ignazio_Avulso]

Good documentary, thank you Arte

[@TheConservativeUmmi]

God bless every ounce of bravery and does not go unnoticed by Our All Knowing. I am a recovering addict Afghan American and I pray for my Ummah but Alhamdullilah for Islam. These men can’t find drugs under Taliban, that says something.

[@Kiviantares]

Taliban are horrible and this video clearly shows it

[@kendigjl]

I've worked with addicts for many years - and the "Kill me if I'm lying" phrase is exactly what an addict would say. Doesn't me the guy's an addict - but it's definitely not proof otherwise. And if the Taliban are offering these people a chance to get clean and go back to "normal" life, then that's better than the alternative.

[@dimitrypavlov8388]

Great footage bro reminds me of mgs4 scenes

[@rookie2177]

As a former Addict who had a very different rehab experience the tough approach could be very affective, however the lack of food was painful to see as they were so malnutritioned already

[@myyoutubechannel3161]

Malnutritioned ? Who the staff

[@rookie2177]

@@myyoutubechannel3161 not sure

[@ell0hh]

Food is the last thing on your mind when coming off of opiates, for atleast the first week

[@rookie2177]

Agreed I didn’t touch any food week 1 in rehab but eventually I needed food

[@petrasworld913]

And when the guy in charge told the patients "the hunger will go away" I'm thinking, huh? That was the worst part, the lack of food.