Just listen to this young man’s words….
“I didn’t want to get sober…”
“I didn’t care anymore…”
“I couldn’t get high anymore… nothing to live for…. shoot as much as you can …”
“… way of life .. jail… homelessness…begging… not having anything …”
Are those the words of someone who is suffering from a mental health issue… severe depression… suicidal ..???
I don’t think that it would take someone with a Masters or PhD in Psychology or a Psychiatrist to notice that,, except for the reporter interviewing this young man.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — The morning after doctors in Louisville, Kentucky reported a record 24 heroin overdoses, lawmakers called for more funding of opioid addiction recovery programs. But as Congressman John Yarmouth and Lexington Mayor Jim Gray called out Senators like Rand Paul, a young man described his experience.
“Daniel” is now a recovery mentor at The Healing Place, an addiction recovery center. He survived 5 heroin overdoses in 2015 before seeking treatment at the Louisville center.
Daniel’s conversation with WHAS 11 Political Editor Chris Williams describes a courageous effort to change and save his own life.
Daniel: “I don’t really know. I didn’t really care anymore so I just was trying to get high, and I couldn’t get enough, man. And it really didn’t, and my mind told me that I didn’t have nothing else to live for, everything was already gone, might as well just shoot as much as you can.”
Chris: “You overdosed how many times last year?”
Daniel: “5 times.”
Chris: “Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds to somebody who doesn’t use? Do you realize that it sounds pretty ridiculous?”
Daniel: “Absolutely. It sounds ridiculous saying it unless you’ve been there.”
Chris: “When you tell people, oh yea I overdosed five times last year, it sounded like you were just going to the store, buying your groceries.”
Daniel: “It was just a way of life, that’s kind of how it was really. It was normal for me, jails, homelessness, begging, not having nothing, overdoses.”
Chris: “What’s it like to get revived by NARCAN?”
Daniel: “Honestly man, it sucks. It hurts. It throws you into immediate withdrawals.”
Chris: “Why do you think you were brought back so many times?”
Daniel: “I think, really to be able to help somebody who’s inside and can’t see a way out.”
Daniel is not alone at the Healing Place. Many of those helping with recovery know the struggle first hand.
You can see more of what Congressman Yarmuth and Mayor Gray had to say at their news conference. We’ve posted the entire video online.Here is the statement released by Senator Rand Paul’s office:
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Thee only thing a addict has in common w/us,,,,is government intereference!!!JMO,,MARY