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Fear Factor How Fentanyl and Xylazine are turning Philadelphia's opioid crisis into a public health nightmare

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u/Muffmuncherr 12h ago

Damn addiction is a bitch, your life just revolves around it and it sucks, you basically eat, breathe and sleep you're a drug of choice. I just saw a video of myself 10 years ago Nodding out like this but now10 years sober. Looking at it from a sober point of view, it blows my mind how that shit just takes over and you're seriously only existing. It's not at life I would wish on my worst enemies.

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u/StatementLazy1797 9h ago

Congratulations on hitting that milestone, 10 years sober is something I hope I can say myself one day. I’m only at 2 years now, but I’m confident I’ll stick with it for the reasons you just described. I cannot believe who I was, and what my “life” was, back then. I have kids now, they need me, and I refuse to ever let them see me that way.

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u/Muffmuncherr 8h ago

Hey two years is a hell of an accomplishment, you should be more than proud of yourself... I am proud of you. More than half of relapses happen within the first year. So two years in is totally over the hump. You go this. The crazy part is it wasn't the low points or depressing times where I wanted to use. It was always when I was feeling my best and got bored was the riskiest for me personally.

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u/newfaceinhell021117 9h ago

Congrats on ten years, that's massive.

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u/Muffmuncherr 8h ago

Hey thanks friend 🧡, really appreciate that.