The Road to Recovery
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Published 2021-05-04
If you'd like to help, donations can be made through gofund.me/08944f56. We are hoping to raise enough money to push the film out to schools, medical facilities and police training facilities, to start. We'd like to have our participants attend as many showings in person as possible as we have learned this impacts and strengthens the experience immensely, allowing for questions following the film.
If you're struggling with addiction or know someone who is, you don't have to go through it alone. Here is a list of resources and a great place to start:
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Warm Line (non-urgent phone line) for mental health support: 1-608-422-5077
Local Crisis hotline for mental health crisis: 1-800-362-5717 (24/7)
Unified Community Services -Local treatment for substance misuse and/or mental health (for residents of Iowa and Grant Counties):
Lancaster office 608-723-6357, Dodgeville office 608-935-2776
All Comments (21)
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Hello I'm Matt and I am an addict and am 36 days clean. Thankyou for making this video ❣️ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Keep coming back xx
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I’m almost 42 yrs clean. I stole my first drug at 13 and used my last just before I turned 20. Being clean through NA saved my life and gave me a life to live fully.
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Thank you to everyone who's been brave enough to share their lives here. ❤
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To every single person in this video. You rock! Recovery works. Thank you for sharing your stories with us.
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There is a lot of stigma associated with addiction. When we are less judgmental, people will seek out the help that they need.
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I relapsed and today will be day 2 being sober. i've struggled on off my whole life since I was 15 im 40 now and always used alcohol to deal with things coming up and from other hard things in my life. my longest time i was ever sober was 200 and some days. So i'm really hoping this time i can do it again. I feel I only have this one more time before its too late for me. I was looking up stories where people are struggling or struggled with addiction. this one for sure will help me.
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Most addicts are victims of child abuse and are not at fault. Reparenting yourself is key to recovery and putting yourself first is essential. Stop trying so hard to find external support and start developing your own parental skills. You must support and nurture yourself before you can be anything for anyone. Relapse is the result of unprocessed trauma! Sussecful recovery is a commitment to become your own parent and best friend. It is not your fault!
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My name is Michael,I'm 10½ months clean and am really glad this showed up in my recommendations. Some things hit very hard and I wish the best for the strong souls who shared in this. I fortunately had an amazing childhood with both parents,2 step parents and grandparents on all 4 sides and had great friends and then 1 day I realized I've been a drug addict for 20+ years and all my best friends were dead and id overdosed a handful of times. Realizing this I tried to get clean but kept relapsing but had back issues so the pain pills and pain stayed an issue but I eventually got it under control and I am happy to say my meds are on point (seizure and depression mèds) and I've never been clean for this long since my very first use 25 +years ago. Thank you God for being well just for today
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Watching this from England. Just wanted to say I hope all the people in this documentary stay clean and sober. Thanks so much for sharing your important perspectives.
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I work as a substance abuse counselor in a rehab. I show this video to my clients. Great video, thank you
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I love when he said ‘ I’ve got to get addicted to something else’
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279 days today. Trying to go longer. Thank you for this video.
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Hi. Thank you for sharing all your stories. I'm 113 days clean and my recovery is the most important thing to me. I did a 60 day inpatient program and now doing IOP. I'm 45 and first put a needle in my arm when I was 18. I was able to hide my addiction for decades. In the last few years I've been on fentanyl and with that my addiction was no longer able to be hidden,at least enough to continue life. Thank God for my recovery, because I'm sure as hell certain I would be dead now.
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To the people in this video you're loved because I learnt a lesson from your stories that I must love myself and that I must watch my environment! That's powerful. My problem is a relationship issue but your road to recovery stories taught me how to recover from my stress and anxiety. Thank you all and may God grant you the freedom.
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Proud of every person who shared their story here! 🙌🏻
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Showed this to my substance abuse patients and they liked it. I really liked it myself. Almost cried a few times. So relieved that the 3 shots of Narcan brought the last guy back. The world is beautiful with him and it should stay that way. His wisdom and love deserves to be here.
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It's so important to not only release all of that old negative energy that has built up within you for so long, but it's also so important to learn NEW WAYS, healthier ways to deal with any potential future pain, stress, loss, grief, etc. because unfortunately life is not easy. It's full of painful experiences. But you know your old ways of dealing with them never worked. Learning how to let go is one of the most difficult but most important things in staying clean. Every emotion carries its own energy. Negative emotions come with negative energy and when you stuff that energy down and you don't learn how to allow yourself to feel those emotions, accept them, let them move through you and then let them go, it will once again continue to build up inside of you and eventually you will break again. Don't allow yourself to break again. You are so much stronger than any bad thing that can happen to you in your life. ❤
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I’ve been in recovery for a lifetime :) I found this film to be heartfelt…it brought back memories…. memories of me…who I was … the good and bad. Most importantly it feels good to remember where I come from…I’m not me without it…..love and light ❤
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Thank you for honesty expressed in the video. As an alcoholic and addict,quitting is only the first of many important steps or changes. Saying sober and clean on a daily basis is where the magic happens. Shit will continue to go down in life,but I’ve learned new ways of facing life as it comes at me. Learning to grow up in recovery,to appreciate the simple gifts in each day and to be be grateful for another chance at life. Facing and dealing w emotional pain is the real challenge. When in pain I try to think of the clouds floating across the sky ,saying to myself this ‘too shall pass’ and re-commit myself to not picking up…no matter what ! It gets easier and life gets better…..hang in there!👊🏾👋🏾
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Truly inspirational. They all said nobody believed in them. I've seen this type of program work. It is a journey, and the road never ends, but keep going. You can do it. I believe in you.
