It takes a village to recover from drug addiction | Charlotte Colman | TEDxGhent

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• MH

  @mhmm8725 · 2 years ago

  Quitting smoke/vaping/weed has done me a ton of good in a short amount of time! Annoying because I loved those things, but my physical health is so much better.

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• DA

  @DarKNess1111x · 4 years ago (edited)

  I long stigmatized addiction, which was mostly the result of being closed minded and lacking understanding of the mechanics of addiction. I've come to understand that it is merely a symptom of the multifaceted disease of emotional dysfunction. The more compassion, empathy, love, inclusion and forgiveness we extend to ourselves and others, the better positioned we are to thrive collectively. For we are inherently connected and as long, and to the extent that one suffers, that pain will in some capacity extend to all.

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• CH

  @christopherevans406 · 2 years ago

  I got 7 months .

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• RE

  @relec5379 · 3 years ago

  I was a drug addict been clean for 6 yrs and my goal is to hit ten .it’s very hard when you don’t have the support but if your strong enough you can do it it on your own .

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• LO

  @loverofpetrichor · 2 years ago

  She is one of my professors in University. One of the most amazing teachers I have ever had.

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• SA

  @sagedandy123 · 1 year ago

  I did it completely alone.

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• DI

  @dimitarkostov8301 · 3 years ago

  I agree with your message. From personal experience I can recall that isolation always acts as a catalyst to addiction. Associating with a community and asking for help are the only way one can escape addiction.

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• DA

  @DarKNess1111x · 2 years ago (edited)

  I WISH anyone in my life cared enough to ask a single question or challenge, actually care or be honest, involved, etc. Either they ignore, enable, accuse and accost me for doing/chasing worse things than hurting me but I&apos;d never do anything to hurt them, which only fuels the tendency to isolate and makes the chemicals that much more attractive as they feel safer than those so-called &quot;loved ones&quot; esp considering our history, which in part, due to their abuses, drove me here to begin with. People equal pain and a slew of undue, convoluted threats, while drugs and even opting out entirely are mercies by comparison. <br><br>That glimpse into my reality is a massive understatement. So how do I find my way out of this cycle? Been trying for years and si&apos;ve made some strides but I can&apos;t kick it. It&apos;s all I have and the only thing i can truly rely on

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• WA

  @warre50 · 6 years ago

  i find very enterteining i also was addicted to herien

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• PA

  @paulmathew1214 · 3 years ago

  I found this to be an interesting perspective. &nbsp;Thanks for the upload. Addiction treatment is lagging behind the medical and physiological knowledge

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• WA

  @WayneMckenzie-x3h · 2 months ago

  15 yrs wow

• BE

  @bennigreeneyes605 · 1 year ago

  Jobs Friends and Houses! &nbsp;Wow, that is super! &nbsp;End Stigma!