Fentanyl Addict interview-Blake

Love you Blake, it's Ricky from high school. I believe in you and you still have time to turn it all around. We miss having you around the family gatherings and we know you can persevere through anything. Take control of your life as you always have and be with the people you love again.

Heroin and fentanyl almost killed my wife and me. We both celebrated 12 years clean yesterday. We do recover.

Him dozing off like that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for our Youth to witness. I’m happy that you let the “film roll” for all of us to see.

I'm a mom. This was my son's path too for many many years. He finally got help, turned his life around and has been clean and sober for 15 years. He turns 50 next month. If my son can do it, Blake can do it too. Praying for him.

Blake, you are so self aware, engaging and intelligent. Please get the help you need because the world is a better place cuz you're alive.

August 26th will be 7 years for me. I expected to die a junkie. I did a few times but was brought back. My life is incredible, i have a beautiful family and girlfriend. You got this Blake. You can beat it!

I like how happy and respectful he talks about his family and his brother in college…no jealousy at all just pure humbleness…he is still in there…the drugs are trying to change him

51 days sober I’m blessed to have broken the chains of fentanyl

My mother suffered through this for years. Just like this. It starts off innocent, then it invaded her life, her decision making. Her friends turned into addicts who then merely acted like friends. Then she wanted it all to change, and be better when my grandparents - finally - decided to stop bailing her out of jail the night she overdosed in our Buick Century on train tracks. What’s my grandfather look like paying for the damages of a CSX engine? That’s the real moral of the story here - once addiction invaded her family’s life, it was too late for her. She died on the floor of my bedroom after overdosing on her month’s supply of Klonapin and pain patches that weren’t hers. Moreover, she died as the most hopeful woman that ever lived. The weekend she died, she was ecstatic, galavanting about the job she was going to get, how she was going to stop smoking cigarettes, and stop bringing strange men around. She had two weeks left of home confinement. Blake, man, I don’t know you. But, do not continue wishing for change. Be the motherfucking change you’re wishing for - the long way. Some of the worst endings divulge at the last of our best intentions.

When he's not nodding out, he's very alert and quite good at telling his story.

So sorry to see this intelligent, articulate young man so high and out of it. I pray he get the help he needs and gets well.

This one is so sad. He’s a very intelligent, articulate guy. If he could get himself clean and sober he could have an amazing life.

This guy says all the right things . He just needs to start having his actions meet his words .

Blake I hope you see this. I’ve been clean over 6 years and have been where you are. I was lucky and dealt with my addiction right after getting my college degree. The best thing you can do for yourself is lining up jobs you enjoy doing and that’s hard when you’re starting from rock bottom. But get around successful people because where you’re at as I’m sure you know will continue to trigger you to use. You’re going to continue getting screwed over by people down there, but you need to find people that lift you up that you ID as “better” than you. Once you get out of skid row and start finding a clean but fun group …you’ll see a different perspective of people and the world. Start reading about your trauma, start reading about why you attract negative people in your life. Start reading about how addiction is triggered when we have a loss of connection to ourselves, friends/family/people, and the world. I know you’re serious about getting clean. Praying for you.

I lost my only son 5 1/2 years ago to a Fentanyl overdose. You drifting off to school reminded me of how bad he was right before he passed away. He was brilliant, hilarious, 33 and a college professor. At the end of the day all that mattered was he was an addict and I missed ALL the signs. I will live with that the rest of my lifetime. Please, please get help. You are so worth it.😢

Thanks for not editing out Blake closing his eyes.

This channel is keeping me sober. I never expected to ever write that when I started watching a year ago.

Watching this makes me grateful because I realize this could have been me too. I'm 31, grew up in fresno like Blake & went to Clovis West. I got kicked out of a school for weed & went to continuation school afterwards as well. I had a lot of trauma and issues growing up & as a teen. My dad was a drug addict in & out of prison, many close family members were drug addicts & alcoholics. I dabbled in drugs & alcohol & was extremely easily influenced & could have easily become an addict. LUCKILY, we moved to a different city mid way through HS & some life events at that time changed the direction I was going completely, I am forever grateful for those things. Now, as an adult, it's scary how couple of bad decisions as a teen can completely change your life. I really hope Blake gets the help he needs & can overcome where he is in life right now. Sending ALL the good vibes to you Blake!

You’ve got this Blake. Don’t lose your fight. Recovery is possible. My brother was living where you are living now and addicted to Fentanyl. Suboxone helped him tremendously and he’s now a year sober and has gone back to school and is following his dreams. You deserve so much better and your family deserves to have you back in their lives. ❤️🙏🙏🙏

He is an excellent story teller. Voice, rhythm,energy level, easy job for him in radio. He needs a podcast.