I admit that I was an alcoholic with a dual diagnosis of Psychiatric illnesses. I'm also proud to say that as of present time, I'm over 35+ years sober & clean of all alcohol & drugs.

@averyparticularsetofskills

3 ай бұрын

_Awesome Feat_ I dont actually know you but I'm proud of you . Stay Safe ✌ Be Well

@Ms.Frazier

3 ай бұрын

Job well done 👏🙏

@lindaalvarez8855

3 ай бұрын

@@Ms.Frazier Thank you so much. My choice to stop drinking & drugs was the best thing I've ever done for myself & there's No going back, ever! I'm a lot stronger since I've stopped.

@michellefalleur960

3 ай бұрын

Brilliant, Well well done .

@realpeoplerealwealth88

3 ай бұрын

How did u stop temptations completely?

I just made 14 years sober! 😊

@lisavee4670

3 ай бұрын

🎉❤😊

@Almondjoi2006

3 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!!

@lush_carter

3 ай бұрын

Big congratulations Mike! Keep it up brotha

@elpacho....9254

3 ай бұрын

Good.

@Jenwuzhere-sp7bo

3 ай бұрын

Congrats friend 😀👍🏼

Strange I come across this video on my 30th day of sobriety. 8 lbs down and feeling better than ever!

@LadyHawke78

3 ай бұрын

Best wishes on your recovery journey! You can do it… 😃👍

@dpalaoro

3 ай бұрын

8lbs, nice. How much do you think you'll lose if you go longer?

@fritztm9261

3 ай бұрын

@@dpalaoro man if I continue at this rate I’ll be a pound per week. I started a 190 and my goal is 175.

@buddyleewoods2327

3 ай бұрын

Nice job . Powerless over alcohol . Acceptance 1 day at a time . I hope you make some connections with some sober people & be good to yourself . To thine own self be true .

@jamesmason8052

3 ай бұрын

That’s great. Get another day. 😉👍

This was weirdly cozy to watch. I felt like I was sitting in a classroom watching this on a tube tv. Also the art is fantastic.

@StarWolf_88

4 ай бұрын

Growing up in the 90s we had alot of these kind of 70s PSA films we had to watch in class. This one gave me that same warm fuzzy feeling. The music helped to especially in the end.

@LuC-k777

4 ай бұрын

For me it felt like I was watching “Schoolhouse Rock!” Via a vhs tape on my old tv

@malikabrown7439

4 ай бұрын

I felt the same.

@doclouis4236

4 ай бұрын

What is this specific era art style called?

@ingridfong-daley5899

4 ай бұрын

It felt like early Sesame Street animation too; that's what got me to click on it.

One of the best sobriety videos that have come across my timeline recently. Love the 70’s aesthetic. Best of luck to anyone out there in recovery…

@magnificentmuttley154

4 ай бұрын

@LadyHawke78 Yeah, it really does have the look & feel of so many ETV shorts elementary school loaded us up with back there From the opening credits I can see this is a completely different animator (commissioned by Britannica) but the styling is so much like Schoolhouse Rock I cant tell the difference! I feel sorry for younger kids who didnt get to experience the rich supply of educational animation that we did. That & many a live action reel teaching us about everything from planetary motion to WWII history Before Amazon & KZread it was very difficult to find any of it on VHS or DVD for children growing up in the 90s & early 2000s. Back then the Schoolhouse Rock collection was all I could give mine. Lol! :)

@yoursubconscious

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, my 6 year old is improving. This helped.

@nellokiko6755

4 ай бұрын

It was made in the 70s , what do you expect?

@meowjakx3

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! It means a lot!❤

@hakunakahuna

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, looks like the same animation as Schoolhouse Rock (of which I own the Anniversary DVD collection 😊).

did we all get recommended this at the same time? lol

@LiftSomethin

3 ай бұрын

yes

@mleecthulhu

3 ай бұрын

(I dnt even drink anymore 😂)

@bigdaddydaddy3203

3 ай бұрын

I know right like wtf where did this 💩 come from

@christinawilson2919

3 ай бұрын

Seeing this 2 weeks after this comment lol

@CoCoBunny420

3 ай бұрын

Nah I'm 3 weeks late

I like that it didn't have a disciplinary, finger wagging conclusion. That simply alienates drinkers. This encourages one to search for the root of their own personal problem. It is, in fact, empowering.

@andyp3834

4 ай бұрын

word brother, word....

@jonlukevandam

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s not condescending. Merely blunt and sympathetic

@JB-ef7ks

3 ай бұрын

It did, you just didn't notice it

@xavierberthon2008

3 ай бұрын

This is the type of shit that I think MadMen should be working on in a world not hyper focused on profit. Advertisement would have the best, most effective mass psychologists working on projects worth the time of the public.

@louhepton

3 ай бұрын

@@JB-ef7ks They delivered it so well I missed it.

3 years sober baby! Here's to you Jesus! **sips water**

@vibelikehers6630

3 ай бұрын

❤

@lush_carter

3 ай бұрын

Let’s go!!! Coming up on 4 years myself

@Carmine.Falcone

3 ай бұрын

Praise God

“Hey mama, where’s papa?” Aww that’s depressing.

”Thanks Pinky! You’ve always been there for me.” - Barney Gumble, 1998

@orenthiadillard8993

4 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 YES!!!

@VillemarMxO

4 ай бұрын

*Burp*

@marcovillareal6163

3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah that's right 🤣

@henrynoerdlinger120

3 ай бұрын

I laughed hard when i originally saw that and to me before I saw this is was so random

I didn't know Wario was an alcoholic

@floraspond666

4 ай бұрын

That’s his dad

@VS.VideoZ

2 ай бұрын

Sure you did

this is actually such a good PSA, most of the information is still relevant and I love how it's compassionate but still straight laced.

I adore this style of animation - true art.

@Bluejayboy94

4 ай бұрын

The 70s was really a golden era of art

@michellefalleur960

3 ай бұрын

I Love it too, it's gorgeous and has such a cosy feeling to it.

@gurnblanston5000

3 ай бұрын

​@@Bluejayboy94 Yes, late 60s to late 70s was like a a Renaissance or Classic Greek Age in that art and science exploded and explored in every direction. Then my grandparents went from horses to seeing moon landings. They really had fast moving lives when you think about it.

A month shy of 3 years sober for myself. Alcohol will most likely ruin relationships, job opportunities and your health if you abuse it.

@SmokeyMcb

4 ай бұрын

The character Rocko from Undergrads is the perfect example to not get drunk so enjoy: Undergrads • 1:05 [Drunks] kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZI5nzbyOfq2zlcY.html

@LisaHoneychan

3 ай бұрын

Congratulations on nearly 3 years sober! I’m proud of you!

@user-pi5vi6vv4r

3 ай бұрын

Дружище рад за тебя! Не пью эту гадость уже более 13 лет!

I'm 23 months sober and if you're struggling with drinking you are not alone and help is here for you if you need it.

@godaughter4044

4 ай бұрын

You Go! Jesus says come to me as you are and he will change

@SDS-ee9js

4 ай бұрын

Good for you! You’ve got this! 🙏

I REALLY dig the animation style

@nate7251

4 ай бұрын

you ever seen schoolhouse rock?

@staygreat3611

4 ай бұрын

Just picture a pink elephant with Pink designer clothing and learn to accept they told you so stigma included

@2degucitas

4 ай бұрын

It's far-out, man!

@daniellanglois89

4 ай бұрын

If you like this animation style, you'd probably love "The Point" (TV Movie 1971)

@daniellanglois89

4 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIOurralZ6fWeMY.html

Very informative ! Loved that back in 1975 this has a gentle town & is understanding that alcoholics/addicts are not necessarily "terrible" people, they need help

@murrayshekelberg9754

4 ай бұрын

that assumes people are equal. There are some people who will make a self-indulgent harmful choice every time they can regardless of help. They don't need help, they are low quality and shouldn't be in society. There are those who get in over their head and need a hand up and it is a real disservice to the true victims to equate them to selfish scumbags. Its always a choice to be an alcoholic. Its also always a choice to seek to end alcoholism.

@andyp3834

4 ай бұрын

your right, im am the most awesome person to be around, when im sober, peace and love always..

@jayfrank1913

4 ай бұрын

@@murrayshekelberg9754 You have no idea what you're talking about. Substance Use Disorder can happen to anyone. It's primarily genetic. Learn empathy. "...shouldn't be in society." Are you advocating mass incarceration or genocide? Look at yourself before judging others.

@zaberfang

4 ай бұрын

​@@jayfrank1913with society breaking down due in part to these genetic problems, yep awesome planet.

@murrayshekelberg9754

4 ай бұрын

@@Eet_Mia Lots of ignorance and hate in that comment. Hopefully you will learn about and accept Jesus and his teachings and move away from saying blasphemous things. I will pray for your redemption.

Thanks. Today is 14 Jan 2024. In 12 days, I'll be 9 years sober. tavi.

Had a hangover when this video got recommended. Don't know what to make of that

@johnferguson4985

3 ай бұрын

Is just poured very small sip of whiskey. Enough to take away the chill. Not enough to get effect 😅

This video is almost 50 years old! What an experience to watch it. Thanks for the upload 🙏🏻

@Blas4ublasphemy

3 ай бұрын

MF Doom used some of this in his "One Beer" music video.

@lisavee4670

3 ай бұрын

​@@Blas4ublasphemyoh yeah!! No. 1 DOOM fan.

“Reformed alcoholics.” As opposed to Orthodox ones.

@jamesrosewell9081

4 ай бұрын

Ha!

@Birds_and_art

4 ай бұрын

😂😂

@grantmills4184

4 ай бұрын

Predestined to become a boozer

Why did they ever stop showing this? It's a thoughtful presentation on a topic that remains important in our society.

@vacuumblink2300

4 ай бұрын

It’s dated

@thefisherking78

3 ай бұрын

​@@vacuumblink2300exactly, it wouldn't resonate with today's young adults. Ironically I'm younger than this video and still found it interesting but I think that'd be rare

@Moshie71

3 ай бұрын

No. 1 Think about your question, I mean really think who benefits by not showing this. No. 2 Around here the young are turning their backs on alcohol in their droves, they see it for what it is. As for me I can take or leave it, but back in the day I remember wondering what’s the difference between a ‘heavy’ social drinker and a developing alcoholic…I suspect it’s a thin line.

@user-ze9jw8zu2x

3 ай бұрын

While the cartoon style and perhaps some of the research data "might" be dated (I think that nostalgic art style is part of its beauty and charm) perhaps the real question is how come we don't see ANY alcoholism awareness videos these days. We see anti-smoking and anti-drug warning videos, but nothing on alcohol.

@dodec8449

3 ай бұрын

@@user-ze9jw8zu2x too popular ....

I used to be a heavy drinker and what helped me was giving up on strong liquor, like vodka. When I could only drink beer, i would still get drunk, but i would usually feel too full to drink anymore. Not so with spirits. You can drink that til the cows come home, and you'll end up waking up somewhere you don't remember going to sleep in. Anyway, when i only drank beer, i got drunk a lot slower and so it was easier to manage. Now, i drink maybe once a month, and never to get hammered. Quit spirits first! I think it really works.

@jokerfish8317

4 ай бұрын

Nice RoachDogg Jr.

@tempesttking5715

4 ай бұрын

Your perspective is very insightful. ❤ I wish you well and hope you’re always able to manage your self control with any vice. ☮️

@stobie9063

4 ай бұрын

It'll definitely work for some. Unfortunately some people will try this and drink beer all day and feel nothing wrong with it. Alcoholism is a bitch.

@SONJASAVEDBYGRACE

4 ай бұрын

I agree,☝🏽 one step at a time, it can be done ☑️

@StarWolf_88

4 ай бұрын

I quit altogether. I admire how you were able to minimize it and still enjoy. I'm ok with it completely out of my life. Bur you are right...Spirts really are bottomless.

Interesting there’s no mention of drinking and driving. This video was made in 1975, and I think MADD was founded 5 years later. Until then most people ignored the danger or didn’t take it seriously enough.

@pieguy105

4 ай бұрын

Honestly that seems like an entire video on its own, but really good point.

@crescentfreshbret

4 ай бұрын

I remember the main character in Kurt Vonnegut’s 1987 book, Bluebeard, saying (when talking about how Jackson Pollock died in a car crash while driving drunk) “Back then, drinking and driving was just seen as normal. Fashionable, even.”

@kelechi_77

4 ай бұрын

@@crescentfreshbretTheres an interview on KZread of irish men from the 60s who are extremely drunk saying they are gonna drive home tonight

@piotrplewa1889

4 ай бұрын

Ay, dri k driving is great safe fun

@wodedagawd9328

4 ай бұрын

Me im most ppl

Wow I finally get that joke from The Simpsons when Barney sees pinky.

@MatthewChristianMurray

4 ай бұрын

Wow, I wouldn’t doubt that was a reference to this! Peak Simpsons was full of references, both obvious and (like this) more obscure.

@olliefischer

4 ай бұрын

well i mean both this video and the simpsons joke are probably references to the movie Dumbo

@markbosy2065

3 ай бұрын

@@olliefischerFantasia

@olliefischer

3 ай бұрын

@@markbosy2065 well i'll be damned: according to TV Tropes, pink elephants predates any of these works, and comes from a quote from a Jack London novel. you learn something new everyday

@markbosy2065

3 ай бұрын

@@olliefischerthanks for that. The other one being the green fairy of course Absinthe a well documented hallucination

okay i will not drink alcohol

@connorscanlan2167

4 ай бұрын

Good!

@ApocalypseMoose

4 ай бұрын

This is so epic. Can we get drunk for this guy???

@2Siders

4 ай бұрын

Yes we can

@MaxiemumKarnage

4 ай бұрын

Cheers I'll drink to that

@chungus100

4 ай бұрын

​@@ApocalypseMooseway asheand of youyy

wow, as a struggling alcoholic i found this helpful, believe it or not, I started smoking heroin around 2020 for the first time in my life, giving that up was easy compared to quitting alcohol, what a curse, my moms father used to waste his entire check on alcohol and died at 40, im 54 now, and and really starting to feel the wrong effects of alcohol, anyway, women do not absorb or assimilate alcohol like men do, its genetics differences', the ending should have had him stand up and walk away from the bottle. peace and love always. . . Update! Im now 62 days sober!

@vacuumblink2300

4 ай бұрын

You look way older than 54

@lleaha

3 ай бұрын

looks sane and not old.

@MABlackMetalGuitar

3 ай бұрын

Good luck on the booze, man.

@reefk8876

3 ай бұрын

I agree with this and had the same experience

@andyp3834

Ай бұрын

@@vacuumblink2300 you should see my scars bro

I could not have done it myself without AA. 8 years sober after 35 years of drinking as much as possible every time.

This made me sad.

Man watching this while drunk masked me feel concerned. Good thing too I guess I gotta get sober thank you for posting it

@KnowledgeSeeker78491

4 ай бұрын

I got sick, sick on some sake two days ago because the restaurant didn't serve bourbon or whiskey...I threw up really bad and had to stay in bed for the whole day... I've given up drinking and vaping

9:05 is very true. I was bad to the point that I had to drink. Otherwise, the withdrawals would come... Those shakes are the worst....alcohol withdrawal is like dying without actually dying. A year and 2 months sober, and I don't miss drinking, and it's really cool that I found this!

@MatthewChristianMurray

4 ай бұрын

That’s fantastic. Congratulations!

@StarWolf_88

4 ай бұрын

@MatthewChristianMurray thank you. I'm gonna be 36 in February, This came out waaaay before I was born let alone develop an alcohol addiction but this still holds up. The info is pretty much still useful today...it's just the place I went to to sagely stop my withdrawals was called a detox clinic...a week away from the world...they keep you for a week...no phone no nothing, they Locke that up safely for you. You stay there...eat really good food *at least the one I went too* and basically recover...the first 2 days were hell but then you start to feel better. It's not easy and as long as om alive I will never be out of the woods...but I got tired of it...the withdrawals, the puking, the comas, the wasting my life away. I'm still very anti social which is probably another reason how I found myself here. But I feel so much better without it. Like they say one day at a time.

@michellefalleur960

3 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@camsilva7021

3 ай бұрын

The thing is, you can actually die from alcohol withdrawal. You can have seizures and die. Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs to withdraw from and anyone experiencing them should consider seeking medical treatment

@StarWolf_88

3 ай бұрын

@camsilva7021 that I did and you are right too. Untreated it can lead to death.

They need to make cartoons like this for kids to learn early to not drink. Right now in 2024. Thanks for the help. It’s runs in my family

Sober for nine months and very happy about it!

I wonder if this was animated by the same studio that did Schoolhouse Rock? It has a lot of stylistic similarities.

@michaelhutson6758

4 ай бұрын

Possibly, but I've noticed that animation styles go in trends. It definitely has that early to mid '70s vibe.

@DeezNutz-rq6gd

4 ай бұрын

​@@michaelhutson6758The 70s seem like the most down to earth to place, man, from someone born in 98'. Looking at 70s cartoons and media, music...what a nice era. Real, not fake like now.

@soulrebel6309

3 ай бұрын

It's also similar to that cartoon of that guy in the top hat, that used to sing about crackers and cheese. If anyone remembers that

@thecoldglassofwatershow

3 ай бұрын

@@soulrebel6309puttin on the Ritz? Lol!

@soulrebel6309

3 ай бұрын

@@thecoldglassofwatershow was that the name?😂

I’m glad that it’s less about shaming the alcoholic and more about what they can do to get help

I was learning about "love has won" a cult that was run by a severe alchoholic. Really interesting how the folowers rationalized all the symptoms of alchoholism. She died and they still dont see it. The cult just keeps going. :/ i wish we didnt joke around about alchoholism.

@PyroJoe1

4 ай бұрын

I'm a binge drinker myself, at least that's how therapists label me, and I can really appreciate what I believe your message is. I've hurt many people, some times I can recall, other's I can't. Yet through it all, in spite of all the signs of how I can become a completely different person that can hurt those they care about or even love through my actions, I often choose the clearly wrong decision. I have felt addiction on some level since just before 6th grade. I don't believe in fate but I feel we are still coaxed a certain way by genetics and the environment we grow in. But addiction is a choice, i believe, just one that is harder to overcome or more likely to experience for some. But yes, we addicts can lie as easily to others as ourselves, a fact I wish I learned sooner, or better, since I fall in the same cycles every so often taking those who I care for and who care for me with me. All drugs are dangerous tools that can destroy or create, though some are more helpful or hurtful, and everyone is different in how they interact with those tools should they choose to use them. Alcohol has been a more bittersweet chemical friend than others I've found, but she's clingy and hard to shake in my experience. Regardless of anything I've said in this rant, I do hope you never experience addiction and I wasn't offended by anything you said, I was just so inclined to give my say on the matter as well.

@topkinggamer1063

4 ай бұрын

just watched it the alcohol didn’t help but it was mostly all the silver she was drinking while it poisoned her

@twistoffate4791

4 ай бұрын

​@topkinggamer1063 They told her she was a God, kept her drunk and basically killed her and she was too stupid to see the whole sick situation for what it was.

@topkinggamer1063

4 ай бұрын

@@twistoffate4791they also fed her colloidal silver part of her autopsy was chronic ingestion of colloidal silver which is also why she turned blue and her organs were shutting down so rapidly

@deanframe9095

4 ай бұрын

I’m am a serious no joke alcoholic 9 years 1 month 4 days since my last drink. That lady with an idiot and I don’t know why people follow idiots what’s real is real and you couldn’t see it don’t think silver it doesn’t even taste good cold now gold they say won’t hurt you, but nevertheless, Tony Gold, Tony, mud have a salad and Miss Anna don’t get upset about if other people joke about alcoholism you just keep on your path great comment just say no Colloidal silver and alcohol and narcotics!

My best friend died on my birthday a few months ago. He drank since he was a young teen. It destroyed his kidneys, and heart. His kidneys failed, and he had a heart attack. He refused to eat much for over a year. It caused such severe gout often he couldn’t even move, and it was very painful. The shakes were so bad, he couldn’t do anything. His memory was so pitiful, I heard the same stories every day for years. This disease is so debilitating, and devastating it’s beyond tragic. He tried to seek therapy, and medical attention in the last few months but by then it was too late. He had just celebrated his 50th birthday a few months prior. Losing him is so heartbreaking, and I can’t stand it. I tried so hard to help him for years, and it’s agony knowing nothing worked. A person can have all the support they need but they have to want recovery. You have to save yourself. Nobody can make you, or do it for you. Quitting cold turkey could kill you, and there has to be a treatment in place. You cannot do this in any other way. You have to monitor your health thoroughly, and look for any complications or risk factors. It takes rehab. It takes therapy. It takes many doctor visits. It takes medication. It takes time, and determination. But you can do this! I believe in you! No better time than the present. Let Today be the first day, of the rest of your best life.🫶🏻

@stayossm

3 ай бұрын

Thank you truly for sharing this. This hit home for me. Sending love and light 🧡

@kellycuckoo3143

3 ай бұрын

@@stayossm that means a lot to me, you’re most welcomex Thank you! All my love to you my friend.🫶🏻

Have a friend who finally gave up the drink after a DUI or was it a DWI? After that he lost his license to drive. He had to hit rock bottom in order to get sober. Poor Elephant... He would pull out his hair if he realized that alcohol was the least of our problems now, what with fentanol, meth, etc. :(

@lethalhotbox3778

4 ай бұрын

Not the least

@daerth4423

4 ай бұрын

That DUI was probably the best thing to happen to him. I'm sober now but drank heavy for 30 years. I somehow always stayed out of trouble and looking back I think something like a DUI in my 20s may have inspired me to quit much earlier and saved me from a lot of issues and bad decisions later on.

@justinpontarelli4368

4 ай бұрын

@@daerth4423 Yes, I think it was too. He was so much better to be around sober.

I love this video! It's like adult swim meets PBS.

the vibe to this is quite cozy and heartwarming even during the more very serious moments and trippy, brooding music

This was the most heartwarming down to earth and informative episode of schoolhouse rock I’ve ever seen 😢

@spazchicken1

4 ай бұрын

It’s an “after the school “ episode

@davidgilleran2006

4 ай бұрын

Schoolhouse Rock was animated in the same time frame, but every episode relied on a catchy song to educate, hence the name of the series. It’s maybe not an apt analogy as this fine short isn’t built around a song. Just a thought!🙂

@jaia846

4 ай бұрын

Daaaamni remeber school house roccck

@mattkaustickomments

3 ай бұрын

Conjunction Junction, What’s Your Dysfunction?

@mattkaustickomments

3 ай бұрын

I’m just a Bill, and I’m sittin’ here drinking this swill.

Why is this little animation more entertaining,wholesome and down right heartwarming to watch than 90% of all animations that are on youtube?

@honaleri

4 ай бұрын

What animations are you watching then?

@TheBalkanJoker

4 ай бұрын

​@@honaleria lot,I've watched a lot of animations on this platform and I think I'm confident in saying that this animation from the 70's is better than 90% of all animations on KZread *in my opinion*

@honaleri

4 ай бұрын

@@TheBalkanJoker I think that with content like Goblines that showcase some of the most creative and heartfelt things in animation, period, thousands of small KZreadrs who post their passion projects, large upcoming youtubers who have impressive shows like Starship Goldfish, or even just fanwroks like Starfox that have captivated millions with their sheer passion to tell a story... It's either a hyperbolic opinion you just expressed, a hatefully dismissive one, or simply one that's not informed by the sheer quality that abounds here. If your looking only at stuff like MSA, or meme youtube shorts, then your opinion holds honesty, but not accuracy. This short film is exceptional, and well done. No doubt. But it doesn't achieve that by being better than others in some hyperbolic way, it's good regardless of the competition, which is steep if art were some kind of race. Luckily... its not.

@gusgilmanreal

4 ай бұрын

@@TheBalkanJoker that’s just untrue

@ArchivedFox

4 ай бұрын

Cause It cares unconditionally. It's not cynical, isn't angry, isn't sarcastic. It's like talking with a friend.

I know quite a few functioning alcoholics, one of whom fortunately recently celebrated 1 year sober. It was something I never noticed while at work, because I imagine he, like most of my coworkers, hides it really well.

@MatthewChristianMurray

4 ай бұрын

I know quite a few semi-functioning alcoholics who think they’re hiding it better than they actually are.

@lalosalamanca8574

3 ай бұрын

There is no functionaning alcohol. Every that consumes it has a problem. It's responsible for 3 million deaths. Second most addictive next to fentinol. It's kills more people than heoin and fentol

Got pulled over when i was 19 in idaho (early 2000s). They found a roach in my car. No jail, but lots of probation and community service. When i had my drug and alcohol assessment, by a "professional" he concluded that i was also an alcoholic. The problem was, i had told him, honestly, that i had never had a drop in my life. I asked him why he thinks i am an alcoholic and he just said the "scoring system is kinda weird." I had to go to aa as part of my sentence. Wtf. I have never had any faith in "professionals" since then.

Great video!!! My brother was an alcholic. He passed away last year. I miss him so much. I wish I had seen this video a year ago.

I just lost my baby brother, 36. Wake up folks.....PLEASE I BEG Y'ALL, DON'T DIE THIS WAY. 😢😭 My pain is unbearable and I only have Jesus

as a teen, I feel like I can learn a lot from this as I step into adulthood. tysm for posting this

@jfvincent4993

3 ай бұрын

You could learn a lot from the comments section too. Take it from someone who was a functional drunk from age 18 to 38, age 33-38 years nearly killed me, now sober going on 10 years.

It honestly feels and sounds like someone talking to an actual drunk person.

This is a very good explanation! I never took a liking to alcohol, but it's a good reminder that anything that we develop an unhealthy dependency on can easily become an addiction and lead to demise.

I’m high as hell off of pot. This hits different

I LOVE THIS SOBRIETY STORY!!! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM!!! I AM SO PROUD TO BE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE GOING ON 4 YEARS AS OF 2024 IT WAS HARD BUT ANYONE CAN QUIT!!! GOOD LUCK AND GET SOME HELP 🙏🏾❤️

I worked in alcohol rehab in the 80s. Wish I knew about this film. It’s excellent. Informative without the preachy or judgemental attitude.

"It ranks with cancer, heart disease, and mental illness." Wow, that was almost 50 years ago, and literally nothing has changed.

Thanks Pinkie! You've always been there for me...

My dad was a really heavy drinker. From when I was little to eighteen years old. What really made me upset was when he dated another addict. Now, if my dad met someone who stayed sober, and he got his footing and went to college or trade school, or got a job. I wouldn't have been mad at him. But, what makes me more irate was when I was in Highschool and the counseler and vice principal told me to. "Stay out of my dad's personal life." And what they meant was his "love life." Not his addiction, or his career, or getting him sober. So, what life? I always wondered if other kids were told that.

@Gumbier_Than

4 ай бұрын

"stay out of his personal life"? Yeah, kids and parents are colleagues, who must remain professional. 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️

@jessicahay9305

4 ай бұрын

Why were you mad he dated another addict? She didn't make him drink and I can promise you that being with someone sober doesn't lead to sobriety. I've been sober for a long time, my husband isn't. MY best friend has never drank or done drugs but her husband of 15 years still uses.

@roleat

4 ай бұрын

​@@jessicahay9305 you're daft.

@JebidiahKrackedyetagain-xv9hc

4 ай бұрын

I feel ya "kid", trust me I do...Not only as an alcohol abuser/user myself, but as someone whose own Father did not "handle" his booze very well**...Of course I'm pretty certain he did NOT hook up with another addict like YOUR Dad did, but his alcohol use/abuse fueled SHITLOADS of shouting matches, lesser amount of beatings, and LOTS of broken objects throughout the house, and neighbors next door over 20 feet away complaining of the noise. Also 2 D.U.I.s as well, combined with lectures and brow AND body beatings NOT to drink or smoke.....ANYTHING, never mind just cigarettes....Oh, and of course mandatory church attendance to make me even MORE "Holy"🙄👹🙉🙊🙈 (Christianity and substance abuse/use NOT a good evangelizing tool!!😈👿) ** My Father had parents that were VERY HEAVY drinkers and. BOTH of their deaths at age 49 is proof enough of THAT!! (Though to cut them some "slack", also were VERY HEAVY cigarette smokers.🙄) My MOTHER on the other hand, came from a family that did NOT drink...They apparently didn't even KNOW how to SPELL "booze"...."Smart(ER) Midwest GERMANS?????🙄 However when I was growing up, she DID drink WINE, and her being SMALL, female, and hailing from a NON DRINKING background, made her a "LIGHTWEIGHT"....VERY light weight, and her own alcohol intoxication contributed to those fights that made the scenes in "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolfe" (starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) quite TAME by comparison. PS If you see that counselor again, let him know Jebidiah said for YOU to say to her/him: "YOU WERE FULL OF SHIT ASSHOLE" Or if THAT is too harsh, "gently" ask: "Uh, WHY did you get into guidance counseling again? Tell me it was NOT your first choice of careers....."

I came across this video randomly, thanks YT algorithm! And that's a well made classic animation! I love the 70's aesthetic, thanks for sharing!

I was 9 when this came out. And an alcoholic by the end of the next 9. Sober 18+ yrs. now... Thanks to a lot of good people. I'm well aware and grateful beyond words to be one of the very few out there who not only escaped Alcoholism, but a bad heroin addiction as well.... I really shouldn't be here...

The fact that skid row was not only around before I was born but is so old in fact that it was in the cultural zeitgeist strong enough to be mentioned in passing in 1975 3:02

@melodiearya9478

4 ай бұрын

It's both interesting and kinda depressing

It’s giving School House Rock

Watching this while drinking guinness goes hard

@CaptainApathetic

4 ай бұрын

I mean as long as you're doing so I moderation you're following the message.

@MaxiemumKarnage

4 ай бұрын

Based

@urbanurchin5930

4 ай бұрын

Why would you spend time drinking a second rate stout ?? Just because it is the best selling stout, around the world, doesn't make it the best. There are hundreds of better brands.

@piperatthegatesofdawn

3 ай бұрын

​@@htejjke2228Can guarantee you he's a craft beer drinker, they are as bad as vegans and cyclists

This was surprisingly balanced. Most of the big anti alcohol groups have switched in to full neo prohibitionist mode by now. A more recently made video would have the elephant ask "In the last month have you drank and enjoyed it? If so you are a drunk. Check in to treatment now and have your Dr. prescribe some antidepressants immediately! " If you are regularly missing work because you drink to much, you might well have a problem. Now they say if you have a drink after work more than 2x a week or drink most weekends you need treatment.

@misanthr0pic

4 ай бұрын

I mean we must address problematic drinking. Drinking fucks our brains up more than the average person knows. Like truly

@thesmiler1579

4 ай бұрын

@@misanthr0picIt's probably fine actually

@misanthr0pic

4 ай бұрын

@@thesmiler1579 no it's not. Even casual drinking or even weekly is personally to me problematic. I say this as someone who on and off binge drinks

@kamikazekalamari

4 ай бұрын

Nobody says that. The WHO says that regular drinking can be even in Moderation unhealthy for liver, kidneys, nerves etc. Not that every drinker is an alcoholic

@itspfaff

4 ай бұрын

projecting your weak worldview much? found the alcoholic.

This art style is so charming

I learned something new. Alcohol stays in system for 3 hours.

I wasted a lot of years because I was afraid I would have to give up having fun if I quit drinking but I didn’t even start to live until I quit. I don’t miss it at all.

I found out(in adulthood) that my father was and is an alcoholic. I have never drank in my life. Im glad i made the decision to stay alcohol free because i may have had issues like my father.

@brianarbenz1329

4 ай бұрын

Very similar to my experience.

@brianarbenz1329

4 ай бұрын

Very similar to my experience.

@brianarbenz1329

4 ай бұрын

Very similar to my experience.

@brianarbenz1329

4 ай бұрын

Very similar to my experience.

@brianarbenz1329

4 ай бұрын

Very similar to my experience.

As an alcoholic since my 16y old it brings me to tears not gonna lie.. I promised to my self to stop and i doesn't get drunk since the new year eve. Thanks to post this, from Brazil ❤

@LisaWallaceDesigns

4 ай бұрын

That’s great. Keep going, one day at a time. See if you can find an AA group near your home, or online. They will help you so much.

@soulrebel6309

3 ай бұрын

Just quit altogether bro. You're life is going to be so much better. I'm praying for you, and God will help you. A better life is waiting for you bro

It’s so crazy that we’ve known so much about alcoholism and addiction for so long, yet we still send people with this disease to prisons and punish them. Addicts and alcoholics are still treated like trash and alienated. I wish more people could understand, but I guess it’s almost impossible to understand if you’ve never experienced it. I hit rock bottom 9 years ago and I am over 8 years sober now.

@daerth4423

4 ай бұрын

I'm sober now but was a full blown alcoholic for 30 years. I wish I was punished more for it, maybe I would have quit earlier and saved myself a lot of grief. Drunks are treated like trash because they usually are and I was no exception.

@wilhelmhagberg4897

3 ай бұрын

That’s not my experience at all. Many ”drunks” are intelligent, sensitive people.

I wish I saw this when I was younger, I’m 30 years old and I’m a heavy drinker - it’s because of the trauma I’ve experienced and I really want to quit.

@jaylenpaige10

3 ай бұрын

It’s not too late

8 minutes in and it makes sense as to why people drink. It’s about coping with life and their emotions. This part is missed out so much because society doesn’t understand how to deal with emotions 12.18 further sense using alcohol as a crutch this is classic dealing with our emotions

How did they manage to make Schoolhouse Rock, Pink Panther, and Yellow Submarine all at the same time?

I'm like a paranormal investigator... I just love those spirits! 😉🫠

Damn this was kind of deep.

This somehow ended up in my feed...I have been drininking for years. Im going to admit, my body is falling apart. Stomach cant hold anything, my arms sometimes hurt or go numb, my heart palpitations get bad too. This year I think I will stop completely. I dont have fun anymore, havent completed any games lately, havent spoke to people in a while, memory is jacked up...yea..Ill stop.

@isa-morena

4 ай бұрын

I believe in you! Its awesome that you can confront the fact that drinking has become a problem for you. Sadly some people never reach that conclusion.

@user-kh8kz4ck3z

4 ай бұрын

You can do it! Woooooo!

I kept expecting to see Fritz the cat

7:53 is incredibly insightful

This came up in my recommended I have been going through relationship issues and I never talk about my problems so I either drink or smoke weed everything happens for a reason to make a long story short

Yup, very 1975-ish. Honestly, I never saw the appeal. Not that I didn't try, lol, but by the time of this film, life had given me enough pointed but gentle hints that drinking wasn't for me. Not the least of which was the loss of one and possibly two grandparents who passed when they were younger than I am now.

@SDS-ee9js

4 ай бұрын

Same here. I’ve tried to drink because that’s what all of my friends do at parties and social gatherings, but I could never see the appeal, and personally I can’t stand the taste of alcohol lol.

I gotta admit this video from 1975 is freaking incredible. Spot on. And, this is how long our doctors and psychology people have known about this. And, still to the day it's the same story. And the recommendations are the same. Extremely spot on. There's no two ways about it.

my mum gave my Auntie a joint & she saw a pink elephant, I was a 70's kid I remember them talking about it, i never forgot so had to watch this ! Wishing healing to all those suffering from booze.

@dianaroshae9107

3 ай бұрын

I don’t think that was the same thing!

Man, I really love the style of vintage 70's artwork and animations. It reminded me of the old Joy Berry's educational books & records. And of course, the early Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Schoolhouse Rock TV shows that I grew up back in the 80's. Good times.

The SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK era of PSAs

I love vintage animated PSAs/Educational films! "The Return Of Count Spirochete" is another good one from the 70's!

I don't care what the circumstances are, if anyone ever calls me an "alchy," we're throwing hands.

@Raexai

4 ай бұрын

What’s wrong with being an alchemist 🧐🧐🧐

I am a member of AA & NA and I am proud to say I am 140 days clean and sober and am enjoying a wonderful and happy sober 🧬💞

@RK-eo8gl

3 ай бұрын

Very Cool ! Hang in there.

@effyiew7318

3 ай бұрын

One day at a time but each day gets better! Each day is another step forward leaving the old you behind.

@milmex317th

3 ай бұрын

One day at a time. 💙.

I enjoy this style of animation. I know it’s an older form but it’s such a good watch with an necessary message 💡

I’m still pissed that alcohol doesn’t actually let you see pink elephants.

@CasperWidd

4 ай бұрын

You aint drinking enough 🙃 *this was a joke btw*

@urbanurchin5930

4 ай бұрын

Because drinking is not where you see the pink elephant. The pink elephant is from the DT's (Delirium Tremens). This is the withdrawal stage when the alcoholic is very sick.

It’s amazing how compassionate this animation is, considering the time period!

@MatthewChristianMurray

4 ай бұрын

The ‘70s was a weird time. Pre-WWII the criminal justice system was overly harsh. The ‘70s were the peak of overcorrection from that. Basically we went from too hard to too soft, and the ‘70s were the softest. Personally I think we’re a little too hard again now, but it’s still way better than the way they coddled criminals back then. Of course, alcoholism isn’t a criminal matter unless it leads to crime. It’s basically medical and psychological, as this video notes.

@jasontimothywells9895

4 ай бұрын

​@@MatthewChristianMurrayshit was groovy back in the day when I was a kid , now things are so upside down I can't see why people would be with there guard down being messed up on anything .

@michellefalleur960

3 ай бұрын

@@MatthewChristianMurray REALLY Well put .

@MatthewChristianMurray

3 ай бұрын

@@michellefalleur960 - thanks! I studied a little bit of criminology in college and have studied true crime on my own.

Randomly found this actually pretty well done I remember as a kid they used to always have cartoons like this

That's heavy men! We really need this kind of information and with drug-addiction too. Knowledge and action are the best aid against situations like this. Respect for the people that have solve their addiction problem. Isn't easy.

My parents watch this educational film in high school in Chicago where this was made.

That was a very informative and an educational video that mainly concentrates on something hazardous about consuming alcohol and how will it effect eventually. I think I did learn something informative and didn't realize if Wario was an alcoholic.

This is such a great and informative animation. The mention of mental health support like counseling and therapy is wonderful, especially for the 70s.

They forgot to mention genes... For a lot of alcoholics it's hereditary, but the study hadn't been published when this film was made.

@waywardspiritualist

4 ай бұрын

They mentioned genes. You weren't paying attention lay off the booze

Its like an adult version of Mr Benn

Absolut Großartig! Vielen Dank! Tolle Aufklärung

This is really an informative and well thought out video.

It was great right up until the very end. It could have ended with a positive note like, "You CAN quit drinking alcohol" instead of "WHY can't you quit drinking alcohol?!" Poor guy was left hanging, imploring the elephant in the bottle to answer his question while he is literally left in the dark all alone. Poor guy. Hope he eventually got some help.

@michaelsolano7907

4 ай бұрын

Bro that’s how real life is it’s a personal choice that can only be made by you alone . And once people see that drinking is a choice then you can finally take a step in the right direction

@pbase36

4 ай бұрын

It's a take on the classic question "If he can do it, why can't you?" It's meant to indicate that you CAN do it, you're no worse than the other guy. And it allows for the person to come up with their own reasons as to how and why they can come up with the solution to their problem.

@HadrianGuardiola

4 ай бұрын

I think you are falling into the trap that many of us modern people do. You think that if something is hard/uncomfortable than that thing is "bad." It isnt, we as a people, as humankind, have withstood uncountable hardships. It is our nature to overcome. When you have a huge problem you need to really set and think about that issue. It sucks because you have to examine the effed up stuff you may have done. Imagine really examining the harm you have dealt to others. Or why you drink. Often it a very messed up reason and it hurts to acknowledge. We need to ask ourselves the hard questions, no one else likely will because these things are messy. It benefits others to have you be weak as well. Affirmative fluff is for children or those who cant face up to their own lives. Dont be drawn into trying to feel good. Do what you need to do and the good feeling will come, and it will be well earned and full of wisdom.

@soulrebel6309

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

Now i want a cool pink elephant

Thank you 🙏

Alcohol is a real force of nature in the substance world. It’s one of many chemicals that wreaked havoc on me through my 20s into my early 30s. I remember a few people who were problematic alcoholics doing some finger pointing and name calling when I was lost in my opioid/benzo/amphetamine phase. I thought “ok buddy. You think what you’re doing is any less destructive than what I am?” I had been there. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital at age 24 for alcohol withdrawal. I was rude, violent, and didn’t think twice about jumping behind the wheel after an entire bottle of Jagermeister. Alcohol is especially dangerous because the stigma that is attached to illicit substances just isn’t there. There’s not a public bar you can go to and order up a pipe full of ice and 3 rails of heroin and shoot the shit with other people who are doing the same. Alcohol is something that you put inside of yourself that will change the way your brain functions. The outcome of this is generally negative in nature when done excessively. It’s no different than any other hard drug other than it’s legal status.