The worst thing you can do to a drug addict is to shame, isolate and abandon them.

@seanloer1928

4 жыл бұрын

really? that's worse than enabling them to further feed their addiction? as a former addict I disagree. Addicts shame and isolate themselves just fine on their own. Yes it is sad and it's hard to watch, but I know a person does not quit until they are ready to quit. Some never are.

@briangrussing9327

4 жыл бұрын

I spent over 2 decades of my life shooting smack. If my mother would've given up on me I would've without question nor hesitation made up a fatal shot & shed my mortal coil. Most addicts need love, even when they can't REALLY feel it...only in the very rare case would i say push someone away, like if they're stealing everything that they can sell or are abusive...& that's >5% of addicts in my experience, we punish ourselves before others...family become innocent bystanders. My experience is with Donna on this one :) 1love

@seanloer1928

4 жыл бұрын

@@briangrussing9327 We're all different. I agree that knowing you are loved by someone certainly does help, it did in my case. But many people don't need much support from others. What helped me the most was honesty from my loved ones, whether I liked hearing it or not. It eventually did get through and I was able to quit. I believe that enabling addicts and not holding them accountable is much worse in the long run than a little tough love.

@michaelvigil3436

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingofDefiance The root to your problem maybe, human beings can be a lot of things and an addict is one of them. If you can't see the underlying humanity when people talk about "addicts" then that's your problem and most people don't share it.

@michaelvigil3436

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingofDefiance Shame and isolation can be beneficial though. If you trying to change the context of the original post then no I dont agree that the comment applies to all human beings.

This is why I believe ending Prohibition is the most important goal the human race has.

@BXJ-mi9mm

4 жыл бұрын

That seems like a bit of a stretch

@richhozzy480

4 жыл бұрын

Decriminalize small possession. Send non violent offenders to rehab and work programs. Addicts need reintroduction to society not separation

@odinspride545

4 жыл бұрын

Rich Hozzy no they are rejects of society and should be euthanized

@ob1934

4 жыл бұрын

@@odinspride545 ok edgelord i bet your SOOOOO perfect yourself

@nou4360

3 жыл бұрын

@@odinspride545 waste of euthanization meds when you can reintroduce manpower back

I work with a lot of drug users and I've learned that the most important question is why they tried it the first time, because every time after that is easy to explain. if you can solve that first usage you can help them

@oijkkbladds7365

4 жыл бұрын

They dont need help. They want to be left alone

@throughmikeswindow2278

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@imbuffysummers

3 жыл бұрын

@@oijkkbladds7365 if they are in therapy and trying to quit using then they probably do want help unless it is court ordered of course but in that instance they’re still obligated to comply with treatment and a good doctor will put forth their best effort to help the person with an addiction most adequately solve the root of the problem in order to allow them access to the most helpful emotional tools that will enable them to live the best life possible with or without their addiction as they may choose because everyone copes with trauma and addiction in their own way

@nou4360

3 жыл бұрын

@@oijkkbladds7365 drugsare the things that make them

@eloriafamadria

Жыл бұрын

That does not make any sense.

thank this man he is a godsend

As a fellow 6th Grade "Just Say No" drug speech contestant winner, and a fellow perfectly normal, well-adjusted person who's used drugs here and there...thanks for this talk!

If you drink beer every third day, it's all okay. If you take mushrooms or LSD just ONCE, they say you have a problem. Wicked society. Especially when your own parents say that...

@fiketsu

7 жыл бұрын

remember kids, your parents don't know shit :D

@marksmith5106

7 жыл бұрын

Psilocybin has no lobby. Amazing psychological benefits, but no powerful lobby. Maybe it's time we change some things.

@seanloer1928

4 жыл бұрын

They say that do they? well I've never heard them say that. And please don't lump psilocybin and LSD in together, they are vastly different in how they affect us. Some people do develop addictions to psychedelics btw, mostly the manmade ones though, like acid and Molly.

@michaelvigil3436

4 жыл бұрын

Who says that? Sounds like your parents are the weirdos cause I never heard anyone say that.

@SwedeenXBL

4 жыл бұрын

​@@seanloer1928 You can get addicted to everything but the chances of you actually building a physical addiction to acid are so extremely low as you can't abuse acid the same way as coke or speed. And why would you lump MDMA as a manmade psychadelic? Because you and me both know that MDMA is not a traditional psychadelic and the visuals you can get on MDMA are like day and night when it comes to mushrooms or acid visuals..

Very important topic

The american media has done a fantastic job at dehumanizing addicts and advocating for throwing them away and then stigmatizing both the people who lose the battle in their addictions and those who overcome it. I was never, ever taught in school to be compassionate towards drug users. The only things they showed me in school and billboards were people with messed up faces and horrible conditions caused by their addictions telling me to never become like them. It took until adulthood for me to actually see them as normal people who screwed up and can change with compassion and support from others. The opposite of what we give them

This man is a fantastic speaker. Subject matter aside, I wish I had his ability to orate.

Gabriel, that was a very well composed, eloquent, informative, and persuasive speech. well done, and thank u!

@marcellamontoya3212

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Ted Talks

Main point: We need to shift from a criminal based approach to a health based one. And “just say know.” Excellent insights but keep up, folks: he speaks fast.

I'm watching this video for one of my Psychology classes. I really like how you presented this. I was also a DARE graduate, I think maybe 1995. I wish it was still around, I haven't heard of it for a while. I actually forgot about DARE, Sir Friendly C came to our class in elementary school. I loved you speech, it was very informative and well presented! Thank you. I'm proud of your sobriety!

Helping drug users who are in trouble is one thing. But getting the production of these substances out of the hands of criminals is another. Drugs are the main source of income for criminals. This should be stopped. Most politicians make the mistake to think that total prohibition will work. But it does not, and only makes it more uncontrollable. 40 Years of failed enforcement policies have proven this. Not only in the US but everywhere in the world. The only way is legalisation, and regulation by government.

@MonicaEmberley

4 жыл бұрын

If made legal this would take all income from the Mexican drug cartel

@areready4170

4 жыл бұрын

to do such but have the laws stricken from the law books. thats the only way that it will work. the govermentt kno how to capture to a drug addict they will do what canadas doing sending all of its people to jail for a greedy run at tax monies but wont let anyone sell it. they fail to understand thatsv where the tax dollor comes from. the stilkl havre all the laws still omn the books so any one they want to charge they can

@Infamous41

4 жыл бұрын

If u arrest dealers where im from u will cripple that part of the economy and crime will rise

@Infamous41

4 жыл бұрын

Tell someone to get a job that never worked in there lives wontnwork thats why 90% of blacks on probation go back to jail for not getting a job its a sad way of doing things

@coppersense999

Жыл бұрын

Thats why we need a UBI. Criminalize greed not trauma.

Brilliant my friend brilliant

You have the name of one of the angels and your message is spoken as something an angel would tell humans.

The only way, is to be able to see other people having the same issues and give them the same compassion we gave to ourselves when we went through the same situation. That is if you did , of course. There is a HYPOCRISY PROBLEM.

Finally someone with some sense

This is a sad commentary on what the US has done to it's people. We need to stop the war on drugs, love people, help them, stop tearing apart families and communities. I agree with this speaker's recommendation about how to make restitution to those that have been wronged. What do I do as an individual to help? I feel helpless. I'm sure other people do as well.

@mt.doomer6645

7 жыл бұрын

Quail Studios Guitar Yes, very helpless. If only our population felt like Portugal's....

@jw78501

6 жыл бұрын

There is a very good video over at Kurzgesagt about the failure and problems with the war on drugs.

@givemexrice

5 жыл бұрын

There is nothing we can do to change the past, but to build a brighter future we cannot let monopolies run our country. How many companies have kicked farmers out with decades of experience in the fields in favor of GMO crops grown by amateurs? How many Mcdonalds do we allow them to continue to build when obesity rates are so high, with a high correlation of hospital visits in the future? Do we let Apple continue to sell 1000$ phones? These monopolies feed off of each other, and the best comparison would be a cancer latching on to its host. All we do is to continue to feed these companies, letting them expand, destroy nature to build, and support them with our cash. We have to stop their bubble from getting bigger, and rather make all bubbles the same size.

@bhatkat

5 жыл бұрын

@@jw78501 Failure, what failure? It has successfully demonized millions of people on the left and paid the mortgages of the warriors for years, just like it was intended to.

@jw78501

5 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Schaaf in regards to demonization I agree, I'm referring to failure involving actually removing narcotics from the US, and in any way stopping the overall flow of drugs

*Gasp*! Treat humans humanely? Communist!

too bad its more profitable to treat people like monsters

@contrafax

7 жыл бұрын

IKR?

@patriciabeckman8573

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! All about the Mighty $$

I am for complete legalization of all drugs but the early part of the about pain from past trauma is not support by research. The latter part of the talk was good.

@joethepope3

8 жыл бұрын

Yes there is, Gabor has spent 20 years working on it and his talks are very persuasive. He sees the long term pattern.

THANK YOU!

Most Fascinating.

a very intelligent man

Such a beautiful talk

thanks for the openess

PERFECTLY SAID.

10:50 just ask someone who owns a private prison, they're having some fantastic financial results. They have financial incentive to keep you behind bars

@Jimbodawg

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Carpenter A lot of people probably don’t even know that private prison institutions exist in the United States.

@manostsompanakis8562

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jimbodawg I didn't

@howtobecomeamodel6345

3 жыл бұрын

@@manostsompanakis8562 sad, neither did I

this is amazing. more people need to see this.

I think a good start to this would be by requiring that ANYONE facing drug charges should have a court appointed attorney. The US court system was set up to make things as fair as possible for everyone. Doing this would even things out.

Well spoken, great talk. Will be sharing with work colleagues and family.

Great job! Excellent message!

Thank you SO much for your sharing! I hope you are continuing to 'wake' people unto this atrocity! Do you do speaking engagements? What are your costs?

Excellent talk!

I could not agree more 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thank you for speaking about this. I pray more of us USA’ns were more empathetic, like you. You cannot be truly passionate about anything that harms people without empathy. I wish a Democratic nominee were running on THIS platform, if for nothing else to raise awareness or rather, force them to pay attention to it. Addiction is either linked to trauma/pain or chemical imbalance (like lack of dopamine production/reuptake) We must elect people to congress who care about these issues and will at least try their best to make changes which will resort in less suffering. But first, we have to have empathy. Our current President lacks empathy in a major, extreme way. It terrifies me.

Bravo! This speech was so well spoken and relevant. Deeply important subject matter. You bring up viable solutions. I’m literally so proud of you, being a great example of the intelligence and depth of people caught up in addiction. Well done!

What about the graph of how many deaths haw many lives destroyed? That's what's sad and needs to be addressed as well as, the graphs shown here.

Great job!

Amen. I wrote my master's thesis on this very issue. I would be really interested in collaborating on this subject. I earned my social work degree in illinois.... with "young men at risk" aka teens sometimes pre teens mostly Latino and African American boys who were being literally ROBBED of their adolescence but even more egregiously, their humanity. I wept many nights feeling completely impotent as attempt after attempt to even bring the subject of institutionalized racism up was met with attitudes im still trying to recover from as some of the worst were people closest to me personally and professionally. I still shudder as a female colleague gave me a backhanded compliment saying she was glad there were people like me to "deal" with these issues because she would have "rounded them up and gassed them" and by "them" I pointed out to her in utter horror that "them" is often someone's child, little brother, cousin, etc who is highly likely to be more innocent than not, in a wrong place-wrong time-wrong crowd situation that still isn't quite sure what part of their experience was at fault for literally ripping away any chance he should have had to live the life anyone is born with the right to at least have a chance to live. The shrugged shoulders and oh well facial expression that was returned in response, to this day has deeply affected my ability to maintain any sort of functioning relationship with this person whom I had thought beyond near and dear to me but a clear and unmistakable example of what I would be and have been up against ever since. Kudos to you for your courage, your work and your passion. It's nice to know I wasn't alone after all. And there's more to my story that parallels yours than this. Blessings strength and courage to you, kindred soul.

@lionheart5329

4 жыл бұрын

🙄

10:39 Just sit back and think about this statistic he threw out: "We incarcerate more people for drug crimes than the EU incarcerates their people for all crimes combined, and they have 100 mil more people." The prison system here in America is a for profit plantation.

@P0Lak2012

4 жыл бұрын

You cant compare the usa eith europe usa is a country europe is just a "friendship" between countries

@manostsompanakis8562

4 жыл бұрын

@@P0Lak2012 and so what? Even worse in a way, because we Europeans don't all have the same political tactics in our countries,so some can be stricter than others

@P0Lak2012

4 жыл бұрын

@@manostsompanakis8562 trump is tje best !!!

This brilliant talk and still...2021 little has changed. Sad

This was great and all but what do I do as an individual to fight against the war on drugs.

His speech is bittersweet for me. I am very appreciative of everything he has brought to light, BUT, WE have been saying these things for years, all for it to fall on deaf ears. Or, we get the, "you are pulling the race card" convo. Ahh well...(sigh)

@joethepope3

8 жыл бұрын

Can't argue with hard stats

@rhettbyers4484

8 жыл бұрын

+joe boyd I agree with the War on drugs stuff, but I don't think he understands addiction as well as he states..... what stats on the so called people quitting on their own?

@terrijoiner8502

8 жыл бұрын

You sho right!

What a great speech the best ted talk ive ever heard

5 years later nothing has changed. :(

At the end you have to ask yourself if you want your mother,father,sister or brother to be criminalised and sent to prison or get help,support and treatment?Surely it’s a no brainer!!!

Awesome dude 👍🏼

Jail does the same thing for a drug addict that Harvard does for a student, you're reminded who you are, and enabled tips and information on how to follow your systematically labeled "destiny"

*eats a second edible*

8 years later we havent made restitution nor do we have any kind of destigmatized health approach. We managed to legalize matijuana.

Amen

not bad for a "EX- METH HEAD". Hope to those who use... you can change your life and turn it around. this guy is living proof.

@WhosoeverBelieveth

7 жыл бұрын

Good for you! God Bless. Elise

@CorzIlla

7 жыл бұрын

***** you have a point. (but one would assume he is.

@henrickcasanova5314

7 жыл бұрын

Jesse Robinson he did...

@mathiasweber254

7 жыл бұрын

Corz Illa

@dannyslammy4379

4 жыл бұрын

@Jesse Robinson Exactly ... Why not? Maybe that's why his speech moves along at such an enjoyably brisk pace. He wouldn't be any different from any other random member of the audience who is functioning on at least one prescription pill ... if he had ADHD he would even be able to legally take his drug of choice

Im glad i quit drugs in 2011

Just say KNOW!

Congratulations to drugs for winning the war on drugs.

Who do you people think quits for an addict. If you know someone I'll take a place in line. My guess is you don't. So I'm on my own if I want to quit, nobody is going to quit for me. Rehab don't work for anyone that has nothing to Return to accept addiction when walking out the doors. Understanding and Undoing what does not work. Everywhere I have ever worked the most productive and creative people couldn't pass a U.A. and this economy has suffered since the early 90's when companys started piss testing. Granted some users lose control. Most don't. Try comparing the numbers just in your circle. Users, addicts, clean, never used, incarcerated. mine are 2,1,2,0,0. highest wages earned by the 1 over $100,000 but has to carry for a random, Also the one the others turn to for help but never asking for any. And, people quit fucking up your kids.... if you are don"t have any. I just thought i would throw that in.

So who do you want the good people of Internet to put pressure on, Gabriel?

I too was a 6th grade essay winner and also graduated high school by "the skin of my teeth"

I want to know what city he was from.

Wow weed is legal now 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️ the world we are in.

So sad to see whats happening now with the current administration.....

must be a reason masta don't be wanting us to learn

if i knew about i probably would have gone there

I bet he came from tehema shasta or trinity county...,emerald triangle of northern California

Were you raised in Mantweaka or Methdesto. If you don't say that's really methed up.

Add to this the removal of voting rights for felons and you can see that it was a direct underhanded response to the civil rights movement.

That was amazing.. hopefully people will wake up to this on mass... especially how the war on drugs has systematically attacked a certain group of people..how to work towards correcting this...prison is BIG BUSINESS and while they are making bank on prison business they are continuing to keep that group of people under their heel..I hope for a real change but don't expect it to change...it is too beneficial to tptb...mass awakening!

A former addict shooting his shot.

this was a great talk.but talk is cheap and the pigs are still not being tested ( psychologically or urine ) they're still letting drunk fireman go,wife beaters and don't forget heavily armed! the speaker has done well for himself, the meth mustang inspired him! peace

Did he seriously say it is inhumane that more blacks/hispanics than whites get arrested for drugs? 😅

The war on color. 1970. Right around the abolishment of segregation?

U used drug to make the wars with what ? With love ...love the poor kids or other people who try to searching for their life or ....with the victim kids who came from outer space who not know the exit when they re trap.

Why the pain ?

He sounds stoned!

I AGREE HELP PEOPLE WITH DRUG PROBLEM BUT WHO IS HELPING THE VICTIM'S OF DRUG CRIME?

@tylerbarnett7182

5 жыл бұрын

INDICELT So when a hit of whatever costs the same as a beer there will be no more drug crimes..Drugs are expensive because of prohibition..Booze is much more toxic than just about any other drug..It causes way more violent behavior than PCP...

This dudes TED was a little too much for the crowd; most were probably Reagan supporters and as soon as their heard "Meth", they just rolled their eyes and stayed silent.

Simply make that which is illegal legal and the problem will magically be resolved. Comparing Portugal to the United States? No single country can be related to the United States. I do not say that in the rah-rah way of 'Murica! There simply no other country that is like this country. Further, comparing the EU to the US does not work either. Unfortunately, I do not have a solution to this situation. However, I do not believe that simply making all of this legal will change things. Alcohol is legal, yet the US has a serious problem with alcoholism. This just does not make sense.

Omg look at his face what merh did to it

Where the heck did he gets the statistic that most people are able to simply quit on their own? The ONLY people I know that were capable of doing that were never full blown addicts in the first place.

@nanadelamer6277

8 жыл бұрын

+Rhett Byers from.all.statistics

@rhettbyers4484

8 жыл бұрын

nana delamer​​ site your sources: My dad quit on his own but will be the first to admit that he was never a real alcoholic, just had a drinking problem at one point. If in doubt, continue to explore your self will power and the misery most of us suffer that accompanies it. FYI ..... Drinking was not my problem, sobriety was and a good program helps you with that not the other way around.

@nanadelamer6277

8 жыл бұрын

Rhett Byers as.i.said.all.stats.show.that.This.doesnt.mean,help.is.not,needed.but.thats,not,adequate-succesfull/why?many.reasons.including.your,will.power.cant.change,your1/environment2/traumas3/brain.physiology/will.power(as,an.active.decision).is.a,myth.but.will,as.a.desire,is,real.which.is,why.slightly.more.ppl.quit.w/o.help.howevr.both,percentages.r,very.low.for.drugs+for.alcool.suicide.after.detox,is.high

@rhettbyers4484

8 жыл бұрын

nana delamer You need to stop blowing smoke and post the stats - sorry I needed to be so straight forward but it looks called for. Learning to type would not hurt either :)

@darrenleavitt5322

8 жыл бұрын

on your own never, but with love and better decision making anyone can shake it. i was a meth, heroin, and benzodiazepine addict for years. ive been clean almost 6mos w no institutions

This dude talks fast. i think hes still got meth in his system

@mexicanabist8705

4 жыл бұрын

Or adderall

@ballinblaza

4 жыл бұрын

Or Ritalin

let all the murderers out. just let them out. lol

15:48-FINALLLLLLYYYYYY; you are beginning to pronounce sustenance-redo your presentation; and bolster the answer; instead of wasting HUGE amounts of time on the problem, (we know the problems!)! Less about you-sorry; more about answers!

2 minutes in and I turned it off. You can't responsibly use drugs with kids in the house. where i live you can be charged for that and kids turned over to state authorities. If you abuse legal drugs you are treated the same way. Who would honestly let their child play in or visit a recreational drug users house? Don't mind that hypodermic needle Bobby, that's just my meth kit.

@meowmeow2044

7 жыл бұрын

Many parents I know go home after work and have a glass of wine without fear of police retaliation. Even more parents wake up to a cup of coffee, all being very responsible individuals. So yes. you can be a responsible drug user with kids in the house.

@getfragged7051

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Hammer You sir deserve an award for common sense. Most people don't understand that alcohol is a drug. Let alone a legal one and in many areas more parents drink than don't. In my personal experience I have known many people who are able to be productive and take care of their kids while high on several different illegal substances better than they can drunk. And in no way am I promoting drug use around children. I am simply stating my experiences. And yes, drug use can become a serious problem.

@jayg9283

6 жыл бұрын

Uhhh hold up. So like. If a dad smoked a single joint, he's a terrible dude who needs his kids taken away, but if a mom or dad or guardian gets absolutely trashed on whiskey every night, that's totally fine, as long as he doesn't abuse the kid? M'kay

@stri7015

5 жыл бұрын

Eh your kinda mis informed. I think it's called common sense goodness