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Full Episode 'I'm Addicted To Meds' | Young people kick addiction

Evan and Dana struggle to get past their addictions to prescription pain medications.

Posted 1/14/09
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ebbo (10/3/2009 9:52:15 AM)

awww.... I am soo happy for evanhe reminds me of my boyfriend to a degree....

Lauren (9/21/2009 2:25:23 PM)

I know someone like this. It's terrible the effects it has on someone. They can keep a job for a few weeks and then lose it because of drugs. They lie to everyone including their parents because their so caught up in this synthetic drug that does nothing but numbs feeling. He went to rehab and got sub oxy, and abused that as well. He gets kicked out of his house and lives in his car, doesn't shower for weeks on end, and completely is going no where. I told him he needed to change and stop and says "I don't do that **** anymore" but he knows and I know it's all a lie. **** pain killers.

Gabbi:) (9/9/2009 2:58:15 AM)

So sad :/ But congrats to both of them. I wish the best for there futures.

prettyinpink_09 (9/7/2009 11:19:10 PM)

this was a real touching episode to me because i am constantly around plp usuing some type of drugs...an the thing about it is i live in palm beach just like dana!~!!!!an i knw wat she means its so0o0o0o0 easy to get drugs here...my babydaddy has a friend thats hooked on blues an its so0o0o sad because he has so much talent but his life is just taken over by those little small pills..!!! but i knw wat these plp are goin thru they jus have gone so0 far into the drugs they dont knw where to turn.!!!!! i do think prescription drugs are getting to0o0o out of control ....i cant talk **** cuz ive tried pills such as x an bars but never blues !!! an "NONE OF IT IS OK TO DO SO DONT GET ME WRONG PLP" although i do find myself taking a bar here an there then using the excuse it relaxes me!!! but "BLAH" its still a drug an i thank god i am able to stop i just wish the same for dana an evan....o an for the person wondering whats on her arm its" exezima" a skin disorder...srry if i spelt it wrong!!!

misskitty (9/5/2009 5:12:39 AM)

O..M..G! I just wish so much in this case that scare tactics work but I know they don't always. I work in a nursing and rehab home. We take ALL KINDS of rehab not just physical. We even take people who are in all kinds of comas because some hospitals can only take care of people in comas for so long. When I say we take people who are in comas I'm also including drug-induced comas. This is so sad to see because, although I get to see people who wake up from those comas, that is a rare thing to see. Most of them from, what I've seen, never make it out of there alive. They are hooked up to all kinds of machines 24/7. Their brains were too far gone on drugs that they might as well be as good as dead now. Then we have the psych rehab ward there where you not only have people who are mentally retarded, but druggies and alcoholics. Some of the druggies and alcoholics just use our place as shelter and during the day go out to use and PRETEND they're there for help. Of course they get kicked out when they are discovered, though. Then the ward I work on is the nursing home unit. There we not only have older folks who have dementia of all types due to age but people who have early dementia because they either fried their brains on drugs or drowned their brains in alchohol or both and now they might as well be walking stiffs. The youngest we've had there was 40 and he developed dementia because drank too much. The point I'm trying to make is these 2 are LUCKY, and it's by THE GRACE OF GOD they haven't gotten as far as ANY of this. Have I said enough? Have I made myself clear? To ANYONE thinking of doing drugs or going too far with alcohol PLEASE READ THIS!! And THINK 'DO I WANT TO BE LIKE ANYOF THESE PEOPLE!' And if you are already pretty deep NOW is the time to STOP and GET HELP!!! SOmetimes when I have take care of the ones in the drug induced comas I really feel like crying. It is just so sad to see it's beyond describable. Now I think I'm going to cry just thinking about it. :(

Afilado (8/29/2009 12:37:44 AM)

Agree with JOJO it's not about what you like or you failed to stop and it doesn't work!!.. cuz.. this is the reason of the special help and the special centers for who cant stop!.. and your family can help you stop, if you share your feelings just ask for the help.. think about your future the life which is waiting for you ask your self if you want to stop or not and how much you want. is the answer is yes but after this time.. How is The Desire.. come on don't wast the chances you have.. god help you

suedanny (8/28/2009 1:35:34 PM)

this is really really sad...feel bad for these people hope they get better and quit...Jesus help them

dimplespoo (8/22/2009 12:09:11 PM)

i hope both these ppl can find a way to change their lives...........................Jesus is what is missing tho.

ray_ray84 (8/17/2009 5:32:16 PM)

If anyboby know how they feel it's me I have been down that road and do not want to go back so i feel for them and i congrat them for trying to stay clean and hope they can stay thet way!!!

ssstaceyyy (8/14/2009 12:49:38 PM)

I'm not trying to be that ***** who calls out everyone's flaws on the these, but I wonder what happened to Dana's arms. I wonder if it's a result of drug use? Picking.... or shooting up? I don't know. And, God, I've been where Evan was when his ex was visiting... it sucks when you are trying to stay clean, and then one person suggest getting high "just one time". You want to say no, but you just can't. You feel like anyone with half a back bone should be able to say no... but you don't want to... I'm glad I've got the drugs out of my life. It's no way to live.

xo_cari (8/2/2009 11:22:36 PM)

And her taking every last bit - JUST like a crackhead, ive seen a crackhead pick up pieces of paper off the ground thinking they were tiny bits of rocks, getting all the dust and whatever he thinks is rocks and smoking it up, its so sad that people get addicted like that, but in the end drugs are drugs & you cant say one is worse then the other,

xo_cari (8/2/2009 10:52:48 PM)

I was never addicted to meds but I used to pop various pills and I just woke up one day and got over it, its a stupid asss thing to do, sure you get high, but you look stupid the whole time you are high, half the time you arent even having a good high, you just feel like sh*t. She says thank god im not a crack head but shes a fiend just like a crack head, in fact, i know a crack head who acts JUST like both of them, hes in treatment and hopefully will be clean soon and I hope both of them get their lives together and stay clean as well.

Alema The Bosnian (8/1/2009 4:03:39 PM)

i agree with Dr_BruceBanner III

Dr_BruceBanner III (8/1/2009 8:43:57 AM)

Man I hate to see people throwing their life away like this. I would like to think that Evan and Dana would watch this and see their selfs high as a kite and see how they act and if they did that this would be a deterrant to ever taking drugs again. Opiates are had to kick ut it's been done millions of times by millions of people. You just tryly have to want to. I wish Evan the best. I wish Dana the best also but as long has she has parents who enable her and she knows how to play them she will never get better. she hasn't hit rock bottom because of this and she really doesn't want to get better because she digs doing this stuff too much. I'm talking about the drugs, the detox, the rehab and getting attentions from everyone and then using roxys too. I hope for the best with both these people.

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