Fentanyl overdose victim lives with brain damage
Fentanyl overdose victim lives with brain damage
Amanda Wright, a fentanyl overdose victim from Pitt Meadows, B.C., now lives with permanent brain damage and requires full-time care. The Wrights’ story shows there are many other overdose victims — those who are still alive, but whose brains are forever altered.
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Always carry narcan if you use or you have a loved one that uses. It might make a difference.
Young people make mistakes the dealers are making money off of young people’s mistakes. Thank you for sharing your story I’m sorry I am so mad at the dealers that do this the kids. And I’m sorry I’m mad at the pressure young people have in their social life.
Addiction does not discriminate. I am glad they at3e speaking out and talking about it. Recovery is a life long battle.
For someone with brain damage she comes across quite lucid and healthy. Not to dispute her struggles, just to say she still has a lot to be grateful for and I’m glad shes not too far gone.
Thank God? Thank Dog 🐕!
Legalize and regulate all drugs so that things like this do not happen.
How can you have an inteview and not shut your damn dogs up?
You are lucky you still have your daughter I do not h as be my son I would have been glad to have him in any condition
Such a sad issue , they need to find out what brings a person to this conclusion , where does it start ? There is a starting point and that’s where they need to start so this doesn’t have to happen to anyone
When some one said here try this you said Ok instead of No.
Lol druggie
Since my brain injury 3 years ago I cant protect myself. I cant take it anymore how do I protect myself
Why doesn’t the CBC do a report on the family that created OxyContin and lied to everyone about its addictiveness wile making billions of dollars off the pain and suffering of millions of people around the world?
It’s the mothers fault sounds like shes a real winner of a mother
Thank God for family ❤️
Hi Amanda and her mom, pls add me on Instagram Id love to connect with you privately. My insta is crevarkellychristina. I am also a person who has suffered fentanyl overdose my experience happened IN the hospital, ironically AFTER I woke from a coma, both of which I have been very lucky to have survived. I am also permanently damaged from this experience- despite being inpatient and the mistake flagged to the prescribing doctor right away, I was denied care and not administered any meds to reverse effects or help me cope with a fatal level overdose, on top of which I was also administered morphine bolus in my IV. I cannot discuss all the detail publicly yet but hope to at some point. I have had success with some treatments and am still being denied medical care for health conditions I was born with that are genetic. I understand there are many reasons a person would be offered fentanyl or choose to use it; Id appreciate you adding me on Instagram I have a private account. Id very much like to msg with you as well as show you info about how I have coped and hope that your recovery continues. It looks very much you are working hard at recovery and I do know he unhelpful the medical system is in many ways. My dog also has saved my life more than once. His name is Thor and he is truly my best friend I am so grateful for his love and his care to me. I appreciate you sharing your story this is truly an amazing miracle. I hope to hear from you soon. God Bless you and sending prayers of love and continued healing your way. 💖
She chose to take drugs and alcohol
JOE BIDENS AMERICA
OPEN BORDERS = MUCHO DRUG DEATHS
overdose "VICTIM"????
This is 100% the fault of the pharmaceutical companies and that family that created the opioids selling them as non addictive when they knew they where extremely addictive.
I hope she has a full recovery 🙏🏻❤️
Overdose is scary. I’ve done it right where I’m sitting now jut yesterday. Woke up to the police and paramedics.
Addiction is damn difficult. I find it hard to stop smoking…
This dog’s are hero’s
I just don’t understand why she has brain damage. If the Mom started CPR manoeuvers right away , and so giving her breaths (so oxygen), so why was there brain damage ? Anyways, had the mother have Narcan (naloxone) in her home , this would have been a different story , with NO brain damage, so to EVERYONE out there that lives with ANYONE on ANY opioids or opiates, you NEED to carry many doses of naloxone, because you just never know who can get their hands on them and overdose !! Well , at least she’s fonctional , some people with brain damage because of an overdose, are quadraplegics and can’t even talk anymore , so her mother’s CPR did do her good in the end , hope she becomes COMPLETELY fonctional eventually…
Thank God? Reverse that word
She had some brain damage before the incident hence why it happened in the first place 😒
Little out of the box method here, & this is coming from someone who was addicted to fentanyl and countless other drugs themselves.
A new study from the University of California, Davis has found that psychedelic drugs such as LSD and DMT promote neural plasticity and development, indicating a potential mechanism for their therapeutic benefits.
Patients who suffer from depression and post-traumatic-stress-disorder tend to have impaired neurogenesis and neuroplasticity – their brain cells grow more slowly and are less adaptable. These structural changes can lead to atrophy of various brain regions, including the hippocampus (which is involved in learning and memory) and the prefrontal cortex (which mediates personality and decision-making).
LSD helped me. Do it right. Be smart. Help your mind after you defeat the demon of addiction.
Microdosing mind you. Don’t run off and get a buzz from the stuff.
That’s dogs there awesome and loyal
Very sad
Addiction and mental health issues are connected. Seems the US of A does all it can to reduce mental health budgets. Prisions are the mental health facilities we have in abundance.
They locked Blacks up for the same drugs that Whites are now using and it’s a National Health Crisis — utter B.S. Lock the brain dead junky in prison.
at least the brain damage got her off drugs lol
As long as I don’t have to pay for her problem…. oh wait.
She’s like, my brain doesn’t work the same after fentanyl. It sounds like it was never working in the first place for trying fentanyl.
Woman has no sense. Put the dog outside.
When you connect to any animal in an humane way, they will have your back if you listen.
Thank god for mans best friend.
Very sad
Not a victim. This was self inflicted. No sympathy.
That’s crazy I od on fent like 2 weeks ago n my mom saved me cuz my dogs kept barkin at 3am for no reason
Look at all the angels in the comments. This is just someone sharing the consequences of their mistake but you people hide behind your anonymity and tear them down.
She’s human and humans make mistakes.
"Now Billy momma want the judge to pardon his addiction
How many black addicts that got caught up in the system
With no sob stories on your prime time television, I can smell a blatant contradiction. "
rip lil peep
Sounds about white 💊💉😂😳😰🤢😵
I don’t feel sorry for her one bit. I call it luck that she’s even alive. 🤷🏻♀️
Buy the ticket… Take the ride.
sheeeiittt mayne dis iz exacly wat happend to me
dogs are awesome though, they really saved her
I know I have brain damage from my 2 fent od’s. A few days ago i went in supermarket and when I came out I had no idea where I was and how I got there. It’s not the 1st time but it’s only happened since my last od 3 years ago. I’m not the same anymore and I’m only 40yrs old..
You people in the comments. Jeez. I could understand shoveling out some hate if they were asking for sympathy or charity but I didnt get that vibe at all here. Also I highly suspect that youtube would have recommended this to so many people angry at addicts. Almost like people sought it out and left nasty comments to vent their rage.