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@livefreeordie5769
Жыл бұрын
The Scottish government do not care.
@prideoflanarkshireMotherwellFC
Жыл бұрын
@@livefreeordie5769 yep, this is Scotland under the SNP.. will never change until Sturgeon is out. Scotland worst deaths from drugs in Western Europe that’s facts
@Dreamtrip007
Жыл бұрын
Why is vice lieing and turning off comments when they were kicked out by Andrew Tate now they are made and attacking him with lies and no one can comment of that video you guys suck I thought vice was the only news channel that was legitimate now F off vice
@saltoftheearth8324
Жыл бұрын
Wtf
@freshtoast3879
Жыл бұрын
@@saltoftheearth8324 😢
@ConcreteRiver
Жыл бұрын
“I take it to forget stuff”. The foundation of addiction in 1 sentence. I hope these folks can find peace in recovery again.
@MS-tc2fs
Жыл бұрын
🍏🍏🍏C I A is running the trade in Europe.
@Cabbage_math
Жыл бұрын
@@MS-tc2fs no surprises
@jamiehalfkin5813
Жыл бұрын
@@MS-tc2fs not just Europe bro and it's very well known info yet nothing is done about it smdh🤦
@SenorSol
Жыл бұрын
@@MS-tc2fs Proof or evidence to back that up?
@Camerasdontlie
Жыл бұрын
19 years on methadone. Held a brilliant job down for 15 of those years. What’s changed in those 19 years absolutely nothing. The more time passes by the more it stays the same or worse
@topleftfromtime
Жыл бұрын
Respect to the honest cop who said his entire career was essentially for nothing & now advocating for decriminalization/legalization. The war on drugs has always been bullshit.
@Kthomasritchie
Жыл бұрын
The war on anything never works.
@chestermosburger3113
Жыл бұрын
it was never properly fought
@seangrieves1476
Жыл бұрын
Identity creates the appearance of division. A 'me' with virtuous deeds, a 'you' with error or sin. Then judgement conflict and war. Its clear that conflict and its inner working of the mind, its evidence is expertly documented here.
@nevelhaim4619
Жыл бұрын
Maaan check out Spains decriminalization It’s crazy how meth use just dropped by it’s own That industry has money being pumped all over the scot cop was right after all
@vanessauosukainen7631
Жыл бұрын
@@nevelhaim4619 portugal* or did spanish do it too?
@peterkrykant620
Жыл бұрын
Was the hardest thing I've done providing this service and drove me to the point of despair. We need safe places rather than alleyways and abandoned buildings where people can get the support they need to stay alive first and foremost and hopefully also get help to address the many underlying issues like homelessness and trauma which often lead to the problematic drug use.
@the_real_thin_sudsy8024
Жыл бұрын
Hope your well Peter a fucked up also as u can see me in this but proud of u for keep on going 🙏
@FactStorm
Жыл бұрын
You're a good guy, thanks for showing us what you do..and thanks to Vice!
@davidcorkill5901
Жыл бұрын
Your doing God's work Peter. Thank you.
@JuanPMCG
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding mate, Thank you
@MadeOfStone02
Жыл бұрын
You’re a fucking hero Peter, really heartwarming to see there’s people like you around.
@Cosmic_Sunrise
Жыл бұрын
I overdosed and died in an ambulance last year, leading to being in psychosis for over 2 weeks, a month in inpatient rehab, and a massive continued daily effort to stay sober. I am about to come up on my first and only year of adulthood sobriety in my 27 years on Earth. This really hits home, to say the least…. More phenomenal work, VICE News. It is stories like these, that give me strength and hope in regards to the overall battle around substance abuse and/or addiction. Decriminalize drugs - Education instead of ignorance!
@lysdexsick
Жыл бұрын
Bollocks. You died but are still here. Joker
@mothertrucker5489
Жыл бұрын
wait how you still here if you died
@nate-ox5lw
Жыл бұрын
That's too bad you're dead 😢🙏
@tomteasyy5875
Жыл бұрын
@@lysdexsick must of died for so long and got brought back alive
@lysdexsick
Жыл бұрын
@@tomteasyy5875 I know what you mean.
@SongSteel
Жыл бұрын
THIS is the Vice I signed up for. Great, raw and authentic documentaries about the most pressing issues of our generation. For a while during the pandemic it seemed like everything was going downhill for Vice, but I'm glad to see that they are back on their feet and reporting on the things that matter. Thank you Vice for bringing these things to light for the public to see.
@toadmadhatter
Жыл бұрын
Watch this space, they don't seem to dissapoint in that area. They did go very downhill, and one bit of good doesn't change the fact.
@popefrancis80
Жыл бұрын
@@toadmadhatter I agree, won't sing victory too soon. But I think it's good to give positive feedback when these stories come out. The interviewer is great, with no bullshit funny crap, and the stories and footage are too. It feels real, like the old Vice stuff. Hope they keep doing more stories in this line
@BrokenSymetry
Жыл бұрын
I agree, this is excellent journalism. They interviewed a vide range of people, from users and dealers to ex policemen and even the guy who's creating safe spaces for drug use. Their point about the need for drug legalization is very clear and understandable.
@user-SubvurzIV
Жыл бұрын
They've been churning out some excellent films lately
@kelzuya
Жыл бұрын
Rightwingers started this whole "Vice used to be good" shite because they were pissy about truthful trump coverage. Its always been the same.
@rabidrabbitshuggers
Жыл бұрын
The memorial was really touching. Peter is absolutely right about stigma, it kills the recovery process. Bless him.
@criessmiles3620
Жыл бұрын
We don’t care Cheers from west Africa 🦅
@Scorpio7500
Жыл бұрын
@@criessmiles3620 West Africa can burn in hell
@jjaviary9114
Жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/mYewvmeDg2Rzgpg - I bet this will put a smile on your face
@reggaefan2700
Жыл бұрын
14:24. Why is he laughing?
@VeganV5912
Жыл бұрын
In Scotland, 5% cocaine, and the rest.... ☠️🤷🏼♂️. Columbia, Petrol, Cement, caustic soda (dangerous), toxic product, sulfuric acid ☠️ (blocked toilet), Chemical 👄▫️👈, Potassium Salt, microwave. kzitem.info/news/bejne/mKqi3YtofX2rn5g .. No thank you 🤮.
@JamTaylor69
Жыл бұрын
Peter brought a tear to my eye. What an incredible bloke who’s providing a much needed service. I’ve struggled with substance use in the past and the government needs to do so much more to help
@katahdinbeats
Жыл бұрын
Love when reporters can step outside of their role and comfort the people they are interviewing ❤️
@reggaefan2700
Жыл бұрын
14:24. Why is he laughing?
@jm2307
Жыл бұрын
Same here it’s beautiful
@griziol
Жыл бұрын
@@reggaefan2700 because of the irony of the war on drugs
@n1ggawithaclappedaltima8402
Жыл бұрын
Looks fun
@sup1e
Жыл бұрын
Interviewing people in ski masks in public seems like it could go sideways very quickly :)
@fothrmuckr
Жыл бұрын
I have respect for the man providing clean gear for intravenous users. It clearly takes a toll on him but he feels it's his duty to help these addicts. Mad respect for that, I hope you get many more days to do this ♡
@annanimity2034
Жыл бұрын
Bless, agree.
@BillyT886
Жыл бұрын
🤣
@jamesirvine7268
Жыл бұрын
Shouldn't be encouraging anyone to take in any way
@MaxMustermann-dq2se
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesirvine7268 yes, but if people are already in the loop, I'm happy that there are people who are at least looking out to take the danger of infection n stuff away. (Normally those people will provide help and contacts too if you want to quit).
@jamesirvine7268
Жыл бұрын
@@MaxMustermann-dq2se only they can help themselves everyone goes through difficult times at some stage in life youve got get up off u're arse not get drugged up in self pity
@ryangeddes9925
Жыл бұрын
This brought me close to tears a couple times. I've struggled with addiction multiple times and I'm only 21. I watched my dad struggle with addiction, my mothers life has been plagued with addiction for the past 20 odd year. I've lost friends to drugs. The sad part is; in this society, that's the norm for so many people. Something productive must be done. War has never 'solved' anything, the war on drugs is no different.
@insertname7458
Жыл бұрын
Spot on. Makes me feel weird when you see things like this, because this is what most of us just think is everyday life for everyone, but its actually a problem.
@Yournotwokem
Жыл бұрын
you dont "struggle with addiction multiple times" its a life long battle
@jakelewis676
7 ай бұрын
I know the one man. I'm 25 and I'm just snapping out of it. So many people don't even realise they have a problem. It's good that you recognise it man. Hope you're doing okay.
@pk93cov
5 ай бұрын
Wishing you the best of luck my friend
@Fxeye-ir9ck
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, my entire family lives in Scotland and I visit there twice a year and this deeply saddens me to hear of this drug epidemic that effects so many people. thank you vice for making this. this is true journalism
@opieem1668
Жыл бұрын
It's good to see a presenter/interviewer who can watch people using and ask the right questions without being corny or cringe, despite not having experienced drug addiction himself (as far as I can tell). Didn't come across condescending or judgemental. Good journalism!!
@rushy87
Жыл бұрын
Peter is just incredible - saving lives while still fighting his own demons. I hope he gets the financial and mental support to be able to continue with his valuable work, even though the government needs to stop stalling and start offering safe spaces to consume
@pinkyR2
Жыл бұрын
Well done Vice reflected the situation well and it’s good to hear about this because of how much people i’ve known in my area who had died of an overdose 👌🏻
@sarahmichie4382
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Dundee for a while and it was incredibly depressing to see the grip coke and heroine had on a large number of people there. Many kids grew up knowing there were no opportunities for them, and had nothing to do except chase highs. Whole families are buried together after dying from drug abuse. Scotland is crying out for help and support. We've tried to implement "drug tanks" and Westminster refused permission. There's no money for public and social services to provide support. I have no idea what the solution is.
@wabbajack8771
9 ай бұрын
I'm in Perth and there's a similar problem here
@BrokenSymetry
Жыл бұрын
Ok, let's all just take a moment to agree this excellent journalism. They interviewed not only the users, not only the actual dealers, but also an ex narcotics officer and even the man who is trying to help the community by crating ga safe spaces for drug use. The point that decriminalization and legalization of drugs is a necessity has been very well made.
@roorky
Жыл бұрын
The bagpipes are actually just a big bag of gear with multiple snorters attached.
@UKCHEEZ
Жыл бұрын
What a rush now play me a tune jimmy lad 🤣🤣🎶
@jasonbunk4811
9 ай бұрын
"Excuse my French"............."You just did a line of coke mate" 🤣🤣😭 dead
@SuperGreatSphinx
Ай бұрын
San La Muerte
@selenaclarke
Жыл бұрын
Well done Pete, well done everyone else for your courageous & Generous sharing on this video. You're all Heros, nothing else to say, what it is, people being real, a rare event
@xxcapxr3611
Жыл бұрын
As a recovering addict it takes me back to the times I got high and don’t miss the downward spiral. The high is great everything else sucks. Always remember, they show you the good times, but not the mental withdrawals, or physical (if their talking about drugs that can cause physical I.e Xanax l, opiates etc). The dealers make it seem cool but don’t show how one mistake can get you life. I’m all about people doing what they want but just know, every action has a reaction. Good or bad. Stay safe my friends! Also, education is important, you can do things in a safe manner, just know your body because most don’t chose to be addicts. Once they realize they’re addicted, it’s too late to turn back and say forget it. They already are in the cycle and the mental aspect already took over along with the physical.
@criessmiles3620
Жыл бұрын
We don’t care What a beauty We all remember what they did to China 🇨🇳 The opium war Cheers from west Africa 🦅
@auntyglocky
Жыл бұрын
@@criessmiles3620 aw ight imma just delete that at all cus it lowkey is corny lol whoops
@xxcapxr3611
Жыл бұрын
@UCbuUY-tQSJUZHo5ZMUFgfrw yes! I wish more people would speak on the taboo and how if we just accepted people and helped each other thing would be different.
@chronic_payne5669
Жыл бұрын
Nobody chooses to be an addict.
@AJBuddha
Жыл бұрын
When ur an addict Coke becomes not fun anymore it’s just a waste of money & I felt exhausted all the time except for 15 mins after lining up
@ninetiesgirlkatie
Жыл бұрын
I’m 29 and Glasgow born and bred, within the last ten years the uptick in cocaine use on nights out is unreal. From wee guys to my mum and dad’s pals who are professionals in their 50s. It’s so normalised.
@theAppleWizz
Жыл бұрын
That’s crazy
@bid84
Жыл бұрын
Same here in Dublin, everyone is at it
@senoow4215
Жыл бұрын
Idk why people do coke.. just smoke weed and drink 🤷
@lucabrasi3964
Жыл бұрын
Exactly mate last 10 year it's went through the roof, guys who never even used to drink are onit every weekend and even taking it at work
@senoow4215
Жыл бұрын
@@lucabrasi3964 global problem lmfao
@thevoicevote7504
Жыл бұрын
Good video, Vice, for bringing awareness to the drug crisis in Scotland because I didn't even know about it. Some parts in this video were pretty grotesque but were necessary to see. Hope it gets settled out over there.
@AnthonySal
7 ай бұрын
All of these guys just nailed it talking about chasing that first cocaine line or how you’ll stay high knowing you have more or getting more but the minute you’re out and done your down and realizing it’s over. Lol cocaine is such a catch 22. The anxiety of running out or coming down always is the worst. Makes it almost not worth even doing it.
@Sparkles
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know about anomalys side hustle...
@Max11097
4 ай бұрын
hahhaha i was about to put this on his reddit beat me to it
@ChaseCWaller
3 ай бұрын
Hahaha🤣, love you Sparkles!
@dfraqz993
Жыл бұрын
everyone thinks cocaines cool till you lose absolute everything over a white powder. mugs game.
@itsme....4956
Жыл бұрын
Everyone i no thinks coke is cool ...its ok tell people you use coke no stigma attached to it ...its the normal....it so not cool... as you say wait till you lose everything.....pease!!!
@CacklingAntagonist
Жыл бұрын
A Scot here, thanks for shining a light on this. It's been brilliant to see Vice returning to form the last 2 years.
@kamenriderla4314
Жыл бұрын
Thank you vice for the subtitles. I wouldn't have understood a word without them.
@sammoylan2144
Жыл бұрын
I'm Scottish, ever since 16, 80% of the people drinking are snorting lines. Scotland loves drugs. Valium has made me loose a few friends. Its just seen as normal to sit fri to sun drinking, snorting, then go home, take a valium and go to bed. Some don't wake up 🤦♂️
@Hyype
Жыл бұрын
@@litty4553 to me, it sounds like pure idiocy
@kevinyoung147
Жыл бұрын
@@Hyype of course it is but when you’re fucked up on coke you’re not thinking clearly. This is the problem.
@CelticGlasgow1888
Жыл бұрын
100% mate says it nutshell wasn’t suprise when saw this video it’s the norm up here has been for years everycunt literally takes it or goes to work to get in debt
@Ryan88881
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinyoung147 You misspelled alcohol
@Hyype
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinyoung147 they got themselves fucked up on coke
@calzos
Жыл бұрын
What a sensational piece of journalism. Hats off to the people at vice, these recent videos have been stellar
@mxpe21
Жыл бұрын
23 y/o from Glasgow here. Almost everyone around my age I know has taken gear at some point or another, got several mates who have had serious issues, debt, rehab etc. Legalisation is the only hope to solve this issue, I’ve got at least 5 or 6 ways I could get a bag if I wanted to. If it’s that easy then we might as well have all the benefits / tax / safety measures of legalisation, it’s plan and simple. The big man summed it up best when he said it was already a free-for-all.
@oldthug7624
Жыл бұрын
6:20 "I can smile now" This is exactly how drug addiction is. Once you take your drug, you finally get happiness again, and feel like you can laugh and live life again. Anyone looking to get clean, it does get better. I am about 6 months clean from crippling alcohol addiction, and my brain is already starting to heal.
@damiantosd8720
Жыл бұрын
My cousin passed away last year because of dodgy drugs where he lived in Edinburgh he was 22. I haven’t done drugs other than a drink but I think if it was legal and licensed maybe my cousin wouldn’t of died.
@MS-tc2fs
Жыл бұрын
🍏🍏🍏the C I A is running the trade in Europe.
@zacharyfinesse4640
Жыл бұрын
@@MS-tc2fs Yes bro and the illuminati and the lizard people too, lmao, you're deluded
@mr.moneypony4153
Жыл бұрын
If you know how pure your stuff is, its less likely to overdose. On the other hand, enough people drink their way into their grave, but likely less than if it was bought from blackmarket sources.
@angelsaldana4821
Жыл бұрын
Drugs are still drugs. It will still kill you. Just cuz it's legal dont mean nothing. When stuff is legal it's just the government wanting to make that extra cash
@zacharyfinesse4640
Жыл бұрын
@@angelsaldana4821 You clearly have no knowledge on street drugs, of course theres a huge difference, most heroin / pills on the street are laced with fentanyl, if the user knew it was laced they wouldn't take it. No cocaine heroin or any strong drugs have decent purity when it comes down to a street level. High quality heroin will not kill you as a fast as fentanyl, neither will cocaine, neither will most pills. you are wrong in every sense of the way. Who cares about the gov making more cash? Would you rather that money go into funding the cartels or some terrorist group? If you care about people the only way to move forward is to end the war of drugs which the gov have been losing for decades.
@travisconfer2255
Жыл бұрын
As someone who has struggled with addiction this is hard to watch
@williamrothschildakatheman8980
Жыл бұрын
Same. It's heartbreaking. Drugs and alcohol cigarettes. And prescription pills. Ruined hundreds of millions of lives.
@looneybinjim
Жыл бұрын
I watch these videos to remind me what will happen if I relapse. They maybe hard to watch, but essential in my case...
@iHappyVideo
Жыл бұрын
I used to have a crippling cocaine addiction. I’m in Houston Texas so the cocaine I got was highly pure and I was shooting it up … the comedown at the end of the night and being fucking exhausted trying to fall asleep while being extrremely depressed and hating myself for being a disgusting druggy is a horrid feeling I will never ever forget and never want to feel again
@kimw3470
Жыл бұрын
Probably the best thing vice has put out in a long time. Thanks for this documentary, I’m Glaswegian & I’ve dealt with this in my family & friends, you’re right something has to be done too many people are loosing their lives to this vicious circle.
@giselediniz
Жыл бұрын
Não não sou isso por que eu não quero ajudar vocês eu egoísta e só penso em mim por que eu só amo a mim mesma
@giselediniz
Жыл бұрын
Max Araujo Diniz sai da minha vida com o seu fedor e feiura
@podrag
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for reporting this. Drug abuse and deaths in Scotland are a tragedy. I spent most of my life growing up and working there. Scotland is the most beautiful country at its best but the most ugly and dark at its worst. Thanks for shedding light on this, how difficult life can be for many people and also the courageous and compassionate work being done to save lives.
@keeemon4451
Жыл бұрын
i like to say scotland was blessed with the most beautiful landscapes and some of the most incredible humans but to even it god cursed us with drugs
@dsy6238
Жыл бұрын
@@keeemon4451 nah more like Thatcherism has his Scotland the worst out of all countries in the UK, horrible public services and no investments into communities has left people with nothing to do. I grew up in the remote areas of Scotland and honestly it doesnt even feel as if we have a government there, we are just small communities doing what we can to get by- there's no booming industries like there once was here because all the Textile and Industrial manufacturing is done in China/India and the coal/mining industries all died up here. We got mistreated so badly, comparable to a big brother with £10 only giving his little brother £1, it's just not enough.
@keeemon4451
Жыл бұрын
@@dsy6238 true, thatcher was fucking evil, i dont think any one can understate just how badly she fucked over scotland... and now we have wannabe thatcher liz truss in office... god save scotland
@D1LF-L0V3R
6 ай бұрын
I never thought Scotland has such a horrible drug problem.
@TheGuitarModder
Жыл бұрын
As a Glasgwegian this totally saddens me to think this is happening to my city and my fellow Scots.
@SSJfraz
Жыл бұрын
@Catenaccio Catenaccio I don't know where you're from. But it's clearly not Scotland. Because you would know that it's not the "SNP regime" that Scotland voted for that has control over drug laws in Scotland, it's the UK Government that Scotland didn't vote for.
@TheGuitarModder
Жыл бұрын
@Catenaccio Catenaccio Westminster has blocked every attempt the Scottish government has made to reform the drug policies
@trevinoandsons4615
Жыл бұрын
America is on the way to being a communist country like you guys too don't feel bad
@oisinmclean6164
Жыл бұрын
It’s everywhere. Northern Ireland here exact same if not worse here
@LordLundstram
Жыл бұрын
@@SSJfraz I’m in Scotland and it 100% is a regime. 15 years in power and every aspect of Scottish society has collapsed under the Nationalists. Drugs, education, waiting times for healthcare - all in the gutter.
@leonardodasilveiradesouza7757
Жыл бұрын
I'm really hoping Alastair and Joe can overcome addiction and improve their life quality. Also, the cop was accurate and concise on why descriminalize drugs, arguments we all need to know on the tip of our tongue when discussing drugs with people around us. War on drugs just doesn't make sense considering all the humanitarian disaster pattern we see in practically all countries. Another great report by Vice, I finished the video with teary eyes.
@sezyboo2
Жыл бұрын
Great vid but, absolutely heartbreaking! I've experienced an addiction but, thankfully stopped before it was too late! I'm grateful everyday for that. @PeterKrykant you are a hero & should be so very proud of yourself. I agree we cannot win the war on drugs so, something different HAS to be done. The old "just say no" has & never will work! More 'safe sites' & more available treatments are a must. My prayers are with those still in the midst of this illness & my thoughts to the families of all those lost!
@philu3
Жыл бұрын
Portugal is doing it right. The fact that countries refuse to follow Portugal's lead, is baffling.
@Tiago-Martins
Жыл бұрын
Just for the end users. Drug trafficking is still a crime! The black market is going strong and you cant really trust the quality of the drugs even if you trust your sources, because it is all in the hands of criminals anyways. But at least you can enable harm reduction programs and provide help and information for safer use.
@StraightFelon
Жыл бұрын
Cities like LA and SF have stopped arresting people for possession and it’s a fuckin’ disaster
@yunggoosbumps215
Жыл бұрын
14:28 This guy is actually intelligent. There's not a lot of police officers saying that we should regulate the drug market to remove violence. This is the only way we can achieve peace.
@richieh2006
Жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking 😔💔 I really hope these people get the help they need and deserve. Much love.
@jasonhsu1509
Жыл бұрын
Agree comrade. I was a drug user too been through that.
@karolisbalankovskis7398
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Josh, good work
@gregporras1845
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter for caring about the people on the street it takes a recovering addict to care for his fellow addicts your reward is waiting for you when you reach the end of your road.
@popefrancis80
Жыл бұрын
This was fantastic. No bullshit from the interviewer, good footage and stories, and honesty, like back in the old days of Vice. Hope to see more of this
@WasabiDreams
Жыл бұрын
I have seen the overdose van and that guy in another docu ages ago. Well done for keeping up a relentless fight, keeping people safer
@fromtheworldwithlove1797
Жыл бұрын
It’s something special to see someone like Peter who experienced the hardships and want to help those going through it. It’s a great example of human kindness even though it puts him in a hard position he still wants to do what he can.
@moderaterightwing8731
Жыл бұрын
Drug addicts should be given help, not be declared war on.
@sophiacheeks4540
Жыл бұрын
When the reporter asked, why you using it? the guy sitting on the pavement answered "to forget things" That right there seems cliché but deep. We really need to address "things" that's bothering us before we get in this kind of situation. So sad for every user.
@jamesirvine7268
Жыл бұрын
Why shouldn't expect anything from anyone I'm life every one encounters hard times at some stage in life you don't just get drugged up in self pity you get up off u're arse and get on with it.its cynical but I've got no fucking sympathy
@reggaefan2700
Жыл бұрын
14:24. Why is he laughing?
@hmalik5232
Жыл бұрын
It’s not really so sad for every user, more like it’s sad for most addicts. Most drug users are not addicted and don’t have problems with drugs. Most users do it for fun and don’t have any issue with it.
@prepurstep9669
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesirvine7268 Everyones "hard times" are different. Some people are sexually assaulted by family members, others were never loved theres generational trauma and these list goes on. You don't know what they've been through, so you literally sound ignorant in projecting your views on them.
@jamesirvine7268
Жыл бұрын
@@litty4553 also the majority of these junkies get about 1000 a month on the sick which the taxpayer pays for the only person that can help them is themselves
@starheffner6186
5 ай бұрын
This was so hard for me to watch my mother is in current addiction and has been since before I was born and to see what could happen to her and to know if she doesn't get help this is where her life is heading. I hope anyone struggling right now finds the strength to fight you are loved and you can do this I know it seems hard but taking the first step to get help is the hardest step. You can do this there are people that really want to help you
@Skeks_s
Жыл бұрын
Well done Peter. You're doing really well mate. Don't give up. Don't stop. Don't slow down. Scotland needs actors like you. Activists like you. Respect.
@batman5527
Жыл бұрын
Coke dealer: “80% of the people I know do coke” Yeah I would expect that…
@justsomeguy9325
Жыл бұрын
Peter has to be one of the most empathetic and beautiful souls walking the Earth. Hats off to ya man. And seriously, isn't well past time to remove stigmas and just regulate everything? I mean, we passed the point of ridiculous decades ago and we are now leaning into either stupidity or voyeuristic sadism. How many more people must we lose before we as a global society say "You know, I don't think this system is having the desired effect." Btw, another amazing doc VICE. You guys and dolls are awesome
@thomas1677
Жыл бұрын
The presenter who did this was the best you've had. He was so understanding and empathetic. When he hugged your man in red that moved me
@Sammy-vv9pq
Жыл бұрын
High Society ❤ just love these !
@RandomnessTube.
Жыл бұрын
I was once laughed at in a house party for not taking coke almost 40 and have never done it and have lost a handful of friends to drug use its all fun and games until you get older we need to change the mentality that its not cool not to do drugs when people are younger theres a whole generation of cocaine babies who are now adults its a vicious cycle just extremely common now.
@rachelwyatt6030
Жыл бұрын
That’s true. My parents were big time coke addicts in the 80s and because of that, I’m too scared to try anything like that
@Pazaluz
Жыл бұрын
I admire people like you who don't let themselves get influenced and stick with their values.
@sixstringtherapy5038
Жыл бұрын
This story is exactly the scene I lived in a rual south Louisiana town, around 20 years ago. Soon as they started explaining the coke situation it gave me fking flashbacks. Especially the "feel like shite" part.
@MS-tc2fs
Жыл бұрын
🍏🍏🍏C I A is running the trade in Europe.
@muz3202
Жыл бұрын
wow really powerful piece here, almost brought me to tears, thanks
@llcoolbillz
8 ай бұрын
Sniffs a line, says Extrordinary 😂😂😂
@ianhe-kensken9303
Жыл бұрын
The guy with the van is an absolute hero.
@LinesAndCursives
Жыл бұрын
This was wonderful and heartbreaking. I had no clue Scotland was hit so hard. These are painful truths we need to stop turning a blind eye to.
@criessmiles3620
Жыл бұрын
We don’t care What a beauty We all remember what they did to China 🇨🇳 The opium war Cheers from west Africa 🦅
@georgemartinovic661
Жыл бұрын
I see you responding how you don’t care as if it’s these young people fighting addiction that did anything to China. Hope you know however much you have to be suffering to do some nasty stuff like this online, you are only adding fuel to that fire. So enjoy being miserable because you are only making yourself more miserable. Cheers from Karma
@theodoremason6344
Жыл бұрын
"We" don't have to do anything, people have to take responsibility for them selves. Cut off thier benifits and stop enabling these people.
@perculated7666
Жыл бұрын
@@criessmiles3620 stay on Africa you 🤡
@paolagrando5079
Жыл бұрын
@KatNip unfortunately, certain area of Scotland (eg. Glasgow) have had drugs problems for around 50 years. And it is a shame. It's such a nice place with plenty of lovely people.
@therecordretreat
Жыл бұрын
Great job on this to all involved
@sully1939
Жыл бұрын
Vice has been pumping us with content recently.
@kildogery
Жыл бұрын
Tbf, you could make this documentary in any UK town or city these days.
@houseplant1016
Жыл бұрын
You could make this documentary in your mom's living room
@kildogery
Жыл бұрын
@@houseplant1016 nah, she's totally anti drugs and doesn't live in the UK.
@houseplant1016
Жыл бұрын
@@kildogery Than you could make this documentary in Boris Johnson's house
@kildogery
Жыл бұрын
@@houseplant1016 for sure.
@Pepespizzeria1
Жыл бұрын
And Michael Gove
@joemarshallamp
Жыл бұрын
Is Bogota the new capital of haggis?
@UKCHEEZ
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@alanburns3194
Жыл бұрын
Nah deep fried mars bars
@andrewclark1107
Жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up and lives in the greater Glasgow area I can say gear/coke has been completely normalised. No one would look twice if they saw you take a key. Obviously not everyone does it but it’s ridiculously easy to get and many people wouldn’t go on a night out without it.
@hipsterdoofus1332
Жыл бұрын
Peter has shown that one man can make a massive difference. He’s a pretty incredible man.
@shaneharrington3655
Жыл бұрын
Scottish people are nuts enough already without the haggis powder
@MS-tc2fs
Жыл бұрын
🍏🍏🍏C I A is running the trade in Europe.
@shaneharrington3655
Жыл бұрын
@@MS-tc2fs ok
@billzheng6514
Жыл бұрын
i am a harm reduction outreach worker in Canada, I've never used drugs in my life so I'll leave the lived experience to ones who are actually qualified to talk about it. but from a public health perspective, the toxicity of unregulated drug supplies (at least in Canada right now) is killing people. Dealers cut into the drugs they are selling so we are seeing a dramatic increase in overdoses, and no one knows what they are truly using. You could be attempting to use meth and then end up ODing presenting symptoms of using down (opiates), etc. As well, depressants like benzodiazepines are being mixed as well, and naloxone cannot reverse a benzo overdose, even though both presents similar symptomatology...people want help, but services are scattered, with each service having a different mandate than the other. For the homeless population, people complain about shelters, but from shelter's perspective, workers are being traumatized five or six times a day by the sexual comments they get, violence, OD, and more.
@hadhad69
Жыл бұрын
"A blizzard in the glens" of castlemilk. Great video apart from that 😂
@danielh9169
Жыл бұрын
I wish there was a superlike button. This was an incredible documentary. It hit home a lot with me. I hate the thought that drug manufacturers and smugglers now see Scotland as a goldmine to bring in the coke to. It scares me every day that this will only get worse.
@chubbygreyhound1198
Жыл бұрын
Nothing more depressing than having to speak to someone who’s on coke when you are not.
@lucabrasi8420
Жыл бұрын
You should try being the guy on coke listening to the boring straight cnut. As somebody who's been in both positions the latter is worse
@chubbygreyhound1198
Жыл бұрын
@@lucabrasi8420 Oh yeah I forgot the only way a human being can be interesting is if they are on drugs.
@tonyturner5024
Жыл бұрын
@@chubbygreyhound1198 Tool
@chubbygreyhound1198
Жыл бұрын
@@tonyturner5024 Any reasons?
@sammuddel7751
Жыл бұрын
What a hero the chap providing the clean service. Hats off to you. Enjoyed the watch thanks.
@mikegiova997
Жыл бұрын
Another masterpiece. Congrats guys from Vice.
@baxterbunch
Жыл бұрын
Peter is from Falkirk where I’m staying the noo, I used to be a homeless heroin addict in Glasgow city centre and we need more people like Peter because it saves lives, the Scottish government should have set up safe consumption sites like they were going to afew years ago before it was stopped
@danrodrigues3531
Жыл бұрын
Back when I was going through my drug phase, cocaine was NOT my drug of choice. It always affected me in a negative way. I would want more, more, more but then I would be crawling out of my skin because I took too much. Thanks but no...
@terranaxiomuk
Жыл бұрын
LSD, speed and mdma were my choice. Cocaine is too moreish for what it gives. Never really enjoyed it.
@Ishbu101
Жыл бұрын
Everybody is different
@qtpi6450
Жыл бұрын
“Shite.. excuse my French” *while I do another line* 😂
@otheryoutubeChannel
Жыл бұрын
So …. at least he has some form moral thoughts flowing through his brain while high as a kite as well as that dopamine, DOPAMINE. Dopamine
@gizy42
Жыл бұрын
I’ll hit 3 years clean September first. I was major into crack, coke and speed. I went from smoking over 5k a week to quitting cold turkey. Had a bad hit that was laced out and my forehead hit the kitchen floor as I stayed standing in the same spot.. Needless to say me getting clean was the best decision of my life and I’ll never go back to how I was. Recovery is possible for all of us 🙏👌
@DC-fo4oy
Жыл бұрын
He’s cleans do one
@demeraragold4644
Жыл бұрын
I first came across Vice News with an article on soda (specially coke cola) and other sugar drink consumption even replacing water consumption. Did a paper on it for my MPH. But these drug pieces wow! Just wow!
@bushratbeachbum
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter for what you're doing and doing it despite the difficulty you face. Be good to yourself fella. Thank you again. X
@cashnexus2989
Жыл бұрын
I stay in the city centre, Vice got right in about it for real. Since mid-2000s, heroin got weaker and cheap, but cocaine quality and supply increased considerably. Also since then, illicit benzodiazepines flooded the city and are a major factor in drug-related fatalities. Huge respect for Peter's efforts on the front-line. McClean's legalisation plan is the way to go for sure: control the market. Society lost the war on drugs but a sensible solution reduces harm all round.
@yaba1
Жыл бұрын
Nah
@cashnexus2989
Жыл бұрын
@@yaba1 So 'nah' to less crime, criminal profit, deaths, prison time, hospital visits, court costs, police costs, taxes...
@SSJfraz
Жыл бұрын
Benzo's are by far the hardest drug to withdrawal from and make opiates seem like a joke by comparison. But it never get's anywhere near the same level of coverage.
@johnmccaughey2722
Жыл бұрын
Those blue xanax pills seem to be making ppl drop like flies in scotland
@cashnexus2989
Жыл бұрын
@@muttlee9195 What "does not dent crime"?
@BelledelaGroove
Жыл бұрын
Welcome back Vice
@GonzoIV
11 ай бұрын
As someone that is active in nightlife here in Dundee, it's pretty sickening how nearly every second person is on coke on nights out, it's impossible to avoid.
@a-aron2276
Жыл бұрын
Peter is some man, well done you're doing great well needed work.
@rippedtorn2310
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Vice .Only news outlet that sees this for what it is .
@Wodensdsy
7 ай бұрын
Shooting up coke is def a new level of crazy. I was a heroin junkie for years. One day my buddy gave me a gram and a half of the purest cocaine that’s ever been sold in Florida. It was so waxy, a single drop of water and the entire thing turned into a slick oil. I did a shot of it and I stg it was like a train going thru my ears. It was totally insane. It turned me into a demon. First time I ever stole was to get more coke to shoot. For about 6 weeks I liked it more than heroin. It blows your veins out bc of how toxic it is. I’m so thankful I’m clean now.
@scottdavies3580
Жыл бұрын
Currently being addicted to this stuff and have been for for around 4 years now. My advice to anyone thinking of taking it, dont. Yes some people can go through life taking it sociably and stop when they like, but the majority it will eventually take hold of and by the time youve realised its too late, past 8 months crack has been in my life also, thankfully not taken that for 2 months now but the coke is. 1 attempted suicide and I generally wake up most days thinking of doing it again, even though I have a beautifully little boy. This is not for attention or sympathy, this is just so I can hopefully deter people from taking it. It changes you, strips you of morals and you're basically a shell if you get deep enough. I dont even recognise myself in the mirror anymore. Everyone take care and think before you take it.
@the_real_thin_sudsy8024
Жыл бұрын
Stick in ma man it's hard I'm the guy smoking the crack I feel your pain everyday but it will change there is light there 🙏
@domodomo4032
Жыл бұрын
🤞🤞🤞
@bigh997
Жыл бұрын
@@domodomo4032 viva el ala coca
@timburdsey
Жыл бұрын
@@the_real_thin_sudsy8024 All the best to you, mate. Sending good wishes.
@jbmp1390
Жыл бұрын
The idea of simply having possession of your DOC (drug of choice) being a huge part of the addiction is really interesting. I shot heroin for a long time, I've been clean for like 5 years now though, but I remember that when I was using, even when I'd be in full blown withdrawal, as soon as I procured my dope I felt better, before I'd even taken any. That's an interesting aspect of addiction I hadn't ever really considered or examined.
@douglasr.c.5622
Жыл бұрын
Same thing. Just the process of getting the drug would make me feel better.
@simpletownworx
Жыл бұрын
That is really interesting. And worthy of further research imo. Because if it's only the sensory input of seeing/ holding the drug that changes brain chemistry then surely that's worth exploring.
@Knowntotheworldaskat
Жыл бұрын
You also feel better when you get the text “I’m on the way.” I was a heroin addict for almost 10 years, the last two years were addicted to fentanyl! I’m clean now, but I remember being dead dog sick and as soon as my dealer said otw I felt 100% better. Addiction is a scary, tricky monster. Congratulations on being sober 💝
@Ryan88881
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Even just copping makes very real withdrawal symptoms go away or subside because it's having some kind of physiological effect through just you having that knowledge.
@Ryan88881
Жыл бұрын
@@simpletownworx Well it's basically the same thing as placebo, psychosomatic phenomena. Placebo is actually considered one of the most reliable functions in all of pharmacology.
@williammadray7818
Жыл бұрын
What the man said about said about the regulated controlled sales of drugs illicit,organic,synthetic and otherwise is true. At this point there's basically an open air market in every major city.
@shoedil812
Жыл бұрын
So you're saying the govt should start selling dope?....Bro.... open your eyes... It's about the money. People are never safe.... Especially not from the govt.
@williammadray7818
Жыл бұрын
@@shoedil812 do you buy liquor?
@purplevampireanime
Жыл бұрын
trying to pretend people wont do drugs or partake in prostitution or abortion just makes it all that much more dangerous. we cant control people but we can help them be safe. i understand the perspectives of the people who have been harmed by others drug use and lost people but People arent going to stop wanting to take drugs. we need a better way.
@weedian710
Жыл бұрын
Very true. I'm certain I could drive less than an hour and easily find pretty much anything at the bus station, or just walking around the city. I saw an older lady give another what looked like a quarter pound of crystal, in plain view of many, many people. People shooting dope on the sidewalk and in the parks. It's insane.
@williammadray7818
Жыл бұрын
@@weedian710 I don't know where you are; when I first went to Miami, the very block of Government Center was basically a dope market.
@kindnuguz
Жыл бұрын
As we've seen in the US, this never ends well. Things will get really crazy. I was addicted to that poison in 94-95 during the 90's epidemic.
@amyckan
Жыл бұрын
you never know what someones going through. after 6 years of recovery, someone offering a hit and then its downhill again. that hurts me to hear.
@NeilOReally
Жыл бұрын
Incredibly insightful documentary, thank you
@gordonlevittsmith
Жыл бұрын
good job vice. keep up with the drug content
@Amal-ku9xq
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for interviewing Peter, and going to the vigil in front of Parliament.
@mikeoxlong1396
Жыл бұрын
The drug death number really isn’t accurate. When you take into account the amount of lives lost to suicide as a result of drug use, the number grows to one that really can’t be quantified.
@nathanmilley7435
Жыл бұрын
as an American I'm so used to hearing the same nonsense from police in media that it shook me to hear that undercover cop have a legitimately good take on the situation
@Blorp_
Жыл бұрын
Many people in Scotland are aware of the fact that decriminalisation would help, but the British government has the final say on drug laws.
@isyt1
Жыл бұрын
@@Blorp_ All a government cares about is staying in power unfortunately and there are still too many potential voters that don’t understand that the war on drugs has failed and that drugs should be decriminalised. They can’t risk changing the policy in case they get voted out.
@guillerbrady9261
Жыл бұрын
The cop is right..There are some. Countries with areas it's legal for drugs and have clinics for these people to go and take their drugs including these clinics supplying certain amounts per person per day with supplies to take the drugs, and crime/death ect has dropped extremely. The VAN guy has saved many lives with his great work.. I wish there was more people like him.
@13babe
Жыл бұрын
scotland’s been messed up with all sort of drugs. from heroine in the 70’ to 90’s to ecstasy and cocaine starting from mid 90’s till today. i really do hope it gets better for my people one day
@AnthonySal
7 ай бұрын
Snorting little lines of good cocaine while watching this just hits different ⛄️
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