Richard Taite
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What was the most difficult moment in your journey trying to get sober?
What was the most difficult moment in your journey trying to get sober?
Dude, you're so lucky because... Nobody stays sober like that anymore. Yeah. Nobody gets sober like that anymore. Yeah, yeah. I mean, I've always done, with every treatment center I've ever had, I've always had the same policy. Slow and steady. Yeah. No suffering. I had a guy who was just here. He had eight milligrams of Xanax that he was using for 20 years. That's the tolerance he built.
Dude, you're so lucky because... Nobody stays sober like that anymore. Yeah. Nobody gets sober like that anymore. Yeah, yeah. I mean, I've always done, with every treatment center I've ever had, I've always had the same policy. Slow and steady. Yeah. No suffering. I had a guy who was just here. He had eight milligrams of Xanax that he was using for 20 years. That's the tolerance he built.
Dude, you're so lucky because... Nobody stays sober like that anymore. Yeah. Nobody gets sober like that anymore. Yeah, yeah. I mean, I've always done, with every treatment center I've ever had, I've always had the same policy. Slow and steady. Yeah. No suffering. I had a guy who was just here. He had eight milligrams of Xanax that he was using for 20 years. That's the tolerance he built.
We went down in the first 30 days to two and a half. That's amazing. Right? So we didn't go down the whole way. We just went down slow and steady. It would have been stupid to go down the whole way. It took us another 30 days because it's harder at the end to go from two and a half to zero. And then- He stayed another 30 days on top of it because his head was foggy.
We went down in the first 30 days to two and a half. That's amazing. Right? So we didn't go down the whole way. We just went down slow and steady. It would have been stupid to go down the whole way. It took us another 30 days because it's harder at the end to go from two and a half to zero. And then- He stayed another 30 days on top of it because his head was foggy.
We went down in the first 30 days to two and a half. That's amazing. Right? So we didn't go down the whole way. We just went down slow and steady. It would have been stupid to go down the whole way. It took us another 30 days because it's harder at the end to go from two and a half to zero. And then- He stayed another 30 days on top of it because his head was foggy.
Because you're walking around like a... Like a zombie. And you've got a fog in your head. Yeah. And you've got all these thoughts and then you try to say them and the words don't come. Yeah.
Because you're walking around like a... Like a zombie. And you've got a fog in your head. Yeah. And you've got all these thoughts and then you try to say them and the words don't come. Yeah.
Because you're walking around like a... Like a zombie. And you've got a fog in your head. Yeah. And you've got all these thoughts and then you try to say them and the words don't come. Yeah.
You know, a lot of people try to get sober and you've tried four times. Yeah. Yeah. Probably more. Yeah. I've tried probably 300 times. I mean, I was just a wreck disaster. Yeah. Have you had any setbacks this time?
You know, a lot of people try to get sober and you've tried four times. Yeah. Yeah. Probably more. Yeah. I've tried probably 300 times. I mean, I was just a wreck disaster. Yeah. Have you had any setbacks this time?
You know, a lot of people try to get sober and you've tried four times. Yeah. Yeah. Probably more. Yeah. I've tried probably 300 times. I mean, I was just a wreck disaster. Yeah. Have you had any setbacks this time?
Yeah, without pills. Yeah, dude, you would have been dead for sure.
Yeah, without pills. Yeah, dude, you would have been dead for sure.
Yeah, without pills. Yeah, dude, you would have been dead for sure.
Do you know anyone who's died of fentanyl?
Do you know anyone who's died of fentanyl?
Do you know anyone who's died of fentanyl?