Cracked Not Broken

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• Posted 03/03/11 by Melissa
  Fantastic and sad documentary. She's such an intelligent and headstrong person. I'm addicted to cigarettes and I can't imagine the struggle of an addict. I am saddened, above-all for the lives her addiction affects. Wonderful job!
• Posted 02/26/11 by mike
  ...thanks for sharing...your experiences, strengths and hopes...free for 18 years...mike
• Posted 02/21/11 by paul
  Thanks David, Traci + Andee! paul
• Posted 02/15/11 by david
  This letter is to both the producer and Lisa; Wow. This is a powerful insight into the life of an addict who is very special and who is hurting very much on the inside. Upon getting clean, there is much much work to do but it is the most powerful experience I have ever had. I will be praying that the Good Lord would call Lisa and draw her near to Him so that she can experience a life beyond her dreams.
• Posted 02/13/11 by Traci
  Please tell Lisa thanks much for letting us see her story. I know she will be a addict that gets clean because she is honest about it. She's not full of b.s. Plus she continues to get help. I'm 27 and I have a addition to Adderal. Seeing this, it was hard for me to realize that this could be my feature. Im ready to go back and get help myself. Please keep us up dated. THANKS LISA:
• Posted 01/24/11 by Andee
  Excellent Documentary! I'm so glad Lisa is now okay and doing well. All the best.
• Posted 01/22/11 by Paul
  Thank you John and I will pass on your wishes to Lisa. Anything is possible ! Paul
• Posted 01/21/11 by John
  Great job Paul! I Wish Lisa all the best. I know how hard is is to get off the drugs from doing them in the past. Now if I can only stop drinking. John
• Posted 01/20/11 by Paul Perrier
  I have been documenting events since the first screening which one day I hope to make the sequel Habsfan
• Posted 01/17/11 by Flyersfan
  Beautiful. You should do a follow up.
• Posted 01/11/11 by Carl Hendershot
  That goes for all of you.
• Posted 01/11/11 by Carl Hendershot
  One more thing. I did not really want to sound like such a dick. My bad. Your doing your best making the world aware and dealing with your own demons. Your not alone and im sure give hope to many others have have walked in your shoes. May you find all that you need in life to keep your mind at peace with your soul.
• Posted 01/11/11 by Carl Hendershot
  Your terrible with that needle. Dont quit though. Keep it up and you will be a pro. Quitting is for loosers in the race of life. Be the best at anything you do in life. LOL im am just kidding. This is FN foul on so many levels. I really hope you get some help before you end up on the dark side of the green grass.
• Posted 01/10/11 by Paul
  Hey ARThur: You make some great points. paul
• Posted 01/05/11 by Arthur Dinsdale
  Watched this while high on painkillers. Firstly, drug addiction needs to be treated as a public health issue which leads to crime and criminality when improperly dealt with, rather than a criminal element of society. Unfortunately Stephen Harper has basically declared war on an entire demographic of Canadian society wiih his "anti-drug" legislation. In his desire to emulate America he has chosen the non-approach to dealing with the drug issue. Second of all, more initiatives for promoting harm reduction in the unfortunate cases of people like Lisa are sorely needed, before HIV and other addiction related ailments become endemic and bog down our health care system even further. Within a few decades the amount of palliative care required for dimensia-like conditions associated with chronic methamphetamine use alone will be astronomical. The resulting burden on valuable hospital resources will be catastrophic. But most the most important thing needed is additional research into the root causes behind both drug use as well as habituation. In my opinion there is a such a thing as reasonably responsible recreational use of certain entheogens, however the relationship between humans and entheogens is a complex one, compounded even futher by the vast complexities and variation from one individual to another. This is just one more aspect of civilisation that is in need of a drastic overhaul.
• Posted 01/05/11 by diana
  Lisa, may God bless you and your family. I wish you the best in your recovery. My ex-sister in law is also an addict, and as much pain she has caused her kids, my brother, and my parents, I honestly do not wish her bad. I only hope that some day she can too recover and think of her children... yet I dont know if that will ever be possible. Maybe she can see what you've seen... Thank you again for this film. God Bless all of you.
• Posted 12/26/10 by Paul Perrier
  Hey Shakesome: I always looked at this as showing someone in the midst of success. If you are not willing to risk failure, you will never succeed. Paul
• Posted 12/23/10 by shakesome
  Addicts are neither smarter nor dumber than other people. Addicts can come from any & all backgrounds, intelligence levels, socio-economic groups etc. This one is not the 'intelligent addict' as promised, if that meant 'above-average'... as far as I can see. Animal cunning is more like it. One thing about addicts, they are the center of their own universe. They usually think they are special, smarter and better than everyone; while at the same time thinking they're the lowest and worst. She's no different. It's not hard to get an addict to talk about themselves, they love to do it. It would've been nice to get some balance by showing somw of the people she was hurting. But she was pro bably deluding herself when she said she was doing this to raise awareness, etc. Most likely she was doing this because IT WAS ALL ABOUT HER. I wish her well, hope she stays clean. I have. But it would probably be better for the stated purpose if they showed a successful recovery and not the midst of failure.
• Posted 12/22/10 by paul
  Lisa is 3 1/2 years clean and sober. Thank you for the interest and comments.
• Posted 12/22/10 by Elizabeth
  Good luck to you Lisa. I pray that God will free you while you are still on this earth. Thank you for sharing your story, and thank you Paul for making it possible for others to view it.
• Posted 12/16/10 by Jessica
  Is she sober now a days?? How is she doing??? Great film BTW. Wonderfully put.
• Posted 12/10/10 by Paul
  Thank you Doctor and S-Girl for watching and your wishes for Lisa. http://www.crackednotbroken.com
• Posted 12/09/10 by Dr Andy
  OK, now that I've read some of the others, I gotta chime in. I was transfixed by the film from the second it started. I think you really captured the disease in progress. And the rollercoaster of it all. And the sureity of our decisions that we take back, over and over. And Lisa's "it's working for me right now" attitude. I remember that....bloody nose, rapid heart, "everything's great!"-feeling. Sobriety rocks. God bless you guys for taking this forward, you're saving lives. Keep coming back. Peace.
• Posted 12/09/10 by Dr Andy
  Well done Lisa and the recovery community. U-N-I-T-Y. I'll have three years in July, come to DC and hit a meeting with me.
• Posted 12/01/10 by Sillsygirl
  Lisa is truely brave to face the realities of addiction head on and show the REAl consenquences of bad choices made many years before. We don't know at that age if we indeed have that "addictive personality" or if we may be "predisposed" to addiction. People always say "there must be a reason, something must have happened in this person's life", but the reality is we get in over our heads and before we know it, we are addicted. It is incredible the people we meet who are addicts, doctor's, lawyers, well brought up persons. Addiction does not discrimnate. I wish Lisa well on her journey.
• Posted 10/12/10 by genewade
  if you can just say no ' if can't get help to say nope
• Posted 09/23/10 by Paul
  Hey Red: Lisa will 3 years clean in early October. Thanks paul
• Posted 08/29/10 by Red
  Is Lisa okay?
• Posted 08/17/10 by paul
  Hey Annie: Regarding why I did not ask Lisa why she uses ? I didn't think of it... In all honesty that is not what this film is about. It simply happened and I thought that Lisa seeing her life may be a reason to try and change ? paul
• Posted 08/16/10 by Annie
  Lisa, I hope you are still alive. Lots of love and peace. I also hope you are celebrating years, days, and every minute of sobriety and recovery. I wish you health and happiness. And I hope God will bless you and your daughter. To everyone else including the film makers: why not discuss the reasons why Lisa uses or even ask the question? I am in recovery. I have discovered one thing that no one wants to talk about: Many substance abuse addicts were sexually abused as children (incest) or are survivors of sexual violence (rape or incest). When I was younger, I told everyone (teachers, counsellors) that I was being sexually abused. When was the only time anyone in authority become "concerned" or "alarmed"? When I told everyone I was pregnant. Even then no one asked who was the father. I don't know Lisa's story. But why don't we ask why? Incest survivors have to maintain the biggest lie of all: Nothing happened to me.
• Posted 08/13/10 by paul
  Hi Yvonne: Thank you very much for watching my film and leaving your comments. And you are doing what people need to do also. Words of encouragement are exactly what Lisa needs. Not many people would have the courage to do something like this. Please pass it along... Thanks again: paul
• Posted 08/13/10 by Yvonne
  Hi, I just want to say that I have watched many documentaries and films on addiction and how addicts live and out of all of them this one has touched me more than all the others. All anyone can do for Lisa is pray for her and hope she finds happiness and freedom from all the horrible demons that you can see in the soul of her eyes...those beautiful blue eyes. Paul you did exactly what people need and that is just to listen...we all need someone to listen to us...if just once. I would certainly suggest this film to anyone looking to educate or show to loved ones the life of an addict. Thank you, both Lisa and you.
• Posted 08/08/10 by Paul
  Hey Dave: Thanks for the note. Hopefully see you in the near future. paul
• Posted 08/08/10 by DaveW
  Opened my eyes Paul... had an in-law go through what Lisa going through, unfortunatley she didn't make it and died at 44... as much as I find it hard to relate I was captivated by the film as a parent you have to be aware as it can happen to anyone... surprising not more end up like Lisa... good luck to her... Ps loved the added effects and your choice of music... looking forward to viewing your next
• Posted 08/07/10 by paul
  Hey Ann: Thanks for watching the film and leaving your comments. paul
• Posted 08/07/10 by Ann Dietrich
  Just wanted to comment on this--it was certainly stark. I believe that I saw Lisa on Oprah. It takes some of us a long time to get used to life as it is. It's scary, even for those of us who aren't getting high--and for young women who are on their own, it really can be daunting. It's understandable that someone would want to do something else to pass the time other than to engage in reality. Well-educated people are expected to somehow not feel as if it's going to be difficult, because they are "prepared" and "smart enough" to cope. But this has little to do with our feelings--and having feelings of fear when one is so very "prepared" is almost a guilty thing. So many of us women don't have many role models to live our lives as we think that we should, and we think that we shouldn't want to be just mothers. All of this makes it very easy to pursue drugs. The great thing is this--you will grow older and more confident in yourself. I know this because I am turning 50 this year, and I don't have those fears, in part, just because I've made it this long. So, Lisa, stay sober so that you can enjoy this much as you grow older and so that you will be responsible, because we don't need irresponsiblility, nor do you. Good luck to you. As for Mr. Perrier, you're like water, aren't you? -- needed by Lisa and others who depend on you. Regardless of the quality of this film as art, it is important.
• Posted 07/29/10 by Keller Parker
  That documentary was awful. The entire thing was filmed in a hotel room. I did not find it informative, thought provoking or enlightening...simply boring. Hope that Lisa makes her journey to recovery and holds on though.
• Posted 07/15/10 by KK
  I love you Lisa! I'm so grateful to have met you, you're such a strong woman and you inspire me all the time. I hope that I grow up to be such a good person. Good on you for sharing this hon.
• Posted 06/01/10 by Paul
  Re: G I like how "you" would like to remind people people that drug addiction is not confined to the ghetto's etc...I thought that was what the film was reminding people about ? Yes it is "only" two interviews with Lisa. The first one was not planned and the second was to let her watch an hour of her life. I apologize about the squeamishness...I was affected by something but I am sure that it was not any preconceptions or value judgments?
• Posted 05/25/10 by G
  I've had a lot of experience with people close to me being addicts. It's funny because all junkie's look the same, have the same mannerisms, same mentality. It really is a horrible life. I can understand how some of the people below can make such harsh judgments, or believe "shes just enjoying her life while being a dumb #####". I suppose if you have never had any experience of the hidden, darker sides of society, than that would be an easy conclusion to come to. I'd just remind people that drug addiction is not confined to the the ghetto's, it's present at all levels of society, and it seems that the majority of the hate directed at users is aimed at those who lack the means to hide it. It is possible to overcome addiction, many people I thought were gone have turned their lives around and are now doing really well. That said, I think as a documentary it's a pretty poor effort. Really it's just two interviews with this lady and the guy doesn't take the opportunity to explore the subject more fully. I think he is just the wrong sort of guy to film a subject like this, he's too squeamish, and clearly is affected by his preconceptions and value judgments.
• Posted 05/03/10 by Nurgal
  Are we supposed to feel sorry for her or something? Because it looks like shes just enjoying her life while being a dumb ##### while there are so many people suffering out there and she has the means to do whatever she wants. I also find it funny how she has that charity organization supporting her habit...Thanks! Today supplies for addicts...Next Year, crack for kids! Anyway I didn't find this very enjoyable at all it just reminds me of alot of people I've met and none of them deserve any pity for they have dug their own graves just as this woman has.
• Posted 02/05/10 by james rankin
  I sure dont feel like i have been clean and sober for one year!!!
• Posted 12/25/09 by MARK
  This person needs some kind of psychiatric medication delivered intramuscularly. I have no sympathy for her kind of suffering. When you think of the countries such as Colom bia and Mexico where innocent people's lives are shattered by the illegal cocaine trade the concern for the user slowly evaporates. Find her a good social worker, a reliable ankle bracelet, and a small town for exile and close the case.
• Posted 12/25/09 by harry
  Nobody on this planet can look inside anothers heart. Irrational behavior cannot be rationalized. Drug addiction is a disease. The only ones who can truly understand it have been through it personally. These people are trying to fill a void in them that cannot be filled with crack or any other substance. That personal void is what needs to be recognized. For some people this is hard to look at. They do not want to believe that this could happen to them. I know this story.
• Posted 12/11/09 by "Droopy"
  I've only ever known one person who used (and was addicted to) crack cocaine, and I only saw him briefly after he became very addicted (was a Black man, a good friend to me, and the thing I recall most was he was so ashen, a sickly blue hue to his skin and he was so drawn and thin, skin hung a bit off his cheeks and body of a formerly robust man). I am familiar with addiction more in alcoholism as its been in my family, and it was nothing like this. I have never known a person who has this lady's 'profession' I called her a lady just now with intention because of of the things about her that struck me most is that she does carry herself at all times we were shown anyway, like a lady and to be honest, I would not have expected that. She was also very honest it seemed to me (and that was unexpected too), even if at times honest in a sort of rehearsed/recited sort of way, she certainly 'knows the drill' and the deal of what she's doing it seems. She talked very very fast and it was very hard for me to process what she said (I had to rewind a number of times) and I wondered if that was the drugs or how she naturally is or if she has a mood disorder or anything else she is also 'self medicating' with her addiction. The most admirable thing about her is that she doesn't give up on quitting, that she repeatedly time and time again does keep trying. I wonder if she ever sits still, is ever just quiet, what is she like when alone, does she keep on talking (maybe to herself?) and moving/constant motion even then? Wonder if she ever gets to live in anything other than a little room; I wonder about never getting a 'day off' from the constant phone and her profession. Thank you for (this website) for yet another interesting thought provoking look into another human being. You seem very good at that here.
• Posted 12/11/09 by TH
  Wow. I guess sitting in a room with a junking while she answers the phone is considered a documentary. Pathetic. So I'm supposed to be shocked at her behavior or impressed because she had a "good" upbringing? I feel like the "friend" asking the questions is just drooling over her "sordid" answers and the amazing candid footage he thinks he's capturing. Too easy. This is just crappy voyeuristic home movie making.
• Posted 12/05/09 by mom
  This woman is a mother and a daughter. She breaks the hearts of all who know and care about her, yet she is carefree. WHO is Cracked and WHO is Not Broken in this story? She lies to others and to herself. Her tears are false, a ploy for sympathy. She uses the film not to raise awareness but as a faulty rationalization of her addiction as a sickness; pure psycho-babble. She feels shame and knows not what for; not ashamed of herself "because it's not as though..." stopping just short of admitting she has no control. "repressing something that needs to be repressed", "complete surrender is the way it has to be", "This is real, this is not a ghetto thing, this is happening to all sorts of different people", "It's not talked about, it's pretended it's not there", "it's important to everyone to realize it is there, and try to understand what's going on because we are greatly misunderstood", "I survive it by doing what I have to do to stay high" No Lisa, few are pretending other than the addicts who, when they get sick or hit a low, go to rehab where someone else will (if nothing else) take responsibility for them long enough to get them back on the street ready to PnP. And even fewer fail to understand that an addict is the ultimate drama major, will convincingly lie, cry, beg, ####, anything they need to do in order to get their party on. You are allowing yourself "to be presented en masse" because you are at a low, you feel like ####, you look like crap, you're twitchy and itchy, and no-one wants to play with - much less pay for your skanky ### at the moment. YOU are exploiting your own child, speaking of him/her in tears only for yourself. Talk about reality - how many of your "associates" are first time IV drug users? Young, dumb, full of cum anxious to experience that "older woman" fantasy, how much disease are you spreading with your needles and your nasty twat? Oh, and you are NOT a "client" of the needle exchange program, nothing is purchased. The program is merely a small effort to contain disease while the narcissistic junkies party on. Is that harsh? GOOD! Reality is a ############. I am repulsed because you are my son and no amount of caring, talking, understanding, praying, cursing, pleading, enabling, helping, rejecting, embracing, NOTHING I do helps because you care ONLY for your drugs. Did you even call your Mother after her very heartfelt letter. Her tears are only a drop in the river of Mother's tears.
• Posted 11/23/09 by addicts are empty
  recovered that is the most wrong thing I have heard, most addicts and alcoholics are anything but smart or intelligent, they might be street smart or talk like they are deep. But that is just a bs line from lying so much. Most drug addicts and alcoholics are also pathological lie-rs
• Posted 11/18/09 by Lee
  There are few things more annoying or tedious than watching a junkie trying to find a vein. I'm so sick of this current trend of hardcore addict documentaries, and this one in particular was painful to watch, not because of the subject matter but because it's so poorly made. Very uninteresting and self-important.
• Posted 11/08/09 by Matt Yanda
  God is not the answer. just a cover up or easy fix.. can't believe half the things in the bible so I dunno why someone would revolve a religion around it. religion was born way before christianity and its doing today what it did back then; controlling people and generating a false profit. the book that saved me: The God Delusion By Richard Dawkins
• Posted 11/08/09 by recovered
  Most drug addicts and alcoholics are higher than or above average intelligence.
• Posted 09/05/09 by todd graham
  dear lisa i was a user for almost 20yrs, i couldn't stop. i put my family through alot, but also learned alot too. i cried out to Jesus and he delivered me, i found out he was what i was seeking all my life. he filled the empty void i tried to fill on my own with drugs and other things, he filled it with himself, i've never known love like this could before. it changed my life , or should i say he gave me a new one, washed my sins away with he's blood, and now i have a real purpose in my life. to share what he did for me. if i can help you in anyway please feel free to contact me. i don't want anything from you but i do have something to share .. the Love of God. .... my God richly bless you with himself. todd 732 925 6290 call or email me (this is also posted here for anyone who needs help. silver or gold have i none but i do have plenty of love to give, the love Jesus has given me is more than i can contain , i want to share it with whoever needs it. feel free to call or email me at onlyinnChist@aol.com i love you all todd
• Posted 07/19/09 by Ben Thayer-Dunthat
  melissa says: "an addict will ALWAYS be an addict" That is nonsense. I spent a year or so with the glass pipe. It ate up most of my net worth. One night I said enough. I never looked back. That was in the early 80s and I now find that the whole experience was educational, but I have no desire to become that person again. There are no cravings or urges to ever repeat the experience. If one sees the objective reality of that practice, it is very easy to walk away. At least it was for me. But then, I am addicted to objectivity now.
• Posted 07/07/09 by tara
  Dear Lisa,   Thank you for letting the world inside your life for an hour.    More than a drug use film, it is a perfect way to show the reality of prostitution and more importantly--the way prostitution allows addicts to support their habit.    And of course--lets not forget the men who have no problem using drug addled pros for their sexual needs and then condem them the minute they are out the door--or hold their own daughters and wives to high standards but will pay a drug addict to service them.    Ironically--these men have no problem with their wives own addictions--often hiding them from their communities--and those wives condeming prostitutes---if they only knew.    Thank you for having some standards even in your addiction--that in itself should be evidence that deep down inside you know you are worth--SOMETHING MORE THAN WHAT YOU ARE DOING.   Please take care of yourself--I understand where you are.......
• Posted 06/30/09 by Jenny
  Dear Lisa...I pray that you have found your footing and that you're doing better and better each day! I know you are getting very close to 50 now and I need to tell you something. My husband, who was 50, died 6 months ago. He was so much like you Lisa! I hope you will find the help you need and want before you use up all of your passes. May God bless you and your future. xoxo
• Posted 06/21/09 by melissa
  an addict will ALWAYS be an addict even if they r clean for 10+ years they r still an addict for an addict there is no recovery it is a life long battle and a disease that will never be cured
• Posted 06/17/09 by breal
  Lisa I will give you that hug you think you need to feel from the drug.
• Posted 06/15/09 by kandi
  lisa great job super delivery no fake sensored bull%&(*& much appreciated letting us in and getting to know you so intimately its about time someone spoke up and made people feel uncomfortable about something so many secretly live simply thank you
• Posted 05/20/09 by Michael
  Lisa says she is 30 but looks younger ... huh? ... more like she is 30 but looks 40 ... today ... tomorrow she will look 50 ... God cannot help because he/she exists only in people's hopes ... once any semblance of attractiveness disappears then life will only get uglier ... great .. good luck, Lisa ...
• Posted 05/15/09 by Yvonne Barash RN
  All is not lost. I know that relapse is frustrating, but I would encourage her to keep giving treatment another try. I imagine that getting out of that lifestyle would make her daughter proud.
• Posted 05/03/09 by Lmasin
  Lisa, You can do this. I know the shame of addiction. I've now been sober for almost 15 years. There are so many people willing to help you if you'll just let them. You don't have to live your life like this, you CAN turn it around. I believe that with all my heart...just surrender and turn it over. Much love and hope for your recovery, Lee Anne
• Posted 05/02/09 by Lana Gavin
  Dear Lisa, I watched this movie on the edge of my seat, hoping beyond hope that it did not end on a very sad note. I am praying for your recovery. I'm proud of you that you have come this far. I know addiction is a disease; one that you share with my daughter. She has been in recovery for 9 months and goes to meetings 6 days a week. I encourage her and will always stick by her, no matter what. I hope you have family who will do the same for you. Please keep up the wonderful work that you've been doing. God look over you.
• Posted 04/20/09 by Tiredof Waiting
  I don't have the twelve years that it is going to take to download this ####### MOVIE BEFORE I CAN WATCH IT!!!!
• Posted 02/18/09 by josh
  I am grateful for these films but your interface sucks so hard. Get it right. Play and pause is so necessary. This will never fly else.
• Posted 02/08/09 by jeanie
  I think LIsa is very honest and very smart. I think she would make it if she would go to a rehab that last for about a year or longer. If she could step far enough away from the big picture she could grasp everything that is driving her to this behavor. Good luck
• Posted 02/01/09 by JayFromTheBay
  I just wanted to say CONGRATS on your sobriety! This was a great piece, and extremely touching. You're a beautiful person Lisa, with one helluva personality. Good luck to you and your child, I believe in you!
• Posted 11/30/08 by Lisa Binney
  Just wanted to thank you all for your comments and prayers. I am clean and sober 14 months and doing well. Lisa
• Posted 11/27/08 by Tom Powers
  Dear All, I would also like to thank you for watching our film and contributing to the dialogue. I have shared some of it with Lisa and she finds it very helpful as she continues her recovery. As Paul mentioned pls check our our site at www.crackednotbroken.com. Pls snag this film and share it with others. Copies of the film are for sale on the site as well. All the best Tom Powers, Producer, Open Door Co. www.opendoorco.com
• Posted 11/18/08 by Paul Perrier
  I wanted to thank everyone for responding to the film and leaving encouraging comments for Lisa. I also wanted to let everyone know that Lisa celebrated 1 year of sobriety in October last month. For more information check out the film website at http://www.cracked notbroken.com Sincerely: Paul Perrier Filmmaker
• Posted 11/16/08 by Kari
  Lisa, I just want to thank you for sharing your story and putting yourself out there, you are a very brave young woman. Seeing you be so real and feeling your shame right along with you, I want to reach out and hug you and tell you that I love you. I'm sure that God will bless your honesty and openness and use this film to educate those who are ignorant and don't understand. No matter what, just remember that God loves you at ALL times. You don't have to be perfect for Him to see you as His child that He adores. You are the apple of His eye and He loves you!
• Posted 11/08/08 by Michael from South Carolina
  Lisa, God bless you. Forgive yourself. Realize none of us do the right things all the time. My wife and I have tried quitting smoking several times. No dice. And that is just smoking Camel Lights; although Camel lights are a smooth blend of Turkish and domestic tobacco. We will continue to try. I also am aware of the struggles with mental illness. Former girlfriend had Bipolar disorder, with Borderline Personality to boot. She could not help doing the things she did. That was the way her brain was wired. Forgive yourself. Then find an environment that you can heal. I hope this is not preachy. Watching the video makes me want to reach out and hug you and make it all better. Doesn't work that way. But I can see in the video you have more than enough strength to do this. Just do it. Forgive yourself of the past. Can't change yesterday, but you can change tomorrow.
• Posted 09/28/08 by Lynn
  Thank you Lisa for allowing us to peak into your worl. You have made me more aware of just how difficult it is to beat the crack addiction. I now have more compassion and understanding toward crack addicts. God bless you, I am praying for you!
• Posted 09/28/08 by Jonathan Paquet
  Thank you Chris Kitchens For having writing those words. I'm a 26 yrs old artist and i am addicted on speeds. Today, you have give some hope to a young Canadian. Thx again !!
• Posted 09/21/08 by alley cat
  Keep fighting the good fight Lisa, one day it will stick. it really will.
• Posted 09/16/08 by Charles
  Having had so many friends go down this path, Lisa will end up dead, And what a shame, she has so much to give. Goodbye Lisa.
• Posted 09/11/08 by Chris Kitchens
  I have one suggestion, and it worked for me and many others: Ask God to remove the desire to use from you, and He will take it away. I used for about 23 years, and had tried 50 or more times to really quit. After I got down on my face and asked God to help me by taking that desire away, and replacing it with His desires, I almost immediately felt his presence and touch again. It had been absent for around 13 years, and now I have a decent sucky job, like everyone else, and still have time to accomplish more than I ever could while using. My family is healing, and I serve washing dishes at church for nothing, and it brings me great joy. Just because I am NOT high, and dont want to be any longer. I thank Him every day for helping me, and God can help anyone that asks for it. If you are reading this, and doubtful, let me tell you that no one gets here by accident. You have found this movie, maybe this comment, just to have a new chance at life. Just trust God. He is way bigger than anything people can screw up. He made us all in His image, and with love, and a desire to fellowship with us through prayer and worship. He sent Jesus to die for all sin, yours, mine, everyone that asks. Everyone. No matter how bad you think you are, or how much pain you have caused, Jesus still loves you and wants to heal you. Please dont wait until someone is calling your relatives to identify your corpse. If you are living the addicted life, playing the game, just know that the game has an ending. No one squeaks by forever because of their own knowledge or experience. Everyone dies at some point. Facing an eternity without hope in Jesus is scarier than any addictive behavior. God isn't worried about your past. He wants you to have a future, and a glorius relationship with Him. Trust me, if someone like me can get clean, anyone can, with God's help. Just ask for it. What have you got to lose? All that glamour and excitement you have now? I only see pain and anguish when I look back on my using. Not to mention that I have a renewed life, and a chance to look at the world with clear vision and opened eyes. You can have that as well. Ask God for help and to remove the desire to use. Trust another junkie's opinion: It works! 1 Peter 5:8-Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour. Don't be devoured, be released to be who you really are. God and I love you more than words can say. Chris K. Memphis, TN
• Posted 09/08/08 by liz
  Amazing courage to open oneself up so honestly. I too left with a different, better understanding of addiction. Thank you. Good luck and God bless.
• Posted 09/06/08 by DEYRDRA
  I THANK YOU LISE FOR THE COURAGE TO FACE YOU ,IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS,I TO WAS ONCR THERE BUT I THANK GOD EVERY DAY THAT I AM SOBER FOR 19 YRS WITH NO THOUGHTS OF EVER GOING BACK TO THAT LIFE STYLE' I'LL PRAY THAT GOD WILL SAVE YOU AND TAKE THE TASTE OF THE DRUG OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM, FOR YOU ARE DOING A THING BY SHARING THIS EDUCATIONAL PEICE WITH OTHERS GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU
• Posted 08/29/08 by keith
  Very captivating and revealing film. Incredible to see the power of addiction. Great she was so willing to share the moment. Thanks for sharing
• Posted 08/29/08 by keith
  very captivating and revealing and glad I don't have those sorts of issues to deal with. Incredible to see the power of addiction. Thanks for sharing
• Posted 08/24/08 by WildGrace
  My wife and I sat down and watched this video and I believe we walked away with a better understanding of what life is like when dealing with an addiction. Thank you, Lisa, for being vulnerable and sharing your story.
• Posted 07/27/08 by Scott
  An unbelievably good film that really digs deep into the heart of addiction and all that it can consume. This film made me take a hard look at my drinking habit and really has given me some strength to finally move onto the next chapter of my life, sober. Thank you for this.