TikTok Video of Drug Addict’s Stunning Transformation Gets 2 Million Likes, Netizens Blown Away

TikTok Video of Drug Addict’s Stunning Transformation Gets 2 Million Likes, Netizens Blown Away

  • A young man touched the heart of millions on TikTok after he shared his journey of how he became drug-free
  • In a TikTok video, he showed clips of when he was on drugs which transitioned to him sober
  • Peeps congratulated him on his arduous journey and encouraged him to stay strong

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A handsome man shared his transformation from being a drug addict to being clean in a TikTok video
A young man, who has been clean from drugs for almost three years, inspired TikTok users, with many applauding him for his journey. Image: @mackdaddyg28
Source: TikTok

A former drug addict's before-and-after videos on TikTok left people hopeful that recovery is possible.

Austin Green showed the world how he looked after being clean from drugs for two and a half years.

Former drug addict shows how handsome he has become

The handsome young man shared a heartwarming caption that captured how he battled with drug addiction.

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It read:

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"How many days do you have clean? I was that person you would see wandering on the streets in the middle of the night that people said would never change!
I now work at a residential treatment facility helping people just like me. Recovery has allowed me to live a life beyond my wildest dreams!"

The video combines two clips, one showing him on day one without drugs and the other showing him clean from drugs 2-and-a-half years later.

In the first clip, he looked dishevelled, and his eyes were sunken with marks all over his face.

The next video shows a complete transformation as he looks clean, handsome and smiling, with his blue eyes glistening in happiness.

Watch the video here:

Social media wowed by former drug addict's achievement in video

Netizens rushed to the comment section to congratulate him on battling drug addiction and on achieving a huge milestone.

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Some also shared their recovery journeys:

Faith remarked that Austin looked healthy.

"Recovery looks amazing on you!"

@allamasworld said that Austin is a real inspiration. He added:

"My brother is going through the same. He is seven months clean, and I am so proud of him."

Enjoying_Life_andthensome told him that he looked amazing.

"Please keep loving yourself. Respect!"

Whitney Ann Lovelace said she is also on a recovery journey. She added:

"You look so much happier. And healthier. I'm eight months on the 24th!"

Angelica said that happiness looked terrific on him. She remarked:

"I'm so proud of you! Congratulations."

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In another similar story, Briefly News wrote about a beautiful young woman who overcame drug addiction and opened a hair salon.

TikTok user @chenaysnell shared a post that showed how she looked when she was on drugs and how she looked after cleaning her act up.

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Netizens gave her flowers for her stunning transformation and wished her great success.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za

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