Boosie on Going Through Terrible Withdrawals Trying to Quit Lean 

Dude beat cancer, addiction, and death row and he's *managing* his diabetes. Absolute legend

I haven't sipped lean or pop pills ever since November 7, 2016 thanks to god💯👈🙌

I was addicted to it as well. For years and years 08-16. Everything from lean, to pills. I had the best connect ever. One day, I quit. I went through it for 2 weeks straight. The first week was hell. Another week, and one morning I woke up, and I was back. Its been 4 years as of 2 weeks ago. Never again, only weed for me.

Them chills ain’t no joke

What a legend beat cancer beat death row beat diabetes makes 8 million a year 🙏🏽

he just saved millions of lives with the 16oz of water

I Love How Honest, Genuine, Real Boosie Kept This Interview. Hopefully the young people on the check in really listened to what Boosie was saying about how hard it was to quit and how it negatively affected him. Love & Respect Boosie!

Mad Respect for Boosie for him overcoming his addiction . With a combination of his health with the cancer, and his diabetes issues, etc. He really lived thru hell. He mentioned his smile and he does have a wonderful smile. I am so glad he has that back and has lived to tell the tale...

boosies eyes look like hes been thru hell n back..

Its hard to admit addiction

“You gotta have it if you don’t have it…YOU GOTTA HAVE IT” 😂😂

"I'd be off for 2 weeks & when somebody would make me mad, it would be my excuse to get get lean" --grown man words

It's refreshing to hear a couple celebrity admit he was an addict

He ain't wanna say a number on how much he drank cause he know Vlad gonna upload the video like "BOOSIE SPENDS $10 MILLION ON LEAN"

Diabetes, cancer and death row for 3.5 years plus the general struggle and he's still up. Boosie is a super hero.

I respect the hell out of this man, he tries to tell people not to do this shit. It takes a ton of courage to come out and admit you had/have an addiction. That's the true sign of acceptance and wanting to get clean.

Boosie be lookin half old man half young man

He looks down when he says he put a lot of ppl on. The pain this man must feel

He should acknowledge the emotional side of withdrawal too. A lot of people hear "ah man you're shitting your pants and throwing up for a week" and that sounds unpleasant, but it's nothing compared to the shockingly intense mental and emotional strain going thru w/d puts you through. You can see how seriously Boosie takes the concept of w/d, clearly there's something more to it than a couple days of flu like symptoms. It's harder to articulate that aspect of it, but it's like feeling like you're drowning and losing everything important to you and suddenly every problem you've avoided for years is on the forefront of your mind with no escape. It's a one of a kind special kind of hell and the only way out is to go straight through it. It can reduce the strongest men to tears

The withdrawal was a next level, it’s blow hot and cold ,legs kicking out randomly, don’t take it people

Boosie gonna fuck around become a good pastor

Ive been clean 2 month's now off those 30s! Once I found god 🙏 ill never go back!

The interviews with Boosie are among Vlad’s best. To say that this guy is “real,

"You gotta have it. If you don't have it.... You GOTTA have it." Felt that hard

the boosie interviews are classics. these by far my best

This is the part of drug use they don’t talk about in the rap music .

I haven't listened to one song this man has put out - but these interviews he did with Vlad have done nothing but earn my respect for Boosie. What a legend.

You can see the pain in his eyes when he said he put everyone on that shit

MY NIGGA DONT NEED NO MIC..... HE GOT A AMP ON HIS VOCALS...

Boosie drank so much lean even his car was off the drank, DAMN!

7:30 I quit for 2 weeks and someone gets me mad and I go right back. Can’t be more real.

I’ve never heard a more honest interview with a rapper about lean.

why boosie screaming like Vlad in another room

He pretty much went through a heroin withdrawal...

Bout to go thru withdrawals myself. I'm scared but Boosie helps me be a bad ass abd get thru it. Lifes hard enough sober, wtf is wrong with me 😔 God Bless yall

s/o to boosie and vlad for this dope interview, 2021 and I'm still watching it. South Africa, Johannesburg 📍

At 9:20 you can tell he got a lot of love for Pimp C. You can literally see him reminiscing. #RIP #PIMP.C

After awhile you don’t get high no more you doing it just to not be sick. That’s your whole damn life.

I haven't had lean since 2016. Praise The Almighty YAH

I quit alprazolam (xanax) cold turkey, after about 3yrs and it was the worst thing I've ever experienced, physically. I was dizzy and weak as hell. I couldn't hold down any food. I had the shakes so bad, I couldn't sleep because I'd get nauseous when I closed my eyes. Whenever I attempted to eat, I'd end up on the toilet with a trash can in my lap, not knowing which end it would come out. People say withdrawls last about a week but after 2 weeks, there was still no sign of improvement so I ended up at the emergency room, getting lectured by the ER doc about how I could have died. I was dehydrated, low in iron and potassium and had lost 20 lbs. Its been 20yrs and I'm so grateful to be clean from that stuff. Addiction is no joke and withdrawal is hell. It's like being held captive by whatever substance you're addicted to.

Boosie the GOAT of these interviews. Watching him genuinely laugh makes me smile for some reason.

Man that hairline fade tight af

He ain't lying we used to give that red lean away

Going through withdrawals as we speak.. 2nd day down. Let’s hope i get to 10 more days. Baby steps. it’s so hard tho.

I've been through addiction and withdrawals with pain killer pills and its no joke. It took me a month of pure hell before I could function something like ordinary. The first 3 or 4 days my bowels began loosening up again and I actually shit myself 4 times because I couldn't get to the toilet quick enough even though I wasn't eating or sleeping at all. There's much more I could tell like the seizures but It's too much for the comments, needless to say it wasn't a great time. I've been clean since February now and feel much better for it.

Is it just me or does Vlad have a best friend for EVERY situation EVER

Them withdrawals ain't no joke. I was a heroin addict for 11 years and maaan those withdrawals. Horrible! I'm talking about you start with the yawning, then cold sweats, then stomach cramps and runny nose then your back starts aching and the bowel movements and throwing up. You sitting on the toilet with a trash can in front of your face. The worst part though, opiods make you get constipated. I know it's TMI but it's facts. I tried everything and nothing helped. I had friends get sick cuz they would force themselves to hold it in because once you been constipated for a minute and you ready to use the bathroom your stool done got HUGE and rock hard. Then you hold it in for a week and when there's no more holding it..it's PAINFUL and bloody. I could only muster up the courage to use the bathroom first thing in the morning before getting well while being sick. So think twice before you fuck around and use opiods. But I agree with Boosie, once you overcome addiction and you're done FORREAL you don't want the shitty feeling from withdrawals ever again! Oh and all my favorite shirts and pants had burn holes in them as well. Nodding out with a cigarette. Being sober is the best feeling ever! I'd rather be sober and starting from scratch then chasing that first high living on the streets looking crazy.

So happy to hear this!!!!!

look at his eyes ... this is why i like boosie you can see when he speak he actually speaking from experience

I fucks with ya Boosie but you definitely did not start the lean trend. Especially not in the South. UGK and Dj screw basically invented that. Houston culture

You can tell how much wiser boosie is now by watching old interviews like these..

I can relate in every way boosts I fw u mayne after u quit it sucks but there’s light at the end of the tunnel continue ur fight and you’ll see it gets better with gone for anyone who needs this love y’all 🙏🏽💯

This man has really overcame a strong fight of addiction & the system! His spirit is strong & he's realized that if you can't hold up for your past, you'll never be ready to fight for your future!

Doesn't matter who "started it" ... I'm just glad artists like Boosie or Killer Mike are speaking out on how bad it is for your health, and how it's been glamourized for far too long.

Lean on your blunt. Those were the days.

I was addicted to codeine for 5 years, I was healthy no medical issues while taking it, but I then decided to quit, went cold turkey, 5 month later after being clean, I've now got kidney problems, I've got a auto immune disorder, my body is fucked up!

I tried lean once and fell asleep with the car running for 8 hours in somebody else drive way

Boosie is one of the most discerning people you will hear..too much pain will make you authentic

Thanks for letting folks know

This man is a true legend 🙌🏿

BLESS him. I pray he stay clean 🙏❤️ ..God bless you Boosie

DJ Screw and the Screwed up Click was sipping lean in 1994, Boosie didn't start the drank epidemic.

Wears it like a badge of honor, it gives you a new look on life and forces a sort of maturity if you truly overcome it.

Love his music and his honestly.

I LOVE BOOSIE HONESTY. I REALLY ADMIRE THIS MAN.

I was the syrup King....smiles....that shit almost killed me..... pitiful look ... so many back and forth emotions

The way he looked when it started 🤣🤣

Damn When he talk Pimp C you can tell how many Great memories come back... that smile was so real when he said "that's my boy"

Too many of us know what Boosie was feeling on those withdrawals

Damn he said his car wouldn’t work cause there was syrup in the gears lmao 😂😂

This is Facts!! Bossie got a whole song talking about this addiction💯💯💯

Shoutout to everyone fighting this drug im praying for you. But you can do it 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Nigga had a flashback just hearing the word syrup in the beginning lol

does anyone still not realize that Lean is an opioid and the same as Percocet, oxy, or heroin?

That’s real asf he admit his wrongs that’s good that you off that boosie ❤️❤️❤️

Boosie's whole life has done a 360° turn ...God bless him...

"Id rather they take uppers" well bruh its all fun and games till homies checking the window every 20 minutes at 6 am on a wednesday cause hes been hitting lines since sunday night

As an ex addict myself I appreciate Boosie coming out and sharing this stuff. While my own stuff was harder than codeine, they all belong in the same family and will seriously fuck you up in the long term. I’ve seen over 50 friends die and now I watch these youngins running around laughing and talking about popping Xanax and drinking lean. Well withdrawal from any benzo, klonopin, Ativan, XANAX, can kill you. The only type of withdrawal that can kill you other than from alcohol. And the withdrawal from lean will just make you WISH you were dead. It may be fun while it’s going on but then some years go by and you’re just functioning and getting “normal” not high and from there it’s downhill. And if you ain’t got money like boosie? Well you’re gonna sell, rob, steal or whatever you can to get it. A real answer from a real street cat wanting to be honest and pass on legitimate knowledge. Pay attention youngins.

Been thru those opiate withdrawals before. Them shits are no joke.. everything he's saying, is 100% facts! I've been sober for 2yrs now and I'll never touch that shit again! No need to be doing the same shit in your 30s, that you were doing in your 20s. Eventually.. you gotta level up in life or get left behind. Salute to Boosie and anybody else going thru any addiction or tryna beat addiction.

Real Talk ! Real Leader talk too ! Thank you 🙏🏽

I can really appreciate Boosie’s honesty and candidness. Ain’t no shame in his game. I wish you success in your sobriety my brotha’. You’re a true genuine act Sir. 👍🏾👏🏽

Boosie fade always on point FAXX

Real talk,inspiring

Boosie your strong bro I’m battling shit right now I feel you bro

This is scary. It's seen as so normal cause it's in all the rap songs but shit is not a game to play with.

Pimp C & 3 6 Mafia brought Codein to the Industry/Dont let someone tell you diffrent.

You always suppose to drink water if not you will lock up

Man I respect boosie for real

*talks about lean Vlad : "you even had cancer at one point" Boosie: "yuh.... but I was on codeine..."

Boosie got wisdom of a 90 yr old.

This was the best boosie interview the whole interview

Real shi bro

“Wen pimp died I was sippin moe” “Dey said pimp died I’m like fucc it, I need another pint!”😂😂😂💀

I don't even sip syrup and I'm done after one nut.

God bless hope you see it through

I wish boosie health, and luck and kicking that habit..I've been on that same road.

R.I.P. Santana

Boosie is such a good brother. I have nothing to say bad about him. He is the friend all of us wish we had.. real talk

I wouldn’t wish addiction on opiates/heroin to anyone, it’s the worst thing to wake up sick and know in a few hours you’re gonna start feeling sick again it’s a non-stop battle...... I’m very proud of him for getting clean and sober specially since he had the money to keep his addiction going.

4 years later first time seeing September 8 2021