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The difference was that Bam is into booze and coke, which are more socially acceptable than heroin, so Bam was able to rationalize it in his head that he was trying to help Novak when in reality it was just toxic enabling.
Bam if you see this, I know you’re fighting your own battles now, but I just want to say that you are truly a saint for doing all the things you did and standing by Brandon Novak all those years. If I ever had a friend like you, I would consider myself the luckiest man in the world. Wish you all the best!
I would like to say something that so many people are overlooking. Novak and SteveO especially, Everyone is trying to make it seem like Bam is as bad as Novak was or SteveO and trying to paint a picture of Bam losing everything being drunk amd high 24\7. Its no where near that and honestly I would feel betrayed a bit if I was Bam. After everything Bam has done for them especially Novak you would think Novak would stand up for Bam, throw himself constantly at Bam calling or something. But no, just to let you know if by some crazy chance you read this Bam not everyone is on that bullshit and I understand to a point how you must feel. Just do your own thing like you've been doing. I hope your skating has improved I'm always down to watch you skate.
@@jordanlong836 u don't KNOW shit.. u have absolutely not 1 bit if FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE about the severity of Bams ADDICTIONS and mental health..sooo hoe about u just sit down and shut up
I feel so bad for Novak's mom. Not many people are willing to spend $80,000 on multiple rehabs, just to have that person relapse over and over. You can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. So sad
Yeah there is a massive difference both are physically addicting but only one can kill you from the withdrawals and thats alcohol. Alcohol is by far the worst substance to become physically addicted too.Its not even close what drug kills more yearly
Pure ignorance.... what in the hell makes you believe heroin is worse than alcohol?? They are both horrible to be addicted to, they both cause a lot of deaths... yet alochol causes WAY more deaths than heroin. And soooo many more lives have been broken from alcohol than heroin. They are both worse but to sit there and say one is way worse than the other is extremely stupid. Probably best that you don't speak on things you clearly have no experience in dealing with.
Yup it's crazy how damn quick it breaks down their body and organs once someone becomes a real bad chronic alcoholic,especially if they are drinking hard liquor daily and are physically addicted. Alcohol withdrawals the DT's make heroin and opiate withdrawal look like a day at the beach.
Sorry that he is going through this, but it's great he has you guys there for him. I lost my wife 2 weeks ago to a morphine overdose. Drug abuse is no joke and not an easy thing to deal with. For a long time my life was flipped upside down, I am now on the path of recovering my life and trying to get things back in order.
Great to hear you are doing good but my condolence on losing your wife to morphine... you seem so casual about it but im sure it bothers you deeply. Wish you the best man...
Good lord how the tables have turned. Novak is doing seminars and events and is years sober. Bam is unraveling for the 200th time in public and is struggling with alcohol/depression. Sucks man.
@Ryan Hinchcliff LOL wonder if Ryan literally dying could've affected him 🤔🤔 atleast he's not shooting heroin and selling his body for money for heroin
since youre on the subject, next week frantz you should record a phone call with you and novak confronting bam about the alcoholism that has destroyed his life for over 10years, keep this forward momentum!
You were 4 years ahead of your time with that comment, Novak and Frantz recently had bam thrown in the loony bin and recently made a podcast about how out of control bams drinking n drugging have been
This is such a sad thing, but thank you to Frantz and Bam for allowing us to be able to listen to all this and let us into their personal lives in this way because it helps us who have loved ones with addiction problems. I pray for Novak as well as all his friends who are going through all this that they remain strong and get through it all. You guys have definitely helped me personally with being so open about what you go through, which has helped me with my own best friend who has addiction problems and is thankfully clean. So thank you again!
I met bam on Halloween 2018. I'm 6 months clean. Walking 7miles to go get the dope hits home. I remember doing crazy shit to get my fix. It's crazy man not good. You will do anything. It's not like any other drug. It's shitty. I still think about it sometimes but I just take my Suboxone and end up staying clean. Gym has also helped
God love you frantz. you do not get nearly enough credit for what you did.. you helped Novak through tough love..Which is love,for years you did. You are such a great guy just like Zack crashing into the trailer. You were so concerned .Novak was lucky to have a few great people around
Bam and Joe are probably the best and helpful friends Novak could ever have and I wish I had friends like them in my life when I went through my bull shit. Novak always had such a promising life and hope his sobriety sticks this time.
Being a recovering alcoholic and heroine/pill addicted for 4 yrs he was lucky to have a friend like Bam. And Ban deserves to live a normal life and not have to deal with someone killing themselves. He should of cut ties with Novak a long time ago. I lost all my friends and it helped me realize that I needed help. I don't blame my old friends for what they did.
I'll never forget...my little bros skin was dark blue in the hospital until they brought him back to life. He's been clean for years on years now but that was the worst day of my life. I fell asleep on Christmas dinner and Christmas eve dinner at the fucking table dude 😓 talk about feeling shame...I'll never forget how so many ppl I used to know and chill with are now dead or are heading there. Drugs don't kill ppl, people who choose to use them kill themselves. It's a decision; make the right one.
hey man this video helped me a lot ...I WAS Novak and I have lost all my friends that were brothers and now that I've cleaned up they still a don't want to be in my life..and now I understand why..I wish I could change the past but I can't my friends are gone because of me and no one else..I guess that's the way addiction works...you feel great and not worry about anything for years then you clean up and realize you have lost the best things in life...I thank you for this because now I know how Joe and Scott and Dillon feel..I'm a true fuck up and I can never change what I have done...but at least I'm clean that's what I have day to day being sober is what counts ...I feel sorry for my brother's and wish I was still one of the boys ...but they made the right decision that was best for them....if I was with them now I think I would be completely different.. but that's in the past I'm 32 now and have nothing to show for it all because of drugs and alcohol...to those who read this comment...don't do what I did and lay back and success pass you by ...stay clear headed and think about the long run because the long run is what can help you lay back and relax in the future...my name is Gabriel and I am just starting to live life the way I should have years ago
Ok, I missed some parts of the conversation 'cause english isn't my mother language and when Bam talks it's difficult for me to understand, but you guys did everything to help Novak... Hope he can battle his addiction.
I'm so pleased to hear bams resolution on this and also admit he was enabling him. I saw/ met Novak at a ffu gig and he was glamorised as 'pill Colin's'. It wasn't funny, it was tragic. I know how hard it is to love some one with addiction and the hardest thing is realising that to truly help, you need to let them hit rock bottom and help themselves. This doesn't always have the outcome you want and it's heartbreaking. Very brave to put this out there guys.
@@chrismihaich898 Of course it is as it's all about $$$ Why use a natural drug for medicinal purposes, when Big Pharma can rake in the cash for Subs, Methadone, etc thats harder to get off than heroin!.. If this treatment had been available to me at the time, I would have taken it in a heartbeat!..
This sucks. The dude has the potential and awesome friends to help him get clean and he keeps fucking you guys over. You guys are awesome for helping him through and through. Only time will tell what will happen.
Thanks for making this vid Frantz. What Bam says about doing the same thing expecting different results is straight out of recovery. The con artist as well. My rock bottom was endless. If you think you hit rock bottom, keep looking bc there's a trap door down there.
No matter what anyone thinks is of Bam-he is a good loyal forgiving and generous friend. And now he needs the same. Repay the favor for Bam and make sure he gets healthy.
You guys should take him south of the equator and have him do an Ayahuasca ceremony. My brother went with an addiction to heroin and pills and after one 12 hour session he saw all the damage he was doing to everyone around him and he's never touched any of it again. He lit a cigarette outside the airport before we left for home and couldn't finish it. He quit smoking that day.
How does one go about doing that. Im a 5 year long heroin addict. Still using. I wanna quit ive tried so many things. But my brain always gets to a point where i wanna use cause how sick i get. I hate myself. Ive been thinking of suicide. I got sober in jail and the day i got out i overdose cause i didnt knoq what i could do. Its fucking mental
There aren't too many times where you and Bam are on tape in a real moment, and I dig 'em. There are a few, but not very many. I like hearing shit like this.
7:33 little did Bam know… Novak HAD hit rock bottom. Listen to Brandon’s stories. He talks about how, shortly after this incident, his mom served him with a restraining order. Now, having lost the last two people who would put up with him, Novak entered his last rehab and cleaned up.
That was a pretty mature statement from Bam about him becoming part of Brandons insanity. The last I knew now though, is that Bam was a raging alcoholic. This is a mess all the way around.
pacotacos1234 He was never clean. He was off heroin for awhile but he was still doing other things such as alcohol and pills. I remember that video way back in Haggard where Ryan Dunn is yelling at him. 10 years later and its still an issue. Novak will never get it.
Ironic Bam's being so tough on him (justifiably), when this is the rehab stint that actually stuck with Novak n now Bam's taken his place n fallen into a bad addiction
I overdosed on heroin & my kidneys and liver shutdown, i'm only 26 years old & have been an addict since I was 12, now I have to take dialysis 3 times a week for four hours each day! I've been to rehabs I know what it's like to fean for the needle! Maybe it's going to take Brandon's kidneys to shut down for him to wake up. I really hope his rock-bottom is not a graveyard!!!! You can do it Brandon!!!!
It starts small..pills..you know youve opened pandoras box completely when you start putting a needle in your arm. And it takes alot of work to STAY clean. That lifestyle is absolutely hellish
I don't think anything can help novak but himself. Bam's got him on tv shows, book deal, and helped him get into rehab numerous times. There's only so much bam can do.
Im clean i had to surrender and want sobriety honest open minded and willing to give up my way and try something else thats what works for millions millions who stay sober
I have followed some of the Brandon and Bam Saga. What Bam just had to say is the truth. No one is going to be there for Brandon if he pushes everyone away. I know this because I am the same way. I push people away. Rehab for a long time is apart of the answer. The other part is wanting to be SOBRE and liking it! SHIT thats the tough part but it gets easier. Brandon I hope you are well and Bam I hope you stand by your friend.
my cousin is on heroin, it kills me everyday. we were like brothers growing up, i basically lived with him. now hes too far gone, no one stops until they want to.
"Think we're being too hard on him." I don't think so...maybe too light. There's plenty of footage where his out of control drug-fueled behavior is talked about with good humor and laughter. If you want him to take it seriously, you can't act like his antics while he's high are something to be considered amusing or good stories.
Agree 100% His addictive behavior was enabled, good for a laugh and he was being Paid to be a loaded, funny, jackass!... Bam and crew frowned on downers like xanax and opiates, but feeding the heroin addict alcohol and cocaine, then seem dumbfounded when he goes back to the dope!..
That really sucks..... Someone will not recover if they do not want to. They can go to rehab 100 times but it has to be THEM to want to. Not anyone else. All the love and support cannot help someone like that.. He's kindof a lost cause...
It's a crying shame... I'm so sorry that you have to put up with this my friend. I'll be sending some prayers for all parties involved Joe. Hope to talk to you soon bro. Miss ya down here in Orlando.
