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Look up meth pee, there's a comedy central show about this female comedian who drank her own piss and other addicts pee. Your body does not break down meth so you get high drinking it, she said the meth pee was stronger than regular meth lol. She got clean after busting her sisters toothbrush holder to pee in and it had 20 years of dust, hair, and old toothpaste in it.
This shit really puts stuff into perspective of when we were younger, we didn't (at least I didn't) realize how serious a lot of this stuff was and didn't take it as serious as we should.
if it's any consolation, being the complete opposite is annoying. If a friend says "remember that time when...." i can tell them the exact month and year it happened, even all the way back to 2001, then also correct them when they tell the story wrong. My recollection is picture perfect but it makes me an incredibly nostalgic person who is always looking back.....it's a curse
@@thedishonestjeffsokol2489 nah it’s better to have memories than to forget them. For life is meaningless without all of the memories we make along the way. It’s kind of sad when people say they don’t remember parts of their life. It might’ve been fun but how fun could it have been if you don’t remember?
Jesus man, out of the entire Jackass family and spinoff shows, Steve-O and Novak is literally the last two people you'd expect to end up sober. Trippy.
@@Rob78169 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NoKezJzvp4i.html think this is it but I saw a video he had to take like over ten different pills...I couldn't even pronounce half of them, he wasn't forced but they do weird stuff in those places...they legit drugged my friend and "convinced" him while high to take the vaccine I saw the card so knew he wasn't lying
Heroin junkie depravity is a different level. I had a call where a guy was overdosing in a bathroom. His junkie friend called 911 and hung around until we narcaned the guy and took him to the hospital. The next day same place same time the good friend was the one who was overdosing and the guy who overdosed the previous night not only didn’t call 911 for his friend he was seen running away as officers were driving to the scene. The worst part, when officers grabbed ahold of the dude he had narcan on him and didn’t bother to use it on his overdosing friend, who had ensured douchebag didn’t die the night before!
Tell me about it, I've saved four people's lives, all of them yelled at me for "ruining their high", ......I asked them,, "what freaking high? You were DEAD.".... The first girl proceeded to steal from me 2 weeks later, funny part is all she took was 2 huge bags of TRASH, yep, she thought she'd made off with valuable stuff and it was literally the garbage that I had that needed to be disposed of. Ha ha, I pictured her getting home and opening it up ..... The third guy I saved stole my boyfriend at the times backpack a few days after ....I ran into him a week later and UNLEASHED on him, I said some awful stuff, called him a junkie piece of shit and that I should have let him die... he ended up apologizing later but from what I hear he's still out benefiting from f-ing people over...what a miserable existence. He's got to have such a crappy life. I do not miss being around people like that at all.
@@valleygirltotallyforsure I saved 2 people myself, and one of them pulled the same shit on me, he was angry because "he was on a good nod", and the suboxone i shot him up with put him in precipitated withdrawal, he showed absolutely no sign of appreciation for saving his life, and i didnt even know this guy, i was with another friend at the smoke shop his dad owned and we were all getting high in there, the dude was one of his friends id never met, he got so mad he was getting hostile, i ended up punching him in the mouth and losing my shit on the guy because of his extremely disrespectful behavior, he was blue in the lips and not breathing, was already almost dead, and gave no fucks whatsoever. the second person i saved was a really good friend though, and he was appreciative, i had to respond when i saw your comment, cause it reminded me exactly of my experience.
watched a dude nod into a soma coma while exiting a store. fell right infront of the glare you down cop at the exit. then straaight into a display of toiletpaper dude did it a gain same way a week later frm what he said.
Switching from snorting to shooting was the most fiscally responsible decisions I ever made. But it ruined my fucking life. Been clean since Dec 4th 2017. Love seeing these guys living their best life.
So, I have a story. I was addicted to heroin and pills for 12 years. I started off taking Roxy's (little blue pills 30mg) started off with 1 at a time and worked my way up to 3 at a time. Snorting them. In addition to the Roxy's I took percocet. All prescribed to me from a doctor because of a motorcycle accident. Well, this was in Florida, and the DEA shut down the distribution of my pills so I moved on to the cheaper alternative, heroin. I started snorting it at first, but just like Novak said it builds a tolorence and I started to shoot it. The whole time I was addicted I worked as a waiter making tips everyday to keep the habit going. I would shoot in the morning then at work then at home after work until I went to bed, then the cycle continued. I was spending up too $120 bucks a day on dope. And living in a fucked up drug "motel" called the Willard in library city. Finally I after years of the same shit I decided I wanted to get clean. I tried suboxone but relapsed 3 times. Then I broke down and tried to quite again, but this time I told my family what I had been doing and I wanted to change my life around. I got back on the suboxone and was moderately successful, enough to save about 5 grand and move back to New York where I could get on the methadone program. However in order to get into the program I had to show there was heroin in my system. Otherwise they wouldn't accept me. So I found some dope in NYC and shot up again. I did get into the program, but it was 3 years of off and on dope. I then met my now wife. I decided to finally rid myself of the vice that held on to me so tightly. I stayed on the methadone and slowly tapered off of it. I have now been 4 years clean, I'm married, I moved out of the country and have a successful career. Sometimes it is true self love and motivation to be normal and healthy which will save you. I thank God everyday for what I have now and also for what I went through to make me the person I am today. Well, that's my story. If you are in a situation you think you can't get out of please know you can do anything if you want too and you are loved and worth more than you know 🙏🏻 Have a blessed day if you read this far. Thanks for taking the time.
I have a very similar story except I’m a NYer- a bunch of folks would fly down to Florida during the pill mill era, come back with a shitload of blues- I had an MRI from when I broke my back so I went down a few times with one of the plugs and hustled doctors. It was a crazy time. And like you said they cracked down on all that so I went straight to dope, I’m from the projects so it was so easy and cheap to get. I tried quitting so many times, buying Suboxone/Subutex off the street but I could never get it right. I was bartending and waiting tables the whole time and looking back I can’t believe I would go to the bathroom during my shift and shoot up cuz that’s how deep in it I was, I would use make up to hide my track marks and shit, it was pure insanity. I ended up ODing during a shift, the ambo took me to the ER and I went straight into detox and then into the program. I took my time with tapering and that in itself was a wild ride, so many emotions and realizing why I did drugs in the first place, I had to really face the things I was running from and dealing with them is what’s kept me clean. I think a lot of the times recovery gets overwhelming for a lot of people, it’s a lot havin to deal with so many demons, and they end up relapsing or staying on methadone for the rest of their lives. I thank God everyday like yourself for getting out of all that mess- it hasn’t been easy but now I know how to face reality, that there will be bad days just as there will be good ones. I’ve been humbled so many times and now I live for the truth, as cliche as it sounds I’m just so grateful. God bless you and I wish you nothing but the best
Hey man I'm going threw that right now does the methadone really work I'm scared of going through the kick at work so I end up using all the time I just want to know if it really holds you till the next day
@@chrisserrano5479 You gotta get stabilized on a dose that will hold you, the clinic will start you around 40mg and then increase you by 10mgs until you don’t feel sick. It depends on where you are but where I am there are folks who are on 300mgs, I stabilized at 80mgs because I knew I wanted to taper at one point or another but don’t focus on the number, listen to your body. I wish you nothing but the best
Dude this is crazy. To think, I've spent my entire life growing up and watching these guys go through some of their worst of times. To think Dunn passed, and he and Pontius we're like, the most sober of them all. To see Novak and SteveO doing so well makes my whole heart warm. This has literally made my whole day. I wish I could meet you guys in person. Congratulations you guys.
They seem like they've got their shit together now. I wouldn't say they're being vulnerable necessarily, for one, the extent of their drug use is pretty common knowledge. I think they just want people to understand that they've been to the bottom and they still climbed out. If they can fuck their lives up to such a humungous extent and STILL get out okay in the end. Then we've all got hope.
I started pills, then smoking heroin, then shooting it up. Which, if you're gonna do heroin, shoot it up, smoking it is just a waste. Been clean for six years now. Still can't believe i shot up dope for 12 years straight and survived.
Well done Big Trig on your sobriety, keep it up and wish you all the best, I know how hard it is having been addicted to heroin & crack myself for years and now close to 3 yrs clean, cheers Steve.
Bam can’t over Ryan’s death so bam is just drinking and doing drugs to suppress the sadness and if bam can just get over Ryan’s death and move on then Bam should get back on the right track
My friend we've been in the hospital and we just got to see the movie I tell you right now it was one of the best laughs I've had in such a long time and such relief for the situation we're going through I'm super happy you guys Incorporated some new faces happy to see you're doing so well man
This is exactly why I could care less for what happens to Bam. Dude was a real dickhead and I think didnt care for any of the others except Dunn(and even when Dunn passed away from addiction) dickhead still hasnt grown up, and accepted that just maybe he has issues with alcohol also. Hope dude can positively grow, but from the looks of it, idk?
@@derkaturka Shit i'd argue using your dead friend as an excuse for so long is even more shitty, he should man the fuck up atleast and stop namedropping him every time things don't play into his hands
@@AustrianReaper Or at least cool and smart enough to start up a dope magazine. Whats the phrase, "Money doesn't change people, it brings out who they really are??" Think this speaks volumes of truth here, look at everyone else on the show, they had a good heart through most of their antics, even while making lots of money. Whereas with Bam, I sorda wondered, what does he care about, more and more, based on how he treated these guys??
I remember meeting Novak for the first time at Howard Stern it’s amazing to see how far he’s come, he looked like death at the time. Recovery is possible, best decisions I ever made!
@@Grahamt978 I was hooked on all of that shit too. I started with vikes and percs then oxys… then my neighbor in Florida had these things called Fentanyl Patches lol. Yummmmeeeyy … that shit was the beginning of the end. I used to wear 2 patches at a time of the 100mcg patches. He ended up dying from an overdose of fentanyl and my crackhead ass begged his wife for the rest of his stash.. she sold it to me to help pay rent and funeral costs 🤮… god i was disgusting
@@andreashabeck1155 thank you Andreas!!! I feel like I’m in a better place now. My life is far from perfect but I dont deal with that stuff anymore. Thanks again for the kind words ❤️
Watching these videos makes me want to talk to you guys so damn bad lol. I used for 17 years, crack, heroin, meth, all of it. I was homeless for years, I reached to absolute most depraved depths of heroin addiction and grabbed a shovel. I live in Dayton Ohio, where we were known as the heroin overdose capitol of the country for around a decade, and I don't think we're far off now. I got clean about 4 years ago (19 Jan 20018) and have totally changed every aspect of my life.
nice! im 3 years clean thanks to methadone. it flipped a switch or something to where i forget the shit exists sometimes. looking back is crazy like i cant imagine doing the things i used to do, its as if that was a completely different person doing those things not me now.
@@nickhowatson4745 I've recently stopped methadone and got some subutex to wean off. The last time I tried to get off methadone at 3mg I had withdrawls for at least 6 weeks
It all comes down to wanting something different. I had my "fun," but it was time to move on. I overdosed in my car in December of 2012-ish, and I think the only reason I didn't due was that my car ran out of gas and the temp dropped super fast. When I came to I couldn't move, like how when your leg falls asleep. The only way I could get a breath was by cupping air into the back of my throat with my tongue. I don't know howxI didn't just suffocate right there because I couldn't get a breath. I must have delivered enough oxygen to where it needed to go because I felt my face tingle back to life the same as when your leg falls asleep, again. I shit myself at some point, but It took a while for the rest of my body to come back. Pins and needles in every conceivable part of my body like, ya know, your leg when it falls asleep lol. I was so fucked up back then that I kept using for another 6 years. I honestly don't know what made me make the decision to get clean. I mean, I wanted to but didn't know what else to do with myself.
Seeing Brandon sober is very inspiring. I have a family member that has been sober for a year now. It really brings so much joy to us, the other family members, to see them clean and healthy. Everyday is a journey.
Dude what Steve was saying about dudes STILL being in prison for a blotter of acid is true. Dude I remember in 98 on a Phish tour I met this old hippie guy who had just gotten out of prison that Spring and had done 17 years, 17 FUCKING YEARS, for like 100+ hits of acid, are you kidding me?? Not only that, and he told me all in all he was a lucky one, I was like what??? wacha mean, He told me, that he and two of his buddies got caught , one didnt make it out of prison, the other became a member in a dangerous prison organization, he just got got lucky and got send to another prison, more laid back i guess. The guy struck me as a good soul but kinda burned out, like wacky aloof kinda guy. So what Steve is saying that the Dead left a huge path of incarceration in every state is true.
Typically when you’re getting 15+ years for drug related offenses you’re a repeat offender and have multiple strikes against you. I’m sure the hippie you met got caught dealing once or twice before
@@codyherman2977 no. Look into LSD sentencing laws. There is still a prisoner support group for old heads who were locked up, first time offense, for loooong mandatory sentences. They treated a sheet or vile as a very large amount.
It was called MKUltra sub-project 58. The war on drugs was using touring bands as bait to jail "dissonant" to war, from speaking out later(hence every war since Vietnam, notice how protesters were being made fun of in early 2000?). This was planned and definitely happened. The war on drugs screwed over so many free people and critical thinkers and turned them into criminals because after screwing them for life with a felony charge, on their record, they were forced to sell drugs or other non civil ways to make money which only furthered the take over, by corrupt means via MAFIA, of America for the future billion dollar pharmaceutical corporation.
@@codyherman2977 Wrong. Look into MKUltra and the "War on Drugs." The critical thinkers against WAR were meticulously targeted because the for profit, military industrial complex was just getting going into full swing. These are facts. Just look into the military's spending since and before, its pretty telling what they did on purpose. Never mind, that at the time, LSD was a "truth serum" being tested ON US civilians, by the CIA, and that is why is was a charge against you(if caught with ANY AMOUNT of LSD) for, "over throwing the us government."
Yea bro drugs affect so many people on so many levels. Caffeine alcohol, weed, painkillers, antidepressants. Many people struggle with the effects of addiction and some people don't even know they have a problem.
Pretty sure he’s the one who dropped in on the half pipe on a toilet and didn’t even go down the ramp he just fell 15 ft or so and bounced his head off the ground lmao
I’m just a young mexican that smokes weed on my RU-vid channel.. trying to get out the hood, so many people glorify it but it’s all pain & people goin to prison
This was one of the best videos Stevo has put out. Brandon Novak and Stevo is a dope ass collaboration. The whole video was interesting. They didn’t blab on about anything, and the conversation was very consistent. Thank you Stevo
My favorite podcast on RU-vid by far awesome shows!!ps congratulations on being sober...not easy...were all human we all make mistakes, peace and love to all.
i still have access to good acid to this day. its amazing that after all these years there's still a few dedicated and chemically inclined souls who bravely put their necks on the line to save lives by providing their community safe access to the real substance.
I used to see Novak just stumbling and bumblin around West Chester just a total mess, I am so glad to see him finally with his shit together, he's always been a good dude.
We had this lady who was like a nurse and she would fix it up for you, but then after seeing it done so many times i eventually just did it myself, realized within a month i was losing body mass and becoming so dependent that it was all we did i had to quit, nearly 20 years now i never touched another needle, taking methodone and now suboxone has kept me safe. Thanks for the good talk
@Roberto Vidal Garcia bro I been on methadone for 23 years and I know a few folks who are similar. It's better than h or whatever shit they do these days.
brandon really does have a sharper sense of wit now that he’s got some serious sober time under his belt. he was always funny but he’s just on another level now. 💜
Dude I really didn't think Novak would pull through.. I kind of had hope for Stevo getting sober but not Novak... But far out, He bloody did it! He seriously is talking like a normal person now, It's amazing.
I was hooked on blow for 9 years. Never smoked it. But man did it do some damage. Anyone out there struggling. Keep pushing. It's possible. Happy to see these guys doing good. Grew up watching them.
The story of Novak is awesome man. He added me in the book a while ago. His story made me want to get sober. I’m not fully there but I’ve cut off half of the substances I use to use from time to time.
Yea, it’s hard to say how many people this can affect enough to keep them from making same mistakes, but they’ve undoubtedly inspired many who were already addicts to get sober. But, *I think some of us would be lying to say Jackass, and their punk/sk8er culture of drugs, alcohol, and reckless/extreme stunts, wasn’t hugely influential to a lot of young people back then. They were the epitome of “cool” to us impressionable young millennials,* and their casual drug usage and partying seemed like a fundamental trait or prerequisite to assume that perceived identity, and we fantasized about day we’re finally old enough to get drugs “go hard” like they did, and what seemed final step to fulfilling dream to emulate Jackass. *TBH Jackass and their former star selves did “glorify” that lifestyle for a lot of (us) young Millennials back when we were in middle and high school. Reality is unfortunately they inspired a lot of kids to be like, and use like them, in every way possible. The Jackass crew were like the coolest guys on the planet at the time, and all us skaters wanted to be just like them.* It was even more-so the case where I lived at the time - We were *only 10 minutes from BAM’s house in West Chester area PA, and it was not uncommon to find their crew at the skatepark in Delaware,* (sometimes with Tony Hawk or others in tow) skating rails at the high school, at local bars, or filming bits in nearby (public places) like at Brandywine River (where I used to Kayak). *BAM’s crew were literal heroes to us young people in our otherwise unknown small town Pennsylvania , and their influence bled into culture of all us middle & high school kids around there at the time. To be a ‘jock’ or popular was to be one of the skater guys emulating BAM, Dunn, Novak, Steve-O, and rest of Jackass.* Each one of our cliques was really just another group of friends trying to be their own Jackass crew. *The culture of humor, pranks, stunts, delinquency, pushing boundaries were awesome and so fun when it first started and we were younger, in middle school,* _but by junior year of high school, the drugs began to take more center stage._ The fun, everything, and EVERYONE was eventually consumed by drugs. Many would become addicted to coke by junior year of high school, and next came the big-H. By our early 20s, most were hard drug addicts, consumed by heroin. Many died. More would nearly ruin their lives and futures, just like many of our Jackass “hero’s”. Like, as Dunn died and Steve-O went through his rock bottoms, we many of us they’d influenced were not far behind. So in a way, I feel like Steve-O is trying to make up for his part in that influence they had on our (or at least my) generation. And maybe he carries some guilt for that, addressed through his AA program or whatever (Not that they’re directly responsible for so many’s addictions, but *they were our generation’s rock stars who initially, made the lifestyle seem desirable. If only they and us knew the consequences of going down that path*)
So glad to see Novak cleaned up and is doing well!!! Never knew Novak and Steve-O were deadheads either! Knew there was a reason I REALLY liked these guys!
Damn.. it's weird seeing these 2 just having a mature conversation without someone getting their hair shaved or slapped with something across the face. Shows how time can heal and change a person completely if u have the strength to walk through all the pain, failure, etc and not give up. 👍
One of my brothers died from a blood infection from using dirty needles, before we had a needle exchange in my town. He had heart valve replacement surgery, survived, and jumped right back in. He died a month later. It was harder than losing my own dad to drugs. I was there before and after they pulled the plug, and after they did it and I went in, he sat up and his face moved, but he was already gone. I'll never forget that. I'd seen that beautiful man sit up and talk to us a million times, and for a split second, I thought he was coming back or something, but he didn't. It ripped my heart out and I'll never be the same again. He was an amazing, extremely bright human and drummer. RIP Wilbur To anyone who thinks that needle exchanges are counter-productive, this is why they aren't. Endocarditis is a serious and extremely expensive disease.
I met Brandon Novak at a rehab in Poncano Beach called Banyon. It spoke and reached a lot of ppl and was so cool! Sharing cigarettes with ppl looking for a purpose! Amazing what someone's story can do!
Was never a fan of Brandon back in the early Jackass days but wow, he seems so decent now. A real mix of real and funny. What a proper decent fella he is. Congratulations Brandon
I was born in 1974, my life as always paralleled these guys lives. From drugs to pranks to being a self made stunt man breaking over 50 bones and over 100 stitches, recording it all along the way. I have the highest respect for all of them, pray for them and will always laugh with them. From time to time I'm even refered to as a jackass or dumbass. Lol
@@fungus_am0nguz644 most of us have no footage from our antics. At least, in my case all my crazy stuff/skateboarding was never filmed. No access to cameras. Wad a Different era...
@@JT-un7dc hehe '81 i know wacha mean homie, and THANK GOD for that, holy shit. Ive probably be arrested to this day. What a time.....but i asked him amy lover bc he said he had tons of footage. Just as idea.
1st congrats to novak an Steve O loved yalls work from the beginning. I started with pills at 12 an moved on to H by 20. Ill be 33 in December I've been clean 6months an 2 days. I lost my mah my popz an my wife before I hurt enough to wanna get better. All blessings in disguise though because without the loss not sure I would be on the path im on now. I pray anyone who is using decides to quit before they have to hurt like I did before I quit. Never give up on happiness life is to short to spend it hurting.
My family got me out of that life just in time ...... I worked on a marijuana farm in Colorado so I got free marijuana... I saved up a couple pounds because I didn't smoke . I then would trade that for anything that had Mdma in it . I would have died if my family didn't jump in and stop me ............ I once stayed up for 10 days straight zooted out of my mind ................. I'm proud of you guys man . You guys shutting that stuff out is one of the hardest things to do as a human being bro ❤️
@@beastmaster415 looking back on it , it was torture. I kept going because that stuff is psychologically addictive ( if I take more it'll be better ) and I had all the access to it I could handle . You're always trying to avoid " the come down "
@@kraevinmoorehed1776 damn.. sorry to hear that but atleast you made it out..I've done my fair share of drugs in general but I've always known when to call it quits... moderation is key.. smoking weed helps...alot... but hey, like I said atleast you came back to reality....did you start to hallucinate after being up for that long?
@@beastmaster415 yeah sometimes after a long binge you would start to see what we called "shadow people" Just a random moment where you coulda swore you saw someone out of the corner of your eye lol I knew what was happening and knew it was time to "try" to go to sleep lol
i was lucky enough to have a friend who came along at the perfect time as me an my ex were getting really addicted to pain pills an my friend comes in all happy with a bag of needles like its a party an tells us that shooting up u can feel it instantly and you dont have to do nearly as much then he said it was better than sex...at the time i was having a really hard time paying for my addiction so it seemed like a good choice but i had no idea how addicting it would be and made my addiction 10x worse..i am terrified by needles they make my skin crawl it just shows how desperate you can be when your an addict
I had a twitter beef with Novak years ago, I commented on something that wasn’t cool and we talked some shit. It was about his drug use. Glad to see you doing well and turned it around Novak! Mad props! I doubt you ever remember that shit talking, but it was wild. I think it was in the Bam days and I was giving you shit about your addiction and your talent. Glad you’re alive and doing well, I knew you had talent, man.
I would smile so big if I saw y'all out on Phish Tour. The circus is still going on! We even have meetings at setbreak for the sober folks. Y'all would have a blast.
That’s how I got two felonies was by having a friend I knew 20 years since we were in elementary school OD on me and I called 911 and got him saved. An onlooker ratted me for throwing what I had on me and “my friend” got me my second charge by telling them I gave him the shit. Little did I know at the time that was the best thing to ever happen to my life. I cut out all my drug friends and moved away locking myself in my room for 2 years and learned how to live a normal life again. Eventually got back into my trade, got my felonies expunged and went back to school.
How hard was it to get what I'm guessing was a possession charged removed from your record? Been sober 9 years and my possession charge has held me back a few times. Just curious my friend and congrats on the sobriety
Me and Novak got sober around the same time. I used to see him in meetings frequently in Philly. He was pretty shy and quiet back then. Glad he’s still sober
As a year sober now, I was drunk for 8 years straight. I have very little memories of that time. I can confirm his statement on reference of years. Things you thought happened ages ago happened not that long ago, and vice versa.
I started with oxy contin. and morphine. used to have to schedule a guy to come over and do it for me. quit h with Suboxone still on Suboxone but had a huge problem with meth. even with the Suboxone. still a work in process but i am not as bad off as I once was.
Whatever you do, do *NOT* quit! i was on 'H* for almost 20 years, sobered up and sadly i got cancer. Now i am 56 and have to use oxy for the rest of my living days. And now i am using more a day than i ever did *H*. And *THAT* sucks! I do know that pushing all that poison into my body has helped the cancer spread and grow. Not worth it man, not at all.
I've been on subs for over ten years but couldn't put the dope down. Just thinking about blowing clouds makes my mouth water. Went to treatment,valentines day was 9 months clean. God bless ya
Im originally from Philly. Im living in Bucks County. Where its notorious for heads from Philly to come get clean. I interviewed for this halfway house called Good Friends. I didnt get in but, I know people that have been there. Brandon Novak had gone through Good Friends program and apparently has done well. You used to hear his name a lot by others in the area, claiming they personally know the dude. I used to take that with a grain of salt. Theres definitely pne thing I do know. Is that its super hard to get clean and stay clean. Much props to Brandon. He looks like hes doing well and, has been for awhile.
I was a addict I was shooting up for almost 4year stopped and got clean when I was 21 I just turned 28 and I thank god almost everyday that I stopped i had one friend that overdosed in my room when I was 18 in my room found hime with needle in his arm and blue lips he was actually almost dead for about a minute until they brought him back he's still alive and he's clean too but I did lose a lot of friends to it lots of lost souls and sadly many more to come so I can definitely relate to this episode🙏🙏🙏
That’s crazy y’all said that about the whole OD’ing, and being tossed in a garbage bin bc Novak is so right. Corey Taylor’s actually talked about that before. He OD’d when he was like 16-17 or something and his friends threw him in a garbage can and he said he would’ve died but the action of being thrown into a garbage bin and the noise helped him regain enough consciousness and get help. Crazy shit man
Shit, I was old school. In 87' we never even thought you could snort it... As for Od'd, my best friend died in front of me(basically, the ambulance came, but it was too late). I'm scarred head to toe, my whole body is an absess. My arm is locked, but clean 6yrs now... We all have the war stories...
It's funny, I got clean and took up welding. My arms are covered in burns now, so my track marks aren't as obvious. I always found that kinda funny, I picked a career that actually hid them
@@vangoghsseveredear I did the same with knifemaking, unfortunately, there is no covering my scars... I do videos if you're curious, you'll see, it ain't pretty.
I'm glad Steve'o and Brandon Novak and most of the Jackass crew got clean and sober. I'm now 2 years sober from alcohol and what got me sober from alcohol was a few month hospital stay in the fall/winter of 2020 and my sides were hurting. It turned out my spleen ruptured from drrinking to much alcohol and the surgeon removed it. I'm now fully recovered and I only drink coffee, smoke cannabis, drink a few sodas here and there and drink green tea. This was such a great episode with Brandon Novak and I highly recommend watching the whole episode. To those struggling with addiction you can get sober it's all about the mindset.
my dad overdosed on heroin. the guy he was with (living with my dad paid his rent with dope) when he overdosed he didnt call the police or anything he stole everything in his house and left him there. he died a couple months later. ill never forgive either of them
