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I mean....Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back doesn't work without Jay...in fact, none of the Kevin Smith movies starring Jay would work sans Jay. Glad he's gotten well though. Just not sure if Kevin Smith was being a good friend or thinking about his career.
Jason's journey to sobriety is what triggered mine. 10 years from heroin this may! I could not be more grateful that Jay had someone like Kevin in his life and that they were willing to openly talk about it, it was amazing to see someone fighting their demons have the unconditional and unwavering love of a friend to get them through x
@@maykstuff CONGRATULATIONS buddy. Be very proud, but still be aware. Just lost another friend who had 6 years clean and it only took one mistake. Not taking away from your massive accomplishment, just keep doing your thing. ✌️🤞
Mewes is one of the most honest and authentically kind people I've ever seen. His fans wish him nothing but good vibes, joy, and continued health. We Love You Papi!
Very well said! I could see his sadness about that Thanksgiving he showed up to Kevin’s door, to be turned away, I’m so glad he’s alive and able to share his experience.
Kevin Smith can get on my nerves as a personality, but hearing how it he handled Mews and his addiction is incredible and speaks to his character. He played it right, which many people do not.
@@Hellseventeen he is very outspoken on sexism and white peoples negative influence on comic books. You know the modern "self proclaimed male feminist" types.
Same here. Jason especially. Reading Kevin Smiths blogs about trying to help him is what really changed shit for me. Took hours to get thru them all and a lot of tears were shed but for whatever reason it just made me look at shit in a way I never had before. I quit that week after 20+ years of heavy use. I rarely mention it nowadays (to the point where I genuinely don't know what exact year that was....at least 15 years now) Kevin seriously saved me as much as he did Jason. Plus he gave me the bonus lesson on what a fuckin real friend should be. Fan of that dude for life.
You speak truth there mate. Ive seen it take so many people from all different walks of life. I've been in and out of addiction so much. It sucks man, I slipped up recently, just back clean now, but only a week behind me right now. I am determined though, want a better life, not to sink back into the depths of it where life is ruled only by drugs.
"it" doesn't take anything away you do, I'm in sober living in Detroit now, been here since Jan 24th last year, been sober a year now, I've had 3 roommates die of overdose, last guy just last Saturday, we live across from a gas station where they sell drugs BEHIND the glass, yes the cashier sells everything, a van pulls up every few hours and re ups the sellers, it's nuts, but my roommate was being a dick to the seller, going in every 20 min and talking crap so the dealer gave him a hot pack, hot pack being a pack of heroin or crack with fyntenal, I have him 2 doses of narcan and it didn't do anything. Rent here is 250 and it's a regular apt...I get the living room and kitchen, but I'm a truck driver with 2 million safe miles and been making 26 bucks an hour, 7 days a week most weeks and I get double time 52 bucks an hour Sundays, I've saved up 53 grand so far, next week I'm buying a stealth camper van and moving to where I work,,,,it's sad to see ppl die from od but I gotta admit I have no sympathy, I even warned the last 2 guys they sell fyntenal laced drugs but they still buy it,,,they think after being sober a few months they can handle the same amount they used to
@@breakingames7772 Respect to you for getting clean! I know you'll stick with it. You made a good point though in your last sentence. A lot of people OD because they quit for a while and then when the relapse then take the same dose that they used to take because they don't realise that their body had been building up a resistance to the drugs. Back when i was smoking weed every day i used to put about a gram in each joint. And while that wouldn't kill me now it fuck me up and i doubt i'd be able to finish it! But yeah, that was a very good point that you made about doses. And from one former addict to another - i wish you all the best and i'm glad you're clean now.
That's a dangerous mentality honestly. There are lots of functional addicts, and to say things like that will make functional addicts, whose lives haven't been ruined but also isn't what it should be, think that they aren't addicted.
@@Nathan-dt2tu Ya, but no. Functional as in 75% of your money goes to dope? Functional as in your a slave to a drug in that what cones first, no matter what, is not getting sick? Functional as in functioning for nearly two decades until you aren't? I promise you that there is no functioning opiate addict.
I’m an opiate addict myself, will be 14yrs sober on September 28th. I could totally relate to Jason counting down the 4hrs to take it again. I’d count ‘em every time I would take one. Much love and respect to Jason! Congrats on your sobriety!! ❤️
Daaaang....my drug of choice was snorting Roxy's and from the second I would finish snorting one...I knew I had 2 hours and 45 min before I would start coming down. I have been off the opiates now for almost 9 years. Kicking them sucked big nasty donkey dicks. It was the worst. I'm so proud of Mr. Mewes and his 11+ years of sobriety!!!
@S a r a h 🖤 bruh seriously. You have to promote you basicly non physical prostitution on a video about some one suffing with addiction. If your not already ashamed of your self you should be now. Thats pathetic
Previous heroine addict here and I had a very similar story with my niece and brother, She was getting older and I didn’t want to be that piece of shit uncle, it played a huge part in me getting clean.
Steve my wife has cancer. She is on life support and they want to pull the plug. I have a one year old girl to raise. Been sober for 2 weeks now. You and a few others on here are EXTREMELY helpful.
I am an alcohol addict in recovery and I cannot thank you all enough for telling your stories. It helps keep me sober for another a day. All the love sent your way . Such a fan of all three of you. AND WENDY!!!
I'm addicted to food, but no one seems to care about my addition, I'm just "lazy and fat" but I can definitely relate to addition, you do something because it makes you feel good. It's hard to break a cycle like that, but it sucks when you have to eat or you'll die. I wish everyone would make an effort to understand the struggle that addition is. It takes love and compassion to help people get out of their funk.
Often times there are many heart breaking things you must confront in order to deal with addiction. It's multitudes of heart breaking moments like this that eventually make people want to change. Emotional pain will trump all other forms of pain, the pain of physical addiction, the pain of mental need. Breaking the heart of someone you love is often a catalyst for this pain and change.
My family has worked in recovery for many years, and I've heard many years of gut wrenching stories similar to stuff like this. It's usually being such a disappointment or let down to friends and family that they often describe feeling less than human. It sucks but people really must hit rock bottom in order to want to move up.
Kevin is an extraordinary friend. Amazing, amazing human. Good thing he saw the incredible, amazing friend in you, Jason. A beautiful life-story, with a lot of hard moments.
As a person that is in HEROIN RECOVERY myself I appreciate how open & honest he is being here. And Kevin is a WONDERFUL PERSON for letting him kick it to detox and get better or paying for his REHABS there is NO DOUBT that is one if the biggest reasons Jason is SOBER NOW, BIG UPS to Kevin for BEING A REAL ONE & A TRUE FRIEND!!!!
I'll be honest, he does look just a little high during this interview. His pupils weren't pinpoints, but he scratched his face a bit, rambling on a bit, scratching his legs, his voice has that like undertone to it... Maybe he is on like a partial opiate for maintenance for years or something and is doing great on it. Or, maybe he's been high for so long, some of these tendencies have become more permanent! I really hope he wasn't on something else.
@@aarongottfried5595 NOT REALLY but he didn't have to answer or be that open and honest & a SHIT TON of people who have money or a bit of fame have been or currently are using different things. I LIKED how open he was because I LIKE PEOPLE WHO TELL THE TRUTH and dont bullshit!!! And it is important for people attempting or going thru recovery to see people who have successfully gone thru it so they dont feel like fuck it it's too late now or people around them just give up completely as well THAT WAS MY POINT!! I cannot stand people who are just like oh well there a junkie so there not even a person anymore and shouldn't even have an opportunity to change or even live cause fucking junkie this or that & some junkies are not lying backstabbing people at all so get the fuck outta here with that!!!
*Deployed air bag reference in Clerks 2 (2006)* Jay: "Me and Slient Bob finally got a car, we're cruising down to the boardwalk, fuckin' cop pulls us over for suspicion of mischief.." "Wtf does that mean?" Jay: "We were driving around with a deployed air bag...."
I'm two and half years clean from heroin and I can tell you all that it's so hard to get clean and stay clean but I'm receiving a blocker injection that stops heroin working and I have that monthly and I chose to have the injection as extra security for myself and my family. The fact is that out of 100 addicts one will manage to recover and stay sober and I'm so happy to be a one percenter. Major respect to him for doing this and being so honest about it.
My little brother is a heroin addict as well and battles with it. Been in and out of prison for years of his life. It breaks the family's heart. I wish you the best man and hope you remain strong for yourself and your loved ones.
@@PPsqueezer I get a injection once a month that blocks opiates meaning that heroin will not work and it's called BUVIDAL, try and find out if it's available where you are and see if you can get him on it, it's a life changer. I'm sorry to hear that you and the family are suffering, I hope that you can find the way to help him out the cycle of addiction, much love from Wales UK 🏴❤️👍
I was addicted to opiates for almost 10 years. I eventually got clean but relapsed a few weeks out from my 3 year anniversary. I snorted a fake pressed m30 and almost lost my life. I snorted it and fell out while on the phone with my now ex-girlfriend. Thankfully she was smart enough to call an ambulance to my home as I absolutely would have died that night. I haven't used since but it cost me my relationship. When people say addiction will take everything you love from you they're not kidding.
Kevin sounds like a great friend to Jason! I’m sure that all of us, including Jason, appreciate the effort; one of the best things a person can do for another person, to be a loving encouragement
It's easy to forget though! The very last time I got clean and I've stayed clean since I actually documented it on my phone with videos and it's helped because shit dude I'd done the same thing dozens of times before it finally stuck this time because I'd get better and think about using and even knowing all that pain id convince myself it wasn't that bad and then fall right back into the shit.
Seeing these two together, sober and happy in 2022 is amazing. I’m almost 4 years clean from opiates, prescription amphetamines, and all that myself, and seeing my childhood hero’s doing the same makes me feel very happy. Keep it up Jay and Steve-O!
Congratulations Jay on your 11 years!! (I was 52 when I started using) I’m clean 2+ years from crack addiction if 2+ years...it was hell but thank gosh we can get out of active addiction!! You are such a great actor and I hope you know your worth!! Steve-O you’re amazing with your honesty and you are an inspiration as well!! ❤️
@@independent2883 I was a negative nancy my entire life, then after my mom died, i didn’t grieve. I got a new apartment fell in love with an addict...you know how that story goes, my beautiful apartment turned into the black hole of active addiction...I’m alive and finally not negative, I get the looks of disbelief when ppl find out I’m 56 and started using at 52 lol 😂 I was definitely an “immature naive” adult 😂 oh yeah, trauma good ole trauma, too
@@chadsmith5933 Believe it or not, there are crack addicts who use on weekends thinking they are fine, doctors, lawyers...etc ( I “partied” with an attorney who ended up disbarred but he was still respected in the community) I fell in love with a guy that hid his opiate addiction from me for 3 months (he was a personal trainer) 😂 before I found out, by then he had moved in and I was so desperate to be with him that I tried to “fit in” by using crack with him, after one week of using crack I knew I was an addict but since I held a job I could hide it from my family for about a year, after that I wanted crack and pushed everyone away. Luckily I got into treatment and now I look back on that pathetic, selfish person I used to be.
@@stephaniepapaleo521 lmao the ego on people thinking they won't get addicted....I'm sorry you went through that I have seen my mom and many friends fall to it I will never touch that hot garbage
Man this Combo is Awesome, respect to both of you for being yourselves and even going through wild stuff you both try to bring up others with your experience.
Just what I was thinking. These guys are only like 4 or 5 years older than I am, but I still looked up to them when I was a kid watching their stuff. Mallrats was so big with my friend group that I remember everyone changing their personalities to try and act like those characters. I'm glad both guys are doing OK. One from Cali, the other from Jersey, but they're both cut from the same cloth and I'm so glad that they both got out alive!
Me being a recovering addict.. I love listening to these recovery stories.. a lot of our people are dying out there... Dropping like flies... Especially after going through this pandemic... A lot of meetings have shut down And are finally starting to open back up... Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
@@needmetal3221 yeah.. 6 addicts that I was close to in the past year are no longer with us.. it's so important we stay connected.. keep on keepin on brother.. no addict seeking recovery need die from the disease of addiction
Prohibition continues to create more and more dangerous alternatives. Crazy now. Oxy was bad but fent is completely different since it's almost impossible to accurately gauge a dose.
You’re such a great interviewer!! You actually listen!! You allow your guesses to talk, and tell such great stories. You really have such a gift. Keep doing these!!!
I just want to say fucking thank you Kevin for helping Jason like this man you are a angel It is so good seeing Jason and Steve-o talking about this stuff addiction is truly hell
11 Years sober Jay I am so very proud of you sir! I grew up watching your movies and you were one of my favorite actors man I had no idea you struggled with drugs but very glad to see you doing good brother. God bless
Amazing to hear these stories, thank you Jason & as always Steve-O for being so open with addiction struggles/recovery topics! For myself I struggle with drinking and to hear all of this truly helps. All the best to everyone out there fighting the fight!
Absolutely amazing friendship this is what true brotherhood looks like you look out for your family and you keep them accountable so happy and proud that you’re clean ! 🙏
Strange how you can respect people you don’t know more then the ones you do. Very happy Steve is doing good and sober. I swear he has inspired me and I’m ending my bad habits that I’ve been doing for 26 years and I start today time to grow up and be a man cause I know I got lots of potential thank you Steve lots of love
Man its sad knowing my childhood idols suffered the same battles I did but it's cool knowing we grew up and grew past addiction into real adulthood and became these awesome people
My son, who is 6 months sober from fent, went to Jason's show tonight!! It's gonna to be great for him to see someone who came from the same terrible addiction of opiates ❤ proud of my baby, Jay and Steve-O 🙏 we do recover!!!!❤❤❤
I pray for both of y’all’s continued good health. Keep healing and growing as a person and us fans will be with you guys every step of the way God bless y’all!
These guys were extremely fortunate to find rehab programmes that gifted hugely well-paid media careers to their patients as part of their treatment....
I'm so glad to see Jason. I have been a life-long fan of his. I am so happy to see him doing better. I had no idea he went through all that. Kevin is a Saint for helping him all these years. This video makes me really happy.
It is so amazing that these guys got help and have been enjoying recovery for a long time now. Two funny and great guys that didn't get taken by drugs Thank God.
Phenomenal. Excellent show & interview. Dopesick at the shopping mall & sitting on every bench along the way. Man. I remember that. Super grateful Jason cleaned up. Such a talented fellow. Thank you for putting this up. Cheers!!
Awesome to hear about the friendship and support that Kevin gave Jason, that’s beautiful man. Anyone else really baffled that Jason was given opiates by medical professionals after he explained that he was in recovery? Was that really the only choice?
It’s crazy how much drugs can change the face of someone. Jay is a stand up guy. Super funny. Good to see he’s doing well now. And Kevin, just one of the best people and friends someone could have in their life.
I met him during one of the tougher times he was going through, so seeing him messed up first hand, and seeing him now, it's fantastic. I wish I could meet this guy, it was a pleasure meeting him regardless but I really wish I could meet this version.
Recently had an encounter with a higher power and after 11 years I got sober. You’re a stronger man than me. If that hadn’t happened to me I wouldn’t have. You’re the man. These videos help people I think.
This is such an important interview for the many that struggle, great share! Jason & Steve y'all look great, keep the Comebacks coming, strong hearts and indelible work are ever lasting..
You both plus the Kenvin and the original cast of jackass where my entire teen years. So much love. Thanks for the laughs and showing you're all human at the same time.
Jason Mewes' growth as an actor from Clerks to Dogma was impressive. Matt Damon said Jason was so good in Dogma that he didn't want to be in the same scenes as him. Tell'em Stevedave!
