Brett Favre on quitting Vicodin: I shook every night
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- Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer Brett Favre speaks openly about his addiction to painkillers, feeding his habit and how he quit cold turkey
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Respect for Brett's honesty and openness.
Indeed, 15 Vike 10's is still not all that bad..its actually the worse for the liver from the tylenol than anything else. Hell, I was taking upwards of 300 mg oxy with a fentanyl patch towards the end. I remember sitting there thinking, wtf isn't this shit working?? I was at the end of the line...my future was to join PRINCE in eternity or start the long road back. I choose the latter, but, I am still on that fucking road some 3 years later. Make no mistake, fucking with opiates is a life changer.
Laurie Mackeson and your u
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"I thought no one knew...Everyone knew." totally relate right now..
I have respect for Brett's honesty and openness as well. I've had a few knee procedures and percoecete didn't do a thing for me and it's supposed to be much stronger than Vicodin, I guess it's just how I'm made. So the Dr. tried Vicodin and that had a rather PROFOUND effect on me. Took away the pain, I could sleep, I felt GREAT etc.... But I remembered that Brett had, had a problem with them so I never let it get that far. With each subsequent procedure, I would ask the Dr to give me less Vicodin (much to their amazement)....I would rather have that pain, than the hell I've heard others go through getting off of them. I totally used Brett's example to not get hooked. Brett isn't perfect, and I'd bet he would be the first to say that, but he did show a great example in regard to how easy it is to lean far too much on Rx "help".
Opiates are the worst thing to get addicted to because they seem harmless at first. Those withdrawal symptoms are like walking through hell.
WiffyLight muscle spasms are the worst.
It's rough but it's not fatal as alcohol and benzos are with the latter having potential withdrawals of several months, but but have everything you get from opioids plus seizures, delirium, psychosis.
Benzo withdrawal is easily the worst. If anyone out there who wants to get off them reads this; cut the amount you take in half every five days. For some reason that time span made it virtually painless for me. I told my doctor I didn’t want to take them anymore, and that’s what she told me to do. DO NOT quit abruptly, especially if you take large amounts.
@@Guy-cs8yj
A 10% per week reduction is considered a "rapid reduction" and is medically safe. Some people take months to even years to taper. Reducing someone's dosage in half every five days is just asking for a mountain of rebound anxiety and even withdrawal. Depending on the benzo, inter-dose withdrawal could be a problem as well.
For anyone reading this, please consult the Ashton Manual.
Guy I made the mistake of doing cold turkey from the smallest dose of a benzo that I took only once a day .5 smallest dose for 1 year only and when i stopped I went into seizures for 2 weeks straight and sweat for months and still had body spasms for a year afterwards but not seizures thank god that only lasted 2 weeks . I am a healthy woman with no history of seizures or addictions and that was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced. Never again will I do benzos i read the withdrawals are worse than heroine or any opiates . Benzos are super scary and most people have no idea you can get physically addicted , like in my case i was super naive . What’s crazy is I didn’t even abuse them but they did stop working i noticed and my anxiety crept back in and I didn’t want to up the dose and that’s when I decided to stop and found out how truly evil benzodiazepines are . I would never suggest going cold turkey , what I did was dangerous . But I got through it . Thank god !!!! Never ever ever again !!!! Stay away from that evil shit !!!! Now I just smoke weed and Im a huge advocate for it !!!!
As someone who was hooked on heroin and kicked it cold turkey I have to say I admire Brett and his ability to manage his career while getting off of opiates.
Kicked a gram to 2 gram a day habit cold turkey... it was fucking brutal...no fucking words..respect dude or dudette👊
It's crazy to think he won a super bowl in the midst of this. Opiates can completely derail a persons life, he's lucky he didn't get mixed up in oxy or heroin, there would have been no supply shortage to slow him down.
Money can do wonders
Not for nothin but I always wondered how ppl would do heroin in the 1st place like did you look at other kids sticking needles in the arm on the streets lookin all bugged out and think HEY I SHOULD DO THAT. I am obv ignorant on this-Just thinking about injecting yourself with needles.. it just thats like junkie shit skins all yellow pale holes in arms i guess i just wonder how someone couldve even *Started* doing it or been peer pressured in some way, like ‘What a great idea Il do Heroin stick a needles in my arms”
I don’t mean any disrespect, perhaps you can clear my hubris.
@@effortlessawareness8778 it starts off slowly popping pills usually. Then you need more and the pills either don't do anymore or you can't get them and then next thing you know your doing heroine because it's cheaper and stronger than pills .next thing you know your using a needle to get high because you can use less and get higher than snorting it . Then you get more addicted to the instant gratification of using the needle . Nobody looks at someone shooting up and says yes I want to do that . It happens over a period of time addiction starts off slow but eventually consumes your soul .
That's just amazing. It proves that the "best" and most successful people can also be the ones who suffer the most internally.
I remember my whole childhood I would look at this picture of Brett Favre holding the Superbowl Trophy and thinking how he had it made and was the most perfect person you could imagine. Now, years later, come to find out he was battling addiction and strife throughout his life even as he accomplished so much, I have even more admiration for this pro.
"Hero's often fail" Gorden Lightfoot
yeah no shit how old r u? Regardless of what they do they all eat, shit and bleed like u. sad u had to find that point out by watching this video
Gyard782 theyre human
@@richardma8778 You're absolutely right!
It's SOOOO ABOUT TIME, people realised..... ADDICTION (to anything), DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE!
It's the END result, the "rock bottoms", that often look similar...... Not the beginnings!
I wish more people woke up to this, and stopped making judgements about the "low ass junkie, living on the street"!!! What do they think we mean when we say, "that's somebody's Mother, Father, Sister, Uncle, Cousin, etc.!!"??? We mean that's a GOOD PERSON THERE, with an illness!!
You were addicted to the euphoria. Some people barely gets the euphoria from Vicodin, some people gets a shit load of euphoria. My grandfather could take 5 Vicodin and couldn't tell if they worked. He said it was like taking 5 Tylenol and that he wouldn't give you $5 for a dump truck load. I could take 3 Vicodin and have the whole house cleaned, field plowed, yard mowed and was very talkative. It effects ppl differently i guess.
did you gradgather play professional football? pretty sure Brett farves body, like many NFL players was in pain
So interesting! I'm the same way, painkillers don't do anything for me but I know too many who use them to feel that "love" sensation.
same here. i take em every morning and it keeps my add, anxiety, depression etc in check and allows me to just do normal everyday shit successfully
WelcomeToThe92503 ur clearly addicted pal
Daily Roe hydrocodone does nothing for me. Idk how people get high from it Bc it literally does nothing. No effect from it
Greatest football player in the world
I have a lot of respect for this guy
God bless you Brett Favre
Missionary
Michael Steven Burnett
Tom Brady
This type of stuff is literal GOLD
He was an MVP of the league on them! I'm a Green Bay fan because of Brett miss those days.
I got to the point I was banging heroin... withdrawal was a nightmare. Like your body and bones are rotting from the inside. Utmost feeling of despair, cold sweats, legs twitching, etc. Favre is a boss for being so honest and coming out to talk about this.
Thanks Brett for being a man n sharing that wit the world
I’m currently addicted to Tramadol. However I’m in a detox mode right now. I was taking 10-15 100mm pills a day. I over dosed 3 weeks ago. And that made me open my eyes. I am now down to 1 50mm pill a day. And I’ll gradually do it until the withdrawal is so weak that I’ll be ok.
Favre is a man's man. Love this guy.
This guy needs a hug. He's spiritually clogged up
I hate going through withdraw, imagine working at a plumbing company and not having no Percocet in your system, dealing with traffic and a bunch of a- hole people
He's still massive ... Strong looking dude.
Percocet addiction for me after a neck injury. I tried cold turkey. Felt like I was going to die. Sweats followed by chills followed by vomiting, all night long. But when I did the gradual cut back, it was a little unpleasant, but not too bad. I was on two pills every four hours, so I went to 1 pill every four hours, did that for a week. Then one pill every five hours for a week. Then one pill every six hours. Kept going until I didn't need any more.
100% relate to him saying he almost went in the toilet for them. That’s what this drug does. And totally relate to him saying he was “up” after taking hydros. Same for me. It was like coffee for me. I love the high. Almost like meth for me. Coming off them is worse than anything u will ever go through, save Xanax withdrawal.
I had to go to the hospital three times to overcome opiates
he needed the pain medicine cause hes a thief, possibly to calm his nerves.
As a recovering pain pill addict of 5-7 years, he explains the addiction as well as I could. Made you feel like Superman, but next thing you know, you're hooked, and hooked bad. You can't go anywhere without counting pills to make sure you have enough. It literally controls your life. Been clean over a decade now and life is so much better.
What were u taking and how many a day
@@tbaby5650 hydrocodone, oxycodone, ect. I was taking around 30 10mg hydrocodone a day.
@@-BigMike- did u ever do liver work for all the tylenol u took everyday? How long did u take 30 norco a day for? I'm kinda in the same boat just not as many as 30 . Really scared of the tylenol intake more thank the actual hydrocodone
@@tbaby5650 how are you doing man? You easing off?
@@JoshPendergrassFilms I take about 6 to 7 norco a day now . Trying bro
Sooo someone can play an entire career addicted to Vicodin. But the NFL is banning players smoking weed?? I give up.
Entire career???
@@jonhohensee3258 There are plenty of guys that do!!
@@porthos6914 - Like YOU know.
@@jonhohensee3258 You really don't think guys that have very short careers that a few were already on them when they came in the league? There are plenty of guys that have come out and admitted it. All I have to go on is their word
@@porthos6914 I grew up spending hour after hour riding mini bikes. by the time I was thirteen I was on my third dirt bike. A couple neighbor kids and I had a track we raced on.....motocross.....jumps, berms, woop de doos. we rode hard and crashed hard. to be really good at motocross you need to be in exceptional physical condition. you're constantly getting pounded, It's amazing how much punishment a body can take when you are tuff as nails. I'd say that over 95% of hard impacts don't even hurt when your only 20 some years old. 2% or 3% of hard hits only hurt for a lil while. along the way you'll have a few whopper impacts, the kind that hurt a lot and require a doctor. Brett was under lots of pressure to fulfill his duties. the doctor most likely knew Brett could do his job while on Vicodin. I took them before and they don't fuck me up. I actually got a lil energy boost, and they reduced the pain significantly. It was around 2003 on my way home from work, I spun out my S-10 pick-up on slushy snow and shoulder blocked a solid tree at about 30mph......the drivers door was caved in all the way to the frame. Ouch. cracked a couple ribs and fucked up my hip. nothing was broken but after a few days I went to the doctor cause of the pain. the doc prescribed the V pills and rest...... I think I was taking 4 a day. any more than 4 and I couldn't sleep. the boss needed me back to finish a project so I was back to work in a lil over a week with cracked ribs and a bad limp. I could only work half days. the Vicodins worked perfect for me, they relieved the pain and didn't zonk me out. I think Brett got out of control with these cause he kept taking more and more of them.
I used to be an opiate addict and I know exactly what this man felt. your tolerance builds fast when it comes to opiates.. at my worst I could easily take 20 percoecet 10mg a day or 300 + mg of oxy contin a day.. that would kill most people.. kids.. never do pain pills... if you like the feeling they give you, you will spend your whole paycheck on them (if you can hold down a job) i dont care if you rent/bills/etc ... IF you get hooked on opiates you will spend damn near ever cent you have on them.
That's awesome!
Congrats on your recovery. I am a CD counselor. I'm sure you are well aware of this, some use Suboxone as a maintenance tool, much like methadone and use it for many years. Had a guy using it for 10 years. He was able to work and function "normally" for the entirety of it, he just spent so much money to maintain that level of normalcy he realized there is a better way, completely off opiates. Sure it's essentially replacing an opiate with another opiate, but using it as a harm reduction method to get off of opiates without the intense withdrawal works well for so many people. Congrats again your sobriety. not easy.
Kids totally do pain meds!!! It will be the best time of your life! I took pain meds for 3 years and the most I ever had was 4 or 5 10's in a 24 hour period. The problem is, like with anything, moderation. I wish hamburgers, pizza and beer required a prescription since there are fat people and alcoholics in this world.
Your fucking stupid!!
Shane Ward its " You're" and I'm the dumb fuck? fuck you loser.
I was hooked for fifteen years and he's spot on saying you get " up " . My wife and I went through 400 norcos in seven days ! It took thirty days of no sleep , anxiety from hell , and being able to eat only chocolate . Thank you Jesus for answering prayers that month !!!!
Glad you made it through!
Callie W311 It's the new long division , old short algebra , with adding subtracted integers .
@Blank guess we have our answer lool
@@vinslungur Highly doubtful. I realize you were only joking but a lot of people won't return to retort a challenge presented to them, not because they couldn't accomplish it or somehow failed at it, but because it just isn't important enough to continue addressing it. I think most people only continue arguing because they enjoy making people angry but not everyone shares that "Gotta have the last word" mentality that's so common on TH-cam... lol
Going through it now. Hospitalized since May from motorcycle crash.
Big pharma on Brett Favre: Damn! We lost one of our addicts.
Anyone who makes fun of a retired football player for their addictions after the game ends is silly. The NFL uses and abuses these guys and then just spits them out on the street. These guys go through hell for our enjoyment and we should all support them for that.
Especially colin k
I can’t watch NFL anymore because of this. I do not enjoy players becoming vegetables in their later years.
If people really support them don't go to nfl game stop buying nfl crap, that will hurt the nfls pockets
@@perry6712and then you have several hundred guys making minimum wage instead of possibly millions. Football will never go away because of the money involved.
They get paid far better than anyone else. Firefighters,Cops, Nurses you name it.
uhhm, soo why is weed banned by the NFL again?
lol
Shampoo Fully because it's illegal in most places
Shampoo Fully and it's shit for pain
Because of BIG PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES mwke BILLIONS EVERY 1/4! They would rather you pay these huge amounts that gets you HOOKED than smoke a harmeless plant. Marijuana all the way i say!
Because it Doesn't get you high enough .. obviously! Gotta give em that hard shit so they can go out and get concussions! !!
I hate opiates, I was taking four 60 mg oxy's a day. Thank god I quit, now I'm an alcoholic.
John Doe should someone dying of cancer be denied OxyContin? Fuck you!
rochelle123ist I don't remember saying that cancer patients should be denied pain management, get your facts straight. Also just so you know I have cancer and was prescribed oxycontin and quit because I felt it was killing me quicker that the cancer.
I quit smoking cigs years ago....been smoking a pipe since 1989
rochelle123ist fuck yourself
@@rochelle123ist what the fuck are you responding too
15 Vicodin ES at once! That's 11250 mg of Acetaminophen in one go, he's lucky he still has a liver!
virtual-adam I was thinking the same thing.
His liver is on borrowed time.
Sean Vine Metamucil my friend .
MetalCommand89 I used to take 20 norcos a day. 10/325.
B Kopp - Same. When couldn’t get green beans I’d get yellow 10/325 Norco’s. Now they took all the fun colors away and all the pk’s are white. Now unfortunately I take subs and am just as dependent as I was on pk’s. I gotta get off these things
I remember when I realized something was wrong, or I was different from most people / non-addicts, and that was the moment Favre described. Most people would be knocked out or sleepy from opiates, but they affect me the same way they affect Favre, they gave me energy and boosted my mood.
The drug chooses the addict. I dabbled and experimented with all sorts of drugs in my teenage years, but once I had surgery and was prescribed oxycodone, it was a whole different beast. No other drug got it's hooks into me as fast as oxy. I still struggle with my addiction/recovery, but I know if I stay clean, just for today, I'll be ok.
Three years later. How are you holding up today?
I too would like to know how you’re doing n hope n pray you’re okay and doing better 🙏🏻
this is so me as well. im hoping i can kick this beast soon. i hope youre doing well
@@MadoneAmiAaaayou can do it. I used these things for 15 years and quite ten years ago and haven’t looked back. It ruined my life and marriage so it was easy to turn my life back around. The life of an addict is no life at all. I did meetings for the first year but slowly stopped. I have a great fiancé now that knows all about my past and helps to contribute to a really good life.
Popping Vicodin and playing QB for a professional sports team sounds like the best time ever. As someone who had an addiction to opiates I would say it def gave him an advantage cause in people like myself, Brett, and many others it gives you a confidence boost while making you feel like you’re on top of the world cause all that extra serotonin.
Same, but then again all that running around and sweating would make it wear off quick. Would have to pop one Everytime I went to the sideline lol
Tripps left! Two hydros! X Hook! HUT!!
Oh please, hydro is like cotton candy. Entry level weak of the weak 😂
😂weak garb@@michaell1603
"I knew that i didnt necessarily need it, but i liked how it felt." I felt that...
Shit yea
*you are 10000% right!!!! opiates are no different than Xanax or other meds... anything can be abused, doesn’t make something bad and doesn’t make people in general who take them bad. I love the way opiates make me feel too... care to share, Lmfao*
*and you’re right about the bullshit climate change.. all a crock of shit.., period*
@Sheha Nagaraj in spain you can get opiates administered at a clinic twice a day, even IV heroin, and the users are largely functional and happy, the opiate crisis is indeed a crock of shit, the only thing bad about opiates is not having them and we make them very hard to have
My dad had a botched neck surgery and was prescribed 10-12 ES norco’s a day for over 3 years for his intense pain. One day he got tired of having to pay the $100 co-payment a month, and quit cold turkey. He never experienced any type of withdrawal. The doctor, as well as myself, were shocked. Some people just don’t get withdrawals. Very rare though.
no Way for real. maybe he's not a addictive personality to begin with and was taking them because he thought he had too while addicts take them cuz they want to and love it
@@warrenkemmer1307or maybe he just took the medication to relive pain and not to get nigh🤷🏾♂️
I’m one of those people. I don’t take 10-12 pills a day. But I’ve taken allegedly “strong” pills and they don’t do JACK for me. All these people claim 7 days of weak entry level opiates “got them hooked” after a dental procedure is a complete joke. I refuse to believe that’s real.
@@michaell1603 genetics have something to do with addictive personality as well
@@kendrick3669 it will get you high whether you want to or not. you must not know how drugs work.
Imagine Brett Favre asking you for dope
Lol, he was going up to practice squad guys and 3rd stringers "Hey, you got any extra vikes" They were probably star struck, 'Sure Brett, how many you need?"
Hey buddy, it’s Brett Farve, just wondering if I could use your rig? Thanks man! Go packers!
Hey buddy, it’s Brett Farve, just wondering if I could get a front? I’ll get u back later. Thanks man!
Irish Wood CAX every packer fans dream
No problem Brett, how much ya wanna spend?
Saw him in a restaurant in Los Angeles a few years back. He was eating, spending time with his family, and there were all these people trying to get autographs and take selfies in the restaurant with him. He was polite, but it was super awkward to watch. You could tell he just wanted to spend time with his family.
Yeah people a lot of times are ignorant and rude. Leave them the hell alone show a little respect.
Angelo DelSenno Well That all comes with the Fame..
Angelo DelSenno he got tossed on the ground in green bay by a friend of mine for asking a ten year old for $50 for his autograph.douche
Angelo LLC
Yeah right he's the quarterback of the NFL...
He knows what happens when he goes out...
He knows the little maggots out there what they do, and so does his family they're used to it..
If they wanted a nice quiet evening they would have stayed home and cooked...
did he get thrown to the ground, really? funny there's not a single article about it online
As a former addict, I can tell you that, In my opinion, the best way to taper off opitates is Kratom. However, if you aren't hooked on pills already, don't mess with Kratom.
Doug Lemmikey Kratom just did not work for me. Prolly kuz I was kickin methadone. Keaton won’t work until like 30 days into methadone CT
AIC SKS thats why they are trying to make it illegal? It helps alot of people.
Get the red kratom only it works...buy the red kratom...nothing else
Just read something about Kratom causing salmonella .
Karo French 👍
Favre could hear them perkys callin
@@Turk_2023 I've been a paraplegic for 33 years, half of my life and I truly need them, but you are so correct!
I hear that
🤣🤣🤷🏾♂️🤣🤦🏿♂️🤣🤣🤣 Noooooo!!!! I get it the other ppl commenting don't.
When he said graduate to more he paused. Favre was doing fetty or something worst. I seen it in his eyes .
I just need my girlfriend
I know exactly what he went through. Pain pills give you the absolute most amazing unbelievable great feeling the first four or five times you take them but it doesn't take very long for that to be replaced by having to take them just to be "normal" and not be in a constant state of suffering. I used to bowl, if I took vicodin before bowling I would average around 235 or so, if I didn't take vicodin before bowling I wouldn't even crack 200 more than once out of six games. It's hard to explain the power these things have over the human mind. I think that unless you live in a country where you can buy tramadol over the counter so you never have to worry about withdrawal to stay away from pain killers all together. If you have even the slightest history of addiction in your family stay away from opiates. In the end you pay for experiencing the best feeling in the world by suffering for a month with the worst withdrawal sickness, suffering, not sleeping for weeks pain you could possibly imagine.
I knew he had a problem when he got down and tried to snort the 50 yard line during a game.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
hunkallgood73 Bears fan?
Tim Rogers Blue,blue 52 set hut,hike....BRET FARVE--hike TO WHERE!? WHERE ARE VIC 10'S.!!?
Fucking hilarious dude, if you legitimately made that joke up yourself you should consider becoming a comic bro.
hahahahaha classic
I'm 9 days clean!!! and couldn't feel better. I've took viks,oxys tried heroin for a couple months and stopped every thing. I finally told my girlfriend of 8 months and almost lost her. But she still had my back, stood my me and took care of me. She said grow some balls and be a man. And I told myself that every day. I had no idea I'll be a changed man in just a week. that week was complete HELL but I got through it and now I'm focused and getting my life back. If I can do it you can too!!! 1 WEEK!!!
Alfonso Flores hope you're still fighting the good fight. You're never alone in this.
Alfonso Flores still clean?
Good job amigo!
Alfonso Flores its great your enthusiasm at 9 days but gotta be very careful with that. Its easy to stop it not easy to stay stopped. Mind will for sure start playin tricks on you so be strong. And bein an addict doesnt make you less of a man. Its that type of thinking thatll fuck you up!
+Matt Chisholm omg addiction is hell! addiction is a hard life to live but if you conquer it, there's no telling of what your capable of, sky's the limits
This channel should have a lot more subs!!!
Yep. Every video is with a super star and well presented.
Financial Education oh shit Jeremy and I watch the same videos! Have a phenomenal day
With questions like 0:26? Yeah he deserves a lot of subs.
Why its like all gossip and sports mixed. Sporta for guys gossip for girls, guys hate gossio girls hate anything that doesnt involve laying on the couch. two total opposites that attract neither group its intended for but some small obscure crowd elsewhere.
Or dones! ...Yeah? no? subs...bupe...dones...etc...?
eh.
Great interviewer, he actually let's people talk. And doesn't talk over them.
he tried to bruh got louder😂
Crook. No two ways about it..
His accomplices are steadily pleading guilty in federal court.
Player needs to also fess up. And face federal prison. $7 million - or more - swiped. That's due for hard time.
Boi bye -
Opiates affected me the exact same way! I used to get so hyped up off them, like in the best mood, euphoria out the ass and energy for days, plus I'd feel invincible and like I could do just about anything! I used to get so hyped I would sweat so much my clothes would get drenched, I also sweat heavily at night when using. 15 years of shooting opiates but I'm finally clean, and seriously it was way easier than I thought, I had medication and guidance but I'm clean now, life is still hard without my daily fix, nut I'm learning to live again without it
Because of this "war on opioids" I have to go back to my doctor every single week for a new prescription. I have to ask off every Friday to get my script because the DEA is after every doctor who prescribes and it's bullshit. Good luck finding a doctor to prescribe if you get arthritis or fracture your back, I actually had to turn to heroin at one time so I could keep my job because these younger doctors don't want to deal with pain management anymore.
I have a friend going through the same thing. They have him down to 4 percosets a day, the smallest one. And I have to keep giving him rides to the pain center and the Walgreen's constantly. I understand why, but 4 tiny percs a day, I think it's overkill, there were no problems when it was 8.
Y’all sound exactly like what a drug addict would sound like. Making excuses, trying to justify the reasons.
Are you still a drug addict?
Experienced the same thing. Took one vocoden and was so sick. Fast forward an year and a half. Percocet, Vicodin, Oxys, and yes when your at that level they give you energy. 100% true. Very tough
@Sheha Nagaraj thanks lady
*Look at all the comments from those impressed with this guy telling a story to gain yet more attention. He's a thief and a liar.*
Just another example of how tough this dude was. To have the strength to stop and the stones to be completely open about how hard it was. He’s a real hero of mine.
If he's your hero...re-evaluate your life son
@@danielbrian4257 word
Is he your hero now
He stole money from the poor
That interviewer, "How did it feel?" I suspect he knows himself with that grin on his face.
Lol Graham seems like the type who'd get the giggles off of one hit of weed and then never try it again.
I would never ask an ex addict that. You make them relive that feeling in their mind and possibly want to get more.
@@Protoking If just being asked about it drives a person to relapse they aren't on stable ground so to speak in the first place.
To the last girl here, what makes you think you can do it in moderation? Every fucking person thinks that
Brett Farve takes 15 Vicodin “ wow that’s a lot.
Kurt angle “ hold my beer 🍺 “ takes 65 ES Vicodin every day lol
More like "hold my milk" 🥛
I love how honest he is about his addiction. Addiction is rough. Mad respect.
Wish he was honest about all that welfar money he stole.
Brett Farve the only guy I know to hit rock bottom and win a superbowl at the same time
I'll never forget my best friend telling me when I started using opiates, he said "I don't care how much money you have, you WILL run out. I wish I had listened...
I was making $1,500 a week and literally spent every cent on it. I watched my homie spend around $30,000 he had saved up on them as well. He spent that $30,000 in about 6 months.
Fucking FACTS!
I told my mom quitting heroin wasn't a health decision, my health is already fucked so if I use I actually feel good and happy for a while, and I don't see why anyone else should have a problem with that. Quitting heroin was purely a business decision for me, because I could see all my savings, all my inheritance, completely going away within 2 years and I didn't want that.
If the US ever does the morally responsible thing and legalizes all drugs, I'll be at Heroin 'R Us every day for my fix.
Yea that part sux
Been there with hydrocone! Glad I kicked the habit! I remember laying in my floor shaking when I quit!
Pat Patterson, i’m glad you kicked it but please do not ever try anything stronger. It gets much worse.
Hydrocodone polistirex and Chlorpheniramine polistirex Pennkinetic extended release formula by Kremers Urban Pharmaceutical. Aka, "the gift that keeps on giving". Tastes like liquid gold and helped me sleep all night when I had a bad cold. Cool older doctor at urgent care gave me the prescription for it. Loved that stuff. With my current tolerance, Id probably have to drink half the bottle to feel anything.
Being a former opioids addict when he says I know I didn't need but liked the way it felt is as honest as you get.
His arms are well jacked, thats the first thing I noticed!
Anyone needing to recover from injury and needing pain help research kratom
At the very least it’s highly helpful in getting off the junk
You gotta give respect to Brett for speaking so openly about opiates. Can you imagine how easy it is for a professional football player to get drugs, let alone a QB? It's so damn easy you wouldn't believe it! Does Derek Loville ring a bell for anyone?
fathand Robert Yeah wasnt he a running back. What happened to him?
when does he whip out the willy for photo
Graham was clearly star struck. I know I would be too.
Haha how can you not be?! It's Brett Favre!!
I wouldn't be. I lose respect for people who cheat on their spouses.
+Jbog07
Right. Most men who proclaim all high and mighty that they'd never cheat.... well MOST couldn't cheat if they wanted to because they simply aren't what women consider attractive. AKA unfuckable.
I don't agree.
I saw him at a pub in Milwaukee once. I was there for about two and a half hours. Not once did I have the urge to go talk to or listen to him. The guy threw a football. He didn't cure cancer or bend metal with his mind. And yeah, I'm a Packer fan - been one since I was a kid.
Oh yeah. If he truly quit , within a months time frame of winning the super bowl , he was NOT playing at his best , nor anywhere even close .
Anybody who has ever experienced severe opiate withdrawal , will tell you ,that Brett is either lying about when he actually quit ,or he is very foolish. To go into a game as important as the super bowl ,being a star player for the team , while going through withdrawal symptoms ,is the dumbest thing I have ever heard . If his teammates knew the reality of withdrawal and how badly it would have put him off to the game , if they were smart ,they would have made sure he had them ,at least until the game was over. That's just fact folks .
I think he is still taking them today right now....
Very brave of Brett to share this with everyone. Maybe it will help someone out who is going through something similar.
Brett is 💯. Love everything about Brett as a person, and how that, transitioned over to the gridiron. Played with pure passion and will to win. Top 3 QB all time in my eyes. Thank you sir
People that get the "up" feeling from opiates have a greater chance of becoming addicted than people that get the nods
Man I love his brutal honesty! Addiction is no joke! I was addicted to Roxycontin for years, and it was so difficult to get clean! It's amazing how the doctors could prescribe these drugs, but to get Suboxone to get off was like pulling teeth! Insane!
I was ever a Packers fan. But I would watch any game with Brett Favre. A walking Champion
ever?
You know him from TV. I worked with him. Biggest douchebag I ever met.
The honesty that you bring out is incredible, shocking even.. It's a breath of fresh air to actually hear the truth
Think about that kids . Brett said pain pill (opiate) withdrawal was the worse month of his life . And i know this first hand because I've been through it several times . I was addicted to pill for 5 years and i quit when I started selling things i loved . I would make $600 a week and $400 went straight to pills . I would go through 120 5 mg percocet's in a week and a half . Life was horrible and I wanted to die . I finally quit and although it was tough , I'm the happiest I've been in years !!! I fucking love life now !!!! If you are struggling get help and get to feeling happy again !!!!
This is wonderful n I been there I am now seeking help for myself bc this is taking me downhill. Thing is I wasn’t looking to get addicted I broke my foot in 28 places had two c sections n been dependent every since. Drs never told me this would or could happen it is sad but with God we can reverse this God bless you!
J-man 80 go through alcohol it’s awful. What bothers me is people that take pills still think they can drink sometimes. Alcohol eventually leads them back.
@Keep it 1k I understand completely . But then you have to take them to feel normal and not sick .
@@markieboard7975 Praying you find the right help . Remember to take deep breaths and take the fight day by day . God Bless you and all the best :) Please pray for me as I will for you !!
@@lucasblackburn7014Alcohol is the gateway drug . It always led me back to the pills . Alcohol withdrawal can kill you and it's to be taken very serious . Praying for you !!!
Guy I know, hooked on Vicodin. Lose all day. I asked him what happens after he sleeps 8hrs. He says he wakes up in a Rigor Mortis condition. Pops a few more, couple lines of Coke, gets on with his day. WTF.
Hardest part isn't getting clean it's staying clean
I have a hard time believing he quit cold turkey during the season...seems more like he switched to oxy, especially during the Viking stint
This guy looks like boss baby grew up and became an interviewer
This dude was taking 15 pills a day and the Bears still couldn’t beat him?
Give me 15 vicodin and I'll beat Da Bears all by myself. That's the whole point, opiates/opioids are uppers for a lot of people.
@@mc12358 facts👆
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 only one other team can suck that badly on purpose...... the Cincinnati Bengals
I love how honest he is, I had my issues with these after a broken back, it’s a vicious cycle especially when he had all the connections just feeding him.
Nothing like eating one of those big blue Watson's but can't find them any more
SSOOOOOOO much respect for Favre being so candid, & opening up his soul to the world!
What speaking openly like this does, is it tells other addicts who are in the closet that there is a way out. There's a life without this drug poisoning your body, every gaw'damn day.
As a fellow recovering addict & alcoholic I salute you Brett. This video alone, probably saved 100 struggling addicts who likely thought they would die from this affliction.
MMAAAAAAADD RESPECT!!!!!!
Brett has money to detox at 🏡 PERIOD REAL PEOPLE DO IT WITH LESS
I'm in the process of getting off 12 pills a day right now.. I'm sweating as I type this shit, and honestly feel like I'm gonna die.
Greysen Gagné hey
you can do it
believe in yourself
Were u able to kick it? If not it’s okay, don’t beat yourself up. I would recommend methadone. It’s only $240-300 a month which as u know is exponentially cheaper than than 12 pills a day. They will start u at 35mg which may or may not be enough. After a week I believe u can increase by 10mg every week until you are stabilized(able to get thru from dose to dose without withdrawal symptoms) and methadone does not have NEGATIVE side effects besides very small things. Not like norco or perc which fuck up your liver and kidneys but methadone has no major side effects. People say methadone is harder to kick than other opiates. What it really is, is norco and other fast acting opioids have more intense withdrawal symptoms but they only last 2-3 weeks max. Methadone withdrawals are bad but nowhere near as intense as short acting opioids, but it takes 6 weeks to even start feeling normal. That’s if u quit cold turkey. Now once u are stabilized u can get your life together and once your life is stable you can taper down slowly until you are anywhere from 25-1mg and jump off and it’s no where near as bad as we are used to.
Greysen Gagné you can do it. I came off a huge habit man and once u beat it life is so much better. You can actually feel your emotions like you're supposed to.
Greysen Gagné man I hope your doing better I know exactly how you feel.Today is my first day without pain meds but this isn't my first rodeo,it sucks.
Görkem Yayla that literally has nothing to do with it, it's not a will power issue like cigarettes. trust me.
How do you eat that much acetaminophen though? How can your liver take that much Tylenol???
A 16 year old boy with a sports injury overdosed in my city recently. The doctors prescribed him opioids against the parents wishes and he got addicted. This is a horrifying issue.
His sister was in the car of a drive by shooting? wtf
Yeah, I never heard about that one.
she down with the set
+j q W
Favre gang with the shits
My favorite fact is that my Falcons drafted him, and that's why we haven't won a championship ever..
If I was Head Coach of an NFL Team , I would make my players play the first half without any pain medication. ............................then I would let the players get as many pain pills that they wanted at halftime . 🐸
if you get stimulated by opioids and feel motivated to use them then they become a real problem. You start to think you need them to get up the energy to do anything
As a fellow southern boy with the same perils in my own life, I got tons of love and respect for Brett Favre. I wish him and his family love and peace. As well as anyone out there that is suffering with this affliction.❤🙏😊
All those years he started without missing a game, no injuries. I knew he was popping something. I knew it. No shade.
At my worst I was doing 40-60 bags of heroin a day. It was insane how fast it got out of control and how my tolerance just kept going and going up. I’m fortunate to still be alive today. I’ll never forget the withdrawal effects. That is a tape I play back in my head all the time. We find hope in complete hopelessness. Rock bottom is a blessing and the first step on going back up the other side. There is victory in admitting complete defeat. It’s the only way for an addict to recover. I’m just speaking on my experience. I never allow myself to forget that darkness and prison I was in when I was all wrapped up in “self”. Active addiction is the most selfish self centered state I ever experienced. After the fog cleared and I was able to take a good honest look at myself I could see the war path I had been on and the people I destroyed on my way through my selfish addiction. It’s the biggest part in the step of cleaning up my past for a bright future. I found relief through guilt shame and pain.....
Brett Favre steals from poor people
I’ve been hanging on an expired bottle of 2 hydrocodone for 4 years. I still can’t bring myself to get rid of them even though I’ve been sober all this time.
That is odd, because I have done something very similar. Originally prescribed Lorcet back in 2012. Things got a little out of hand. Unbelievable how seductive those innocuous little pills are. Still have a dozen sitting in a drawer in the bathroom. I suppose it is my own weird psychological trick I play on my brain. Knowing that they are there and having no desire to take them somehow strengthens my mental resolve.
shit, he got out pretty clean and at the right time. 1996? you could get vicodin easily from doctors back then. before the internet could tell him how to wash away the NSAIDS and keep the good stuff. before people really knew that they didn't need a specific drug like vicodin, only that they needed an opiate to get what they wanted. ask anyone who is using big boy opiates right now.. it all starts with pain pills. when the pills run dry from doctor shopping or they're too expensive, that's when people turn to the internet for alternatives to keep going. because brett farve didn't know how to really go downhill fast, it probably saved his life. it's very similar to my experience and i thank god every day for the ignorance that kept me from getting worse than i was.
No NSAIDs in vicodin....it is acetomenophin, which is much worse for you because it harms your liver. Vicoprofen has an NSAID in it.
@@suburbanhobbyist2752 how do ppl take so many and there fine with good blood work is beyond me
Straight up moving and inspirational . As a recovering opiate addict of 12 years of use, now being 6 years clean , I know how tough it is conquering an addiction and making the transition into recovery and a life without opiates.
Damn did u start when u were 10? You only look 28
He's heavy on that trt. Look at those veins
Trt?
Dr. Beau Hightower dude the doctor!! Doctor booty!
Testosterone replacement therapy, basically it's a medical term for a cycle of roids , injecting test 300 or test 500 like twice a week, maybe 1.5 -2 mls every 3 or 4 days
Stfu
So anyone with vascular arms is "heavy on that trt"? Without going into personal details I can tell you this doesn't hold water.
Check his latest deal involving welfare funds in his homestate of Ms
I understand 15 a day. I mean to an addict 1 every hour is nothing. But that acetaminophen is killing you.
It probably helped him have success, like a performance enhancing drug. He's out there running around and having fun while feeling euphoric and other players were exhausted.
Miss this man on the field, he always had fun out there!
It’s hard to talk about this publicly, much respect to Brett Favre!
TL Tilley, not really. The only things that prevent people from talking openly about their problems are egos and immaturity but being egotistical and immature are what is currently being promoted as normal status quo by the mainstream so I get what you’re saying...
Not only is this guy the Iron Man for using them, but proudly as a die-hard Packer fan, He's an Iron Man for how he got off of 'em. Tremendous respect for one of the true Goats. He played as a tough S.O.B, he went through recovery as tough S.O.B. man. Didn't expect less from the true Gunslinger.
Treated his wife like crap and showed how disloyal he was to his Packer fans.
@@jonhohensee3258 And stole MILLIONS OF $$$ from poor n hungry children in Mississippi. Didn't expect less from a true scoundrel n sorry MFer.
I wonder what milligram perks or vicodin he was taken 🤔
If he was taken 30 mg 1s and 12 A-day that would be insane 😳
I would imagine since he was in the NFL had a lot of money access to doctors he proably got the strongest most potent ones so probably
He stated that he was taking 7.5 Vicodin so about 100 mg a day. I had a coworker that was taking 300 mg percs daily, went to rehab, came back and od’d
You can't slowly decrease when you're an opiate addict, it's impossible. That's why Brett flushed his 4
Adam Smith86 you’re so fucking right, I tried a million times to ween off, never worked until cold turkey and help.
Brett Farve....true Hall Of Fame...one of my all time favorites
Treated his wife like crap.
Jon Hohensee So did Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Barry Bonds, Michael Irvin, OJ Simpson and a million other Hall of Famers. So whats your point? Walter Payton was the worst womanizer.
Jon Hohensee If you pick your athletes based on their personal lives, then you wouldn't have many idols. 99% of athletes cheat on spouses, gamble, party, etc. Like them for what they do on the field or court, not what they do in their personal time. Thats why its their PERSONAL time and not YOUR time.
John Hohensee - then why is she still married to him if he treated her so badly? Wouldnt she have left by now if it was so terrible? "Oh my god, my celebrity husband asked for a HJ from his massage therapist..... oh what a cruel world!"
@@billgibbons6925 - I don't call ANYONE who cheats on their spouse "one of my favorites". Integrity is far more important to me than how well you can play a game. Apparently, you have different priorities.