@@fjb7605 I love getting high more than anything and I miss it but tired of how people treated me and cheating everywhere I love that lifestyle LOL but it just never lasts
Sober 4 years. Shout out to everyone trying to make it. You deserve a beautiful life. It is possible, there is help. Shout out to Artie. Edit : 7 1/2 years. Wooooooo! Much love and gratitude.
For me 6 months I usually feel like a beast but then the crash comes and the risk returns and ugh. So many relapses and getting clean again, I swear it’s taken 20 years off my life just going through it over and over and over and over and over. The trick is to get like 5 years, then…. Maybe
@@Mr.Wednesday. One thing I know is it was impossible for me to do it alone. As uncomfortable as it may be at first attending meeting's eventually landed me some lifelong friends. After trying everything they suggested from a program of ACTION. I have recovered. Mentally and spiritually. I no longer suffer from that pit in my stomache. That feeling that something is missing, the thing that keeps you up at night and makes life tough sledding. Im free as a result of good people and action.
You should be ashamed of yourself or even starting don't be proud of four years sober. Be ashamed for even just one day not sober in the past. History will forget you
I kicked fentanyl cold turkey. This is my third time quitting. I've been clean 2 weeks exactly today... I feel good. These last days were hell. Worst days of my life no doubt. M30s are not worth doing.
I had been sniffing pressed perc 30s like an animal, not realizing they weren't the real deal.. I feel u bro, once the money and supply ran dry...feeling like you're crawling out of your skin
They say only a small percentage of people on heroin kick it for good! Fuck that! Lets change that shit!Ive gotten a few people that are close to me off of H with Suboxon. But you have to want it to work. Please try to get off of that shit! There is people that love you!
@@michaelcuff5780 you’ve gotten a FEW ppl off of H w/“suboxon”? Yet you don’t know how it’s even spelled? Def sounds like it happened... I’m being 100% serious now...please tell me about these “few people”, their stories, & how *YOU* got them off of “h”... I’ll be waiting for this one.
For anyone out there who is contemplating going down that road, just once, just to try it. Listen, listen, listen. If you dance with the devil he's the one who tells you when you can stop. Seriously, it is no laughing matter. Remember, it has gotten hold of better people than you and me, and those very same people have never gotten away. It's hard enough to quit if you genuinely want to, but near on impossible if you haven't got the desire or the will to get off it. Be a friend to yourself and never get on that Merry go round. Please, please, please. Peace.
Doctors like to describe withdrawal as a “Bad Flu”, but the psychological part is what’s most disturbing. All of your emotions come intensely flooding back, & everything has this creepy undertone (almost like a real life horror movie). I remember just listening to the birds outside in the morning (your heart’s racing, & you don’t sleep for days), & it creeping me out for no reason. The depression is so acute that you feel like your mom just died (there’s nothing I can compare it to), If you meet an addict who says they’re dope sick, give them money, they are truly suffering, & cold Turkey is not how you get off of this stuff.
I couldn't agree more with you on how you describe withdrawals but I'm not giving an addict going through dope sickness money to get dope....I say that as an recovering addict myself
For me it’s the anxiety and inability to sit still or get any rest. I can take being sick or even in pain but that anxiety is real. Six years without a needle and seven months without booze, wish me luck ❤
@@RealD8 When 4-5 yrs pass, it does get like that. I hardly ever think of dope. I smoke hash, and that's quite enough. So, it will leave your brain, just not as fast as your body.
"They can get it out of your body but never out of your mind" 110% true. Artie is an inspiration. 10+ year heroin addict. Been off dope for 3 years. One day at a time. Stay strong, it is possible.
Yoyoitsbenzo Gaming do you still think about it often and have intense cravings or does it get better to where you can go days where you don’t think about wanting to get high?
You can eventually drive the obsession out and not want it anymore, but you will always miss it. That demon is patient and will wait decades until that one moment when you’re at your weakest to come out and attack. Heroin addiction will humble you.
Aaron Powell I have the same clean time after 10 years using IV heroin and it depends on how much work ya put in but yes you can delete the cravings and obsession of the mind. It’s very possible; more so than I was always told. Don’t believe the statistics. It’s more possible than you probably think.
It's really hard I am struggling today . Well done for all the people in the comments staying clean ,I was clean for 2 years but I relapsed. Wish me luck I am trying again.
Did opiates/H for 9 years, multiple rehab stays and finally left on 16mg of subs for about 7 years and finally kicked those 2 months ago. Never felt better stay at it people, it’s not easy but I promise it’s worth it..
hope your still going strong and sober very similar to yourself but I was mostly into oxys went on 16mg of suboxone got down to small dose relapsed then started all over again second attempt I did it and not looked back good things happened in my life since I got clean god bless hope your doing OK still
RoyalOpps They have the Rapid Detox method which is done under anesthesia. If you haven't heard about it,they knock you out and basically kick you into detox,then reverse it all while your out. So you don't feel the detox. You wake up with no withdrawals,just groggy from the anesthesia. It's like 8,000 or so which when you think of all the money we have spent on dope over the years or even one year is worth it IMO. Of course insurance doesn't cover it and most people don't have money like that to drop ect they do have ways to do a payment plan through a lender. It just gets to that point where you just get high to avoid the withdrawals. It's a vicious cycle most people just don't understand. You get sick of getting high working to support your habit and making the dealer rich.
RoyalOpps Trust me Im in the medical Feild and payed my bills,have a Mercedes,kept the image as I was a functional junkie. But like you and I'm sure all of us in the similar situation spent every left over penny on that shit. I was a sniffer my self,I could have been living a hundred times better. Keep pushing foward bro💯
I know, i actually believe him this time in spite of him saying he's clean every time he has ever talked about. Even when he was at his absolute worst with blood pouring out of his nose looking like he was really close to death he would say he was clean. He went to jail and long term rehab this time though, and you can see a different in his appearance and his speaking, so i think their is a pretty good chance he is which is really an amazing accomplishment. Good job Artie. Iv'e been a fan since you were on stern, keep it up your'e doing amazing, your family, friends, loved ones, and all your fans are proud of you man.
Now that he's turning his life around, it's easy to root for the guy. He's been through so much. I love to see him give back and help others avoid the junkie life
@@jakesnacks1149 at times, especially that one time he was on HBO with Joe Buck, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis, I found him insufferable and obnoxious. The people who worked on MAD TV with him often found him as charming as a cobra. It’s what addiction does. It makes the lives of those around you so hard that they don’t want to spend time with that person, and inevitably whatever warm feelings they have towards that person when they’re sober just dissolve.
Listened to this right before kicking methadone. Been over a month and not looking back. Thank you Artie. Keep your heads up, the pain you’ve endured over the years has built you up to be ready to kick. The anxiety of not having something that’s always been there is almost worst than it coming out. Much love! Stay focused and make em proud! ❤️
strangers are rooting for you even if the close ones in your life aren't. even if you have a relapse, don't stop. you can bounce back from these events.
I’m so glad Artie is doing better and getting himself healthy . The universe needs him healthy , being funny as hell ( as always ) and telling his story to anyone who can learn from it .
How the hell do you do fetty and percs at the same time? Fentanyl/heroin jacks your tolerance so bad theres nonpoint in even buying pills. After I developed a dope tolerance, i could cook up and shoot four 30mg Percs at once and it would just barely take the edge off my dope sick, wouldnt even get me totally well, let alone high. Once you getba tolerance dope, its nothing nit dope. Buying pills is just a waste of money. The difference between percoet and fentanyl is like the difference between o’douls and moonshine.
You can just tell he’s so much healthier. Dropped weight, his eyes are alert, he’s speaking clearly. Man, I hope he stays clean. Due to a chronic pain condition I got really hooked on opioids for about six years. Artie is so right: Drugs DO work. The opioids not only took my severe physical pain away, but they also numbed my depression. For like four years they steadily increased my dosage and I was just in this constant state of bliss. It felt like I was mentally sharp as a tack, but my friends tell me to this day that I was just wasn’t all there. I would just randomly nod off when I’d go hang out with friends, and I remember never being able to find the right words during conversation. When I started developing a REALLY high tolerance, I started running out of my medications really early (it got up to 80mg OxyContin, and either 10mg Percocet or Hydrocodone) and that’s when I discovered opioid withdrawal... and it is without a doubt THE most unpleasant and vile feeling I’ve ever felt, and I’ve been through some significant pain with my medical problems. Honestly, I’d rather experience the pain from my hip again for months before it got replaced last year than go through a week of acute opioid withdrawal again. The hip pain was just one spot, with opioid withdrawals, it’s like your whole body is screaming. You can’t sleep but you don’t wanna be awake. You can’t keep food down if you force yourself to eat. You’re going to the bathroom with severe diarrhea every hour. Constant cold sweats. You can’t keep your legs still. Your emotions come back full-on and it’s overwhelming. So thankful I got through that stuff. Anyways, I didn’t mean to write this much...
John Corbett Or maybe they can get help with Suboxone, or Kratom (which is how I eventually weened off of pain medicine), or some kind of medical help? My comment didn’t have an agenda. If anyone read that who is already addicted to opioids, I’m not saying anything shocking. They most likely already know how sick one gets if they stop cold turkey. I seriously doubt anything I said is going to drive people back to opioids or actively keep them from getting help.
Unfortunately what most people don’t realize, is that your body only reacts to the pain meds for the first two weeks after that it doesn’t really help your body any longer. It just becomes a mental craving.
Artie is such a gifted storyteller. So effortlessly funny in ways so few are. If he had just found a way to get clean during the Sirius Stern years his career and life would likely have reached its full potential.
So often you’ll hear opioid/opiate addicts talk about being clean only to find out that they are still on either methadone, or suboxone. I’ve been on methadone since 2006 and it’s an awesome blessing, and a terrible curse (very hard to transition into true sobriety). You are not “clean” until your brain is running off of its own natural neurotransmitters. I don’t say this in reference to Artie.
Artie is a legend. Have been following this man for years! He's been into the abyss and back. Anyone with experience like this man is worth listening to.
I was a opiate/heroin addict for almost my entire 20s. Been clean almost 6 years. I'm so glad I got out before fentanyl got big. I'd be dead. If you're struggling, it can be done. The most important thing is to ask for help, doing it on your own is so much more difficult.
I always like to hear Artie speak about his drug addiction and drug addiction in general. The way he talks about it is to where only an addict can understand. The average person could listen to Artie and think, "Why would you enjoy that drug if it caused so many problems?" I made it 11 months clean and my drugs were oxycontin, crystal meth, and weed. I still use but i no longer have an addiction to opiates. I was a total slave to the shit; when i woke up, i was constantly worried about getting it and when i went to sleep i worried about how i would get it the next day. If i couldn't get it then i could not sleep, my legs, stomach, and mainly my entire body would feel so damn bad. Sometimes, I stayed on the toilet from severe diarrhea or i laid in bed vomiting until i could get my fix. It feels great knowing i will never have to deal with that again. When I was using oxycontin, I couldn't imagine my life without it. Now, I can't believe I enjoyed that.
It's no wonder Artie is asked to speak at rehabs and schools about drugs. He has lived the worst of the junkie experience so people will actually listen to him. He's done a great job of turning things around, go Artie
Good to hear you kicked the habit. But I don't agree with the notion you have to had been an addict to understand that heroin is bad for you. I don't think people are denying that heroin is heavenly. However in general it's pretty obvious that the consequences of use and addiction are destructive, hence they wonder if someone who is addicted really think it's worth it. And apparently it is since even after kicking the habit people revert to that old habit very quickly. Most people are fully aware that their drug use isn't good for them but still continue. And yes that part might be easier to understand if you know what it's like. Still, I do think you can take responsibility to a certain extent. Same goes for people who drink and smoke. There have been so many opportunities people offered me all kinds of things and yet I never felt the need to even in my weakest moments. You yourself have to want to kick an addiction. It's a requirement of the rehab centers in the Netherlands. I myself am at a point that I want to change many of my habits because more and more I am realizing it's not worth it. You can get joy and happiness in other ways but thing is like everything good you do have to work for it. It doesn't come free. In the end though, it will be the most satisfying one.
ktothec24 All due respect, I think what he might be saying is that they 'do as intended in the immediacy'. If you want out, heroin will take you there. As a 30+ yrs addict, I really get this irony. I think what you're saying is 'they don't do as I would have liked in the long term' Which is very different.
Mick G. 30+ years?! Jesus you must not IV right? Because you’re veins would be shot. I’ve had my dance with the devil but am currently on the other side. Made my life lame as hell
That’s a common line in NA. It’s not his saying but it’s very very true. They work too well. They work by completely curing any negative feelings whatsoever, physical or otherwise. Of course it’s only temporary and they create a load of much worse complications and problems which is why it’s a nightmare. But they work at the time. That’s why they’re so dangerous. So don’t get cocky and think you’re immune because you think you know better. When your life comes crashing down on your head and it’s offered, or pushed on you, then you’ll see just how simple it is to say no. You’ll be fucked. So stay humble.
I cannot even imagine having to overcome an addiction like heroine. My heart goes out to Artie. I think he a genuinely good guy and the fact that he is sharing this is extraordinary. If it keeps just one person from trying it the first time, the whole interview is worth it. it should be required viewing for troubled teens.
I was an heroin addict for 4 years. I lost everything. I was a kickboxer who became a junkie loser. All my money, relationships, trust everything gone to shit. My reputation gone I literally couldn’t even save a dollar. I just wanted to die. By the grace of God I met an amazing doctor who put me on methadone. I wasn’t sure I was doing the right thing but I thank god everyday I made that choice. I’m now 3 years clean and have my life back. Started doing what I love which is acting. I have a real job. Started a business. All Trust, love, relationships everything came back. I can actually save money now and have an amazing fiancé. Also seeing a therapist. Doing what I need to be doing. When I’m ready with the help and support of my family and doctor I will start tapering off very slowly. I know getting off methadone is difficult but I would rather take this medicine then do the stuff I was doing any day. It’s not even a question. Even if it takes me couple years to taper off that’s fine because I plan on doing it extremely slowly and properly. All the addicts out there struggling hang in there. One day at a time❤️🙏🏼
@@davidames1746 man stfu and get a life there’s plenty of morons like you out there all you do is discourage ppl. You don’t know shit. We got our lives back and did you even read wtf I said? It takes a long time to taper off methadone you clown it’s a very slow process. Id pick being on methadone rather than the shit I was doing any day you freakin clown. I got my life back and much more. You think I care what a loser like you has to say? You obvs couldn’t get your shit together so you wanna bring others down with you. Lmao classic loser
@@davidames1746 dumbass clown get the hell of the internet and take your low discouraging ass to the streets and leave the recovery to the real ones. There’s millions of ppl out there taking medicine to better their lives and you wana go tell them all their not clean? Fucken idiot.
I'm on suboxone myself! Been off heroin and fent for 97 days now! We are clean idc what anybody says! It's OUR recovery I'd rather be hooked to a legal substance than running the streets..
@@michaelkillen8269 You don't want any AL in you. Sex addiction is easy to cure. Get married and have a few kids. Take care of them all and it'll drop your testosterone to negative 60 Nanograms per deciliter.
Nah, I don't let substances take over my life. Amazing what a little willpower and feeling of personal responsibility can do. Junkies should totally try it.
And this is why I think drugs addicts are worthless. Not because they use drugs, but because they are a lower class of intellect who use drugs to solve problems they could otherwise solve if the weren't so fucking stupid. If it wasn't drugs, it'd be something else. These are the types of people who take shortcuts in life for ANYTHING hard. They lack character, mental fortitude, and intellectual integrity. The best thing they can do for society is overdose and die. We need to bring back survival of the fittest. Narcan fucked up society.
In my day we only had methadone. It's basically just a transferred addiction. Overwhelming guilt that my father had not known me for even one day as a sober adult when he died was the catalyst for my recovery. I hope Artie has that same motivation.
omg i just read your comment and am now in my mid 40's and my father is in his late 70s and I feel the same way. I want to have some years of clarity with him before hes gone and his health is deteriorating. I've been thinking a lot lately about exactly what you detailed in your comment. Im sorry about your loss and completely understand what you are saying.
Agreed. I wish I knew more about methadone when I got on it. I honestly didn’t even have that bad of a habit, but I was using methadone from the street. Methadone does help save lives, but it’s just another addiction. I was miserable while on methadone.
Being an ex addict, its great to have people talk about their experiences. Doctor's that treat addiction should understand it better, i wish there was a way to make more ex addicts doctors specifically for addicts. You can't learn everything from a book. I was so poorly treated many times, mainly because these doctors dont know what it's actually like. Took me many times to get clean because of poor treatment.
boo hoo nigga,every addict knows its wron,they just keep making excuses to do it,theres no way a doctor could phrase it for you to understand,bc you already knowyou should stop😊
Used 4 years. Clean 2. The whole thing about you'll crave it every day for the rest of your life is bullshit. I maybe think about it once a month. One week terrible physical withdrawals. I couldn't sleep for 11 days. On the 12th day finally got 2 hours. Then you have a few months of PAWS, post-acute withdrawal symptoms, where your body balances out back to normal. The 4 hours of feeling very relaxed and cozy is not worth all that pain. For my, my heroin now is sleep, it's sweet, it's free, and it's healthy. Don't ever consider trying it. It will fuck you up. You're not special.
Post acute withdrawal- basically your brains trying to rebalance from being flooded with opiates /dopamine. Your withdrawal is being in shock of not producing the dopamine etc because it's got it from heroin, and the paws is your brain finally starting trying to reproduce the levels it did naturally. If you're not feeling rough/weak/vulnerable/craving then you were VERY lucky. Now use that luck and stay clean and safe.
Don’t use Kratom. It’s as addictive as any opiate, abd the withdrawals are horrible. Was hooked on that garbage for 8 years and it really fucked me up for awhile. All that safe natural bullshit is just that...:bullshit. It’s very harmful and very addictive
He talks about wanting it NOW. The first session I ever had with a therapist when I was trying to kick a non-substance addition, he said “Addicts have an inability to delay gratification.” That stuck with me about as much as anything I’ve heard. This is the crux of it all. When I was drinking heavily, I didn’t have the will to say, “I’ll finish my work and then I’ll have a drink.” It was always, “I’ll have the drink then I’ll do my work.” But of course I was so piss drunk I could never get the work done after the drink. Curious if you other addicts/recovering addicts see that behavior in yourselves.
Heroin and fent addict myself. I think it all depends on what you like. I don’t like alcohol at all but with dope absolutely I’m going to get well before I do anything
@Caleb Huskey lets hope not. It's a hard struggle. He may have it. Hes talking the talk, he may be a lucky one and walk the walk. He's at the age in life that many addicts like him quit, the 50s seems to enlighten an addict
Artie has been through hell and back, unbelievable story right here. So much respect to him. And the rest of you kicking all these different addictions, you should be incredibly proud of yourselves because addiction is truly a disease and I respect every single person who takes on your demons head-on.
I've heard Netflix has prevented him from doing anything like this because they have his show on there, and they see him as a liability because of his provocative nature
4:16 that’s what it comes back to, the physical pain comes with kicking, but also the emotional pain you’ve been numbing with the drugs. We use as a coping mechanism.. it works by numbing you to all the bullshit but it also kills you in the process. Kicking is not easy.. props to anyone who’s gone through it, you’re one tough sob. so happy to be clean & sober. we do recover.
5 years clean now and Artie helped more than he will ever know, just listening to old stern show got me through withdrawls at least helped some with my mentality helped me laugh amongst the tears. I hope Artie becomes well and truly happy one of these days.
Like damn lol sorry for saying dumb ass . All I’m sayin is you can’t knock someone who is trying to get off the shit resorted to something that isn’t as harmful rather than continuing stick a syringe in my arm 10 times a day. Every addict is different . Each addict has their own recovery plan
Some of this was great to hear. I’m 3 weeks clean of opiates after an 8 year addiction to pain pills. Hearing other people talk about the hell they went through to get off definitely helps. Best wishes to Artie for staying clean.
How? Did you do it ? I get it that I made stupid mistake by having a gf who broke up with me. But after that happened I started using two days later I keep trying to get clean. I go to rehab. I feel better than ever. And then I go back home and immediately start using. Plus I’m an alcoholic and was in a coma from alcohol. And I know that I’m dying and that it will kill me soon. But I can’t stop.
Two months for me. Withdrawal was hell to say the least. I’ll never backslide. I went cold turkey. I never want to go through that again and that’s why I’ll never go back. I don’t know what I’ll do if I’m prescribed opiates for surgery etc.
My father told me something, that cleared my skies like a thunderbolt: "Do you know what's the best part of banging your head against the wall? The feeling that you get...when you stop."
Just lost my beautiful niece last week . 23 yrs young. Heroin is a nasty drug. Hope those who suffer can get help they deserve Cierra Brianna 💜 9/24/96~10/27/19
opalight orro Jesus fuckin Christ that's young....I know you dk me from dick but I honestly sympathize... It's not easy and unfortunately ppl forget that the mental depression is a huge part of it
The end of the line for me was the same. I can't do this anymore. I miss my family and the short time going through WDs was so worth it! Never looked back. As bad as things are today I Love life!
Really feel good about how many people on here are sharing their thoughts. I never got heavily into opiates, 1 or 2 pills here and there, but even from that I can tell you my body definitely craved more. Just know you aren’t alone. If you’re going through opiate withdrawal/addiction now, talk to someone, don’t feel ashamed to reach out. It will get easier
I agree, amazing accomplish after having used drugs for 30 plus years. It's a testament that you can clean if you're struggling that's for sure, and that it's never too late either. Artie is in his 50s and has been doing drugs since his teens according to his book.
I wouldn’t wish her pin addiction on my worst enemy, the shit is rough man, and I’m only hoping I can finally be clean again soon, it’s been an everlasting struggle the last 12 years smh.
I was on suboxone and trust me, it takes months to get completely off. I was taken off too early the first time I went right back out. Today, after going all in on AA, I am 632 days sober. If I can do it, anyone can. You just gotta believe you can and trust that God will do for you what you can’t do for yourself. Good luck guys.
Yeah, artie cleaning up is an amazing accomplishment. I dont think anyone really thought he had it in him, but he did. Should give others the confidence they need to at least attempt to clean up.
Did heroin for 10 years been clean for almost 4 thanks to subiteks(the original subiksone) but you don't get addicted immediately( not with heroin.either) it takes time.. but still clean here in Norway and kinda proud of myself
Been straight for 4 years now. I can honestly say I relate to Artie's story 100%. Jail is absolutely not the place to be going through it! I've done it twice and both times it was absolutely miserable... I was also on suicide watch in the turtle suit
Kicking heroin was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, next to kicking suboxone a few years earlier. Six years clean from heroin in January. Kratom helped me stay “clean” while I tried to rebuild my life, but ultimately dragged things out for too long. I wish I could proudly say I have six years sober, with no asterisks or fine print. But I’m still proud of getting clean and turning things around.
I've been through precipitated withdrawals and he's not kidding when he says it's a million times worse than regular withdrawals. I cannot imagine 5 days of that. Each minute lasts an hour and you're violently ill the entire time. I really feel for him and anyone who's had to endure that suffering long-term.
Precipitated withdrawals are the worst. But it always gets better each day but still can't deny the fact PWS are just another level of emotional mental and physical pain. I was humbled.
@Ryanish Konk I was like you man, at one point I was like "I'm never going through that again, as soon as the dope and the money runs out, I'm throwing in the towel". I kept a 12 Guage slug on my bedside table and told myself I'd use it when I start withdrawals again. But then my sister told me about this detox center that will help you with withdrawals and I said sure, why not. It still sucked obviously, but it wasn't too bad. I recommend it man. And taper. Make sure taper.
Clean one year 6 months today. Will never go back, even though heroin is my one true love in life, she was always trying to kill me, and I can't be in that relationship anymore. Stay strong everyone
Love Artie man. I read both his books in jail and rehab. I got 7 years clean off heroin and meth after being on em for a decade. Now I have a drinking problem and I’m addicted to Kratom. Hopefully one day I can get off everything. I’m glad Artie is doing good now he’s had a hard life.
I have withdrawn countless times off heroin. I have also withdrawn from a very high dose of methadone. Still went back to heroin and whatever opiate I could find. I lost my child's dad a few years ago to an OD and ended up in the hospital myself almost septic with blood poisoning. Haven't used since. This has been 2+ years now. I still watch videos and remind myself how hard it was. I still crave it, then I snap myself back to reality.
Alcohol has always been my choice of drug, and I can't say I'm any better than anyone else who does Heroin, pills, and whatever else. I hope we can all learn something from Artie. What I've learned is, not everyone can be as lucky as Artie and make it out alive. Peace and love to those still caught up in the struggle!
Part of me is envious because of how available alcohol is, but a larger part knows I’d be in a far bigger mess if I were able to drive 5 min and buy my doc easily.
it's so insane how you can tell he's clean here and you're just seeing his natural high-energy personality shining through for the first time since he was in his 20s
The worst feeling I had kicking smack was it felt like my arms and legs were coming out of their sockets . And the feeling wouldn't go away until I fell asleep.
Fell asleep? You had it good. I didn't sleep not one wink for 200 hours which is about 8 days. Could not stop twitching and pacing for 8 horrible fkng days
I always wondered what happened Artie. I stumbled across this video and it warms my heart. Always loved him on Howard stern and it’s great to see he’s a new man. Looks like he’s got a new nose too. Hooray for Artie Lange may he live a long long healthy life..
@@jaredgreen6889 The craziest thing is what Artie was saying. People are putting fentanyl into other drugs and people are unknowingly taking fentanyl a lot of the time.
Started with Percocet 9 years ago, before I decided to try and get sober I was smoking transdermal Fentanyl patches, as many as I could get (which was never lower than 3). Finally decided to get help before I lost everything and everyone and have been sober for a year and a half. Opioid and heroin addiction and withdrawal is one of the worst things I’ve personally had to deal with (pain wise anyway)
You don't necessarily have to kick suboxone, you could presumably stay on it forever, but I can understand not wanting that crutch in your life... but in the world of opiates, what an amazing alternative.. Beunorphine saved my life
I remember watching this a year ago, while going through it. I'm watching this now at 6 months clean. fuck man.
Proud of you!
Keep going man, keep fighting everyday is A gift.
I’m 2 weeks clean after binging for over 2 years. Lost my job. My car. My girl. Taking it one day at a time
I wish I was
@@fjb7605 I love getting high more than anything and I miss it but tired of how people treated me and cheating everywhere I love that lifestyle LOL but it just never lasts
Sober 4 years. Shout out to everyone trying to make it. You deserve a beautiful life. It is possible, there is help. Shout out to Artie.
Edit : 7 1/2 years. Wooooooo! Much love and gratitude.
isn’t he dead
😔😭🙏
For me 6 months I usually feel like a beast but then the crash comes and the risk returns and ugh. So many relapses and getting clean again, I swear it’s taken 20 years off my life just going through it over and over and over and over and over. The trick is to get like 5 years, then…. Maybe
@@Mr.Wednesday. One thing I know is it was impossible for me to do it alone. As uncomfortable as it may be at first attending meeting's eventually landed me some lifelong friends. After trying everything they suggested from a program of ACTION. I have recovered. Mentally and spiritually. I no longer suffer from that pit in my stomache. That feeling that something is missing, the thing that keeps you up at night and makes life tough sledding. Im free as a result of good people and action.
You should be ashamed of yourself or even starting don't be proud of four years sober. Be ashamed for even just one day not sober in the past. History will forget you
I kicked fentanyl cold turkey. This is my third time quitting. I've been clean 2 weeks exactly today... I feel good. These last days were hell. Worst days of my life no doubt. M30s are not worth doing.
How you doing?
How are you? I see the sad thing all the time of these comments saying "going clean today" then they never end up responding...
Aaa only real niggas know whats up with them m30s! stay clean brother there nasty anyway !!
I had been sniffing pressed perc 30s like an animal, not realizing they weren't the real deal.. I feel u bro, once the money and supply ran dry...feeling like you're crawling out of your skin
So you didnt quit merely postponed the inevitable
Everybody who commented they clean God Bless, stay strong...one day at a time
I was never weak enough to get hooked to heroin, do I get any credit?
They say only a small percentage of people on heroin kick it for good! Fuck that! Lets change that shit!Ive gotten a few people that are close to me off of H with Suboxon. But you have to want it to work. Please try to get off of that shit! There is people that love you!
Thank you
Please just STFU. You freakin’ people & that whole *CULT* mindset.🤦🏻♀️
@@michaelcuff5780 you’ve gotten a FEW ppl off of H w/“suboxon”? Yet you don’t know how it’s even spelled? Def sounds like it happened...
I’m being 100% serious now...please tell me about these “few people”, their stories, & how *YOU* got them off of “h”...
I’ll be waiting for this one.
Heroin? Yeah I've heard of heroin. Jaimie, pull up a picture of heroin...
tidy kun hhahahahahahah
Haaaaaaa u stoooooopid
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Heroin? Explain to the folks at home what Heroin is.
Jamie proceeds to pull up an image of wonder woman
It will be seven years come April that I kicked a 20 year addiction. I’ve got my family back in my life and I’ve never been happier.
Stay strong brother
Good shit Brian. Hope all is well with you
Chris Wyatt My family definitely suffered.. My greatest regret.
Beautiful 👏👏👏👏
Chris Wyatt That was then and this is now. You have to be able to forgive yourself and give yourself credit for stopping.. You did good.
For anyone out there who is contemplating going down that road, just once, just to try it. Listen, listen, listen. If you dance with the devil he's the one who tells you when you can stop. Seriously, it is no laughing matter. Remember, it has gotten hold of better people than you and me, and those very same people have never gotten away. It's hard enough to quit if you genuinely want to, but near on impossible if you haven't got the desire or the will to get off it. Be a friend to yourself and never get on that Merry go round. Please, please, please.
Peace.
Doctors like to describe withdrawal as a “Bad Flu”, but the psychological part is what’s most disturbing. All of your emotions come intensely flooding back, & everything has this creepy undertone (almost like a real life horror movie). I remember just listening to the birds outside in the morning (your heart’s racing, & you don’t sleep for days), & it creeping me out for no reason. The depression is so acute that you feel like your mom just died (there’s nothing I can compare it to), If you meet an addict who says they’re dope sick, give them money, they are truly suffering, & cold Turkey is not how you get off of this stuff.
Speak for yourself.
@@Harib_Al-SaqNo that's extremely accurate.
I couldn't agree more with you on how you describe withdrawals but I'm not giving an addict going through dope sickness money to get dope....I say that as an recovering addict myself
Yep the physical part is true horror, but the mental dysphoria is pure torture.
For me it’s the anxiety and inability to sit still or get any rest. I can take being sick or even in pain but that anxiety is real. Six years without a needle and seven months without booze, wish me luck ❤
This shit is no joke . I will have 16 years CLEAN
Jan 23 2020
Bravo! It's always waaaay easier to kick it in Summer time. True.
Is it true "it'll leaver your body but it will never leave your brain"?
Hey congrats on 17 years :)
@@RealD8 When 4-5 yrs pass, it does get like that. I hardly ever think of dope. I smoke hash, and that's quite enough. So, it will leave your brain, just not as fast as your body.
@@RealD8 hasn't left my brain yet. Been 6 months. I'm on the edge
"They can get it out of your body but never out of your mind" 110% true. Artie is an inspiration. 10+ year heroin addict. Been off dope for 3 years. One day at a time. Stay strong, it is possible.
Yoyoitsbenzo Gaming do you still think about it often and have intense cravings or does it get better to where you can go days where you don’t think about wanting to get high?
Yoyoitsbenzo Gaming Congratulations on your strength.
You can eventually drive the obsession out and not want it anymore, but you will always miss it. That demon is patient and will wait decades until that one moment when you’re at your weakest to come out and attack. Heroin addiction will humble you.
Aaron Powell I have the same clean time after 10 years using IV heroin and it depends on how much work ya put in but yes you can delete the cravings and obsession of the mind. It’s very possible; more so than I was always told. Don’t believe the statistics. It’s more possible than you probably think.
How did you get off it?
It's really hard I am struggling today . Well done for all the people in the comments staying clean ,I was clean for 2 years but I relapsed. Wish me luck I am trying again.
Did opiates/H for 9 years, multiple rehab stays and finally left on 16mg of subs for about 7 years and finally kicked those 2 months ago. Never felt better stay at it people, it’s not easy but I promise it’s worth it..
hope your still going strong and sober very similar to yourself but I was mostly into oxys went on 16mg of suboxone got down to small dose relapsed then started all over again second attempt I did it and not looked back good things happened in my life since I got clean god bless hope your doing OK still
It's the not-sleeping-for-3-weeks-straight that *REALLY* make withdrawals unbearable
The joint pains cold sweats and the constant running nose is the absolute worst
RoyalOpps They have the Rapid Detox method which is done under anesthesia. If you haven't heard about it,they knock you out and basically kick you into detox,then reverse it all while your out. So you don't feel the detox.
You wake up with no withdrawals,just groggy from the anesthesia. It's like 8,000 or so which when you think of all the money we have spent on dope over the years or even one year is worth it IMO. Of course insurance doesn't cover it and most people don't have money like that to drop ect they do have ways to do a payment plan through a lender.
It just gets to that point where you just get high to avoid the withdrawals. It's a vicious cycle most people just don't understand. You get sick of getting high working to support your habit and making the dealer rich.
RoyalOpps Trust me Im in the medical Feild and payed my bills,have a Mercedes,kept the image as I was a functional junkie. But like you and I'm sure all of us in the similar situation spent every left over penny on that shit. I was a sniffer my self,I could have been living a hundred times better. Keep pushing foward bro💯
RoyalOpps now u have your life back now u can start actually living GOOD JOB MAN keep it up
@@samsquatchrivera1032 How long does this process take? How long are you out for?
Thanx.
This is the best I've seen Artie in my whole life. He really ACTUALLY seems great and isn't just saying it. I'm proud of him.
I know, i actually believe him this time in spite of him saying he's clean every time he has ever talked about. Even when he was at his absolute worst with blood pouring out of his nose looking like he was really close to death he would say he was clean. He went to jail and long term rehab this time though, and you can see a different in his appearance and his speaking, so i think their is a pretty good chance he is which is really an amazing accomplishment. Good job Artie. Iv'e been a fan since you were on stern, keep it up your'e doing amazing, your family, friends, loved ones, and all your fans are proud of you man.
Agree,..... These snippets of this taping are awesome to watch and listen to.
agreed. I'd also like to posit that 3 years later, he's still on the wagon going strong in FL.
@@blurtling Great to hear. I am SO proud of Artie listening to him here, and knowing that he beat H.
I can’t recall ever feeling this much compassion for Artie.
Now that he's turning his life around, it's easy to root for the guy. He's been through so much. I love to see him give back and help others avoid the junkie life
@@pozloadescobar now yes.
A genuinely good guy who made the Stern show for many years. One of the funniest people in conversation to ever live.
@@jakesnacks1149 at times, especially that one time he was on HBO with Joe Buck, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis, I found him insufferable and obnoxious. The people who worked on MAD TV with him often found him as charming as a cobra. It’s what addiction does. It makes the lives of those around you so hard that they don’t want to spend time with that person, and inevitably whatever warm feelings they have towards that person when they’re sober just dissolve.
@@jakesnacks1149 Jackie Martling was funnier than him.
Listened to this right before kicking methadone. Been over a month and not looking back. Thank you Artie. Keep your heads up, the pain you’ve endured over the years has built you up to be ready to kick. The anxiety of not having something that’s always been there is almost worst than it coming out. Much love! Stay focused and make em proud! ❤️
How hard was the methadone withdrawal? Congrats by the way...
@@trentstrom2122 in my experience, it lasts a lot longer than dope/Oxy withdrawal.
24 days for me and then another month of extreme depression
strangers are rooting for you even if the close ones in your life aren't. even if you have a relapse, don't stop. you can bounce back from these events.
@@Max-zv8hmyou’re awesome. The absolute best help in someone getting clean. We’re all rallying behind him.
I’m so glad Artie is doing better and getting himself healthy . The universe needs him healthy , being funny as hell ( as always ) and telling his story to anyone who can learn from it .
Artie: There’s nothing like Heroin
Joe: Have you tried the new Popeyes chicken sandwich?
OMG I'm laughing my ass off. I've never heard more about a chicken sandwich. Good stuff.
Someone got stabbed and killed in Atlanta for cutting line to get the sandwich. That is ghetto as it gets
@@Turk_2023 Maryland, unless it's happened another time
Have you tried running ? 😂
Popeyes Chicken is the shizznitt!
Clean from Fent percs for like 2 weeks. One day at a time brothers and sisters ❤️❤️❤️
You got this !
How do you feel? How long did the worst last? Did you use suboxone or anything?
@@michaelsullivan1572 You’re thinking about quitting?
How are you now?
How the hell do you do fetty and percs at the same time? Fentanyl/heroin jacks your tolerance so bad theres nonpoint in even buying pills.
After I developed a dope tolerance, i could cook up and shoot four 30mg Percs at once and it would just barely take the edge off my dope sick, wouldnt even get me totally well, let alone high.
Once you getba tolerance dope, its nothing nit dope. Buying pills is just a waste of money. The difference between percoet and fentanyl is like the difference between o’douls and moonshine.
I really thought Artie wasn’t going to make it. So happy for him. Keep it going Artie!!
Supposedly he is mia rn, I hope he’s alright.
@@Bob-kk2vg lol was he found
"all these bloods and crips are dancing to the sound of music". Gold.
not my kind of humor
@@ocpofficialrep7026 to each their own but that shit had me rolling
will Grello congratulations
@@ocpofficialrep7026 dweeb lmao
MORE LIKE IT Mens in suit & ties dancing and swimming in money
You can just tell he’s so much healthier. Dropped weight, his eyes are alert, he’s speaking clearly. Man, I hope he stays clean. Due to a chronic pain condition I got really hooked on opioids for about six years. Artie is so right: Drugs DO work. The opioids not only took my severe physical pain away, but they also numbed my depression. For like four years they steadily increased my dosage and I was just in this constant state of bliss. It felt like I was mentally sharp as a tack, but my friends tell me to this day that I was just wasn’t all there. I would just randomly nod off when I’d go hang out with friends, and I remember never being able to find the right words during conversation.
When I started developing a REALLY high tolerance, I started running out of my medications really early (it got up to 80mg OxyContin, and either 10mg Percocet or Hydrocodone) and that’s when I discovered opioid withdrawal... and it is without a doubt THE most unpleasant and vile feeling I’ve ever felt, and I’ve been through some significant pain with my medical problems. Honestly, I’d rather experience the pain from my hip again for months before it got replaced last year than go through a week of acute opioid withdrawal again. The hip pain was just one spot, with opioid withdrawals, it’s like your whole body is screaming. You can’t sleep but you don’t wanna be awake. You can’t keep food down if you force yourself to eat. You’re going to the bathroom with severe diarrhea every hour. Constant cold sweats. You can’t keep your legs still. Your emotions come back full-on and it’s overwhelming. So thankful I got through that stuff.
Anyways, I didn’t mean to write this much...
John Corbett Or maybe they can get help with Suboxone, or Kratom (which is how I eventually weened off of pain medicine), or some kind of medical help? My comment didn’t have an agenda.
If anyone read that who is already addicted to opioids, I’m not saying anything shocking. They most likely already know how sick one gets if they stop cold turkey. I seriously doubt anything I said is going to drive people back to opioids or actively keep them from getting help.
Love you brother, thank you for this
Thanks 4 sharing. Ur right, there's nothing as brutal as withdrawal especially in jail! I'm happy ur doing well these days!
Thank you for sharing your story, I’m glad you’ve gotten through that as well.
Unfortunately what most people don’t realize, is that your body only reacts to the pain meds for the first two weeks after that it doesn’t really help your body any longer. It just becomes a mental craving.
Artie is such a gifted storyteller. So effortlessly funny in ways so few are. If he had just found a way to get clean during the Sirius Stern years his career and life would likely have reached its full potential.
So true, it breaks my heart. I love Artie and pray for him every day, I so hope he stays clean.
Yeah, Howard is such a great guy.
His best friend died because he couldn't afford health insurance.
While he is a billionaire
So often you’ll hear opioid/opiate addicts talk about being clean only to find out that they are still on either methadone, or suboxone. I’ve been on methadone since 2006 and it’s an awesome blessing, and a terrible curse (very hard to transition into true sobriety). You are not “clean” until your brain is running off of its own natural neurotransmitters. I don’t say this in reference to Artie.
I haven't seen an Umbro jacket since the 90s.
Josh LOL! I dont even know what that is but its funny
U never shopped at sports direct then
@@paulharrison7451 no one has shopped at sports direct since the 90s
Ive been rocking umbro shoes for 30 years lol
Sick, vintage
Artie is a legend. Have been following this man for years!
He's been into the abyss and back.
Anyone with experience like this man is worth listening to.
Go to the corner of 63rd and Wentworth in Chicago, you'll find about eight hundred people with this kind of experience.
These are the stories that will keep me away from hardcore drugs. Thanks for your testimony.
I was a opiate/heroin addict for almost my entire 20s. Been clean almost 6 years. I'm so glad I got out before fentanyl got big. I'd be dead. If you're struggling, it can be done. The most important thing is to ask for help, doing it on your own is so much more difficult.
I always like to hear Artie speak about his drug addiction and drug addiction in general. The way he talks about it is to where only an addict can understand. The average person could listen to Artie and think, "Why would you enjoy that drug if it caused so many problems?" I made it 11 months clean and my drugs were oxycontin, crystal meth, and weed. I still use but i no longer have an addiction to opiates. I was a total slave to the shit; when i woke up, i was constantly worried about getting it and when i went to sleep i worried about how i would get it the next day. If i couldn't get it then i could not sleep, my legs, stomach, and mainly my entire body would feel so damn bad. Sometimes, I stayed on the toilet from severe diarrhea or i laid in bed vomiting until i could get my fix. It feels great knowing i will never have to deal with that again. When I was using oxycontin, I couldn't imagine my life without it. Now, I can't believe I enjoyed that.
Well done man. I've tried opiates a few times, I never enjoyed them. But I have used stimulants solid from about 19 to 27.
I’m so glad you were able to overcome it.
It's no wonder Artie is asked to speak at rehabs and schools about drugs. He has lived the worst of the junkie experience so people will actually listen to him. He's done a great job of turning things around, go Artie
Good to hear you kicked the habit. But I don't agree with the notion you have to had been an addict to understand that heroin is bad for you. I don't think people are denying that heroin is heavenly. However in general it's pretty obvious that the consequences of use and addiction are destructive, hence they wonder if someone who is addicted really think it's worth it. And apparently it is since even after kicking the habit people revert to that old habit very quickly. Most people are fully aware that their drug use isn't good for them but still continue. And yes that part might be easier to understand if you know what it's like. Still, I do think you can take responsibility to a certain extent. Same goes for people who drink and smoke. There have been so many opportunities people offered me all kinds of things and yet I never felt the need to even in my weakest moments. You yourself have to want to kick an addiction. It's a requirement of the rehab centers in the Netherlands. I myself am at a point that I want to change many of my habits because more and more I am realizing it's not worth it. You can get joy and happiness in other ways but thing is like everything good you do have to work for it. It doesn't come free. In the end though, it will be the most satisfying one.
The only guy in show business to make a career doing and talking about drugs lol
"That's the thing about drugs... they work!" Brilliant.
Jesus Artie said that the same time I was reading your post !
They don’t work though. I mean they alter you but they make your life a living hell when addicted
ktothec24 All due respect, I think what he might be saying is that they 'do as intended in the immediacy'. If you want out, heroin will take you there. As a 30+ yrs addict, I really get this irony. I think what you're saying is 'they don't do as I would have liked in the long term' Which is very different.
Mick G. 30+ years?! Jesus you must not IV right? Because you’re veins would be shot. I’ve had my dance with the devil but am currently on the other side. Made my life lame as hell
That’s a common line in NA. It’s not his saying but it’s very very true. They work too well. They work by completely curing any negative feelings whatsoever, physical or otherwise. Of course it’s only temporary and they create a load of much worse complications and problems which is why it’s a nightmare. But they work at the time. That’s why they’re so dangerous. So don’t get cocky and think you’re immune because you think you know better. When your life comes crashing down on your head and it’s offered, or pushed on you, then you’ll see just how simple it is to say no. You’ll be fucked. So stay humble.
I cannot even imagine having to overcome an addiction like heroine. My heart goes out to Artie. I think he a genuinely good guy and the fact that he is sharing this is extraordinary. If it keeps just one person from trying it the first time, the whole interview is worth it. it should be required viewing for troubled teens.
Heroin*
Artie didn’t overcome a female hero.
@@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia Females aren't renowned for being intelligent.
Imagine how difficult it is for most people who don't have enough money to kick it in a 3 month rehab stay.
I was an heroin addict for 4 years. I lost everything. I was a kickboxer who became a junkie loser. All my money, relationships, trust everything gone to shit. My reputation gone I literally couldn’t even save a dollar. I just wanted to die. By the grace of God I met an amazing doctor who put me on methadone. I wasn’t sure I was doing the right thing but I thank god everyday I made that choice. I’m now 3 years clean and have my life back. Started doing what I love which is acting. I have a real job. Started a business. All Trust, love, relationships everything came back. I can actually save money now and have an amazing fiancé. Also seeing a therapist. Doing what I need to be doing. When I’m ready with the help and support of my family and doctor I will start tapering off very slowly. I know getting off methadone is difficult but I would rather take this medicine then do the stuff I was doing any day. It’s not even a question. Even if it takes me couple years to taper off that’s fine because I plan on doing it extremely slowly and properly. All the addicts out there struggling hang in there. One day at a time❤️🙏🏼
A doctor who put you n methadone is not great. And you are not clean, sir. Trust me, I know.
@@davidames1746 man stfu and get a life there’s plenty of morons like you out there all you do is discourage ppl. You don’t know shit. We got our lives back and did you even read wtf I said? It takes a long time to taper off methadone you clown it’s a very slow process. Id pick being on methadone rather than the shit I was doing any day you freakin clown. I got my life back and much more. You think I care what a loser like you has to say? You obvs couldn’t get your shit together so you wanna bring others down with you. Lmao classic loser
@@davidames1746 dumbass clown get the hell of the internet and take your low discouraging ass to the streets and leave the recovery to the real ones. There’s millions of ppl out there taking medicine to better their lives and you wana go tell them all their not clean? Fucken idiot.
Try some DMT or aya
I'm on suboxone myself! Been off heroin and fent for 97 days now! We are clean idc what anybody says! It's OUR recovery I'd rather be hooked to a legal substance than running the streets..
We’re all pulling for him probably because there’s a little bit of AL in all of us.
Yeh, coffee.
Fast food, fizzy pop, and bad habits for me, tryna kick all that shit
hello, i'm a sex addict.
@@michaelkillen8269 You don't want any AL in you. Sex addiction is easy to cure. Get married and have a few kids. Take care of them all and it'll drop your testosterone to negative 60 Nanograms per deciliter.
Nah, I don't let substances take over my life. Amazing what a little willpower and feeling of personal responsibility can do. Junkies should totally try it.
We call that green suicide cell gown “the turtle shell”. I’ve kicked heroin in jail myself and I’m just grateful I don’t live like that anymore.
Joe Kerr glad you’re back boiiii!!
Good shit joe hope you’re doing well now
Me too. Im so happy to read all these comments about people getting clean. Congratulations man! Stay strong brother ✊🏻✌🏻
“Addiction is not the problem. It is your solution to the problem.” - Gabor Mate
And this is why I think drugs addicts are worthless. Not because they use drugs, but because they are a lower class of intellect who use drugs to solve problems they could otherwise solve if the weren't so fucking stupid. If it wasn't drugs, it'd be something else. These are the types of people who take shortcuts in life for ANYTHING hard. They lack character, mental fortitude, and intellectual integrity. The best thing they can do for society is overdose and die. We need to bring back survival of the fittest. Narcan fucked up society.
It's not easy I gave up nearly 10 years & an amazing life, now I've bounced back a more humble & grateful person,thanks for the inspiration
Been herion addict for awhile. This guy explains so well. Keep speaking the truth. I'm in recovery ! This guy gives me hope.
You'll make it dude
How are you doing now friend?
In my day we only had methadone. It's basically just a transferred addiction. Overwhelming guilt that my father had not known me for even one day as a sober adult when he died was the catalyst for my recovery. I hope Artie has that same motivation.
omg i just read your comment and am now in my mid 40's and my father is in his late 70s and I feel the same way. I want to have some years of clarity with him before hes gone and his health is deteriorating. I've been thinking a lot lately about exactly what you detailed in your comment. Im sorry about your loss and completely understand what you are saying.
Agreed. I wish I knew more about methadone when I got on it. I honestly didn’t even have that bad of a habit, but I was using methadone from the street.
Methadone does help save lives, but it’s just another addiction. I was miserable while on methadone.
@professorkaos2781 In your mid 40s with a TH-cam name inspired by a South Park character? You better start getting your shit together man.
Being an ex addict, its great to have people talk about their experiences. Doctor's that treat addiction should understand it better, i wish there was a way to make more ex addicts doctors specifically for addicts. You can't learn everything from a book. I was so poorly treated many times, mainly because these doctors dont know what it's actually like. Took me many times to get clean because of poor treatment.
Amen!
boo hoo nigga,every addict knows its wron,they just keep making excuses to do it,theres no way a doctor could phrase it for you to understand,bc you already knowyou should stop😊
Im about to hit two years clean from Heroin. It's been a crazy ride, im happy to be alive, anybody reading this just know you can make it I promise.
Congrats!!
That's too bad I heard the stuff they have now is better than ever.
@@DGiovanni LMAO love this comment
We're glad you're still alive
@@DGiovanni it's all good man, not worth the sickness.
Really listen to what he’s saying, true pain and experience
It's making Joe think about all his unconfessed encounters with hard drugs.
it hits hard. you can tell Artie knows exactly what he's talking about
Used 4 years. Clean 2. The whole thing about you'll crave it every day for the rest of your life is bullshit. I maybe think about it once a month.
One week terrible physical withdrawals. I couldn't sleep for 11 days. On the 12th day finally got 2 hours. Then you have a few months of PAWS, post-acute withdrawal symptoms, where your body balances out back to normal.
The 4 hours of feeling very relaxed and cozy is not worth all that pain. For my, my heroin now is sleep, it's sweet, it's free, and it's healthy.
Don't ever consider trying it. It will fuck you up. You're not special.
What’s paws I’m about a month right now
Post acute withdrawal- basically your brains trying to rebalance from being flooded with opiates /dopamine.
Your withdrawal is being in shock of not producing the dopamine etc because it's got it from heroin, and the paws is your brain finally starting trying to reproduce the levels it did naturally.
If you're not feeling rough/weak/vulnerable/craving then you were VERY lucky.
Now use that luck and stay clean and safe.
Use kratom
Don’t use Kratom. It’s as addictive as any opiate, abd the withdrawals are horrible. Was hooked on that garbage for 8 years and it really fucked me up for awhile. All that safe natural bullshit is just that...:bullshit. It’s very harmful and very addictive
Ya I hear it’s exactly the same for everyone ....
He talks about wanting it NOW. The first session I ever had with a therapist when I was trying to kick a non-substance addition, he said “Addicts have an inability to delay gratification.” That stuck with me about as much as anything I’ve heard. This is the crux of it all. When I was drinking heavily, I didn’t have the will to say, “I’ll finish my work and then I’ll have a drink.” It was always, “I’ll have the drink then I’ll do my work.” But of course I was so piss drunk I could never get the work done after the drink. Curious if you other addicts/recovering addicts see that behavior in yourselves.
3 year sober heroin addict and i definitely see it in myself.
Yes, definitely. "As soon as I take a hit..."
Heroin and fent addict myself. I think it all depends on what you like. I don’t like alcohol at all but with dope absolutely I’m going to get well before I do anything
Artie is an amazing story teller. I love him for his talent and I hate him for throwing it all away.
So good to see Artie actually sober. Hes a different person! So animated and full of life. Hes seems happy too. Hes even funnier
He's been like that while on drugs
@Caleb Huskey lets hope not. It's a hard struggle.
He may have it. Hes talking the talk, he may be a lucky one and walk the walk. He's at the age in life that many addicts like him quit, the 50s seems to enlighten an addict
Who the fuck openly wants another person to fail.. with that kind of mentally let's hope you last . Piece of shit
Artie has been through hell and back, unbelievable story right here. So much respect to him.
And the rest of you kicking all these different addictions, you should be incredibly proud of yourselves because addiction is truly a disease and I respect every single person who takes on your demons head-on.
ZZ tops drummer Frank Beard said it best, heroin is a vacation for the mind.
I've been in Franks house and talked to him for a bit while he was chillin in his office cool ass dude.
Fentanyl now kills you 50 times faster than heroin.
It's very weird to see the voice of Artie Lange coming out of the body of colonel sanders
Real nice of Joe to describe in detail how amazing drugs are to a recovering addict lol
Vantum Noir I’m talking about a part from this clip. Why the hell would I need to do that?
@@astyles2666 hahaha
As if he doesnt already know
I know right..
What a guy
I can only imagine. I’ve been on dilaudid a few times at the hospital and that stuff is other worldly good.
Off dope for 41 yrs. yet I still think about it. It never leaves you.
I want norm on the show
Dirty Work with Norm & Artie is possibly one of the funniest movies out there
HAH?!
So I says to the guy I says
I've heard Netflix has prevented him from doing anything like this because they have his show on there, and they see him as a liability because of his provocative nature
@@HypotheticalPizza who are you talking about?
The only thing that i can recognize about him is his voice.
Yup... very true.
Poor guy. I honestly can't believe he is still alive.
That and the humour is still there
I had to look away and just listen to test if it was really him by his voice.
Oddly enough he almost looks better
4:16 that’s what it comes back to, the physical pain comes with kicking, but also the emotional pain you’ve been numbing with the drugs. We use as a coping mechanism.. it works by numbing you to all the bullshit but it also kills you in the process. Kicking is not easy.. props to anyone who’s gone through it, you’re one tough sob. so happy to be clean & sober. we do recover.
5 years clean now and Artie helped more than he will ever know, just listening to old stern show got me through withdrawls at least helped some with my mentality helped me laugh amongst the tears. I hope Artie becomes well and truly happy one of these days.
Been off and on the boy for almost ten years . Marijuana saved my life . 3yrs clean
Nice. Get another addiction to kick an old one to a drug that isn't too bad
I guess so . I only used it to get through the withdrawals . Like I said 3 yrs clean dumb ass
Dboy Z people are stupid man lol. Glad ur clean brother 🤟🏼
Like damn lol sorry for saying dumb ass . All I’m sayin is you can’t knock someone who is trying to get off the shit resorted to something that isn’t as harmful rather than continuing stick a syringe in my arm 10 times a day. Every addict is different . Each addict has their own recovery plan
Hell yeah. You saved your own life. Marijuana was just the tool you chose. Way to go. Keep it up, man.
Some of this was great to hear. I’m 3 weeks clean of opiates after an 8 year addiction to pain pills. Hearing other people talk about the hell they went through to get off definitely helps. Best wishes to Artie for staying clean.
How? Did you do it ? I get it that I made stupid mistake by having a gf who broke up with me. But after that happened I started using two days later
I keep trying to get clean. I go to rehab. I feel better than ever. And then I go back home and immediately start using. Plus I’m an alcoholic and was in a coma from alcohol. And I know that I’m dying and that it will kill me soon. But I can’t stop.
@@XViTNg dude please seek a licensed psychiatrist and or therapist it helps a lot
Two months for me. Withdrawal was hell to say the least. I’ll never backslide. I went cold turkey. I never want to go through that again and that’s why I’ll never go back. I don’t know what I’ll do if I’m prescribed opiates for surgery etc.
My father told me something, that cleared my skies like a thunderbolt: "Do you know what's the best part of banging your head against the wall? The feeling that you get...when you stop."
except drugs work and theres instant gratification...but that lifestyle becomes too many negatives far outweighing the postitives
@@Karl_Drogo55 ur dumb. It’s supposed to b a simple analogy. Not a technical fukn approach to get a person clean.
“that’s the thing about drugs, they work!”
Well
Louis CK said “Drugs are so good, they’ll ruin your life.”
They work. Until they don't.
Alonzo Bodden is a badass comedian
So happy to see Artie's doing good!! Keep on keeping on brother we're all pulling for you!!
Just lost my beautiful niece last week . 23 yrs young. Heroin is a nasty drug. Hope those who suffer can get help they deserve
Cierra Brianna 💜 9/24/96~10/27/19
Sorry for your loss...so young!! 😢
@@bonjourtristesse9433 Yes, way too young🌹
opalight orro Jesus fuckin Christ that's young....I know you dk me from dick but I honestly sympathize... It's not easy and unfortunately ppl forget that the mental depression is a huge part of it
Sorry for your loss.
@@mikemiken1963 💙
The end of the line for me was the same. I can't do this anymore. I miss my family and the short time going through WDs was so worth it! Never looked back. As bad as things are today I Love life!
"The difference was I was locked away from the dope for longer than I ever was." Rehab for those behind bars is real rehab.
Really feel good about how many people on here are sharing their thoughts. I never got heavily into opiates, 1 or 2 pills here and there, but even from that I can tell you my body definitely craved more. Just know you aren’t alone. If you’re going through opiate withdrawal/addiction now, talk to someone, don’t feel ashamed to reach out. It will get easier
Beatiful seeing Artie like this. Unbelievable transformation what a testament for sobriety. God bless him.
I agree, amazing accomplish after having used drugs for 30 plus years. It's a testament that you can clean if you're struggling that's for sure, and that it's never too late either. Artie is in his 50s and has been doing drugs since his teens according to his book.
I wouldn’t wish her pin addiction on my worst enemy, the shit is rough man, and I’m only hoping I can finally be clean again soon, it’s been an everlasting struggle the last 12 years smh.
Artie is such a great storyteller.
I was on suboxone and trust me, it takes months to get completely off. I was taken off too early the first time I went right back out. Today, after going all in on AA, I am 632 days sober. If I can do it, anyone can. You just gotta believe you can and trust that God will do for you what you can’t do for yourself. Good luck guys.
How long where you on subs? Been on them for years and I need to get off
@@Jay-407 that’s crazy you replied today, because I’m 1000 days sober today. I was for about 2 years.
@@B1055BH no shit lol congrats dude that’s amazing and rare. You weened down or cold turkey?
@Ghost Heart I forgot about this comment. I’m at day 1195 now!
@@B1055BH how many days now
One Day At A Time, You Got This Brother!
The irony that Artie Lange outlived Norm Macdonald
Artie looks awesome. Keep it up Artie and all those out there struggling with addiction, keep up the fight- life is so worth it.
Yeah, artie cleaning up is an amazing accomplishment. I dont think anyone really thought he had it in him, but he did. Should give others the confidence they need to at least attempt to clean up.
Whoever was serving Artie all these years is paiddddd
True
Wym
Leone _ whoever was selling him coke and dope has a lot of $
Not exactly 😂 you know how many times he fkd all his dealers 😂
I bet he had multiple connects
Did heroin for 10 years been clean for almost 4 thanks to subiteks(the original subiksone) but you don't get addicted immediately( not with heroin.either) it takes time.. but still clean here in Norway and kinda proud of myself
How does it work? And how long do you take it asking for a friend and his gf.
Panta Rei 83 you’re proud of rejoining the rest of humanity?
Miles Greger do you feel like a big person for trying to beat down someone who’s trying to improve their life and get clean?
sorry but *subutex *suboxone
Great job mate!
Been straight for 4 years now. I can honestly say I relate to Artie's story 100%. Jail is absolutely not the place to be going through it! I've done it twice and both times it was absolutely miserable... I was also on suicide watch in the turtle suit
in recovery myself hope everyone has.the love and support they need
1:04 I’ve rarely witnessed such foreshadowing
Ah, you're talking about covid-19? So true though.
China's Covid-19 was more about squelching the Hong Kong riots I think... But crippling America is a side effect that I'm sure they welcome.
I swear to God this looks like a totally different person doing an Artie Lange impression
Nina stop swearing to god
It’s the hair and nose.
Tommy Guns why
I have been clean since dec 20th 2019. Your senses get better when you are clean.
No they don’t
Kicking heroin was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, next to kicking suboxone a few years earlier. Six years clean from heroin in January.
Kratom helped me stay “clean” while I tried to rebuild my life, but ultimately dragged things out for too long. I wish I could proudly say I have six years sober, with no asterisks or fine print. But I’m still proud of getting clean and turning things around.
So you went from subs then onto heroin?
Kratom is a horrible addiction too. I’m really addicted.
Nice one - keep going
I've been through precipitated withdrawals and he's not kidding when he says it's a million times worse than regular withdrawals. I cannot imagine 5 days of that. Each minute lasts an hour and you're violently ill the entire time. I really feel for him and anyone who's had to endure that suffering long-term.
People who have never been through withdrawals just cannot know. They cannot know what it's like.
This comment is so true. They literally brought me to tears. Its no joke.
No they can’t. I would rather die than go through them again for the (who knows how many’th) time. The bad thing is, I gotta go through them again..
Precipitated withdrawals are the worst. But it always gets better each day but still can't deny the fact PWS are just another level of emotional mental and physical pain. I was humbled.
@Ryanish Konk I was like you man, at one point I was like "I'm never going through that again, as soon as the dope and the money runs out, I'm throwing in the towel". I kept a 12 Guage slug on my bedside table and told myself I'd use it when I start withdrawals again. But then my sister told me about this detox center that will help you with withdrawals and I said sure, why not. It still sucked obviously, but it wasn't too bad. I recommend it man. And taper. Make sure taper.
He looks 15 years younger. Way to go Artie! 1 day at a time buddy....
No one thought Artie would see 40. At this point Artie will outlive us all.
He certainly is lucky in that regard considering how messed up he actually was for a lot of years
Clean one year 6 months today.
Will never go back, even though heroin is my one true love in life, she was always trying to kill me, and I can't be in that relationship anymore.
Stay strong everyone
“They can get it outta your body, but can’t get it outta your brain.”
That shits deep!
This sounds like absolute hell just listening to this gives me anxiety
Love Artie man. I read both his books in jail and rehab. I got 7 years clean off heroin and meth after being on em for a decade. Now I have a drinking problem and I’m addicted to Kratom. Hopefully one day I can get off everything. I’m glad Artie is doing good now he’s had a hard life.
I have withdrawn countless times off heroin. I have also withdrawn from a very high dose of methadone. Still went back to heroin and whatever opiate I could find. I lost my child's dad a few years ago to an OD and ended up in the hospital myself almost septic with blood poisoning. Haven't used since. This has been 2+ years now. I still watch videos and remind myself how hard it was. I still crave it, then I snap myself back to reality.
Good girl,keep up the good work,it's tough comming off any drugs but heroin and methadone are as tough as it comes,all the best to you in the future
Alcohol has always been my choice of drug, and I can't say I'm any better than anyone else who does Heroin, pills, and whatever else. I hope we can all learn something from Artie. What I've learned is, not everyone can be as lucky as Artie and make it out alive. Peace and love to those still caught up in the struggle!
Part of me is envious because of how available alcohol is, but a larger part knows I’d be in a far bigger mess if I were able to drive 5 min and buy my doc easily.
Alcoholics are really the worst hehe 😅
If he didn't sound the same I wouldn't know that is artie lang
it's so insane how you can tell he's clean here and you're just seeing his natural high-energy personality shining through for the first time since he was in his 20s
The worst feeling I had kicking smack was it felt like my arms and legs were coming out of their sockets . And the feeling wouldn't go away until I fell asleep.
Fell asleep? You had it good. I didn't sleep not one wink for 200 hours which is about 8 days. Could not stop twitching and pacing for 8 horrible fkng days
Artie looks great, so happy for him. Top guy
GrayHistory about what?
GrayHistory you must be fun at parties
Spencer Gordon GrayHistory Lol right?? So much positivity
GrayHistory “people love me. I swear. They do. You know cause I said it. I’m great!” Yeah ok bud you have fun with that
GrayHistory Stop liking your own comments
Love seeing him so coherent and with it! Sounds like the old stern days artie!
I always wondered what happened Artie.
I stumbled across this video and it warms my heart. Always loved him on Howard stern and it’s great to see he’s a new man. Looks like he’s got a new nose too. Hooray for Artie Lange may he live a long long healthy life..
I really hope he is still clean man. We need this guy to be around he is a legend.
So glad I quit drugs long before the fentanyl thing got big
Same here. But I know people currently in their addictions. This fentanyl shit is out of control. It's huge in San Francisco. It's horrifying.
@@jaredgreen6889 The craziest thing is what Artie was saying. People are putting fentanyl into other drugs and people are unknowingly taking fentanyl a lot of the time.
@@dcrea9416 yep. Accidental overdoses from people unaware that they're using fentanyl happen everyday...
Same, got on Methadone in 2014. Was slamming a G of tar a day before the fent blew up. It started getting big in my area in SoCal around 2015.
He not only looks clean and healthy but he looks and sounds so freakin coherent. Again, congratulations Artie. Your amazing
Started with Percocet 9 years ago, before I decided to try and get sober I was smoking transdermal Fentanyl patches, as many as I could get (which was never lower than 3). Finally decided to get help before I lost everything and everyone and have been sober for a year and a half. Opioid and heroin addiction and withdrawal is one of the worst things I’ve personally had to deal with (pain wise anyway)
You don't necessarily have to kick suboxone, you could presumably stay on it forever, but I can understand not wanting that crutch in your life... but in the world of opiates, what an amazing alternative.. Beunorphine saved my life
He looks like the ‘New’ Kenny Rogers.