Brandon Novak institutionalized! WARNING: DONT DO DRUGS! (with Joe Frantz)

[@craigwest5254]

I wish I had a friend like you Frantz.

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Nothing but the absolute and utmost respect for both. I don't know why there are cracks about Mr. Frantz's appearance here; he's easily one of the most attractive men alive for his looks AND actions. Much love and many prayers sent everyone's way 🙏 ❤️

[@MrPillyPrado]

Brandon has come so far! As long as your alive today, you have a chance to recover. They all probably felt so hopeless during these days, you can hear it in his voice. This is incredibly inspiring

[@pushintree]

Man shit gives me chills how u hear someones story and u forget for a second that they not talking bout you .

[@PotawatomiProud]

Thank you Frantz and Bam for helping Novak in his time of need, he is trying to help young people out , doing the only thing he can do, is educate. He does things on Bams shows and that's what makes it so funny. He is quite a character without even knowing it. Just be safe Novak !

[@drumboarder1]

You're an amazing person for one standing by Novak but two filming everything in such a factual way to show people what this stuff is really like.

[@geefroy]

thanks for puttin this up- i picked up dreamseller a lil bit back ago and i told my mom that she has to read it. (im 27 and married my wife almost took the same road as novak)- the book is great- and my mom was like, they should make every kid in school read this book. its the truth man. novak hang in there, ive been prayin for ya

[@orangeistheway2083]

Frantz is a true friend you want on your side

[@rockercater]

I need to turn back time to the good old dayz when mom would sing us to sleep but now were .STRESSED OUT.

[@commonjones6902]

i ve seen some crazy shit from from Xanax withdrawl,seizures,hallucinations all kinds of shit.I hope Novak never gives up,he seems like an alright guy.I've been in his shoes,always will.

[@kirmy1]

damn, its sad to hear novak is in this state, luckily he has all the help and support he needs, hope you get better soon novak, hope you know we are all hoping for the best, and nice going to frantz keeping everyone informed and helping novak through these troubling times. get well soon novak

[@freeboots]

Joe, thanks for posting this. I know this is an old video but I just wanted to say that I've been where Novak was... maybe worse. I'm 35 now and I've been clean for 13 years. I just wanted to say to anyone watching and reading these comments that if I can do it, anyone can. You are not alone...never alone. The strongest thing I ever did was when I was flat on my back, I reached out and asked for help. Please please please, don't give up...

[@thomasbenton915]

I kicked a 6mg a day Xanex habit cold turkey and it almost killed me. I was hallucinating so bad I was sitting in my den and all of the sudden the room started to shake and the wall crashed in and an Amtrak train came rumbling through the room. It had the company symbol on it and you could see every single person on the train looking at me as it came by. They were all looking at me and laughing. So glad Novak made it!

[@jimreily7538]

How long were you taking them for ? And how long did it take for you to withdraw CT ?

[@mrsmargerax0]

thanks frantz, novak is lucky to have a friend like you, i am currently working on my sobriety, i wish the best for novak.

[@MsKDvlog]

high 5 for putting this up. People need to see/hear this kind of thing. It's also a good warning to read the leaflet that comes with pills , or if you don't have a leaflet, look it up on the net before you decide to suddenly stop taking them. A lot of medications state that they should not be stopped suddenly and some even mention that doing so can cause psychotic episodes!

[@bloodstain1000]

This a really powerful video and should be shown in schools everywhere! hope Novak is doin alot better now, and respect to you Joe for posting this.

[@tazzman560]

i have been trying to find his book for weeks. its really surreal that he is able to just openly and calmly tell his drug story.

[@discoshit]

i appreciate what joe frantz is trying to do and make people aware of. get well soon novak!

[@SheenaAlexis]

i really hope you get it together brandon your worth it bud!

[@bluemisso43]

Thanks for posting this, Joe. Sending good energy Brandon's way.

[@mupory]

this is a straight up tear jerker. i needed this today.

[@ilovejeffhardy23]

I love Novak. He is one of my favorite skaters and this makes me want to cry. Frantz looked like he wanted to cry and Novak sounded like he was going to cry and I really hope Novak gets better and stays clean.

[@jeremymoorer7033]

Thanks for being there for Novak

[@mgrowe1]

so so sad. Get well soon, Novak. I will pray for you. I KNOW you can stop doing any and all drugs and be clean. I believe in you! Thanks for the video Frantz. You are a good friend.

[@mortalwind]

Brandon has some really good friends, I deal with addiction too, I wish you the best man. Kudos to Frantz for sharing this.

[@poinoup]

Thanks for this Franz. Novak, we're thinking of you.

[@616Entertainment]

I remember, maybe like 2 months ago, Novak sounded out of his mind. Bam asked a simple question: "Where you been?" Novak got instantly paranoid and double taked his answer. "I was at the/ wait you mean today or lately?" He just didn't sound right. Get better, Novak, you have an insane amount of people pulling for you.

[@CanadianPhil]

Thanks for posting this, Frantz.

[@BabetteBombshellOfficial]

Joe, my heart goes out to Novak & his family. I went down this road with a friend who was an addict. He didn't make it! I hope things can turn around for Brandon. He has no idea how close to the edge he is. I hear so much of my friend in his voice. One moment he was there - the next he wasn't. I hope those around him have the wisdom to leave him be. The less outside contact he has right now the better. He has to use the isolation to do inner work. Friends cant help & can only act as a diversion

[@brandydyer87]

Thank you for saying this.. I replied to him as well.. He obviously has no idea!!

[@mbristol1]

Thanks for the update Joe, best of luck to Novak.

[@MrNiamhy]

I cant even imagine how hard this must be for him.. praying for him and everyone going through this!

[@scotteraverboy5135]

damn man..i love this dude, but I feel so bad for him. reminds me of myself,this hits home too much but I was never in a mental hospital ..plus I only sniffed but whatevz. such a good eye opener,thankyou for sharing this

[@orangeistheway2083]

Frantz is such a good friend you could just see how much it pained him to hear about Novak trying to kill himself

[@RavenSkyhhhhh]

I'm glad to see this, cause after reading Dreamseller, its nice to see how you went from thinking of Novak as a lowlife piece of shit, to how you care about him so much and how he's like a really good friend and you're really close now. Glad he has friends like you and Bam who really care and support him

[@valerie3058]

Good Luck Novak. Praying for you. My sis is still going through the same shit.

[@Teabonesteak]

You HAVE to let people know you love them.

[@pushintree]

Also rlly bad idea to cold turkey benzos after taking them for a certain length of time , your gonna have a seizure or your die straight up.

[@orangeistheway2083]

Love to everyone

[@CkArtGirl7]

Wow. It's scary, especially when he says he starts with beer, then pot, then a few pills...it could happen to any one of us. I'm praying for you, Brandon, and for everyone there.

[@Knoxvillefan101]

This is so sad. Thank you for posting. Hope Novak is doing okay now.

[@GeminiLeague]

FACT: every hardcore drug user started off by being born. Being born is a gateway drug.

[@davidholt2589]

haha

[@chrissyhammond9089]

I am so GRATEFUL for all of the many videos Brandon has online!! Brandon is saving many lives!!!!! Talk about "giving back!!!!!" Addiction in the EYES of society, stigma is just bullshit...it's STILL questioned in regard to "illness, disease.." DRUGS btw ( by the way) are NOT COOL..Completely glamorized..the judgement!!!!! It's a sick joke. But...hats off to people like Brandon making a DIFFERENCE!!! 😲💓💕❣🙏

[@DrummerLordProdigy]

You can't just cold turky benzos. You're best just tapering off of them at safe levels.

[@unleashedvamp]

As a former detox RN you can n will have a rly grand Mal seizure the 3rd day without any type of benzodiazepines and also benzodiazepines will cuz a person on heroin to overdose! I've lived my husband, addicted to heroin(IV), IV cocaine, crack, anything he cud get his hands on! He not only fucked up his own life but mine, our son's (whom he left without a father since the age of 7)!

[@daherstorian3857]

I didn't have seizures when I stopped I had horrible anxiety and couldn't sleep I got addicted to them for like a year or so after I went cold turkey off heroin (which was horrible and I don't recommend I had no choice )but after two weeks I couldn't sleep and had horrible anxiety so I started taking them and they really helped me not do dope but it was just trading one addiction for another but it did keep me from going back to heroin been clean 3 years

[@markvickroy6725]

Jocelyn Brink yet you spell the word "could" as "cud" - you and all the other genius "Nurses" out there who do most of the actual treatment. at most, you're a CNA - Certified Nurses ASSISTANT. Am I right?

[@unleashedvamp]

Mark Vickroy I had a stroke which left me RSD. Are you familiar with that horrible disease? It's also CRPD. My hands, feet and legs cramp and start twisting in all different directions. It's an extremely painful crippling disease of my central nervous system. So what I write cud! You know what I know what I mean! And I take absolutely nothing for pain! No I graduated from Penn State University and Frankford Hospital School of Nursing in 6/1992 when I was 20, took my State Boards(which were one of the last to be taken by paper) and I passed them first time. So unless you me personally don't assume that I'm CNA because I've the RN that ran codes in the hospital I worked in! And my last jobi as a Home Health Care RN I was making $60.00/hour To reconstitute Cizma Sub Q injections (which in 2008 was the last and only hope) for clients with Chrone's disease. And I never said that I was a genius! So don't put words in my mouth Mark Vickory! Wtf do you do? I'm making more money on SSD every month then you do you do working a full time job! And trust me I'm not one to piss off! I don't lie! I started in the hospital as a Nurse Extern! In 5/1990 making $10.15/hour when I was 18. You probably don't even know what a nurse extern is! Fool!

[@markvickroy6725]

I make $60-$125 an hour. No bullshit. But I am sorry for making assumptions that obviously hurt over something as silly as "cud" & a youtube comment. Seriously. I don't know about your diseases - that sucks for you but frankly, I don't care. I have no reason not to believe you though and I'm sorry I made the CNA or worse assumption. What's SSD - Social Security Disability right? Sucks for you to have randomly caught a disease and live off the state. Guess what I'm eligible for SSD myself I've got more titanium in my body than the God damn space shuttle. But I work. It hurts often but I work. Cunt.

[@JennaCydeEdits]

Frantz, thank you so much for letting us all know how he's doing. Honestly, I didn't think he would ever get this bad, but damn did he prove me wrong. I'm definitely keeping him in my prayers and I hope he gets through this a new man =')

[@VivaLaEric21]

Although I have never tried drugs, or have ever wanted to, I can't possibly speak personally on how the addiction is and what it does to a person. But I know from seeing others that it's not something you can get rid of easily. Even though starting to do drugs is a choice made by the user, the addiction is far from their choosing. My prayers go out to Novak and everyone close to him. I feel terrible about this all and hope for nothing but the best. Stay alive, brother. Thank you so much, Frantz

[@mgrowe1]

I think that his friends are what he needs the most. His friends are supportive and a huge reason he decided to try and get clean in the first place is because of them. I know its difficult Novak, but i am 100% sure that you can do it, You have all these people that believe in you and that would be completely devastated if anything happened to you. To Frantz and the rest of the guys: I know from experience its hard dealing with a loved one who's a drug addict but please remember he needs you.

[@WastedTTV]

Joe your a real friend to Novak and I respect that, even threw hard times you take up for him! Ya know I don't do great in school and some times it feels hopeless and I never read but I actually wanna read dream seller cause you and him inspired me to read it! Where could I get one man?

[@Iloveyoutube11]

Great video. Eye opener.

[@devingee4205]

i really hope you will be able to write me back on this, brandon has said over and over again that he is clean but repeatedly goes back to drugs, i truelly feel bad for him and hope he will be able to stay sober, give him my best wishes

[@turtleface91]

shit man the guy holding the phone was shaking when he heard what Novak was saying about suicide

[@donofan247365]

I just hope Novak can get through this. He's a good guy, he doesn't deserve to live this way. Hopefully he can get the help he needs. He's gonna be in my prayers every night.

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

Just because you smoke weed dose not mean you will do harder drugs. I know people who ever smoked weed and were heroin addicts.

[@hackett152332]

im just getting over a cocaine addiction, i used to take coke about 5 times a week - lost a long term relationship over it, almost lost my job and got into some serious debt - so i know what its like

[@CKYtookover]

Love ya Novak, keep strong through the years.

[@PussingEye]

Good luck Brandon. I have seen this happen a million times to people really close to me. And unfortunately alot of those people aren't around anymore. I am dealing with it right now with a very close family member. If you know someone that is just starting down this road, stop them now, because eventually it comes to a point where you can't do anything for them because the are to far gone. And believe me, IT SUCKS! This is really serious and people need to be aware of it.

[@ckyisthebestbandever]

Love your video Frantz.

[@jeremymoorer7033]

God Bless you guys

[@2ndXary]

i really hope he gets better. he has so much talent and has so many things going for him. i really dont want him to waste his future because of drugs.

[@mrsketchy7273]

. I was addicted to opiates and heroin for 10 years after drinking everyday for 5 years. I quit drinking when i became addicted to opiates and then heroin ive done time in prison and i can tell you first hand my life and health were way worse when i was on heroin than drinking alcohol. I was hospitalized for abscesses which led to staff MRSA and blood infections that nearly killed me. My liver and kidneys have been destroyed by Oxycontin dilaudid and heroin. I've also suffered seizures coming off of heroin that could have killed me so you can die from heroin withdrawal. Here is the bottom line the long term effects of alcohol seem so much worse because there are actually alcoholics who live into their 50s 60s and 70s heroin addicts dont last very long were lucky to make it past 30

[@texasneedlebomber4988]

same here bro,black tar and 4xanny bars for bout 4 yrs strait & my livers fucked off and caught hepC..the struggle is real

[@sween1337]

TexasNeedle Bomber i died oct 4 2014 my bday, i was on 11 bars and drunk and shot up Heroin , it was so fukin gnarly i had seizures ad was technically dead , my friends almost took me to the hospital, but im alive to this day and thats the last time i shoot up!!!!!!!!

[@texasneedlebomber4988]

***** FUKIN LIBRAS..Oct 10 is my B-day

[@mrsketchy7273]

No bs my birthday is Oct 4 1984 super weird

[@sween1337]

matt aliber oh shit thats cool bro !!!!!

[@orangeistheway2083]

Love to you both

[@phillythrowbackrapchannel1149]

Green is the real way but orange is ok

[@davrodschannel3791]

I've taken quite a few xanax & lost a few days. People were seeing me all over town. Pulled my radiator off the wall, found bus tickets but no idea where I've been. Spent £250 on god knows what. And lost £30 of gear, which I found week later with 5 xanax!! Crazy drug

[@KunalLuthra]

frantz! you rock, thx for this video, we love you! and novak :D you are a great person we love you all!

[@bodarious7903]

People who want to do drugs will do drugs. It doesn't matter what they start with.

[@ppopp661]

Thank you buddy, some very true and nice words!! Hope you have a merry xmas & a happy new year =D

[@PlasticHouse]

pray for novak man

[@sdatchsn]

The Jackass and VLB crew have always been my heroes. I've always loved every single one of you because you were livin your lives. I've always been criticized when I said you guys were my heroes, but its the things like this that the other people don't see. They see whats on public TV, and they see the stupid stuff everyone is known for. Its things like these that make me really happy that i've never stopped looking up to all of you.

[@chrisbbbbchris]

your a good guy franz.. im sad for novak, i can't wait to see him better, and skate, all that good stuff.

[@raineinsane]

I was tearing up while I was watching this. Praying for you Novak.

[@raineinsane]

@John Smith I couldn't be happier for him. Sobriety takes so much bravery and will power each day.

[@iknoimemo]

How is Brandon now..?

[@kchrchk]

I love this whole video, It's inspiring. But one thing. Come on Frantz, taping your phone to a wallet? Hahaha.

[@noahetnies]

man.... wow i feel so bad, i'll be praying

[@ThePrangmantis]

i hope novak is doing better. i have been on methadone for a year now and it has saved my life.

[@glitterbitesback]

Same thing with my uncle. Although when he tried to kill himself (he 'purposely overdosed'), my grandparents found him, put him in the hospital and then kicked him out of the house. He's on the street now. I see him now and then and all I can think of is how happy he would be just to have a friend. Some support. Some love..And to have his U2 CDs back. I want to help him but how do really help someone who gave up his life for drugs and has no intention of giving them up? Best wishes to Novak

[@kultkayleigh]

oh my god... please get well Novak. I'm so sorry to hear this :'( xxx

[@XxKrAzYLeTTexX]

this is no fucking joke, i was prescribed klonopin 1mg from the age of 14-18 for severe anxiety/panic disorder...i decided to just STOP taking them to see if i could handle life without them...well, everything was alright for a week, then i started having siezures, i was hallucinating, i kept thinking i was somewhere i wasnt...it was scary as fuck. i ended up getting put into a psyche unit for 2 weeks to detox me the RIGHT way...but omfg...scariest shit i ever went through...

[@gatesofsyn98]

what happend with raab and everyone?

[@CanadianShisha]

Great Video Frantz

[@spikesteve]

sorry to hear this... i would love for there to be a happy ending for novak.. he must have paid his dues...

[@Budorama94]

This is tragic. I'm in tears.

[@volkswag12]

Frantz looks like one of the Lost Boys

[@fillycheesefl]

dodgetransformer84 I think he looks a lot like John Ritter’s son Jason.

[@anthonydavis899]

Corey Feldman lol

[@zaktanowns123]

Aww man... Its a shame about what is happening to him. Poor Novak.

[@footballmaroon22]

get better novak. you have lots of supporters.

[@VioletStormyDaze]

Poor Novak... this is the most sober I've ever heard him.

[@SonneGoddess]

novak i love you man, it'll be ok if you just get clean. we all need you

[@p3rfectlym1saligned]

Novak, please get better buddy

[@Joebot64]

Man I feel for him and anyone going through that crap. I went up and down and in and out of this kind of crap for a while in my life. I mean I've never been in rehab or anything but I have been to the hospital and whatnot. I've messed around with everything from cough medicine to E and let me tell you...NONE of the shit out there is worth doing even once. I would do anything to go back and actually listen to D.A.R.E. or whatever. I was lucky and got out of all that shit on my own as I grew up

[@volaju2071]

Damn. I hope Novak gets better real soon. I knew he had a lot of problems, but damn... nothing but prayers man.

[@shelleycam1]

Been there, done that - unfortunately from both ends. It's never easy from either side. There is hope for the Novaks of the world - he just needs to want it bad enough. Well done Frantz & Bam for being a mate. At the end of the day, there may not be excuses for becoming a drug addict but there are often reasons behind why they begin at all.

[@sharonquinn3070]

coming off zanax is fucking nuts.. worst to get off of. oxys wernt shit compared top it and was on 300 mgs a day.. suboxone was the absolute worse. clean now for 2 years and never again would I go back to living like that.

[@dixxienormas4451]

fuck xanax. it is the devil. I was having seizures and hallucinating almost every day for 3 weeks coming off them. fuck the pharmaceutical company's they will kill you as long as they get there money

[@AyyTwisted]

Chris Edmondson Amen brother.

[@SnoopDong666]

Chris Edmondson you are an idiot, if you come off a heavy xanex addiction without medical help you are stupid as fuck.

[@GotDamBoi]

Stay away from the hard shit, kids. I'm not advocating ANY drug use, but some substances are much worse than others.

[@kickassmcmurphy4634]

Wow man... I don't know if I'm familiar with any of your work or anything (maybe I am and don't realize it at the moment) but Joe, you're a good dude. Seriously man, I know this is an older video that I've just sort of stumbled across while watching old cky vids and stuff but you're a good guy. I can see in your face how much you care about Novak. I can see your pain. I really wish that I'd had friends like that. Things might've been different. Anyways take care

[@nickbung]

Novak needs to stay clean for good. If this doesn't work it will kill him sooner rather than later. The man needs to get off the drugs and stay clean. I hope he's doing well and If I could speak with him I'd tell tell him he's got people looking out for him to stay clean. Good Luck Novak, Stay clean. ---- Nick

[@chucksawdy7283]

The DARE program made me want to try drugs. It's an ineffective way to talk about drug use with kids. Rebellious kids are going to do the opposite of everything they're told by authoritarian figures.

[@rovacab1]

I'm in the gutter through heroin, with no way out. Don't do drugs!!

[@orangehummerH2]

I've never done any drugs or smoked in my whole life, & I never let anyone talk me into it when I was growing up, I feel really sorry for Novak or anyone eles out there who has done drugs. I like Novak & I wish He would stop taking drugs, He has a life worth living & a great personality, his life would be so much better if he would just STOP he doesn't realize all the people he's hurting by doing drugs & how it affects them as well, seeing someone they care about & love throwing their life away.

[@BasshunterJR]

Novak's gone through so much shit in his life I'm getting his book tomorrow and I cant say I fully understand what he's going through but I used to do Heroin and it's fucking terrible and hard to quit I've been clean for 3 months now and i'm now helping my mate get off grugs like Heroin and Cocaine. All the best for Novak, you can do it man!

[@crazyacorn16]

my prayers go out to you novak.

[@fr3ddz]

I can't believe you all tried to help him and he still can't stop

[@xox945]

i'll pray for ya novak.. i wanna see you happy and out having fun without any drugs or shit.. hope you turn it around man