Chase Overdoses on Heroin | ER

Carter's cousin Chase (Jonathan Scarfe) is brought into the ER unconscious having overdosed on heroin, despite Carter recently helping him to detox.
Requested by Louise Klootwijk.
From "My Brother's Keeper" (Season 4 Episode 16)
First broadcast March 5th, 1998

[@holly4ever269]

I am still suprised how Carter managed to become such an open, good hearted person, considering how stiff and distant most of his family was. Must be the good influence of grandma and some nannies...

[@laurabarrios7657]

Carter went through so many things before he was stabbed, he really lived through very tough and traumatic situations, I think his back injury was only what brought him to breaking point

[@sct4040]

Lauca py Was a bit much in a lifetime, should have given some storylines to other minor actors.

[@joemckim1183]

@@sct4040 Minor actors don't get entire episodes focused on them, they're there to support the lead characters.

[@giveitupdragos6408]

Eh

[@terezafrankova8724]

Noah's acting the moment Anna touched him was so good, that moment stayed in my mind for 20 years.

[@bemyguest80]

Totally agree, I can't really think of other actors who can cry in so many different ways, different intensities and so realistically. His doing someone actually crying but who doesn't want to be seen and tries not to is absolutely perfect.

[@candyhot4226]

3:05

[@warwagon]

Carters grandpa is probably a blast at parties.

[@RetroGamer8048]

A real hoot.

[@MrCraigblaze]

Remember Franches Fisher from Cheers ?? XD

[@buffya8012]

He could have handled it …how by pushing him over a cliff so he doesn’t mess up your good name when someone finds out? God I hated him…at least his grandmother had common sense and gave a damn

[@MDkid1]

He's exactly like my father. A total jackass.

[@hardwirecars]

@@MDkid1 did you get 3 square meals a day and a place to rest your head? if you answered yes to either of these take total off that.

[@briannastultz6924]

What kills me is that people were like “why is he still doing this”, it’s family as if you’re not going to want to try to do everything in your power, look at what Peter did with his nephew.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Huge difference between a gun shot and brain damage! He should have let him flatline.

[@alihusainmd]

Data suggests 20 minutes into a code you’re most likely to sustain permanent brain damage. This show did a big disservice with raising expectations on the outcomes of codes. Only 10% walk out of the hospital

[@jennyoneill8879]

After 4 minutes ur brain dead

[@SUEDUCE]

The fact that they actually blaming Carter is so crazy, if it wasn't for Carter he would have been dead, John fought like hell on the operation table to save him. You can tell a drug addict stop and go through hoops but UNTIL they actually try and get clean they don't wanna be saved!

[@emilyfrench481]

The fact they cut him out of there will and only talked to him when he almost died, spoke volumes of their character.

[@irishballetdancer]

His grandparents are so out of touch - he's been spending time with them constantly, why didn't you do something!? This isn't on Carter

[@sailorathena17]

Yeah he chose to become a doctor to save lives!! His cousin chose to do drugs and his grandparents probably enabled him as well!

[@FreezingWord34]

Let's just call them what we're all thinking they are. They are self entitled assholes that think they have the right to make every decision for the family and nobody has probably told them otherwise

[@CC-si3cr]

They were from that era of "pulling yourself up by the bootstraps". Only lazy, selfish, weak-minded people do drugs. I think this is why older generations die off so new ways of thinking can happen.

[@lanetracarther7282]

I felt bad for Carter in this episode. Drug overdoses can happen to anyone; even to people who are financially well off. This episode showed that no one, regardless of status, color or race, is immune from the devastations of a drug overdose.

[@sophieopus9]

I love the scene where Carter goes to see Chase after he himself abuses drugs, and Chase is upset that John hasn’t been to see him... if you can get that up, I would love to see it! :)

[@boingokky]

agreed, please post this scene!

[@Nandini_Dwivedi]

What ep is it

[@rocky2balboa]

Wow! I didn't know he actually goes to see chase after he abuses drugs. I decided to look for this scene. Anyway I found it. Enjoy guys, :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g17IaHSGpLyGkMk

[@jennyoneill8879]

The fact that his cousin lived after this...

[@dannythomas417]

He ended up being a babbling gork in the nursing home.

[@joejoerunya8908]

Yea but he fried his brain

[@marenjaramillo6158]

I always felt horrible for the blame being put on him. Like DelAmico said if Chase didn’t want help forcing him into rehab wouldn’t have worked. Plus telling the whole family Chase would have lost his trust in Carter and he would end up having no one. The whole situation sucks.

[@MrCraigblaze]

Thanks for the Upload !! Funny how Carter would be addicted to painkillers in 2 years ?? So this is what Benton meant to Carter when he said "Do you want to end up a babbling mess in a nursing home in the season finale Mayday in 2000.. XD

[@SuperWave86]

Dang I remember John's grandfather blaming Carter. Tough call when it is family, sigh 😔

[@retroguy9494]

To a degree, the grandfather is right.

[@bellerain381]

@@retroguy9494 actually I know where Carter’s coming from. I’ve had to support my brother get out of some really bad situations: toxic, stalking girlfriend to him almost flunking out of college. I took a break from work to help him, yet every time my brother did not do as good “as he should have”, my parents made it seem like it was my fault because I’m the big sister. You can only do so much for someone who doesn’t want help short from tossing them in a study room or treatment centers and throwing away the key.

[@retroguy9494]

@@bellerain381 I'm sorry to hear that. I believe in families supporting their own but also they have to realize that some members simply cannot be helped, even WITH professionals. Of course, I don't think that a toxic girlfriend or not applying yourself in school is the same as, or can be compared to an addiction. I was a cigarette smoker for over 30 years and I KNOW how tough it can be to overcome a substance. I think I'd rather have the toxic girlfriend.

[@Elisheval]

As a nurse, all I can see is that his bed rail is down! HIS BED RAIL IS DOWN!!!

[@kitm141]

Sorry if this is stupid, but can you explain why that’s bad? And don’t laugh at me? :)

[@SG-ig2th]

My Name liability!

[@gregory3155]

unless you are actively working on a patient, rails up is mandatory. you have your known fall risks and then you have your unknowns and it's a liability to roll the dice that someone won't fall and then they do.

[@melaniej.roberts206]

LOL me too!

[@kitm141]

Gregory thank you for answering the question without making fun of those who don’t know. Obviously now you’ve said it, it makes perfect sense :)

[@jadethompson6027]

My step daughter died of an overdose. Her husband never told us it was the 5th time. She was brain dead. They pretended it was cancer at the funeral. Why do people lie when it is drug related. If we were told I might have been able to get her some help. She left a baby behind as well.

[@whitneyochs234]

The grandparents should be grateful he saved Chase

[@SpiritHawk7]

The grandfather blames Carter for not preventing this situation from happening. Had Carter notified him of Chase's drug use, they would have forced Chase into a rehab facility. Whether or not it that would have had a positive affect on Chase is unknown; a proper rehab clinic may have only delayed this moment, as only the addict can truly save themselves if they want to.

[@tiffanye9403]

I’m suprised how much they work on their family you legally can’t do that

[@sugaloaf9889]

Both “functioning” addicts, but only one really made it through the other side. :(

[@brendawilkins9649]

His grandfather was a jerk

[@therealmistahjay]

He was but I get where he’s coming from. He needed professional help, not something his cousin should be trying to help him detox on the side. Think about how the crew intervened with Carter and his drug problem. They didn’t try to talk or handle it low key, they straight up confronted him and essentially forced him into rehab.

[@jessicawebber7490]

Yep he was

[@adikusuma3839]

But his grandfather was right. Carter, of all people, should know enough that Chase needed more than home detox. Heroin addiction is a matter of life and death. This is not the time and place for "loyalty". He should have gotten the family involved, even if it meant getting Chase in trouble.

[@nerva-]

@@adikusuma3839 agreed. The grandfather wouldn't have helped the situation, but his point about Carter getting "the family" involved was valid. Chase was already in the grips of addiction, so he wasn't going to beat it himself -- that's where family could have made a difference.

[@retroguy9494]

His grandfather was NOT a jerk. He was hurting. And hurting bad. Its very obvious he loved his grandson dearly. He was right that Carter should have involved the family. That grandfather was loaded with money and connections. He could have gotten Chase the very best doctors and counselors in the top rehab facility in the country. Now all he sees is waste.

[@jennyoneill8879]

Carter worked on his cousin Benton worked on his nephew Corday and Greene worked on their daughter

[@Minuet888]

All of which is illegal. But it makes great drama

[@melissajackson3400]

@@Minuet888 it’s not illegal, it’s an ethical issue

[@bethdalley2186]

I really miss this show

[@emsparamedic5183]

BP is 30/60..yeah, not gonna happen. Someone got his line wrong.

[@Xerruy]

Some scene ideas: - The plane crash from 12x8 ‘Two Ships’ - Neela moving out of Ray’s apartment in 12x18 ‘Strange Bedfellows’ - Greene and Pratt in 8x18 ‘Orion in the Sky’ (so weird seeing these two together in retrospect - two eras meeting) - Doug and the ALS kid in mid season 5 - Sam and Neela meeting Doug and Carol in 15x19 ‘Old Times’ (and the final scene with the classic Doug & Carol theme)

[@sweetlife031]

And where Carter makes the fatal error with a patient’s liver….oy 😔🥺

[@sweetlife031]

.....from 4x20 also....when Carter tries to help his cousin draw? 😁 Love that scene 💗💗✨✨

[@an1545GR]

I'm in love with this channel ! Could you put up parts of the episode where there's a big accident (train, I think), and Carter has to perform a double amputation on a fireman? I remember Benton guinding him through the phone because Elizabeth had hurt herself and couldn't do it herself. GREAT episode ♥

[@samu10k91]

that's from 7x15 The Crossing, great episode!

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan aka John Winchester and Negan.😏😏😏

[@TheFlyingmartini]

The grandmother, Frances Sternhagen, played The character of Bunny in Sex and the City.

[@joarcher1582]

Annddd...she was Mrs. Thurston Howell III (Lovey) from "Gilligan's Island", as well as Cliff Claven's mother on "Cheers"

[@TheFlyingmartini]

@@joarcher1582 that was Natalie Schafer in Gilligan's Island.

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

@@joarcher1582 Umm, no. She did not play Mrs. Howell.

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

Sternhagen is awesome. I loved her in Outland!

[@joarcher1582]

@@Blippity_Bloop64 yeah I realized that after I posted it. They look alike though...I loved Gilligan's Island as a kid 🤦 She was Cliff's mom though on Cheers! And Bunny on Sex and the City!

[@jennilang2464]

Lol. "Bunny McDougall" is always wealthy, in every era!!!🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

I can't help but to expect her to be snarky!

[@jennilang2464]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged and George Plimpton as the uptight bunny McDougall husband was perfection!!!

[@rc59191]

I didn't realize how old Narcan is everyone makes it sound like it's some brand new creation lol

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

It feels “new” now because unfortunately medics are forced to carry it now, it’s sad. We should have gotten better as a society not worse :(

[@Hogwarts-Dropout]

The grandfather was a jerk.

[@connorvenier5843]

Can we get something with Mark and Elizabeth getting together?

[@Krisna_K]

You can’t force someone to go to or stay in rehab! And you can’t force them to quit drugs or alcohol! It never works unless they want to change! Learned that the hard way with close family members (drugs and alcohol with one convicted of vehicular homicide)!

[@passiveagressive4983]

How ironic that Carter suffered the same fate

[@Nandini_Dwivedi]

But he made it through and came more stronger

[@Atlas423]

How do these doctors always end up treating their relatives? Isn't that v against the rules?

[@Firan25]

yes, but Drama.

[@larapalma3744]

Absolutely

[@F5_cena]

It's a fucking TV show I mean operation performed on dog in er by romano

[@AvyScottandFlower]

Grandpa runs a tight ship! 🚢 Sounds like he needs a colonoscopy..

[@questionsgalore2160]

Those chest compressions 😂😂

[@questionsgalore2160]

For adults, chest compressions should reach 5-6cm (2-2.5in) and should be done at a steady rate of 100-120bpm. They may have had depth but their rate was closer to 75-85bpm. (Of course that was based on a 10sec Clip because that is the increment in which they showed chest compressions so they may have been more accurate than that just not in that moment) It wasn’t terrible just very slow for a dr to do (John was in shock so I’ll give him that but the woman really should have amped it up)

[@Minuet888]

Ahhh so I was right in thinking they were slow. I was taught to do it to the rhythm of stayin alive from the bee gees

[@Frankiebug21]

@@questionsgalore2160 they're always slow on this show lol

[@b3An404]

Bro I don't even have any medical education and I know that shit was slow asf

[@lunabelletheinsane]

I mean, there is an actual actor under there they are pressing on - it's not a dummy. If they actually did chest compression how they are supposed to they would injure the actors.

[@harryduck1962]

Grandfather - I have money i know what is best. blah blah blah

[@mick5330]

Can you post the ones of Susan and the older gentleman who ended up killing his self?

[@DragoMusivini]

himself

[@karenwinston8911]

That was the episode "Death and Taxes"

[@bethdalley2186]

Misty Konkrasang Ben Hollander

[@jeremybelcher1727]

@@bethdalley2186 played by the great Bob Newhart!

[@quarf53206]

George Plimpton was perfectly casted

[@HoldenNY22]

Did Chase Survive? Was he severe brain damaged to a Vegetative State or did he recover?

[@pickledidiot4569]

He was permanently brain damaged, yeah :(

[@jennyoneill8879]

Living in a nursing home

[@vingram100]

Can't even dress himself.

[@cpmrich2010]

He suffered brain damage after asytole and pea for so long.

[@pameladelmonte2418]

Not really how er treat overdoses. Really mean to addicts... Hard on the family whose already broken hearted!

[@kkandsims4612]

As an recovering addict your 1000% right never did me or my family ever get treated like shit when I was down this path doctors are so understand not to mention heroin overdose can fucking kill u like when your like that the ET doctors legit are trying to save your life it’s petty for them to judge they don’t have time to judge it’s that serious but I digress they never used narcan once 🙄

[@konstantinaarch3122]

Irrelevant fact: As a HUGE House fan I only clicked because of the name Chase 😂❤️ #HouseMD #ItsNotLupus #EverybodyLies #EverybodyDies

[@terezafrankova8724]

Ok but did you enjoyed this clip? :D

[@konstantinaarch3122]

@@terezafrankova8724 Of course😊😊 But I can't find the whole episodes with subtitles in order to start the series. I need English subs (at least) because I'm from Greece and it's kinda difficult. 😩😩

[@memali2939]

@@konstantinaarch3122 On Amazon Prime you can watch the whole series :)

[@konstantinaarch3122]

@@memali2939 oh thank youuuu😀😀😁

[@ivizeino]

That's Axel from Van Helsing 😊

[@hothotheat3000]

Doctors shouldn’t work on relatives.

[@dragonballsuper1798]

Where can I watch this episode؟

[@larapalma3744]

Wtf no way are you allowed to work on family

[@dcg509]

This was before Carter was addicted

[@hollylaner4164]

This episode is so sad.

[@Travishenderson100]

This is why I hate rich people more likely they already knew he was on drugs and they trying to put all of that on Carter

[@nursejoed]

A doctor yelled at me like that, he'd be signing in in triage...

[@gstate4ever]

The show ER is really the store of Dr. John carter.

[@HoldenNY22]

Isn't that George Plimpton playing I guess the Grandfather?

[@jnunyabizio5169]

Yes

[@lezup]

Is there anywhere to watch this full episode for free?

[@supdr2611]

On a site called soap2day.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Hulu

[@lyricelizabeth9860]

If you use soap2day be careful with the pop up ads, get a blocker if you can

[@b3186a]

Noah I think not knows ending up likes this to er epic

[@lafilledanse1]

Does anyone know who the actress playing the female EMT is at 00:49 seconds? I know her face from somewhere but can't remember where! I checked IMDB already and her character isn't listed. :(

[@mtk52983]

Emily Wagner. She played paramedic Doris Pickman.

[@lafilledanse1]

Thanks so much! I was finally able to place where I knew her from: she has a small but memorable role in Julie Delpy's "Two Days In New York".@@mtk52983

[@egthatyoutubes8094]

You mean the thumbnail ODed on Heroin

[@gogoking6702]

Ok where's the clip where Carter's grandmother meets Benton and says to Carter: I think our family used to own his family... ?

[@kitm141]

Damn, I don’t remember that clip. Seconded!

[@gogoking6702]

@@kitm141 I vaguely remember it. I think it was in an episode where Carter's grandmother is brought to the hospital as a patient.

[@willowducks4901]

It's actually Benton's grandmother, it's in season 1 where she is a patient and invites Carter to Thanksgiving.

[@butterfli808]

@@willowducks4901 It was Benton's mother.

[@gogoking6702]

@@willowducks4901 ok I stand corrected... I hope someone finds this clip...

[@michaelnorris6168]

John was his worse enemy

[@fruitypebblez4309]

Carter so cute tho

[@adelea414]

Those are some slow chest compressions

[@lisag5002]

I'm pleading for clips from Season 11x 22 The Show Must Go On (Balcony collapse) Season 12 x 22 21 Guns, (Sam saving Luka, and shoot out) Season 13 x 1 Blood Lines (Saving Jerry and Abby)

[@bettyhinman8517]

I understand the dad was upset but that was harsh

[@storkdoctor11]

That’s some slowwwww CPR 😳

[@hadeerqais9377]

More scenes about dr.weaver

[@foolslayer9416]

Chase did this to himself. He wanted to OD? He'll get the OD.

[@Crazy__Canuck]

I didnt know Narcan could fail. Figured if you get it in them before they are dead then they will be alright.

[@Pr0fessorScience]

It's very effective, but there could be additional factors at play that aren't included in the clip (or weren't included in the show at all). It's only effective for 30-90 minutes, so it's critical the person be taken to an ER for treatment or they could overdose again after the Narcan wears off. It also takes a big dose of Narcan to counter a strong opiate, and this was a "bad" batch of heroin - possibly laced with fentanyl? It would've been nice if they'd given us an explanation here, though.

[@charlesferdinand422]

Stop shitting on the granddads, they're wrong but I understand why they're angry and they're at least partially right because Carter should've alerted the family and have them try to help Chase; now, an addict who doesn't want to get sober can't be helped no matter what you do but still the family could've try to convince Chase to get help and they could've cheked on him periodically in case something happened to him and if Chase got too crazy they could had declare him incompetent and have him committed by force (they have nice lawyers I bet).

[@briannapollard3726]

Hi

[@assundamcdonagh9477]

Hello 👋 👋

[@nanarmstrong6231]

and the dears the lion king baby hope love

[@georginaarmstrong6381]

And but who knows what to do it for the use 😜😂 crystal 🤣 the use of an emergency please call me at your time and consideration and I will be a

[@assundamcdonagh9477]

First

[@valicorngaming9851]

I like Chicago med more then this

[@abigaildeeks8328]

You must be on drugs

[@sweetlife031]

3:05 The vulnerability there is amazing 🫂 Noah nails it every time! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I can't really think of other actors who can cry in so many different ways, different intensities and so realistically. His doing someone actually crying but who doesn't want to be seen and tries not to is absolutely perfect.

[@jwalker2276]

And when Benton has to bring this up later when Carter is refusing rehab. 🥹🥹