How Philip Anselmo Finally Quit Hard Drugs

Here's how Pantera legend Philip Anselmo finally quit hard drugs over a decade ago. Taken from "Philip Anselmo - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (ROUND 2)": • Philip Anselmo - Wikip...
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[@patriciahomenchak6688]

My 21 year old daughter is fighting for her life against heroin and fentonal. She looks to Philip and sees it can happen. It's the worst thing to happen to a family. Thank you Phil for sharing your life with us. Can't wait to see you in 2023 🤘 I hope she will be with me at the show

[@mortenrahm]

all the best to your little girl and your famely be strong big hugs from denmark

[@stuartewoldt1513]

I wouldn't go the methodone or Suboxone way. Kratom can actually get you off that shit but it's hard in the beginning

[@stuartewoldt1513]

I pray you daughter makes it. The Rock community have faith in her and your family. I swear it's how china and cartels are hoping to enslave us. Hope she can look to her inner strength to just prove them wrong.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

Wishing you all well.

[@jesseolson3142]

I hope she gets through it. This is a bad time for drugs. Not saying they were ever good, but people are dying in record numbers. I died and they were about to call it but thank God they hit me with a 4th Narcan. I been off since, but I am on Suboxone. It helps with the strong cravings, and it won't kill me.

[@DizzyDez613]

You don’t have to like Philip H. Anselmo, but you gotta appreciate his candour in interviews. He’ll bare all his dirty secrets for you. And you will learn from him.

[@washywashie]

Why is that admirable? Being a piece of shit and admitting it is something we should appreciate? Give me a break.

[@modifidious666]

Can't stand what he did with the whole pantera thing but everyone is human, we all fuck up and Phil is living proof of that. I've been in the middle of drink and drugs but that doesn't make me a bad person, I've upset a lot of people over the years, but only those close to me understood why I was like that, I guess that's just life.

[@TouringBassist]

Living legend

[@Ted_Sheckler]

@@modifidious666 what do you mean what he did with the whole Pantera thing?

[@Ziq2944]

I agree. He's an open book whether you like him or hate him he keeps it 💯 no fuckery and that is commendable.

[@Beardodoomus]

This interview is 6 years old. He's doing even better now. He's off of the booze as well. He's been sober for a good few years and is doing really well now. I have no doubt he'll be on fire for the Pantera Legacy tour next year.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

I've seen him sipping tea in some interviews. Something I thought I'd never see. Good on him, eh👌🏻🤘🏻

[@phantomshtter]

Getting sober is gonna bring his voice back? NO. Sounds like hammered dog sh*t these days. Who wants to listen to that I can't figure.

[@Dimebagdaddy]

When’s the legacy tour?

[@AdrienLeygues]

@@Dimebagdaddy There are coming in Paris on the 22/06/2023 at the Zenith.

[@capribreezee]

Saw him during the vulgar display tours with the illegals. He killed it playing those classic Pantera songs

[@unorthodoxwarlock3685]

Phil knows he died twice and it’s a miracle he’s even here. He was strong enough to get off of drugs. Life is a blessing. We need Phillip around🤘🏽

[@Xzacktly22]

Meh

[@neutralbychoice3584]

I agree that he was strong enough to get off the drugs, but he was also weak enough to be a slave to it for years. And if Im not mistaken, he still drinks a lot. No, Its not as life destroying, but it can kill you just as easily.

[@Gevoltful]

@@neutralbychoice3584 what people not saying is that "addiction" stays with you forever , so you need to kinda fool yourself with another called "no drugs " thing like alcohol, cigarettes, coffee )

[@coyotestarship7412]

Stronger than all!

[@Salomon_G]

@@neutralbychoice3584 He's supposedly been sober for a few years. Doesn't even smoke weed.

[@ikerzuazaga6218]

Phil's kiss to the interviewer at the end, touched my heart. I love you Anselmo too. Your singing gives me incredible strength. Hands down.

[@gregorydavidson177]

He's not lying! Probably the most defined description of what it feels like coming off methadone. Falling off a ten story building over and over.

[@jamesvinson3998]

I helped my brother get off heroin , methadone, and fetanyl. I did this by getting him the hell out of Cincinnati when that shit was running rampant around that area. A close friend of mine who we went to school with that I consider like a brother to me also struggled with addiction to that shit and meth, I supported him during his lowest points and through being there for him, even though I couldn't be there in person, my moral support eventually played a role in him quitting those drugs. Now he's trying to get his life back on track and he keeps me posted on how things are going. Even though I'm not sure if he'll read this comment, I love you Adam. You've been like a brother to me for 16 years and hopefully we'll be close for many more years to come.

[@Dwightpower88]

Good on you man

[@vladzorin1006]

World needs more people like you.

[@davidatwood2619]

Give yourself a big pat on the back there bud😜

[@davidatwood2619]

I said "give yourself a big pat on the back there, bud! By the way you are talking it sounds like you need it 💩

[@mbuckholz]

Geographical changed never helped me.

[@teamelitediamonds6362]

I'm not a big Pantera fan at all, but Phil is definately a rock star Id like to meet......he's honest to the core, and he has alot of awesome stories that people can learn from. Glad he got sober

[@te9591]

Im glad Phil has come around and become an ally for living more sober.

[@zacharycraig2850]

growing up in 90s and basically idolizing this man most of my teenage years and knowing he stood on that methadone line everymorning and went through the sickness and felt how I felt in the moments of despair and knowing he made it thru makes me feel good hes human like me and if he can do it. I can. I detoxed in jail off methadone and fentonol. Praying for death. 14 days of the worst withdrawal I ever went thru. And that's was just the fetonol. The residual effects of methadone I'm still dealing with. Everyday I feel better and I'm going to be ok. I wish I never put another opiod in my body again and thanks for being who you are Phil. You've helped me through a lot of shit

[@taberbrookshire6116]

I'm with you this is exactly my wavelength Phil inspired me too I kicked methadone in jail 160 MG and 40mg Valium for several years. Jail. He's right about the way he described it, he is truly a miracle just like us. He knows the power he has and it's Rad he is reaching out he is all about fans. Hard as a rock- Shut like a lock-

[@vaekkriinhart4347]

I feel u bro. God bless.. I have a similar story, but it was pain meds.. 2 weeks of hell, quit cold turkey because I was basically forced to

[@prophez23]

Phil is a straight up good dude. And an absolute beast for beating hard drugs. If you've never beat the addiction of opiates then you have no idea just how incredibly hard it is to do so. If you have then you know. Salute to Phil and everyone who has beat that demon...

[@billgates6995]

At one time in my life I was eating 40 lortab tens a day every day and I can say if I went a day and a half without any it was literally hell for me it was awful I went to a Suboxone clinic they told me they are not addictive bullshit they are so took me another two years to get off them but now I’m off any opioids 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@deathgrinderb3284]

Yep im still on suboxone.

[@deathgrinderb3284]

Xanax are one of the most addictive drugs.

[@deathgrinderb3284]

@@debby631 methadone is still bad for you. you should swap to suboxone. or subutex.

[@deathgrinderb3284]

Methadone gets u high. Now h may still b use to it so it doesnt get u high anymore. But methadone is a narcotic. When i was an addixt still i looked for methadone 1st. Then morphine or oxy. Sub and tex doesnt get u as high. But all three should be fine for making u not sick. If ur on like 200 mgs of that its very bad for u. 100 is also bad for u.

[@Suspect333]

I really like Phil, made a lot of mistakes and hurt a lot of people but I believe he has a good heart.

[@Roc-Righteous]

I think so too- he comes off rough and tough and he is, but I believe he is a good hearted dude and would do anything he could for you.

[@krod4278]

That stuff turns you into someone you're not

[@CarlosSDCA]

who doesn't make mistakes or hurt people (involuntarily)? That's life.

[@Suspect333]

@@CarlosSDCA sometimes you voluntarily make these mistakes pending where your head is at.

[@ermankayhan5743]

Yeah, doing the nazi salute and yelling "white power" really was an instance showing the goodness of his heart.

[@kodyhood6527]

You gotta respect Phil, you can see the pain in him when he's telling his stories!!🤘

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Do you respect the time he yelled "WHITE POWER" to the crowd and gave them a nazi salute in 2016? Seriously, does no one know about this, or is everyone just fine with it? STOP RESPECTING RACIST PIECES OF HUMAN GARBAGE.

[@junes2k]

I think Phil is misunderstood. He's just human. His honesty is really commendable. There was bad blood with the Abbots, but when tragedy strikes the way it did it changes things. He deserves forgiveness for his mistakes.

[@phantomshtter]

Anybody who's never lived with chronic back pain daily has a shred of right to even think off passing judgement on him. You are clueless what its like Im telling you all.

[@jeremiahscarlett1784]

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone in the Abbott family has any shred of love for him. I'm glad he got past his bad stuff and came out a better person.

[@jeremiahscarlett1784]

@@phantomshtter yeah, but had he come out with all of that from the start instead of hiding it and getting on smack, we might be waiting for the next album or tour. Who knows how things would've played out?

[@ryancorrigan4149]

He once yelled to his fans during a show "WHITE POWER" before giving them a nazi salute. Was that misunderstood?

[@hannoverfiste4126]

@@ryancorrigan4149 Yes. And since you care about it so much, why don't you find out about it yourself and stop talking about it like you know what that was about.

[@mindofmatter071]

Brutal honesty....thats what it takes to make it through addiction and regain your life back,you lose everything including yourself. Thanks for this.

[@starvingbuddha7622]

No one is more real than Phil. One of a handful I would wish to have a beer and smoke a bowl with

[@higgledypiggledycubledy8899]

I saw Down live in 2006, after seeing Pantera in 2000. Phil was a pretty sad mess in 2000 (though the show was still surprisingly excellent), and it was extremely heartwarming to see how fit and healthy he was six years later. I nearly cried when he sang "learn from this mistake". I was fortunate enough to meet Phil after another Down show in 2011, he was still in fantastic health - and an absolute gentleman too, very generous with his time and attention. I'm really happy he's better, and I hope he stays healthy for another 50 years ❤️

[@ryancorrigan4149]

The kind of gentleman who yells "WHITE POWER" to his fans and gives them a nazi salute (this happened in 2016). Were you unaware of this? Or is it cool with you?

[@Metalhead-4life]

DOWN is phenomenal live!

[@Durkhead]

Phil needs his own youtube channel

[@A_Final_Hit]

Never underestimate The Kid. 🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@jovannygarcia3405]

& i am the kid 👦🏻

[@RickJames-wf2rm]

You're fuckin crazy if you do

[@darev6780]

Phil is a legend of heavy metal.

[@mht525]

Phil is a legand. Life experience and life learning. Phil would make a great counsellor 👊 Looking forward to Pantera touring and visiting Australia. It has to be a world wide tour 🤘✌️🏴☠️🇦🇺

[@callumferguson1834]

ummm.... didnt you hear?

[@assaz9317]

@@callumferguson1834 Phil and Rex just got together for a Pantera reunion tour, I forgot who they got on guitar and drums. Yeah, it's not the Pantera of day's past without Vinnie and Dimebag, but then again, Megadeth is still going strong with only one founding member lmfao

[@chickenboyyyy7860]

@@assaz9317 zakk wylde and charlie benante

[@bigj3086]

Wow. If that's true. Zach wild and Charlie....it just might have a chance? But I also hope Phil has a vocal coach. All said I'll be paying attention for that 100%

[@h_exterm2779]

@@bigj3086 idk how into phil and his many other bands you are but actually every since the nola anniversary live stream phil has been sounding as good as he has since like 2008

[@jaydee6440]

Phil is a living legend, he's been to hell n back & lived to tell the tale 💪🏻🔥

[@joshnite9265]

This is the Phil we need and deserve. Can't wait for the Tribute Tour!

[@shanebroussard6262]

You can’t see he is fucked up? For real? Lol

[@MrDumpitout]

@@shanebroussard6262 this was also recorded years ago, before he started slowing on tobacco and alcohol. In the last 5ish years he's been seeming more clear, vocally improving and is more consistent and physically able since 2003.

[@brotherlittlefoot2216]

@@shanebroussard6262 when u have done everything Phil has done,then being a little drunk or high on weed and nothing else IS being sober.I smoke weed and CBD to this day,and still consider myself sober bc I can function well,plus I am happy n healthy,and not hurting anyone I love (or anyone at all).That's all a former hardcore addict can ask for.

[@shanebroussard6262]

@@MrDumpitout I understand that. Maybe you don’t understand my comment. The guy said it like he was on the straight and narrow and Phil’s is clearly high or drunk

[@shanebroussard6262]

@@brotherlittlefoot2216 sorry bud if that’s your thought process. That’s not sober. Your not sober and Phil isn’t either. Smh

[@thunderbirdbrown3002]

When our loved ones goes through this its important to remember them b4 the addiction.Let them sort it out.They can hurt you beyond belief.Remember who they are without that drug.When they aplogize.. be there for them.let the grudge /disappointment go.You all would want the same.Phil has apologized and more for words that have been like arrows to the back.Let us Move forward.We cant rewrite the past ,but we can be the heros of this movie/life-Getcha Pull

[@adamweston4152]

Major respect to him,I was using heroin for twenty years and being prescribed methadone for 17yrs and I came off it all three years ago and it was the hardest,most painful and mentally excruciating experience of my life. I'm three years clean now and after going through such an experience I'm never going back to drugs and I appreciate clean living now and I'm really doing well again. Thanks for sharing your story Phil.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Major respect... to the man who in 2016 yelled to fans white power and gave them a nazi salute. Classy.

[@FUYouTubeCensors]

Phil is a hero of mine. As a young man it was his music that helped me through some hard times. Thanks, Phil!

[@bobrickleson2087]

Thanks Coaine guy!!!!

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Like the time he heroically yelled "WHITE POWER" to his fans and gave them a heroic nazi salute... Some fucking hero.

[@borisCHoppz]

A NEW LEVELLLLLLL OF CONFIDENCE AND POWWWER SUCH POWER ( and the heaviest riff ever played by Pantera imho, tell me im a retard or a crackhead theres no point arguing with a stop sign)

[@EmbraceTheMatrixFineArt]

Been a fan since 1990 and dispite all that's gone on, I'm glad Phil is still here and I have mad respect for him!

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Even despite that in 2016 he yelled white power to his fans and gave them a nazi salute? Mad respect for that?

[@jordank566]

Drugs are seriously the worst, even after being clean and realizing how much damage they cause, its still a constant struggle everyday, theres always that little voice that says "go get high"

[@ericbrucker]

It’s amazing he’s alive… And thank God for that.

[@marissac870]

Fuckin A1

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

I’m 9 years clean later this year. Thankfully I never got on Methadone. I knew better. That half life shit extends the withdrawals and it was bad enough coming of just the Dilaudid and Roxys. This is what I see as Phil’s legacy as a person. This is what I choose to focus on. His legacy as a performer goes without saying. It means a lot for a metal head addict to see a badass like Phil admit that he too was powerless and share his struggles. Mad respect. Keep it up Phil

[@brandi6087]

Yes the half life is insane on methadone. I'm coming off methadone after 13 years and it's a physical and mental trip that is just starting apparently. Some say they struggle for a year!!

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

@@brandi6087 I’ve seen the taper down have to be extended for methadone users a few times while in impatient treatment. It really is worse than the drugs it was designed to get people off of. I’m shocked it’s still even legal after Suboxone has proved to be a better alternative. I have a family member that is on it. I certainly don’t recommend it long term but will say it’s safer than Methadone. It’s so much more dangerous out there now than even when I was using.

[@joshuakastler7837]

Over the years I’ve been so upset about the decisions Phil has made regarding Pantera and comments about the Abbot brothers. Regardless of that I have always wanted the best for him and supported his creative endeavors, and am so god damn proud of him for the strength he’s shown on his journey. Can’t wait to see him next year!

[@toodriveuwild]

My thoughts exactly

[@stevemuzak8526]

He said things that he deeply regrets. Back then he was high all the time.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Can't wait to see the guy who in 2016 yelled white power to his fans and gave a nazi salute?

[@hedbngr18]

Despite Phil's penchant for assholery, he truly is a genuine man. He has made mistakes just like the rest of us, sure. But when he lets us through his hardened exterior, he's a super cool guy. I can see why the Abbott brothers asked him to join Pantera in the beginning. He was fun loving and real. He just went down a path that didn't gel with them in the long run.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Genuinely racist.

[@hedbngr18]

@@ryancorrigan4149 They all had a touch of that in Pantera. They're old school southerners. Not condoning, just stating.

[@jakeyjervis]

Phil really seems like a great fun guy! I was metal drummer for 20 plus years, and a painkiller addict for almost that long. I'm happy to be off them, but im still on medication and slowly getting off that now. But I beat cigarettes, ambien, alcohol and cocaine addictions. So I'm happy with my progress! And I'm now sober and a father and husband and playing the drums again.

[@jeremybaity7002]

2 1/2 years off suboxone... crazy how they change you. even now i still can feel the effects from all the years of using. Stay stronger than all brother

[@jakeyjervis]

@@jeremybaity7002 👍 Will do bro

[@jakeyjervis]

@@jeremybaity7002 For the first year of sobriety I had serious issues. Had trouble finishing sentences, lost neural connections between my brain and my body. Especially my left foot. But I've come a long way. Healthy body and being sober is the only way to live. Drugs just stop people from progressing. Like a permanent band-aid!

[@jeremybaity7002]

@@jakeyjervis They was my crutch through some painful moments in my life. Just kicked the can down the road is all it truly did. I don't even hardly use weed like I did. Like Phil said.. am I gonna let this control my life? I've lost friends just cause I couldn't be around that. But I had to better myself to be a better person to others again. Much love brother

[@jakeyjervis]

@@jeremybaity7002 You too man! Stay healthy.

[@kashmm]

The thing about hard drugs is that most users are themselves victims of trauma. Most users need compassion and counselling, not prison. The war on drugs should have been a war on mental illness instead.

[@InfernosReaper]

yeah, but why actually try to solve the problem when there's money to be had with garbage prisons managed by private industry?

[@Keoffry1]

@@InfernosReaper Don't worry, the government is more than capable of ruining your life just the same as private corporations

[@nomandad2000]

Glad he made it through. My little brother OD’d off of methadone and OxyContin back in 09. Then lost my dad in ‘13 when he took pills and fell asleep at the wheel and hit a semi head-on. Then I lost my mother to OD several years later. Pills wiped out almost my entire family 😥

[@nomandad2000]

@O888O888O I have bred. And hopefully my children won’t follow the same path. I didn’t turn out that way....

[@nomandad2000]

@O888O888O ok.

[@nancybabbage1169]

Phils the man! Honest and forthright to the bone...what mad him a metal legend!

[@adamturner1563]

Not many people come back from smack. Alot of Phil's close friends are dead. Proud of him. Inspiring

[@DeadCelt]

I don’t care what anyone thinks about Phil, he tells it like it is. Been a fan of his for decades.

[@NikolaSekuloski]

I took LSD in my LCD DVD player once, went tripin' to the Disneyland in Orlando, couldn't get tea from a magic teapot, I went down west to Tampa, to meet my old grandpa. He said: child get me a ride to your former bride, tell her you are thankful for all things alive. Since who knows if the Sun is going to arise when you sure won't serve a drop of compote.

[@hollyhayes9640]

I... I have 0% of an idea about what you just said. I love it. 😂

[@terryburton971]

I love to meet this guy..... Love Phil... His voice reeeeeeks METAL cant wait to see them hopefully theyre coming to NC

[@nadagainagain4987]

Addiction is always a choice. You won't be done until you decide you are done.

[@WayneTwitch]

Until u die.... Clearly thats not true.

[@nadagainagain4987]

@@WayneTwitch it's a choice , sure a heroin addict needs a few days of medical supervision but then it's right back to being a choice.

[@thickenstein]

You are goddamn wrong. Addiction is a disease that can ruin anyone. Once an addict, always an addict. The CHOICE is to help yourself and love yourself enough to keep clean.

[@nadagainagain4987]

@@thickenstein it's a choice. I'm an overweight longtime smoker who drinks daily and uses an assortment of recreational substances. It's always a choice. Yeah, heroin or alchohol can cause physical dependency but that's not addiction. Addiction is mental. You might need a few days to not have a seizure and swallow your tongue but then it's a choice again.

[@nadagainagain4987]

@@thickenstein its about personal responsibility

[@johntravisstevens6062]

Took 20 years of my life from me but like Phil it can be beat and I am finally over it,thank God, good luck to anyone else that's struggling. Just take it one day at a time and if you slip up just know that it's part of it and pick yourself up and get back on track. You will eventually get through it. Do whatever works for you because not all programs work for everyone. Just remember that we're here for a reason so find your purpose and do what makes you happy. Peace, love and chicken grease stay awesome!

[@DefextOfficial]

Love it, bro!

[@adamweston4152]

Twenty years for me too, clean from heroin and methadone, I thank God for every day and I appreciate life again and it's a good one after so long in the depths of darkness, well done to you.

[@DefextOfficial]

@derping for americants Guaranteed he's come MUCH further in life, than you. Toxic personality tells the tale of your life. "One day you were born, and nothing fruitful happened, so you grew to be a toxic waste, contributing to nothing positive during your all too short, sorry excuse for a life. THE END." Yep, that pretty much sums up every toxic human piece.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

K. But, would you, like Phil, yell white power to your fans and give them a nazi salute like he did in 2016? Are you unaware of that, or are you okay with it?

[@DefextOfficial]

@@ryancorrigan4149 He's still done more than you will ever do, in life. We all make mistakes (especially on drugs). No one seems to care that you wipe your butt with your hands...

[@jyejye1077]

Man I'm so proud of Phil, seeing him in 2024 was like seeing him in 1999, Can't believe how Healthy and in shape he's been looking and sounding! The Man Himself!!!

[@Kreedogger]

Phillip, your candor is so much appreciated. Thanks for always being so upfront in interviews and especially in an important interview like this one. Thanks Loudwire-Clips for doing this! I am a former Meth-head. I quit smoking methamphetamine in 2006 after 1000 days straight of some of the best and the absolute worst times of my life. I feel like I threw away my youth by doing that but I kicked the hell out of meth in an instant and in one decision. I joined the US Air Force and had no other choice but to turn away and run to freedom from that shit. I got lucky I didn't have hardcore withdrawal. I had other things on my mind at the time: Basic Training. Haha! I served 6 years (2A773) and haven't ever looked back to those drug times in my young days except for the lessons and friends that I made. Say NO to hard drugs. Shit's not worth it and your mind and body will be the one to rudely interrupt your "good time" by letting you know you are slowly dying and dying fucking hurts.

[@Dontwanttoliveanymore]

Phil's turning into a wisdom bank in his old age. Some of us just got to learn the hard way.

[@amandacantu858]

I feel he has grown up a lot. I love you Phil! Stay strong!

[@damienholland8103]

Goddamn.

[@Proverbs31_25]

Great job Philip !!! going to concert to celebrate Darrell's birthday (8/20) for 8/18 friday concert 🙏🏼💜🕊 i'm sober since 8/15/2007 off liquor (Vinnie always supported my sobriety) 🙏🏼‼️ worked at the Clubhouse 15 yrs 2001-2016 grateful

[@PM-vv3uc]

As a addicted person who is in substitution with Subutex I have my biggest respect for Phil. I know the witdrawals and he stood those side effects of witdrawals for a damn year! This really needs a lot of energy and braveness. He is a beast.

[@stuartewoldt1513]

Pain pills, heroin, methadone, Suboxone will make you just plain not care and I believe that's why he blew off Dime and Vinnie. Once you get off that shit and real emotions start coming back you'll hate yourself for losing and especially when someone dies. I lost my mom and she never got to see me sober again. It kills me inside

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Suboxone literally doesn’t do that at all…it’s a life saving drug

[@billystclair1528]

@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 no it's not. It's was worse, and harder to get off than any pain pill I've ever taken.

[@somerandomchd2252]

@@billystclair1528 i think hes saying that you dont get high off of subuxone

[@jeffbogue3718]

I've been on suboxones now for 6 years and it is the hardest thing besides methadone it's addiction is hard to get off

[@billystclair1528]

@@somerandomchd2252 but you do.

[@brandi6087]

Coming off methadone now after 13 straight years on it. I have to say Phil's speaking facts! Please send some positive/healing vibes my way! So glad he's doing well. 🖤

[@Lcky-gu2gi]

Good job on beating that shite drugs u can do better in life Angel use ur talent

[@laurendaley8347]

Good luck God be with you

[@adamweston4152]

I came off heroin and methadone and I used for twenty years and was given methadone for 17yrs. It's not going to be easy for you but it CAN be done so give it all you've got girl and the results are SO worth it, I've got three years clean now and I'm really doing well again and life is so good too without drugs, much love from Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️👍

[@deathgrinderb3284]

I hear methadone is harder to come off then any other drug i hear.

[@brandi6087]

@@adamweston4152 I will be down to 3mg when I pick up tomorrow. I had a decent couple of days. Just really scared about when I'm completely done. I hope since I went down by 2mg a week it will help with SOME of the discomfort. Thank you for the well wishes! ♥️♥️

[@MelodyMaker218]

Love this!!!!!!!! Thanks Phil for telling your story man I am going through it right now but almost there. Love Pantera from way back!

[@l3igl3astard]

I'm a recovering addict myself, though I still smoke and drink on occasion. I was on pain pills for years, lots of money wasted. Had a coke spell and X also. Was on Suboxone for about a decade. Been there and still are in some aspects, I know it's tough to overcome. I pray anyone fighting these demons they find the strength they need. For anyone thinking of going down these roads please don't. I suffer from anxiety and depression from my actions. Great interview from Phil and something I know a lot of people need to hear. Rock on

[@gregguy1418]

Made respect! I went through same kind of things. I know what this man has been through but I didn’t do any methadone. You are in purgatory until it lets you out but it feels like an eternity. Good on you Phil!

[@Liquid_Mike]

To those who don't know, or didn't see someone go through it, Withdrawals *ARE* as bad as people make it sound. I'm not the type to get hyperbolic and theatric- but being in pain while not sleeping for _WEEKS_ straight (no exaggeration) is akin to torture

[@Jenkenn772]

Phil is my first love 💞 I'm so happy he's clean and I'm so ready to see Pantera live in 2023

[@daniela_k]

Pantera is one of my absolute favorite heavy metal bands of all time. I'm so glad Phil is fine now and plans to play with Pantera again. As I have understood, they will not tour widely, but there is hope that they will come to Sweden.

[@FacelessMachine]

Phil is definitely a real one. Love him 💓

[@ryancorrigan4149]

A real racist. Really, in 2016 while onstage he yelled to his fans "WHITE POWER" and gave them a nazi salute. He needs to stop getting a pass.

[@chrissparks3254]

Been real since the 90s

[@CircleofShit]

As someone who is currently trapped using pain killers for chronic pain, the worst part for me is that they don't even get me high anymore. (Yes, I abused them also to get high). It's the horrific sickness of trying to get off them. I try to rid myself of them but the withdrawals make me unbelievably sick I just do not posses the fortitude and will power to ride that sickness through. So I take the drugs and it all goes away, but the drugs themselves make my brain turn to mush and I barely function. Shout out to everyone battling this evil. 'Quitting' is no where near as easy as people think. You can even suffer withdrawals from anti depressants like mirtazapine, benzos etc. I've lost so much weight from it and feel weak as hell all the time. Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated, and if anyone even wants to chat to me about their own pain, please leave a reply. I feel like I have ruined my body and soul and life and I'm 37.

[@CircleofShit]

@@commisargamerson1666 thanks for the in depth reply man, I really appreciate it. I used to be very fit and athletic until I was about 27. I've actually been thinking about working out again, but what I have (life long depression) creates a complete and utter lack of vitality. I also have a heart condition so you can imagine how stupid it is I have become a drug addict. I'm terrible at explaining myself, but It's like a don't give a damn about anything anymore. It sounds like I'm making excuses I know, but I'm just being honest. I think I used drugs as a crutch as well to feel better and just slip away from it all. Exercise is a good idea, but even when I was a fit young man and healthy I was still experiencing crushing depression that I could never shake off. A demon that followed me wherever I went. If I'm brutally honest, its my life circumstances and many other things I won't get into as I don't want it to sound like woe is me. I could benefit from true real life friends who never ghosted on me, same with family etc. Anyway, I appreciate your input dude.

[@bryank7717]

Use kratom to come down, it will ease the withdrawal by helping you not feel so sick and unmotivated. Be sure to not get too used to the kratom but trust me it will help you break that hold

[@mschell8022]

Mirtazapine is the biggest lie on the list of antidepressants lost my mind and destroyed so much trying to get off it. In and out of the psych ward several times. You're talking about it so you have a good head on your shoulders. That might seem like a little thing but it means you're there and you're sane. You're not fighting for nothing. Keep going forward.

[@ShadowLord3220]

Phil is so true, you see all the emotions, no fake stories and playing, just true heart. Awesome guy

[@roosterj2599]

I have detoxed from all sorts of opiates, but methadone was the most horrendous detox I have ever been through. I made it to almost 3 months before I couldn't take it anymore and that day I was at a dentist appointment and had a cracked tooth that required surgery and 2 weeks of antibiotics. The dentist was super generous with the percocet 10mg pills. He gave me 240 of them to get me through the month wait for an oral surgeon. I wiped them out in 2 weeks and the cycle started all over again. That was in 2005. I had been on painkillers for a year at that time. That relapse began the fight of my life and lasted until 4-20-2017. I am 5 years sober now and done with that life. Good job Phil. Can't wait to see you on tour with Pantera 2023!

[@lovefreakdinosaur]

Love phil💖

[@theriffwriter2194]

As an addict who knows a thousand more, I realize a lot of us consider being on methadone and other replacement therapies "clean and sober" but in my humble opinion it definitely isn't. Methadone easily has more negative side effects than heroin or an other opioid and it's way harder to kick. And I say this with absolutely no judgment. Opiates simply change the structure of your brain for the rest of your life and most people don't get off them forever. Just don't let them tell you how "clean" they are.

[@rominmcgowan2093]

Im on suboxone do ypu wanna gear how its positevly saved my life and made it liveable.

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

I like the heroin addicts that claim they're clean due to a wonderful substance called Kratom. Well get off the Kratom, then we'll talk.

[@dowens3781]

Phil is an awesome dude.

[@edmondpecotjr.8888]

wow that was a great interview stay strong b

[@RIFFRAFF104]

I was put on methadone for an injury, a tibia fracture. Yup, it was used as a pain medication back in the 90's. It was the hardest thing I've ever quit. Smoking, benzodiazepines, marijuana, but methadone was by far the hardest. I did it... Anyone can if you really want to.

[@89gt5.0]

I was at the Pantera/White Zombie \Eyehategod show in 96 in Dallas at the starplex when he overdosed back stage after the show.I remember reading the morning paper that he overdosed and was thinking holy shit Phil almost died.

[@wadewedemeier9378]

Chiming in from south Texas…we love you Phil…have a great journey on the 2023 tribute tour…I’ll be there…

[@humanipulationnation]

I needed to hear that right now, I don’t know about anyone else. Thanks, Mr. Anselmo

[@campbells0ups]

methadone is indeed hard to get off of, the withdrawl symptoms last for months. congrats phil for beating addiction

[@hyssean12]

I dosed down slowly to 0mg and it was easy. Ya it's hard if you just jump off at a high dose.

[@derkwayne1833]

I broke my neck when I was 17 in 1999. Had major reconstructive surgery. Metal plate, screws, wire and bone fusion. The doctor's gave me Vicaden when I left the hospital and I never finished the first script. I didn't wanna get hooked on pain pills cuz I was raised around that stupid shit. Pretty damn proud of myself for not lettin that happen. However. That alcohol demon still rears its ugly head from time to time but I've found that as we get older we either grow up and out of all that shit or we don't. You jist gotta be ready to do it for yourself.

[@ScariestMidget]

Congrats, bro! Takes a lot of willpower to not do drugs.

[@te9591]

Congrats on staying more to the sober side of things.

[@boofert.washington2499]

I broke my neck(c3-c6 incomplete) and stopped taking my morphine when the 1st script was finished. I have medical marijuana now, and that's it. I don't really drink much anymore. Pills are crazy.

[@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry]

Phil will always have a special place in my heart for his inner strength and his tenacity to live. I'll always love his music and the influence he has had on the metal and rock genres including the influence he had on myself. He's a tough human being.

[@Katie_Woo]

Such an engaging man I could listen to him talk about literally anything

[@mp-kq3vc]

I tried to help a friend get off hard drugs. In her case it was crack and meth. After several rehab stints nothing worked. I had to oust that person from my life because I just couldn't handle my house getting smashed up any more. Here's the weird thing... to this day I can spot a user instantly. There are a lot of high-functioning users doing business, going through life, and I can see in a millisecond that they likely did a little bump of something an hour prior. There's just something about the speech patterns. Repetition of statements comes to mind. I can't explain it.

[@hollymartens8059]

Like Phil, I had a pretty severe back injury in my 20's. Up to that point, I had always been very anti-pill, anti-opiate, etc. I had seen what happens when you go down that road. But I was so miserable, I started taking them anyway. I figured, I've educated myself, I know the pitfalls, I know what I'm doing. 22 years later, I'm 7 years clean from Fentanyl patches, and 2 years off of methadone . I'm a lot happier, even though I'm divorced and broke, I'm alive and not a slave. Kicking fentanyl cold turkey is the worst. You'd better be pretty fucking hard because it will break you if you're not. But it can be done. Methadone is rough to kick because it takes a long time. Fentanyl takes longer and is 10 times worse. When I was addicted to fentanyl, there was no illicit fentanyl on the street. I would sweat the patches off, run out early, and be desperate to cop something to keep me upright, as I worked full-time and had to function. Fentanyl being so strong, it took a lot of Roxicodone, Dilaudid, or even heroin to just feel ok. All in all, it's a fucking nightmare being a junkie. I managed to not get arrested, killed, or even discharged by my Dr., but I lost everything. And I'm lucky. I'm still alive and not a convicted felon. Take advice from people who have been there and don't follow our path. But, if you're like me, and have to find out on your own, it's not ever too late to reach out for help. I'm sure that like myself, Mr. Anselmo could tell you hours of horror stories about that life. But neither he, nor myself, could truly convey what you will go through. It isn't worth it. Plus, it's boring. I forget who said it, but a fairly famous jazz musician once said "It's boring as hell being a junkie. You've got to get off of that shit to see just what a crazy motherfucker you really are!" We have a lot of fire inside of us, but hard drugs just smother it. It doesn't make you a better musician, a wiser person, or improve your life in any way. In fact, I was atounded at how much my musical ability exploded after getting clean. I was sure I couldn't play guitar anymore without a skin full of opiates. I was wrong. And, my back pain is better managed with ibuprofen, than fentanyl. Go figure.

[@humanipulationnation]

Any advice for when you’re trying to stop but the withdrawal is making you feel crazy?

[@humanipulationnation]

Thanks for sharing, stay strong sir

[@misterslats]

@@humanipulationnation LARGE doses of Immodium. I had a heroin dependency for most of my adult life. Nearly 30 years. And I was one of the special breed of sorry sacks of shit who never stopped using the street shit when I got on methadone so I piggybacked the junk on top of the juice for 11 years. VERY EXPENSIVE - so I spent many consecutive days a week waaay undermedicated OFTEN. To get through those periods with some semblance of comfort I would take 32 immodium tablets in the morning, 12 tablets at 2:30pm and 18 tablets before going to bed. Yes, I could sleep through the night. Every night for several days following that same immodium dosing. I relied on this scheme for years when I couldn't get the street shit and I was out of methadone. Use the generic tiny tablets and NOT the brand name gel caps. Drink lots of water. Of course any Benzos will really help you get through dope sickness and nothing is better than Phenobarbital but I don't know if they even make that stuff anymore. I'm sure there's plenty of info online about the immodium remedy. I wouldn't go by my dosages - you need to figure out the least amount that works for you but I'm telling you I got through HUNDREDS of days and nights using nothing but immodium when I normally used 180mgs of methadone and 20+ bags of junk a day. I could get through 5 consecutive days of withdrawal comfortably using large immodium doses. Sleep EVERY night.

[@vinny2459]

I love Phil. Thanks for sharing this I kicked a very nasty heroin addiction 10 years ago. I feel you. IM BROKEN TOO!!!!

[@tstrenuous10]

This interview is MUCH older than 5 days. This is pre-COVID 19. I remember watching it. It was awesome.

[@OwlKnight32]

The anxiety of not getting your next fix, is pure hell. The not knowing if you'll even get it or not. I had the same issue with Weed. Anytime I was without it, pure panic attacks. Took a while to get out fo that loop, its different for everybody, for me it was that dang plant. It could all be solved if it was federally legalized.

[@martinsodero9750]

THE frontman.

[@kryptomiadeathmetalizer8628]

I can't imagine having a glass of beer wuth Phil would be so cool and awesome.. no dull and awkward moments.. just fun and laughter..

[@monesjones8431]

That's the best I've seen Phil in a long long time.

[@IronMonkeyPimp]

Joe Rogan + Phil, pls someone make it happen. I need 3 hours of Phil !!

[@acecommander1]

I'm a Phil fan for life and hope his life keeps getting better without that junk

[@shanebroussard6262]

WTF he is high now or drunk one of the two. Dude is fucked up

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Fan of the racist scumbag who yelled white power to his fans and gave a nazi salute in 2016. Nice.

[@slmmdgg]

phils the king of metal

[@miltontohd5368]

I'm not a Pantera fan but I do have respect for how Phil speaks without hiding. Thanks for being upfront Phil.

[@DAZSMITHXXIII]

I was addicted to a pain drug here in Scotland called tramadol after breaking my ankle. I got to the point i was buying them off of people because my prescription wasn't cutting it then i was watching phils University interview. To say that guy light a fire under my arse is an understatement! What followed was all i can describe as the cold turkey scene in Trainspotting. EVERY uncomfortable memory i had came to me in waves. Phil said something in that uni interview that stuck in my brain that he said he had made a persona that he was stronger than all, self confident basically the mantra of Vulger display of power and had to keep up the facade. Well! When he said that i REPEATEDLY played Vulger... EVERY FUCKING DAY until that shit was out of me. And guess what? It fucking worked.

[@IdolsHextech]

You the man. Good job

[@billyray8062]

Congrats,glad you made it out.

[@DAZSMITHXXIII]

Thanks people. The power of metal really is something else man.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

What stuck with me is the time he yelled white power to his fans and gave a nazi salute. He's trash and more people need to know.

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

The physical withdrawal from Tramadol is the easy part. Use to love 100mg retards. I could strip a roof at 3am. So much energy. Eventually I came to the conclusion that the buzz was not worth the price. 1 year of mental agony to get off that stuff and still suffer from Anxiety and depression. That stuff alters your mind permanently. The 3 days of shakes and sweats are nothing.

[@48sharksOfficial]

Why did Phil make out with that guy?

[@ilaser4064]

🤣

[@vaughnhardy8335]

Pleasure 👀👍

[@odinsmeadhorn196]

The more this guy talks the more I like him.

[@Brutaldeathkingpin]

Love Phill he's done dumb stuff but you gotta forgive somebody who's constantly trying to change

[@blackwindsignomancy8429]

He quit hard drugs so he could drink more

[@jackdaniel3345]

Nothin wrong with that

[@firebug4916]

Love Phil. Dude's a legend.

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

This is very old btw but very good interview. Met Phil and he's a really great guy

[@threadtapwhisperer5136]

It's soo good hearing Phil talking this way now. Man, back issues got me too and I've climbed that same mountain. Luckily im not yet heading for surgery, but that's the unfortunate final fix for shattered discs. Dopamine and sertonin man, they feel fuckin amazing.

[@cleangoblin2021]

Thanks Phil. Im battling alcohol addiction and it doesnt even compare to what h users had to go. Youve proven youre strong. Being a better man is a difficult path

[@rocketpocket99]

I understand his struggle. Takes everything away from you . Very tough road. Opiate addiction is a tough road not many get through it I’m glad he’s here to give us the future of pantara

[@wyldeslash2003]

I can imagine Phil being an amazing documentary narrator.

[@tork1208]

The man is amazing. Period. To know him is to love him.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

Amazingly racist.

[@tork1208]

@@ryancorrigan4149 he really isn’t. Explains to me please why you believe this.

[@travelpalz]

I wanna give him a hug, so much he been through

[@jbowDonDiego1380]

And he's just as nice and down to earth as he was in this video met him early this year super cool dude

[@dustinneal1259]

I will always love this man.

[@Long6Live6Thrash6]

So happy to see Phil make a complete 180 with his life and continue on as the baddest, kick ass dude that he is. An inspiration to those who have struggled and found their way out.