The Opioid Epidemic | I Don't Know About That with Jim Jefferies

Dr. David Herzog gives the IDKAT crew the sobering truth about the opioid epidemic. Check out some of David's books: "White Market Drugs : Big Pharma and the Hidden History of Addiction in America" and "Whiteout : How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America."
Jim's new special "High & Dry" is now available on Netflix!
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[@shelbygillenwater1838]

I am an addictions counselor at a MAT clinic and I am so glad that this topic was talked about. More education about the opioid epidemic needs to be discussed so that people can be better educated and to decrease the stigma of addictions.

[@jayadkisson8934]

I tried to detox off of heroin in June of 2019, unaware that what I’d been using for years was a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and xylazine. It was a brutal nightmare, taking almost a full month (29 days) to be semi-functional again (detoxing off of heroin generally takes 5-7 days, comparatively). When Dr. Herzog started talking about xylazine around the 01:07:30 mark, I was dumbfounded. So many answers I didn’t know I was looking for explained in roughly one minute. Mind = blown. When I was detoxing, I literally felt like I was going to die, but I kept telling myself it was all in my head, just a few more days… I’m a ‘77 baby like Jim, and I hadn’t touched heroin since the 90s, so I thought maybe it was because I was in my forties, body’s less resilient, etc., but now after watching this, I realize I’m lucky to have survived. To top it off, July 25th is the day I annually celebrate my escape from heroin (four years today), so seeing this as the topic this morning gave me goosebumps! How apropos! Love you guys!!❤️❤️❤️❤

[@mattkleman7876]

Good on ya bud!

[@karmaklutz]

I was put on Suboxone back in 2008 by a doctor. Told I wld be on it for 3 mos, after 6 mos I asked when am I getting off this shit, and the doctor said never, u r a drug addict. By that point, my body was already addicted, and 15 yrs later I am still struggling to get off this shit. Suboxone sucks too. The best way is to not be on anything anymore, no substitute, nothing! U give me hope again

[@forddriver8827]

Addicts remain addicts until they stop seeing themselves as victims. FACT.

[@Activemeasures2023]

Curious, did you run any of those over the counter chemical tests on your stuff to make sure it didn't have nasties? If professional testing was a service you could use would you have used it? Australia has started drug testing clinics that will tell you if there's adulterants. It really kept dodgy cuts at bay, since dealers can't get away with selling bunk stuff.

[@jayadkisson8934]

@@Activemeasures2023 I didn’t, no. I’ve heard of drug-testing tents at music festivals, but I didn’t know you can buy them for home use, or at least I never thought to look. I was arrested, and the police ran a test on the baggies they found on me.

[@forddriver8827]

G'day from Sydney Oz Jimbo. Nothing has changed.

[@sdmoparmaninsd6713]

This is fairly old now but I gotta say Jack's absence in the previous IDKs before this one was definitely noticed. Definitely need the young goofy happy kid energy he brings.

[@debbiewedeman]

Deepest sympathies to Jim and his family. 🤍

[@lotsageorges]

Anyone ever consider that a for-profit model for healthcare is shit?

[@bloozee]

All the benzodiasipene drugs are pretty addictive.

[@TeddyBunkbed]

Kelly, Your hair looks phenomenal.

[@aliengranpa]

I've been on hydrocodone for years. One month there was an issue with my insurance and I ended up going through full withdrawal. It wasn't that bad. Mostly I slept a lot and had some stomach pain.

[@thomasthompson5613]

I didn't hear the name SACKLER very often in here.

[@markarren7480]

get that bag Vanna!

[@davidtodd3401]

Morphine is amazing. I had that same button after I got hit by a car and it felt like lying on the beach with warm waves running over me.

[@SayLaVee24]

It might just be me but this doctor is like an eric bana knockoff and I'm in love. Lol

[@rykcan-4411]

very informative, thanks

[@karmaklutz]

HI JIM! IT'S KATE FROM fB DMs circa 2015. Saw you on your Freedumb Tour.... Love you

[@TheIgnoramus]

The worse the thing Jeffrey sais, the less I take it seriously 😂 it’s like a superpower

[@Chelsea_Jo]

Hop to 22:40 that just made my entire day! 😂😂😂 And Jack's reaction, fkn priceless!

[@JK_Clark]

Ha ha! Great moment of surrealism there - should be put in a vid of IDKAT bloopers and WTFs 😆

[@MacTwistPL]

Love it! Thanks Jim

[@eggcalendar]

The video on Vietnam vets returning home is called… “The rat park”

[@storytime118]

When I had appendicitis I recieved 2 doses of fentanyl and I didnt get high it just focused on the excruciating pain. Then when I was in my room and they could give me any more fentanyl they gave me morphine and the burning pain was there but I didnt care. You could have lit me on fire. Either way i hate opioids unless I'm in extreme pain

[@joshlewis5285]

The Ritalin story Jim was spot on, and i feel the same, and where the fuck did the H come from🤷‍♂️

[@Human-su8jy]

"the mares not hard on the eyes.."

[@Biologia101-eb2fn]

They gave me morphine at the hospital and the pain went away in 15 min. I understood yonkis at that moment. It feels amazing. Would never use it as a recreational drug.

[@joesikic6531]

Best ever

[@freewillly2045]

Jim is taking opioids on the regular. Loperamid which is Imodium is an opioid that dose not cross the blood brain barrier.

[@markcarey67]

How do you talk about the opiate epidemic for an hour and not mention the Sacklers?

[@guybrushtwood]

Hey producer man. You really should’ve asked the Doctor to use the audio from his airpods rather than his webcam. I can’t believe a “professional” can’t make a simple instruction to the guest. Surely you know audio at least a little bit?

[@Dougdenslowe714]

Your only allowed to “be comfortable “ when you’re on your deathbed……..

[@nartouzumaki8232]

Lol

[@Jim674the18]

My one takeaway from this episode, Six Flags is the cure. Make it happen Joe

[@jenniferanderson301]

I agree!

[@mikey8915]

Yall haven't heard of codeine cups? Lol

[@GuyPerson-jt9tv]

I'd marry Forrest in a heartbeat if I were a woman or gay

[@BonsaiBeard]

Who's going to stop two straight men from getting married? Shoot your shot, man.

[@mekenzietrenholm8945]

Please tell me you have seen that episode of ‘it’s always Sunny in Philadelphia” 😂😂😂

[@joesikic6531]

Rx theory. Medicate

[@chrisvelazquez6933]

Kelly is really beautiful

[@jeromefrugtniet1560]

Nothing better than seeing a sensitive topic on a comedy podcast 👌🏾

[@captd80]

C’est la vie

[@emu_warrior]

Sensitive topic? why? you are addicted or something? Get over it, it's an interesting topic like every other topic

[@ctdieselnut]

@@emu_warrior its sensitive to people who are addicted/have quit, or family members. Why? Because it can totally ruin you or your families life, or kill you. The stakes dont get much higher than that. Usually, it's not discussed in public purely from a chemical or pharma perspective, removed from its human impact where there's no need for sympathy/empathy. Blaming the addicts is one thing, not understanding the plight of parents who have lost kids etc. is another. It's considered an epidemic in the us, have you not heard of this in the last 10 yrs?

[@UVthePianoman]

This hat is much better Jim😜

[@captd80]

Agree to disagree

[@bloozee]

Oxy is an opiate not an opioid .

[@bradweir6993]

Hydrogen

[@bama4467]

By the end Jim was stimming 😟

[@gnelz55]

This guy knows so much about drugs but seems like someone who’s never been through addiction or lived with someone who has.

[@sluhgo]

Lol

[@buckbaumann773]

Wtf did she do with the other 100 million?

[@dryherbvoter]

🫂

[@paulclissold1525]

Time to go jack you wont learn anymore from this lot.

[@pittypatterputzzler5311]

😃

[@antu4687]

He used to promote big channels back then. It was so easy. Please make a "I don't know about KZbin" invite The Spiffing Brit. He is the all knowing god of KZbin. I think your manager did not like the comment before. Rock on dude.

[@pittypatterputzzler5311]

Well a comment deleted, I am not hurt at all. I just thought I could help.

[@perpetualidiocy6622]

according to rock lore, heroin was introduced to the UK by the New York Dolls who were touring. Chrissie Hynde was with them as a groupie and also using. She met and introduced Sid Vicious to the drug and it was popularised from there... dunno how true this is though lol. but it's a good story

[@micahlamothe8141]

Where can I buy liquid death? Looks tasty.

[@jamesmoss56]

Jim writes scripts?? I wonder what sort of fd up concoction he'd make

[@emu_warrior]

Stop talking over the guests Jim, let them talk for a minute when you have a conversation

[@karmaklutz]

Not making up any excuses, but he's probably like me where I have to interrupt people otherwise I forgot what I'm going to say~ I don't mean to be rude about it, I just hate when I forget what I'm going to say, especially if I feel it's important! Also, when you've been using substances your whole life that can have an effect on your brain too.

[@joel6694]

My only gripe about the show.

[@dylanduffield1537]

He has autism