Shane Douglas on his Battles with OxyContyn Addiction in 2003

Shane Douglas on his Battles with OxyContyn Addiction in 2003
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[@EplusNis4ever]

im not physically addicted to anything nor do i come anywhere close to know how that feels, but after a few days of "light" drinking, i got hammered as shit last night trying to momentarily escape the grief of my girlfriend passing away. hearing you talk about your situation made me realize the gravity of my actions the past few days and that im headed down a dangerous path if i dont stop. thank you for talking about what you went through, shane.

[@MrMusick84]

I just celebrated 15 years of sobriety on May 12th. Congrats Troy!!!

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

Shane used about 4-5 words in this 14 minute clip that i’ve never heard in my life lol...He is such a great welll spoken man Major Respect I’ve been a fan 30 years I guess..When him and Steamboat were partners in WCW

[@dougmeyers]

Love Shane. What a great guy. I met him at the gym in Rockford Illinois one time. And I’m a kiss fan also lol. I’m going through a divorce myself right now after a 20 year marriage and it is very hard seeing her running around with some other guy. Life is tough sometimes. Thanks for these interviews they make my day.

[@SusanWarren-zb6uh]

Hang in there brother! I went through the same thing with my ex wife/kids mom. It was unbearable at the moment but it gets better with time. Take care buddy!

[@josheisert8380]

A lot of us go through the same thing. If I could change anything I'd change how I felt and acted about it. Looking back I wish I never cared tbh and went about my life because now I'm glad it happened.

[@bryantaylor9101]

I went through the pill mills in Portsmouth , Ohio in the mid 2000s. I totally get what Shane is saying. It was a vicious cycle. As of 11/11/23 I have 12 yrs clean and now I work to try and get those suffering help. Recovery is possible!

[@deepblue8143]

How and where do you get help?

[@georgesdreams2024]

Shane is a class act. Proves these types of things can happen to anyone.

[@travisford6663]

I had one for four years and I used to eat about ten of those a day 40 mg apiece! It’s amazing I’m not dead look in the mirror, one day and realized I had no soul! And I flushed 200 pills down the toilet I keep 20 to try and bring my self down to not be so sick it help but it’s still sucked hardest shit to get off in my opinion! I was able to get through it! 15 years later, I broke my back in five places! The first thing I thought about was oh shit I’m gonna have to take medicine because I was in a car accident. I had to learn to walk multiple other things I can go on and on about. I took a different prescription for three years after my accident never miss used it, and I was able to come off of it with no issues. God took care of me. Got a Lotta respect for you, Shane, and anybody else that goes through that! And makes it out on the other side!!!

[@thatpart]

I have a little over three years clean from a polysubstance abuse situation. Opioids and benzos. Quit them cold turkey. That is an experience I wouldn't wish on the worst people. During that time, I wrecked three vehicles, lost two jobs and as many relationships. The gratitude you earn can be boundless. Big Ups to anyone going through it right now. You got this. 🙏

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Congrats . Stay the course . I lost a nephew one week after leaving rehab . Its a cliche to say the struggle us real but with fentanyl its never been more true .

[@jonbourgoin182]

Cold turkey Benzo withdrawal can kill you. You did a strong thing but really should've been under supervision if you were gonna do that

[@travisford6663]

He mentioned people dying on the fentanyl. I had a buddy 24 years old and it was way after my thing that I went through. He overdosed in the same hotel room as me like we went to sleep one night and I knew he was doing it I was trying to council him and talk to him let him know that I’m here for him! Showing him the ways out and he didn’t make it broke my heart. I had to call his wife and it was hardest thing I’ve ever done. The ambulance came, but they couldn’t save him. He had been dead. I’m assuming you did it while I was sleeping! And it’s around the world like Shane said not just in America

[@christopherwilson5213]

Dude is a solid guy I met him at Wrestle Mania weekend in Dallas 2015 & he was a very gracious guy!!!

[@danaroy8596]

I have a family member who was prescribed an oxy derivative for a bad oral infection. (Abcess, i believe) He was so out of it on a lesser oxy product. He couldn't believe that people get hooked on those kinds of things. Even cutting the dose in half was way too much for him. After a couple of days, the antibiotics kicked in, and the pain abated. Pills went right back to the pharmacy for disposal. Scary stuff. He was nearly a drooling mess with one dose. I'm so glad you spoke out and explained what you went through. People need to understand how dangerous these products can be. Especially with the rampant over prescriptions that have gone one for years.

[@jd9119]

That family member was probably taking a dose higher than his body could handle. Everybody has different tolerances and effects can vary from one person to the next. But yeah, he used them as he should. A temporary pain reliever as he healed from injury (in this case infection). And then stopped using them after they weren't needed.

[@mechaman7818]

3:44 Despite being hooked on that stuff for a decade, I actually agree with this sentiment. It WAS a miracle. It's why we can't get rid of it regardless of how terrible it can be, it's just so damn effective as a pain killer. Honestly, calling it a "pain killer" is probably unfair. It numbs your entire nervous system, both positive and negatives.

[@ScottBlackula]

Very inspirational story Shane. Thank you for sharing and helping others get through this

[@danman1789]

Oxy is pure hell. I'm currently on my second book about the opioid crisis. It's called Dopesick. There are a few drugs that I'm like, man, I'm so glad and lucky I never tried. Because I've been around everything. So it would've been so easy to be like "hey what the hell, one can't hurt".

[@deepblue8143]

I would love some help but I don't know where to start or to look. I've tried on my own and it's been beyond hard.

[@danman1789]

@@deepblue8143 I'm so sorry to hear that, man. My issues were with Alcohol and I came out on the other side before too long. I was only about 32 when I beat it. But with pills I've only read books and had family member experiences

[@danman1789]

Let me clarify my comment: I didn't mean I write books about the opioid crisis. I'm reading them

[@kevinabraham9260]

@@deepblue8143where do you live, I just got clean a year ago after 18 years of HARD HARD oxy and fentanyl use

[@walter7335]

Well spoken and bright dude. Well said shane

[@funandgames7847]

The doctors had me on that shit for 23 years and I quit taking it on my own and got yelled at by my doctor for doing so. I feel so much better now but the first month of detox on my own sucked. And I had to have a shoulder replacement surgery without any pain meds which was fun as well lol keep on keeping on. 🧂🇺🇸

[@RjProvenzano]

Shane is one hell of a man

[@chrisxavier3147]

Kudos to you Shane for kicking a monstrous habit

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

Having dealt with and lost a few to oxy and the like, I do not think addicts should be advising loved ones/friends to make someone get treatment. I’m glad if Shane is succeeding in the daily life of recovery, though.

[@adrenochromejoe7448]

Shane said he took a nap in the green room ... If I sleep in the break room at my job everyone would think something like: "Hes lazy, hung over or on drugs." Thats not a good sign.

[@mechaman7818]

"Ahhh, it's Big Green!" - Gohan I'd say that when 80's would exchange hands. No one ever got my joke, though.

[@85futureshock]

The wrestling business could have been much kinder to the wrestlers. Having wrestlers work 300 days a year and having to take bumps every night contributed to so many destroyed families and funerals.

[@natr0n]

Addiction is bad, but I understand it. I do take percocet. I see a legit pain management doctor. I have chronic pain in neck, back, tailbone area. There are tests for drugs your body can take called pharmacogenomics. The study of the role of the genome in drug response. I've gone 2 weeks in pain but I handle it. I get my rx tomorrow which is a releaf.

[@williammitchell4417]

The Oxycotin is definitely a big Gorilla on your back. Good for you in beating this thing.

[@luisg.407]

Stay strong Shane! Glad to hear you went over these demons. Thank you for this. Keep these shoots comings. Shane is one of the best storytellers and great minds.

[@michaelpoore21]

Sure don't hear the word Oxycontin anymore here in Southern Kentucky. The Meth is what's worse with the Fentanyl now.

[@jd9119]

The thing is those people CHOOSE to use those drugs. "But, I'm addicted" is an excuse and a crutch. The fact is those people WANT to do those drugs and if they truly didn't they'd stop.

[@412StepUp]

Everybody dod OC’s in 2003.

[@QuartzMatrixed]

...the school bus yellow o.c. 40 mgs. They ruined my life. I got on them at 13 years old on 00.... was hooked on opiates for 16 years....

[@UnpluggedIndividualYT]

Oxy is whack imo. Who df wants to sit and drool on themselves and vomit etc and be backed up and not take sh*ts 😂😂😂 just smoke a blunt drink some liquor and you'll be alright some lsd once in a while.

[@coreygaines7133]

That's fantastic advice.

[@rccomics]

Because you get physically addicted snd the pain of coming off the high is so bad you will do anything to avoid it. Just like people on heroin.

[@tobysgamingworld1550]

That’s heroin….not Oxy. That’s people shooting and Oxy cause they can’t get heroin. When you do the natural progression like I did and Shane did from regular Vicodin to Oxy it doesn’t have that affect. I’d take Oxy and be running around working cleaning cooking, I did more when on oxy than when I was off. Off it I was a sweating vomiting mess. Shaking, crying just a mess. I never understood why the people that can’t go through life without weed, nicotine and LSD are so fast to judge other drug addicts. Y’all are just as big of junkies as the rest of us. 😂😂😂 don’t kid ya self

[@jd9119]

Yeah more people don't die from alcohol (and complications caused by alcohol) than all other drugs combined. Maybe instead of trying to escape your life with drugs and alcohol, you try actually improving it?

[@pooddescrewch8718]

I cannot support by consumption of the product the self destruction of these performers . The ECW style is too demanding . These guys basically hurt themselves for a living . I prefer the older style because they were better story tellers without huge bumps . They opened Pandora’s box with that crash and burn style that people gave gotten numb to .

[@pooddescrewch8718]

The reset button needs to be pushed but WWE and AEW are too scared of alienating their jaded fans . I remember WWE trying to become more kid friendly , the PG era , and they lost a lot of viewers . The Attitude Era was just hot shotting . Its great for a little while but it cannot be followed . The fans get used to it . The only thing you can do is try to draw new fans with a simpler style . Frankly I preferred wrestling when the crux of every rivalry was the dace trying to prove he is best while the heel shows he only cares about the winner’s purse . It was a false sport that everyone could relate to. Now its trash TV with implausible action. I guess my days as a fan ended 20 years ago when I stopped giving a shit about what happens next. I just quit . No rage . Just stopped giving a shit . I no longer enjoyed being a fan. ( That and I used to look up to wrestler like a young person does and now I have kids older than some of the wrestlers . The dynamic is changed )

[@jd9119]

@@pooddescrewch8718 The fact of the matter is the "edgyness" was only cool to teenage boys. If you look at stuff from the Attitude Era now as a full-grown man, you'll see it was very dumb and your reaction is (I can't believe I liked that). Being more "kid-friendly" isn't the problem. The problem is they're presenting "sports-entertainment" instead of trying to present "pro wrestling" as if it were a legitimate sport. There's a channel on here that shows old classic bouts from Chicago in the 1950's. Go watch a match say Verne Gagne vs Lou Thesz from the early 50's. They look like they're both skilled wrestlers in a real wrestling contest to determine a legitimate winner. The fact of the matter is back then wrestlers were the highest paid athletes in the world and there were more active wrestlers making good livings then than there are today. Instead today's wrestling is some poorly acted soap opera with fake looking "action." You get better acting and more realistic action going to Medieval Times (and that is fine once in a while, but even that couldn't survive in a weekly episodic format).

[@Nonegiven14582]

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