Steve-O's Rehab show

[bowman316]

Anyone seen Steve-O's new Rehab show on MTV?

It is about how he was doing every drug in the book, and how messed up his life was. And about a year ago he went to rehab, and it seems now like he really is sober.

But it seems like most of the show is talking about his past drug use, and he almost seems to be glamorizing it sometimes. Like he talks about a show he did where everyone was staying up for 24 hours, and he said "I was up for 24 hours before the show started, and I stayed up for 24 more hours after the show ended". He was basically trying to kill himself thru drugs.

Idk if this show will discourage drug use, or glorify it. There is a lot of footage of him on the drugs just going crazy, one time you can see a bunch of white powder on his nose even.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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my time is too valuable, for that.

 

[roscoe]

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who ia steve o ?

see plenty of that in person, don't need to see it on tv

 

[bowman316]

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He is the crazy guy from Jackass.

he said he was trying to kill himself so he could see his mom in heaven.

 

[jonesg]

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MTV ?
Jackass?
How old are you ?

people don't become addicts because they see something on TV.
The recipe involves an immature character, ego out of control, spiritual damage and extreme selfishness. Selfishness so extreme that its actually fatal. I've yet to see variation on that.

Anyone saying the reason they indulged is to go meet mommy hasn't found the truth...unless they are explaining the depth of their delusions.

The reason for annonymity in recovery circles is to keep the ego cut down to size. He's not doing himself any favors. Time will tell.

 

[Liberated]

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Ya I cought that one. Shows how well they handle being a celeb. I really loved Johnny Knoxvilles look on his face when they went to "interviene" Steve-O. Priceless. I'm so glad that they all make more money than I'll ever see. Makes me really want to get up in the morning!

 

[MudSkunk]

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all those jackass guys are pathetic. they are children who never grew out of high school and by the time they are 50 they will be living off welfare after having blown all their money on expensive junk and drugs.

just cuz they got money now does not make them worth looking up to regardless of how much "rehab" they go for. slime is slime regardless of how well known or rich that slime happens to be.

 

[flingus]

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I personally like both shows. Steve-o, like it or not is kind of like looking at a car crash. He seems like a nice guy when he's not on drugs, hopefully he can get himself together. The scene where he is huffing whipped cream canisters to me, is the best anti-drug ad ever. He looks worse than dead, he looks completly mad. Seeing a grown man turned into a raving lunatic, unsettles me. Hopefully it will show some kids how harmful drugs can be, and how uncool it looks.

It's weird really. I think some of it is in your genes. Some people try drugs once and go, "Not my thing." Other people try and they try everything under the sun until something tragic happens. Then others, never try them at all. Not that I'm an expert by any means but, I'm sure good parenting and how they were brought up has a lot to do with it. Kids still do stupid things though. Ugh.

Anyway, I hope he stays off drugs. Would be a good success story.

On a side note, one of the characters from Jackass was at my work a couple of months ago. Very nice guy, and posed in pictures with everyone. (Wee-man for those of you who watch) He's currently promoting our energy drink, Monster. Also doing some kind of extreme skateboard show.

 

[bowman316]

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people try drugs when their life sucks, or when they are already depressed over something not drug related. And snorting a line of coke may just help you get rid of that horrable feeling in the pit of your stomach. I think that is how a lot of people get on drugs.

They don't want to do drugs when everything is sunny and bright in their life.

But this is still no long term solution to the problem. I think some people become suicidal, and do drugs hoping to kill them selves eventually. They just can't put a gun to their head and pull the trigger.

 

[jonesg]

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snorting coke brought on an instant powerfull delusion that I was better in every regard than I was. The depth and tenacity of that delusion was astonishingly difficult to treat.
Most don't make it.
MAking money isn't making "it".
Making sense is priceless.

 

[bowman316]

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Yea, drugs are the ultimate escape from reality, when reality sucks.

I kinda think beer is a gateway drug to the harder stuff.

 

[bowman316]

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I was watching the re-run last night, and he was trying to make a time machine. HE destroyed his whole house trying to make a time machine so he could go back and save his mom from what killed her.

He was saying, "this is all useless, It won't take me back in time" as he was hitting a flat screen tv with something.

I think he really thought he could make a time machine for a minute. Kinda funny.

 

[jonesg]

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beer is alcohol, nothing stronger would be required for those who are susceptible, although I did find coke accelerated the sickness 20 to 1.

smashed his tv trying to save someone eh.

what he would have discovered if he could turn back the clock is no-one can save anyone, humans don't have the sort of power required once a soul passes into that place which is beyond human help.
It ain't as grim as it all sounds because theres a sure fire way out.

 

[bowman316]

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I don't fully understand your post jones, but i know his mother died of a disease, I think an anurism. It was not here fault, she died an innocent death.
I kinda think Steve-o was depressed over her death, so he started using drugs, and he knew it would kill him, but he almost wanted to die so he would see her again.
And he felt bad for what she had to go thru, so he wanted to fix that any way he could. People only use drugs beacuse something bad hapens in their life, and the drugs make them even more suicidal. Sometimes taking drugs should be considered suicide, instead of addicendal overdoseing.

 

[jonesg]

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"People only use drugs because something bad hapens in their life"

"something" bad happens in everyones life,
if your idea were true everyone would be an addict.
The 'something bad" excuse is used by every addict, we are as cunning and predictable as reptiles. The telltale sign of lingering illness is the persistent pulling out of the old excuses.

Converesly ,when I got honest I got well, its as simple as that.

what you will hear very often should you ever happen across an NA meeting is a common saying, "I didn't become an addict because I took drugs, I took drugs because I was an addict." ...or...
"I didn't catch alcoholism from drinking too much, I drank too much because I am alcoholic."

Its pre-existing in a person.
Naturally you might ask how is it possible , even before someone has taken drugs.? Thats why AA and NA works, they figured it out.

 

[bowman316]

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But SOME people, not all, are driven to use drugs by something bad happening. If they are depressed, they will be more likely to use drugs than before. But you are right, using drugs is built into the character of the person. Some people just have that addictive personality, which is condusive to drug abuse.

Other people go thru bad times, but never use drugs because they feel they don't need it. Or maybe drinkin is enough to get them thru it.

 

[triumphrick]

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"They don't want to do drugs when everything is sunny and bright in their life." Bowman

Whew.. I sure hope that you don't believe that....Obviously you don't have any friends or family members who are true addicts. Their mantra is " I used when times were bad, and I used when times were good".
That's just part of the insanity of the disease. An addict will use whenever the desire to use is greater than the desire to not use. The desire to not use will come when they become honest with themselves and realize the hopelessness of their addiction. And the powerlessness. There are some really good celebrity poster boys who have recovered and share their story with others. They occasionally break their anonymity. And never do they glamorize their using days.....
I guess when the almighty dollar is flashed in ones face, they compromise their sobriety to film those shows.

 

[bowman316]

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I think this was a one time show, I don't think it is a series.

Really what is left for them to film if it was a series?