Michael K. Williams Breaks Down the Dangers of Lean | BLACK MARKET
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2021
- “I had a heart attack off that shit.”
In 2006, a cough syrup containing the powerful prescription opiate codeine became a sensation on the hip-hop scene. But the deadly implications were very real. The Wire's Michael K. Williams investigated.
In BLACK MARKET, The Wire’s Michael K. Williams takes a look at underground economies in America and beyond. He meets people who are willing to break the law and risk everything they have just to get by. While digging into the topics, Williams discusses his own issues with addiction, crime and poverty.
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How do u watch it without cable?🙏 I have all apps
@@mikeyshits1 torrents
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I have cable we dont get vice spectrum took it off the basic digital cable package you gotto have googoo bucks to get the silver or gold package
This dude “Im a father I don’t want to be 40 sippin” lol bruh you 37 and sippin.
😂😂😂😂
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Lmaoooo 😂
😂😂😂😂
Can't blame him,at least he speaking that he wants to change. Only stuck minded people stay on the bs every year 💯💯
This really hits home now when you realize Mike was battling his own addiction demons.
RIP
Facts
Battling?
Choice
@@northeastslingshot1664 Oh, I see...
Fent makes lean look like children's robitussin
@@juliusseizure4983 benzodiazepines on the streets have little benzo and more and more fent ion know how I’m alive when I’m on my day off from work and try to get sober the whole day I get cold sweats and I’m not able to sleep
Loneliness is painful and can lead to mental and physical health conditions.
@@JulioGiovanny-dj1zmSporeville is pretty commendable and a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly
@@ElianaBravo-hr3qkPlease how do I get in touch with him?
@@ShawJames-ou9duSporeville
@lG
@@ElianaBravo-hr3qkYeah, I once got my s/hrooms from him and he's a genius.
Way too many people have died off lean but nobody talks about it. We need this discussion.
How? Idk about you but I never met anyone who actually drinks this, nor knew anyone who would
Who is dying over lean? I've never heard of someone dying from cough syrup.
This could easily have been an hour longer. Vice needs to do more on this.
There’s more they wouldn’t send Omar to do no lil 4 min video lmao
And they had desto dubb on there u wouldn’t kno him but he known in the drank game he wouldn’t do a little video either
it is, this is a clip from a much longer vid that is actually old they just reusing content, this was on TV
@@2millionblunts what was the video called please
@@leosanchez101 you're gonna have to torrent it or something boss, as far as I know its not on UA-cam
I never tried it because alcohol and weed showed me I have a problem with moderation
good on you for realizing it then. Lots of us see the signs but decide to ignore them, thinking we'll outgrow those problems or we'll deal with them later.
@Darksoul Shawty life is so much better sober man, whatever hardship you're going through is only made worse with all the bs that comes from using.
Get a plan, focus on the day to day and you'll make it happen bro.
Good you know that about yourself
Glad you could realize it. I think moderation is the only reason im not addicted to weed
@Darksoul Shawty i feel that. I've tried different drugs and fave was lsd but i still always find myself buying weed
Man I miss Michael so much. He was such a good dude. Cared about people and brought that truth. RIP MKW
How surreal it must have been to be a part of a show about addiction while battling his own private addictions
This is why mental health is so damn important! If kids were taught emotion regulation, coping skills and real communication skills we wouldn’t have the drug problem we do today regardless of what’s on the market
media teaches em the exact opposite lol
I thought you were saying that because then this guy would have been able to identify having a panic attack and not a heart attack lol
naive
@@daegaskins3340 what do you mean?
I’d say the music industry plays an important role on that as well
Addiction is no joke . Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy
Facts bro. Addicted to m30s for a year now bro I need help bro
Ik i would👿
@@byronv823 get you some help my friend. Recovery is possible! I got clean 12/1/08. I’ll pray for you
@@aaronblackwell620 how man it’s so hard
@@Shaquille796 I went to a rehab facility for 15 days then started going to 12 step meetings when I got out and got a sponsor who helped me work the program. It’s a day at a time process. I had to cut all of my using friends out of my life. If I can get clean and stay clean, anyone can!
I'm going into rehab for the fourth time in 2 days and it's hard to combat problems in life I totally understand prayers to everyone suffering
RIP Michael Williams. Such a good actor and chill dude
Just heard the news of his passing. He was a great actor, RIP.
Rewatching all of this and the wire tonight, dude was a king
Its just sad he died from drugs too 💔 RIP to him, he was one of the greatest.
@@cassgreen5813 addiction, is a lifelong war with yourself. We don't live past 35.
Try try try try try try try
@@Anonymous_________ you can, but with this predetermined mindset of we don’t, you may not.
Be the person that says “I will live past 35 and this is how”
Crazy to see this video now. Rest in power Mike. Addiction is no joke
@ChangeUrmind so sad to hear that b strong for her and try to stride forward for her. You will be successful
@ChangeUrmind sorry to hear that. Condolences to you and family
Which one was mike
Same profile pic
@@isaiah_cordero2703 best pic u can have
I love you Michael. You got me through a lot.
R.I.P Michael 🙏🏾 Desto Salute🏁
R.I.P Michael, prayers go out to your family and others close to you… 😢😢
Lol
@@missedtap3159 how’s that funny?
Pour some lean 4 the homie
Damm rip
@@missedtap3159 grow up
Proud to say I've been clean from codeine for over 3 years
Same here stopped back in 2018 before my daughter was born
I'm from philly and I used to drink that in like 97 but I caught a addiction to xanax and been off that for 10 years now
Same I can’t find any
I almost died from pills and syrup in 2018 so that's why I went clean and honestly it felt good
God bless bro. That’s a tough fight
Addiction is a strange and terrible road. The worst hell is being smart enough to know your addicted but can't escape. The song "learn from this mistake" is how i personally feel sbout addiction.
Hardest thing with addiction for me was the fact thst one small Yes tramples a thousand big No's. And you're on square 1 again. Stay strong!
He was definitely a serious, yet kind-hearted soul! He gave his all and it showed throughout his talented career. His acting prowess was unmatched and you found yourself most interested and tuning into a program just because he was a part of it. Dude will be sorely missed!
@X5J9 this sounds stupid. There's cheaper comparable highs without all that lol
brodie type like this and think mfs believe he aint a white ass dude on the other side of the screen@@x5j94
This was moving. I feel for those affected by escapism and self medicating, he's right everyone does it so you can't judge everyone, you don't always know another man's struggle.
Best way I've ever heard anybody refer to addiction. Most people think people who use drugs for escapism are happy doing it. It's a disease that some are just weaker too. I'm almost 1 year clean of multiple drugs from opiates, benzos and heroin. I can't wait to hit that 1 year mark just to feel I've accomplished something. Escapism and self medicating go hand in hand and it's a shame. It's also a shame how most people view addicts and people suffering with mental health trying to self medicate. The world needs to be more open minded and less judgemental.
It’s so many variables…coping mechanisms . Even DNA . My mom is an addict so I never could experiment or try wild things . I’m aware genetically it’s there
yopu just saying this sht to make yourself feel like a princes....well newsflash, dont think you have real feelings when you feel for someone other than yourself. so next time i would talk about yourself, princes
"everyone does it" is just what junkies tell themselves to excuse their behavior.
@@the-man-who-bites-his-tongue what is a junkie... Angry karens use the word "junkie"
Another part that’s crazy about all of this is how weak codeine is compared to other available opioids. And especially when you have to drink so much other crap (promethazine, soda, all the fillers) to get the drug/effect.
People don’t realize that addiction happens with the *regularity* of use. People seem to think that if they don’t get absolutely wasted, that it’s not “that bad” or something, and this in turn makes it easier to decide to do it again. So while the risk of ODing right then and there from your first sip isn’t the same as a hot shot of heroin your first time, but it’s almost MORE sinister because of its subjective appearance (to the user) of not being as dramatic or fucked up, while actually being just as bad, if not worse, in terms of jump starting an addiction
codeine ain weak its jus diluted through yo whole drink n you dont need anything else its jus easier to drink it mixed than straight cough syrup
can confirm. frequency is more dangerous than intensity.
It's actually INCREDIBLY easy to make opium water. Literally boil and crush the poppy seed pods then filter it. I think this is basically what it LOOKS to be in the bottle. I know from recent dental surgery that codeine makes you keep going to sleep. Can't get anything done when you keep going to sleep
We get Co Codamol in the UK. Tablets with 7mg Codine 500 Paracetamol ( Acetominaphen).
That's the poison.
@@davidaston1644or up to 60mg codeine tablets on prescription 🇬🇧
I admire the eloquence and variety of languages of the two gentlemen at the beginning of the video.
Whenever I see this dude doing the interviews the first thing I hear in my head is, "Omar coming"
EDIT SINCE IT JUST HAPPENED
R.I.P mkw, you were a real one.
Only legends knew this
😅👍👍
Mans gotta have a code
If you come at the king you best not miss
Pretty sure dude is English. He’s doing the Omar b-more accent for this. Lmao
Having been there, my heart goes out to anyone trapped in the nightmare of opiate addiction. Just know this: getting right is a long process, don't ever stop trying. Once you get off that stuff it's easy, don't use it again.
I'm on day 3 been using heroin for 7 years Im really reyna get it right now I'm sick of what its done to my life
@@troyave9325 how's it going man?
@@troyave9325 ay bro proud of you man. how you doing?
@@troyave9325 how its going bro?? Hope u stay strong
bout 2 weeks witout oxy
You can see in Michael eyes that he felt it on a personal level.
You have to tell yourself when you are sober "the withdrawals, remember!" I repeat that to myself every so often. Never took lean but I was addicted to other substances
“i’ll probably be retiring soon…”
man, i hope so 😕
He means dying.
Yeah so if you want him to be no longer among the living… then ok!
At 36 pretty sure he been sayin yhat since 25💀
@@frankblangeard8865 😂😂😂😂 savage
Man this is breaking my heart. One of my closest friends recently started drinking lean and I begged him not to and offered help and recovery options and he refused. I pray to God that 1- he wakes up tomorrow and 2- when he does, that he sees it’s a huge ass mistake. I love that guy.
@@mangopedicure3621 are you okay?
@@bsings7928 clearly not.
Begging someone to stop doing drug isnt going to work. That dont do drugs bs marketing just makes people wanna do it.
@@65tallmax I actually work in the mental health industry, I promise I don’t just tell my friend “stop for me 🥺?” daily. I’m just not going to go in depth about those personal convos online
I assume he's either a fucked up junky or dead by now?
2:39 smoking a cigarette w lean on it as he talk about he don’t wana be sipping it 😂😂😂😂
I did lean almost everyday for about 7 months straight. Yeah wasn’t long but I was hooked. But now 4 years clean from Lean. Those withdrawals ain’t no joke.
This was a great series. RIP to Michael K. Williams.
didn't he OD on heroin ?
@@bloui1033he died of cancer
he saw all this and still was struggling with his own demons on addiction. RIP a Legend
i don't believe the story to this day
Bro the ending Rings so hard after he is gone!!! RIP brother!
michael k out here raising awarenesss, knowing he was addicted whole time, rip
Any addiction is sad and so difficult to beat and free yourself from. I’ve luckily made some permanent changes after many years but still have my issues with stuff.
It’s tough, very tough and you pretty much need to change your entire lifestyle to break an addiction. Where you go, who you interact with and what you do all have to change. I’d guess most people know they shouldn’t do what they’re doing but can’t commit to that complete change.
For everyone else fighting the battle. Be strong and remember what you’re fighting for!
I first saw Michael K Williams from The Wire like most ppl, but the more I've learned about him watching and reading content over the years just makes me have so much respect and appreciation for who he is and the rise he has had from what was once a very rough life. Really seems like a great person
My first movie that I saw from Michael K Willliams is Assassin's Creed that's all I know about him.
I told my dad about him passing away, he was making sure if it's the right person so my dad show me
the video on this. He said to me: You mean this actor? and I say yeah Michael K Williams then my dad was
sitting there with his hand on his head. He told me he was in other movies. RIP Michael K Williams.
Thank you Son, for your honesty. You really are saving lives here with your Truth. May God always bless you Sweetie. I am a Mother of 10, MeMaw of 22...and you are making a difference by speaking out about this serious danger.
Addiction is so tough prayers for everyone !
Imagine drinking this ish because your favorite rapper did, only to find out that your favorite rapper never drank it and your older and stuck on it. Don't follow the crowd
Exactly example like future he said he Never drinks it but raps that be does lol
P0&bkk
@@nicholasi8700 What?
The problem with impression. Rap has been considered a blueprint of life, not a fantasy product. Life and society is not going to continue if we live like we think rappers do. I'm not expert, but maybe the problem with father's not being in the picture is because we've made that a negative thing compared to getting more ladies. Or we blow up when we find a young girl sending sexts but have no problem promoting WAP. We just need to take more value in life, both in our own and others lives.
Then you need to be your own role model period.
The irony of Michael narrating about overdosing is out of this world.
Ironic? No
He was probably on it atthe time too. Probably why he did it. He was self aware he had a problem. It's too easy to get swept up in it.
Not really... you can tell this was really about his own demons. It's not just by chance.
@TheMrCaptainStfu thank you for sharing your story with the world.
@TheMrCaptainStfu Bruh wtf are you sippin on in 2021? Karo and fent kool aid? You legit can't find anything real anymore.
I’m Reading his book right now “ Scenes From My Life” . Rip Bro!
Noone can make you stop before you want to, but once you get to the point in your life where you want something else, hold on to that reason and move on to the next thing. Don't stay addicted when it stops being fun any more, and you feel its time to move on to the next phase in your life
You're all the way right. I tried stopping before I really wanted to, went to the clinic, got all setup with Suboxone, and relapsed the next day. Went back to the clinic the next week, completely over it and wanting to stop, got my next Suboxone script. I had cravings still, I thought it wasn't going to go away, wasn't possible, I would always want to do pills. By the 4th or 5th day, the cravings and depression totally went away. It is possible.
A couple of years ago I overdosed, twice, one of the times I was dead for a few minutes. I can't believe I ever got back on them. But I'm clean now, by sheer will.
May these wonderful men in this video find healing for their pain that they've adapted to with lean. 💓🙏
Appreciate your comment
Hit up @vestertripps on Instagram sells the best psychy products peeps. This bruh is dope asf with shrooms, dmt, lsd ,lean and others
@@pinvicetv5707 fake viceTV
*REST IN PEACE MIKE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A REAL ONE.*
Scary and Sad 😢 We have lost too many good people and loved ones to drugs in general. I personally don't believe there will Ever be a Real solution 💯 I'm a former addict myself and it takes alot of willpower. People have to WANT the change in their life.
How do people even like that feeling?!
Funny how they put desto in this video his clothing brand is called an awful lotta cough syrup lmao 🤣
looks like an older vid too cus he skinny
@@e90_rocco it is. This is from the show that was on vice, Black market with michael k Williams. It's at least a couple years old
Crazy how Michael was interviewing someone about drugs. Rest In Peace .
Damn. I feel like I'm going to cry hearing this.
The same withdrawal symptoms for Lean and pain pills and heroin all detox the same way.
Sick as hell for a week straight
I know so many young guys that have died in their sleep off of this. It put a lot of weight on them too before their heart gives up.
Last year I remember I sipped so much and smoked so much that day I had to keep on slapping my face to stay awake and the pains in ur liver are the worst
Doesnt sound enjoyable at all
It literally melts your brain
thanks omar
Exactly , this dude knows what a heart issue feels like ….
What he described honestly sounded more like a drug induced/provoked sleep disorder or illness/disease. Not a real heart attack. I’ve experienced this 500 times, none of which were heart attacks. I don’t think I’d be alive if they were! But I get it.
If you believe something is a heart attack, you will react like your life depends on it. He could’ve had a heart attack tho, but very doubtful this isn’t a rare thing for high intensity amounts of opioids. It’s quite common, for those with other problems in their lives. Both of us could be wrong tho. Both just anecdotal experiences and evidence.
I think he meant he felt his heart stopping and he was trynna pound it back on
Rip screw and fredo❤️ being from smithville aka screwville screw had a major impact on the community!
I had scary experience with codeine, first was when i passed out after drinking a mix of neocodion cough syrup i think i stopped breathing for a bit and i was alone, second was when i extracted from pills i had a very relaxing and euphoric effect all night but i had a very bad comedown when trying to sleep, i had weird closed eyes hallucinations too like a nightmare but awake at the same time, third is after that night, i had very BAD craving for an entire month, i couldn't look at a pharmacy like i was going to loose control and buy codeine. Its been made regulated since a 18 girl died here, so that's better we can't buy it like candy. My addiction is kratom now..
Well instead of planning your next high.. plan to quit if you you are serious about not wanting to do anything.
Glad to hear they regulated an over the counter medicine because of abuse..
All naturally occurring drugs should be legal.
Michael K is sitting there going through his own life experiences in his mind as the guy explains the addiction related to sipping lean.
“I was put on this earth to sell juice “
37 sipping but don’t want to be 49 sipping lol. He already is 40 sippin.
Lmaooooo
After 30 years old your stuck doing what your doing
Lmfao
@@josuebrown6001 lol that isn't true at all. I know a guy who got off opiates at 79 years old and he's been sober now 5 years
No he's 37
I wish those were longer
Kankan need to see this
Man, I live in Houston and the lean addiction really ain’t no joke. I’ve seen people who look straight up cracked out bc they can’t afford a bottle rn or they haven’t sipped in a couple days and they’re a wreck. Bottles are all over the places down here it’s wild
It gives the worst nightmares and makes you tired, I dont understand how people enjoy it
@@dogood2023 cus a lot of mf sipping fent juice 🤡 I just finished 11 lines of tris and feel fine 😂
@@wokski4l325 what does that even mean
@@dogood2023 well fent juice is what you call fake lean and lot of people get fake lean especially if they buying like $300 wok pints 😂
@@wokski4l325 oh ok
My condolences to the family. He was a awesome actor
Rest in peace big Mike. I didn't even know you had passed until 5 minutes ago and I'm a fan. You left your imprint on history. 🙏
Nice report, this short heard the cry from the streets
i strongly recommend him he's trustworthy he ship to any location man he got all kinds of psychedelic product stuff's
They're on INSTAGRAM
Trip_world1
rewatching this really makes me sad even that ending…
I would like to see a full length version of this on YT....
Michael i always respected as a actor and a person. Rest in peace ✌ 🙏.
R.I.P. Michael Williams. I really wish you had listened to what those guys were saying about their addictions. You still might be here.
You sip it the first time to be cool, then you're hooked, and once you're hooked, you start spending your bread on it.
*Cameraman proceeds to focus on the blunt*
It’s crazy that he interviewed other ppl about overdose and addiction, now loosing his life to his own demons🙏🏽
The beginning of the video is deep
nice trailer whens the full thing out?
As soon as I heard about his death this came to my mind. I will forever remember this legend
Wow, after like 3 years they finally release the part of them talking about the bad side. This video with Desto Dubb was recorded hella long ago
He be looking hella sick in this video. Haven’t seen him on no jumper in a long time.
@@z7a0c7k destos brand going crazy he hella rich now he don’t need no jumper lmao
I was wondering why they're doing a lean piece in 2021 when that whole market has shifted.
Michael was one of the greatest characters on Boardwalk Empire, great guy!
Damn that ending hit deep , I do drugs everyday too and can’t stop
Fun fact : you pay 250 a line when the pharmacy pays $5 a brick and that’s for tris…
Fun fact you couldn’t run and operate a pharmacy or even pay a pharmacist for 2 hours with your $245 difference. Obvious fact, everything in a store is bought for less than it’s sold to you.
Lmao talkin bout a $245 difference. 250x16= $4000 minus the $5 . My local Walgreens got a wall full of pro w Codeine. $3,995 profit per bottle (16lines) . Add that with all the other narcotics n tell me pharm companies ain’t boomin? Sit yo dumb ass down 🤡
We had boys that had Insurance going to the doc so we could get that script for $12 lol
I can get a pint for 400
It’s less then 5$ a brick because it’s 32$ a case of 12 bricks
Rip I can’t believe he had a series like this and died from a O.D
Why can't you believe? I'm pretty sure he was a heroin addict when he was younger he admitted that
Damn it’s sad cuz he had all those drugs around him
I miss Michael so much.
Damn that was informative….
0:11 bruh they got Desto Dubb🔥😂
That’s an awwwwwful lotta cough syrup
RIP A LEGEND MICHAEL K WILLIAMS🕊🕊
Rest In Peace to Michael K 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Definitely a "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" situation. But people are stressed and are looking for an escape. Real sad
Still can't believe he's gone 💔
yo i love your Cats Under the Stars avatar bro. Just got done doing a 5 date run with Dead and Company last week starting in Philly. My first show was Phil and Friends in 2002 at the good ol age of 14! been on the bus ever since
Desto dubb doing so good now.
Fr he sure is
RIP MKW. Truly beautiful human being.
This Hits hard I just bought my last bottle today... It's not worth the B.S. anymore. R.I.P Homey
Damn, michael was doing this, secretly fighting addiction. Rest easy, Michael..
That one guy talking about how your heart starts pumping fast and that’s all you focus on… it is scary and eventful.
Desto dubbb‼️💪🏾💪🏾
A life well lived but cut short...🙏🏾👊🏿
It's diet SMACK.If anyone says it's better or not the same as heroin is kidding themselves
liquid heroin
Yeah 100 times weaker then boy
have you even sipped or done heroin to know what you're talking about? Cus there's actually a huge difference in strength. MFs out here really saying CODEINE is the same as H lol
hahah not even close to heroin
@@astronaut8086 heroin is much much worse I agree
Don't do drugs kids... It ain't glamorous and you'll lose yourself and everything you love...
Not all drugs, just the bad ones.
I would even apply that to drinking it will mess up your life or take it.
@@Jesus.X Agreed
@@Jesus.X very true
All drugs -will- eventually backstab you with enough time
Imagine having to hang out with these guys for a day or two. Your anxiety level would be through the roof!
I’ll refer you to this online mate online I bought some grams of NN DMT lsd shrooms Adderal lean chocolate bars Xanax and other psychedelic stuffs and he also ship discreetly to any location