Elvis: His Doctor Speaks Out (1983) - From My VHS Tapes
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2018
- Not long after his acquittal on criminal charges of overprescribing powerful medications to Elvis Presley and several others, Dr. George Nichopoulos sat down for an exclusive interview with CNN's Peter Arnett.
This is Dr. Nick's candid telling of his story. Also appearing in the program were George Klein and Billy Smith, who reminisce with Dr. Nick and Peter Arnett at a table next to the Graceland swimming pool. - Розваги
As a life long Elvis fan I always thought Dr. Nick got a bad rap. He was trying to help a addict. Elvis was a awesome entertainer a legend. He was so far gone I really don’t think anything could have been done to save him from himself. Rip Elvis you can rest forever. You will not be forgotten.
Despite this, my love for Elvis will remain, he was a good man who got caught in that world.
Elvis ran from the “CALL of GOD” on his life period.
His lifestyle was one of rebellion ,and guilt..and it all turned into a cesspool-of-drugs, plus excessive behavior.
Satan destroys period.His goal was to kill off Elvis as he was the Master of Elvis choice.
This is the reason he kept going back to singing Gospel Songs. He was trying to find 🎵”””PEACE OF MIND”” very song he sang..Going to the Chapel 💒
Elvis was truly Tormented➡️ Please read about the--First King 🤴 of Israel 🇮🇱 named SAUL.
Same here 😊❤
A drug addict is not a bad person.
It's a person making bad choices.
A good man? He cheated on his wife and girlfriends all day long. Told them to their face he loved them and had a side piece in the bedroom next door. He had no respect for women. He knew the drugs were a problem and he refused to face the problem.
Elvis could just stand silent on a stage and I would still applaud him LOUDLY just for the many kindnesses he extended to others….even to strangers. ☑️ ❣️ ❤️.
Elvis was a humble and caring man .who gave away gifts all the time .he.was the kindest man ever he was lost.without his mother gladys ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I feel so sad for Elvis, he was so broken after losing his mother and he clearly had depression too toward the end of his life but who knows he probably had it far longer than that and didn’t know how to cope, I wish he had gotten himself some help he deserved that much. Reading about him more and more and I just can’t help but love him terribly, too bad I was born late:(
Depression is genetic. Gladys suffered severe depression and drank to cope with it, which is what killed her because she had liver disease which was related to alcohol use. My mother and her siblings all suffered from it, drank excessively and died young. My siblings all younger than I died before age 50(as did my mother and her siblings) I've suffered from depression my whole life, but didn't go that route of drinking and drugs, but it's a fight everyday. I'm 73 now and consider myself fortunate.
Please look "Elvis and Head trauma". It is an enlightening read.
I too was born to late
Why? Because you would have been the one to “save” him and love him out of it. Lol. Jk. But women really do seem to pursue the broken men. Like finding a lost puppy. They always want to be the one to “fix” and try to change a man.
Elvis cared for others more than himself, it should have been his family's duty to insist on rehab, his twit father instead spent his time sucking up to Parker.
No one will ever replace him he was fantastic
There’s so much to his story. The hardest thing is to have the world at your feet; it makes you vulnerable and insecure. Many have gone down this path, sadly. His legacy lives on. RIP Elvis.
He did not in 1977...his half sister spoke out...Elvis brother was burried
Bullshit the man died. Let the man rest. Elvis died 77.
Elvis was born gifted.
Insomnia and anxiety are horrible to deal with. A down fall for all walks of life. .
Christian Debasio absolutely
Been in that state for 1 1/2 yrs, getting tired. Have lost nearly all with no hope in sight. I'll die sooner or later, its inevitable.
@@theseeker1237 I'm also suffering from insomnia and other illness for many years.its terrible.
@@theseeker1237 please don't give up. Today is not like 30 - 40 years ago.
There is much more hope. I'm 61 years old and yet haven't given up
theseeker123 Please don’t lose hope. As one door closes, another one opens. There is always hope.
The last years of his life were so tragic. What a beautiful man it all ended badly for.
I'm the biggest fan of the greatest entertainer of all time Elvis, saw him in Atlanta in 1972 I was only 9. I'm a trauma doc for 43 years and all Elvis fans have to understand that in the 70s there was no addition treatment like today. Dr. N and people around Elvis tried to stop him even to the point of a interview and book. Yes it still makes me sad today after all these years, because he was a great person who got lost in who he was. He had a hard time with divorce, career, age, and borden. Nobody is to blame when your Elvis you did not walk his shoes. I will say there were so many warnings before he died, but here we are, sad
Luck you got to see him
Dr Nick? He's deceased now. Do you honestly think as a medical doctor that Dr Nick can be exonerated for reckless prescribing to his celebrity client? A quote attributed to John Lennon is apt: the king is always killed by his minions.
Elvis has sold 5 billion record worldwide the bigest single selling artist of all time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince, all that talent gone in the blink of an eye.
We need to forget about Michael Jackson he was just a weirdo
I will always love him no matter what they say.
Nobody can help someone who won't help themselves. This doctor tried everything in the book to help Elvis. People judge things that they know nothing about. Elvis was still the best performer to ever entertain.
Did you not see the interview where he was questioned as to WHY he prescribed so much medication to Elvis when the pharmacist records were looked at???!! Just because he asked for it doesn't mean he should give it to him, if he cared about his patient he would have sat down with Elvis's family n voiced his concern n suggested rehab. Alot of ppl have gotten over their addiction...sadly as I've stated above Elvis was pushed to perform when he needed rest by his manager n Nick helped him drive Elvis to his death. Whether you accept that or not is your decision. VERNON was wrong to allow it n so was Priscilla, everyone complained of his addiction but no one did anything to change it, his Memphis Mafia friends knew this but they did not have authority to have anything done.
@@shirleyminassian1547 Rehab wasn't so common or used much in the 70's. I was there.
@@deborahstevens9763 OK, I didn't know.
Bull shit he's guilty
This Dr is no good giving pills to Elvis he didn't care at all just money prescribing pills to Elvis getting him hooked on pills this Dr is a fake and a liar I'm ashamed he's Greek because I'm Greek what a dame shame I'm glad he lost his license he killed God now's how many.
Elvis loved being Elvis but I don't think he ever forgot where he came from and lived his life showing it. That's why there'll never be anyone like him.
I loved him then I love him still, I can’t stand that he’s gone, I’ll see him in heaven.
It's an enormous pleasure and privilege to be able to see this historical broadcast. A treasure to all the Elvis fans around the world. Thank you very much for sharing it.
Let him rest in peace the man can't defend himself now.
Would be so great to know 100% truth. But will never happen it is each person's story. We have to accept, deny or just keep reading and watching.
Yeah really. Let him rest in peace. 18:49
Elvis still making payroll even in death... RIP
He is. So sad.
It sure is sad to the end of time they'll make money off of Elvis until the end of time. Come at the same time part of times
Regardless of what they may say, no one will ever replace Him. Elvis Lives.
Yes elvis lives and i love his music i beleave doctors killed him cause from what i understand it was a darn heartatack. It was a accidentley over dose cause my stepmom before she died she showed me the original obitcairys. About when he died i was born july3'1977
Such a wonderful Elvis He was.💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
You are so right! No one will ever fill his amazing shoes. I miss him every single day. ❤️
@@pambb5743, I miss Him since 44 years, but We share Our Elvis memories. Blessings from 🇩🇪❤️🌼❤️🌼❤️🌼❤️🌼❤️
If you all want to know what really happened to Elvis. People said it was drugs. It wasn’t all drugs. He had 4 uncles and his mom who died in their 40s. Read the book DESTINED TO DIE YOUNG.
By Sally Hooedel
Elvis was a very vernable a Humble human being w a heart of Gold.
@12T90 LSD25 is there any need for such a rude comment
“There’s only one King…”. Elvis responding to his fans screaming he is the king at his concert, “and I’m not it.” God bless him forever. He was so humble.
So humble he threatened and cut people off that didn’t give him what he wanted or wanted a life of their own outside his employ or wouldn’t take the drugs with him.
@@NailHeavenAshfordBut wait.
Elvis was an addict.
What else would you expect from a drug addict in tws of behavior?
When he was NOT on drugs Elvis was a real cool guy who helped alot of people.
Obviously the drugs made him act crazy.
Thats why he went crazy when he threatened to fire people who did not give him the drugs.
But all drug addicts are like that.
Thats perfectly predictable behavior.
In fact, it would be strange if Elvis did NOT act crazy given the amount of drugs he was on.
Elvis Presley took care of everyone but himself he was just like that he wanted to see everyone happy a gave so much of himself to follow through that dream too bad he died a left us so young.
Elvis is dearly missed and loved by so many Rest In Peace
he and his friends left God out. he wasn't faithful in marriage... many other things went to the bad.
God bless Elvis. He was an great human man and have a great heart. Wonderful Elvis forever.
God did bless Elvis he blessed him with dying alone on a cold bathroom floor with his naked ass in the air
Money didn't change the man. He remained who he was. Big mistake to remove yourself from everything ...but who am I to judge. His crew should have had an intervention. We all loved this man... and will never stop missing him.
Elvis was a prisoner of his own fame, just like Michael Jackson. They retreat to drugs and alcohol to ease their emotional suffering, and always pay the price.
His crew did all they could--they couldn't force him to do anything...
Same here i wasent born yet i was born july3'1977
Any man who leaves this world with gentle disposition may consider his time well-spent.
Elvis was too kind for the people around him...
He was very kind.But what is to kind.Kind enough he let other people take controll of him?
@@DanneyTanner They didn't control him. He lost control of himself.
The exemption was when he karate kickin
yulp
....ELVIS was evil, he wasn't kind at all.
In '73 and Elvis is STARTING to dye his hair? lol. Elvis had been dying his hair since nearly the beginning.
Yes yes yes you know, small brake of communication, we know but this is great to hear about, anything about elvis is great it’s been nearly 50 years soon it’ll be 60 then like the last war no one will be alive who knew elvis
Yes he always dyed his hair. Some thing wrong with this guy
What do u expect from Clown News Network 😅🤣😂
Yes, it was in the late 50's that Elvis started dying his hair cause he liked the look better...
@@cynthiakutra2255 his mom had black hair , so he dyed it black.
No matter what he did for whatever reason, depression and anxiety on his life , I would love his great talent and the kind and caring man who gave alot to others !! The man was a talented entertainer this world will ever know!!
Burnt out trying to perform and please everyone ,there will never be another Elvis
He was burnt out from the drugs and had diet not from Performing. Performing actually gave him energy and a reason to live.
It's sad, no one truly helped him including tom parker, not letting elvis spread his wings further in the world to tour etc
That horrible Colonel Tom Parker took 50% of Elvis' royalties. I believe the norm is around 11%. Fifty percent is robbery!
Tom Parker was an illegal... The reason he didn't allow Elvis to go abroad. Parker was able to remain very wealthy w/o allowing Elvis to leave America. We all know what a blood sucker Parker was.
@@Floridafanatic28
Acording to Sony West, The Colonel did take care of Elvis, but in the end Elvis was so addicted to drugs, he would listen to nobody, that's why he fired most of the Memphis mafia
After the 68 come back special he could of done anything he wanted artistically but Tom Parker had him at vagus doing the same old thing night after night....
Tom Parker was out for himself and put Elvis in an early grave period..he was a POS
You can tell he's taking his time to answer, because he doesn't want to make a mistake in what might incriminate himself
yep
Yes
@@TruthSeekr2662 I never heard anything so ridiculous in my life. I didn't know they could inject drugs into pins they stuck in you. My dog had acupuncture. Just straight needles or pins, whatever it is. No substance was put in them.
@@TruthSeekr2662 Exactly.
The only people slandering this doctor is his obsessive, whacked out, psychotic idolizing fans. Elvis own family defend this man.
Elvis was such a Good man! He cared about everyone! I wish I could have seen him in person, but I was too young! God Bless his family and Friends!! Love to Elvis!!♥️
If only he loved him self the way we all love him!
Elvis, I love you and I'll never stop mourning you.
I still hold Parker for getting him so addicted.
That's why Elvis is dead everyone always blamed everyone but the one responsible Elvis himself
I'll never stop loving him either. This doctor could of bought him down slowly......
@@jessieb9384 Elvis was sick. Those who enabled him, presumably, were of sound mind. That means the responsibility goes to THEM, not to the man dying in plain view in slow motion. THEY went to the pharmacy. THEY delivered drugs to him. The "DOCTOR" arranged numbered "packets"... cocktails of up to five potent drugs to all be taken at once, scheduled out across the day. His own aunt brought him one of the packets that killed him. Elvis depended on other people. Maybe if one or two bodyguards tries to intervene, they get fired. If EVERYONE intervened, well, he can't fire them all, now can he? These people keep hiding under the claim that Elvis didn't take no for an answer. Well, tough shit. Do the right thing anyway. If the entire family and entire crew intervene, what's he going to do? They all saw what was happening and unlike Elvis, THEY were not powerless to stop it. Watch his last recorded concert. He can hardly speak. He can hardly move. He's incoherent. He speaks in tongues at one point. He's dying before their very eyes and his father does nothing. His crew do nothing but take the money. And the rat bastard doctor enabled him. Poisoned him. Elvis had no control over his actions at that time. Shame on the lot of them.
@@cerriberry6835 It was the 70's. There was no shortage of doctors willing to prescribe drugs. If Elvis couldn't get them from one doctor he'd get hem from another.
Unethical for a Dr. to take cars, loans, Holliday’s homes from a Patient. However this is exactly what this doctor did. And that’s why he was writing prescriptions for Elvis.
So what.
And Elvis played into it! Did you know Elvis was looking into buying a Pharmacy! And always had a PDR Book with him. He had so many pills on him when he walked he sounded like Santa Claus. But I still love the man.
Elvis was getting prescriptions from Vegas and California too. Cant place all the blame on Nick. They didnt have computer systems back then to let doctors and pharmacist know if a patient had been doctor shopping, like they can now.
If this doctor was truly Elvis's friend, he would've insisted that Elvis be under the care of a doctor with strictly a professional interest in Elvis.
Erica, you are 100% correct. This "doctor" claiming to be helping Elvis wrote prescriptions for no less than 10,000 pills in the year 1977 alone. He finally did lose his license in 1993, but it should have been done many years before. Real physicians that have their patients true health and well being in mind do NOT do all of the things you mentioned. Truly unethical saying the very least.
Elvis had a heart of gold and lots of people used him as well as the Dr prescribing all those meds that caused all the health problems that took his life. So sad and he will always be The King Of Rock !! Elvis lives on!!
They didnt cause all his health problems. His major problems were inherited from Gladys. Like his heart enlargement and his bad liver. I will say the drugs are what caused all his intestinal problems though. Opiates clog you up.
Elvis wanted them Elvis got what he wanted
true... they all had to make money out of Elvis in any shady way...
@@thomasandersen2938
It was illegal and he wasn’t just doing it for Elvis!!!
I totally agree with you.
It was Colonel Parker and Elvis’ own kindness that killed him. He was putting out 4 albums per year, doing 4 shows per day sometimes, and putting out several other singles and TV specials. The only reason he had to do this was because he had too many people in his entourage and he spent all of his money on cars, houses, etc. for the people around him. So he didn’t have any choice but to work himself to death and he was also pressured by Parker to do more and more shows because he had a serious gambling problem and got 50% of everything they made. They told him to take a long break and fire all of those people and he replied “I can’t, I’ve got too many people on my payroll that depend on me.” Look at the movie years, he was perfectly healthy because he had some short periods of time to rest and making movies aren’t as demanding as touring all the time. If he was financially able to tour and do what he wanted to do, he would probably still be alive today.
kevin i agree 100 per cent with what you said //
Or if Colonel Tom was in a piece of garbage that couldn't go out of this country because he was in a legal trashcan of the human being like we are suffering nowadays would be scum coming through the southern border of our country, same trash can human beings that will do whatever it takes to make their lives better while our lives suffer because they want something for nothing instead of doing it the honest way
I tell anyone getting in to entertainment it’s dangerous to only have people around you whose ability to eat is based upon your success. He had absolutely no one around him who truly cared about him. It’s so sad and every time I see videos of his entourage and people who worked with him still alive I am angered that they are still here and only Elvis body of work survives him.
They kept on using him till they used him up.DR Nick was the 😈in disguise.
Actually after hearing about everything, while the Colonel didn't make his life any easier, I think Elvis ultimately did it to himself. Fame went to his head and he had a temper that nobody wanted to cross. I don't think the Colonel is exactly responsible anymore, the doctor doesn't seem to be lying her and it adds up to information that I've gotten about his death. Elvis did seem to go behind this doctor's back to get drugs the night he died. He got a package from his stepbrother, from Nick his doctor but also had his stepbrother go to a pharmacy earlier that day to get pills then he had his aunt call up the doctor's secretary to get medication. She was reluctant to but eventually gave in giving him a smaller dose. Before that Elvis had tried to call for his stepbrother again but he had disappeared. I speculate that his stepbrother didn't want to face him again. So he made himself scarce. Anyways Elvis' lifestyle was awful. He would call people up early hours of the morning to play racquetball and do other things then down pills to get to sleep. He was also taking pain killers so I wonder if he took them for real pain or for emotional and drug abuse reasons. He was actually known to get extremely nervous before shows so there could have been drug abuse to calm himself down for that reason. I do agree with you though that he was surrounded by "yes men" who would just go along with anything his did because they were financially supported by him. That's evident with everyone agreeing to his absurd demands during the early hours of the morning. I don't care who you think you are, that's messed up and someone needed to tell him no, it's 2am, go to bed.
I have anxiety and insomnia. For years now. Let me tell you I'd sometimes feel like takeing anything to get some relief. I can't work but at least lm home and can cope.
Poor man. I don't know how he did it for so many yearsif he didn't take opiets. Thus addiction .Pain comes from your body being just unable to cope . Why people don't have empathy towards him . I just can't understand. Elvis needed help way back in the early 1960's. But back then Doctors gave patients opiets , sleeping pills like candy. Not today. Things changed. Mid 1970's Elvis was a Zombie, basically . His demise was his insomnia and anxiety.
Ornella Barbaro you’re right. Also overworked and under appreciated by those around him
Elvis sang a song that fits so we'll..... WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES.....MOST PEOPLE TODAY JUST LOVE TO PUT PEOPLE DOWN BY SLAPPING A LABEL ON THEM!!! Like drug addict!!! Especially Doctors.... Personally I believe that they have there head stuck so far up there on Ass that they can't pull it out!!!!! I have 2 chronic pain conditions, which makes each day a living hell. Pain Management Doctors are just plain Dumb Asses.All they focus on is addiction!!!!! So much that they won't order strong enough pain medicine to help me!!!!! I believe that if they had to walk in my shoes for just 5 minutes they understand things clearly!!!! AND BE MUCH BETTER HELPING PATIENT'S ... THIS IS THE WORST WAY TO HAVE TO LIVE!!!! LIFE!! TRUST ME!!!THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME GOING IS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS!!!!!!
So right👍
I've been having anxiety and depressions for 28 year now. And I don't judge anyone, not even Elvis, for doing whatever sometimes just to get through the day.
Elvis Presley was a soft humble loving man ,,,,,people used.
So basically he was weak?
Elvis used that's what killed him
Elvis got lost after his mom died he was never the same again.
I know how he felt. 😢
Sandra Miller his mother was taking Valium for all the stress of Elvis fame and she was a heavy drinker as well , she was worried for Elvis poor woman died from the stress of it all !
totally agree with you on that one
And after his divorce he was done as far as he was concerned..blessing
David Mortimer She couldn’t have taken Valium. It wasn’t on the market til the 60’s. She died in 58. 🤔
Elvis, didnt know how to cope without his mama..She passed, and Elvis went into a deep depression, and everyone knew it, but nobody helped him..He was a great man..Hardship kills..
Excellent point :)
When his Mama died, and then when he and Priscilla split, he really appeared to go downhill.
Yes Priscilla leaving was the last straw for him unfortunately..just sad
Alice Devens : Do you know what Gladys Presley died from? Heart failure on August 14, 1958.
Alice Devens : How about ‘Hearbreak’. Instead of ‘’Hardship’?
So slowly I can not hear this, "Why is Elvis Died" .. I am now since 1969 Elvis fan, and I still like to hear his music today. Elvis was a human, just like you and me. With good sides and bad. "I'm looking for a guilty one, why Elvis died so early"? Start with Elvis ..! Elvis was responsible for his life. If someone could help him, then only Elvis himself! His music and films will never be forgotten. For his private life, he has the responsibility. Elvis R.I.P.
Manfred G I Agree on most you write but as he Said its hard to live up to an image and he was a sensitiv man in many ways...He May or not have who knows ?
As I see it his fans killed him they dident see the human being and still judging so many years after
@@misdina56
Absolutely right! Elvis was too good a person in the heart. But I have never been in his shoes. "Maybe that's a good thing" ... The fans should rather honor his music. Like Elvis, I am also a Capricorn born. 10. January. When I was 42, Married and with my wife 25 wedding anniversary in May 2019. I can only say. Elvis, it's a shame you did not see your daughter grow up and your grandchildren say grandpa. "Priceless the gift"!
Manfred G Yea its sad he had to go... but i enjoy his Music and voice every Day ... listen to interviews from his early start he was a Happy and humble man ... and worked his behind of too many concerts and movies ... but then again he was Music ... if he only knew the impact he still have ... thinking of he never believed in staying at the top.
The last duet Lisa Marie made she finaly let her voice go and dident bother to Sound like her father and yet a lot of ppl judge her too and that goes for Pricilla No matter what she is trying to do.
Ppl are so judgemental in all matters concerning The Presley’s as if they own them ... thats sad really sad
I get that Elvis was responsible for his life, but if you are an addict, are in complete denial of addiction, don't know who to trust anyone, sometimes you can't ask for help.
All these people needed Elvis...He paid their salary ... They all needed Elvis
ITS SUCH A SHAME HE SEEMED SO SAD AND LONELY ALL THE TIME !!! RIP 💙E💙L💙V💙I💙S YOUR STILL THE BEST IN ALL THE WORLD 🌎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Where was he sad and lonely? He was surrounded by family and friends all day all night. Not sure where u say he was sad as well?
Billy Smith was the loyalist cousin and friend and he loved Elvis and still does👍
Yes Billi was the closest to Elvis. Elvis loved him and then after Elvis passed away Percilla did not raise Lisa Marie around Billi I’m sure that Would have broken Elvis his heart he loved his family very selfish of Purcella
@@karenlippard3688 I read that's because Billy participated in the book What happened Elvis, They Sold their souls for rock n and other interviews. Lisa was mad at everyone that wrote tell all books and gave interviews and I don't blame her. I would feel the same way.
All I can say is I wish he was alive. I think he would have to change his life, go through a pause loose weight and stop all the drugs. I can not understand why such an incredible person who brought such love and happiness to so many people was not helped seriously by a doctor. He should still be alive today.God Bless.
I think his "friends" were more responsible cause by that time he was addicted already and a big star like that will demand what he wants
💯 % you would think there would have been 1 person in his life who insisted he gets pulled away n help him look after his health. .sad really.
He probably would have died early just like his mother (and now daughter). He was a simple country man who ate lots of fried foods that were bad for his heart, along with the drugs and grinding work life. The Presleys were hillbillies, like the fictional Clampetts, who made it big too fast. Parker used him for every dollar he could squeeze. His hillbilly mafia were too selfish to wake him up from his nightmare. I think he was tired of living. His soul is at rest, along with other family who've passed.
@@shirleyminassian1547 Priscilla was the only one who could have done that, and she walked away to become her own person.
@@plezurluvr I totally agree with you, word for word.
He is the most generous and genuined person on earth
Real friendship isn't sold out for MONEY.
There were no rehabs then. No Betty Ford centers. If there had been, he might have lived a long life. Sad.
Elvis was stubborn to. People around tried helping him. That why his wife divorced him.
He was a doctor jumper, but the doctor and fame killed him.
If his Mother died before he was famous, he would not been famous.
That damn , manager of him killed him to.
We fans smother famous people to. They are like anyone else with childhood trauma, then put fame on it.
He was a prisoner of his own home by his fans.
Elvis had a choice to leave it all, but the manager theaten him.
You take musician 's music away, you kill that person to.
Millions is dying under Narcissistic doctors. Just as Elvis did.
We need Cannabis legalize to help heal and break this cycle.
@Artemis Fowl You are full of shit, not one word you said is true, Elvis died as a result of his addiction and lifestyle and it caught up with him the last 10 yrs of his life. Read his medical records and autopsy reports that have been released. He had significant atherosclerosis in his coronary vessels, aorta, and cerebral arteries. His heart was twice the normal size due to high blood pressure. He had an antitrypsin deficiency, which is a rare genetic condition that causes emphysema. His autopsy copy lists 10 different drugs in his serum-including the metabolite of diazepam (Valium)- methaqualone, phenobarbital, ethchlorvynol, and ethinamate. Codeine was present at a level approximately 10 times those concentrations found therapeutically. The autopsy also lists his weight at 350 pounds. Cortisol blood tests indicated adrenal insufficiency due to excess cortisone administration. He had a gastric, bleeding ulcer and hepatitis that his physicians also believed were related to excess cortisone. He was not only receiving meperidine from a physician, but he had also been using many abusable drugs. He was given methadone to withdraw from the opioids and suppress withdrawal symptoms. He overdosed 4 times, he was resuscitated 3 of those times. His drug abuse led to falls, head trauma, and overdoses that damaged his brain. At the time he died, he was essentially non-functional and required constant nursing care. The colon problem you mentioned was "Megacolon" due to laxative abuse, caused by drug abuse. The man was a mess of his own making.
Yes. Sure. Betty Ford Center..... ✔️✔️✔️
He could have gone to the VA if he really wanted help. Elvis was in denial that he had a problem like most addicts. IF he had gone for a checkup, they may have been able to do something about his enlarged heart. His high blood pressure didn't help either. And he was battling Glaucoma too. The man needed to take a break and get himself back into shape.
He was taken to rehab to dry out twice he knew what he was doing and didn't care
Yes it is , I have been treated for this all of my life. You become so exhausted that you would almost certainly take anything just for a couple hours of rest.
Amen...me to
i couldn't go to sleep for about 3 years unless i passed out. I went to a church meeting with some guy and that night i did't have a sleeping problem anymore. Nevertheless, i relapsed about a year later. Finally recovered some years later and have over forty years sobriety now.
@@hesedken God bless you man and congratulations for your recovery and the strength you showed to get where you are, I understand completely how it feels to need a substance to get up, and a substance to get down. And anyone who hasn't lived that life could never understand just how crazy and overwhelming everything seems, it's no excuse for those who are that off, but knowing where they come from definitely makes you feel a bit of sympathy for those who have it bad and cannot get the monkey off of their back. 3 years 8 months clean, I'll never go back, I never want to go back. Good luck and continue the great work
He never had a real life. He had to disguise him self and go out for a drink . No normal life. Such a good man. ELVIS you are the best.
Elvis was a troubled human that was incredibly talented beyond all others.
Yes true super human 👏
@@stephenfoster6020 very talented super human like super man. Superman like Elvis had his weakness. Superman was criptinite, Elvis was p..sy and pills. Both are legends throughout the ages. In my opinion.
This man was so generous,anybody who really knew him talked of his generosity an kindness of course he had his faults but so do we all.i believe God gave him this unbelievable talent.,He just had it all Gorgeous , personality,an could sing anything an do it better than anybody...... .
0:27 Elvis was dying his hair all the way back to the 1950s. His real hair color was sandy blonde, not black. He felt the darker hair color looked better on him.
It sure did! What a sex bomb🤣🤣❤❤❤
mjanovec, in the 60s, it became fashionable. Pricilla, such small girl had to wear great big black wigs on her head to please him. And her eye lashes were thick with black mascara. All film stars wear black eye lining.
Looked better on stag... u are the only one that said the truth😎
Why bother with an irrelevant comment like that?
He wasn't wrong.
ELVIS HAD LIGHT HAIR ALMOST BLONDE he started dying it cuz it stood out better on stag then became an Icon an side burns....gorgeous man🕺
Loved the dr Nick interview. Thanks for sharing.
We all have flaws!!!! All of us do!!! Sometimes life is hard to navigate. I'm not saying he was perfect. But he's gone now. Why not just remember the goodness that far out weighed the bad?????
There will never be anybody like elvis again.he was a geniuse just a wonerfal man
God gave this man nearly everything, bar a long life. However in this short life ELVIS, managed to touch hundreds of millions of people, and they chose to believe that he is forever IMMORTAL. IN life every person is capable of both greatness, as well as human weakness. That's exactly who ELVIS WAS, IS, AND SHALL FOREVER REMAIN.💔💔💔💔💔💔💔Long Live The KING!!!!
His unkind manager according to documentary reviewed, gambled much of Elvis finances, the night of August 15th, '77 before his last appearance he told his hair dresser that "the only important thing was that he was on the stage, nothing else matters". Parker went bank rupt and needed to cash in on El doing a show by the next night knowing that he was not in the right condition. He'd fallen and hurt his ankle, could barely move, he was doped up on pills so much that a Dr Nick dunked his head in ice cold water to revive him the night of or before concert. When he was alive, they should have given this man thourough and proper treatment, cancel out any upcoming tour demands for health reasons. Overall health is what matters, not material fortune and fame. He loved the garden that his hairdresser lead him to, on one signage description read in the garden "everything else can wait..."
Parker was an out and out parasite.
I am a recovering addict...I have over 6 years of sobriety..This all sounds too familiar...He was an addict....A to Z..He had the $ to surround himself with nothing but "Yes"people...It is a casualty of this business and Elvis is by no means the only one...The tempers,the sneaking off and Dr.Shopping is all conducive to an addicts life..He was addicted to food,sex and drugs...It started in the 1950s when he had to make movie after movie..He was given speed and would take sleeping pills to wear off the speed...This never stopped for his career..Sure there were pockets of sobriety,but he always fell back to using..And if you want to know about Dr.Nickopolous,read any book written by the Memphis mafia,any of them..
My dad was exactly like him…. He started drugs the same way actually. Speed to stay away for working a lot.
Suppose is true we have to accept that he’s not first won’t be the last.
No matter what we miss you Elvis so much ❤️🌸
He mighta had a rough ending but Elvis sure had a lotta fun and was a cool dude.my kinda guy ..one singer I’ll always dig!.had a lotta soul …
I wonder if Elvis ever realized how many snakes he was surrounded by. Seems like everyone he was surrounded by, damn near, have all unloaded everything private and sacred. Things that should never have been told. His whole crew. His manager. Now his doctor. Snakes. Everyone who has ran their mouths about Elvis' private life. Too bad. They had a chance to show they truly did love Elvis. They could have done that by respecting and loving Elvis' daughter, by honouring her Father.
You weren't there, so how would you even know?
He knew scientolgy was B's
Sans tache exactly - the same my opinion
It's the typical celebrity story: their "friends" are hangers-on: drug dealers, groupies, drug dealing doctors, thieves & so on. Elvis is not unique in this regard. Anyone pushed to that physical & psychological limit will end up addicted. Maybe the unnatural life of our 'superstars' is fundamentally unhealthy. Even totally drug-free stars like Karen Carpenter tend to self-destruct & die young. It's the stress & pressure combined with enablers who never say no.
Well said it so true
Elvis forever king
I still love Elvis regardless of all these things. He was the greatest entertainer and showman. Loved to thrill and excite his fans.
Elvis one of the greatest in the world 🌎 a great icon unfortunately addiction doesn’t discriminate. Let’s face it The king of rock an roll was a pill 💊 popper It’s only the truth 🤷🏻♀️
Only truth is..those pills 💊 cost his life❗️
He was the king of junkies
There were many enablers around Elvis. But it is clear that Elvis was going to do what he wanted to do. There are many elements that lead to his passing. The codeine the dentist gave him his last night, added to a lethal drug combination. God Bless you, Elvis. You joined your twin Jesse and your Mama, so we know you are happy now. xoxo
I had a penchant for pills myself and I can just imagine in his position, the access he had to them and the ability to get them Iy yi yi !
He just didn't do a couple of pills. He did handfuls. He was just glutton..everything in excesses...
Amazing how much was already known about his situation in ‘83. The Houston concert, damn, what a wreck and the polypharmacy.
Thanks for sharing this interview. I hadn't seen it before.
He was one of a kind!
Dr. Nick was quite a character. Regardless, of how Elvis got started on his road to dependency, Dr. Nick kept it going. Of course, Elvis didnt make it easy on him, throwing in perks from time to time like a brand new house, money, cars, expensive and lavish vacations etc etc etc...Elvis knew what made people vulnerable the most!
Did you even watch this interview? Dr. Nick left the tour and Elvis almost didn't make it. They begged him back. He spent time providing placebos to mix in with the real pills. This was a man in an impossible situation with his patient. Elvis lavished presents on everyone. You just didn't say no to Elvis.
@@DarlaAnne Providing placebos from time to time doesn't explain why he wrote prescriptions for 10,000 pills in 1977 alone. He was highly unethical mixing business with pleasure and that never works. An ethical physician should not be personal friends with the patient and accept all of the gifts Elvis lavished on him. He should have kept it on a professional level. He DID most definitely contribute to Elvis's death.
@@DarlaAnne Dr Nick over prescribed and HE was definitely partly to blame for Elvis’s death. He wrote him things ONLY cancer patients would need. He did accept gifts of homes, cars and expensive trips. He broke his Hippocratic oath to “do no harm”
No doctor should put fake pills in. This would risk the patient taking too many of the real thing at some point, losing sense of the power of a pill. Very shortsighted. The doctor also says the pills were for others on the group. This is extremely unethical. The autopsy showed Elvis had serious problems with all organs. Some I identified disease process beyond the addiction issues. Autoimmune. His mother also had a disease. Maybe caused by ddt. Her mother also was an invalid. Diseases like syphilis can cause serious intergenerational disease. Much is unknown.
Elvis said he could not quit the drugs. He tried.
@@DarlaAnne
Let me help you out.
It’s illegal to prescribe any medication to a patient or individual for no dam reason.
But it’s especially illegal when you are a doctor prescribing grade A level narcotics to a patient without any medical reason whatsoever!
For 17 years! Got it!!!
He helped this man slowly kill himself!
End of story!!! He’s a liar!!!
Tom Parker bled him dry ...refering to his soul and money....someone told elvis in the beginning of his career don't isolate yourself be as normal as you possibly can or you will become a prisoner ...well he became a prisoner...so sad a wonderful person who gave his all he wouldn't quit even when he was not far from dying because he felt a responsibility to all who worked for him they had families to feed
Jackie Gleason gave Elvis this good advice
Parker never bled him dry he always got the most money for them both Elvis knew the deal he could of walked any time , he was over worked again he could of walked , the money was short by the end only because he was spending faster than earning , Parker was more of a promoter than a manager , it’s a shame what happened but his life style wasn’t Parker’s fault
@@waynevillette4673 I agree. Ppl love to blame Parker but he wasn't holding Elvis hostage. All EP needed to do was obtain high powered lawyers after getting rid of Parker. And even if Parker did threaten to take a lot of money, so be it. EP could've made it all back within a few yrs with a good manager. A European tour would've been incredibly lucrative.
Luckily for everyone, they pulled his license eventually when he was found to have been over prescribing to famous patients for years and years.
Yeah its probley who killed micheal jackson
@@tammyhanes5806 hi tammy.. same thing..I live in vegas. 7 blocks to where jackson lived from 2007 thru 2009..he left 4 months before he died. He moved into tge mansion. On dec 23 2007. Spen 2 x mas their. My exx girlfriend was a trauma nurse at u.m.c here in vegas.
Michael use to dress like a bum. Walk into tge emergency room here. I personally saw him do this few times.
Picking up my girl from work. It was so strange.
Elvis was his own worst enemy when it came to his drug addiction. No one can help anyone like Elvis if they did not want the help you could not make him do a thing. It could had gotten much worse. Elvis being under heavy influence of really hard drugs could had hurt other people he almost killed one young girl on drugs Elvis gave her she came very close to death. I am glad no one died with Elvis it could had ruined Elvis for life if got caught. All that being said Elvis had another great side of him. He gave more than anyone I ever heard of. He did try to do good and was in many cases. I guess we all have our weakness. This was Elvis by weakness.
What happenedwith the incident with the girl?
Enjoyed what he brought to the world the rest was his Personal business. We have no right knowing all this and passing judgement
Then why are u watching this?
@@ovh992 Because it was all put out there many years ago and it was everywhere long before the internet. Those of us that were alive during his death and all that followed knew all of this already , it's not new so at this point it doesn't matter. Vicki
@@richardeidemiller6739 it matters to me because I didn't know about it. Talking about it brings awareness to others who may be facing the same problems in our own families. And there is no shame in these problems. Elvis fans keep saying things like "he is still the best entertainer ever" or "I still love his music". Just because someone was a drug addict doesn't' make that person a horrible person. Or someone who doesn't deserve love. It makes him more of a normal person if you ask me. Nothing shameful to admit you have a problem. The real problem is pretending you don't have one. Or refusing to speak about it.
@@ovh992 I don't see it as shameful either. The problem with constantly bringing it up is many people who have no compassion focus on that aspect of his life only. The man was never allowed to look tired, have a cold or just plain not feel well. Trolls immediately say " drugs or look he's coked up, he died of an overdose sitting on the toilet "and on and on. We don't know what goes on behind anyone's closed doors. Believe me this man has been dissected and judged since the day he first walked onstage. Drugs and overdosing is not a new concept. I think everyone is aware of them and what they can do. Elvis came from a different time and things weren't talked about and there was very little help. He kept it hidden because he was a prideful man and was actually against street drugs for recreational use and he never drank alcohol. Alot of people made alot of money off this man and the stories they told. Sadly his story requires a deep dive into his life and existing health problems, stress of being who he was, dozens of people relying on him for financial support and jobs. Many people chuckle, point a finger and say drug addict...end of his story. Vicki
I’ve always said we all have our demons guys, Elvis was just a man with problems like we all have. This Dr just used this pedestal to condemn Elvis, but guess what Dr it never worked. All of us fans will always love the King!!! Never will there ever be another like Elvis Presley!! RIP King
Poor Elvis presley
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Aase Skov poor Elvis my ass he loved everything he did!!
It's a miracle no one was shot around Elvis the way he fired off guns around people....
yep
That’s the first i heard of that. Wow
I have often wondered about that too! He nearly killed Linda T by shooting at the wall adjoining her bathroom. She was in a bathrobe doing her hair or makeup and a bullet came through the wall missing her by a few inches. She wrote about that in her book, and the story was verified by some of the entourage who were present at the time. For a man who had the power over people to lead a revolution if he had ever wanted to, he acted like a spoiled brat sometimes. But then again he was under enormous pressure for so many years, 24/7 media scrutiny, not to mention the constant adulation of his fans.
Elvis was surrounded by people who truly cared for him, but a man like elvis does for you, he don't want you to do for him, its not how he was wired, he was a addict and whats worse he was in denial of his addictions as well, you cant force a alpha male to do anything until he himself wants to do it, they all fought a losing battle
People tried to confront Elvis about his problem. Linda Thompson begged and pleaded with him to stop. Red West sat him down and told him he thought he had a problem, and the next day Elvis came out of his bedroom and put a gun in his face. Almost everyone that tried to help him, aside from Billy Smith who was family, were slowly driven away until at the end he was surrounded by employees and a naive twenty year old trophy girlfriend who couldn't fathom the scope of his problem and had a family that wanted to use him for whatever they could get out of him. I do believe that Dr. Nick tried to control the problem by riding the line of giving Elvis just enough to keep from going to other doctors who would give him whatever he wanted, but he was fighting a losing battle. There's no way to keep a millionaire drug addict from getting what he wants.
Hit the nail on the head...too bad Dr. Nick was sooo vilified by the "truth seeking media"...Tennessee Medical Board went a little compassionate...I would like to see them deal with the situations Dr. Nick had to with drug addicted spoiled stars...they have no clue....
Well said!
Ouf, those guns Elvis had, he sure scared Linda once, ect?
Elvis as much as we adore him & his music,, he really needed extra help, it seems. Too depressed maybe... RIP
He's alive trust me.......
@Redstronics - Laugh all you like google the facts ?
His death don't add up and faked his death to protect his family from links with the mob who put a hit on him...Nixon the president at the time along with the CIA,FBI helped him and protected him all Elvis cared for was was love of god and his music he needed to protect his life from all the fame for his life aswell as his family for peace out...He is a leader of a church living in a new identy where he can show his love to god and always play his music in peace how he wanted
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Elvis was a proud man that suffered terrible with a mega colon. Painful & embarrassing esp. back then. Elvis was a beautiful soul who gave more then he ever took.
Elvis had panic attacks and so did I. Mine started when I was 24 years old. His started about the same time. We used to talk for hours on the phone about it late at night.
Bob Joyce is the old Elvis?
@@DannyPorsche , It's a "wishful-Elvis" is alive thing.
If you research Robert Joyce from his birth to now photos and his history you can believe him 💯 % that he is not Elvis.
Also check "The Spa Guy" (on UA-cam) where he asked him if he's Elvis face to face.
Although of course it's boosted his ratings,
But Pastor Bob Joyce is honest and in a way calculating when he preaches mentioning things that kind' ve match some of many mens
Testimonials and weak minded people that idolize this famous man Elvis don't understand that the devil is only manipulating them .....
It's sad that claiming to be Christians that center their captive minds on their idol Elvis and dragging this Pastor Bob believing that he is "Elvis". It's sad that they have forgotten the 10 Commandments. May God have mercy on us all.
He damn sure is!!!
Am I the only one who finds it painful listening to this guy? He pauses 20 times per answer!
Stinking Liar!
Trying to think of his next lie
@@derlinclaire1778 ma t k s t r re
Ok with b
Hi, a wise man always thinks before speaking! Frustration causes addiction, Parker was the reason Elvis was so frustrated! Because he interfered constantly with his music, movies, tours etc. etc. GREED!!
Carol Bell So then why didn’t Elvis fire the colonel?
Elvis was too dependent a personality.
He was dependent on his mother,
On his songwriters,
On his friends,
On his pharmaceuticals,
On Parker.
That doctor Nick should be in prison for his negligence in over prescribing Elvis!!!
He missed his mother so much.He had to much pain inside his heart ❤️
Was the best, and will always be the King of rock !
hey! thank you for this rare interview,it's a true gem.
When our Hearts are open to the Father and made pure with His love it’s is then we can truly hear and see the things that matter most in this life.
Not sure how valid this guy is. Lot of stories about him
Elvis should've taken a year off, just lay around and get his head straight, because he didn't have to do anything he didn't want to, if tom Parker 🙄 or anyone else didn't like it so what, i wish i could have been there to guide him, RIP ELVIS, RED, SONNY, JOE, I REALLY LIKED THOSE GUYS
Its been said Elvis needed the money. Not sure he could have taken a good year off for rest and refueling . A lot of the medication he was prescribed was for medical problems and pain . There may have been meds he would have had to stay on in any case . The grueling work schedule Parker had him on may have been a mutual decision . However money and the making of it became a huge factor for Elvis because he had very little left of it . Lord knows he was spending it as fast as he was earning it , and as it is well known now he was buying everything for everyone . We love Elvis for his generous heart however I think he could have managed his money a lot better . He really did work himself to death, and many of the drugs he took enabled him to keep doing just that . Elvis was exhausted alright , your right about him needing time off , not sure he could have afforded that . His own cousin Billy Smith said when Elvis died ......Elvis was just wore out "
@@andrewmiller4885 of course taking that much medication 💊 only works when you take it the way you should have, Elvis was taken so many pills its amazing he made it to 42 why Elvis had life and everything that goes with it at his fingertips, why Elvis, why sad to see a talented man with everything, he looks in the mirror 🪞and let this all die 😢
I'd never have walked out on Elvis. I would pay to listen to him talk while sitting on stage!
That's because you clearly aren't grounded in reality.
Elvis was never the same after his mom died a part of elvis died when his mom died he loved her so much
Great video thanks
Everybody used Elvis and not care about him,they all wanted money...so sad...he was money machine for all people around him including Priscilla.
I agree100%
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I’m ok with that
So glad you were there and KNOW IT ALL...asshole
Elvis also "used" females....many underaged for his own desires.
When Elvis died Dr owed him like 300 thousand .
So what.
@@tarhunta2111 Just shows the dr was taking advantage of Elvis I understand Vernon got him straight about paying back that note.
He seems to be omitting his role in over prescribing medication. He had written thousands of pain medications for Elvis.
God Bless you Elvis