Erick Sermon's Battle With His 15-Year, $8,000/Month Percocet Addiction
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2024
- In this clip from #DrinkChamps, #ErickSermon opens up about his 15-year struggle with Percocet addiction. He reveals the shocking amount of money he spent on pills and shares his eye-opening experience in rehab. Erick's powerful story sheds light on the realities of substance abuse and the importance of seeking help.
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I’m battling addiction pray for me
Stay strong my brother 🙏🏽
@Torry don't give up 👍
Definitely praying for you!!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Stay strong, praying for you and sending you strength to get through this process. 🙏🏾
Not praying. U R going 2 make it. U already did, by admission.
Im done with drink champs.
The way they interrupting and talking over Erick Sermon is f*cking CRAZY!!!
Yes! Was thinking the same thing!
Me too, like damn!😒
That’s why I don’t watch it Nore is a clown can’t shut up
Brother I just wrote this, I locked off I’m not watching anymore! The guy is desperate to get out his story and they are being disrespectful with the over talking now it’s ridiculous!!
Guilt, feeling guilty, cause those guys doing drugs Sermon striking nerves
Crazy that people have no idea how legendary Erick Sermon is. Man is a true pioneer.
100% facts!!!!!
You're Talking About Gen Z And Millineals. We All Know That The "Green Eyed Bandit"..."The Funk Lord"..."E-Double" Is A Stamped, Cemented, Certified Legend 👊🏿.
Right, this generation doesn’t have a clue!!!🤔
I still bump his joints now .. Keith Murray 2 ..Redman seams to have kept it together ..
Because Redman doesn’t drink and all he does is skydive, freestyle better than anyone & smoke weed. The fact that Eric Sermon super legendary is a Junky is CRAZY!!!
Congrats E
I am 11 years clean, day by day brotha
Congratulations! 🫡
Congratulations
Let your guest talk please!!!
Congratulations!!!
Fuk yes! Proud of you though I do not know you. 14 years myself.
Imagine if a guest was allowed to finish his story without being interrupted every 10 secs
Lol 😂
I say that all time. That’s what makes Sway such a great interviewer. He actually lets the guest speaks.
Word
Exactly
Gotta go to Club Shay Shay for that! 🤷🏾♀️
The dysfunction in the room while the guest is talking is ridiculous
I hate that about this channel too. It’s annoying & prevents someone from hearing something that may resonate w the viewer
they drunks
That’s cause they ain’t clean and can care less
Brah please let this man finish his thoughts, this is very unprofessional.
It's ridiculous. i can't even finish watching
So happy Erick got clean and is speaking on his addiction honestly. Addiction is real. Get help without fear.
NA
Right reminds me of Ab Soul
I'm going on Six Yrs clean from Percs ... Started with a Doctor ended in the Streets ... Thanx to the Lord I quit on my Own
🎉🎉🎉🎉 it’s not easy at all-SALUTE!!!!
Congratulations🙌🏾
Congratulations...
Damn glad we didn’t lose Erick… what a fucked up situation we’re all in
My God, Let The Guests Talk.
RIGHT!!
He has a horrible habit of doing that. I noticed in Alot of episodes.
@@davidpatterson4547 It’s Makes It Unwatchable. && You Can Tell A lot Of These Guess Get Annoyed…That’s Why They Keep Them Drunk lol
Exactly 👍🏼! Why invite a guest and then shit 💩 all over them vocally?
Right I wish Eric would stop interrupting nore Jesus.
It's the interruptions that made me remember why I rarely watch these interviews. This story could've gone by in three minutes if they didn't keep stopping him. Sheesh 😅
Same. It’s RARE I WATCH. Nore talks too much and childish.. I can’t deal
It's always about Nore 😂
I went to the comments to see if I was just tripping
man! they will not STFU! literally why I avoid this podcast unless I see a certain guest that I fw smh
Same here
U can tell Eric like “let me finish the damn story Nore!” 😂😂😂
They always do it
i know Nore and that other fool sound so foolish
right they phuqqin talk too gatdayum much STFU PLEASE
Eric is trying to teach people on this subject from an addict point of view to help people and to stop people from going through this.
@@thetruthhurts8618it kinda seems like the people in the room don't want to hear because they're still out there doing it.
Percocet is not a drug to play w, it goes from having fun, to enjoying the high to needing it to survive
You said a mouthful of truth when it comes to drugs in general…GOD BLESS U
@MrLDN487 never said it was,
Facts I been through it
i prefer hydros myself
@@shunjohn3567Chile, Hydros are cute until you get used to Percs... Once that happens, a hydro/Vicodin is like taking a Flintstone vitamin 😢.
I was able to dabble in pills for 15 years and one day I noticed withdrawal symptoms after all those years I felt more betrayed by my own body than anything . God bless and help everyone fighting this beast . It is hard it hurts and people are dying .
Many family members got addicted to drugs in my lifetime I thank God I never had that addictive spirit, All addict will always have a special place in my heart because of it
Salute to him and everyone that's still recovering frm this demon, I ask god for continued healing!!!
Im currently battling addiction😢 its all ready the hardest thing we do is admit it i be damn if yall want let him tell his story.i have 1week clean from percocets yall keep me in prayer❤
Praying...
GOD BLESS YOU FRIEND!!! I REALLY MEAN THAT OUR LORD HAVE OUR BACKS!! ITS SATIN WHO KEEPS US IN THAT DARK PLACE!!!
How’s it going now?
The stuff he said bout the withdrawals is the realest thing ive ever heard anyone say about kicking prescriptions painkillers. Especially if you are a regular citizen with a job to maintain and all that even if you wanted super bad to stop its almost impossible to go to work everyday let alone to be productive in any manner for like 3-4 weeks straight after you stop. Then you gotta think about family obligations/holidays etc etc. on top of trying to maintain a positive attitude while getting zero sleep and fighting off the thoughts of how you ended up there.
💯💯🎯🎯🎯🎯
Im going thru that now,its hard,anxiety..worrying..Im praying to get rid of this
@@OloRishaCreole504 congratulations hang in there
@@OloRishaCreole504 U got this BRO💯
U WASNT IN PAIN LIKE THAT SO WHY WERE U TAKING THEM; U WANTED TO BE DOING THAT . U GOT ADDICTED BECSAUSE U COURTED IT .
I always LOVED EPMD and Erick Sermon as a rapper. He's so, so underrated, as are EPMD.
Sometimes the interruptions by N.O.R.E & the crew make the interviews hard to watch & you could see it on E's face that he was getting frustrated.
Thank you
They were doing Ice-T like that too and you could tell he was like stfu let me talk
Facts it's so frustrating Smh
It does give this irritation...but you heard tk Kirkland said don't interrupt me again
I only clicked because of E I been stop watching
Hello! My name is Eric also. I walked to the store and bought EPMD waaayyyy back in the day. Im 52 now and have Rheumatoid Arthritis. They gave me Hydrocodone. I hate taking them. Because I dont want to go down this rabbit hole. Im proud of you bro. You are an inspiration. Keep up the good work. People like me are listening. Thank you!
I broke my ankle and leg years back. Was prescribed some perc 10's I think. I never took them for fear of addiction. I even refused the fenty at first but he told me It was the "good" kind so I made him give me half and then they set the bone in place.
Eric, u can do it fam...relate it to fasting...start slow like hours, then days, then whatever ur mind and body can take...fasting wit no eating, drinking, smoking, or nothing...only sip water throughout ur fast...also, PRAY.
FAM U ABSOLUTELY DONT ONLY TAKE WHEN U TRULY IN PAIN DONT BE AN IDIOT TAKING IT FOR NOTHING.
IVE BEEN ON MEDICATION FOR YRS. SERIOUS NERVE PAIN BUT NEVER AN ADDICT BECAUSE IM NOT INTO THE STUPIDITY; IVE NEVER TAKEN MEDICATION JUST TO. ITS ABOUT U, THESE PEOPLE WANTED TO BE TAKING PILLS JUST TO .
They need to let guess speak dang
Stay away. They want to make money offvyour pain , instead of treating your illness. Change your diet ,go out in the sun , do a bit of exercise. Soak in sea salt bath They know these things can help.
I would have never EVER THOUGHT THAT in a hundred years about ERIC SERMON 🤯 Tell your story E🎉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 GOD Bless you with forever sobriety 💝
Them withdrawals serious man im still trying to shake this devil
Keep fighting
Stay stronger, get some suboxin to help with craving and withdrawal but just enough to stop craving then wing off😊
@@r3drummurd3r68Suboxone doesnt always help with everything... You have to have sooo many other things in place to help. It's not that easy.
Try kratom?
@@OfficialMaxMinelli depends on where you are.... No Kratom in Alabama... Damn shame really.
I had 5 foot surgeries in 2021 took percs from the docs for 6 months stopped an didn't have 1 withdraw. Im thankful for that
nore is an addict to alcohol himself thats why he cannot sit still to what eric is saying. his own demons were uncomfortable. thank you for sharing eric being vulnerable in front of prideful men, and sharing your life. may all find deliverance, healing and wholeness by the power of God. RT
Eric was a good guy in high school glad he is clean
Eric is right. I was addicted for over a year. Shit almost killed me 3 dif times. Coming OFF is what almost killed me the most. I had several heart attacks. But yea... he's right. I never looked the part. Nobody assumed I was on drugs until I WASN'T on drugs. I was spending 20 to 40 bucks per day from November 2022 til February 2024. Every single day. U do the math. There was 2, 3 day periods when I tried to stop and was in so much pain and throwing up so much, I couldn't take it. 2day makes 2 months of sobriety. I'm never goin back. I wanna LIVE! Addiction is a very REAL sickness, but it's very selfish.
Powerful testimony my brother. Thanks for your story. My nephew is going through this right now. He's was locked up and now they have him in programs in which he keeps violating. He o.d several times but he's not at that point where he's strong enough to change. For me watching him it's a self destructive path he's on but I know he has to want the change before anyone can help him. So I clap it up for you and pray to the MOST HIGH that he gives you the strength to stay clean. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Good for you! Congratulations!!
unreal how you have a legend on your show and he sharing an important part of his life which really no one knew about you constantly interrupting making them stupid jokes
damn let the man talk 😄
You know Nore doesn’t know how to do that
Word on that !! DAMN 😂
People don’t let us explain because they think they know everything…🤔
They are so fucking annoying. Let bro tell his story damn
A horrible interview. They play too damn much.
8 years on and off addiction to all pain killers and drinking alcohol smoking cigarettes with them a lot of times but now I’m 4 years clean this month god is good!!! I got pregnant in 2020 and my daughter saved me 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Erick is telling his truth about addiction and you guys keep interrupting him. If he only saves one person from addiction he’s done tremendous. I applaud him.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
*Erick*
NORE keeps calling him Erick "Sherman" lol. Shout out to NORE
Lol yeah 😂😂started getting on my nerves 😬
😂 I thought I was trippin!
I came to the comments just for this
It's them big ass jibs gettin in the way
He has honor. Won't snitch and say who the woman is, nor messes with married women! That's awesome bro. I gat respect for that. Same here. Don't mess with anyone daughter, wife, mother, etc, it's just foul and disrespectful and will get a cap in the hat.
S/O to E for being so honest about it.
Dang let the man talk
These fools never learn.
@@gitgen1887you keep coming back so you don't either obviously 😂😂
That ecstasy story was terrifying.
The green eyed bandit 🔥🔥
Hats off to you my brother I’m still fighting the battle myself 🤦🏽♂️
Keep fighting fam (I'm a Watson too), and stay strong! I'm rooting for you 💯
PRAYERS GOING UP FOR BETTER DAYS AHEAD 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Them Withdrawals Are No Joke Brah, I Hate The Fact You Can’t 😴 No Matter What
Facts
And the suboxone are even worse. Crazy something supposed to help you, has worse effects than
I battled with cancer from18-25.Back when they was throwing scripts at people. I wasn’t no Franklin Saint,but it was an addiction after the pain.Something to survive through.If you survive ❤you Eric Sermon
It's almost as if they intentionally don't want their guests to tell their story sheesh
hate how often they interrupt their guests stories
Ecstasy was invented in 1912 by Merck!! Heroin was first synthesized from morphine in England in 1874 and introduced commercially by Bayer shortly after.
Oh shi, you spitting knowledge. Keep it up.
Most famous people don't know nothing - Nore: No ex b4 2000s😂
X got extremely popular mid to late 90s tho club scene it was everywhere
Keep doing the right thing. I got 7 years clean. Best decision I ever made. Saved my life.
REALLY REALLY PROUD OF YOU LEGEND! 💯 THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP ABOUT THIS TOPIC! You are a real one ☝️
Congrats on your sobriety! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💚
And that's why I stick to weed. I can go cold turkey for weeks or even months. Once you get past the first 2-3 days after stopping, you're good to go.
if your smoking mids
@@novelaego2404 Not really. I smoked gas and still was able to stop w/o problems. We're also different so for me it may be easier than other people.
I quit weed cold turkey years ago easy but some people can't do it now I drink more often smh
@@chrisjohnson4272 Thats the biggest issue. Not picking up another habit or another substance to lean on.
Weed is just the same..the THC levels are so high now
*Congratulations on sobriety!!!!!*
God bless you OG! They not lying u Legend & a KING! Stay blessed 👍🏾💯🙏🏾
It's wild talking about substance abuse on a show, where the entire premise of the show stems around abusing alcohol while doing interviews. It's also extremely frustrating when they talk over Erick, and do not let him finish his story. I hate that!
This interview helped me out so much. Thank you guys
Let the man talk guys
S/O to you E. Stay strong brother
What Nore talking about? DMX was high as a kite during the first Drink Champs interview he had back in 2016
Lol i know right
This was one of my favourite episodes. Eric is a legend, and a very likeable dude in an interview.
Damn! Thanks for sharing your story! I met him one time in Atlanta and he was the nicest brother and signed his autograph for me and my son. I'm happy he made it through his struggle
I amend you E because I 2 am a Percocet addict and my thing was saying I am going do it for ever.But for me to have been spending $8000.00 a month and not a rapper is insane because I can't financially afford it but I always find away.GOD KEEP ME COVERED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS CONTINUE TO BE MY REFUGE IN JESUS NAME AMEN 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Much respect
He said the truth. It won’t happen until the addict is ready
Thank you for your honesty Erick ❤❤❤❤❤ much respect 🙌🏾👏🏾
You can tell he is passionate about this and want other people to know what addition is and look like. Bless him.
Let the man talk!!!
I appreciate a legend like E overcoming addiction and being real about it.
good story, as far as the lessons in it, thanks bandit
That's the craziest thing to me about people who are addicted to certain drugs... the amount of money they are spending on it is insane!!! Man I'm too damn cheap.
Glad to see Eric Sermon clean and sober glad that pill stuff is real and not a game 💯
Why is it so hard to spell his name right. The man has a 'K' in his name. If you're a fan, you'd respect that.
Eric I'm glad you got it together so proud if you REAL SHIT !
God give you strength and endurance Erick. Iam very proud of you. Hold your head up high and continue to encourage others as well.
💥RESPECT HIS HONESTY!💥💯💯✨✨✨✨
As a recovered addict of almost 10 years, he is 100% right. I started using vicodin and tramadol at around 19-20 years old and switched to Oxy's around 25 years old. The lady I was getting them from was prescribed Perc 15s & 30s, oxy 80's, 10mg methadone pills, and the gel fentanyl patches. She was doing sexual favors for her Dr. to get all of that prescribed to her. She was a crackhead so she would sell me the 30s and 80s for real cheap and give me a bunch on top of that to take her to get crack, so I had an endless supply to do and sell. She would put like 4 patches on at a time and one day she OD'd and drowned while taking a bath. So I lost my plug and started withdrawing because of that. My uncle sold heroin so the only thing I could get was that. So I started doing that and there was no difference in the high, it is literally heroin in pill form.
I feel you brotha . I got addicted after a surgery by accident. Drunk a beer 🍺 and while on my recovery meds and the rest is history. Shit is a beast to get over. Started taking suboxon and stopped it. Be blessed and be strong everybody. Word to the wise. Never take it to begin with...
I wish I can get my hands on Suboxone 😢
Every time I hear his voice and brings me back to my teenage years. I grew up on this guy’s music…
He gave us Redman and Keith Murray….
I dance on Roller Skates.......... Eric Sermon produces some of the best Hip Hop Rhythms.
These guys are unlistenable. Horrible self control by the hosts. Thank you Erick for trying to share your experience.
Nore is my man. He's not a professional journalist, but he has to understand that his subscribers and viewership come from the guest that he aquires for Drink Champs. Let them talk champ!.... As a person who has struggled with substance abuse all my life, I wanna thank Erick for speaking his truth! Just fir today my brother 🙏🏾
God bless him
8k a month on percs is wild. His habit could've paid off my house. Hope he's in a better space. Greetings from Zanzibar!!! 💃
Excellent content
Wow Brother Glad to see you taking control keep it up
8K is a lot of percs .. man, glad the OG got off that
He should have just went to a methadone clinic for $500 a month save 7500 a month and only have to take it once a day instead of many times a day
WOW Erick Is a real trooper and still has all his marbles and his health , God bless him for his survival and testimony
Congratulations E. Keep strong. Day by day. ❤
Praying for anyone going thru this , I’m an NP and I’ve treated opiate withdrawals…it’s a horrible thing to witness… I am currently doing research on potent natural remedies that allow the body to be at ease while getting off opioids ..I will be opening a small holistic (dr.sebi like) rehab house .
There are ancillary medications that are non habit forming and that are not controlled substances you can prescribe patients , lots of clinics give “comfort” meds to patients to ease the withdrawal symptoms, worked for me like a charm made the 2 weeks tolerable and I’ve been clean almost 2 years
This Co Signs DJ Quik "You ain't fresh" was about Dr.Dre. "I heard you like to take ecstasy" Erick Sermon was on the same song AHAHA
It was alot more mentioned in that Quik verse 😂😂😂😂
As an addiction counselor, I pray for all those dealing with addiction!
Excellent story teller
I was getting irritated at the end like damn let him Finish
The song was "Alkaholik" .. came out in 2000 .. tired of these people not having any hip hop knowledge and they the ones interviewing the legends
Exactly.
Big ups on this truth @ErickSermon
Praying for your complete healing and recovery Erick. @Mother Mary's Music Cafe Radio 5/5
8k a month?!? That’s 260+…. 30mg percs a month… man wtf!!!! Wow. Thank Got he’s still here and living!
You sniff blow ? hell no, I got no time to be sniffing, then my mom's find out ,and then she starts riffing 😢
💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thank God for this type of honesty. We have to see the other side, cuz it’s REAL!
A literal Dope Story.
Let the guests talk let the guest till his story
"He was my ecstasy dealer..."
"Relax." LOL
GOD BLESS U! CONGRATULATIONS 🎈🎊🎉
Congratulations on your willingness for going to rehab Erick S. ❤❤❤❤
Meanwhile, they all getting lit while the green eyed bandit talks about his struggles with addiction 🤨
Respect to E Sermon🫡💯‼️