Probably, but I appreciated the view into his life. I feel terrible for his mother.
For awhile he spoke of taking Subutex (sp?) but who knows if he was really taking it, or if it was helping.
He was abusing the hell out of subutex (buprenorphine), taking it inappropriately, and on occasion sending himself into severe withdrawal by taking it while he was taking heroin, IIRC.
Subutex is a great medication for detoxing off of opiates, when used properly. It can even be used to treat opiate addiction (as in subutex maintenance), but the person needs to stay off other opiates while taking subutex.
Hmmm…sad to hear but not totally surprising.
Doesn’t he believe his Father killed himself to avoid living with a disability? Perhaps Artie is trying to end his life because he can’t climb out of drugs, alcohol, and over-eating.
Last time I saw him on Conan, he was huge, even for him.
I dont know too much about him, but a large part of his material seems to be centered on booze and drugs.
If he sobers up, I wonder if he is worried that he won’t be funny anymore.
(this is a serious post BTW)
I do hope he gets his head together, we need all the laughs we can get these days…
Suicides and suicide attempts are common in uncontrolled addictions.
And it’s usually the uncontrolled addiction that is responsible for the depression and suicidal thinking. Until the addiction is in remission, it’s unlikely the depression can be successfully treated. Many depressions resolve fairly rapidly (within a few months) once the drugs are out of the system.
No, he lived with the disability, though he almost certainly would rather not have.
He lost a bunch of weight since then. Maybe 40-50 pounds.
:eek: If stabbing yourself NINE times is not rock bottom than I not quite sure what is.
I hope he turns out OK, mainly because I decided not to put him in my Death Pool lost, despite seeing him come up often on a celebrity druggie/drunko blog I used for research.
Yeah, I felt really bad when listening to Stern last night and hearing him talk about his feelings. I regret even thinking what I did never mind posting it.
http://www.popeater.com/2010/01/08/howard-stern-artie-lange-suicide-attempt/
Fair play Howard.
Y’know, it’s frequently fatal for alcoholics to have people make exceptions and excuses for them. Such actions tend to minimize the impact of their behavior on themselves and others.
Tough love usually applies to addicts/alcoholics, too.
Its a pity his medical confidentiality was breached, for sure. But it’s hardly surprising, given the level of self-publicity he gave to all his previous behaviors.
Let’s look back: Made fun of the Air Florida crash the day after it happened. Mused about why the Columbine killers didn’t rape the “good-looking girls” among their victims, the day after the shootings. Played gunshots over Selena’s music the day before her funeral.
Whatever may be motivating him, it’s not class.
And his forthcoming book, “Stab This, Not That!”
In all seriousness, now that he’s in a hospital bed and presumably somewhat detoxed, hopefully those who care for him and persuade him that it’s time to seek help.
Poor Artie, he’s a funny guy but he has really been stuck in some tough times as of late.
Seems like they’re all of his own making, frankly.
Stabbing yourself ten times?
My troubles are mostly of my own making, as well; makes it much harder to take than if they were all caused by someone/thing else.
And it’ll be harder for him to admit he needs help. Most people don’t want to take fault for their own shortcomings, so they won’t admit they have short comings. If he doesn’t want to admit he has a drug/alcohol problem, he won’t … and things will just keep getting worse.
It’s Dirty Work dealing with your own personal demons, but sometimes it has to be done.
Have Howard or his staff staged an intervention before?
I think they’re too entertained and fascinated by this slow-moving, recurring train wreck to take actual positive action.
A positive action from Howard would be to tell Artie that unless he successfully completes a long-term rehab (and not his usual brief detoxes which he then skips out on after a couple of days), staying in compliance with his physician’s directions and aftercare program, he won’t have a job to come back to.
Yeah, because nothing helps an addict more than being unemployed.