Mike The Situation Went To Prison & Owes Millions, But Remains Grateful - Wild Ride
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00:00 intro
01:56 Steve makes an amends
04:20 vinny and mike have a bunch in common
06:21 rehab before the shore house
07:00 what happened when the money came
10:00 prescription pills
12:29 ad 1 fum
14:00 bogus contracts
19:55 gym tan percs
25:00 ad 2 outer known
27:00 the shore
30:00 the smush room
37:00 ad 3 manscaped
39:00 rock bottom and prison
48:11 were all sober
49:16 ad 4 twc
01:02:50 tax crimes
01:11:00 mikes new book
01:17:37 outro
I want to thank Mike for the gym he donated at the rehab in nj (discovery Institute). That program saved my life.
Wow nicely done
Hell yea! I love this
W bro keep it up
Wow, He's a Cool Dude, and doing sh*t like that proves it..
He sounds like a cool dude on the way he contributes back to the people going thru the process because it is not easy so for him to do that it motivates people to really stick to staying clean
I have nothing but respect for how he’s turned his life around.
Who would ever have guessed that Mike the situation would turn out so reasonable and levelheaded? As a member of the recovery community, props to you, Mike.
46:40 😅
👏🏼 👏🏼
he actually comes off really intelligent here
Shows you how drugs change an otherwise good person.
Extreme wholesome moment at 48:05. I love that Mike got up and gave a Steve-O a hug in celebration of being sober for 16 years. All of them celebrating their sober living, we love to see it! Great episode, guys! Was excited for this one!!!
Real question tho, do u celebrate people that have never been loser drug addicts for being sober? These idiots survived because of money, theres a million of these 2 on the streets slowly dying and we dont care. Why are these 2 different? Because they jump into bushes off buildings and live out the worst stereotypes of a nation? Crazy smfh
Love the sober dudes talking about all the shit they went through! Growing up during the jackass and jersey shore era was pretty interesting, and these stories make it so much better. Eye opening.
War stories. You should hear some of the stories at rehab 😂
Facts!!
Yuuuuuuck
As Knoxville gets older he looks like hes transitioning into an old lesbian woman, as steveo gets older he looks like he transitioning into Knoxville who is transitioning into an old lesbian woman 😂😂😂
And bams turning into Phil
@@cky163100Phil crossed with ozzy maybe lol idk
You shameful naughty dawg!
They look like some hardcore liberals
@@cky163100 Can u imagine if phil got control of his weight and got slimmer than bam.
Steve is such a better person in sobriety, but man so is Mike! He came off as SO dislikable and just such a hurtful person. A truly inspirational turn around
couldnt agree more! seems like a dude you could share a meal with(lol was gonna say beer)
For real, he’s just an open, regular dude now
I hit 9 years clean from a 15 year opiate / heroin addiction in just a couple weeks on 5/27/24. I got on a bus from my hometown of Jacksonville Florida to central Ohio where I only knew one person, which was a cousin I hadn’t seen in 20 years. I have been clean since that day. I was able to do it cold turkey. 3 months later I met my now wife. 2 years and 5 days after moving here, we bought our first house. I forgot to mention, when I got on that bus from Jacksonville, I woke up that morning in my tent that I had be living in for 2 years. There is more to the story, but that’s the basic idea
I’m so happy and proud of you! Truly a blessing you made it through the other side and have a blessed life! Sending love to you and yours!❤
I’m interested in the rest of the story!! What was your opiate of choice ? Mine roxy 30s
Congrats bro, keep it going
@@VegasKlNGz here in a bit, I will try to find the time to fill in more of the blanks. But to answer your question. I honestly didn’t care, but the last 3 years, the preferred was heroin. Started with Lortab, Vicodin, and Percocet (I broke my ankle and had to have surgery in 2000 and those were the 3 they gave me immediately) but I will tell my story every chance I get and my wife used to ask me why I told everyone. My answer was always the same “you never know who you are talking to” basically, you never know what that person is going through or if my story might be what they need to hear to get out of addiction. I had no money for rehab. I just had a bus ticket and a duffel bag of clothes when I moved.
Thank you everyone. I really appreciate it!! I’m pretty sure me and Brandon Novak either have the same exact clean date or we are off by 1 day. I know it’s the same year and his is either May 26th or 27th and mine is the 27th. I know that’s lame for most, but I think it’s pretty cool 🤷🏻♂️
Mad respect to Mike for speaking so openly and vulnerably. As an addict myself its good to see someone with a platform speak so humbly and take ownership of their issues.
Blessed he found recovery before fentanyl really got bad 🙏
Drug dealer, parties his ass off, becomes an addict, doesn’t pay taxes, goes to prison and still is rich. Wtf! Crazy how life works. People out there doing the right thing and can barley scrape by sometimes.
Well he’s still on mtv, the New Jersey shore show has more seasons than the old one. It’s not like he went to prison and came out with nothing
Start playing the game then
@@hotpancakes9814 correct. What im trying to say is all those things are supposed to be a recipe for disaster. But some how life was good to him.
People like watching crazy people.. it's interesting
@@Charlesdayis Agreed
Holy shit this one brought tears out. When mike hugged Steve talking about sober time.. I grew up with both these guys on my tv, I was a raging opiate addict and I've only got 2 years but it finally feels so good to be sober and dealing with issues the right way
Only 2 years ? Two years is a hell of an accomplishment. Keep it up !
Im still struggling 😢😢
Dude any clean time is a miracle for an addict. ODAAT!
Congrats. I feel You 6 years here brotha It took me more than 2 years just to start feeling normal again Still getting better everyday
@@adamlavers9862 You’ll get it Once you do you’ll be grateful and won’t go back Don’t beat yourself up
I was a senior in college when season 1 dropped. Jersey Shore at that time was something absolutely wild! It complimented our lives so well. It was pretty evident to anybody partying that some of them and especially Situation was wild’n out big time. Amazing to see him alive, well and thriving in 2024. Thanks for the memories my man! We would all get lit up, grab micky d’s and watch jersey shore, what a time!
Dabbled in percs around the time jersey shore came out 2009ish and stopped on my own with a stop sign suboxone. I relapsed in 2020 and this time around the fentanyl was no joke. I had to go to a treatment center for help. Proud to say i am now 5 months sober since mothers day. God willing i will remain sober forever.
Addict over 10 years is crazy
Must suck to be a loser No one cares
@@tjcash2402 your opinion is irrelevant 😆
@@jameshawk8745 reading comprehension is crazy
I was taking at the same time too. I would take 1000mg four to five times a day i did this for 8 years straight. I stopped cold turkey and let me say it's a mental and physical hell to go through but I keep saying this too will pass, I just wanted to get my body back and now I'm good 👍 smoke free and don't even take Tylenol
He is super honest on this podcast it's really good
Man this was amazing. I did perks 10 years. Clean 4 now. They really put you into a situation
😭
Cost me my marriage of 10 yrs, lost my job of 15 yrs, lost time with my kids that I'll never get back, and pretty much every friend I had. Other than that OXYs and Percs were fun drugs to be addicted to!!
i dont know ya but im proud of ya. gonna be 10 off opiates in december. Just keep showing up.
3 yrs off perks, then H and Fent. It’s tough but we do recover. Proud of all of us because I died twice and for some reason it just wasn’t my time no matter how hard I tried (unintentionally)
@@timwiggins3189 props to you! i couldn't imagine! i had a sports-related injury 10 years ago and was prescribed percoset for the pain. they made me so sick i tossed them after 1 day of using them.
Dude, I’m not even kidding. I rewatch Snooki‘s podcast yesterday and thought I hope he has Mike the situation on someday. So excited for this episode.
It's .. happening! Could I come in? 😅
Mike was The Situation but now he's The Inspiration!
I really hope Mike does more podcasts, he’s insightful, funny and just a real dude. I can’t help but love him! And as someone who’s sober now, I really appreciate talks like this with people celebrating sobriety. Sober is cool ✨
I loved the jersey shore. Grew up on it. I was a little younger than they were in the beginning. (About 19 or so) but I watched every episode. I'm an addict in active recovery for 7 1/2 yrs now and it's just so damn awesome to see Mike where he is today. What an incredible thing recovery is!
Mike has spent more money on oxy's alone than i have made in my adult life yet
I spent more money on Oxys than I ever made , how I became a felon
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Same here lol
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Steve O's podcast is like watching the super bowl with commercials
I know I was looking for this comment. He loves his shekels
So glad he is sober, but the show is just a constant barrage of commercial baked in and then boring stories about yesteryear from steve. It just does not interest me. I wish him luck in making money but it aint gonna be mine. Peace.
Ayyyye!!! Steve-O is on fire w the guests lately
Been
Yupppp
I never thought I'd say that I love Mike now and I'm so happy for him and how far he has come. Seasons 2, 3, 4, and 5 made me absolutely despise him. I got emotional when he talked about starting a rehab and traveling the world to save other people's lives. How can you not cheer this dude on?! Way to go, Sitch.
Solid interview. Proud of SteveO for not interrupting
When Steve o speaks it makes my throat hurt
Steve-O I love your podcasts man. I really related to this one big time other then not being a reality TV star everything else I can relate to. Over 8 years sober myself from IV heroin/meth, pills, booze, you name it. Prison 3 times, countless rehabs. Arrest cycle of 30 times. So watching your podcast w guys I grew up with since I am 39yr old now, its like a trip to watch, and makes me feel like I am in it with you all as well. So thanks for doing these, and keep up the good work. Respect.
You two are inspirational. Keep bringing the peace Steve!
Lol 😂 that episode when dude headbutts the wall thinking it was drywall but it wass solid concrete ☠️😂☠️😂 walking around with the neck brace
He did that for pain pills because he was withdrawing. If you’ve never been through opiate withdrawal consider yourself lucky, people have dropped cars off jacks onto their arms to get pills.
@@ClipsCrazy__Did he admit that it’s why he did that, to get opiates because he was withdrawing? He talks about that in this episode or did he say that somewhere else?
I love that they just let Mike talk. He has great addiction knowledge and captivating stories. Well done.
Mike looks like that yellow angry Bird
this got me😂
This made me snorfuckle!👍
😂
He's out of line but he's right.
Moms always call at the craziest times! I swear mothers have esp when their child is up to no good. This was cool I might have to finally go back and check out the show.
Two rules, man: Stay away from my fuckin' percocets and do you have any fucking percocets, man?
..lol
It’s easy to stay away from oxycodone…… the COST. I’m happy I quit my pill use at the age of 29 when it was $40 for an 80 mg OxyContin in 2009. Such a waste of money and I hate wasting money so that got me super quick and I went to jail for 11 months so I’ve been clean since 2010. I got 14 years baby.
@@LL_SHAWN_P____it’s a line from goon
@@johnnolaniii652 never heard of “Goon”
@@LL_SHAWN_P____ I was doing them back in 2000 to like 2002 then graduated to H. Anyway just think with todays insane inflation if oxys were on the streets like they wre back then, one of htose green 80s would probably cost no joke $320
Love seeing these two great , healed, grown men come together. 💖💖
Back when Jersey Shore first came out I watched it mainly because I actively hated pretty much everyone. But seeing Mikes growth into sobriety, I really like the guy. Good on him overcoming the addictions. Well done.
Im the same exact way. I was in college when the show came out and would see them out in Seaside all the time. To see where he is now compared to those days, its wild. Good for him
Those early seasons were awesome. They were all train wrecks lol. Now it’s family jersey shore. Who tf wants to watch everyone getting along all happy and shit and not fighting or spiraling? 😂
@@SF_Native i hate watched early seasons when it came out, but rewatched it all over again when I was older during covid and found it fucking hysterical lol. But agree family vacation is boring as hell. Old and happy no thanks
I think i probably thought the same the first few episodes but I quickly liked them and also was addict same exact time but I didn’t know he was also they hid it on tv good I respect him a lot now speaking the truth and not hiding it makes me feel that I’m not alone I’m sober to now
Awesome! Me too
Kids will never know the magnitude of the Jersey shore … everyyyyyone was watching Thursday nights on MTV … it’s prob one of the last culture moving shows to be on cable
Great times
Love that smile when he mentions his 9 years of sobriety 47:52 Great ep
Broooo! This is the best 🙏🏽 I love these MTV legends & sober bros telling the story, such goodness to witness.
This was honestly one of the best interviews i've ever seen. What a pleasure to watch!
He went from the villain to the hero. Battling drug addiction and owning all your mistakes is true growth and glory to God. He’s blessed with a beautiful family and he’s living his best life! So proud of him. And I hope he gets all the funfetti cake he wants!
Well said
A hero? He's a bully and an instigator towards Angelina. I do not like this toxic man.
An amazing interview thank you Steve-o and the situation When is the DICO interview 😢
Yes!!! We need a Dico update stat!
Dico!!!
That time Snooki called sitch popeye 😆 🤣 😂
Mike has the best arc in the show and in real life. To hear a snippet of behind the scenes and prior to the show. With a show especially so watched, it's even more impressive that he married an incredible wife and got his life together with such an accomplishment of 9 years of sobriety. Congrats Mike.
So happy to see this interview! Two amazing people in sobriety coming together. Read both of their books and I highly recommend!!
Loved this episode. Thank you Mike for sharing your story with us and thank you Steve-O for this episode. Thank you and God bless.
He’s now Mike “the inspiration” AND I NEVER THOT IN A MILLION YEARS, I’d be happy for this man ❤
Love this conversation. Love the stories, the honesty. I wanted to hear more about his wife, and her journey by his side.
Thank you for this I was having one of those days, this content helped me a lot. I appreciate you Mike for sharing your testimony it has inspired me to continue trying to be consistent with my sobriety.
Mike was the first person to sell me Dilaudid 8 mg thank you, Mike
lollllllllllllllllllll
This was such a great episode! I wish that Paramount+ would stream the new JS episodes bc I don't have cable, haha. But it is so great to see Mike doing so well. I love that he is trying to use his platform to make moves to help others, like people struggling with substance abuse disorder. That is so friggin amazing & we need more of that type of energy!
They do it comes out every Thursday. They have the whole Jersey Shore and Jersey Shore family vacation on there
I always wanted to see this , thanks for making it happen finally !! As someone currently starting the process of overcoming addiction I really admire you two. Thank you again
I've been sober for around 10 years give or take, and Mike's transparency and honesty about what he went through, what a lot of people go through dealing with that specific substance and the crazy things that we would do to get it, and to not become sick. I think his total honesty, and trust me he was absolutely a hundred percent honest about everything he said when he was talking about that time period in his life. I lived the same thing, just a different state, but I resonated with literally everything he said. I'm so glad that he listened to that voice and those coincidences, and his loved ones and realized this is serious and I got to get it together or I'm not going to be here. And that's quite the reality check when you get to that point and you realize you are at absolute rock bottom and there's no going up easy again. It's going to be one hell of a ladder to climb, and I'm so proud of him for doing it and for all of the years that he has under his belt of sobriety. It is a badge of honor and he should wear it and be proud of it, I'm proud of him for it! And he has a wonderful wife that has stuck by him and supported him and loved him and went through the ups and downs and never gave up on him because she knew that wasn't him in that time in life. I think she knew there was someone inside that she knew was the real Mike, not the situation, not the famous Jersey shore guy, not the ripped abs guy. I really give him so much credit for making that decision in that moment and throwing it away and flushing it, which I will tell you probably was one of the hardest things even though he knew it was the right thing I bet it was incredibly difficult and he probably regretted it to a certain degree just because that's just how the brain works when you're in active addiction. But I'm so glad that he was strong enough to be able to do it and not go back to it and to get the help he needed immediately. So proud of you Mike!! Stay blessed and keep sharing your story for the younger generation, you save one person or you make a difference in just one person's life,then it was all worth it to help someone else not become the people that the drugs made us into. Much respect, great interview, I've also met Steve-O, he's a wonderful guy and I think this was the perfect person to have this conversation with. Well done gentleman!! Keep up the amazing work that you're doing on yourselves because I know myself it is a daily struggle and a daily choice to live the right way. It just goes to show how strong you really are, that people really are if they want something bad enough. Wishing you just all good things in life, everybody at that table, you're all amazing guys and you've changed Your lives completely and that's amazing and I myself am in awe of people who have that mental strength to work through it and continue to better themselves everyday. And to help better other people's lives. It takes a really special person to do those things so hats off to you gentleman!!👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻💪🏻 And the women that stand behind you as well, they also deserve major credit!!🙌🏻🫶🏻❤️ It takes a special person to weather the kind of storm that we will put our loved ones through when it comes to addiction. So I think that just goes to show what amazing wives and fiance's that you have and how much they truly love you and want the best for your life. ❤🫶🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
I didn’t even know Mike had a drug problem. Good stuff for coming out of it dude. Monmouth county represent Situation
I feel like the majority of young people did in the early 2000's into the 2010's
Mikes dressed like American History X minus that tidal wave on his head
Bros a trip But he definitely has charisma Can’t help but like & laugh with the dude He’s genuine
Thanks happy to see all 4 of you guys clean and sober keep grinding
He made a reservation at the restaurant I was working at in Raleigh North Carolina. We were all excited but he never showed up. Bummer.
Off them 80’s
Damn that's a situation
It's cool when the guests facts check out unlike vanilla ice and carrot top😂
He left nothing out, gave no vague answers. Absolute respect.
The Situation looks Like K D. Lang. 😂
Maybe 20 percent
His name is Lucah
Scott would straight up overdose on a oxy 80🤣 no tolerance will be fucked up off 10 mg lmaooo
My thoughts 2.. I know dude would b gone. Just throwing up that's b.s.
He wouldn’t OD but DEFINITELY would vomit for hours. Every time he moved it might as well be to the toilet.
Between throwing up for hours & dying…Sounds like a lot of fun and something to get into after becoming a millionaire
@@1future797people didn’t start with taking whole 80mg oxys
Im so proud of him and his sobriety. BLESSINGS MIKE..❤🎉. BLESSINGS on your journey with your family too thank you STEVE-O FOR THE PODCAST INTERVIEW ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I grew up watching these guys and loved the situation!!! I myself had it bad with drugs and hearing this from you and Steve O makes me know I’ll be ok!!! Ive been sober for 10yrs!!!!! LOVE YOU GUYS
Steve-o keep up the good work we love you brother 😎
I swear this is Fred Armisen that did this interview as Mike lol
SteveO. This one was absolutely phenomenal bro ❤️
I used to watch Jersey Shore growing up. I liked it, it was extra and entertaining. Mike was kinda crazy but I still remember that time he was boo’ed at the comedy roast. Felt sorry for the dude.
I joke with my gf all the time that aliens came to Earth and took the old situation and replaced it with this good version of himself lol. But in all seriousness, Im glad he turned his life around and seems like a genuine great dude. Keep going Mike!
Congrats to all of you on your successes and sobriety! Love to you all! ❤️❤️❤️
I love Mikes story so much I can relate to a lot of what he went through & battled alone & thought that he was okay.. I can’t wait to see what he does & how he can help people more in the future
Fun guest ! Good choice , something different . Would be cool to maybe get someone from the Dudsons or CKY , just so see what they’re up to .
Jarpi please.
Been off heroin for 9 years now ... Don't miss the lifestyle
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I've been clean for 6 years from coke and heroin, I don't miss it at all.
Very good episode! Loved all of it. 6-7 years clean from Blue Birds and H myself. It's nice to hear hi profile people were going through the same💩 I was going through back then. Thanks Steve O
I am so inspired to see everyone who's turned their life around. Seriously you guys are amazing
The days where you could get Roxy’s for 5-10 for a 15 and 10-15 for a 30 were some good times.
These Asshole pay double 4 oxys and are not real this dude is admitting sealing drugs he's F now
Ah shit. Steve-O has shore got a situation here... hache-chacha‼️
On a real note, this was great now that I've finished it. I live at the Jersey Shore and have been a fan since the beginning, and I could confidently say that Mike was my least favorite in the beginning. He has not only did a complete 180 in his life but in the eyes of his fans; he's my favorite now. Literally went from worst to first for me, and I'm sure my opinion mirrors a lot of others that tune in on Jerzday.
I see what you did there
God bless you fellas in recovery respect
Great episode today, thanks to Steve-O & Mike, and the rest of the crew that make these episodes happen.
500-600k on powder and Roxy’s is DREAM shit lmao. I gotta chill though 😪
I really hate myself for honestly being a lil jealous when he was talking about how much he spent/took lol I guess that's just the addict in me. With a tolerance THAT damn high I bet his withdrawals were next level brutal.
@@trevorwhatever2050 lmao, trust me I know brother. The opana withdrawal for me was one of the worst I ever experienced even worse than any food I ever got. Still don’t really feel bad for being “jealous” in a sense lol. But it FOR SURE would’ve been a fun fucking ride damnit boi!!
Bros leaving the steroids part out of the drug/drug dealing?😂 59:10 i stand corrected o7
He talks about PEDs in this....
Bunch of good souls! Great interview/podcast!
Never watched that show but I did see a clip of the new show and him talking about addiction and I thought it was amazing he was so open about it.
THE SNITCH-UATION
Liked the episode but he definitely is a bit too self centered for me. But I had to watch because I hated reality shows but out of boredom I started watching and got hooked. Watched it all back then. 😂 Hilarious to watch. Gotta give them that. But you gotta be self centered to be on those type of shows anyway. If everyone was super humble it would be boring, I get it. But still, respect for changing his life around. But yeah the sober is thing bringing it up a lot is something I heard someone mention. Steve O or a comedian maybe? They said that people shouldn't clap for soing what they should've done from the beginning. If anything you're a pos for getting addicted and then you expect us to congratulate you for doing the right thing everyone else did? 😂😂😂 Just a comedic point of view.
Great interview! So impressed with how much he's grown and improved himself. Wishing him the best.
Awwww love this. Love how hes so real abt withdrawal. Withdrawal are horrible..been sick wit lupus and alot of other diseases and got put on pain meds and stopped taking them and i thought i was gns die
30-35 pounds of weed per week is a ton
I call it BS
actually that would be 2000 pounds
That's half of a room only lol sound a lot but it's literally taking two garbage bags to someone
@@pinobiscottohe never sold drugs for sure lol 35 lbs isn't a lot tho
and didn't he say 7-10 ounces of coke too- i couldn't figure out if that was a month or week but that's a bit beyond being the guy selling sixteenths and g's at the bar type amount
First?
Nope
From watching jersey shore back in the day when it started, it’s been pretty cool watching everyone grow up and become an adult with a family
Definitely one of the best podcast episodes!! Laughed a lot and I liked the dynamic you all 4 had together. Bless you Mike, so proud!
Was never into Jersey Shore but really enjoyed this podcast. Love hearing comeback stories from addiction. Mad respect to Mike
This is such a great conversation and episode. Thank you!
This is so much better than I expected. Big respect to anyone that overcomes addiction.
Great interview! Big up The Situation using his past issues to help others, that takes courage bro!
Amazing. Happy for all of you - 27 year old in Northern VA!
Love this episode ! I was a fan of situation before .. but will be fan for life now!
I would’ve never thought this would be such a good interview. Everyone has a story man
Thanks mike for opening up like this these past what ten years ive seen you change your life it actually makes me very happy thanks brother
👏 🎉❤ truly an inspiration! Change can happen! Instead of the situation you are now an inspiration thank you guys for sharing your stories.
Wow 😮 great story 👍