Consciousness & Medicine
Mike Tyson Reveals Doctor Asked Him for Cocaine During Medical Visit
Theo Von
#658 - Mike Tyson (Live at the Wiltern)
What was said
"I go to my doctor and I said, Doc, I need to quit coke. He said, really? Did you take it on a valet? I said, yeah. He said, you have some on you? I said, yeah. He said, can I have some? This is on my children's life."
During a candid conversation on Theo Von's podcast, Mike Tyson recounted seeking help from his doctor to quit cocaine, only to have the physician ask if he could have some of Tyson's drugs. Tyson swore on his children's lives the story was true, revealing the dysfunction surrounding his substance abuse.
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- Programme
- Theo Von
- Episode
- #658 - Mike Tyson (Live at the Wiltern)
- Clip time
- 1:08:30
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