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Gaethje Admits Past Drug Addiction Nearly Killed Him in 2016
Joe Rogan Experience
JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
What was said
"I could say I was, I was probably a drug addict. All of them. I have never told my parents about this. The last time I ever did drugs, I woke up in an ambulance and I'm pretty sure I died. And I was like, I will never fucking do that again. My parents do not deserve that. And that was probably 2016."
In a rare personal revelation, UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje disclosed he struggled with drug addiction and nearly died in 2016, waking up in an ambulance. He said he experimented with drugs while studying human services in college, wanting to understand what addicts were chasing. The near-death experience caused him to quit permanently out of respect for his parents.
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- Programme
- Joe Rogan Experience
- Episode
- JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
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- 31:38
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