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Is Dr. Drew Anti-Vaccine? Response To Media Misinformation, Anti-Vaxxers & Your Calls – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 123

Ask Dr. Drew

Dr. Drew

News, Politics, Health & Fitness, News Commentary

4.3851 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

Is Dr. Drew an anti-vaxxer? Dr. Drew Pinsky responds to media misinformation about his support of vaccinations, his recommendations regarding mRNA, and does a fact-check of this week's shows. Dr. Drew also answers viewer questions on any topic: addiction, health, today's top news, or anything you want to discuss.  「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 The CDC states that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and reduce your risk of severe illness. You should always consult your personal physician before making any decisions about your health.  「 SPONSORED BY 」 • GENUCEL - Using a proprietary base formulated by a pharmacist, Genucel has created skincare that can dramatically improve the appearance of facial redness and under-eye puffiness. Genucel uses clinical levels of botanical extracts in their cruelty-free, natural, made-in-the-USA line of products. Get 10% off with promo code DREW at https://genucel.com/drew 「 ABOUT the SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 「 GEAR PROVIDED BY 」 • BLUE MICS - After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Dr. Drew's iconic voice has reached pristine clarity through Blue Microphones. But you don't need a fancy studio to sound great with Blue's lineup: ranging from high-quality USB mics like the Yeti, to studio-grade XLR mics like Dr. Drew's Blueberry. Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue • ELGATO - Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato's Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew's streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato's lights transformed Dr. Drew's set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/ 「 ABOUT DR. DREW 」 For over 30 years, Dr. Drew has answered questions and offered guidance to millions through popular shows like Celebrity Rehab (VH1), Dr. Drew On Call (HLN), Teen Mom OG (MTV), and the iconic radio show Loveline. Now, Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio. Watch all of Dr. Drew's latest shows at https://drdrew.tv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Appreciate you all being here.

0:01.5

We're going to take some calls today off Twitter spaces.

0:03.4

And we've got to kind of decompress from the last three weeks of interesting guests and

0:07.4

trying to make sense of what we've got here.

0:09.9

I'm sort of astonished at the kinds of things that upset people, but I'll address some

0:15.9

of the things they've emailed us and where I've made mistakes, I'll be happy to clarify

0:19.2

my position and where I have not, I'll be happy to clarify my position and where I have not

0:21.0

I'll just restate my position and Caleb very interestingly set up today's show as am I

0:29.5

anti-vaxxer so I will address that as well let's get right into it our laws as it pertain to substances

0:36.3

are draconian and bizarre.

0:38.7

The psychopaths start this.

0:39.8

He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction.

0:44.6

Fentanyl and heroin.

0:45.8

Ridiculous.

0:46.9

I'm a doctor for, I say, where the hell you think I learned that?

0:50.1

I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people.

0:53.3

I am a clinician.

0:54.3

I observe things about these chemicals.

0:56.0

Let's just deal with what's real.

0:56.9

We used to get these calls on Loveland all the time, educate adolescents, and to prevent, and to treat.

1:02.0

You have trouble, you can't stop, and you want to help stop it.

1:04.2

I can help.

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