Taylor Hawkins & Substance Abuse: Dr. David Swanson on Addiction's Impact on Music – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 89

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Health & Fitness, News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Dr. Drew and psychologist Dr. David Swanson discuss the tragic death of Taylor Hawkins (drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters), his struggles with substance abuse, and the devastating effects of addiction on musicians. [This podcast was originally broadcast on April 11, 2022. Watch at DrDrew.com] Dr. David Swanson formed The Rock Collective to build a mutually supportive community amongst rock bands and rock fans. They hold monthly events at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, where they feature live music from emerging rock bands in LA. The mission of the collective is to help up-and-coming artists break through to the next level. Learn more at https://rockcollective.net Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation ( https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/FirstLadyOfLove). SPONSORS • 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/ THE SHOW: For over 30 years, Dr. Drew Pinsky has taken calls from all corners of the globe, answering thousands of questions from teens and young adults. To millions, he is a beacon of truth, integrity, fairness, and common sense. Now, after decades of hosting Loveline and multiple hit TV shows – including Celebrity Rehab, Teen Mom OG, Lifechangers, and more – Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio in California. On Ask Dr. Drew, no question is too extreme or embarrassing because the Dr. has heard it all. Don’t hold in your deepest, darkest questions any longer. Ask Dr. Drew and get real answers today. This show is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information exchanged during participation in this program, including interactions with DrDrew.com and any affiliated websites, are intended for educational and/or entertainment purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And welcome. We are hanging out today on Clubhouse and also on the Restream and we will be talking Dr. David Swanson, a licensed clinical psychologist to talk about the Rock Collective. We'll tell you more about that in a second.
0:11.6	Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre. The psychopaths start this. He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction.
0:21.6	Fentanyl and heroin, ridiculous.
0:23.6	I'm a doctor for a .
0:25.6	I say, where the hell you think I learned that?
0:27.6	I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people.
0:30.6	I am a clinician.
0:31.6	I observe things about these chemicals.
0:33.6	Let's just deal with what's real.
0:34.6	We used to get these calls on Loveline all the. Educate adolescents and to prevent and to treat. You have trouble. You can't stop and you
0:40.8	want to help stop it. I can help. I got a lot to say. I got a lot more to say.
0:53.7	Maria G on the stream is asking thoughts on Paxlovid.
0:56.5	Paxlevid is a game changer.
0:58.8	That and Moldupiria, these are outstanding medications.
1:02.1	And the fact that we're not educating people, how and when to use them is astonishing to me.
1:06.5	These are, these make COVID a nothing.
1:09.3	And the problem is we haven't even decided yet who deserves it, who's going to get it, other than people at risk of getting severe disease.
1:16.6	I had a 40-something-year-old man who nearly died.
1:20.4	I could tell he was going down hard and fast, could not get him Paxlevitt.
1:24.6	So please, we should be using Paxilvit. Well, we certainly should be using
1:28.8	Melupeiravir, even for exposure, post-exposure prophylaxis for people that have been exposed.
1:35.4	And definitely Paxilvid for anybody who's sick, even certainly over the age of 60.
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