Tylor Chase: Shaun Weiss (Mighty Ducks) Got Ned’s Declassified Star Into Rehab… But California Keeps Releasing Him Back On The Streets To Smoke Meth w/ Tyler Merritt & Frank Morano – Ask Dr. Drew – Ep 573
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
All right, we're gonna talk a little homelessness today. The manic conversation, the substance use with Charlie Sheen was a little bit of a warmup here. Sean Weiss, actor best known for his role in the Mighty Duck films. He had himself struggled with addiction and some homelessness and has had a great recovery. And he's been advocating for prevention and treating addiction. And he started a whole campaign for Tyler Chase by just putting up a Instagram post about what kind of condition that poor kid is in. We'll talk about that. Then Frank Marano, he's a New York City council member, Common Sense Caucus. He focuses on public safety, homelessness. We'll talk about that in New York. We just left New York last night, and there's a lot going on in that town.
And then finally, Tyler Merritt, a retired U.S. Army captain, Apache helicopter pilot, founder and CEO of Nine Line Apparel. He is, we're going to talk about, amongst other things, the veterans piece of all this, which I'm actually kind of confused by.
How did Shaun Weiss help Tylor Chase with his addiction?
So I want to get in deep with that. I'm glad he's here. Back right after this with Sean Weiss. Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre. A psychopath started this. He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction, fentanyl and heroin. Ridiculous. I'm a doctor for f*** sake. Where the hell do you think I learned that? I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people. I am a clinician. I observe things about these chemicals. Let's just deal with what's real. We used to get these calls on Loveline all the time. Educate adolescents and to prevent and to treat. If you have trouble, you can't stop and you want help stopping, I can help. I got a lot to say.
I got a lot more to say.
All right, I think some of you remember Sean Weiss from the Mighty Duck films. He can be found at seanweiss.com. Sean is S-H-A-U-N, Weiss, W-E-I-S-S. His YouTube channel is Sean Weiss Comedy 4818. I'll have to figure out what the numbers are all about. And Instagram is just plain old Sean Weiss. He has, let's see, I think you can go to his Instagram also. I'll find out what that is in a second. But he had his own story with substances, which I want to hear. And then we're going to talk a little bit about Tyler Chase. Sean, I appreciate you being here.
It's nice to be with you, Dr. Drew.
So tell us what your personal sort of legacy was and what the history was, frankly, and then how you were able to get out of it.
Well, I hadn't really seen a hard drug until my late 30s. And I had a combination of events transpire at the same time. My father died. My fiance left me. I thought I was going to get married. And I lost my apartment. And this all happened within about a three-week time. And I just... It was too much for me. And I lost it. And I guess I... I guess I kind of gave up on things. And I left a friend's house one night. I was staying on his couch. And he had a park next door to where he was living. And in the park were gangbangers selling meth. So I ended up in the park for a couple nights. And eventually, I was looking for cocaine, I think. And I kept asking these guys, do you have any cocaine? Do you have any cocaine?
What challenges do California's laws pose for homeless individuals?
And they said, no, we got something better, huh? And so I said no 10 times, but that 11th offer, I said yes. And from the very first time I hit a meth pipe, I didn't not smoke meth for three years until I got arrested. It was just, it was, let's talk about that.
The, People don't understand what meth does. They don't understand the grip it gets on people, how easy it is, how sort of pernicious it is. People could even be functioning on meth for a while, and then it just, it takes you. But here's something people don't understand. Why does it take you to the streets? Why so quick to the streets on meth, smoking meth?
Well, a couple of things. First of all, it was a performance enhancer before it was a crippling addiction. I mean, it definitely helped keep me up and helped me focus on things. But here's a really fascinating aspect of this. And I learned this in treatment one day.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:57
2
How did Shaun Weiss help Tylor Chase with his addiction?
0:57–3:26
3
What challenges do California's laws pose for homeless individuals?
3:26–6:55
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What personal experiences does Shaun Weiss share about addiction?
6:55–17:33
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How does Tyler Merritt address veteran homelessness?
17:33–17:40
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How do mental health issues complicate recovery for veterans?
17:40–19:09
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What innovative approaches are being used to support homeless veterans?
19:09–1:10:16
Speakers
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