2. Kurt Angle Talks About Taking Up To 65 Vicodin Pills A Day, Admits To Mixing Painkillers With Alcohol During His Time In TNA Wrestling
During a recent appearance on ESPN’s “Highly Questionable”, former WWF Champion & TNA Hall of Famer Kurt Angle talked about his addiction issues, mixing painkillers with alcohol during his time with TNA Wrestling & more. Below are the highlights:
On taking up to 65 Vicodin’s per day at one point in his life:
“I was on a lot — there was no way I couldn’t get out of it. The only thing I could do was eventually go to rehab and try to fix my life again. But I actually beat it on my own. I stayed in my house for about 10 days and didn’t leave, and I was able to get through the withdrawal.”
On mixing painkillers with alcohol during his time in TNA:
“The thing is, everybody drank down there in TNA. So I started drinking with my meds. And then I started manipulating my meds. I would save all of them until the evening, and drink it with alcohol. And it got me in a lot of trouble — four DUIs in five years.”
On checking into rehab following his last DUI in 2013:
“I finally got the right help. I tried to do it myself, but when you’re that deep into that stuff, you can’t do it on your own. You need somebody else’s help, and I finally reached out and I did what I had to do to get it done. It was the worst seven days of my life as well. I went through detox again. That time it stuck. You can’t do anything; you can’t think; you’re in constant pain; your body’s shaking. You don’t wanna eat; you don’t wanna do anything; you feel like you’re gonna die. It’s the worst pain you’ve ever had in your life. And I went through it twice.”
