"Remember how much fun that was? Remember fighting about the "pasta" and Jax Taylor's very obvious cocaine sweats as he whipped off a chunky knit to fight in a Vegas parking lot? Oh, those were the days. Now we have Shayne talking about being off fentanyl and meth for more than a decade and we can't even make fun of him. He wants to get help. He wants to stay sober. What do we even do with this? Is this what we signed up for?"
"I'm kidding, of course, and I support Shayne on his sober journey. He's not even Cali sober like DJ James Kennedy; he gave up weed, mushrooms, ketamine, and DMT years ago. He tells Marcus that he picked up a bottle of kratom and was thinking about using it. DMT? Kratom? What even are these drugs? Am I so old and uncool that the kids invented all new drugs when I wasn't looking?"
"Shayne tells us that he learned about drugs from his family members, who introduced him to all of these substances. It's come up again because his family - his father, Shayne; his mother, Shane; and his sister, Shaine - is visiting to see the premiere of his short film, and they're on drugs, and that is a giant trigger for him."
Nostalgia contrasts past seasons' untreated drug problems and present sober efforts. Shayne reports being off fentanyl and meth for over a decade and wants help to stay sober. He previously gave up weed, mushrooms, ketamine, and DMT. Shayne considered using kratom but recognized it as risky after a previous two-year relapse. Family members introduced him to many substances, and a family visit—his father Shayne, his mother Shane, and his sister Shaine—serves as a powerful trigger. Learning about his family history clarifies aspects of his personality. Natalie also describes a toxic childhood and a severed relationship with her mother.
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