DJ AM's MTV Drug Dependence Documentary Will Air Next Month
DJ AM’s documentary about drug dependence is set to air next month. The eight-part series ‘Gone Too Far’ – in which the late star, real name Adam Goldstein, speaks about his own addictions and his 11-year fight to get sober - will be broadcast on MTV from October 12.
It will show him meeting with fellow addicts and families who have been devastated by substance abuse. It will also show the musician trying to help them on the road to recovery.
It comes just weeks after DJ AM died of acute intoxication due to substance abuse and his family hopes the series will help others affected by addiction.
In a statement posted on MTV.com, the Goldstein family said:
"It is our hope through airing this show that people will get to see the side of Adam that we knew and loved, not just the celebrity DJ, but the honest and caring person who gave so much of himself to help others. The decision to air the show has been difficult, but we do this with the profound belief that it will inspire others to seek help."
DJ AM was found dead in his New York apartment in August. A coroner’s report revealed the 36-year-old star was taking cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and levamisole at the time of his death.
What do you think about the family wanting the show to air? Adam was lying to the people he was trying to help claiming that he was no longer using.
Yes, he was lying, but what happened to him sure is a good example to other users. Just sad all around. . .
i don't think he was lying....i think that by helping these people it triggered his addiction again. it was a double edged sword.
27560 points
I completely agree.
And by continuing filming and saying he wasn't using, he was lying. There's no contesting the point - users lie.
129675 points
Its just tragic. Being an addict must be horrible.
17580 points
Indeed.
There is no reason to assume that he was actually using during the filming of the documentary. It's entirely plausible that he began using again after filming wrapped which, if anything, is an astounding example of how desperately those afflicted with addictions should fight them.
Regardless of when his relapse began, Adam was reaching out and attempting to help those that were in predicaments similar to his own. That effort should not be ignored, and perhaps addicts that see this documentary and know the circumstances of Adam's death will choose to seek help of their own.
well said.
There is no reason to assume that Adam relapsed while filming; he could have just as easily began using again after filming wrapped. However, even if he WAS using while filming, he was still reaching out and attempting to help others with their addiction; this is an admirable act..
If other addicts watch his show, and know the circumstances of his death, perhaps that will only help to drive home how desperately they should be seeking treatment for their illness.
Whether or not he was using during filming seems irrelevant to me. He lost his battle to addiction, but that doesn't mean that others have to and if airing the documentary results in just one person surviving, then it should be aired.
3070 points
Personally, I think it's sort of in bad taste.
That is one HUGE amount of different substances to have in your system in one time..... so Sad
93685 points
addiction is just a terrible thing. sad.
52515 points
So sad. I don't think I will watch it.
Post new comment
When commenting, please be respectful to other INO readers. No racial, sexual or homophobic slurs will be tolerated.