I Spent £70K A Year On Drugs

I Spent £70K A Year On Drugs | Minutes With

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In this episode of Minutes With we sat down with Gary, whose cocaine addiction led to him spending £200 a day on drugs whilst working as a police officer. After losing his job in the force, Gary turned to crime to feed his addiction and stole thousands from bookies and supermarkets. Gary tells us about his battle with addiction, his road to recovery and how he's turned his life around.
00:00 - 00:28 - Intro
00:28 - 01:29 - Growing Up In Wales
01:29 - 04:48 - Tackling Crime
04:48 - 05:57 - Stabbed In The Leg
05:57 - 07:00 - My First Line of Cocaine
07:00 - 08:56 - Addiction Takes Hold
08:56 - 10:39 - Paranoia & Psychosis
10:39 - 11:58 - Taking Drugs At Work
11:58 - 13:57 - Losing Everything
13:57 - 14:58 - Armed Robbery
14:58 - 16:51 - Prison Life
16:51 - 18:57 - Stealing £50K
18:57 - 20:14 - Arrested By My Own Team
20:14 - 22:27 - Rebuilding My Life
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@Mikuzan 8 күн бұрын

Nobody looks more like a police officer and a bank robber at the same time than this man.

@therealrantroom 3 күн бұрын

😂

@paulkennedy6574 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for being brave enough to do this, it's really helped me out today, I spent 15 years in the RAF Regiment No2sqn, at 47 I'm a recovering heroin addict and a benzoes addict and alcoholic, I'm going to rehab on Friday morning and I'm bricking it, but to know anyone can have this happen is, well I feel I bit less anxious, so thank you

@gedpictures2487 9 күн бұрын

Hey good luck man, you got this!

@sarahsue42 9 күн бұрын

Good luck Paul

@DJR1409 9 күн бұрын

Best of luck Rock.

@BlacksmithBets 8 күн бұрын

Don’t be anxious mate, you’re going to get your life back if you work for it 🙏

@dannygallaghermisc7593 8 күн бұрын

Smash it paul 💪

@Simonjthomas 10 күн бұрын

Something very relatable with this guy. Might be my favourite interview so far. Good luck Gary and congrats on choosing a family over addiction. Amazing.

@lisaboban 10 күн бұрын

I love this interview style. Thanks for putting the on-screen notes for those of us not in the UK. Helps provide some context to the story.

@sandeepathwal4188 10 күн бұрын

Yeah, a nice touch, not so much this 1, but certain accents/dialects are even difficult for someone like me born in the 🇬🇧 2 understand, so I can see that as a *"God-Send"* 4 ppl not native to the British Isles! Yous lot 4rm the Americans should try having a go with the scouse or Brummie accents, mad difficult 2 understand, how lads 4rm [up north] Liverpool or[bang on Central England] Birmingham talk😂😂crazy tingz is I'm 4rm Birmingham[Born n 🍞 Breed]😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂& even I struggle to make out fully, especially particularly these 2 accents & I can guarantee you if you ask the other 150 odd town n cities around the United kingdom, they'd all say the same!!!

@alicealleyne 9 күн бұрын

It’s difficult enough for non UK people to understand dialects then you decide to write slang words such as 4rm, ‘n’, ppl.. ‘4’ instead of ‘for’ How old are you?! This is what idiots write in year 7!

@danbaker194 7 күн бұрын

He was referring to the back story not the subtitle options or anything related to accents

@LADbible 10 күн бұрын

Thank you to Gary for taking part in this episode.

@mjowsey 8 күн бұрын

If this story was a movie it would be too unbelievable. We needed this to be the length of a movie, he skipped over so much detail. The honesty of people who have been to rock bottom and back is complete.

@gaynorhennessy9954 4 күн бұрын

He's a top bloke ,we have the pleasure of calling him a friend and yes a movie would be amazing!

@ump1nen 10 күн бұрын

What a wild story, I'm glad you made it out Gary! These kind of videos are great for raising awareness and they show what drug addiction is really like. This drug specifically is falsely portrayed as something glamorous to do but when you go past a certain point and become addicted, it turns into a miserable chore and it will eventually disconnect you from everyone and everything you ever loved in life. If you feel like your drug use isn't fun anymore and you might have a problem, do your loved ones and yourself a huge favor and ask for help now. It will only get worse, trust me.

@BrumBoyIrish0121 8 күн бұрын

Seems like a really genuine bloke .... Good luck to ya

@edwardmartin2157 7 күн бұрын

I'm so happy he's deep into recovery, bless his soul... Nearly 11 years myself , infact I've 8 days to go.. didn't mean for this comment to be about myself 😮 .. anyway good for him

@nimmichagger165 10 күн бұрын

Wow! Now that’s honesty. Despite your past life, I have massive respect for you. Upwards and onwards, lad!

@mjowsey 8 күн бұрын

The honesty of people who have been to the bottom and back is complete.

@wardybasher 9 күн бұрын

‘Ladbible’ You’ve pulled it out the bag - metaphorically speaking, with this one. Cocaine is truly awful stuff. Well done Gary for sharing, and for the changes you’ve made in your life.

@love922007 9 күн бұрын

He seems like all the trouble, pain, trauma,mistakes ect have made this man truely carved out of stone. You have my respect sir, thank you for sharing, I do not doubt this will save lives. God bless.

@tommarshall4944 8 күн бұрын

What a genuine fella

@jamiekennard4211 Күн бұрын

I worked with this guy for a few weeks on a building site, and he never mentioned any of this… was just a gentle giant. wish I had spent more time getting to know his story! what a guy

@user-im7vf2rz7g 8 күн бұрын

Brother ur awesome im a police officer in large southern city in USA. I had opioid addiction for 3 years after broken back in line of duty. Clean since sept. 24 2017. Hardest thing ive ever done and withdraws are hellious. Thanks for the transparency

@tazsidney6910 4 күн бұрын

Drug addict and armed robber… awesome!!!!….

@Racoon_UK 2 күн бұрын

Pobably controlled by , gang bikers mobsters. No fun environment...they spot new people in each cities and do the recon. People should go with the flow and encourage disobedience to this bearded bikers . Me and Ramones will think about it soon. #blue_excellence 🟦🤘#say_no_tobikersmobsters

@Racoon_UK 2 күн бұрын

@@tazsidney6910you think they hire genius engineer there ? They hire pro bikers groups who sympathize with bikers.

@louiethomas4807 10 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed this one, good storyteller

@rsturbo4018 4 күн бұрын

The most honest interview I’ve heard. Fair play to him getting his life back together.

@richardcoe6283 8 күн бұрын

just shows you how the best laid plans can turn upside down, great inspiration and shows you can always come back, nice one Gary

@b-live2854 9 күн бұрын

People don’t understand drugs at first are fun and you have the best times but when you abuse them psychosis and paranoia are very real and it will make you do the craziest things. Not to mention the hallucinations they can feel so real and again you do crazy things because you 100% believe something is happening when it’s not! I’m glad I stopped will never touch drugs again

@DontDissTheProgram 8 күн бұрын

💯💪🏿💪🏿

@sophiesmith6498 9 күн бұрын

I really love these documentaries. Hearing how people can change their lives around is incredible. Never stop making these!!

@Carlos_500 7 күн бұрын

There is a big difference between bad people doing bad things and good people doing bad things, for me Gary is the latter by a long way. I like Gary

@Cmjamesx 6 күн бұрын

Please can we get more stories like this 🙏🏼

@harv2796 9 күн бұрын

Gary is stronger and wiser than he realises.

@shaunloynds5317 9 күн бұрын

Brilliant interview with compelling, open honesty.

@steveosborn4278 9 күн бұрын

Well done Gary. Thanks for the interview. Fantastic stuff.

@lenpeeters4498 10 күн бұрын

Very inspiring, any addiction will defenitely ruin your capability to think straight. And some of us here watching this vid is going through the same...

@gpm9256 10 күн бұрын

Gary, thank you for your honesty! Great story and account of life. Go forward with your qualifications to help others in the same situation. Well done!

@dgf3308 4 күн бұрын

It's important what he said about his childhood being good and him having a good life and a good job overall, that's how bad addiction is. It can take you and ruin your life and you don't even see it. The amount of people I've met who were chill about drugs and later had scares...

@dianewilliams844 10 күн бұрын

You're a natural on camera, keep shining!

@MrLipp24 10 күн бұрын

Spambot

@Genericyoutuber425 10 күн бұрын

For sure, he could be in movies, strong screen presence

@titaszemkus 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing Gary, positive outcome in the end

@nerd26373 10 күн бұрын

We appreciate your insights. Keep working hard.

@mellel5594 3 сағат бұрын

This man is indeed blessed! To go through all that he has and to end up in a happy and stable life is incredible! I can see that he is very grateful.

@marcschelz 9 күн бұрын

thanks for sharing all this

@kitharrison8799 10 күн бұрын

A great interview. Thanks so much to Gary for his honesty, strength and bravery. Thanks also to Molly 👍

@pipipip815 10 күн бұрын

The man looks like he came straight out of a Guy Ritchie film

@nikki.londonuk6881 8 күн бұрын

I thought the same!😂

@gaynorhennessy9954 4 күн бұрын

Well done Gary ,me and Andy will watch this 😊 . You are a great bloke and we think you are amazing . Hopefully catch you soon 😊

@yammybtv 2 күн бұрын

Brilliant 🤩 interview Gary

@whatchannel3679 8 күн бұрын

Great interview Gary and yep and i can relate to what happened there to some degree. Takes a lot to get up and do an interview like this.

@BigDome1 8 күн бұрын

This channel somehow gets the absolute best out of people in terms of storytelling. Amazing work. This one was quite shocking, how deranged he became in pursuit of a high. Of course this is part and parcel of hard drugs, but still it's surprising how far he took it. One thing I'd like to have heard a bit more about is the victims of the robberies though. I felt like maybe he hasn't really come to terms with that yet. I've heard stories of people having guns pointed at them during robberies who've needed therapy for years after. For a normal, law-abiding civilian, something like that can be extremely traumatic.

@kissesforuboo 10 күн бұрын

i love these

@mada1980 5 күн бұрын

What a life. Be interesting to listen to the whole story. Love the honesty.

@MultiBthompson 8 күн бұрын

Good luck dude 🙌

@keithyp8427 10 күн бұрын

What a great guy, addiction is a horrible thing

@danielthompson6855 8 күн бұрын

Some story gary, the psychos bit can relate too very well! Honest at it best that interview was 🙏

@bert7448 8 күн бұрын

This has a book/film written all over it, directed by Guy Richie

@Saaldiener 2 күн бұрын

Michael Dowd, a NYC cop, was said by the Dominic cartel leader, Adam Diaz, to walk like a gangster. I'll bet this guy fits that bill perfectly.

@josephmurphy5251 9 күн бұрын

Respect, dude.

@dandiesel9966 9 күн бұрын

Its easy to be zoomed in and caught up in the moment but when you pan out, everything becomes clear.

@HK_Musician 10 күн бұрын

Really interesting story. Which you the best sir

@Jonathan_Doe_ 8 күн бұрын

Sometimes you kinda doubt these tales… But this guys septum instantly confirms that this guys not BS’ing.

@ruk2023-- 8 күн бұрын

That's some going. I have no problem admitting to a few lines on a Saturday night but I can't imagine getting to his level of consumption. All the best pal. Hope everything works out well.

@BluesHound100 9 күн бұрын

Welldone Gary, you had a difficult journey mate. Not many people survive and you did.

@obi1kenobi137 9 күн бұрын

Very interesting episode. I’m not assuming but I do wonder what the tipping point for him taking drugs in the first place was. Doing his job seeing horrible stuff, high stress and pressure. Cambridge university reckon 1/5 serving police officers either have or have symptoms of PTSD but it’s not really reported or assumed that emergency services have issues like normal people. I wonder what the last few years or months of his career prior to starting down the drugs path involved. Glad he’s doing better now and FairPlay for being so honest. Sad to hear those so called mates and Rugby team didn’t stop him or try and get him out of it to begin with before virtually throwing the stuff at him.

@FinallyAlmino 5 күн бұрын

I've been through addiction and crime myself, different scale than this madlad, but the progression and end results were about the same. Drugs and crime go hand in hand, and I don't see a way to separate them other than decriminalisation and mental health programs, because harsher punishment and more surveillance has been tried and tested and failed every time. If this guy had gotten help when he got addicted in the beginning, he could have been a police officer today without all the madness he eventually went through. That's my 2 cents anyway

@michaelevans9835 2 күн бұрын

Well done Gary good to see you managed to turn your life around👍cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Know_Your_Enemy 10 күн бұрын

Ufff!! That’s a ton of cash!! Addiction is a Horrible Disease that Hurts more than just the user! It’s common for users to have a $100 a day Addiction, which comes out to $36,500 a Year..And they have to get that money from somewhere !

@karlspencer5584 4 күн бұрын

Important to understand the drugs become the meaning of your life because all people need a bigger meaning of life than themselves cheers from Australia

@TrevLFC 7 күн бұрын

Excellent interview. Strong Welsh accent (no subtitles), English question (in subtitles).

@Velaxity 10 күн бұрын

You can tell how much he's abused coke, by how collapsed his nose is compared to the picture of when he was younger.. Same thing happened to someone I used to know.

@Happy_Spatula 10 күн бұрын

Looks like a nose that's been hit a few times to me

@Velaxity 10 күн бұрын

@@Happy_Spatula Well, that's probably because his septum has collapsed.. Much like a broken nose. My friend was female and looked the same, like shed gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson. Never had a fight in her life.

@sofahappy 9 күн бұрын

More likely rugby

@Niall-gc3hi 8 күн бұрын

If he was here saying he was an ex thug who used to fight all the time you could say it was from a broken nose but he’s here saying he was a cocaine addict. Of course it’s from the coke use your heads😂😂😂

@djg9589 8 күн бұрын

Wow, very observant of you ! You should get into some sort of detective work 😂

@urumakkaraya29 9 күн бұрын

Basically my step father in a video interview

@travezripley 3 күн бұрын

If this was a cartoon from the 1980’s… this gentleman would be the lead bad guy’s right hand man. The Toy version of him was sold with a Cosh that fits in his hand that has Kung-fu action. The cartoon was only out for 32 episodes, one season. But was syndicated for the time slot when kids home from school.

@diehard21000 6 күн бұрын

Had a uncle like this ex met as well things got to much and he even done a runner to Australia at one point,how i miss Don beach

@steviefpv 9 күн бұрын

It’s always from the roofer 😂

@W12super 8 күн бұрын

Called Gary or Jason ( jay )

@ulfanfinneriksen4643 6 күн бұрын

That feeling you had the first time means you are prone to addiction.

@jasonmoss7251 5 күн бұрын

It takes all sorts. Standard bloke, talks well.

@matthewhamilton1610 10 күн бұрын

Gary boy 👊💪 ps it’s Campbell

@dardog7734 9 күн бұрын

Like the bloke, hope he’s all ok now

@Manos-de-Piedra 9 күн бұрын

Mad story

@johnmcintyre-vl8zr 6 күн бұрын

FairPlay to you all the best

@travezripley 3 күн бұрын

This Welshman was a soldier for The Kray brothers, hees “seen things, you can’t unsee” that Ronnie Kray did.

@pts13miffy16 9 күн бұрын

Well off to the police force I go 😂

@nikki.londonuk6881 8 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@paulbws125 2 күн бұрын

I always wonder with this type of horrible addiction what the lasting health problems are? He seems ok, but surely taking that much cocaine for such a long period of time can't be good for you. I'd be worried about dying all the time if it was me, and i was that bad.

@mrgreen8654 10 күн бұрын

Tottenham was an eye opener?? The shootings/stabbings are in Cardiff these days.. although it's most cities.

@Rhino11111 10 күн бұрын

Tottenham different league to Cardiff

@mrgreen8654 10 күн бұрын

@@Rhino11111 Less sheep shaggers, more goat shaggers 😜

@nathancrittenden8525 2 күн бұрын

You can't compare Cardiff to Tottenham bro

@liamf5311 Күн бұрын

Been there. Was minding few boxes of flake and giving few ozs for doing it. Quickly went to bits. Hell of a drug. All fun and games at the start.......

@Roofers-Nail-Hardest 8 күн бұрын

🎉yes! Everybody that does drugs has a friend that is a roofer😂

@DontDissTheProgram 8 күн бұрын

Seems like he had to live both sides to find peace !

@John-pe7nf 10 күн бұрын

IRL Alpha Ogryn No judgment will watch later. Just had to say. Homie looking cool as fck

@andyclark8991 8 күн бұрын

Ladbible TV Still waiting for an all female odd one out. Thank you

@RevealedFilms 2 күн бұрын

I spent over £700k on bricks of it. Never got over it..🏠😂

@gregorywebb3154 Күн бұрын

He has the facial structure of a cop from dishonored 2

@rogfusionkid 8 күн бұрын

He was lucky, his nose is still attached to his face - in a funny kind of way! But seriously...well done for getting clean I hope you can stick with it.

@Sauvage_Foxes 9 күн бұрын

Danny Murphys dopple

@bryaneddy5272 22 сағат бұрын

he looks like Jack Kirby drew him

@craigguinnane173 10 күн бұрын

Looks like dom littlewood

@JohnDoe-nt1sv 7 күн бұрын

He must of done a lot of boxing

@inbeatdjacademy6291 8 күн бұрын

Roofers man

@artthoutimelapse7700 3 күн бұрын

I would like to go on lad bible and tell my story. A lot of people would be able to relate

@SamMcKenzie-rq2hd 10 күн бұрын

Police.

@davidbrett1958 9 күн бұрын

70g/ year on dope that just be a long weekend at the love shack lol

@BornToTroll-it5ju 6 күн бұрын

4 years for all that? What a joke. 'nice one gary! you're a top bloke!' what a bunch of muppets, sandbagged in by his charisma. Why don't they go interview the people he robbed off? See how they felt about the experience?

@PalestinewillbefreeIA 10 күн бұрын

Nobody is perfect

@stefan2serb 10 күн бұрын

Yeah but there’s a difference between dons who nick a pack of sweets as a kid and dons who destroy their own and the lives of their family, committing armed robberies and other violent destructive crimes because they have no discipline

@DannySmith-ez2yb 9 күн бұрын

It’s gorgeous George out of snatch 🤣

@jessicamilestone4026 4 күн бұрын

I assumed they did routine drug testing in the police. Obviously not.

@nathancrittenden8525 2 күн бұрын

Even if they did they would tip off who was gonna be tested. It's corrupt to the core

@mitchiganhart7611 8 күн бұрын

His from Wales of course he was on drugs loool 😅

@user-zt8zi8we3r 3 күн бұрын

This is a face that has intimate knowledge about fist.

@duncandisorderly6562 9 күн бұрын

200 quid a day 🤣

@dudeman561 4 күн бұрын

That's the Welsh for ya

@selhurt 10 күн бұрын

Drugs are definitely from the devil, to be free from addictions I do believe in handing over everything to God and He will do it for you

@iphail4733 9 күн бұрын

God doesn't get you off of drugs, willpower and accepting you have a problem do.

@selhurt 9 күн бұрын

True to a point for some people, but with quite a few other people need God intervention. Especially when you are at your lowest and have no one but God to turn to 🙏

@user-dc1xk9lt7m 7 күн бұрын

bollocks. I alone beat my addiction. Me. Stuff your made up god.