Jersey Shore’s Mike Sorrentino Was Withdrawing From Opioids on National TV
July 10, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe Situation tells Dr. Drew how he hid his addiction while being watched by millions on Jersey Shore. Today, Mike Sorrentino has been sober for nearly 11 years.
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, one of the stars of MTV’s Jersey Shore, tells Dr. Drew the full story behind his addiction: how he hid it from the show’s producers because he feared he would not be cast, how substitution and escalating painkiller use took over by season two, and how he flew to film in Italy with hundreds of pills hidden in his shoes before going through withdrawal on television.
Now over 10 years clean and sober, Mike recounts his path from active addiction and prison to founding the Archangel Centers. He explains why he believes longer treatment leads to lasting recovery, what he and Dr. Drew are seeing in the field now from kratom and fentanyl to underestimated alcohol dependence, and the two-wolves proverb that reframed how he lives today.
From the 7/2/2026 episode of Ask Dr. Drew
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