Dave Portnoy opens up on ecstasy use... and the drug he takes every day
Dave Portnoy has admitted that he used to take ecstasy 'a lot' and that it would be his drug of choice because of the effect marijuana has on his body.
The Barstool Sports chief returned to the 'BFFs' podcast with Brianna 'Chickenfry' LaPaglia and Josh Richards this week after deciding to leave the show back in November.
It comes with Portnoy currently locked in a feud with student Mo Khan, who filmed a vile anti-Semitic sign at one of his bars in Philadelphia at the weekend.
Portnoy ripped into Khan on Tuesday night after the Temple University student claimed to be the true 'victim' of the shocking anti-Semitic attack at Barstool Sansom Street, where a bottle service worker was seen holding up an illuminated sign that read 'F*** the Jews.'
On this week's episode of 'BFFs', the trio discussed several ongoing celebrity topics including Bill Belichick 's romance with Jordon Hudson and the upcoming Alex Cooper docuseries.
At one point the topic of drugs came up and, when asked by LaPaglia whether Portnoy would smoke weed there and then, he replied: 'No. Not right now. I used to smoke a little bit but weed f***s me up worse than any drug.
'Like, I used to do ecstasy a lot. Going out fine, did not f*** me up. I'd be tired but loved it. Weed? I'd want to go to the hospital.
'If I'm up past 10pm in Miami you can almost guarantee I'm on drugs, or else I'd be asleep. There's no shot I'm up.
'I've obviously done it (marijuana) but I get panic attacks. My heart feels like it's going to explode. My skin gets dry. I feel like my pores are closing, like they can't breathe. It's really not fun for me.
'I'm not really doing any drugs now. Adderall, if you consider that, every day but I go to bed early. The dogs get me up early so I'm clean living.'
Portnoy's departure from 'BFFs' came around the same time as LaPaglia's bitter split from country music star Zach Bryan.
The 48-year-old Portnoy led an attack on Bryan after LaPaglia said the singer was emotionally abusive during their relationship.
He released a diss song called 'Smallest Man' and repeatedly went after him in podcast appearances, calling Bryan a 'scumbag' and 'a piece of s***'.
LaPaglia, 25, has joked before about people thinking that she is romantically involved with Portnoy but in an interview with Elite Daily in March, she revealed their relationship is actually quite different.
'He's going to hate that I said this, but he's like my dad,' she said.
'Sometimes he has a very hard head, and maybe we take different approaches to things, but I always like to get his input, because I think he's one of the smartest people I've ever met — I trust Dave with my life.'
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