Boxing legend Mike Tyson recently made a startling admission that he used fentanyl to deal with pain during his iconic career.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a painkiller, and I used to use it to patch up my toe,\u201d Tyson said on an episode of the \u201cKatie Miller Podcast\u201d published Tuesday<\/a>. \u201cIt was like heroin \u2014 once it wears off and you take the Band-Aid off, you start withdrawing, throwing up, just like if you were on heroin.<\/p>\n Mike Tyson explains his why he used fentanyl. YouTube Katile Miller Podcast<\/p>\n \u201cIt was illegal if it [was] caught in my bloodstream. It was a narcotic, my friend told me. It was brand new. I told my friend, \u2018Could I use this?\u2019 No one ever heard of it.’\u201d<\/p>\n Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid approved in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a pain relief, but it can be deadly in small doses if taken unprescribed.<\/p>\n Mike Tyson smokes a joint at the Royal Queen Seeds stand at the Mary Jane cannabis trade fair on June 20, 2025. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n MIke Tyson opened up on how he used Fentanyl in his boxing career. Getty Images<\/p>\n Tyson\u2019s close friend Arturo Gatti, who died in 2009, had a longstanding battle with opioids, as he detailed in a previous interview with The Post.<\/p>\n The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) projects that 48,422 people died last year as a result of illicitly consumed fentanyl.<\/p>\n Mike Tyson punches Clifford Etienne in 2003. AFP<\/p>\n Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. <\/p>\n Addiction is something Tyson dealt with for a long time, and this is not the first time the masses have heard about extreme pain in his feet.<\/p>\n Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul after Paul stepped on his toe. Getty Images<\/p>\n He even slapped Jake Paul across the face during the buildup to their November 2024 fight after Paul stepped on his toe during weigh-ins.<\/p>\n Now in his 50s, Tyson has been heavily involved in his marijuana business<\/a> as a replacement for more conventional drugs that deal with pain.<\/p>\n