Kevin Smith has revealed he was smoking marijuana prior to his massive heart attack in February.
The film director, 47, told UsWeekly that he ‘was blazed as f***’ when he collapsed backstage at a comedy club.
He added that his cardiologist thinks that the pot might have helped save his life.
Pothead: Kevin Smith has revealed he was smoking marijuana prior to his massive heart attack in February, telling UsWeekly he ‘was blazed as f***’ when he collapsed at a comedy club
‘Even though they tell me I had a heart attack, I didn’t feel like I was in pain so I never panicked. I was super f***ing calm,’ he explained.
‘After I got out of the hospital, I said [to my doctor], ‘Hey man, I hate to admit this, but I was blazed as f*** the day I had the heart attack … Does smoking weed have something to do with a heart attack?’’
He said doctors told him the calming effect of the drug likely stopped him compounding the heart attack with stress and fear.
Smith has dropped more than 32 pounds since his brush with death and he’s crediting marijuana for helping with that too.
‘Weed kind of actually works, believe it or not, as an appetite suppressant to some degree,’ he told UsWeekly.
So now he lights up instead of having dessert or eating more.
No panic: ‘Even though they tell me I had a heart attack, I didn’t feel like I was in pain so I never panicked. I was super f***ing calm,’ Smith, pictured last year, explained
No munchies here: The filmmaker, pictured Tuesday in NYC, has dropped more than 32 pounds since his brush with death and he’s crediting marijuana for helping with that too
The celebrated writer and director was spotted looking remarkably slimmer while heading to an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in New York on Tuesday.
Smith wore what can only be considered his go-to uniform of oversize jean shorts, a hockey jersey, and slip on Vans.
However, in a slight twist and nod to his recent struggles the jersey he sported showed a graphic of a beating heart.
Smith recently vowed that he would ‘keep off the cake’ while showing off his weight-loss progress on Instagram.
‘Same dude, different day. Pic on the left, is from nearly 10 years ago, at Zack & Miri premiere. Pic on the right is minutes ago,’ he captioned the before and after photos.
Before and after: Last week, Smith vowed that he would ‘keep off the cake’ while showing off his weight-loss progress on Instagram, above
Making changes! Smith’s significantly slimmer size made it clear he’s taking his health seriously. Above Kevin is seen at one of his heaviest points back in 2007