Key Takeaways
- Flyysoulja says drug-induced psychosis and sleep deprivation — not an overdose — caused his October 29 hospitalization, revising his initial account and denying that he received Narcan.
- The Island Boys rapper says he now takes medication and attends therapy but has no plans to enter rehab.
- The incident marks his second reported drug-induced psychotic episode in roughly a year, following a November episode when he damaged his home while livestreaming.
Flyysoulja has pointed to drug-induced psychosis for his recent hospitalization, denying that he had an overdose.
On Thursday (November 5), Flyysoulja, who's one-half of rap duo Island Brothers with his twin brother Kodiyakredd, claimed that doctors diagnosed a psychotic episode caused by drug use and sleep deprivation, rather than the overdose he had first described.
Flyysoulja (real name Alex Venegas) also denied being given Narcan but said medical staff spotted the psychosis as soon as it began and immediately rendered treatment.
The rapper had a different story on October 29, when he was rushed to a Miami trauma unit after taking cocaine, benzodiazepines and Percocet while celebrating the purchase of a new condo and car, according to TMZ. The 22-year-old said he was held under the Baker Act, Florida's law for involuntary mental health evaluations, and released four days later, on Monday, November 2.
While the rapper and influencer is now taking medication and attending therapy, he told TMZ that he doesn't have plans to enter rehab.
The incident makes Flyysoulja’s second reported drug-induced psychotic episode in roughly a year. Last November, he was detained under Florida's Baker Act law after wrecking parts of his Miami-area home while livestreaming. The scene was later documented by his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, KaylaThayla.
After that episode, Flyysoulja pushed back on the idea that his problem was psychiatric. "I'm glad that I got help but I have a substance issue, not a mental problem... I never said I was suicidal," he said.
By January, Flyysoulja said he was heading to rehab to detox, calling the decision "good news" and a "very powerful moment."
