Dr. Ben Carson once stabbed a man, who only survived because the knife hit a metal belt buckle. "He was terrified, but I was more horrified than he was, because I realized that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing." says Dr. Carson. "I started contemplating my life... The only place I was going was jail, reform school, or the grave. And I didn't want that to happen."

Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation ( https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/FirstLadyOfLove).

Dr. Ben Carson has received dozens of awards for his work as a neurosurgeon and hospital director at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Spingarn Medal. He is the author of 9 books and served as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dr. Carson is the founder of the new think tank The American Cornerstone Institute: https://AmericanCornerstone.org 

Follow Dr. Carson: https://twitter.com/realbencarson 

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