Aqualung
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Addiction is a disease and needs to be treated with care and diligence— which I hope he gets.
If you don't think it's incredibly easy for millionaires to buy drugs and use drugs and if you think they actually are hiding it diligently from everyone - you are the delusional one. It's way more difficult and requires way more discipline to be at the top of your field and not be an addict to something.If you don't think having to source narcotics constantly in different cities, to stave off withdrawals, while hiding it from teammates you are constantly around and doing everything else required to be an NHL player, you're delusional. Sure, there's people who are functional addicts, but not many are able to be at the top of their field.
also, what if he has an incident on the ice? Like he goes crazy and injuries someone, or even worse, what if he collapses/faints and it all comes out that the NHL knew about his drug issues. Think of all the liability issues that would result from that.A. It is illegal so the NHL shouldn’t just ignore it.
2. If they were aware of his illegal drug use, ignored it and say he crashed his car into a group of pedestrians after a game, the NHL would be paying out a likely 8 or 9 figure settlement.
D. He is putting himself and his body at risk (fentanyl is cutting down people in their prime on a daily basis).
Exactly, go Google Lawrence Taylor.Again, no it's not. Drugs like cocaine don't cripple a players ability to perform. Often they increase it. I'm sure it's decreasing now, but 80% of all NHL players in history could be classified as drug addicts or alcoholics.
Hope he gets help so he can stop throwing away his great life and talent and screwing over his team who gave him millions of dollars to do things like not get kicked out of the playoffs for drugs.This thread is lacking a lot of empathy.
A lot of people get into party drugs and keep doing them. NHL has basically normalized them in the last decade. Look for there to be a scandal like there was in baseball in the 80s as soon as public view of drug use becomes less lenient (it’s already happening).This thread is lacking a lot of empathy.
Go read or watch the video on former NBA player Chris Herren and get back to me.If you don't think it's incredibly easy for millionaires to buy drugs and use drugs and if you think they actually are hiding it diligently from everyone - you are the delusional one. It's way more difficult and requires way more discipline to be at the top of your field and not be an addict to something.
Herren struggled because he kept getting suspended. Not because the drugs kept him from being good.Go read or watch the video on former NBA player Chris Herren and get back to me.
Hope the dude gets help. Also hope he’s done with the avs. They’ve been very good to him and this is the second playoffs in a row he’s screwed them….Have to wonder if Colorado moves on from him. I could even see them opting to terminate his contract since, if I'm not mistaken, they'd be allowed to do so since he apparently violated a drug test.
You hope for the guy to overcome this but he's been given a lot of chances by the Avs.
That would require the concept of responsibility, which is taboo apparently now. Like how Nichushkin was responsible to his club and his teammate when he signed that contract.A lot of people get into party drugs and keep doing them. NHL has basically normalized them in the last decade. Look for there to be a scandal like there was in baseball in the 80s as soon as public view of drug use becomes less lenient (it’s already happening).
Yes addiction is disease but how about not experimenting with stuff that is known to be addictive in the first place.
You can have empathy for someone and not want to deal with them anymore…A lot of self righteous folks were ready to bury him it seems.
Hope they never have to deal with these issues directly because it isn't as easy as just turning it off and it being the end of the fight.
I just hope for the best outcome for him and his young family.