Erik Ainge Talks About His Drug Addiction (merged)

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byobbio said:
Raising kids is the parent's job. Not Congress. I think giving drug dealers and endless supply of clientele is our biggest concern. We can regulate usage of alcohol a whole lot better when our 18-year-olds are not using gateway drugs. When i was young, yes, it was more available but now, it is in every dorm room and every college apartment. Hell, those kids can't even go to a fraternity party that serves alcohol. But they sure as hell can go to a fraternity party that serves cocaine and marajuana. Now, don't get me i don't want my kids doing either until they are old enough to make their own decisions. But 21 is ridiculous. They can go to war... you know the rest.

Now hear this: Drugs (both alcohol and illegal drugs) are the worst problem in our society today. And I believe that a contributing factor was raising the drinking age.
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Absolutely ridiculous...and where the hell are these fraternity parties that don't have alcohol? :blink:
 
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I really don't know what to say. Extremely sad, disheartening, painful to read, etc. I even feel bad for screaming at the TV because he had just thrown an interception or something at Tennessee. I even feel bad about saying this, but this is not the news that Tennessee needs right now either. Is that selfish of me to feel that way? Probably. I pray the Erick can continue to get his life on track.
 
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VolsDeep said:
I would think simple numbers would support that. A lot more people drink alcohol than do drugs (no, I will not provide numbers. Based totally on empirical evidence). Anyone that argues with your comment is just arguing for argument's sake. It's def. much easier to get alcohol than illegal drugs.
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I never said any of that. I am only saying that illegal drugs are fast becoming a viable option. Or however you say it. I know for a fact that alcohol consumption is there. There may also be more binge drinking, but as far as i'm concerned, usage is usage.

My only point is that raising the drinking age to a point that ADULTS are having to wait 3 years to legally consume alcohol is causing illegal drugs to fast become used and, in my opinion, abused. It is my personal belief, and there are many, many college presidents who support this position, that making it illegal to purchase/consume alcohol between the ages of 18-21 has a detrimental effect on curbing alcohol/drug use. It is not working, has not worked and will not work.

Like I posted before, drug use is the worst problem we have in society today. Further, I believe that it wouldn't be as much of a problem if 18-year-olds were able to legally consume alcohol.
 
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heck of a story.


I call B.S. on taking 50 percs or more in a day

I went to Tennessee to visit friends, and I had some trouble with the law. It never got reported because the cops were Tennessee fans, and they saw how bad a shape I was in. It was so bad that I don't even want to talk about it. I was cuffed, but instead of busting me, the cops called somebody in town that knew me.
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Brent SHAYFA woulda been put under the jail......j/k

sorry I shouldn't joke about this stuff, but I just don't understand an addicts mindset...or addictive personalities in general.
 
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byobbio said:
I never said any of that.
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In essence, you did.

byobbio said:
making it illegal to purchase/consume alcohol between the ages of 18-21 has a detrimental effect on curbing alcohol/drug use. It is not working, has not worked and will not work. I believe that it wouldn't be as much of a problem if 18-year-olds were able to legally consume alcohol.
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I disagree. It will never completely curb alcohol abuse, but by making alcohol harder to come by, it is having an effect. As an 18 year old kid, there were times when I simply couldn't find someone to buy me alcohol. See, it worked...

You also seem to be creating a correlation that simply isn't there. Just because someone can't get alcohol doesn't mean that they will turn to drugs.
 
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I know it's bad to say, but I honestly don't feel sorry for anybody at all who becomes addicted to drugs. Glad he's turned his life around though.
 
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It angers me that we let someone that admits to recklessly abuse drugs on our campus that didn't make a single play the entire time he was here, and yet we have playmakers like CJ James Banks and Lamarcus Coker seeming to easily fail drug test after drug test on campus.

I said it before, that guy was protected by Fulmer and Cutcliffe. There's no way they could not have known. And if they didn't know, then that shows that they didn't belong leading young men. They were going to do whatever they could to protect that guy the and hope to turn him around into the next Manning. That guy was a joke and I told you so 5 1/2 years ago (Monday night LSU game).

I'm glad he's in rehab/recovery, but he had no business wearing Orange after that LSU debacle. On any other campus in the country, he would have never seen the light of day... not even in a 50 point blowout. Plus, he would have done something stupid or gotten tested enough to where he would have been kicked off the team anyways.

Ainge set this program back 10 years.

edit: Got so steamed at this guy that I lost my train of thought. My mistake.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
It angers me that we let someone that admits to recklessly abuse drugs on our campus that didn't make a single play the entire time he was here, and yet we have playmakers like CJ Banks and Lamarcus Coker seeming to easily fail drug test after drug test on campus.

I said it before, that guy was protected by Fulmer and Cutcliffe. There's no way they could not have known. And if they didn't know, then that shows that they didn't belong leading young men. They were going to do whatever they could to protect that guy the and hope to turn him around into the next Manning. That guy was a joke and I told you so 5 1/2 years ago (Monday night LSU game).

I'm glad he's in rehab/recovery, but he had no business wearing Orange after that LSU debacle. On any other campus in the country, he would have never seen the light of day... not even in a 50 point blowout. Plus, he would have done something stupid or gotten tested enough to where he would have been kicked off the team anyways.

Ainge set this program back 10 years.
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Why the massive hate for Ainge? He won a lot of games for us, and his Jr. and Sr. year stats were fantastic.

Oh and by the way, his name was James Banks. Not only was he kicked off the team for failing drug tests, but also for trying to use a prosthetic penis to cheat drug tests.
 
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I'm glad he's cleaning up. Maybe that explains his early days at UT. I wonder if he was messed up when he hit that goal post? Lol I'm sorry I had to. But seriously I'm glad he's getting help.
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UTHorsey said:
Oh and by the way, his name was James Banks.
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Corrected. Thanks.

And that guy won one "big" game singlehandedly and that was the 2006 Air Force game... if you call that a big game. He showed a flash of brilliance against Florida in 2004, but even then, he needed Scheaffer's help.

But glad to see that he's addressed his problems... I just wish someone on the staff would have done more to address it.
 
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UTHorsey said:
Why the massive hate for Ainge? He won a lot of games for us, and his Jr. and Sr. year stats were fantastic.

Oh and by the way, his name was James Banks. Not only was he kicked off the team for failing drug tests, but also for trying to use a prosthetic penis to cheat drug tests.
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I understand that said penis talks.
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I am currently a senior at a high school in Brentwood. I have no idea how much our area is different from others, but alcohol and marijuana absolutely drive the culture at my school. Obtaining alchohol is incredibly easy for us. I would venture to say that 85% of my senior class drinks regularly. It is a way of life that I frankly do not see how it can be stopped.
 
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Maybe Ainge was having flashbacks when he had the bouquet toss. Maybe he thought the ball became poisonous and he had to let it go. Now it makes sense
 
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UTHorsey said:
In essence, you did.



I disagree. It will never completely curb alcohol abuse, but by making alcohol harder to come by, it is having an effect. As an 18 year old kid, there were times when I simply couldn't find someone to buy me alcohol. See, it worked...

You also seem to be creating a correlation that simply isn't there. Just because someone can't get alcohol doesn't mean that they will turn to drugs.
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I remember not being able to get alcohol at 18 so I just called my neighbor and bought a bag of weed :eek:hmy:
 
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The biggest thing that isn't being emphasized enough here is that he suffers from mental illness and has for a long time...I've spent time working with people who suffer from bipolar disorder and severe depression, etc...many who turned to drug and alcohol addiction as a result of the mental illness going undiagnosed. If he had been treated for the mental illness at an early stage, the addiction may never have happened.
 
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Long time listener, first time poster...
As someone that's worked over 15 years in drug and alcohol treatment, let me try to clear up some misinformation I'm seeing. To the person that calls BS on 50 pain pills a day...I've worked with people that topped that easily. As far as drug testing goes, it can be a hit or miss process. I've worked with kids that were surprised they tested negative for weed after smoking the week before, but they're pretty accurate. I think Chris Low's point on UT's policy was this: While Erik had the prescription from the training staff he could hit positive all he wanted. If he was buying off the street then he should have been caught. There are a ton of ways to try to beat a test, but with a kid that the trainer is clearly identifying a problem with, i'd certainly be redflagging him. As far as responsibility for Erik's addiction goes that's a tricky question that usually doesn't have some of the simple answers I'm seeing thrown out here. I will say that some posters might want to check Granma's medicine chest. If someone is prescribed a large amount of pain pills or anxiety meds for a long enough time (even for a legit medical issue)---suprise!! You just got addicted! Which means when you quit you'll get very, very ill (like feeling like pulling out your eyeballs sick) when you try to quit without medical treatment. And for people that do need help out there with this (and Tennesseeans pop way more pills than most states) calling a treatment center is a good first step. Narcotics Anonymous is also good cause their meetings are all over the place and (for Erik's info) they are free. Sorry for the long post but I see the need for educatin'.
 
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How in the world did our head coach not pick up on the idea that, not our punter or DT or WR or RB....but....wait for it......STARTING QB was strung out for 4 years? Good Lord....
 
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