please, he was a 21 year old kid who was told "take these pills and play and we'll give you 7+ Million dollars". It left him broken and addicted. Does he have some responsibility here, of course, but what about the medical professionals hired by the Bucs that were supposed to be looking out for his health and well being? Or the league that should have been (and frankly still isnt) over seeing the amount of drugs getting pumped into these kids bodies? It's easy to judge him for the choices he made but how many of us would have made different ones.Blaming the NFL (or anyone else) for his drug issues is neither productive nor helpful. He needs to take responsibility for his behavior if he ever hopes to stay clean.
I don't judge him at all - not my place. I just don't accept that anyone other than he is responsible for his addiction issues.please, he was a 21 year old kid who was told "take these pills and play and we'll give you 7+ Million dollars". It left him broken and addicted. Does he have some responsibility here, of course, but what about the medical professionals hired by the Bucs that were supposed to be looking out for his health and well being? Or the league that should have been (and frankly still isnt) over seeing the amount of drugs getting pumped into these kids bodies? It's easy to judge him for the choices he made but how many of us would have made different ones.
I don't judge him at all - not my place. I just don't accept that anyone other than he is responsible for his addiction issues.
I have a relative that has been one of the thought leaders on the subject of addiction for more than thirty years. He would disagree with you that addicts are the ones solely responsible for their issues. Certainly poor choices put them into their situation and they are ultimately responsible for the consequences of their choices and behavior ("a stinkin" way of thinkin"). But he will also tell you that irresponsibly of many in his own profession have exacerbated the problem with over prescribing.I don't judge him at all - not my place. I just don't accept that anyone other than he is responsible for his addiction issues.
This issue hits home with me and I realize the situation McCants is in. After a bone fusion on my spine I was having steady unbearable pain going down my left leg, the surgeon said that nothing could be done about it. I was the 20% that the operation wasn't successful on. 9 years ago I took 1- 5 mg lortab, 2 years later I took1-10mg lortab to stop the pain. For 3 years I have been taking 2- 10mg. to stop the pain and it has now gotten to the point that 2-10mg lortabs don't stop the pain. Where is this going to end up? I've seen addicts throw 6-10mg lortabs in their mouth and chew them and swallow them with coffee. Am I going to end up like that? God please, I hope not. When you can't lay in bed because of the pain and sleeping pills make you stumble around the house all night and you can't drive because of falling asleep and running off the road and wrecking, some thing has to give. I feel sorry for the Keith McCants of the world. Suicide is the easy way out but that hurts too many people besides yourself.
How are you going to "think your way out of it" when every part of your brain tells you "If I don't use, I'll die. I do use, I'll die.'?My solution: get tougher. Improvise adapt and overcome. You will become what you think about.
I have had most of mine spine fused for twenty years now. I have been we're you are, and it does suck. If you ever feel like you want to go a different route, send me a pm. I stopped taking pills when I fell asleep at a red light in Montgomery. Thank God no one was hurt.This issue hits home with me and I realize the situation McCants is in. After a bone fusion on my spine I was having steady unbearable pain going down my left leg, the surgeon said that nothing could be done about it. I was the 20% that the operation wasn't successful on. 9 years ago I took 1- 5 mg lortab, 2 years later I took1-10mg lortab to stop the pain. For 3 years I have been taking 2- 10mg. to stop the pain and it has now gotten to the point that 2-10mg lortabs don't stop the pain. Where is this going to end up? I've seen addicts throw 6-10mg lortabs in their mouth and chew them and swallow them with coffee. Am I going to end up like that? God please, I hope not. When you can't lay in bed because of the pain and sleeping pills make you stumble around the house all night and you can't drive because of falling asleep and running off the road and wrecking, some thing has to give. I feel sorry for the Keith McCants of the world. Suicide is the easy way out but that hurts too many people besides yourself.
It's plain to see that you don't have a clue what you are talking about. Not trying to be a smart arse but if you've never been there you don't have a clue.My solution: get tougher. Improvise adapt and overcome. You will become what you think about.
Sometimes, if you don't know what you're talking about it's best to say nothing. Before I became disabled I spent many hours going to Narcotics anonymous to support friends that had an addiction, I spent lots of money on taxicab rides when they gave the excuse that they couldn't afford a taxi. I went to N/A meetings in Birmingham, Nashville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and several more cities along the rivers, I never thought one day I would be in the same shape and if something doesn'tchange I see me headed that way, full speed ahead. When you would do most anything to stop the pain you have the first hint that you are in trouble, then it will finally gets to the point where even if there is no pain you want the pain pills because of the addiction.Macants taking drugs is like drowning and yelling for someone to rescue him ,but the truth is he only needs to learn how to swim.
That's sad, I've always heard that when you hit bottom you will start seeking help. Eating out of garbage cans, in my opinion, is hitting bottom. Apparently not so for Keith McCants if he still doesn't want help. I don't really know his situation but maybe he doesn't know how to get help or is afraid of being ridiculed by his so called friends. First thing for Keith McCants to do is get far away from the crowd he was hanging with.I appreciate Alabama people taking up for Keith. The time he was here in Tampa, I had a very close relationship with the Bucs.
all I'm gonna say is Keith's issues had more to do with the crowd he hung around & the places he went than anything else. A lot of good people tried to help Keith but he was not wanting help.
You got it right. Most people don't understand the difference. Taking the drugs for pain eventually leads to addiction.Some statements here seem to treat drug use for fun with drug use to stop chronic pain. They're hardly the same. I did a lot of recreational drugs back in the late 60's and 70's. For business reasons I had to make a choice of continuing my fling with feel good, or progress in my business and personal life. When I quit, I just went back to a healthy, more productive life. I didn't have pain kicking my butt and mind to depths that I couldn't manage without painkilling drugs. Everyone should be able to understand and appreciate the immense differences. I had a callous opinion of McCants for years. As for his behavior or who/where he hung out, isn't it quite possible that those choices were a result of the pain killer addiction and not the person. I've quit many bad habits in my life simply by decision, but I don't pretend to think that I could handle a debilitating pain issue in the same way, if at all. I pray for the best results for Keith, Capnfrog, and all who face this issue. God Bless you all.