Comments on: Erik Ainge on drug use: “I would’ve made Charlie Sheen look like Miss Daisy”

By: doe22us

doe22us — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:01:07 +0000

This dude apparently doest know who Charlie Sheen is heck i dont even know he played football what a loser

By: hendersonshane

hendersonshane — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:51:42 +0000

STAYING SOBER = WINNING

By: espnfeedback

espnfeedback — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:48:18 +0000

I gotta go and check PFW’s Nolan Narwocki’s
old pre draft analysis of Ainge when he came out of Tennessee. Because if Narwocki can spend 10 mins with Cam Newton and perform a full on Sigmund Freud cipher of Every emotional flaw in Newton from his total direspect for authourity to his fake smiles(WOW!)

I am SURE he spotted the signs of a strung out heroin, percocet, marajuana, meth addict….RIGHT?

By: w3726674356374574352734567

w3726674356374574352734567 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:37:02 +0000

he’s obviously never partied with Sheen before.

By: dvnelson72

dvnelson72 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:35:27 +0000

serious comment: good luck kid. I’ll root for you if you step on the field.

tongue in cheeck comment: cocaine is a hell of a drug

By: elyasm

elyasm — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:02:09 +0000

bhindenemylines says: Mar 29, 2011 7:27 PM

….

I mean after all, addition is addiction, right?

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Tell me about it, once the teachers showed me that any two numbers could be added together, I couldn’t stop. I would add the numbers on the clock, I started adding all the numbers on the dash of my car, day after day it went on and on, all I could think about was where I could score my next fix of numbers to add together. Luckily, with professional guidance and years of therapy, I was able to subtract my addition addiction from my life.

By: KIR

KIR — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:57:21 +0000

Let’s see if Jolly get the same compassion as Erik Anige the next time a post comes up about his drug use.

By: sasquash69

sasquash69 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:55:30 +0000

Although I hate his uncle, I will pray that this young man gets his life together. Addiction is as real as anything. Even more so when you talk about the drugs he was putting in his body. I only hope he takes it minute by minute, one day at a time. Good luck young man.

By: bhindenemylines

bhindenemylines — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:27:21 +0000

So if Dez comes out and says he’s bi-polar and addicted to drugs & alcohol and he can’t control his spending habits (which is actually a real symptom of bi-polar disorder, I had a friend go through it, people who suffer from BP spend when they are in the manic phase) then do all the haters start giving him as much love as Ainge?

I mean after all, addition is addiction, right?

Shouldn’t matter what team the guy plays for, right?

By: ny82jy

ny82jy — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:45:38 +0000

@marinephinfan

Are you really that ignorant about drugs and the effects they have on people. I watched one of my closest friends battle drug addiction for years and let me tell you you can’t just stop like you say. Addiction takes over your mind and body, People who are real addicts get extremely sick and some can even die from withdrawal. Try educating yourself , if it was so easy to quit there would he no such thing as addicts. I still am just amazed that you could really believe that it’s that easy to stop. Then again you are a ignorant dolf*ags fan so I really shouldn’t be surprised. Get a clue wake up!!

By: hawkeye6

hawkeye6 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:32:14 +0000

I love how people’s hatred for this New York Jets franchise influences their comments towards this article. Had he been a Miami Dolphin (Ronnie Brown DUI) and sought help, some of the comments above wouldn’t be so juvenile.

Having said that, I hope Ainge, and everyone else who has an addiction, seeks help and fixes their lives before they kill themselves or someone else.

By: randolph32

randolph32 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:25:05 +0000

I’d imagine he spent enough money on drugs to pay for Dez’ jewelry purchases….just sayin

By: ninjaneer74

ninjaneer74 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:07:35 +0000

“As far as my future in football, it remains uncertain,” Ainge said. “After eight months, I’m just trying to stay clean and be a better person. It’s not like I’m fine and I’m cured and I’m ready to go, gung-ho, back at it. I want this to be the last time that I ever have to try to get clean, and I’m going slowly.”

This is the right attitude. God bless him. I hope he stays the course and becomes a better person for it.

By: whatswiththehate

whatswiththehate — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:53:52 +0000

“kamdaryda says:
Mar 29, 2011 4:06 PM
The first I heard of this. If this would have been anybody else it would be in the sports media 24 7.”

This article is really all levels of irony considering how the sports media is treating Cam Newton… but nevermind…Erik is three shades to light and had all kinds of twisted excuses made for him why he was never kicked out.

But, he did answer my question as to why it seems as if there is a direct hot-line link between the police and sports media as far as the black athletes are concerned andnot the whites. It’s that inside connection he so nicely bragged…Sounds like Ben Rothleisburger.

By: denverhighrize

denverhighrize — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:52:21 +0000

As a recovering addict myself it was good to hear where his focus is. He understands you are never fully recovered and there is always a risk to relapse. For those that have never had an addiction it would seem an excuse and that these abusers really only suffer from self-control problems. I wish it were that simple and I wish Eric the best. You don’t just quit a habit, you quit friends and a life as well. God Bless!

By: fordwuzanazi

fordwuzanazi — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:52:10 +0000

I wonder if Jamal Lewis or Tee Martin would have gotten the same treatment from the Tennessee fan policemen.

By: marinephinfan

marinephinfan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:44:28 +0000

LMFAO!! The comments on this story are too funny. “Addiction is a horrible disease”…”He’s brave”…blah…blah…blah! This society has turned into a bunch of retarded babies.

Do you all want to know the cure for addiction?

STOP! Stop snorting, or drinking, or smoking, or injecting.

Simple as that. lol…I can’t believe all the crap people believe nowadays. All of the spoonfed, blame something or somebody else for your problems. “I’m a good person, it’s the booze, drugs, poverty, media, mommy, daddy, ect etc etc fault that I am the way I am!”

By: androk23

androk23 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:23:18 +0000

If he was able to get drafted in the 5th round and stick with all team all while being drugged out, makes one wonder what he might’ve accomplished sober.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:18:15 +0000

Nice backround check Jet organization! No wonder he got into Tennessee!

By: ctgiant

ctgiant — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:16:15 +0000

GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEmen: Yes, it’s a deadly disease as defined by the AMA. It affects one’s mind, body and spirit, and all three need to be addressed, to arrest it.
Since many don’t understand addiction, and how someone who repeatedly does something over & over again, even against there own will!
Whether it is cigarettes;food;anorexia;sex or the obvious, drugs & alcohol, they are indeed addictions which need constant, daily treatment.
I know, I’ve be sober a long time, and the hard part is changing your mindset, everyday, or one day, this Disease of the mind, will tell ya, “yeah, just one time, it won’t hurt”. BANG your off the hook again! THE result, is DEATH. I truly wish him well. CT.

By: skolvikes1

skolvikes1 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:13:16 +0000

At least he’s winning now. Hope he gets better.

By: tednancy

tednancy — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:02:26 +0000

geeeemen:

Yeah, addiction is the real deal. Especially opiate addiction. Prolonged opiate abuse changes the way the brain functions, perhaps permanently. While abuse may initially be a choice, addiction isn’t.

Most opiate addicts choose not between being high or being sober, but rather between being functional or being incredibly sick.

An addict looks at a healthy person with envy, wishing he could live in his own head like every one else does and takes for granted.

It’s a horrible disease, and guys like Ainge deserve our support for really trying to live clean lives without the coping power of drugs.

By: thevikes85

thevikes85 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:59:45 +0000

Charlie Sheen is a moron and if you like him,so are you.Good luck with the rehab have known a few people go through these types of problems its not easy,keep your head up.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:45:22 +0000

Too bad he went down that road. He had some talent and drugs killed it. Good luck on the road to recovery. Uncle Danny can help, but I’d expect a relapse in the not to distant future.

By: nepatriots128154

nepatriots128154 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:39:58 +0000

I’m glad that he is better, but I wish he could have stopped his uncle from trading Kendrick Perkins. We don’t like the new Celtics

By: granadafan

granadafan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:39:17 +0000

If the lousy cops had actually done their jobs in Knoxville and arrested Ainge, maybe he would have had his wakeup call much much earlier in his career. Shame on the cops. Shame on the “University” of Tennessee for looking the other way and not helping him and running sham drug testing (Hey, as long as he produces, right?). Shame on the NFL and Jets for turning a blind eye.

There are NO excuses for his team or the organizations for letting him get high every day. They knew but looked the other way. What if he had killed someone driving while high?

By: duanethomas

duanethomas — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:29:07 +0000

Danny Ainge nephew? Sounds like Andy Reid’s son…goodluck to him. This highlights the travesty of the draft interview/background process. Bi-polar, doing drugs since 12, tatoo across the back saying “crazy white boy”…None of this was detected in the process…go~figure.

By: universalcynic

universalcynic — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:28:05 +0000

Now that my friends is honesty.

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:26:51 +0000

I think people would be stunned by the number of athletes addicted to pain killers.

By: iflounder

iflounder — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:23:52 +0000

if you’re curios about the nfl player/addict mindset jason peter’s “hero of the underground” is an interesting read.