bingo! Eddie may have some issues with drugs.....even just pot.....but after seeing him for the past couple of years and monitoring his behavior (albeit from in front of the TV or from reading the news), it's pretty obvious that he suffers from depression. Any drug issues then, would not be the cause of his illness, but rather one of the manifestations of his depression. Within a month, the anti-depressants will have kicked in, and the people around him should see a somewhat new Eddie.....someone better able to cope with the little things. Nevertheless, he still has a long road ahead of him.
Eddie checked in to the hospital to save his job. Now he can be cured and then be resigned or become tradable. They'll probably trade him to Philly so he can start all of his problems over again...
Someone just called in to 610 and said he was a cop and had talked to Eddie in the last 3 weeks and in their conversation he stated that "Eddie has a drug problem that goes much deeper than people think." The cop/caller said that while the conversation was "off the record" he also discussed that the woman making the accusations was NOT Griffin's girlfriend and had been a problem to him in the past. Hopefully Eddie will get the help he needs for whatever problems he may have and get on with his life.
what an ambiguous statement to make (the cop's). if i had to wager a guess, i'd say that eddie's drug problem goes something like this: get's high con...stant...ly. stays blunted. not that he's addicted to the mar1juana, per se, but addicted to not thinking about life as it really is. in other words, eddie's in the matrix. i have said before that IF eddie is using harder substances it may be X...which can be H based...but i do not believe he's developed an addiction to it. the signs just are not there.
I hope EG can take care of any problems he may have, whatever they may be. Good luck, kid. That being said, I don't he's a very good basketball player. All this "potential" everyone talks about, I just haven't seen it...ever.
i'm with verse. if a pro ball player spends more time getting high than playing ball, wouldn't you call that a drug problem? I hate to perpetuate the debate,I choose not to participate in drug addiction threads, but as an occasional smoker I can attest: daily mar1juana consumption will give you one thing to worry about: where and when the next time you are getting high is.
Charles Barkley very strongly implied that Eddie Griffin had a serious drug problem. I saw a transcript of what he said somewhere on this board in the last week. He said something like "Everybody knows what Eddie is doing.". He didn't say "Everybody knows Eddie is depressed.". People who are clinically depressed often self medicate with alcohol or drugs. It's very possible that clinical depression could lead to serious substance abuse. Whatever the problem, I hope he recieves help and turns himself around. It's sad to see young people waste their talent and throw away their lives.
the signs are not there? are we ignoring his legal, social, and mental issues here? i think it's quite evident that eddie lacks responsibility, accountability, discipline, and maturity. i personally also think that it is depression-related, but it's quite possible that he is addicted to something (not pot!!) due to his condition. i don't think it's x (you can't get addicted to x), but in fact the yay-yo or the blow. if the information on romero's drug history (coke trafficking) is true, then eddie's probably mixed up in it.
actually, it's more like...Where's tha munchies at around here?" coming from a more than occasional smoker in the past...
Does anyone really think Les Alexander and JVG are going to keep EG? After his "treatment" he is gone...
Well, Hopefully he will get the treatment he needs, and get his life in order. I am sure him doing mar1juana is not helping with his problems, and for those that want to turn this into a discussion about drugs. Don't. Pot is bad, alcohol is bad, and both can be VERY dangerous if you have emotional problems. DD
I'm 24 years old, have friends who have used X in the past.... cough cough.... and the hangover from it feels like " and also feels like the X is putting holes in your brain... wait it does... IMHO, I think he is a pot head as well.... he's smoking hydro... and is in the matrix (verse) . But I seriously doubt he has probablems with X...
i hope i did not give the impression that i think he IS addicted to x. i do not think he is. like i said, i think he's just a serious weedhead. maybe he's dabbled in x, but that's about it. the root of the problem, imho, is clinical depression. that's why he stays blunted.
Could it be he is just a r****ded 21 year old knucklehead that makes too much money for his own good? All this "giving him the benefit of the doubt" is making me clinically depressed!
I posted this in Sane's thread. Having family in the medical professions some of the toughest kinds of patients to treat are those that are suffering some illness with a strong corollation due to other social issues that exist in their environment. Treating the illness itself doesn't mean that the social issues are addressed. If the social issues aren't addressed then chances are high that some or all of the root causes that lead to the illness still remain a threat. My gut hunch is that Eddie's situation seem's to be one of these cases vs. one of just pure clinical depression. If this is the case then he certainly will have a tough road ahead of him. Lifestyle changes are some of the toughest for anyone to make including changing some fundamental patterns of thinking. Who he surrounds himself with as a support group will make a huge difference in a case like this- with emphasis on HE. In my opinion the jury is still out on his chances of recovery. This is just my take on the what Eddie faces. In my opinion it will be a longer and more difficult road ahead. I hope the best for him and hopeful that he's able rise above.
Don't forget about our old pal alcoholism. Eddie is antisocial, and it appears he may be a violent drunk as well.
Some of you people are ridicuolous, accusing Eddie of having a drug problem and making statements about things you know nothing about. It could very well be drugs...but that doesn't mean you need to bash the guy for it. We're talking about Eddie Griffin the person here...not Eddie Griffin the basketball player. I'm glad he finally decided to get help, if that's what's happening. Hopefully he'll recover from whatever it is, and become a stronger and better person...and maybe become a better basketball player than ever.
DOCTOR: So what's on your mind, Eddie GRIFFIN: I can't shoot DOCTOR: Explain GRIFFIN: I've just been missing everything recently. I can't even shoot my baby's momma DOCTOR: And how does that make you feel? GRIFFIN: I can't take it anymore - I want to quit. The Rockets want to trade me, and my new coach hates me.
Well, why don't we call him a child molester?? Is there anything that's been left out? I'm sorry, but all I've seen around here is rampant speculation. We don't know what's really going on. We'll find out, sooner or later... hopefully sooner... but all I'm reading here is many of you reading a lot into something we know next to nothing about. Give the guy a break. We have good reason to be angry about him missing practice and missing games, but the rest of this is pure speculation. (of course, we are experts at it )
