AFL footballers and their party drugs shame exposed

[Remi Moses]

Re: AFL footballers and their party drugs shame exposed

I was considered for an overseas trip to Kenya with my boss Mr Peterman, but like you I tested positive to poppy seeds from my muffin. I switched urine samples but it didn't work and I didn't get to go.

When you swap samples with a 65 year old woman that generally happens

[dog town]

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The article might seem a bit sensationalist but it is not far off the mark. It is hard to hear but as someone who coaches local footy and knows many AFL players I am hear to tell you that it is absolutely out of control. IMO the ice problem is not as prevalent as is made out but cocaine and the other party drugs are completely out of control. The odd guy who gets into trouble with ice it certainly seems to be more destructive though. Theft becomes an unfortunate side effect with ice because it is so expensive.

There is some big names who have narrowly escaped major press much like what Harley Bennell is now facing. The strange thing is that it is common knowledge with people like me I can only assume that the clubs just don't care. I know of one player from a Melbourne based club who was locked up for cocaine possession in New York. Nobody realized who he was so he has gotten away with it but the club must have heard.

[Twodogs]

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Party drugs is such a misleading term. I got addicted to party drugs and life was no party.

[Bornadog]

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Party drugs is such a misleading term. I got addicted to party drugs and life was no party.

Well said

[1eyedog]

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Party drugs is such a misleading term. I got addicted to party drugs and life was no party.

What he said.

[Sedat]

Re: AFL footballers and their party drugs shame exposed

The article might seem a bit sensationalist but it is not far off the mark. It is hard to hear but as someone who coaches local footy and knows many AFL players I am hear to tell you that it is absolutely out of control. IMO the ice problem is not as prevalent as is made out but cocaine and the other party drugs are completely out of control. The odd guy who gets into trouble with ice it certainly seems to be more destructive though. Theft becomes an unfortunate side effect with ice because it is so expensive.

There is some big names who have narrowly escaped major press much like what Harley Bennell is now facing. The strange thing is that it is common knowledge with people like me I can only assume that the clubs just don't care. I know of one player from a Melbourne based club who was locked up for cocaine possession in New York. Nobody realized who he was so he has gotten away with it but the club must have heard.

My beef is with the author of the article. What on earth would a 56yo old-school pisshead know about drugs outside of alcohol and nicotine? The article also has a stench of tut-tutting the use of illicit drugs and pining for the good old days of yore, when you could drink a slab and drive home via a pizza shop window.

Illicit drugs are a significant issue for society today, but they are still not even in the same ballpark, from both pure cost and a society perspective, as the problems caused by alcohol abuse.

[dog town]

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My beef is with the author of the article. What on earth would a 56yo old-school pisshead know about drugs outside of alcohol and nicotine? The article also has a stench of tut-tutting the use of illicit drugs and pining for the good old days of yore, when you could drink a slab and drive home via a pizza shop window.

Illicit drugs are a significant issue for society today, but they are still not even in the same ballpark, from both pure cost and a society perspective, as the problems caused by alcohol abuse.

Fair enough too Sedat. I did read an article the other day saying an alcohol program had its funding cut and the funds reallocated to an ice treatment program. Did sound a little ridiculous.

I guess I am just pointing out that some of the issues are not being exaggerated. I tried to explain to my parents some of the things I had seen a while ago and they almost fell over. Hard to say too much without unfairly implicating all footballers but the problem is only getting worse.