When Len Bias died in 1986, an initiative was made to stop narcotics no matter what and bring punishing sentences for anyone involved. That death was because of cocaine. The latest news involving the late Tyler Skaggs, who passed away two months ago, might have bad consequences for the LA Angels. His cause of death has been revealed to be from alcohol and opioids. Opioids are legal if it is a prescribed medication. The stories from sites like the LA Times have said about the pitcher having fentanyl and oxycodone.
The big kicker could be someone within the Angel organization giving him those opioids illegally. If that's the case, someone is going to jail. But as I said, it's legal if it's prescribed. It could have been an accidental death on his part and if it was someone that gave it to him, I do think that person will still be in trouble. When you have drugs or medication combined with alcohol, it messes you up really bad. You hear these stories, whether it's the local person or someone famous, of their fatal cocktail before they succumbed to what they just had.
Sports and drugs have been an issue for sports leagues. I'm still trying to figure out how fertility sex drugs can be a performance enhancer. Obviously, steroids are bad. Anything like weed and pot is a huge concern. I'm not sure if there is anything the Skaggs family can do other than their attorney looking into the investigation, which is in Texas where Tyler passed as the Angels were preparing for a couple series in that state. Obviously, the Angels have their own attorneys looking into this. It's sad, because that no-hitter hours before his birthday on July 12th may not mean anything to some players. This story is going to grow more and I don't think there is a conclusion that will come any time soon. All you can hope for is some closure and maybe justice if someone gave Skaggs the opioids illegally.
No comments:
Post a Comment