Spuzz
"If the list of medications posted here is true, doesn't it seem weird that nobody is talking about animal drugs, expired drugs and "not FDA" approved stuff?"
Possibly it wasn't Solixine. I haven't really seen this being the mystery Soloxex in my searches. I did see one proton pump inhibitor (Solox) for GERD treatment. Or could he have meant Zoloft?
professor This is a very humane post, and I, for one, appreciate it and the thought that went into it.
I'll add that for a guy like Tiger, losing the ability to golf might be even a bigger deal than one might imagine because he was so focused on that one goal for such a large percentage of his life. Whether it was Earl or whether it came from Tiger himself in the beginning doesn't really matter. Golf ate up his entire life. And it was paying off in spades, until it all started unraveling.
I think it is sad if he has fallen prey to prescription drug abuse, as so many other people have. I hope he is able to get whatever kind of help he needs.
If you are taking about the list of drugs .....they are what Tiger said he was taking and the ones listed in the arresting officers Police report , that report has been released and published ( you can look it up) Of note, I have given Tiger the benefit of the doubt that the drugs listed might not be accurate as he was pretty out if it and also thought he was in CA. That said he has officially stated that he took a mix of medications the next day in his apology and was in fact charged with a DUI.
Have a look at the news sometime, its full of opinions. Opinions take many forms, some are based on facts, some are based on beliefs , past experiences some based on speculation from available facts, ...crap , read any news article on Trump and the Russian connections and they are full of opinions, some informed , some speculative .
of course his handlers are on damage control , providing the mushroom treatment and carefully crafted statements , they always have done that , millions of dollars are at stake for him and them. The no alcohol revelation was huge. what happens going forward will depend on tox results and how Tiger responds and acts. he can turn this into a positive by doing the right thing and setting an example , getting help.
there were plenty of reports out the day of the arrest , and some of those subsequently changed. he was still arrested, charged and driving in a dangerous condition. He's admitted to taking a mix of medications, he wasn't drinking , as the initial info said, thankfully.
he's a highly polarizing celebrity that has a history and related to your question regarding questioning his veracity, he has many times been less that truthful to his family , fans and media so why wouldn't some question him. Even recently about his returns and health status hes said one thing and done another ...just a couple weeks ago said he felt the best he's ever felt, was 100% pain free but why is he needing to be so heavily medicated then? his dubious honesty in the past opens him up to question now. I suppose that we will know parts of the truth soon , when the toxicology reports are out. I did state that I speculate that it was vicodin and ambien ( which he has a history of using) or some other sleep drug that he mixed....why he decided to go for a ride at 2 am , we may never know. Myself and others have suggested that he might have an opiod addiction, its a reasonable assumption with a long history of needing pain meds for various surgeries , a history of addictive tendencies and based on what Jack said " Tiger needs our help" so there is a reasonable and informed basis to make that suggestion. Plus I spent 10+ years running large specialty treatment programs for people suffering from long term chronic pain and PTSD and associated addictions and problems . Tigers story could easily be one of the thousands I saw.
in the end what we have is a very sad and tragic situation and another Tiger incident ...a once great golfer who has slowly fallen deeper and deeper from that greatness since 2009 . There is no doubt in my mind that he must be having a difficult time dealing with it all and that has contributed to his current state. In his last event I was commenting he appeared more humble and relaxed , more normal, more friendly , engaging and less a-hole , I had hoped that we continued to see more of that while at the same time feeling that he was probably done. Like Jack, I do hope he gets the help he needs .
"Charles Barkley is going to bat for his old friend, Tiger Woods -- saying people like Jack Nicklaus who say Tiger needs help don't REALLY know what they're talking about.
Barkley appeared on 97.5 FM The Fanatic Philadelphia on Wednesday and was asked for his thoughts on Tiger's DUI. He's clearly upset with people assuming Tiger has a serious substance abuse issue.
"Even Jack Nicklaus, somebody I really respect, talking about, 'Tiger really needs help.' Well he don't KNOW that. We don't know if Tiger has a drug problem."
Barkley added, "He just had a bad reaction [to prescription medication]. He wasn't out there drinking and driving."
Barkley says the "haters" are "in heaven right now because they get a chance to dump on the guy."
Barkley and Tiger were very close friends before 2009 -- and would regularly hit Vegas together. But Tiger cut him off after his marriage fell apart."
Obviously, Charles is not a member of this forum; otherwise, he would not say such stupid things. He would have all the inside info!!
It's his opinion. its no more valid than yours or anyone else's. He could be right that it was just a bad reaction and a one time thing, he could be wrong. Him saying Tiger doesn't have an issue is making an assumption just like those who say that Tiger might have one.
I'm betting Jack is a lot closer and more connected to Tiger than windbag Charles, and a million times more credible
"It’s easy to say Woods should have known better than to get behind the wheel while he’s on pain medicine. That he’s lucky he didn’t hurt himself or, worse, someone else. That he has once again disappointed his children and his fans.
But it’s also too soon. Without knowing what the combination of his medications was, along with the doses and when he took them, it’s impossible to say whether Woods has a problem or truly had a bad reaction.
Because it’s Woods, however, the temptation is to assume the worst. The sex scandal that ruined his marriage and his squeaky clean reputation will color the way he’s viewed forever. If he could make a mistake that big, do something that stupid, of course we’d think he could do something as dumb as driving while intoxicated.
But we don’t know that because we don’t know Woods. We never have."
Follow USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour on Twitter @nrarmour.
Weirfan Barclay has no idea what's going on with Tiger.
I'd swear I just read that somewhere. DUH!!
I'm betting Jack is a lot closer and more connected to Tiger than windbag Charles, and a million times more credible
I'm calling you wrong and full of shit & hot air! The people that ARE close to Tiger, would never speak a word about it. THAT is why they would be close to him, having his trust.
professor
Why not be cynical about the "TW Camp",have they always been truthful and forthcoming?
The dash cam video leaves little to speculate about what "really" happened doesn't it?
Did he slur his words,was he able to walk a straight line,or could he/did he pass a field sobriety test etc.?
I think anyone who viewed the vid knows the answers,so this is well beyond his camp being able to
put any kind of a different 'spin' on what happened like they've been able to do in the past.
As for this being a"hot topic" thread,sure it's in an unfortunate light.
But it proves that Tiger STILL moves the needle like no other golfer ever has and probably ever will! 
Hell this place ain't nothing in terms of numbers,look at Golfwrx the 'Tiger Arrested For DUI" thread is up to 75 pages already....
Weirfan what do you think Jack meant when he said "Tiger needs our help "?
What I think he meant was...."I don't have a fucking clue about the man, as I don't have any contact with him except when our paths cross. Even then, he does not confide his secrets to me. We talk golf and, sometimes, health. But, I'm still going to say something I don't know shit about."
Of course, I could be reading more into his statement than what's ACTUALLY there. (imagine someone doing that, eh?)
I have a little problem believing Barkley is credible when he admits TW cut him off in 2009.
lambo
OMG! Some of you folks are just unreal! When a guy admits the genuine truth and current status of their relationship you question his "credibility". Can't win with a few here...
Oh, btw Weirfan, in you much more thoughtful and long post/reply to me, one thing: I never questioned TW's "veracity". Why you choose to address issues I have not and attribute to me I don't understand.
It's sad.
Barkley is the one that said TW cut him off in 2009. When you have not been around someone for 8 years do you really have much credibility about their current conduct. Is that so difficult to understand?
The reality is the tests that TW was submitted to because of the charges will reveal the drugs in his system. So with a bit of patience (approx 2 weeks) additional factual information will be forth coming. It is funny how many now wish that all this information was kept private, but only a few years ago demanded in Florida that all of this type of information within police files be made public. Now it is what it is.
lambo When you have not been around someone for 8 years do you really have much credibility about their current conduct. Is that so difficult to understand?
I think a couple of you need more middle school.
Go back and re-read the post about Barkley. How does his 'credibility' figure into what he said?
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"Martin Kaymer has seen the online reaction to Tiger Woods' recent troubles, and he doesn't like it. Not one bit. The former world No. 1 from Germany took to Twitter to express his feelings about "so many comments, so many opinions, they're so unfair and very disrespectful in my opinion."
"Everybody who's involved in golf was changed by his legacy, by his play, by so many things that he has done."
"Yes, he's in the public eye, he's in the spotlight a lot, so of course people will talk about him, but why (are they) so nasty? Why don't you try to do the opposite and help him now, the way he inspired us?"
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Reasonably sure he's even talking about us hacks!
