Actually the NYTimes just had an article on methadone – apparently doctors are prescribing it more frequently these days as a painkiller, because it is powerful and much cheaper than other painkillers like oxycodone (for instance).

That’s kind of what I was thinking. My friends dad, when I used to hang around with my friend, had a huge heroine addiction and it was common for me to see him take methadone. I thought it was mainly used to fight heroine addictions, and not to treat pain. I thought Vicodins and stuff like that was for pain. Is Irvin a tecato?

Give him the nod for standing up and telling the truth….But I think there is more of a problem. Sure you take pain killers for pain relief. but if you take methadone, in addition toother pain killers, there is most liely a deeper problem.

Methadone is a pain killer, but is MOSTLY used for opiate addiciton(ie heroin and pain killer addiciton). One of the reasons Methadone is used for people addicted to pain killers is the fact that when methadone is taken it is IMPOSSIBLE to feel the effects of any other pain killer(opiate). If you take methadone, it is impossible to get “high” or even feel any effect from any other pain killer

So If James had BOTH methadone and otehr pain killers in his system, he may haev other problems, like addiciton to opiates or pain killers

no prob

pain killers are a part of life for fighters as it is bound to bring them considerable pain. I hope Irvin gets past his methadone problem. Testing positive for ‘roids is a lot less forgivable in my eyes. They need to test across the board for events the size of a UFC event and get these guys to come clean like this.

I kind of feel for guys like Franca and Irvin…if they are telling the truth. They are offered main events and huge fights…what happens if they get hurt? I wonder what Dana would rather have, a guy getting suspended for ‘roids or pain killers, or his main event put in jeopardy 2 weeks out. Kind of makes you a little sympathetic towards these fighters.

atleast he man’d up to it, instead of beating around the bush for a couple of months.

@ BigMar:

Damn it all…thanks for the catch, it’s fixed now.

Good eye. BTW, I hate the fucking Harley Davidson pop up on the UFC website. Alright, Harley Davidson is the only motorcycle fit for the Octagon, we get it!

Wrong Thiago

Maybe The Sandman knew what he had coming and just wanted to be prepared. Or maybe Andy is just too big, like John’s theory.