Before any writes offs Skaggs as a drug addict who made his own decisions drugs can own you. It may not have been his choice to take opioids. They may have been prescribed as part of recovery from surgery.
When I saw the news the first thing I Googled was, “Did Skaggs have Tommy John surgery?” Skaggs died from taking prescription drugs a person can become addicted to in a matter of days. It could turn out the Angels or a doctor associated with the Angelscould be found complicit in his death.
It’s not MLB’s job to test for anything but PEDs. But the Angels and their medical staff had responsibility to make sure Skaggs didn’t become addicted to drugs that were part of his recovery.
The shite is about to hit the fan on opioids ...
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A friend’s son with a 160 IQ was on his way to an Ivy League lacrosse career until he tore his ACL. He was prescribed opioids as part of recovery. After dropping out of college, six years and several trips to rehab he died in his mother’s arms of an overdose.