Ozzy Says He Now Believes Pot Leads To Other Addictions

MTV ^ | 07.08.2003 | Robert Mancini, with reporting by Gideon Yago

[presidio9]

Ozzy Osbourne may have weathered the lowest lows that drug addiction has to offer, but the news that his son Jack was seeking treatment for substance abuse taught him a lesson that his own decades of addiction never did.

"I used to think they should legalize pot, but you know what? They should ban the lot," Osbourne told MTV News, addressing Jack's battle for the first time. "One thing leads to another. Coffee leads to Red Bull, Red Bull leads to crank.

"When I found out the full depth of him getting into OxyContin, which is like hillbilly heroin, I was shocked and stunned," Osbourne continued. "The thing that's amazing was how rapidly he went from smoking pot to doing hillbilly heroin."

Ozzy's son entered a California rehabilitation facility in April to battle what was later revealed to be an addiction to the prescription painkiller OxyContin (see "Jack Osbourne Reveals He Was Addicted To Painkiller OxyContin"). Jack also said that he was drinking and using a variety of substances — including Vicodin, Valium, Xanax, Dilaudid, Lorcet, Lortab, Percocet and marijuana — before his trip to rehab (see "Rehab Helps Jack Osbourne Get To Root Of Addiction Problems").

Jack's laundry list of controlled substances made his father painfully aware of just how readily available drugs are. "When I started doing drugs years ago, they were hard to get, but today it's everywhere," Osbourne said. "It's not just America. It's not just California. It's not just Beverly Hills. It's not just downtown New York. It's not just London. It's all over the world" (see "All About OxyContin, The Pills Known As 'Killers' ").

This relatively easy access to allegedly "controlled" substances is especially hard for Ozzy to swallow given his firsthand experience with the damage that drugs can do.

"I'm 55 years old, and I didn't get off scot-free," Osbourne explained. "I have to take medication for the rest of my life because I've done so much neurological damage to my body," Osbourne said.

We'll have much more from our interviews with Ozzy and Jack in an "MTV News Now" special report, premiering Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Jack's complete interview will appear on MTVNews.com when the show premieres). The show will be followed the next day by a repeat of MTV News' "True Life: I'm Hooked on OxyContin" at 6:30 p.m.

[ActionNewsBill]

What was the question?

You must be drunk.

[presidio9]

What gets me is that you are telling him point blank what we are doing, and he still doesn't get it. LOL, LOL, LOL...........................

I swear my three year-old neice is quicker on the uptake. I have to admit though. It IS entertaining in a guilty way. Know what I mean?

[lugsoul]

That's damn good logic. Like when interracial marriage was illegal, it didn't matter whether there was a good reason to maintain the ban - the only thing that matters is if there is a good reason to lift it.

Well, I've stated a few on this thread, which you are too much of a sniffling child to rebut.

Prohibition is not working.

Prohibition increases the criminal activity spawned by drug use.

Prohibition costs a fortune.

Prohibition leads directly to expansion of prosecutorial power and, consequently, to erosion of Constitutional liberties.

Prohibition leads to mass incarceration of non-violent persons who have never stolen a thing or committed a single violent act.

Prohibition diverts scarce law enforcement resources to low-harm crimes.

Next.

[lugsoul]

You have proven yourself a liar and a coward without the intellectual ability to argue with a snail, and I will continue to point that out every time you pop your head up.

[presidio9]

Calling yourself a conservative is the height of arrogance.

Trying to encorporate legalized drugs into a conservative society is the height of stupidity.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

That's damn good logic.

Please watch your language, this is a family thread.

[toothless]

We get it, its worth ozzy the philosopher shooting off his mouth to see your ducking and dodgeing questions..

A little tidbit from an interview with jack:

"Gideon: That's a laundry list of stuff. How would you get your hands on it?

Jack: It's so easy. It's L.A., you know? You just get it from people."

http://www.mtv.com/bands/o/osbourne_jack/news_feature_070803/

Good to see your prohibitioin is working out.

[lugsoul]

Oh, that's funny. Don't you get it? I don't mind a bit if this thread gets bumped every five minutes, because it just gives more folks an opportunity to read your posts. Because the more people read your posts, the more people will know that you are not to be taken seriously in this forum.

[toothless]

LALALALA

[lugsoul]

Yeah, right.

[toothless]

I still want to know how much ozzy made from the PDFA for his comments. Look at the sidebar from that page:

hardly an unbiased list of advertizers.

Drug and Teen Substance Abuse


DrugHelp Survey


Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and Your Body


National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information


NIDA's Spanish-language site on drug abuse


NIDA's Spanish-language site on drug abuse


Partnership for a Drug-Free America


Planet Know


Purdue Pharma's Painfully Obvious


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

[toothless]

I know you are but what am I?

[lugsoul]

Yes, and unlike you I will answer any question you want to put to me about it. Because I'm not ashamed of my true position and I have actually thought about the underlying issues. You on the other hand are completely unwilling to respond to any question asking you to explain your views. Obviously, because you can't.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

I know you are but what am I?

Do you really want me to answer that question?

One aside: How did you lose your teeth? Too much meth?

[presidio9]

Like when interracial marriage was illegal, it didn't matter whether there was a good reason to maintain the ban - the only thing that matters is if there is a good reason to lift it.

LOL you just refuse to GET it. Laws against interratial marriage WERE unjust. And people realized it and changed it. But I like your decision to associate laws against drugs with racism. The gay-rights lobby is doing that too, and turning off a lot of potential supporters in the process.

Now, I could get into your pronouncement that the WOD is not working. How you have determined that is beyond me, but since you, a drug user, are so gung-ho against it I question your conclusion.

Your other claims are irrelevant. Don't commit the crime if you can't do the time. I am interested in two things here. Pointing out what a stupid idea it is to bring alcohol into the the pro-drug discussion, and bumping Ozzy Says He Now Believes Pot Leads To Other Addictions as often as possible. Thankt you for allowing me to do both.

[lugsoul]

Hey, AXEL. I DARE YOU. I CHALLENGE YOU. POINT TO ANY STATEMENT I HAVE MADE THAT IS A "LIE."

In my world, if you are going to call someone a liar you ought to be willing to back it up. But I'm sure you have no such honor, and will be too cowardly to follow through on your name-calling.

[toothless]

Kicked in the mouth by a jackboot.

[ActionNewsBill]

LOL, why waste the time, answering such silly drivel?

IOW "Why waste time thinking about the issue and actually using my brain,when instead I can post ignorant half-truths and inane remarks berating others on their views."

[cinFLA]

There are MANY real libertarians that support the War on Drugs.