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Do Ryan's Parents Suspect?


Have only seen a few minutes of this new episode and plan on watching the whole thing tomorrow.
But from what I did see,it appears that Ryan is on some heavy drugs.
I see that he and his dad had a big fight. But do you think they suspect at all that he is on
drugs? I think they would be crazy not to. But some people like living in denial.
And also, Larry kicking him out was the best thing he could have done. But it seems that it may cause some problems in his marriage.

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Posted this in the other Ryan thread but will copy here... There is something crazy wrong with this guy, he's just not all there. I'm talking about besides his laziness and crappy personality. It's clearly mental issues or substance abuse, I would bet on it. Like someone said he's on drugs or he has some sort of brain damage that makes him slow to the point where he just stares off into space and can't think straight. The problem is, he was always kinda slow and air-headed before the accident, so it's hard to tell exactly what it is. I think it's gotten progressively worse over the last few years though.

This episode it is beyond obvious something major is going on. I've noticed him doing that with his eyes before, but not to this extent. He either had the huge bug eyes that were wide open and creepy looking, or he was doing the odd blinking thing like he simply couldn't control it. I personally think he might be on Meth. Certain things are definitely pointing to that. However, the brain injury is also an interesting theory. He's just such a strange dude in every sense. It seems like he has no concept of life or the real world, he's just there in some mental trance. Plus it weirds me out how he's in his mid to late 20's and pretty much all his hair is grey lol.

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It's meth. Since no *beep* answered my question on it.

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I got my masters at UTChattanooga and worked in schools (particularly Ooltewah - where Ryan and Maci live) for 3 years. Drugs were definitely an issue along with substance abuse. It was not only a problem with students, but their parents too. I wouldn't doubt that Ryan was on something in the episode last night. I'm sure his parents are upset about this and it was not the first time he was told to get help... 😕

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It appears to me he is on some opioids and possibly some stimulants. His pupils where heavily dilated and he asked his son the same question 2 times and seemed very out of the situation that was around him.

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Opioids make your pupils constrict, not get wide. I think the drug theory is a good one. If he was on meth, I think he would be thinner and grinding his teeth while showing some erratic behavior. He is either popping pills, heroin or pot.

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My mistake. Sorry. I just re-watched it and looked up meth side effects. It has to be meth

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I would put money on him being a pill popper. I think if he was on meth he'd be showing physical symptoms by nownliek skin sores and rotten teeth. He's always been off but I think the accident and the drugs he was prescribed finally got the best of him.

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He honestly scared me in this latest episode. I kept having to look away from his eyes because they looked almost inhuman. Some people do have intense eyes, I do. But his eyes looked more than intense and extremely wide. In all the years of seeing him on tv, he's never quite looked like this. The all-gray hair could be hereditary, who knows. But it was odd to see someone so young fully gray coupled with the extreme eyes. He's always been an airhead but I do think he has a good heart. He's slow obviously or on something. He's the handsome guy every girl wants to talk to and then when you do you realize you're better off talking to a wall. Poor guy. Hope he will get help.

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Google meth eyes and you will read it is exactly how he looked I. The latest episode. Pills do not make your eyes pop out or make you compulsively roll them. Not do they dialate the eyes. They actually constrict they pupil. That is why policemen will shine a flashlight in your eyes. If they are fixed you're high!!

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