When someone has a problem like Tony does, and being a pool player, it's very hard to find help from those that do really care. Like Timberly said, there's a lot of people in the pool world that would rather make money betting on Tony than help him get the help he needs. Being the player that he is, it's going to be hard for him to get the help he needs AND stay clean. Changing your environment is the key and how can he do that if playing pool is all he knows? I don't know Tony personally, seen him around in the past is all, but I've been in his shoes. The few friends he has left have probably tried to help him in some way but they've most likely just enabled him when they thought they were helping. And Lamar, there are people that care and you would be one of them that do if Tony were a friend or relative of yours. I hope he gets his life straightened out before he hits his rock bottom, because I know from experience that the bottom is different for everyone, death being the worst of all. Tony is the only one that can help Tony, but he needs the tools to do it. I hope someone gives him those tools, soon. Peace, John.