Associated Press
"Tigger Enters Rehab" 
*Updated photograph of Tigger using drugs. Courtesy of Hundred Acre Wood Post-Times Newspaper.
Hundred Acre Wood, Minnesota (Associated Press) - January 4th, 20 & 10On Tuesday morning rumors about one of America's most beloved cartoon characters were substantiated. Accompanied by friends Eeyore and Piglet, Roger M. Tigerson III,
better known as 'Tigger' checked himself into a drug rehabilitation and treatment center in Santa Monica, CA.
It has been long suspected that Tigger has a problem with drugs and alcohol. Friend and neighbour Winnie the Pooh
gave this exclusive interview to the Associated Press explaining Tigger’s addiction:
“Tigger is a good guy, but when he drinks his whole demeanor changes. We all knew that when he would go and hang out with Gopher, (his chief drug supplier) he was prone to wild binges. Because the Hundred Acre Wood is in a dry county, Tigger would regularly bounce over fifteen miles to the next town just to purchase alcohol. He would often steal money from friends just to support his cocaine and amphetamine addictions. He also was prone to stealing prescription painkillers from his neighbor Rabbit and has a history of unlawfully thieving anti-depressants from his unhappy friend Eeyore.”
When asked about his own rumored eating addiction, Mr. Pooh declined to comment.
The Entire Hundred Acre Wood community was relieved to see Tigger take this proactive step toward recovery from his many drug addictions. In police records obtained by the Associated Press, it was discovered that Tigger has been arrested over twelve times in the last year in drug related offenses.
In late October he was charged with a DUI, when in a routine traffic stop, he was found to have been bouncing with a blood alcohol level exceeding .08.
In December, he was ordered to pay $10,000 in backed child support to former girlfriend, Kanga, who has custody of Tigger’s son Roo, (Tigger has frequently denied that Roo is actually his child).
And in early February, a warrant was issued for his arrest after he allegedly destroyed, over $1,500 worth of carrots in local farmer Rabbit’s garden. In the same bouncing rampage he also accidentally trampled over longtime friend Piglet, who sustained a dislocated shoulder and bruised sternum in the incident, but declined to press charges.
