Younger and the Stressed places Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) formally on the harmful path of drug habit, and issues are about to get darkish and messy for him. It’s going to trigger issues for all the Newmans—presumably catastrophic issues.
We’re going to debate what terrible issues lie forward except Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), Sharon Newman (Sharon Case), or any individual realizes that Nick is spiraling out proper in entrance of them and performs an intervention earlier than it goes too far. I doubt they’ll. So let’s get into it.
Nick Newman’s Spiraling Fentanyl Dependancy on Younger and the Stressed
Proper now, the writing is on the wall and you’ll already see what’s coming for Victor’s hothead son. Ever since we noticed Nick with that baggie of fentanyl tablets from Matt Clark (Roger Howarth), we knew issues had been going to get tough.
It’s already began as a result of Nick is popping fentanyl after gobbling up a number of bottles of prescription ache tablets that his physician gave him. Sharon talked about that Nick shouldn’t have gone by these tablets so quick. That’s as a result of he didn’t keep within the hospital and correctly get better with the great IV drip meds.
As soon as the authorized ache tablets ran out, Nick turned to fentanyl. So, what occurs when he runs out of Matt’s little baggie of tablets? Effectively, that’s once I suppose issues are going to essentially take a pointy downturn for Nick. I wish to discuss what his downfall seems to be like if no person stops it.
Will Nick Newman Flip to Avenue Sellers for Extra Opioids on Y&R?
I feel it’s extremely doubtless that after the tablets from Matt are gone, Nick will flip to a avenue vendor for both extra fentanyl or extra opioid tablets of another sort. Matt is again quickly, however I might hope that Nick wouldn’t ask Matt to refill his drug baggie as a result of lots of people in LA overdosed on unhealthy fentanyl.
I’m positive Nick doesn’t wish to give Matt the satisfaction of understanding that he acquired him hooked on fentanyl or give him the prospect to kill him. However I guess that Matt will see the indicators of habit written throughout Nick. In fact, that might simply thrill Matt.
With Matt free as he’s proper now, I additionally anticipate that Nick goes to go in search of extra tablets in order that he may be able to hunt Matt down and bodily battle him. Proper now, he’s simply not in a position to do this. He’s in ache and he’s weak. The medicine are inflicting important issues.
Nick searching for out avenue medicine can be very harmful. He could be on the market shopping for unknown substances from sketchy individuals. That could possibly be actually, actually unhealthy.
The Newman Household Discover Nick’s Growing Aggression and Erratic Conduct on Younger and the Stressed
The second factor is, I feel Nick goes to scare Nikki, Victor, and all of the Newmans together with his ongoing ache that ought to be diminishing at this level. Plus, we’ve acquired Nick’s rising aggression, and the household’s already been speaking about him behind his again.
Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) expressed her concern for Nick and mentioned he wasn’t performing like himself, however he brushed her off. She warned Nick to watch out with the ache meds, and he brushed her off once more. Victoria is on alerthowever she’s additionally very distracted by the Newmans dropping their enterprise and her wanting revenge on Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford).
Nikki and Victor had been additionally just a little thrown by Nick’s outburst relating to Matt. They know the way a lot Nick hates Matt, however they will inform this isn’t Nick’s typical conduct. It’s excessive. He’s already snapped at Sharon and Noah Newman (Lucas Adams).
Nick’s son and ex-wife had been most likely the primary ones to get apprehensive. Sharon and Noah are quickly going to have extra to fret about as a result of issues are solely going to worsen from right here. I’m positive Nick goes to maintain taking the fentanyl till it runs out after which take no matter unlawful ache remedy he can get his palms on.
Phyllis Summers Faces Nick Newman’s Drug-Fueled Fury
The following factor I anticipate is that Phyllis goes to must cope with a drugged-up, indignant Nick. He’s getting increasingly more confrontational with Phyllis. We all know Nick has already fallen into this space the place he’s simply past session livid with Phyllis for stealing his household’s empire.
Nick flat-out vowed to destroy Phyllis. He simply acquired in her face once more this week. It was proper as Sharon was truly making progress with Phyllis and was softening her up.
However Nick is so drug-addled and unhinged that he got here in like a bull in a china store, raging. Phyllis then determined that he and Sharon had been tag-teaming her, and she or he walked out. Sharon was very clearly irritated and instructed Nick she was making progress with Phyllis, however after all, Nick didn’t imagine it.
I do marvel if Phyllis may additionally discover one thing’s off as a result of she has an extended historical past with Nick. She is aware of him very properly and she or he is aware of about his mood. Everyone knows about his mood, however this can be a new degree.
Y&R Shocker: May Sharon Newman and Phyllis Summers Workforce As much as Save Nick Newman?
Perhaps Phyllis will warn Sharon that she thinks one thing is significantly flawed with Nick over and above his anger relating to Matt and the Newman enterprise. Even when Sharon and Phyllis tried to inform the Newman household, they won’t hear on Younger and the Stressed.
The Newmans hate Phyllis and they’d most likely disregard Sharon as a result of they’re so busy attempting to get again their firm enterprise. Ultimately, we may see Sharon and Phyllis truly working collectively to attempt to assist Nick if his household doesn’t do something.
Additionally, With Matt Clark again on the scene in Genoa Metropolis in March, we may see Nick get his want and kill Matt. Nonetheless, it’d come off trying like Nick murdered him as a substitute of it being self-defense, particularly if he kills Matt whereas hopped up on unlawful avenue medicine.
Will Nick Newman Homicide Matt Clark Whereas Underneath the Affect?
We all know Matt is already threatening Noah, and we’ve heard Nick inform a number of those that he was going to actually kill Matt. Given Nick’s ache and his drug rages, he may very well do it.
If Nick goes nuts and flat-out murders Matt, he is perhaps arrested and face felony expenses. That will give Matt the final chuckle trying up from hell. If Nick comes after him like that, Matt may even get the prospect to border Nick once more for his homicide like final time.
Chances are you’ll bear in mind when Matt ripped out his personal respiration tube to implicate Nick in his dying. Nick beat these expenses final time, however he won’t get so fortunate this time. If Nick kills him whereas excessive on medicine, he may go to jail when what he actually wants is rehab.
A Doable Overdose May Lead Nick Newman to Rehab or a Psychological Facility on Younger and the Stressed
One ultimate factor that might come from this habit storyline is that Nick may truly overdose. I really feel sure that if he does, he would survive. The fentanyl that Matt gave him might need been clear, or perhaps a few of the tablets are tainted. Detective James Burrow (Matt Cohen) has already talked about overdose deaths from Matt’s fentanyl ring.
Clearly, we don’t need Nick killed off and we don’t need Josh Morrow leaving. I don’t suppose it will occur. But when he ODs, then Victor, Nikki, Noah, Sharon, and everyone would see simply how critical that is and that Nick is drowning in habit and actually wants assist.
Rehab could be nice. A psychiatric hospital may additionally be a superb place for him after the Matt ordeal. It could be wild if he ended up at a psychological well being facility and it was the identical one Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) was despatched to. That can be the place the soon-to-return Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) pops up.
We’ll see the place this all lands. Issues are heating up for Nick, and his drug-fueled rages this week are simply the tip of the messy iceberg. I’ve a sense issues are about to get rather a lot worse for Nick and the Newmans earlier than they get higher.