In Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3?

I thought that was pretty odd too, I personally think the addiction was deliberately induced by the Watcher's Council, to give them a hold on him, and possibly to make the test for the slayer slightly more controlled, giving her a specific flaw to look for, and exploit. Or maybe the addiction somehow remains from when he was human, if I remember correctly it is mentioned that he had been in an asylum, maybe the pills were given to him there originally and the addiction still has a hold on him.

Not sure which (if either) is right but that was a great episode!

Honestly no idea what the pills are for. But why he kept having to take them. The vampire becomes a vampire but the human need for addiction is still there. But they don't need them nor feel the effects but Spike smokes and drinks so I don't see why a vampire can't pop pills. Really the only way he'd feel the effect is to get a human to take them and then drink from human. Like spike did with that flower person at Woodstock and spent six hours watching his hands move.

The Vampire was used as a training excercise for Buffy by The Council. It suffered from "headaches", probably withdrawal from the pills the Council Members were feeding it to keep it sedated. In a strait jacket. Locked in a box.

i haven't seen it in a while but i watched some clips on hulu and i think they are like meds for being psycho- he says he has mom issues.. n i agree a vamp on pills is funny though... man i love this show!

he needed his crazy pills cause in fact he was insane