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Addiction Athletes - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 30th Oct, 2007 - 3:44am
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Addiction And Athletes
ADDICTION AND ATHLETES: WHO'S TO BLAME?
Addiction to prescription narcotics often starts innocently for an athlete. Following surgery for a damaged knee or shoulder, the doctor prescribes about 10 days worth of painkillers.
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I saw this article today also and not far below it was an article on Brad Martin,
"Injuries, meds doomed BYU football star"
It starts with these few paragraphs:
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| It appears Brad Martin died midstride between his bedroom and the laundry room in his Salt Lake house. That he left this earth on the move isn't surprising. He could never take anything lying down. He lived an all-or-nothing life. Nowhere was that more evident than on the football field. Teammates and family members describe the Brigham Young University linebacker as a fierce competitor. He hated losing, and he hated missing a game. Still, Robert and Ellen Martin were surprised to see him in Cougar Stadium warming up for a game against Arizona State the day after a car accident rendered him unconscious, put seven stitches in his forehead and left him with severe whiplash. |
It was from this injury that he started on pain medications, became addicted to them and then died. The remainder of the article is located here:
https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...22703,00.html
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