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Josh Hamilton’s Career Hangs in Balance After Recent RelapseAfter years of substance abuse, Josh Hamilton had overcome his struggles and emerged as one of the most feared hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB). But after a recent relapse, Hamilton’s professional life hangs in […] Read More |
UFC Drug Testing: Nick Diaz and Anderson Silva Test PositiveThis was a rough week for UFC drug testing. Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz fought one another in the octagon Saturday, but they also both failed their recent drug screenings. UFC Drug Testing Fighter Nick […] Read More |
Josh Gordon Suspended, Breaks NFL Substance Abuse Policy Third TimeNFL Wide Receiver Josh Gordon suspended a third time for breaking substance abuse policy. This past week, the Cleveland Browns athlete again violated the NFL’s substance abuse policy, resulting in at least a 1 year […] Read More |
Embattled Football Star Finally Getting HelpJustin Blackmon’s battle with substance abuse all but derailed his professional football career. Four drug-related incidents in a three-year span led to an indefinite suspension from the NFL a year ago, and another arrest in […] Read More |
Drugs In Sports Has Consequences for NFL StarsDrug addiction does not discriminate and that is certainly the case when we start to find drugs in sports from professional athletes. It can affect anybody, including these top athletes like the NFL’s Denver Broncos star Wes […] Read More |
RGIII & Team Competes With Giants & Drunk Redskins Fans On TwitterAlcoholism can rear its ugly head almost anywhere. It can be hidden from plain sight in the most inconspicuous of public places, subtly increasing its grip on hapless, helpless and willing victims. Sporting events, like […] Read More |
Josh Hamilton: 2013 Contract May Address AddictionStories abound about professional athletes and drug treatment, alcohol treatment, and rehab, where tragedies and triumphs often occur. The complexity of athletics and addiction seems to surface uniquely when money is involved. In Major League […] Read More |
College Basketball Coach Remembers Overcoming The Adversity Of AlcoholismIt is the time of the year again for college basketball, and in this highly competitive world that garners media attention, stories about substance abuse get more coverage. Nine years ago, the destructive nature of […] Read More |
Marijuana Legalization Will Not Change Sports or College PoliciesMarijuana legalization in Washington State and in Colorado may not even benefit two groups of people that historically may have benefited from pot’s decriminalization: professional athletes and college students. Colorado’s Amendment 64 and Washington’s Initiative […] Read More |
Shaun White Arrested For Vandalism, Public DrunkennessThis past weekend, the big news from Nashville, Tennessee, was: Olympian and extreme sports athlete (snowboard and skateboard), Shaun White arrested, for a drunken night of vandalism and disturbance at a hotel. Shaun White Arrested […] Read More |
NFL Players Get Benched For Boozing During OffseasonThe 2012 NFL season kicks off this month, and many teams have high aspirations of making a deep run into this year’s playoffs. The season officially began on September 5th, when the Cowboys traveled to […] Read More |
Melky Cabrera Creates Fake Website To Hide PED UseHere is yet another installment in the ongoing stories of PED, performance-enhancing drugs, use in professional sports. The parallels between PED, use and drug addiction may be a stretch at times, yet the irrationality and […] Read More |
Lance Armstrong: From Cancer to Competition to Doping ControversyDrug use in sports is not news. Neither is doping to gain a competitive edge. Lance Armstrong is a name that has been linked in the past with words like endurance, strength, cancer survivor, perseverance, champion, […] Read More |
Are Athletes More Susceptible to Addiction After The Olympics?Every two years, the world gathers around their televisions to celebrate their nation's greatest athletes as they compete in the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. Most olympic athletes train their entire lives for their one […] Read More |
Tragedy of Drug Addiction in Professional SportsThe sports world was reminded once again about the tragic affects of drug addiction, abuse and even irresponsibility. The tragedy that shook the NFL was the sudden death of Garrett Reid, son of Philadelphia Eagles […] Read More |
Olympic Doping 2012The Olympics may be over, but drug abuse in athletic sports is never ending. The Olympics took place this year in London, England and it brought athletic competition, stories of personal triumphs overcoming incredible odds, […] Read More |
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