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12/14/2016 / By JD Heyes

Student athletes becoming drug addicts after doctors prescribe opioids for their injuries

Playing sports at any age can lead to injuries, and that is especially true of football, basketball and even baseball. When adult athletes get injured, they are often prescribed opioid pain killers to get them by – often with devastating effects. But what about when student athletes suffer injuries? It turns out that many of […]

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