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Barfly

1987

Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

100 min

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05:31

Painkillers in the NFL: Kyle Turley on Playing Numb

More than 1,000 former NFL players are addicted to painkillers. Many are without health insurance, or any semblance of a support system.

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2015
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06:20

How Painkillers Can Turn High School Athletes into Drug Addicts | TODAY

The epidemic of opioid abuse in America extends into high schools, where teens provided painkillers for sports-related injuries sometimes spiral into addiction.

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2016
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From Drug Addiction to Grocery Store Clerk to NFL Star: Darren Waller’s Incredible Journey

Darren Waller is one of the NFL’s best tight ends. His “cheat code” to playing at a high level? Sobriety. He’s a survivor of an addiction that nearly cost him everything.

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2020
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Abby Wambach Interview on Substance Abuse Admission

In the memoir “Forward,” the U.S. soccer star reveals that she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years.

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2016
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The Drop: How the Most Addictive Sport Can Help Us Understand Addiction and Recovery

In this revelatory and original book, award-winning author of the acclaimed surf memoir On a Wave illuminates the connection between waves, addiction, and recovery, exploring what surfing can teach us about the powerful undertow of addictive behaviors and the ways to swim free of them.

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Thad Ziolkowski
2025
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Yahoo Sports: ‘Why Not Roll the Dice?’ Lamar Odom’s Risky Road Back from Addiction and Depression

It is now more than five years since Odom’s drug abuse prematurely ended his NBA career, destroyed his marriage to Khloe Kardashian and left him comatose for three days in a Las Vegas hospital.

Article
Jeff Eisenberg
2021
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How Painkillers Are Turning Young Athletes Into Heroin Addicts

A special report from L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez on the rising use and abuse of heroin among young athletes across the U.S. and the connection between sports, painkillers and heroin addiction.

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L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez
2015
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For N.F.L. Retirees, Opioids Bring More Pain

A brutal game got them hooked on painkillers. In retirement, they battle addiction. The opioid crisis courses through football.

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Ken Belson
2019
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Can Extreme Sports Become Addictive?

Rock climbing as an addiction.

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Mark D. Griffiths
2019
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Surprising Link Between Athletics and Addiction

While investigating the idealized benefits between sport and addiction, researchers found that the prevalence of substance abuse in some sports communities, in fact, creates a greater risk of addictions for people already vulnerable to them.

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University of Alberta
2017
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Alcohol Addiction