A 2021 study of over 300 retired NFL players who reported using prescription opioids during their careers found that just over one-quarter (26.2 percent) used prescription opioids in the past 30 days.

Super Bowl champ Marvin Washington pushes the NFL to embrace cannabis, calling it a safer, life-changing alternative to opioids for athletes.

The struggle of professional athletes with opioid addiction is no secret, and many are now turning to cannabis as a potential alternative to painkillers. A few years ago, a cover piece for Playboy ...

Student-athletes’ actions are not singular, ... the dangers of fentanyl-laced pills and highlight the current resources available to students at Ole Miss to combat the Opioid Epidemic. ...

Due to the physical contact nature of their occupation, the elite athletes of the National Football League (NFL) often experience pain. However, an analysis of 2021 and 2022 data from the National ...

NJ Spotlight News. NFL veteran warns high school athletes about opioid dangers. Clip: 8/21/2024 | 3m 45s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Jefferson Township High School athletes heard from an eight ...

Motorcycle Athlete Shares His Addiction Recovery Story. Clip: Season 3 Episode 236 | 3m 18s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Dan Kruger's injuries on the job led him down a path of opioid addiction.

Many people, including pro football players, are first introduced to addictive opioid painkillers after an injury Recognizing the danger, the NFL began monitoring and curbing opioid prescriptions ...

Former NFL and Rutgers University quarterback and New Jersey native Ray Lucas told his story of overcoming opioid addiction to 400 student-athletes in a Knock Out Opioid Abuse event at the ...

GLASSBORO, N.J., April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knock Out Opioid Abuse initiative will continue its mission to educate young athletes about the dangers of opioid use with an upcoming event at ...

Charlie Health provides data highlighting common mental health issues faced by athletes—and tips on how to seek needed mental health ... Of those using opioids, about one in 10 retired ...