Pain Management in NFL Spawns Culture of Prescription Drug Abuse

Pain management in NFL spawns culture of prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
When Fred Smoot, a former Washington Redskins defensive back, fractured his sternum and had to spend four months sleeping in a recliner because he couldn't lie flat, he said his team doctors gave him a choice: Miss the rest of the season or "figure out a way to play." Worried about his livelihood, he made it on the football field each Sunday thanks to a syringe full of a drug called Toradol.
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