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NFL Players Are Now Avoiding Opioids for Pain, Study Finds
A new study of data from the 2021 and 2022 seasons finds the National Football League's efforts to curb addictive opioid use ...
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4 NBA Athletes Who Struggled with Substance Use During Their Careers
The NBA showcases incredible talent and athleticism.  But it also reveals the destructive power of substance dependence. ...
A Winning Playbook for Pain: Tackle Surgery with Non-Opioid Therapies
As an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon and chairman at Inova Sports Medicine, Dr. Robin West is no stranger to sports-related injuries. She understands that developing an effective game plan to ...
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NFL Players Are Now Avoiding Opioids for Pain, Study Finds
"Moreover, only 10 percent of NFL athletes received even a single prescription for an opioid during a one-year period," noted study co-author Dr. Kurt Kroenke, a researcher-clinician at the ...