Posts Tagged ‘athletes’

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by by rehab

Brett Favre Overcomes Painkiller Addiction

Brett Favre’s addiction to painkillers (1996)
After the seizure had ended and he had come to his senses, Favre looked into a sea of concerned medical faces and saw Packers associate team physician John Gray. “You’ve just suffered a seizure, Brett,” Gray told him. “People can die from those.” Favre’s heart sank. Upon hearing from [...]

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Posted on June 27th, 2008 by by rehab

Maradona Drug Rehab

Drug rehab ’saved Maradona’
His former wife Claudia Villafane said: “The decision to commit him was taken jointly by the family and we certainly don’t regret it. “If we didn’t, Diego would have died as we had been alerted by the doctors.”
Maradona’s family had him admitted to the Del Parque Clinic in the Buenos Aires [...]

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