More than 1,000 former NFL players are addicted to painkillers. Many are without health insurance, or any semblance of a support system. In this VICE Sports Sitdown, Kyle Turley reflects on the longterm effects of playing through injuries by using teamprescribed painkillers and the hypocrisy of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
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