Comments on: Athletes Driven to Drugs by Social Pressures

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:26:16 +0000

Although the sports profession could be the easiest way for youngsters to develop substance addiction, family and friends should be able to recognize the addiction and should help and support them with getting professional help through Substance Abuse Treatment and good and effective Detox Programs.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:58:52 +0000

I am sure that has a great deal to do with it. I can’t imagine the immense pressure placed on professional athletes, and sometimes drugs and alcohol can be used to gain relief from those types of anxieties.

By: britney

britney — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:10:36 +0000

how does the public play apart of athletes that are driven towards drugs? is it because of the pressure that we placed upon them to perform to reach the high expectations?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:53:51 +0000

thanks for the post.
Yes, I saw the information on Aggassi and his meth use on the cover of some magazine somewhere. My first thought was, ‘great, now people are going to get the notion you can do meth and still be a world class athlete.”
I have yet to read the book, or even the article, but from what I have gathered it was not a great experience overall, so that might be a good message!