Last year we wrote here about a class action lawsuit filed by against the National Football League (NFL) claiming the organization had given its players painkillers to mask injuries. Giving high dosages or contraindicated medications allegedly lead to chronic orthopedic and other conditions. The suit was filed by former players who said there is a…
Continue readingAs a follow-up to the National Football League (NFL) lawsuit in which former players accuse the league of using painkillers to mask athletes’ injuries so the players could “play through the pain”, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is now investigating who distributed and provided those drugs. (Read more in a Washington Post article.) At Abrams…
Continue readingShould team doctors or trainers give painkillers to injured players in an effort to help them “play through the pain?” Does masking the pain with drugs take away the players’ right to make an informed decision of whether or not they should continue to play? Surely keeping a player’s injury a secret from the player…
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