Josh Dugan's struggle with painkillers

In an incredibly candid interview, former Kangaroos full-back Josh Dugan talks about his personal demons, coping with stress and anxiety, and how he took a long road to recovery...

I was using painkillers to suppress the fact that my body was injured. Because I was in such a hole, I started abusing them and that's one of the things that scared me the most. 

Further reading

• Coping with stress and anxiety
• Papyrus: shattering the stigma around suicide in the under-35s
• Help with addiction