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Josh Dugan's struggle with painkillers

Written by Francis Stephenson | Aug 31, 2022 9:03:00 AM

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. 

 

 

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"Don’t assume I’m weak because I have panic attacks.

You’ll never know the amount of strength it takes to face the world every day”

- Anonymous