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Why football fears tramadol: ‘It’s an evil drug – it nearly killed me’. World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to put painkiller on banned list from January could have serious consequences for players (theathletic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you have a legitimate need for pain-relief can you legally play on painkillers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's been happening for a long time. As an example, let's say a vital player is out injured but needs to "speed up the return date" because of a do-or-die season-making game, and voila those little magic pills and potions can do miracles.