Painkillers in College Football

[Omaha-Husker]

I am a bit intrigued by this story. I know this stuff has been going on forever, but now USC is getting sued by a former player that said he got a heart attack and was not warned of the side affects by the team doctor.

http://abcnews.go.co...15#.UOYRXRy-5DA

Despite stated label risks of possible fatal heart attack, stroke or organ failure, college football players across the country are still being given injections of a powerful painkiller on game days so they can play while injured, an ABC News investigation has found.
The drug, a generic version of Toradol, is recommended for the short-term treatment of post-operative pain in hospitals but has increasingly been used in college and professional sports, and its use is not monitored by the NCAA, thegoverning body of college sports.

Only two of the country's top football programs, Oklahoma and the University of Nebraska, reported to ABC News that they have limited or stopped the use of the drug in the wake of growing concern about its risks.

Honestly nice to see Nebraska on that side of the issue too.

 

[Landlord]

A little bit more intense than popping 8 ibuprofen before high school games...

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

No mention OU linebacker named Austin Box (painkiller overdose, R.I.P.). Another Teflon Bob.