GAA stars not immune to struggle of drug addiction
By Cian McCormack••RTE
A recent survey of Gaelic games inter-county players found that 20% of men and 4% of women knew team-mates struggling with drug misuse, but those figures reflect a wider reality in society, suggest addiction counsellors and Westmeath footballer Luke Loughlin.
There is "cocaine in every parish in Ireland", according to Cuan Mhuire addiction treatment services. Meanwhile, one in five male inter-county players surveyed by the Gaelic Players Association say …