Glen AtwellAFL players using ice; says Swans captain Leo Barry
March 23rd 2007 02:24
Swans captain Leo Barry has revealed that the dangerous methamphetamine ice is being used by some professional footballers.
"You'd be naive to think that some players wouldn't be using ice," Barry told the Daily Telegraph.
The revelation comes after Bryan Cousins, a former VFL player and father and manager of banished Eagle player Ben Cousins, confirmed on television that his son's problem related to "substance abuse".
Although it is unclear which drug Cousins is struggling with, there is growing concern that the dangerously pure ice has overtaken cocaine as the drug of choice for footballers.
"Ice is more of an epidemic right now in society than heroin and a lot of people have come unstuck under its influence," Barry added.
"Hopefully everything that happened recently highlights the fact it is a responsibility of the clubs to keep educating the players and keep on reinforcing the dangers of illicit drugs."
"It not only affects the player personally but also the club and the fans, so there's a huge amount of people it can impact on."
Players are believed to be taking the drug because it's difficult to detect in tests, and, unlike alcohol, it doesn't impact on the players' weight.
Cousins, who has remained bunkered down and out of sight in Perth, is believed to be considering flying to the US to undergo treatment at an Arizona rehabilitation clinic.
His father said last night that Ben "faces a great challenge."
"You'd be naive to think that some players wouldn't be using ice," Barry told the Daily Telegraph.
The revelation comes after Bryan Cousins, a former VFL player and father and manager of banished Eagle player Ben Cousins, confirmed on television that his son's problem related to "substance abuse".
Although it is unclear which drug Cousins is struggling with, there is growing concern that the dangerously pure ice has overtaken cocaine as the drug of choice for footballers.
"Ice is more of an epidemic right now in society than heroin and a lot of people have come unstuck under its influence," Barry added.
"Hopefully everything that happened recently highlights the fact it is a responsibility of the clubs to keep educating the players and keep on reinforcing the dangers of illicit drugs."
"It not only affects the player personally but also the club and the fans, so there's a huge amount of people it can impact on."
Players are believed to be taking the drug because it's difficult to detect in tests, and, unlike alcohol, it doesn't impact on the players' weight.
Cousins, who has remained bunkered down and out of sight in Perth, is believed to be considering flying to the US to undergo treatment at an Arizona rehabilitation clinic.
His father said last night that Ben "faces a great challenge."
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