14 Professions with the Highest Drug Abuse Rates

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3. Professional football players

Drug abuse rate: 9-52 %

It’s American football, naturally. Professional athletes are subjects to great pressure from all sides. They’re always expected to do their best, and the fear of defeat often leads them astray. Professional football players are prone to using (illegal) drugs for enhancing their performance, and to using opiates, too.

Professions with the Highest Drug Abuse Rates

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