Ex-Liverpool keeper Chris Kirkland reveals he was addicted to painkillers for 10 years
dailystar.co.ukLiverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has revealed that he was addicted to painkiller for 10 years. The 41-year-old, who retired from professional football in 2016, has opened up about his battle with addiction, having given up painkillers back in February this year.
He has admitted that he realised he had a serious problem earlier this year after finding himself lost in Liverpool, a city he lived in for five years earlier in his career.Speaking to The Guardian, Kirkland explained: "I thought I was going to die.
I just didn’t know who I was. I couldn’t remember where home was.READ MORE: Liverpool flop blamed struggles on not understanding Carragher and Gerrard's accents"I only got home because I put ‘home’ into the sat-nav, and it was already pre-set, otherwise I don’t know where I would’ve ended up.
I got home … then I was violently sick. I slept for about 18 hours."I woke up, got the tablets out of the car and flushed them straight down the toilet.
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