Report: JR Smith Suspended for Violating Substance Abuse Policy

Report: JR Smith suspended for violating substance abuse policy

Filed under: drug abuse in sports

It's been a rough offseason for J.R. Smith, despite signing a three-year, $ 17.9 million contract (third year is a player option). After re-signing with the New York Knicks, Smith had surgery on his left knee and repaired a tear in his lateral meniscus … Read more on CBSSports.com

Guilty plea in RI sports doping case – A Chinese company and its chief executive have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of illegally selling human growth hormone and will pay a total .5 …

Mike Tyson on substance abuse: 'I'm on the verge of dying'

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Mike Tyson, just days removed from introducing his newest venture as a boxing promoter under the label, “Iron Mike Productions,” admitted Friday night that he was on the “verge of dying” because of his constant struggles with substance abuse. “I'm on … Read more on CBSSports.com

NFL, union closing in on a deal for revised substance–abuse policy

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While the NFL and the NFLPA remain at impasse on one lingering issue regarding the policy regarding performance-enhancing drugs, the league and the union are moving toward a deal to revise the substance-abuse policy, which covers street drugs like … Read more on NBCSports.com