out, there was a painkiller, muscle relaxer, sleep aid, anti-inflammatory. those four are staples in an athlete's regimen of medicine. >> it is the opoid, the painkiller that i think people are really coming to terms with. >> yeah, because it is very easy for those to go from one to two to three. >> to more than a dozen a day. it became a near deadly addiction. >> i was completely hopeless. the side effects are very real. suicide, rage in my family. all these things. >> reporter: and range raging o football field. >> he throws the helmet. >> everybody talks about marijuana as this gateway drug and reality is this was my gateway to drugs. >> football was. >> yeah. >> earlier i spoke with sanjay about his new view of marijuana