Bobby Portis suspended

[Voyageur]

The NBA suspended Bobby Portis for 25 games. He was using the pain killer, Tramadol. It's effective for pain, take my word for it. I take it myself every day. In fact, I take three tablets most days, and if the pain isn't too bad, I might take one or two sometimes none but that's rare. I take Tramadol 37.5/Acetaminophen. It works for the sciatica, and arthritis in my lower back. I do not get a high from it whatsoever so it isn't some designer drug to get high on. It just relieves some heavy-duty pain. Even still while using it, I have pain that makes it difficult for me to walk, or even just stand up from a sitting position.

I wonder what type of injury pain Bobby is dealing with. It could be something serious enough that without the painkillers he wouldn't be playing.

 

[weeds]

My wife had some dental work done and the dentist prescribed tramadol saying she was very definitely going to need it. She never took one of them because she read it was highly addictive, an opiod and a controlled substance. That's just her though.

I thought Portis got in Dutch for a second drug...??? OK, I got it kinda right but still twisted it.

Milwaukee's Bobby Portis suspended after he mistakenly took painkiller Tramadol rather than Toradol

The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program.

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