If you’re not familiar with Australian football, you probably haven’t heard of Ben Cousins. But for a “down under” continent of sports enthusiasts, Cousins represents the best and worst of the sport.
Though he’s a brilliant athlete, a lot of his talent was wasted and ruined by a long struggle with drug addiction. He recently released a two-part TV documentary aimed at warning others to stay away from drugs.
The film is brutally, painfully, unflinchingly honest about how substance abuse turned a radiant football career into a tabloid train wreck, with Cousins front-and-centre for much of the time detailing the demons that have derailed – and defined – his life. ...
Images of the brilliant midfielder, Brownlow medal winner, West Coast captain and jubilant fan favourite grind hard against grainy close-ups of Cousins inhaling ice… [Source: The Age]
Cousins purposely allowed the documentary to be rough and raw, hoping that the brutal reality of drug addiction with cause young people to think twice about experimenting with drugs.
Labels: addiction, awareness, media
Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton