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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I don't disagree. So who do we hold responsible when it happens to non pro athletes?
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Why does that matter?
If you work in a profession that employs a doctor to look after their staff, and those doctors prescribe a painkiller like Oxy to an employee, that ends up in that employee being addicted to painkillers, then that employer should have a responsibility to that employee.
In the Richards case it is yet to be determined if he had a prescription at the time of arrest, or if he was ever granted a prescription that led to the addiction, but if that is the case then the Kings have some responsibility here.
If he went out and purchased the drugs illegally without any previous team prescription then they would not be responsible.