The major obstacle is the athlete’s competitive mindset, first of all, they don’t want to acknowledge that they have a problem, they don’t want to lose fame or a starting position, they may in fact hide injuries and hide difficulties they are having with substances.

Louis Baxter

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They’re in an environment where they can easily have access to anything they want so with that attitude and the availability then it’s just really, really difficult for them to just give it up and just admit that they have a problem.

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In my experience, I think that especially professional athletes do better in a residential setting because they’re taken from their star environment and placed in a more therapeutic environment.

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