Studies surrounding the long term effects of high impact contact sports have been happening for years but for some athletes, they are turning to an alternative form of medicine in order to help themselves.
On Tuesday night, HBO’s Real Sports devoted a segment to the growing list of athletes experimenting with psychedelic drugs after suffering from issues such as depression, anxiety and possible brain damage as the result of so much damage done.
Two former UFC fighters — Ian McCall and Dean Lister — were among those athletes profiled with both revealing the serious issues they’ve been dealing with following retirement from active competition.