Former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has revealed he was taking 'the equivalent of six shots of heroin a day' through his addiction to a painkiller that is set to be banned from football.
Kirkland - who played for the Reds between 2001 and 2006 - has been open about his 'scary' addiction and previously claimed the pill called Tramadol left him 'thinking he was going to die' with hallucinations and sleepless nights.
The ex-England international, now 42, has since received support from wife Leeona, and 15-year-old daughter Lucy after admitting he was close to taking his own life.