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Premier League stars 'are hooked on sleeping pills' as they chase highs by mixing them with alcohol... with 'two more England internationals using the black market to score the prescription medication' amid fears they are risking their lives and careers

Premier League players are becoming hooked on sleeping pills, according to the Sun.

The report claims that plenty of topflight stars are mixing the pills with alcohol in order to experience a 'recreational high'.

Substances such as Zopiclone and Zolpidem are now being consumed by football stars at an alarming rate, putting their lives and careers at risk.

Premier League stars are becoming hooked on sleeping pills for a dangerous high and two more England internationals have been reportedly accessing the black market to obtain the medication (stock picture)

It was recently revealed that an England international had become hooked on sleeping pills and mixed them with vodka while attending illegal lockdown parties.

And now the Sun have claimed that two more Three Lions stars have turned to the black market to get their hands on larger quantities of the Class C prescription medication.