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Bucs' Doug Martin relying on strength from drug rehab to power his return

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TAMPA — He would not talk about the drug he abused. He would not identify the rehab facility he entered in January or how long he was there.

"I was there long enough. I was there to point where I'm strong now," Doug Martin said Thursday. "Mentally strong and physically strong."

But one thing the Bucs running back seemed eager to share was that his substance-abuse problem, which earned him a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, is a thing of the past.