Lee Johnson in The Athletic on issue if Players using Snus
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Really interesting article quoting Lee heavily.
Didnt know about this issue with current players using Snus?
https://apple.news/AVApBfs6eTuCCMQOxCp3bTA
If article not accessible, here is a few quotes
Lee Johnson, a manager who has seen its effects close-up, has told The Athletic that from his experiences he estimates 35 to 40 per cent of players are taking snus. If anything, he says, the numbers are probably higher. They just dont want you to know about it.
Its a bit of a taboo subject; nobody is talking about it, says Johnson, the manager of Hibernian and, before that, Sunderland, Bristol City, Barnsley and Oldham Athletic. But it has become a culture. Its getting worse and we need to educate these lads because its highly addictive. I dont feel they understand the true threat of it over the long term.
I dont know how to fight it, says Johnson. Its not on the banned drugs list, so you cant stop them doing it. Theyre big lads and, in the end, you give up. But it really bugs me, particularly when I see young lads, aged 16 to 21, on it.
If I walked into the training ground with four or five cigarettes between my fingers, people would look at me and say, How unprofessional, how bad does that look?. But its no different (with snus). Its the same amount of nicotine going into the body, its just hidden.
Didnt know about this issue with current players using Snus?
https://apple.news/AVApBfs6eTuCCMQOxCp3bTA
If article not accessible, here is a few quotes
Lee Johnson, a manager who has seen its effects close-up, has told The Athletic that from his experiences he estimates 35 to 40 per cent of players are taking snus. If anything, he says, the numbers are probably higher. They just dont want you to know about it.
Its a bit of a taboo subject; nobody is talking about it, says Johnson, the manager of Hibernian and, before that, Sunderland, Bristol City, Barnsley and Oldham Athletic. But it has become a culture. Its getting worse and we need to educate these lads because its highly addictive. I dont feel they understand the true threat of it over the long term.
I dont know how to fight it, says Johnson. Its not on the banned drugs list, so you cant stop them doing it. Theyre big lads and, in the end, you give up. But it really bugs me, particularly when I see young lads, aged 16 to 21, on it.
If I walked into the training ground with four or five cigarettes between my fingers, people would look at me and say, How unprofessional, how bad does that look?. But its no different (with snus). Its the same amount of nicotine going into the body, its just hidden.