Ex-Newcastle Star Opens up on 'Damaging' Cocaine Addiction - 'I Hurt Lots of People'
Daryl Janmaat describes a cocaine addiction that began after retirement, causing relationship damage and personal struggles before recovery through his gym business, High Power Gym.
- Daryl Janmaat has opened up about developing a cocaine addiction after his playing career ended, calling it a very dark period that caused significant harm to his life and relationships.
- Loss of routine after retiring from football in 2022 due to a knee injury led Janmaat to develop a cocaine addiction amid personal struggles.
- Having left Vicarage Road in 2020, Janmaat played for Newcastle United and Watford, earning 34 caps for the Dutch national side.
- Janmaat says he has rebuilt his life and now runs High Power Gym in Scheveningen, admitting he let people down but improved relationships with family and friends; he added, `I have three children who also hear and read things.`
- Janmaat acknowledged the harm done to others and admitted his addiction caused lying that damaged family members and close relationships, contributing to his separated marital status despite once having everything as a player.
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The Crude Account of a Former Premier League Star About Her Addiction: “Cocaine Destroys Everything”
Daryl Janmaat, former Newcastle and Watford, and World Cup player with the Netherlands, spoke about the ordeal in which he was immersed in drugs. Today he runs a gymnasium in his country
In an interview with the Dutch newspaper "AD" Daryl Janmaat spoke openly about his drug problems. "I can't and don't want to go into all the details, but my cocaine addiction has done a lot of damage," explained former team player Hollands. Also the marriage of the 36-year-old broke not least because of the addiction ... In 2022 Janmaat had finished his active career, shortly afterwards the former internal defender developed an addiction to coca…
The former star of the Dutch national team's cocaine addiction after his retirement cost his marriage.
At 36 years old, the former Dutch defender of Newcastle and Watford, Daryl Janmaat, confided in his addiction to cocaine and the dark periods that he lived after having stopped his career in 2022.
Former Premier League star speaks on cocaine addiction with 'damage done'
He has opened up on his problems after retirement. Former Premier League defender Daryl Janmaat has spoken out on the “damage” that a cocaine addiction has done to his life after his career as a professional footballer. Playing a large part of his career at Newcastle United and Watford, he also enjoyed spells in his […]
Former Premier League star reveals 'miserable' cocaine addiction with marriage now over
Daryl Janmaat, the former Newcastle United and Watford full-back, has opened up about his struggle with cocaine addiction in a new interview.The 36-year-old, who earned 34 caps for the Netherlands, disclosed that his dependency on the drug played a significant role in the collapse of his marriage."I cannot and do not want to mention all the details, but my cocaine addiction has caused a lot of misery," Janmaat told AD.During his time in English …
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