Former rugby league star Joe Williams was only 13 when he signed his first deal with the Sydney Roosters and dreamed of becoming like the players he saw on television. But the mix of drugs and alcohol he used to manage pressure and escape his own emotions cost him a promising career. This is how Joe turned his life around after.

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