Scott Cochran Was Snorting 50 Fentanyl Pills a Day - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

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Aug. 10, 2025 – “I was the worst of the worst addicts,” Cochran said. Doctors first prescribed him blood thinners before moving him up to Vicodin after they proved ineffective. But after the Vicodin also wasn’t helping to relieve his migraines, they prescribed him OxyContin. Despite knowing about the risk for addicition, he didn’t think anything of it, figuring he’d be fine.

Cochran was known for his energy and enthusiam at Alabama and Georgia, earning the nickname “Coach Yeah” for his trademark yelling of the phrase “Yeah, yeah, yeah!” But that yelling took a physical toll on him as he started to develop migraines.

Doctors first prescribed him blood thinners before moving him up to Vicodin after they proved ineffective. But after the Vicodin also wasn’t helping to relieve his migraines, they prescribed him OxyContin. Despite knowing about the risk for addicition, he didn’t think anything of it, figuring he’d be fine.  

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