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Former WWE star Kurt Angle has revealed in a candid interview on the Dan Le Batard show that he was taking 65 extra-strength Vicodin a day at the height of his addiction problems.I was on a lot -- there was no way I couldnt get out of it, the 47 year-old-said via phone call on Friday mornings show. The only thing I could do was eventually go to rehab and try to fix my life again. But I actually beat it on my own. I stayed in my house for about 10 days and didnt leave, and I was able to get through the withdrawal.An Olympic gold medallist in freestyle wrestling in 1996, Angle joined the then-WWF in 1998 but suffered several health setbacks during his time at the company, where he became a six-time world champion.His problems with addiction started in the run-up to those Atlanta Games,?when he fractured two of his cervical vertebrae at the national trials, and required Novocaine injections in his neck to compete.He underwent neck surgery in 2003 and had to step out of the ring again in 2004, with his health issue leading to a painkiller addition which spiraled out of control.After initially beating his addiction, Angle told the Le Batard show he was put on a lower dose on another medication, and went on Xanax too because he was always getting nervous and having a lot of stress.Angle said his departure from WWE in 2006 was due to them wanting him to continue full time, despite him requesting a part-time deal. He signed with fellow American wrestling promotion TNA in September that year.?The thing is, everybody drank down there [in TNA], said Angle. So I started drinking with my meds. And then I started manipulating my meds. I would save all of them until the evening, and drink it with alcohol. And it got me in a lot of trouble -- four DUIs in five years.The last of those DUIs, in Texas in 2013, convinced Angle to finally check himself into rehab to get to the root of the problem. He went for a 30-day stay at the St. Joseph Institute for Addiction in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania.I finally got the right help. he added. I tried to do it myself, but when youre that deep into that stuff, you cant do it on your own. You need somebody elses help, and I finally reached out and I did what I had to do to get it done.It was the worst seven days of my life as well. I went through detox again. That time it stuck. You cant do anything; you cant think; youre in constant pain; your bodys shaking. You dont wanna eat; you dont wanna do anything; you feel like youre gonna die. Its the worst pain youve ever had in your life. And I went through it twice.Angle said he has been clean and sober for three years now. He left TNA Impact Wrestling in January after 10 years with the company, and is now enjoying a lighter schedule, making sporadic appearances on the independent circuit to keep himself in ring shape.I havent had any triggers, he said. I think it has to do with that I dont ever want to have that feeling again. I was merciless to that drug. I was doing stupid stuff. I was desperate. I was spending a lot of money for the medication. It took control of my life. I didnt have anything else to think about than how I was gonna get that drug the next time I could get it. It was ruining my life. The worst time of my whole entire life was those three years where I was really, really deep into it. Texans Jerseys China . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Cheap Texans Jerseys Authentic . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.cheaptexansjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-andre-johnson-jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. Arian Foster Jersey . He was followed closely by David Clarkson, donning red, seconds later. Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season. J.J. Watt Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Missouri?junior?wide receiver Nate Brown will miss six to eight weeks with a high left ankle sprain, the school announced Wednesday.Brown had 326 receiving yards last season, second most for the Tigers, and led the team with four receiving touchdowns.Missouri coach Barry Odom didnt rule out surgery as a possibility for Brown.Theyve got another meeting [Wednesday with doctors] to see if thats the way they were going to go or not, Odom told The Kansas City Star. If it is, its a pretty quick procedure. ... If they do or dont, the time frame is around the same time.ddddddddddddWith Brown sidelined, Missouri has top receiver JMon Moore available. Moore had a team-high 29 receptions for 350 yards last season.Senior Eric Laurent, sophomores Keyon Dilosa and Emanuel Hall and junior Dominic Collins could see playing time with Browns absence, Missouri wide receivers coach Andy Hill told the Columbia Missourian. ' ' '