Courteney Ross, George Floyd 's girlfriend, took the stand on Thursday in Derek Chauvin's murder trial and spoke at length about their relationship as well as their struggles to overcome opioid addiction. Ross spoke at length about how the two managed their opioid addiction that resulted from physical injuries, like many others across the country. The U.S. Department of Health estimated that in 2019, 10.1 million people ages 12 or older misused opioids. Ross had pain in her neck that she was prescribed opioids for and Floyd had spent decades playing organized sports. As Blavity previously reported , Floyd was a decorated high school basketball and football player in Texas before attending Texas A&M University–Kingsville on a sports scholarship. But he injured his back and struggled for years with pain in the lower section, Ross said. "Floyd and I both suffered from an opioid addiction. Both Floyd and I, our story is a classic story of how many people get addicted to opioids. We...
