EFL icon reveals he 'died twice in four days' as he bravely opens up about cocaine and alcohol addiction battle

Ex-Millwall and Palace defender Lawrence reveals he clinically died twice in four days in March 2021 after using fentanyl-laced cocaine, and has now been sober for over a year.

Former EFL defender Lawrence, who made over 600 appearances for Fulham, Millwall and Crystal Palace during a nearly 20-year career, has opened up about his battle with cocaine and alcohol addiction. The 52-year-old revealed he technically died twice within four days in March 2021 after the cocaine he purchased in New York was laced with a fatal dose of fentanyl. Lawrence struggled to adapt after retiring in 2015, unable to cope with the loss of the structure and routine that football provided. Now sober for over a year, he shared his story in an interview with Jim White and former Palace chairman Simon Jordan.