Welcome to the last episode of our series Kickstart: Winning on and off the field. Through this podcast series, we explore the different aspects of well being and competencies intersecting with sports along with our host Ila Arun Marwaha and Daksh Dhawan, an amazing sports enthusiast and a passionate football player. So, welcome to today's episode “Sports and Breaking free from addictions”. In today's time, various factors contribute to people becoming addicted to habits like smoking and drinking. Social influences, peer pressure, and psychological factors, including stress, anxiety, and depression, can also lead individuals to turn to smoking as a coping mechanism. Hence, people tend to seek solace through usage of such addictive harmful substances. So, in today's episode we will explore how sports acts as a medium to get rid of such addictions and achieve a healthy lifestyle. Tune in to find out more!