Eighty percent of the 198 players interviewed reported using drugs and other substances to enhance their performance, according to a new study from Nova Southeastern University.
The drugs, generally, were amphetamines, Valium, marijuana, cocaine, and other prescription medications, as well as caffeine, energy drinks, and guarana.
From Blogs.villagevoice.com:
Long left off the list of performance-enhancing [...]
May 27, 2011 | Posted in
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Police and border officials made 224,080 drug finds in the year 2009 suggesting a fall of seven per cent on the previous year’s record high.
It was the first time that annual seizures had fallen since 2004.
From Telegraph.co.uk:
Cocaine remained the most commonly found class A drug for the fourth year running, with more than [...]
May 10, 2011 | Posted in
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According to a Major league official, the steep drop in offense in baseball has been primarily because of the ban on amphetamines and not on steroids.
This steep drop in offense is mainly due to efforts by Bud Selig & Co. for piggybacking the amphetamines ban on top of the steroids testing agreement with the union [...]
July 29, 2010 | Posted in
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The relationship between steroids and sports is often a matter of never-ending debates but they do not matter to some players from the Dominican Republic who thinks that steroids are worth the risk and they do use them even after knowing about the risk factors.
Bernardino Jimenez was a child in San Pedro de Macoris striving [...]
February 13, 2010 | Posted in
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The game of baseball was under close scrutiny after Mark McGwire made a belated confession of steroid use. The confession was marked with crocodile tears and disclaimers.
Though it may not be enough to give a new hope to the die-hard fans, faces of many have been saved from further embarrassment as the confession puts an [...]
January 31, 2010 | Posted in
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