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History and General Information About Drug Use in Sports The primary reason athletes use drugs is to gain an edge over their competitors. Not surprisingly, therefore, steroids and other performance-enhancing agents are the most widely used drugs among athletes. Nevertheless, athletes also routinely make headlines for abusing alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and various narcotics -- drugs that do anything but enhance an athlete¹s performance. Below is information about the history of drug use -- and abuse -- in sports.
A 1998 five-part series on drugs and sports:
More Information Use of Steroids and Performance Enhancers Doping: How and Why Doping is Done Alcohol Use and Alcoholism Other Controlled Drugs Often Used or Abused by Athletes Back to Common Drugs Of Abuse Back to Drugs in Sports |
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