Warning On Athletes' Use Of Prescription Drugs
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Athletes could be putting their lives at risk by doping themselves with powerful prescription drugs, an academic has warned. Researchers cautioned sportsmen and women against trying to improve their performance by taking drugs known as nitrites without clinical supervision. Researchers have warned that athletes could suffer a range of side effects from convulsions to coma, and could even kill themselves.
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