Recreational drugs are also among the substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the international organization that enforces drug rules for the Olympics and other international sporting events. ... The East Germans showed up at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, with a team of women swimmers sporting man-sized muscles and deep voices ("Performance"). ... The first major Olympic disqualification due to steroids occurred in 1988, when the Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of both his gold medal and his world record in the 100-meter sprint after testing positive for ...

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Athletes and Performance-Enhancing Drugs Drug use among athletes has become a common action. Many athletes have or still use performance-enhancing drugs. Not all of these drugs are illegal. In fact, many of these products are available at nutrition stores or on the Internet (Lurie 2). Performan...

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