Fortunately there is a new over the counter drug called Endothil-CR that has not been banned by any organizations, including amateur, professional, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (Physical Magazine, November, 2005). ...
This was proved to be incorrect at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. ... The committee at the Olympics had the intentions to disqualify Rebagliati from the race and expel him from the games. Their decision was altered when the committee took concern of Rebagliati's drug consumption. ...
Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...
