Results Alcohol, cannabis, tobacco (nicotine) and prescribed opioids and stimulants are the most commonly used substances in elite athletes, but generally used at lower rates than in non-athletes. In ...

Method: Forty one competitive athletes (22 male, 19 female) with persistent fatigue and/or recurrent infections associated with performance decrements had a thorough medical examination and a series ...

Federal investigators in the Balco case, named for a lab that produced supplements, would eventually implicate more than two dozen athletes for the use of performance-enhancing drugs, including ...

"Eleven years ago, I was shooting up meth and opioids," he said at the finish line. Running, McCoy said, "helps me to grow and heal and stay out of trouble." When runners' feet failed, hands and ...