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Did You Know? Historical Timeline of Drugs and Sports

Submitted by David Borden on (Issue #734)
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Did you know that historical references to drug use in sports goes back to the 8th century BC? Read about the practices and issues from ancient times through the present, in Historical Timeline -- History of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports, on http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org, part of the ProCon.org family.

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