Posted by ksvt on September 27, 2000, at 19:38:00
In reply to Re: Olympics and Meds, posted by AW on September 27, 2000, at 19:03:49
> > Would all psychiatric medications be illegal for an olympic athlete?
>
> I think they are. AD's for example are known to improve people's energy levels so it would be looked upon as an unfair advantage over other atheletes not on them. In addition, people who take AD's may be considered by the Olympic Committee as 'unstable' and should therefore not be competing.It seems to me that many of the better athletes are demonstrably unstable. I don't think stability is a requirement. ksvt
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