The Anabolic Time Bomb
Following the enormous outcry for drug tests during the Olympics and within the last year of professional sports, the integrity of many leagues and the ability of many athletes have been challenged. Some believe these accusations are being made out of spite, or the need for a bad guy to be shut down. Others, however, vow that this whirlwind of negative attention was inevitable, due to obvious corruption.
Major League Baseball (MLB), although not the only sport under a microscope, has been the most heavily scrutinized within the last year. It seems America's past time has turned into an anabolic time bomb. Former league MVP Ken Caminiti recently died at age 41, of a drug overdose. Initially, his cause of death was thought to be a heart attack, but an autopsy confirmed drugs were involved.
In 2002, Caminiti confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his 15-year professional career, also estimating that about 50 percent of other......
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