d could cause death if not taken properly. With regards to painkiller, you may think this is the best while playing but you will soon realize that is was not such a smart move when you come crashing down.Another dangerous drug is a stimulant. They were given to both allied and German forces in W.W.II to increase alertness and endurance. (Eldeson 75) With regards to cycling, which uses stimulants the most, the first case that has been reported of the first doping-related death was in 1886. Races placed extreme physical and psychological demands on the riders; consequently many of them turned to various stimulant to prepare. Arthur Linton was trained by 'Choppy' Warburton in cycling for the Bordeaux to Paris race. He apparently died after an overdose on strychnine which was given to him by his trainer. Warburton was know to give all his athletes the drug during the competition. No one is really sure that the long-term effects of the drug that killed him, since his death was ruled the result of typhoid fever and not an overdose. Warburton was since banned for life from the sport. In the 1960 Olympics in Rome, one Danish cyclist died because of an overdose of amphetamines and nicotinyl tartrate which increases the blood supply to the muscles. Two other Danish teammates were hospitalized because of toxic conditions. (Donohoe, Johnson 5). Stimulants were also banned from the NFL. Arnold J. Mandell, the team trainer, was caught giving these drugs to players and was dismissed in 1974 due to the lawsuit that was placed when player sued over drug related injuries. Mandall was found guilty of giving over 1750 pills to player in a three month period and one player alone received 400 pills. (Donohoe, Johnson 28). An athlete can easily get hooked on these drugs and may result in an overdose if taken in large quantities which is not uncommon since depression is a common side effect of the drug. (Garell 76) Stimulant cause hallucinatio...
