re: #8 Sol Berdinowitz

There was a time when the thought of Tour de France cyclists using drugs and alcohol was as commonplace and taken for granted as rock musicians using drugs and alcohol.

Then came the War on Drugs and the unpleasant realization that drugs are drugs, whether they are being used for recreation or to enhance sporting performance.

And unlike going to a Grateful Dead concert, where nobody really cares how stoned you get, there is a lot of pressure on athletes to perform.

The story of drugs in athletics is complex and wide spread with controversy over the years. It’s use for healing the body faster was ground breaking. Then they developed PED’s they cheating the sport.

Each Athlete strives for excellence.
That can be the down fall