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Sports

The high functioning paradox, elite athletes and hard drugs

A number of the most celebrated athletes of the modern era reached the peak of their sports while abusing illegal drugs known to damage the heart, brain and nervous system. Drawing on reporting from Reuters, BBC, The Guardian, Associated Press and official anti doping bodies, this article examines how extreme talent, institutional tolerance and psychology briefly allowed excellence to coexist with addiction, and why it never lasted.

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