Performance Enhancing Drugs For ... Poker Players?
It's pretty common to have a level of skepticism regarding modern athletes and performance-enhancing drugs. A few users taint the entire field, especially if it brings some success. Baseball, football, cycling ... all elite members are under scrutiny. But the levels of performance-enhancing drugs in those events is nothing, says a new study. Participants in this big-money 'sport' have a whopping 80% rate of performance-enhancing drug use. What are we talking about? Poker. The Nova Southeastern University study says poker players are using drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, Valium, and other prescription medications, as well as substances including caffeine, energy drinks and guarana to get an edge over their opponents. read more
