Most Influential Athletes Who Have Abused Medications

职业运动员通过严格的活动和压力使身体受益。结果，看到运动员受到严重伤害并不少见。即使是专业运动员遭受的轻伤，也可能需要处方药以最大程度地减少疼痛，减轻肿胀并改善恢复时间。想要提高表现的运动员多次选择使用类固醇或其他增强性能的药物，这是针对联盟法规的。

The problem is that using too much of these medications or steroids can easily lead to addiction in any individual, regardless of whether he or she is a professional athlete. Out of all the athletes who have abused medications, steroids or performance-enhancing drugs, here are a few of the most influential:

Lance Armstrong

Internationally-renowned cyclist, Lance Armstrong, ended up being stripped of all seven of his Tour de France titles and his 2000 Olympic bronze medal after finally admitting to his abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. While many wanted to believe Armstrong over the years when he vehemently denied allegations that he had been using testosterone, cortisone, human growth hormones or been involved in blood doping, the truth was finally revealed.

Barry Bonds

While Barry Banks is still considered to be one of baseball’s greatest players, and ESPN lists him as third among their all timeHall of 100，债券的记录可能由于所谓的类固醇滥用而可能保持损害。In addition to Bonds, Fox Sports reports Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Mike Piazza and numerous others also missed out on opportunities to be inducted into the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame as a result of their connections to baseball’s performance-enhancing drug scandal.

Brett Favre

退休的NFL四分卫Brett Favre可能以带领绿湾包装工队在超级碗XXXI期间取得胜利而闻名。Favre连续三年也获得了联盟MVP的认可。由于他在该领域遭受了许多伤害，法夫尔也沉迷于止痛药。根据他自己的说法，直到他从手术中恢复过来时癫痫发作才意识到自己对止痛药的成瘾变得多么严重。雅虎！体育报道说，此时，Favre选择了自愿进入联盟的滥用计划。Favre现在认可一种新的疼痛奶油。

Lyle Alzado

According to USA Today, Lyle Alzado became an NFL legacy primarily due to the recognition he gained as being the “联盟中滥用类固醇的海报男孩” back in the 80s. This is not to say Alzado wasn’t a star athlete or a genuinely good person, as by all accounts, he was a dedicated player who proudly championed many children’s causes during the course of his life. The unfortunate fact is, he was also addicted to steroids and human growth hormones, which Alzado claimed led to contracting terminal brain cancer.

Are Players from the NFL and Other Professional Sports Organizations Being Propped Up by Painkillers?

多年来,许多玩家被指控using performance-enhancing drugs, steroids, growth hormones and other chemical enhancers to improve their playing abilities. With the number of injuries players sustain it would not be surprising to find that players from the NFL and other professional sports organizations are being propped-up by painkillers. An EPSN study revealed that 71 percent of the retired players who used prescription drugs while playing professional sports admitted to misusing pain medications.

In an effort to crack down on alleged abuse in the NFL, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reportedly conducted surprise inspections back in November to find out whether medical and training staff were in violation of laws governing drugs prescribed to kill pain. Only time will show what other actions will be taken towards eliminating abuse and misuse of painkillers, steroids and other medications by professional athletes.

Sources:

• Recovery.org:http://www.recovery.org/michael-phelps-enters-rehab-after-dui-arrest/
• Fox Sports:http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/baseball-hall-of-fame-announcement-no-player-elected-to-class-of-2013-010913
• 雅虎！Sports:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/brett-favre-once-addicted-painkillers-endorsing-pain-relief-133214133.html
• USA Today:http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/11/21/lyle-alzado-steroids-a-football-life-nfl-films-network-raiders-broncos/19348813/
• ESPN：http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11886404/drug-enforcement-administration-stages-surprise-nfl-inspections