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Published February 7, 2013

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Filed under: drug rehabs

Drug-testing has become much more sophisticated but it appears athletes are not being tested as often as should be the case. How can high-profile athletes end up in rehab for drug addiction after never testing positive during their athletic careers …
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Helen Jenkins is finally on the comeback trails after injury

Filed under: drug rehabs

With a number of cortisone injections — a catabolic drug that eases pain but eats away at the body's cells — to allow her to train in the run-up to the Games, she was a spent force after and has not competed since. The eventual diagnosis only came …
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Being Ashamed of Drinking Prompts Relapse, Not Recovery

Filed under: drug rehabs

… results add to a body of literature suggesting that widely used shaming and humiliating methods of treating alcohol and other drug problems — such as those seen on shows like Celebrity Rehab — are not only ineffective but also may be …
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