FROM MONKEY ELIXIR TO FENTANYL: TYLER SKAGGS’S DEATH IS MERELY A CHAPTER IN BASEBALL’S 136-YEAR DRUG FIX
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✍️ The article explores the history of baseball and its relationship with drugs, from the early use of monkey testicles to the modern-day use of prescription medications.
👉 The use of monkey testicles as a performance-enhancing substance in the late 19th century 👉 The widespread use of amphetamines in the mid-20th century 👉 The rise of steroids and human growth hormone in the 1990s and early 2000s 👉 The use of prescription medications, such as Adderall, to manage pain and enhance performance 👉 The cultural and societal factors that contributed to the widespread use of drugs in baseball
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