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Talking Fussball Extra - The drugs do work: how Bundesliga footballers 'dope' to manage pain, speed up recovery, and (sometimes) enhance performance
After years of resistance and denial, some in football are beginning to wake up: plenty of players take performance-enhancing drugs. That has big implications for the sport, but one of the most pressing problems isn't what you think - many footballers are mis-using legal drugs to help them with pain. Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) like Ibuprofen are given out "like smarties" by football clubs and can have alarming long-term effects. Listen in as Nik Wildhagen talks to ARD doping reporter Arne Steinberg about his work and what it means for the Bundesliga...
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After years of resistance and denial, some in football are beginning to wake up: plenty of players take performance-enhancing drugs. That has big implications for the sport, but one of the most pressing problems isn't what you think - many footballers are mis-using legal drugs to help them with pain. Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) like Ibuprofen are given out "like smarties" by football clubs and can have alarming long-term effects. Listen in as Nik Wildhagen talks to ARD doping reporter Arne Steinberg about his work and what it means for the Bundesliga...
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