The performance-enhancing effects of nicotine included increased vigilance and cognit

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Anti-Doping Agency might ban tobacco

The World Anti-Doping Agency can take the first steps toward classifying
nicotine as a performance-enhancing drug today, when it meets to update
its list of substances prohibited in sport. WADA has received a report from
its accredited laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland, that describes
"alarming evidence" of nicotine use by athletes across 43 sports studied.
The performance-enhancing effects of nicotine included increased
"vigilance and cognitive function," and reduced stress and body weight.
Web Source: Associated Press (16 September 2011)
(http://www.statesman.com/sports/anti...obacco-1863183.
Date: 16 Sep 2011

[CoderGuy]

Those are the exact reasons I use it! It would really suck if that happened, sports filled with nicotine withdrawal-ing players will not be fun.

[EricHill78]

Those are the exact reasons I use it! It would really suck if that happened, sports filled with nicotine withdrawal-ing players will not be fun.

Ha may be the opposite! Watching those guys all pissed off may make for a good show.

[Frosted]

Ha may be the opposite! Watching those guys all pissed off may make for a good show.

Don't give boxers any nic for 12 hours and watch them go.

[Ansel]

good spot bro

http://www.statesman.com/sports/nico...printArticle=y

[snusjus]

How will the Swedes and Finns play soccer and ice hockey?!

[Ansel]

next they will ban vitamins

[Nuusku]

How will the Swedes and Finns play soccer and ice hockey?!

Crying and skating at the same time

[kevs]

Snus is also widely consumed amongst Estonian basketball players and almost every guy in our skiing team used it including olympic medalists Andrus Veerpalu and Jaak Mae.

You can read the old article here: http://www.epl.ee/news/eesti/suusati....d?id=51005037

[Mdisch]

Ha may be the opposite! Watching those guys all pissed off may make for a good show.

We'd be seeing some pretty intense football games!
How about we cut some slack on the rules aswell? Nobody minds a bit of blood in football!