Book Description
In this day and age when the sports pages of the local newspaper read like either a police report or a pharmacology text, it is impossible not to conclude that the mantra of winning has entered very dangerous ground. This book not only details these abuses and the dangers of the drugs themselves, but also addresses the misguided coaches, fialed mentors, and poor role models who have contributed to the decline of the sports-for-sports sake mentalitly.

About the Author
Dr. Julian Bailes is an award-winning professor and neurosurgeon who has consulted with the NFL Player’s Association on the lasting effects of head injuries. He was the first to link the use of ephedrine compounds with heatstroke, a phenomenon that has resulted in the deaths of college and professional athletes in recent years. He lives in Morgantown, W.V. John McCloskey is a sports editor with the Houston Chronicle whose award-winning series for the Shreveport Times formed the basis for this book. He lives in Houston.