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The drug linked to tennis great Sharapova has roots in Soviet military

SOURCE:

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-drug-linked-to-tennis-great-sharapova-has-roots-in-soviet-military-2016-3

The obscure performance-enhancing drug that may have doomed tennis star Maria Sharapova’s career was developed for the Soviet military and used during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to maintain soldiers’ focus under stress, according to the drug’s inventor.

Sharapova announced Monday that she tested positive at the Australian Open for meldonium, which has been banned in competition since Jan. 1. The drug, which is not approved for use in the United States, is used to treat heart disease and other chronic conditions in Russia and Eastern Europe — but it was first developed in the then Soviet republic of Latvia at the height of the Cold War as a military tool.

[OKSooner]

So... she's really Elizabeth, in real life?

Yikes...

[11th Commandment]

I read the drug is taken in combo with liprinosol (Blood Pressure Medicine) for exercise enhancement. Sounds dangerous to take ACE inhibitor.

[grania]

Is it really fair that a person taking a prescribed medication can’t continue to take that medication when the rules change? I’m totally anti-drug. But this goes too far. There should at least be a grace period while a person finds a different prescribed drug to take.