Major sporting events like the Olympic Games always raise the topic of "doping" — the use of banned substances capable of boosting athletic performance.
Athletes may dope for a variety of reasons, including the media pressure to win and the financial rewards that are tied to success. Very competitive athletes can be vulnerable to the idea that drugs may help them gain a "secret edge," Thomas Hildebrandt, a clinical psychologist at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, told Live Science.
