'Greenies' still drugs of choicedate: 17-January-2005
source : ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
country: UNITED STATES
keyword: CELEBRITY , STIMULANT , AMPHETAMINE
editorial comment
So does the crowd. We all need something to stay awake during a Rockies' game...
The unveiling Thursday of baseball's new drugs-testing policy did more than renew debate about how to tackle steroids use - it also highlighted the sport's long, not-so-secret relationship with amphetamines.
Amphetamines, commonly known as "greenies," are not included on the list of banned drugs in the new agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' union.