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[Definitie:] "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance."
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1 8 - 0 7 - 2 0 0 7 Steroid found in wrestler Benoit's body
Son was sedated at time of death, medical examiner says
CBC News Testosterone was the only steroid found in toxicology tests on Canadian pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who police believe killed his wife and son before taking his own life at their Georgia home. Investigators had wondered whether steroid abuse, believed to cause depression and angry outbursts known as "roid rage," played a role in the double murder-suicide. Kris Sperry, Georgia chief medical examiner, announced the toxicology results on Tuesday afternoon but said the tests did not shed any light on whether drug usage played a role in the deaths. The level of testosterone found in the wrestler's urine sample was 207 micrograms per litre, Sperry said. "We were able to ascertain that this level of testosterone indicates that he had been using
Other drugs found in Benoit's body — the anti-anxiety drug Xanax [Wikipedia] and the painkiller hydrocodone [Wikipedia] — were at levels normal for therapeutic use, said Sperry. Xanax was also found in the boy's body at 110 micrograms per litre, a "relatively elevated" level, said Sperry. The drug is not commonly prescribed to children. "Based on this finding and the autopsy findings, it is our opinion that Daniel Benoit was sedated by Xanax at the time that he was murdered," said Sperry. Three different drugs — Xanax, hydrocodone and the painkiller hydromorphone [Wikipedia] — were found in Nancy's body, though Sperry said all were at levels indicating therapeutic use. Nancy's blood-alcohol level was raised, but that may be a result of the decomposition process, said Sperry. "Before she died [the level] may have been higher, they may have been lower. We just don't know and will never," said Sperry.
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