Press Release: Misuse of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by athletes High school winter sports athletes’ need to baby their immune systems NSAIDs: Take ‘em early and often when competing? Think again. Athletes’ superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many athletes gobble down before and during events, they could be causing more harm than good

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Misuse of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by athletes