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Going for Dope: Canada and Drugs in Sport
From stimulants to steroids, growth hormones and even gene therapy, high-performance athletes routinely risk everything in their quest for gold. Canada has had its share of drug headlines, from disgraced Pan Am weightlifters to the Ben Johnson scandal and the Dubin Inquiry. In recent years, Canadian scientists, athletes and officials have been first out of the blocks in the race to keep sports safe and fair.

	The East German medal machine		Caught in Caracas		Canada starts getting tough on drugs
	The systemic use of steroids in East German swimmers wins medals but leaves a legacy of illness and doubt. (TV; runs 7:22)		The era of amateur drug testing begins at the 1983 Pan Am Games, and Canadians are among the first to be busted. (TV; runs 7:07)		Six of Canada's best amateur athletes are suspended for life for steroid use. (Radio; runs 11:15)

	High tech equipment targets cheaters in Seoul		Ben Johnson: Canada's shame		Damning evidence in the Dubin Inquiry
	Mass spectrometers and computers are ready to find minute traces of performance-enhancing drugs. (TV; runs 3:24)		Ben Johnson tests positive for anabolic steroids and is stripped of his medal. (TV; runs 6:58)		An audio montage of the voices behind Canada's steroid fiasco. (Radio; runs 5:06)

	Squeaky clean Silken tests positive		Too many banned substances?		WADA chooses Canada for headquarters
	Rower Silken Laumann uses the wrong type of cold medication, and causes another Pan Am scandal. (Radio; runs 9:54)		Tracking 700 prohibited substances may be so expensive and bewildering that it jeopardizes the very principle of drug testing. (TV; runs 8:35)		The World Anti-Doping Agency's move to Montreal is a vote of confidence Canada will keep earning. (TV; runs 2:07)

	Beckie Scott: from bronze to silver to gold		Scientists race the clock to detect the 'undetectable' drug		The price of 'roid rage'
	Canada's cross-country skiing sweetheart was happy with third place, until she learned the two women that beat her were cheating. (Radio; runs 8:58)		Labs around the world rush to develop a test for human growth hormone before the Athens Olympics. (TV; runs 15:32)		Bob Hazelton lost a fight to George Foreman. Then he lost his legs, and nearly his mind, to steroids. (Radio; runs 8:25)

	Can gene doping build the perfect athlete?
	New science raises the spectre of altering athletes' DNA to improve performance. (Radio; runs 20:53)

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