It's possible. But I've noticed with Baseball the steroid abuse was focued in about 4 locker rooms (SF, Oakland, NY Mets, NY Yankees). This indicates to me that the performance enhancers were focused to certain specific distributors. Or it could just mean that the guys got caught were caught in the same dragnet once the distibutor got identified. On reflection, it probably was the latter.
It’s hard to tell, and I guess it’s best not to speculate.
Though legends like Carl Lewis (who was never caught) has admitted to taking banned substances, and there are rumours that the blood tests of American track athletes at the 84 summer games were retested and that they were all positive.
I guess I feel a bit the same about the Norwegian skiing miracle in the 90s where we went from 0 golds I think in 88 Calgary, to topping the medal count ahead of America, Germany and Soviet/Russia in the Winter Olympics.
Who knows what happened...
I guess my attitude is that if you are not caught or have admitted to doping like Lewis did you are innocent. BTW. Lewis did use teeth bracers are a grownup. If you need teech braces as an adult (and you are not English) something is often wrong :_P
A growing jaw in your mid 20s or 30s is telltale sign of growth hormone usage...
Anyhow, sorry for taking the thread off track. Just wondered what knowledgeble FReepers thought about it.
Cheers.