Doping kills people early on

[danielovichdk2]

https://www.zeit.de/sport/2018-03/doping-east-germany-research-harald-freyberger-english/komplettansicht?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2F

 

[ppanther92]

https://www.zeit.de/sport/2018-03/doping-east-germany-research-harald-freyberger-english/komplettansicht?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2F

East Germany was really one of the worst doping regimes to be in. Like throwing every damn hormone on you they thought of as performance enhancing, making athletes to guinea pigs. Also a lot of pain killers to deal with absurd volumes and a lot of pressure and bad treatment. Sample also includes a lot of strength-focused sports where the high weight alone puts a lot of strain on the cardiovascular system.

Study: Tour de France riders live longer

Researchers find that French Tour riders live 6.3 years longer than the general population

www.velonews.com

TdF cyclists, while also associated heavily with doping, tend to live longer than their average non-athlete peers, for example.

So I would say it depends. On the substance, on the dosage, on what you want to achieve with it, ...

 

[kingjr]

Maybe they would have lived 8 years longer without doping x)

 

[proffate]

Drugs can kill you or make you live longer.