Australia ban athletes from taking sedatives

Sydney : Australia | Jul 03, 2012 at 5:15 PM PDT

Source: The Star

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Australia have banned their athletes at the London Games from taking strong sedatives after former Olympic champion swimmer Grant Hackett said he had become reliant on Stilnox , a brand of the medication zolpidem . The 400 or so athletes heading to London could have their rooms searched and face punishment... FULL ARTICLE AT The Star

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