Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
I'm trying to fiture out what this statistic has to do with illegal doping.

In 2000, there were approximately 22,000 drugs on Health Canada's list of drugs approved for human use.
Maybe it's just to illustrate that people take drugs as a part of normal life, so it's no surprise that they take them for sports?

Actually, when I think about it, that may be the most important statistic of the lot. It's not a crime to take drugs to help you focus or to stabilize your mood - it's increasingly normal. Is it any wonder that an increasing number of people think it's acceptable to take drugs to help with sports? When drugs are everywhere, and generally accepted, it becomes much easier to rationalize using them.