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So he popped some uppers, they used to pop that stuff like candy corn around Halloween in the 70's.
 

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This guy was almost washed up through 2011. Did he discover Adderall 2012?
 
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They couldn't catch him last year when he hit 53 HR's suddenly? And they think they have it figured out? Funny
 
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Even if he was taking Adderall last year it wouldn't explain his sudden success (at least not by itself) because he'd been using it under a medical exemption through the early years of his career. Baseball has reportedly been cutting back on those exemption ones because a ridiculously high percentage of players getting one (about 1 in 6 were claiming to have ADD so they could take it). The testing also requires two failures to get a suspension. MLB hasn't announced when he failed the first time. It could have been in 2013.
 
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He's been using adderall for years and had an exemption. It wasn't hgh or steroids. He wasn't granted an exemption this year and that could be because he didn't file the paperwork in time or mlb rejected his request. He usedit in the minors with no issue.

The bogus part it the testing for ADD medication. MLB will fail you if the levels of the medication are lower or higher than what they consider normal. For instance if you are prescribed adderall the MLB feels you should be taking it everyday regardless if you need it or not. So if you are tested and the levels aren't those of it being taken everyday you will fail the test and MLB will notify you of your failed test. No penalty is given unless you fail a second.

So if you are like most with a prescription who only take it when they need it for concentration and focus when there are too many stimuli you would fail the MLB testing.

Still didn't excuse Davis from taking adderall without having an exemption even though he had one in the past. His agent doctor him or whoever should have taken care of that prior to the season and Davis should have discontinued usage after his first failed test. Guess with guys awful year he felt he had to take his prescription even though MLB never gave him a waiver
 
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