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Well, Many people used that excuses. For one, Sharapova. Also there are also athletes got approved to take certain drugs for treatments. ( I remember one US female gymnast is taking one for her ADD.) I just thought if it is not life threatening situation and one athlete is allowed taking certain drug, then that drug should be allowed for everyone. Otherwise it is just not a fair playing field.As pointed out before, his first failed drug test was for a prescribed ADD medication he had been taking for years. His penalty was significantly reduced on appeal and the committee said there had been no attempt to cheat.