Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) was a laboratory linked to the distribution of undetectable performance-enhancing drugs (steroids) to elite athletes.
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Describes the role of BALCO in supplying performance-enhancing substances to athletes.
Criminal investigations into organizations that distribute performance-enhancing drugs have resulted in convictions of athletes and associated personnel such as coaches, trainers, distributors, chemists, and lawyers.
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General outcome pattern from federal probes into doping and distribution networks.
An independent investigation led by George Mitchell concluded that illegal use of performance-enhancing substances poses a serious threat to the integrity of baseball, that widespread use unfairly disadvantages athletes who refuse to use them, and that responsibility for the 'Steroids Era' was shared among commissioners, club officials, the players' association, and players.
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Findings attributed to the independent Mitchell investigation into steroids in baseball.