What is Micoren, the 1980s drug that is troubling ex-footballers?

2023-01-28 14:46:42 / JETË ALFA PRESS

What is Micoren, the 1980s drug that is troubling ex-footballers?

After the death of Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic from tumors, the world of football has begun to tremble. In particular, former players fear that supplements and drugs that were once much easier to take than today could cause life-threatening illnesses.

After Dino Baggio, even Marco Tardelli admitted that he was worried. The former player of Juventus and the Italian national team, admits that during his career he drank Micora continuously. "When I played, in the 1980s and 1990s, there wasn't as much attention to pharmacology as there is today. Today, a player is followed a lot from a medical point of view, and even assisted from a psychological point of view" - declared the 68-year-old in an interview for "Corriere della Sera".

Tardelli added: "The recovery times from the injuries were short. We were forced to play, so it is possible that we abused some drugs. We blindly trusted the club doctor. We didn't even have the knowledge and awareness that today's players have."

The famous former Italian footballer does not believe that "there is a direct connection between the drugs taken and the premature death of some athletes". "No one has ever explained this relationship. How can we rely on such a thesis? Of course, it is certain that you will not see former athletes who will pass 100", he emphasized.

Giuseppe Bergomi also intervened in this matter, who remembers his experience with the drug Micoren when he played with Inter. The former legendary captain of the black and blue team, currently a coach, says he was encouraged to take Micoren to improve his sports performance.

“Edhe unë kam frikë. Por 20 vjet më parë kur fola, mora një letër kërcënuese nga federata italiane e futbollit, FIGC. Kur isha në një klub, emrin e të cilit nuk do ta përmend, e konsumoja Micoren para lojës si të ishte një karamele. Në kohë ai ilaç nuk ishte i ndaluar. Por pas disa vitesh u be shumë i ndaluar. Po ashtu kam pirë edhe Anemina, një lëndë që nuk cilësohej doping, por ia ndjeja efektin:nuk ndjeja lodhje në fushë, kisha rrahje zemre të përshpejtuar dhe një përqendrim më të madh”– thotë Massimo Brambati, agjent sportiv dhe ish-futbollist.

Gjatë viteve 1980, Micoren ishte një substancë e ligjshme, e konsideruar si e padëmshme.

Por më pas, konsumimi i saj u ndalua në mbarë botën për shkak të rreziqeve të mundshme shëndetësore që paraqet për atletët. U përdor kryesisht në botën e futbollit, por më pas në vitin 1985 u ndalua me ligjin anti–doping.

Ai është përdorur për ta nisur ndeshjen me 100 për qind të kapacitetit të mushkërive, dhe për të parandaluar që trupi të mësohej me sforcimin fizik që në minutat e para të lojës. Po ashtu,ai ndihmoi në ruajtjen e sforcimi të gjatë në kohë.

Është një ilaç që e përmirëson frymëmarrjen, jepet nga mjekët në rastin e krizave të astmës dhe presionit të ulët të gjakut. Megjithatë, në një periudhë afat të shkurtër, ai ka efekte anësore të rëndësishme:probleme kardiovaskulare, teksa dihet shumë pak dihet mbi efektet e tij afatgjata.

It seems that football players were not advised (by doctors and coaches) to take only Micoren, but a cocktail of different drugs. "I was 20 years old and I was told that by drinking such a cocktail I would have a better performance on the pitch. There were trainers who got angry if you didn't drink them" - says Brambati.

Florin Raducioiu, the attacker of Bari, Verona, Brescia and Milan in the 1990s, also spoke about this issue. But to avoid unnecessary alarms, the coach of the Italian national team, Roberto Mancini, invited everyone to "deal with all these statements reserves," pending scientific studies to clarify the long-term effects of drugs like Micoren. / Today – Bota.al

 

 

 

 

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