| 21. | But what interested some supplement makers in ephedrine was its stimulant effect.
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| 22. | Ephedrine is a stimulant that affects the heart and central nervous system.
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| 23. | The FDA recommends taking no more than 24 milligrams of ephedrine daily.
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| 24. | Dionne said he took the banned stimulant ephedrine accidentally in cold medicine.
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| 25. | However, ephedrine is banned by the NCAA and International Olympic Committee.
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| 26. | Ephedrine can speed the heart rate and raise blood pressure.
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| 27. | High levels of ephedrine can lead to cardiac arrest, experts say.
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| 28. | But like any stimulant, ephedrine revs up the body.
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| 29. | What do you think of the NFL's ban on ephedrine?
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| 30. | The International Olympic Committee and the NCAA also ban ephedrine.
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