I looked down at the small red canister in my hand and prepared to open it. My mind raced. This won’t be so bad, right?

Throughout the history of sports, plenty of substances once thought to be innocuous that out not to be. Will smelling salts ...

NFL players may soon have a harder time getting a quick jolt of alertness on the field. On Tuesday, the NFL sent a memo to clubs saying they are no longer allowed to provide the substance to players, ...

Smelling salts trigger a deep breath that wakes people up. There’s no strong evidence that smelling salts directly improve athletic performance. No study has associated long-term risks with the use of ...