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One-time Mr. Universe: Steven Brisbois, who won the body-building title in 1986, said Ben Johnson's doctor prescribed him steroids but never did tests for side-effects
One-time Mr. Universe: Steven Brisbois, who won the body-building title in 1986, said Ben Johnson's doctor prescribed him steroids but never did tests for side-effects

One-time Mr. Universe: Steven Brisbois, who won the body-building title in 1986, said Ben Johnson's doctor prescribed him steroids but never did tests for side-effects

Date5/10/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: One-time Mr. Universe: Steven Brisbois, who won the body-building title in 1986, said Ben Johnson's doctor prescribed him steroids but never did tests for side-effects.
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