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As far as the toxicology report is concerned, Joyner had only acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name Tylenol , in her system, and an allergy medication called Benadryl, according to The Washington Post. Neither drug was ruled to be a factor in her death.
Experts on drug use in sport and a training partner believed Flo-Jo took drugs and spoke out on the dangers of banned substances in the wake of her death.
After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Griffith Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games following rumors of steroid use.
The persistent rumor that Griffith Joyner used performance-enhancing drugs was at the center of the debate surrounding his accomplishments. Detractors questioned her dramatic improvement and doubted that any woman could achieve such astonishing speed in Track and Field.
If the coroner in Los Angeles were somehow able to determine that Florence Griffith-Joyner's supple body expired under the stress of illegal, performance-enhancing drugs, she would not be...
The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner’s office found that the only drugs in her system when she died were small amounts of the over-the-counter painkiller acetominophen and the antihistamine...
Oct 22, 1998 · But Orange County officials said yesterday that Griffith Joyner had a congenital brain abnormality known as cavernous angioma, said Dr. Barbara Zaias, one of the investigators. The condition allows blood to accumulate outside normal blood vessels in the brain or spinal tissue, and may be found in 0.25 percent of the population, she said.
