What can I do to get stronger? Faster? More alert and focused? Some athletes may have turned to, and swear by, “smelling salts,” a preparation containing ammonium carbonate. Smelling salts ...

Santa Fe ISD officials are warning against student-athletes using smelling salts, after receiving reports that they were used in the athletic department, according to a recent news release.

Hockey Quebec has banned the use of smelling salts, at least until ... this doesn't work. Just because a celebrity does it doesn't mean you should do it.’” Commenting on the issue, Connie ...

Joe Schwarcz, a chemistry professor and director of McGill University’s office for science and society, said smelling salts are mostly made up of ammonium carbonate. They work by releasing ...