ABSTRACT
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) banned onehalf of the cocktail that allowed him to play. Vancouver-born Werbeniuk was known for his consumption of large quantities of lager; he was also a habitual user of Inderol, a beta blocker, the combination of which helped counteract the effects of an hereditary nervous disorder known as Familial Benign Essential Tremor which caused him to shake uncontrollably. The drink-and-drugs combination was actually prescribed by his doctors; it enabled him to steady his nerves and play without trembling. In fact, it was such an essential part of his diet that he was able to claim a tax deduction on the cocktail’s constituents. A typical day’s consumption would be 10 pints (1.5 US gallons; 5.68 liters) before morning practice, a similar amount during a morning session, same again before an evening session and again while he was playing the evening session. His phenomenal intake blew up his weight to 280lbs and this was only kept down by Werbeniuk’s hypoglycaemia, which meant that his body burned off sugar at a high rate.
