Drugs in Sport

The work is a history of doping in sport ranging from the development of anti-doping policy and historical narratives from the initial introduction of doping rules to the case against Lance Armstrong._x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History..

An Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of the extent of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. Richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data..

The book explores a range of philosophical and practical issues related to contemporary anti-doping policy including: the proportionality of the response to the problem of doping; the ethical dilemmas facing medical staff; the extent of intrusion into the private lives of athletes; the problem of me..

The book explores the changing landscape of anti-doping investigations, which now largely centre on the collection of intelligence about doping through processes such as surveillance, interviews with witnesses and interrogation of athletes...

This important book examines doping as a public health issue, drawing on a multi-disciplinary set of perspectives to explore the prevalence, significance and consequences of doping in wider society. It introduces the epidemiology of doping, examines its history and explores the social, behavioural, ..

Doping – the use of performance-enhancing substances – has long been a high-profile issue in sport but in recent years has also become an issue in wider society. This important new book examines doping as a public health issue, drawing on a multi-disciplinary set of perspectives to explore the preva..

This book offers a detailed history of how sports doctors across the twentieth century constructed the concept "doping" and used it to insert themselves into elite, international sport. It explains how the use of pharmacology became a normal part of training and shows that the concept of doping is f..

In light of the latest World Anti-Doping Code, this text includes in-depth discussion of regulation, doping control, and testing at major events, using contemporary cases and incidents. It covers every classification of prohibited substance and examines issues around non-prohibited substances, ergog..

Presents the papers presented at a meeting of international scientists, reviewing the current state of knowledge on the role of nutrition in improving sports performance. Topics covered include recommendations for optimum carbohydrate, protein, fat, total energy, fluid and electrolyte...

This book includes all the papers presented at the meeting, revised to take account of all the points made during discussions, and the Consensus Statement itself. The topics covered include recommendations for optimum carbohydrate, protein, fat, total energy, fluid and electrolyte, and vitamin miner..

This book presents a performance and image enhancing substance typology, providing a comprehensive, empirically-based analysis of each substance category and highlighting the patterns, scope, and volume of use. It reviews the programs and interventions employed to constrain use and manage the risks ..

This book presents a performance and image enhancing substance typology, providing a comprehensive, empirically-based analysis of each substance category and highlighting the patterns, scope, and volume of use. It reviews the programs and interventions employed to constrain use and manage the risks ..