Drugs in sport

Drug use and abuse represents perhaps the most profound and high-profile issue facing sport today. Each major international championship seems to deliver a new drug-related controversy, while drug takers and sports administrators attempt to out-manoeuvre each other with new substances and new testing procedures. Drugs in Sport - 3rd Editionis a fully revised and updated version of the most comprehensive and authoritative text available on the subject. Leading figures in the field explore the hard science behind every major class of drug, as well as the social, ethical and organisational dimensions to the issue. Key topics include: analysis of all the key substances, including anabolic steroids, EPO and human growth hormone; alcohol and social drug use in sport; creatine and nutritional supplements; and evidence and issues around doping control in sport.

1. An introduction to drugs and their use in sport / David R. Mottram -- 2. Drug use and abuse in sport / Michelle Verroken -- 3. Central nervous system stimulants / Alan J. George -- 4. IOC regulations in relation to drugs used in the treatment of respiratory tract disorders / David J. Armstrong and Neil Chester -- 5. Androgenic anabolic steroids / Alan J. George -- 6. Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and sport / Alan J. George -- 7. Blood boosting and sport / David J. Armstrong and Thomas Reilly -- 8. Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries / Peter Elliott -- 9. Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport / Thomas Reilly -- 10. Creatine / Don MacLaren -- 11. Doping control in sport / Michele Verroken and David R. Mottram -- 12. Prevalence of drug misuse in sport / David R. Mottram -- App. Synopsis of drugs used in sport / David R. Mottram.