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Gives detailed, fully scientific coverage of all the major groups of drugs used, or mis-used, for performance enhancement. Drugs are described in terms of their pharmological action, the therapeutic uses for which they are normally prescribed and the adverse toxic effects associ…
This book explores the topic of drugs in sport from both a scientific and social/political viewpoint. It covers each major class of drugs, describing how they work and their effects, and looks at why drugs are used 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 subs…
This book explores the topic of drugs in sport from both a scientific and social/political viewpoint. It covers each major class of drugs, describing how they work and their effects, and looks at why drugs are used in sport.
Drugs in Sport 3rd edition is a fully revised and updated version of the most comprehensive and authoritative text available on the subject.