Rethinking Drug Use In Sport

Author : Bob Stewart,Aaron Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135118471

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Rethinking Drug Use in Sport by Bob Stewart,Aaron Smith Pdf

Drug free sport is an unattainable aspiration. In this critical, paradigm-shifting reappraisal of contemporary drug policy in sport, Bob Stewart and Aaron Smith argue that drug use in sport is an inexorable consequence of the nature, structure and culture of sport itself. By de-mythologising and de-moralising the assumptions that prop up current drug management controls, and re-emphasising the importance of the long-term well being and civil rights of the athlete, they offer a powerful argument for creating a legitimate space for drug use in sport. The book offers a broad ranging overview of the social and commercial pressures impelling drug use, and maps the full historical and social extent of the problem. With policy analysis at the centre of the discussion, the book explores the complete range of social, management, policy, scientific, technological and health issues around drugs in sport, highlighting the irresolvable tension between the zero-tolerance model as advanced by WADA and the harm-reduction approach adopted by drug education and treatment agencies. While there are no simple solutions, as long as drugs use is endemic in wider society the authors argue that a more nuanced and progressive approach is required in order to safeguard and protect the health, social liberty and best interests of athletes and sports people, as well as the value of sport itself.

Author : David R. Mottram,Neil Chester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134708079

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Drugs in Sport by David R. Mottram,Neil Chester Pdf

Drug use and abuse is perhaps the biggest challenge facing sport today. However, in the eye of the storm of public and press opinion and with medals and morals at stake, it can be difficult to gain a clear perspective on this complex issue. Now available in a fully updated and revised sixth edition Drugs in Sport is the most comprehensive and accurate text available on the subject. Taking into account the latest regulations, methods and landmark cases, the book explores the hard science behind drug use in sport as well as the ethical, social, political and administrative context. Key topics include: Mode of action and side effects of each major class of drugs used in sport Discussion of cutting-edge issues such as gene doping and athlete biological passports The latest doping control regulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Issues surrounding non-prohibited substances and ergogenic aids in supplements Medical and pharmaceutical services at major sporting events An assessment of the prevalence of drug taking in sport Accessibly written, extensively referenced, and supported throughout with illustrative case studies and data, Drugs in Sport provides a comprehensive, objective resource for students and researchers, athletes, sports scientists and coaches, journalists, sports administrators and policymakers.

Author : Robert O. Voy,Kirk D. Deeter
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Doping in sports
ISBN : UOM:39015019604076

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Drugs, Sport, and Politics by Robert O. Voy,Kirk D. Deeter Pdf

"The inside story about drug use in sport and its political cover-up, with a prescription for reform [by the] former chief medical officer for the United States Olympic Committee"--Jacket subtitle.

Author : Ivan Waddington,Andy Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781134084241

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An Introduction to Drugs in Sport by Ivan Waddington,Andy Smith Pdf

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures of elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost? An Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. It offers a critical overview of the major theories of drug use in sport, and provides a detailed analysis of the involvement of sports physicians in the development and use of performance-enhancing drugs. Focusing on drug use within elite sport, the book offers an in-depth examination of important contemporary themes and issues, including: the history of drugs in sport and changing patterns of use fair play, cheating and the ‘spirit of sport’ WADA and the future of anti-doping policy drug use in professional football and cycling sociological enquiry and the problems of researching drugs in sport. Designed to help students explore and understand this problematic area of research in sport studies, and richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data, An Introduction to Drugs in Sport is an invaluable addition to the literature. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the relationship between drugs, sport and society.

Author : Christopher N. Burns
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Anabolic steroids
ISBN : 1594546835

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Doping in Sports by Christopher N. Burns Pdf

The use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes has a long history, predating the ancient Greek Olympiads. This report compares anti-doping policies for performance enhancing substances among the Olympic movement and three professional sports - Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NFL.

Author : Barrie Houlihan
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789287146854

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Dying to Win by Barrie Houlihan Pdf

Drug abuse in sport has now become an acute international problem, which undermines the integrity of sport and is a real danger to the health of thousands of athletes. The second edition of this publication has been updated to take account of new forms of drug abuse in the sports world, as well as developments in genetic engineering and gene therapy. It also contains a list of useful internet sources. A key finding is that the control of doping, including the harmonisation of both practice and policy among the major world sports bodies, requires a re-evaluation of the direction of future anti-doping policy, particularly in the light of the recent establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Author : Antonio Buti,Saul Fridman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Athletes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063192244

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Drugs, Sport and the Law by Antonio Buti,Saul Fridman Pdf

Drugs, sport and the law.

Author : Olivier Rabin,Ornella Corazza
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030792930

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Emerging Drugs in Sport by Olivier Rabin,Ornella Corazza Pdf

Athletes are always aiming to be faster, better, stronger. New techniques to enhance their sporting performance have increasingly been linked to use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) and other hard-to-detect substances like performance-enhancing drugs. This book offers a timely analysis of the new challenges posed by this phenomenon in the anti-doping community. The authors present the first comprehensive perspective on the rapidly shifting doping scenario and reflect on use, regulation, policy, and market structure of NPS used in sports. They highlight the challenges with the list of prohibited substances and methods in and out of competition. They also evaluate how methods to detect new drugs present an ongoing battle for doping control as they have to be adapted constantly. Topics covered within the chapters include: Contamination of Sports Supplements with Novel Psychoactive Substances Untested Supplement Use Among Athletes: An Overlooked Phenomenon? International Drug Control: Protecting the Health of the Athlete Analysis of New Chemical Entities in a Sport Context Emerging Drugs in Sport establishes a clear benchmark on the policy discussion, drawing from available evidence and sources, including athletes' personal experiences, to generate a fact-based resource that informs a research as well as wider audience. The book is essential reading for those working in anti-doping, substance misuse, sports, ethics, and human enhancement. It also is useful for policy-makers, legislative personnel, and other professionals with an interest in protecting clean sport. “Doping is one of the greatest threats to the integrity of sport. We must never be tempted to turn our back on the problem and hope it will disappear. The benefits and values of clean sport have never been more important to the world. That is why this book with its wide-ranging approach is so valuable.” Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee “Physical activity is vital to a healthy living, which is why doping is not just an assault on fair competition, but also on health. I strongly commend this book for compiling advanced knowledge on performance-enhancing drugs and promoting health through sport.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization

Author : Jason Mazanov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317984542

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Towards a Social Science of Drugs in Sport by Jason Mazanov Pdf

The debate around the role of drugs in sport is vibrant. There is a wealth of evidence from the hard end of science, telling us how drugs work, how drug testing works, and how many athletes have fallen foul of the system. The evidence from social science is still building momentum. For example, what makes an athlete use a performance enhancing substance? "To win" simply fails to explain the drug use behaviour we see among athletes. This book provides a foundation for anyone trying to understand the drugs in sport problem beyond the hard science by looking at the "people factor" from different perspectives. After building a case for the social science of drugs in sport, it is examined from the ethical, sociological, economic, legal and psychological points of view. The book concludes with a definitive statement about what researchers, policy makers, sports administrators, athletes and fans can do to achieve a social science of drugs in sport that puts people firmly in the centre of the debate. This volume was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Author : John O'Leary
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135338961

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Drugs & Doping in Sports by John O'Leary Pdf

Doping is undoubtedly one of the most controversial issues within sport. This collection of essays from academics, practitioners and administrators, analyzes contemporary socio-legal and political themes related to doping in sport and provides a challenging view of doping issues.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Medical
ISBN : UVA:X002626599

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Substance Abuse in Sport by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Dimeo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317997733

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Drugs, Alcohol and Sport by Paul Dimeo Pdf

The use of alcohol and drugs seems contradictory to the popular ideal of sport as a healthy moral and physical pursuit, and yet it has been present in sports culture since clubs first became the focus for competitive games and social gatherings. Charting the changing patterns of the use of drugs and alcohol since the nineteenth century, this is a critical history that relates substance consumption and regulation to social relations of power: sports men and women almost revelling in their deviance and leaving the moral agonising to their supposed ‘superiors’. In addition, certain substances have become at various times the focus of heightened controversy, raising questions about the symbolism of the body in sport, its uses and behaviours and associated perceptions. These questions are tackled here in a lively discussion on the social construction of drug and alcohol use, ideal as a catalyst for debate or as an informed introduction to the hottest topic in sport today. This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in History.

Author : Justin Healey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Athletes
ISBN : 1922084271

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Doping and Drugs in Sport by Justin Healey Pdf

The use of illegal performance enhancing drugs in elite sport, known as 'doping', is hidden in nature and increasingly widespread. Recent local and international doping scandals involving professional cyclists and football players have brought the issue of drugs in sport under greater scrutiny. Catching drug cheats is essential if sports are to be conducted fairly and if harmful health effects from drug abuse are to be avoided. A number of sports are plagued by suspicions that many top athletes resort to drug-taking to enhance their performance through the use of such substances as anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, erythropoietin (EPO), beta-blockers, stimulants and diuretics. This book examines anti-doping regulation in Australia and globally, and presents a range of opinions on the ethics of drugs in sport. Elite sports people are always seeking a competitive edge, to break records and win, sometimes at an ethical cost. What substances and methods are considered doping, and how can regulation and testing ensure all athletes have a sporting chance? Should drug cheats continue to be punished for doping, or should doping even be made legal?

Author : Paul Dimeo,Verner Møller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781134810062

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The Anti-Doping Crisis in Sport by Paul Dimeo,Verner Møller Pdf

The sense of crisis that pervades global sport suggests that the war on doping is still very far from being won. In this critical and provocative study of anti-doping regimes in global sport, Paul Dimeo and Verner Møller argue that the current system is at a critical historical juncture. Reviewing the recent history of anti-doping, this book highlights serious problems in the approach developed and implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including continued failure to accept responsibility for the ineffectiveness of the testing system, the growing number of dubious convictions, and damaging human-rights issues. Without a total rethink of how we deal with this critical issue in world sport, this book warns that we could be facing the collapse of anti-doping, both as a policy and as an ideology. The Anti-Doping Crisis in Sport: Causes, Consequences, Solutions is important reading for all students and scholars of sport studies, as well as researchers, coaches, doctors and policymakers interested in the politics and ethics of drug use in sport. It examines the reasons for the crisis, the consequences of policy strategies, and it explores potential solutions.

Author : Wayne Wilson
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Doping in sports
ISBN : 0736003290

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Doping in Elite Sport by Wayne Wilson Pdf

From a 1998 conference sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, 11 studies cover the science of doping and testing; its history, ethics, and social context; and its politics. Among them are a comparison of how Canada, Russia, and China have responded to doping scandals involving their athletes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.