Drug Abuse in Sport
Doping
2012
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61324-574-3 (ISBN)
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61324-574-3 (ISBN)
Although cocaine, some kinds of psychoactive mushrooms or fortifying drinks showed beneficial effects, it is likely that they had adverse effects. This book reviews the history and status of this troubling affliction in the athletic arena.
The first documented history of doping routes backs to when a professor of medicine decided to determine the effect of cocaine in American coca leaves on performance by hiking his students in the mountains. The results of this work showed that cocaine can decrease fatigue in athletes as well as in the general population. The ancient Greeks excessively believed in using some kinds of psychoactive mushrooms or fortifying drinks to enhance their performance. Although these substances showed beneficial effects, it is likely that they had adverse effects. This book reviews the history and current status of this troubling affliction in the athletic arena.
The first documented history of doping routes backs to when a professor of medicine decided to determine the effect of cocaine in American coca leaves on performance by hiking his students in the mountains. The results of this work showed that cocaine can decrease fatigue in athletes as well as in the general population. The ancient Greeks excessively believed in using some kinds of psychoactive mushrooms or fortifying drinks to enhance their performance. Although these substances showed beneficial effects, it is likely that they had adverse effects. This book reviews the history and current status of this troubling affliction in the athletic arena.
Introduction; Anti-doping; Legal aspects of doping, its control & future; Ethical, social & economical aspects of doping; Doping in pharmacological context; CNS stimulants; Testosterone & anabolic steroids; Blood Boosting in sport; Peptide & Glycoprotein hormones; Alcohol & anti-anxiety drugs; Diets, Vitamins & Nutritional Supplements in Sports; Creatine in Sport concentration; Gene Doping.
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 664 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61324-574-2 / 1613245742 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61324-574-3 / 9781613245743 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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