Overview:
With the recent major updates in worldwide anti-doping laws and changes to the prohibited and therapeutic exemption lists, this fourth edition of the bestselling Drugs in Sport presents authoritative, hard science information about the actions of drugs, hormones, medication and nutritional supplements in sport.
Some of the key issues covered include:
the latest doping control regulations of the WADA
the use of therapeutic drugs banned in sport
an assessment of the prevalence of drug taking in sport. |
Contents:- 1. An introduction to drugs and their use in sport
- 2. Drug use and abuse in sport
- 3. Central nervous system stimulants
- 4. WADA regulations in relation to drugs used in the treatment of respiratory tract disorders
- 5. Androgenic anabolic steroids
- 6. Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and sport
- 7. Blood boosting and sport
- 8. Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries
- 9. Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport
- 10. Creatine
- 11. Doping control and sport
- 12. Prevalence of drug misuse in sport
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Reviews:
This book will not disappoint... I can enthusiastically recommend this book as a compendium of knowledge and as a comprehensive guide to drugs in sport
The Sport and Exercise Scientist
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About the Author:
David R. Mottram is Professor of Pharmacy at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. |
