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Steroids and doping in sports : a reference handbook /
This book introduces one of the most controversial issues in modern society--steroid abuse among athletes--as well as to the ongoing debate over the use and misuse of illegal substances in amateur and professional sporting events. It provides readers with updated critical and objective information a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2018]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Contemporary world issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. Background and History
- History of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
- Doping in the Modern Era
- Testosterone
- Early Years
- Search for Testosterone
- What Is Testosterone?
- Derivatives of Testosterone
- How Testosterone Works in the Human Body
- Effects of Anabolic Steroids on the Human Body
- Therapeutic Uses of Anabolic Steroids
- Risks Associated with the Use of Anabolic Steroids
- Appearance- and Performance-Enhancing Drug Use
- Prevalence of Anabolic Steroid Use
- References
- 2. Problems, Issues, and Solutions
- Doping in Athletic Competition, 1950-1970
- Banning the Use of Anabolic Steroids
- Testing Methodology
- Problems Associated with Testing
- "Beating the Game,"
- 1970s: Doping Gone Wild
- Great Breakthrough: The 1980s
- 1990s: Steroid Use Ne Plus Ultra
- BALCO Scandal
- 2012: The Dam Bursts
- Doping in Horse Racing
- Should Steroid Use Be Legal?
- References
- 3. Perspectives
- Introduction
- Steroid Abuse and Body Image / Mark L. Fuerst
- Competing Motives in Sports Doping / Dean A. Haycock
- Therapeutic Use Exemptions in Sport / Jon Heshka
- Cheating with Drugs in Thoroughbred Racing / Barry Irwin
- Problematic Character of the Case for Regulation of Steroids / Lewis Kurlantzick
- Overview of Hormone Replacement Therapy for Transsexual Patients / Jessica Sideways
- Politicization of Doping in Sports / Rick Sterling
- Drug Testing High School Athletes and Fitness Trainers / Kyle Mulrooney
- 4. Profiles
- Introduction
- Patrick Arnold (1966)
- Joe Biden (1942)
- Barry Bonds (1964)
- Charles Brown-Sequard (1817-1894)
- Adolf Butenandt (1903-1995)
- Jose Canseco (1964)
- Don Catlin (1938)
- Victor Conte (1950)
- Daniel Duchaine (1952-2000)
- International Association of Athletics Foundation
- Charles Kochakian (1908-1999)
- Floyd Landis (1975)
- Ernst Laqueur (1880-1947)
- George J. Mitchell (1933)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Dick Pound (1942)
- Grigory Rodchenkov (1958)
- Leopold Ruzicka (1887-1976)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947)
- Taylor Hooton Foundation
- United States Anti-Doping Agency
- World Anti-Doping Agency
- John Ziegler (ca. 1920-1983)
- 5. Data and Documents
- Introduction
- Data
- Table 5.1 Percentage of High School Students Who Ever Took Steroids without a Doctor's Prescription, by Race/Ethnicity and Grade
- Table 5.2 Perceived Harmfulness of Steroids among 12th Grade U.S. Students, 1989-2015 (Percentages)
- Table 5.3 Disapproval of Steroid Use, among 12th Grade U.S. Students, 1990-2015 (Percentages)
- Table 5.4 Availability of Steroids, According to U.S. 12th Graders, 1991-2015 (Percentage of Respondents Indicating Availability)
- Table 5.5 Total Anti-Doping Rule Violations, All Sports, 2013
- Documents
- Drug Misuse: Anabolic Steroids and Human Growth Hormone (1989)
- Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990
- H.R.3866
- Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004
- Anabolic Steroids Are Easily Purchased without a Prescription and Present Significant Challenges to Law Enforcement Officials (2005)
- Clean Sports Act of 2005
- Mitchell Report (2007)
- Effectiveness of Federal Anabolic Steroid Prevention Programs (2007)
- United States of America v. Marion Jones (2007)
- Mandatory Steroid Testing for High School Students in New Jersey (2007)
- Anabolic Steroid Ban on Horse Racing in Kentucky (2008)
- UCI v. Alberto Contador Velasco & RFEC and Wada v. Alberto Contador Velasco & RFEC (2012)
- Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014
- World Anti-Doping Program (2015)
- McLaren's Independent Investigation Reports (2016)
- 6. Resources
- Introduction
- Books
- Articles
- Reports
- Internet
- 7. Chronology.