Drugs and Sports

ISBN: 9780816065752

出版社: Facts on File

出版年: 2007-6

页数: 284

定价: $ 70.63

装帧: HRD

内容简介

Although media headlines associate performance-enhancing drug use with high-profile professional athletes, this problem affects all segments of society. Drugs and Sports provides an overview of the history of this controversial topic, as well as the opinions surrounding it, from the performance-enhancement methods of ancient Greeks to the recent accusations of drug use among high-profile professional athletes. Contemporary case studies provide multiple perspectives and decisions regarding this issue while also indicating how drug use in sports might change with advances in technology. Drugs and Sports addresses all sides of this issue, making this the perfect reference for students, teachers, librarians, medical personnel, activists, policymakers, and general readers interested in this topic.