| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 354 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Contemporary world issues |
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Contemporary world issues.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 about steroids and doping in sports in the United States and worldwide, and discusses the history and background, current problems, controversies, and possible solutions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on August 4, 2020) |
| Subject |
Doping in sports -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Anabolic steroids -- Health aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Steroid drugs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Anabolic steroids -- Health aspects
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Doping in sports
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Steroid drugs
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017030589 |
| ISBN |
9781440854828 |
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1440854823 |
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