Publisher's Synopsis
Drug abuse is currently the biggest problem facing international sport. This book is a rational account of the nature and extent of drug abuse in sport, one which evaluates scientific evidence in layman's terms. Anabolic steroids, amphetamine-induced rage in football players, puberty retardation in female gymnasts, beta-blockers for marksman, cocaine and growth hormone are just some of the problems investigated in this highly topical study.;For this new paperback edition the authors have added material describing the most recent events including the David Jenkins' trial in America. They conclude by calling for an independent sampling system to tackle the problem.
