Drug use in sport / edited by Justin Healey.

Includes index. Bibliography: p. 43. Chapter 1: Drugs in Sport: The history of drug use in sport; Banned substances and methods; Who's taking what: suspects and substances in sport; How performance enhancing drugs work; Illicit drugs injected; Source of supply of illicit drugs; Drugs recently used (in the last 12 months); Drugs ever used; ADF position on drugs in sport; Drugs in sport: should they be legalised?; Children and drugs in sport; Alcohol in footy the real issue. -- Chapter 2: Drug Testing in Sport: Drug testing; A brief history of anti-doping; World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) mission; WADA history; Prohibited substances and methods at the Olympics; New quick and easy test to detect latest designer sports drug; WADA to combat genetic cheats; Across the line; Drug cheats face naming in shame file; Courting trouble; Buck stops with you: drug truths for young guns; Just say no. While the number of athletes who are caught using banned performance enhancing drugs are a small minority, cheating harms not only the health and status of sportspeople, but also society as a whole. Why do some sportspeople resort to doping, and what are the specific pressures placed on them to succeed? What is the extent of performance enhancing drug use in Australian sport, and which drugs are used? This book looks at which substances and methods are banned in elite sports including the Olympics, how they can aid performance and harm the body, and how 'doping' is detected. What are the latest anti-doping measures - how should drug cheats be dealt with?