10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFORMANCE DRUGS»
Discover the use of
performance drugs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
performance drugs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Steroids: High-risk
Performance Drugs
Explores the use and abuse of high-risk performance drugs, how they effect the body, and laws that have been enacted to ban their distribution.
2
Steroids: A New Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Sports fans or not, readers will be fascinated by this revealing examination of the pressures leading to the widespread use of steroids in sport and the negative, unintended consequences of their ban.
3
Doping in Elite Sport: The Politics of
Drugs in the Olympic ...
The text, edited by Wayne Wilson, PhD, and Edward Derse, is based on papers presented at the 1998 conference, Doping in Elite Sport,and includes: -a basic scientific explanation of how performance-enhancing substances improve performance ...
Wayne Wilson (Ph. D.), Ed Derse, 2001
4
Performance-Enhancing
Drugs
11 May 2008 <http://www. cbc.ca/sports/indepth/drugs/stories/top10.html> 3.
Matthew Herper. “Performance Drugs Outrun The Olympics.” 15 Feb. 2002.
Forbes.com. 11 May 2008 <http://www.forbes. com/2002/02/15/0215ped.html>. 4.
Jeffrey ...
5
Sport, Health and
Drugs: A Critical Sociological Perspective
For the first time a sociological perspective is brought to bear on a topic which has received much previous attention, largely from a medical or physiological perspective. This is a valuable and unique addition to existing literature.
6
Drugs Across the Spectrum
Despite the fact that drugs impair sexual performance, drugs are commonly used,
especially in clubs, to make the user less sexually inhibited. One drug linked to
lowered inhibitions is Ecstasy, how— ever, the number of people at rave parties ...
Partial List of Ergogenic Substances and Expected Effects Ergogenic drugs are
substances that are used to enhance athletic performance. DRUGS EXPECTED
RESULTS Amino acids Stimulate natural production ofgrowth hormone ...
Glen Hanson, Peter Venturelli, Annette Fleckenstein, 2011
8
Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety
Sleep apnea causes sleep disruption and reduces blood oxygen levels at night,
which can cause sleepiness and impair daytime functioning and driving
performance. Drugs may alter the severity of sleep apnea. Importantly, drug use
may also ...
Joris C. Verster, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, Jan G. Ramaekers, 2009
9
Drugs & Doping in Sports
Some sports have been concerned about the misuse of drugs socially. Initially,
that might not directly affect performance, but it could lead to a cycle of drug
misuse that involves performance drugs. Social drugs can damage the reputation
of a ...
10
Investigate Steroids and
Performance Drugs
"Find out about the history of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, how they work, their effects, and why people use and abuse them"--
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFORMANCE DRUGS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
performance drugs is used in the context of the following news items.
Turning 40, Alex Rodriguez hits three home runs and no one is …
He has a history with performance drugs. He is being tested often, but has gotten around that before. With A-Rod, the truth eventually has had a ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
Video gamers to be tested for doping after player admits: 'we were …
... Poland this March while playing for $250,000. Mr Friesen discusses taking performance drugs at 7:30 minutes in the interview shown below. «The Independent, Jul 15»
ESL have partnered up NADA to combat Performance Drugs in …
After the recent scandal relating to performance enhancement drugs in competitive gaming, the Electronic Sports League has furthered their ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
Olympian sues in endorsement dispute
... that Tommie Copper broke off their agreement by claiming that Vestiage creams and nutritional supplements qualify as “performance drugs. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Former Olympian sues in endorsement dispute
... that Tommie Copper broke off their agreement by claiming that Vestiage creams and nutritional supplements qualify as “performance drugs. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
'I have never taken performance drugs'
'I have never taken performance drugs'. Mumbai Mirror | Jun 20, 2015, 03.27 AM IST. inShare0. Share on Linkedin. Comments. More. Google Bookmarks ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jun 15»
Brian Holden: Extreme lifestyle plagued bodybuilder
While all three of these cases are alleged to be the result of performance drugs, it is clear that the motive was for the men to exercise hard out to ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Allan Wells 'took drugs ahead of gold medal win'
"It is not true our client had used any banned performance drugs…at any…time in his athletics career." Drew McMaster won relay gold ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Much ado about Chong Wei's mystery woman
His punishment is nothing more than a slap on the wrist and another example of why sports will never be clean from performance drugs. «Malaysiakini, May 15»
Lakeridge High softball coach put on administrative leave
“How is it that energy drinks are considered performance drugs?” But other parents said they believe there must be more to the story, and some ... «Portland Tribune, Apr 15»
