Drugs in sport / edited by David R. Mottram.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to drugs and their use in sport / David R. Mottram -- Drug use and abuse in sport / Michele Verroken -- Central nervous system stimulants / Alan J. George -- WADA regulations in relation to drugs used in the treatment of respiratory tract disorders / David J. Armstrong and Neil Chester -- Androgenic anabolic steroids / Alan J. George -- Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and sport / Alan J. George -- Blood boosting and sport / David J. Armstrong and Thomas Reilly -- Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries / Peter Elliot -- Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport / Thomas Reilly -- Creatine / Don MacLaren -- Doping control in sport / Michele Verroken and David R. Mottram -- Prevalence of drug misuse in sport / David R. Mottram.

Introduction: drugs and their use in sport -- Sympathomimetic amines and their antagonists -- Anabolic steroids -- Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and exercise -- Future trends for drugs in sport.

Key topics include: action and side effects of each major class of drugs used in sport; the latest doping control regulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); methods and advances in doping control, and the sanctions for testing positive; the use of therapeutic drugs banned in sport; evaluation of the status of creatine as a legitimate nutritional supplement; ethical, political and administrative issues in monitoring drug use; an assessment of the prevalence of drug taking in sport. Includes chapters on blood doping and creatine.