Chapter 17. Drugs in Sport

  1. Professor Martin P. Schwellnus MBBCh, MSc, MD
  1. Don H. Catlin MD1,2,
  2. Gary Green MD3,4,
  3. Caroline K. Hatton PhD2

Published Online: 29 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444300635.ch17

Book Title

Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport

Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport

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How to Cite

Catlin, D. H., Green, G. and Hatton, C. K. (2009) Drugs in Sport, in Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport (ed M. P. Schwellnus), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444300635.ch17

Editor Information

  1. UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Anti-Doping Research, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA

  3. 3

    Division of Sports Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  4. 4

    Pacific Palisades Medical Group, Pacific Palisades, CA, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 29 JAN 2009
  2. Published Print: 10 OCT 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405156370

Online ISBN: 9781444300635

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Keywords:

  • sports pharmacology and doping categories;
  • classes of doping agents;
  • anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS);
  • human growth hormone (rHuGH);
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) increases secretion of glucocorticosteroids;
  • stimulants — class of sympathomimetic amines and alkaloids related to epinephrine;
  • dietary supplements

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The beginnings

  • The physician and doping control

  • Sports pharmacology and doping categories

  • Classes of doping agents

  • Conclusions

  • References

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