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Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Describes the drugs that some athletes are using in an attempt to improve their performances, explains the effects of steroids on the body, and looks at how testing programs are used in an attempt to stop drug abuse in sports.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This audiobook is the window into the underground world of cheating at the highest levels, which set off a frenzy of activity and hand-wringing in the offices of Major League Baseball and Congress. Through the authors' pursuit of sources and documents, they were able to open for public view a world in which elite athletes trade money and risk their health for the edge that will allow them to run faster, hit harder, and compete longer—and then cash...
12) Drugs and sports
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
15) Doping
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Behind the fame of big-time sports lies a complex web of controversy and deceit. Doping-- the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to gain a competitive athletic edge -- is common in many sports. While doping can improve performance, it poses huge risks for athletes' health and careers. Some of the world's top athletes, from cyclist Lance Armstrong to professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez, have seen their images tarnished by doping...
