Mottram - Drugs in Sport

Drugs in Sport

Drug use and abuse is perhaps the biggest challenge facing sport today. However, in the eye of the storm of public and press opinion and with medals and morals at stake it can be difficult to gain a clear perspective on this complex issue. Drugs in Sport is the most comprehensive and accurate text available on the subject. Now in a fully revised and updated fifth edition, taking into account the latest regulations, methods and landmark cases, the book explores the hard science behind drug use in sport, as well as the ethical, social, political and administrative context. Key topics include:

Mode of action and side effects of each major class of drugs used in sport

Discussion of cutting-edge issues, including gene doping

The latest doping control regulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Methods and advances in doping control, including new intelligence-led detection policies

The use of Therapeutic Use Exemption for certain drugs banned in sport

Issues surrounding non-prohibited substances and ergogenic aids

An assessment of the prevalence of drug taking in sport

Accessibly written, extensively referenced, and supported throughout with illustrative case studies and data, Drugs in Sport provides a comprehensive, objective resource for students and researchers, athletes, sports scientists, coaches, journalists, sports administrators and policymakers.

David R. Mottram is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Liverpool John Moores University. His research interests have centred on the use of drugs in sport with particular emphasis on over-the-counter drugs. He is the editor of 4 previous editions of Drugs in Sport.

Drugs in Sport

Fifth Edition

Edited by David R. Mottram

LONDON AND NEW YORK

First published 1988

Second edition 1996

Third edition 2003

Fourth edition 2005

Fifth edition 2011
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1988, 1996, 2003, 2005, and 2011 David R. Mottram for selection and editorial matter; individual chapters the contributors

The right of David Mottram to be identified as author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Drugs in sport / edited by David Mottram. 5th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Doping in sports. I. Mottram, D. R. (David R.), 1944 [DNLM: 1. Doping in Sports. 2. Sports Medicine. 3. Substance-Related Disorders. QT 261 D7944 2011]
RC1230.D786 2011
362.29dc22 2010017015

ISBN 0-203-87382-3 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 978-0-415-55086-4(hbk)

ISBN 978-0-415-55087-1(pbk)

ISBN 978-0-203-87382-3(ebk)

This edition of Drugs in Sport is dedicated to Tom Reilly who died in June 2009. Tom was the first Professor of Sports Science in the UK and had an exemplary record in teaching and research. He had been a contributor to this book since its first edition in 1988. Tom is sadly missed by his colleagues.