Doping and Public Health
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Doping and Public Health

  1. 152 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Doping and Public Health

About this book

Doping – the use of performance-enhancing substances and methods – has long been a high-profile issue in sport but in recent years it has also become an issue in wider society. This important new book examines doping as a public health issue, drawing on a multi-disciplinary set of perspectives to explore the prevalence, significance and consequences of doping in wider society. It introduces the epidemiology of doping, examines the historical context, and explores the social, behavioural, legal, ethical and political aspects of doping. The book also discusses possible interventions for addressing the problem on organisational and societal levels.

Doping and Public Health incorporates the latest research to provide a comprehensive guide to the key aspects of doping as a social phenomenon. Divided into six parts, this collection of studies offers detailed insight into:



  • ideals of health and fitness in today's society



  • reasons behind the use of doping



  • medical and social consequences of doping



  • the importance of a doping-free society



  • challenges to the detection and prevention of doping



  • the global anti-doping movement.

This book is a valuable resource for sport students, instructors and sport professionals, and will also be of interest to educators and policy-makers working in the areas of health, criminology, sociology and law.

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Yes, you can access Doping and Public Health by Nader Ahmadi,Arne Ljungqvist,Göran Svedsäter in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Public Health, Administration & Care. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781138918559
eBook ISBN
9781317421092
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Public Health, Administration & Care

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Figures
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Introduction Doping and public health
  9. 1 Doping and public health Historical background
  10. 2 Social and behavioural science perspectives on drug use in sport
  11. 3 “The winner takes it all” – individualization and performance and image enhancing in sport and in society
  12. 4 Reflections on ‘doping in sport' and ‘doping in society'
  13. 5 Adulterated nutritional supplements and unapproved pharmaceuticals as new sources of doping substances for fitness and recreational sports
  14. 6 The market for doping products A quasi-illegal market and its suppliers
  15. 7 INTERPOL and the fight against performance-enhancing drugs trafficking A singular approach led by the intelligence and profiling method
  16. 8 Anti-doping, performance enhancement and ‘the spirit of sport' A philosophical and ethical critique
  17. 9 The ethics of doping from a public health perspective
  18. 10 The doping tug of war – from an Olympic sport to an enduring challenge to Sport and to public policy
  19. Index