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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.
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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