An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted

For the first time, a sociological perspective is brought to bear on a topic that has received much previous attention, largely from a medical or physiological perspective.Sport, Health and Drugsis a very valuable and unique addition to the existing literature. Interview transripts, case studies and press cuttings are used to ground theory in reality.

Preface

ix

Introduction

1

(8)

PART I Sport and health

9

(78)

Sport, health and ideology

11

(22)

Sport, health and public policy: some policy issues and problems

33

(15)

Health-related issues in child sport: child abuse and sex abuse

48

(11)

Doctor's dilemmas: conflicts in the role of club medical staff in professional football

59

(28)

PART II Sport and drugs

87

(110)

Doping in sport: problems of involvement and detachment

89

(7)

The emergence of doping as a problem in modern sport

96

(18)

Doping in sport: towards a sociological understanding

114

(21)

The other side of sports medicine: sports medicine and the development of performance-enhancing drugs

135

(18)

Doping in sport: a case study of cycling and the 1998 Tour de France

153

(17)

Doping control in sport: a critical analysis

170

(17)

Conclusion

187

(10)

Notes

197

(3)

Bibliography

200

(10)

Index

210

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An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning?

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