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Performance-enhancing Drugs

Roleff, Tamara L.

 
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Examines issues surrounding the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports from different perspectives. Discusses the dangers of steroid use, and its place, if any, in competitive sports. Do performance-enhancing drugs constitute cheating — or can they be beneficial for certain types of sports? Also looks at the role of management and peer pressure in performance-enhancing drug use, as well as programs designed to prevent it.

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Examines issues surrounding the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports from different perspectives. Discusses the dangers of steroid use, and its place, if any, in competitive sports. Do performance-enhancing drugs constitute cheating — or can they be beneficial for certain types of sports? Also looks at the role of management and peer pressure in performance-enhancing drug use, as well as programs designed to prevent it.

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