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| Contributors | |
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| An introduction to drugs and their use in sport | |
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| Definition of a drug | |
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| Classification and description of drug names | |
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| Development of new drugs | |
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| Dosage forms for drug delivery to the body | |
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| The absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs | |
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| Effect of exercise on pharmacokinetics | |
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| Drugs and their targets | |
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| Agonists and antagonists | |
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| Side-effects of drugs | |
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| Complex drug reactions | |
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| Drugs and the law | |
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| Nutritional supplements | |
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| Why drugs are used in sport | |
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| References | |
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| Drug use and abuse in sport | |
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| Historical perspective | |
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| Definition of doping | |
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| A review of the WADA list of doping classes and methods | |
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| The rationale for drug misuse in sport | |
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| Attitudes towards drugs in sport | |
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| Ethical issues associated with drug use in sport | |
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| An international policy perspective/government action and policy | |
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| References | |
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| Central nervous system stimulants | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Amphetamines | |
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| Other sympathomimetics - ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine | |
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| Cocaine | |
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| Caffeine, theophylline and other methyl xanthines | |
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| Conclusions and the future | |
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| References | |
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| WADA regulations in relation to drugs used in the treatment of respiratory tract disorders | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Asthma and its treatment | |
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| Management of asthma | |
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| Pharmacology of anti-asthma drugs | |
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| Exercise and asthma | |
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| Treatment of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) | |
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| Treatment of coughs and colds | |
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| Recommendations for treatment of coughs and colds | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Androgenic anabolic steroids | |
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| Summary | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The testosterone family | |
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| Structural analogues of testosterone - the anabolic steroids | |
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| Anabolic steroids and sport | |
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| Something special | |
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| Precursors, nandrolone and metabolites | |
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| Anabolic steroid side-effects with particular reference to athletes | |
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| Educational and social aspects | |
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| The future | |
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| References | |
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| Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and sport | |
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| Human growth hormone (hGH) | |
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| The abuse of hGH in sport | |
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| Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) | |
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| Insulin and its use in sport | |
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| Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) | |
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| Luteinizing hormone (LH) and its use in sport | |
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| References | |
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| Blood boosting and sport | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Erythropoiesis | |
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| Exercise at altitude | |
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| Adaptations to altitude | |
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| Blood doping | |
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| The use of erythropoietin in blood boosting | |
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| Blood substitutes | |
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| Actovegin | |
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| Testing for blood doping | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The inflammatory response | |
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| Acute and chronic inflammation | |
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| The treatment of sporting injuries | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Anxiety and performance | |
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| Alcohol | |
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| Benzodiazepines | |
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| Melatonin | |
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| Marijuana | |
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| Nicotine | |
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| Beta blockers | |
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| Overview | |
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| References | |
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| Creatine | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Metabolism and storage of creatine | |
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| Energy metabolism | |
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| Muscle creatine loading | |
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| Creatine and performance | |
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| Health-related aspects | |
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| Creatine and clinical use | |
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| Should creatine be banned for use in sport? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Doping control in sport | |
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| History of drug testing | |
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| WADA accredited laboratories | |
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| The testing programmes | |
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| Reporting test results | |
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| Problems in doping control testing | |
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| Alternatives to urine testing in doping control | |
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| Is the WADA list of banned substances and methods appropriate? | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Prevalence of drug misuse in sport | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Statistics on doping control in sport | |
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| Surveys into drug misuse in sport | |
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| A perspective on the prevalence of drug misuse in sport through medical practitioners | |