ReviewSubstance abuse and rehabilitation2014
Drug abuse in athletes.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Mortality of female and male Croatian Olympic athletes: a 1948-2016 cohort study.Croatian medical journal · 2025Article
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- The effect of doping, anti-doping measures, and sociological factors on the annual distribution of all-time top performances in short, middle, and long-distance running.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Dialogue and sports supplementation: reflections from the social sciences: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Forensic approach in cases of anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse and cardiovascular mortality: insights from autopsy, histopathology, immunohistochemistry and toxicology.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- The dichotomy between health and drug abuse in bodybuilding.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2024Article
- Competence in Sports Pharmacy among Pharmacy Students in Norway.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of Nandrolone Decanoate on Skeletal Muscle and Neuromuscular Junction of Sedentary and Exercised Rats.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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- Bodybuilding: A Comprehensive Review of Performance-Enhancing Substance Use and Public Health Implications.Cureus · 2023Review
- The Behavioral and Neurochemical Changes Induced by Boldenone and/or Tramadol in Adult Male Rats.Neurochemical research · 2023Article
- Feasibility of mixed herbal medicine for improving gastric function in an alcohol-induced gastritis model.Physical activity and nutrition · 2023Article
- Substance availability and use in ex-professional ice hockey enforcers.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Substance Use and Addiction in Athletes: The Case for Neuromodulation and Beyond.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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- No association between psychiatric symptoms and doses of anabolic steroids in a cohort of male and female bodybuilders.Drug testing and analysis · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practicalities Related to Doping Agents use among Jordanians.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2022Article
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Abstract
Drug abuse occurs in all sports and at most levels of competition. Athletic life may lead to drug abuse for a number of reasons, including for performance enhancement, to self-treat otherwise untreated mental illness, and to deal with stressors, such as pressure to perform, injuries, physical pain, and retirement from sport. This review examines the history of doping in athletes, the effects of different classes of substances used for doping, side effects of doping, the role of anti-doping organizations, and treatment of affected athletes. Doping goes back to ancient times, prior to the development of organized sports. Performance-enhancing drugs have continued to evolve, with "advances" in doping strategies driven by improved drug testing detection methods and advances in scientific research that can lead to the discovery and use of substances that may later be banned. Many sports organizations have come to ban the use of performance-enhancing drugs and have very strict consequences for people caught using them. There is variable evidence for the performance-enhancing effects and side effects of the various substances that are used for doping. Drug abuse in athletes should be addressed with preventive measures, education, motivational interviewing, and, when indicated, pharmacologic interventions.
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