Performance-enhancing drugs, Roman Espejo, book editor
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Performance-enhancing drugs, Roman Espejo, book editor
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Performance-enhancing drugs
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bibliography
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885224791
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Roman Espejo, book editor
Series statement
Opposing viewpoints series
Summary
"Opposing Viewpoints: Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
ch. 1. Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs be accepted? The use of performance-enhancing drugs is cheating / Stephen Mumford -- Performance-enhancing drugs should be legalized / Stephen Wang -- Performance-enhancing drugs should not be legalized / Michael Rosenberg -- Genetics gives athletes an unfair advantage / Malcolm Gladwell -- Using genetic advantages for athletes to justify performance-enhancing drugs is flawed / Leigh Cowart -- ch. 2. How dangerous are performance-enhancing drugs? Performance-enhancing drugs are dangerous / Chris Doorley -- The dangers of professional sports are comparable to that of performance-enhancing drugs / Michael Lavin -- Performance-enhancing drugs are dangerous to non athletes / Marifel Mitzi F. Fernandez and Robert G. Hosey -- Survey finds sharp increase in teen HGH use / David Crary -- Is HGH, allegedly Alex Rodriguez's drug of choice, really so bad? / Kent Sepkowitz -- ch. 3. How effective is testing to detect performance-enhancing drugs? How performance-enhancing drug testing works, or doesn't: Olympic edition / John J. Ross -- The ineffectiveness of testing for performance-enhancing drugs is due to inefficient support / World Anti-Doping Agency Working Group -- Urine testing: the focal point for all performance-enhancing drug testing / American Swimming Magazine -- The biological passport / Susan Gilbert -- Biological passports may not be effective in detecting performance-enhancing drugs / Blair Henley -- In defense of the rights of sportsmen / Klaus Wivel -- ch. 4. What is the future of performance-enhancing drugs? New muscle drugs could be the next big thing in sports doping / Jon Hamilton -- The future of sport: catching drug cheats / Justin Robertson -- The dangers for students addicted to brain Viagra / Steve Bird -- The use of cognitive-enhancing drugs is cheating and problematic / George Dawson
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