BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of abuse of certain
prescription medicines (POM) amongst health club attendees. The non-therapeutic use of …

OBJECTIVES: To assess general practitioner knowledge of banned substances in sport.
METHODS: Postal questionnaire sent to all general practitioners in West Sussex. RESULTS …

Anabolic steroids use is commonly perceived to be the domain of the higher echelons of
competitive athletes. However, a great deal of anabolic steroid use occurs in private …

Background Few anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users disclose their performance
enhancing drug (PED) use with their healthcare providers. AAS users practice …

Objectives: To examine the attitudes to, and knowledge of, doping in sport of French general
practitioners (GPs), and their contact with drug taking athletes on an everyday basis …

The illicit use of anabolic steroids amongst the gym population continues to rise in the
United Kingdom presenting serious challenges to public health. This study used qualitative …

Objective The main objective here is to review some of the medications used by athletes in
the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Data Sources During these Games Doping Control was …

Although athletes are young and generally healthy, they use a variety of nondoping
classified medicines to treat injuries, cure illnesses and obtain a competitive edge. Athletes …

The aim of this study was to examine the extent of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use in
a sample of recrational gym users in the Mid-Glamorgan area in South Wales, UK. Further …

The nontherapeutic use of prescription medicines by individuals involved in sport is
increasing. Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are the most widely abused drug. Much of …