Drug abuse in athletes
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Drug abuse in athletes
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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-8467
DOI: 10.2147/sar.s53784