Description |
xi, 255 p. ; 23 cm. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Foreword by Alan Schwarz -- Introduction -- Defining the issue -- Profile: the player -- A brief history of performance-enhancing drugs -- How steroids work, and what they do to the body -- The original juice: amphetamines and uppers -- Supplements, a grey area -- Profile: the tester -- A comparison: football's steroids policy -- Pre-trial commotion: the legal issues of steroids and sports -- Profile: the student -- On the horizon: genetic performance enhancement -- Profile: the creator 1-- Those in favor raise their hands -- Do steroids rewrite the record books? -- What lies ahead -- How to save the game -- A note on the authors and the text -- Index. |
Summary |
Provides scientific evidence of effects and side effects of steroids, analyzes whether and how these drugs impact baseball. |
Subject |
Doping in sports.
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Athletes -- Drug use.
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Baseball players -- Drug use.
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Doping in Sports. |
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Baseball. |
Added Author |
Carroll, William L.
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ISBN |
156663668X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781566636681 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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