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These following references can be used to further understand the issues associated with performance enhancing drugs.

Anabolic Steroids in Sport and Exercise, 2nd Edition, Yesalis, C., 2000, Human Kinetics.

This up to date text features the latest research and references on steroid use among professional, high school, collegiate and Olympic level athletes. All aspects of steroid use are covered including use, abuse, dependency, physical and psychological side effects, intervention, withdrawal, treatment and legal issues.

Pharmacology Application in Athletic Training , Mangus, B., Miller, M., 2005. F. A. Davis Company.

Pharmacology Application in Athletic Training provides the practitioner with the information they need about how drugs work and how they can affect athletic performance. There are "real life" scenarios and insights into the application of pharmacology in their clinical practice. Frequently abused substances in athletics such as amphetamines, herbals, and anabolic steroids are also addressed. Legal and ethical issues of drug use are presented, such as HIPAA-mandated privacy issues, drug testing, and which drugs are deemed as acceptable or banned according to NCAA and US Olympic standards.

Essentials of Strength and Conditioning , Baechle, T., Earle, R, 2nd edition, 2000, Human Kinetics.

Students, coaches, strength and conditioning specialists, personal trainers, athletic trainers, and other sport science professionals will find state-of-the-art, comprehensive information on structure and function of body systems, training adaptations, testing and evaluation,exercise techniques, program design (aerobic and anaerobic) and training facility organization and administration.

Designing Resistance Training Programs , Kraemer, W., Fleck, S. 3rd edition 2004, Human Kinetics.

Designing Resistance Training Programs, Third Edition, is a clear, readable, state-of-the-art guide to developing individualized training programs for both athletes and fitness enthusiasts. The authors cover resistance training; bioenergetics; and muscular, nervous, and cardiovascular systems adaptations. They also discuss basic training systems and program prescriptions designed to enhance strength, power, and endurance.

The Quick Series guide to Anabolic Steroids

The Quick Series hand held guide is an easy to understand reference for the coach, fitness leader, parent or professional educator. This guide covers all of the fundamental information as it pertains to steroids. Topics included are a general overview, history of use, chemical structure, dosing, how they work, health risks, clinical role and more.

Understanding Anabolic Steroid Use, Goldberg, L. Healthy Learning and NSCA.

Anabolic steroid use is increasing among adolescents in the United States. Featuring two separate video programs on one DVD (Understanding Anabolic Steroid Use and Preventing Anabolic Steroid Use), Anabolic Steroid Use reviews the current problem of anabolic steroid use and the intake of other illicit and controlled substances and athletic supplements by adolescent athletes. The DVD also covers the benefits and risks of anabolic steroid use, the risk factors involved in such use among young athletes, and how the marketing of steroid images focuses on only the benefits of steroids and downplays their potent and dangerous side effects. In addition, two state-of-the-art programs that are designed to help effectively reduce substance abuse among young athletes are discussed. Produced in cooperation with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Preventing Anabolic Steroid Use, Goldberg, L. Healthy Learning and NSCA.

Preventing Anabolic Steroid Use explains the risks and protective factors related to the use of anabolic steroids and other substance abuse by adolescent athletes. This video also describes the new science-based and gender-specific prevention programs, ATLAS (Athletic Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids) for adolescent male athletes and ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Health Promotion and Nutrition Alternatives) for adolescent females. Learn how these award-winning, state-of-the-art prevention programs use the sports team and peer teaching to effectively reduce substance use among young athletes. You'll also learn what type of prevention strategies do not work, and discover how supplements used for athletic achievement can foster use of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Finally, you'll learn the theory behind effective substance abuse programs. Produced in cooperation with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Performance Enhancing Substances in Sport and Exercise

Two well-known and highly respected authorities on performance-enhancing substance use in sport and exercise have assembled the contributions of leading experts in the field. This authoritative and heavily referenced book includes everything from anabolics and stimulants to gene transfer therapy and beyond. It presents the following:

The history of doping in sport and exercise
The latest clinical and scientific research and reference material available concerning the use and abuse of performance-enhancing substances among professional, Olympic-level, college, and high school athletes
Important developments in the legal aspects of use in sport and exercise
New information related to substance and drug testing
The issues surrounding assessment of the efficacy of performance-enhancing substances
Information on the new and emerging technologies-such as gene transfer therapy and new drug delivery systems-that have potential for abuse by athletes

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