Drugs in Sport

Follow the links below to find information on the use of drugs in sport, including drug screening.

Reviewed September 2008

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Title:   Drugs in sport - update 2004 (comments for consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Using drugs to enhance sporting performance is cheating and might harm the health of athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency has made a list of substances which are banned in sports.
Date:   Aug 2004

Title:   Media release. World anti-doping agency makes investigations a priority
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australia can play a leading role to coordinate international sports drug cheat investigations, the Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, told the World Anti-Doping Agency's third international symposium on 1 May 2008.
Date:   May 2008

Title:   Media release. Strongest-ever doping protection for Aussie Olympians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The most rigorous anti-doping measures ever will protect Australia's team heading to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, said on 21 February
Date:   Feb 2008

Title:   Growth hormone
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The pituitary gland of the brain produces growth hormone, which governs height, bone length and muscle growth. Some people take synthetic growth hormone in the mistaken belief it will help them build muscle size and strength.
Date:   Mar 2007

Title:   Drugs in sport
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   As sport becomes more competitive some people are tempted to cheat to improve their chances of winning. People who cheat by abusing medicines may be banned from sport if they are caught. Athletes need to be careful what they take because some of banned medicines can be bought from a pharmacy without a prescription.
Date:   Jan 2000

Title:   The anti-doping code in sport - update for 2004
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The World Anti-Doping Agency has assumed responsibility for international doping control from the International Olympic Committee. It has revised, reformed and now presented a new World Anti-Doping Code, which became globally effective in January 2004.
Date:   Aug 2004

Title:   Testosterone misuse and abuse
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   The medical misuse of androgens is the prescribing of testosterone to men who do not have androgen deficiency.
Date:   Nov 2005
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