Drugs, Sport, and Politics, Volume 10Readers will get an insider's look at the problem of drug use in the pursuit of athletic gold in Drugs, Sport, and Politics. Dr. Robert Voy, former Chief Medical Officer for the United States Olympic Committee, tells what drugs are being used and who's using them, how accessible and dangerous black market drugs are, which officials and organizations may have covered up positive drug tests, and how the problem of drugs in sport can be solved. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictVoy was Chief Medical Officer for the United States Olympic Committee during the 1988 Games at Seoul (he has since resigned) when Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal for using ... Read full review
Contents
Chapter One Glory Years | 3 |
Chapter Two Beyond Humanity | 13 |
Chapter Three Ups and Downs | 35 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Drugs, Sport, and Politics, Volume 10 Drugs, sport, and politics, Kirk D. Deeter |
| Authors | Robert O. Voy, Kirk D. Deeter |
| Contributor | Kirk D. Deeter |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Leisure Press, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Jan 2011 |
| ISBN | 0880114096, 9780880114097 |
| Length | 227 pages |
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