Testing for drug abuse

Honour discusses the case of Diane Modahl, an athlete who recently had all charges of testosterone abuse against her dropped. Drug testing in sports is stringent. Drug testing methods are examined.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 348; no. 9019; pp. 41 - 43
Main Author Honour, John W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 06.07.1996
Lancet
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Athletes
Biological and medical sciences
Doping in Sports
Drug abuse
Drug testing
Drugs & sports
Humans
Medical sciences
Methods
Miscellaneous
Modahl, Diane
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Social Control, Formal
Specimen Handling
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Human
Drug abuse
Athletics
Chemotherapy
Drug susceptibility test
Medical screening
Sports medicine
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Summary:Honour discusses the case of Diane Modahl, an athlete who recently had all charges of testosterone abuse against her dropped. Drug testing in sports is stringent. Drug testing methods are examined.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)05336-6