The book Drugs in Sports is the most comprehensive and accurate treatise on the emotional, complex, and critical subject of performance enhancement and doping in sports. Thoroughly updated with the latest principles of the World Anti-Doping Code, this 8th edition explores the science behind drug use in sports, as well as its ethical, social, political, and administrative context.

Focusing on athletes with specific needs and corrupt doping practices, the book covers key topics such as:

• Assessment of doping prevalence in sports.
• The latest doping control regulations set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
• The science and side effects of each major category of drugs used in sports.
• Emerging issues such as drug use by transgender athletes.
• Concerns regarding drug use by athletes with disabilities.
• Governance and corruption in sports, including institutionalized doping.
• Issues related to sports nutrition and supplement use.
• Medical and pharmaceutical services at major sporting events.