Drugs and Sports

By Clive Gifford

Why do athletes take drugs? What is being done to stop drug-taking in sports? How can you help to make your sport drug free? This title looks at the history of drug-taking in athletics. It surveys the range of drugs taken by athletes today and examines their effects, both postive and negative. The book then explores the arguments made by both sides of the debate. Finally, you can find out how the problem of drug-taking in sports could affect you and what you can do to get more involved.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739868497
• ISBN13: 9780739868492
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Raintree
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9