Rethinking Drug Use in Sport: Why the war will never be won

by Bob K. Stewart, Aaron C. T. Smith, Bob Stewart, et al.

Book Overview

Drug free sport is an unattainable aspiration. In this critical, paradigm-shifting reappraisal of contemporary drug policy in sport, Bob Stewart and Aaron Smith argue that drug use in sport is an inexorable consequence of the nature, structure and culture of sport itself. By de-mythologising and de-moralising the assumptions that prop up current drug management controls, and re-emphasising the importance of the long-term well-being and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138947741
• ISBN13: 9781138947740
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"