Description: Rethinking Drug Use in Sport : Why the War Will Never Be Won, Hardcover by Stewart, Bob; Smith, Aaron ., ISBN 0415659159, ISBN-13 9780415659154, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "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 civil rights of the athlete, they offer a powerful argument for creating a legitimate space for drug use in sport. Th offers a broad ranging overview of the social and commercial pressures impelling drug use, and maps the full historical and social extent of the problem. With policy analysis at the centre of the discussion, th explores the complete range of social, management, policy, scientific, technological and health issues around drugs in sport, highlighting the irresolvable tension between the zero-tolerance model as advanced by WADA and the harm-reduction approach adopted by drug education and treatment agencies. While there are no simple solutions, as long as drugs use is endemic in wider society the authors argue that a more nuanced and progressive approach is required in order to safeguard and protect the health, social liberty and best interests of athletes and sports people, as well as the value of sport itself"--
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Book Title: Rethinking Drug Use in Sport : Why the War Will Never Be Won
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Rethinking Drug Use in Sport : Why the War Will Never Be Won
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Business Aspects, Sports Medicine, General, Sociology of Sports
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 1.2 in
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Bob Stewart, Aaron Smith
Item Length: 9.5 in
Subject Area: Sports & Recreation, Medical
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
