History of Doping in Sport / Charles E. Yesalis, Michael S. Bahrke. - (International Sports Studies 24 (2002) 1; p. 42-76)
Abstract
Athletes have used a myriad of performance-enhancing substances since ancient times and this practice continues today. This review discusses the early history of doping in sport, the use of stimulants and anabolics during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the current use of performance-enhancing drugs by Olympic, professional, university and adolescent male and female athletes, as well as the response of organised sport to this problem.
