Physicians and the Sports Doping Epidemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15746459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hoberman (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 570-574 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.7.oped1-1407 |
| PMID | 25013925 |
| OpenAlex | W205603793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
After 25 years of nonstop doping scandals involving elite athletes such as cyclists and sprinters, the major role physicians have played in these doping cultures has received much less attention than it deserves, and especially in medical circles. Physician involvement in these illicit, and often medically dangerous, practices will seem counterintuitive to those who associate physicians with the task of healing and the injunction to do no harm. The reality, however, is that many doctors have been providing athletes with doping drugs and expertise throughout the modern doping epidemic that dates from the 1960s [1-5]. It was during that decade that anabolic steroids became common in Olympic sports such as weightlifting and track and field. Over the past half-century, the global demand for androgenic doping drugs has grown to serve multiple niche markets that include the elite athlete population along with much greater numbers of police officers, firefighters, military personnel, bodybuilders, and members of other "action-oriented" male subcultures
Doping in Sports · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |