NCJ Number
108646
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 22 Issue: 88 Dated: (Winter 1987) Pages: 969-976
Date Published
1987
Length
7 pages
Annotation
The use and abuse of drugs in American society is recognized as a major issue among those who study youth. This paper addresses an often overlooked area of drug abuse: performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
Abstract
The reasons these vocational drugs are used by athletes are different from those of the recreational drug user. This paper examines the seriousness and prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs and presents the results of a series of interviews with steroid users to determine their attitudes. These attitudes and rationalizations suggest that an expanded view of drugs is required if performance-enhancing drug use is to be understood. (Publisher abstract)