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Use of psychotropic substances in elite sports

Author(s) -

Jan Exner,

Erich Seifritz,

Claussen Malte

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

swiss sports and exercise medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 2673-2327

pISSN - 2297-8712

DOI - 10.34045/sems/2020/34

Subject(s) - recreation , elite athletes , athletes , performance enhancement , recreational drug , psychology , elite , psychotropic drug , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , drug , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biology , political science , politics , law , ecology

Elite athletes may use psychotropic substances for recreational reasons, (perceived) performance enhancement or self-medication. Causes can hereby overlap. In substance use, recreational consumption aiming primarily at psychotropic effects is distinguished from performance-enhancing use (doping). Doping substances include anabolic agents, growth factors, masking agents and blood doping, which do not possess specific psychoactive effects. In substance use among elite athletes the scientific and media focus is on doping, however the use of psychotropic substances is an issue of medical importance.

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