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Thinking critically : performance-enhancing drugs / by Stephen Currie.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thinking criticallyPublication details: San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, Inc., 2018. Description: 80 pages; color illustrations; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781682823392
  • 1682823393
Other title:
  • Performance-enhancing drugs
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Thinking critically.DDC classification:
  • 362.29088/796 23
LOC classification:
  • RC1230 .C87 2018
Contents:
Should PED use by athletes be acceptable? -- How much do PEDs actually improve performance? -- Does testing for PED use deter athletes from doping? -- Are penalties for PED use inconsistent and unfair?
Summary: The use of drugs by athletes has been a source of controversy within the sports world for several decades. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports. Topics include: Should PED Use by Athletes Be Acceptable? How Much Do PEDs Actually Improve Performance? Does Testing for PED Use Deter Athletes from Doping? How Should the Olympics Respond to Government-Sponsored PED Use?
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Young Adult Young Adult Waimate Young Adult Non Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 362.29088 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00766090

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Should PED use by athletes be acceptable? -- How much do PEDs actually improve performance? -- Does testing for PED use deter athletes from doping? -- Are penalties for PED use inconsistent and unfair?

The use of drugs by athletes has been a source of controversy within the sports world for several decades. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports. Topics include: Should PED Use by Athletes Be Acceptable? How Much Do PEDs Actually Improve Performance? Does Testing for PED Use Deter Athletes from Doping? How Should the Olympics Respond to Government-Sponsored PED Use?

Grade 9 to 12.

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