The hand

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910466925403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified] : , : BarCharts, Inc., , [2013]
• ISBN: 1-4232-2047-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (6 pages)
• Collana: Quick Study Academic
• Disciplina: 611.97
• Soggetti: Hand - Anatomy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs / / Jordan Rizzieri

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910162839003321
• Autore: Rizzieri Jordan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Lucent Press, , 2017; �2017
• ISBN: 1-5345-6004-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 pages) : color illustrations
• Collana: Drug education library (Lucent Press : 2017)
• Disciplina: 362.29
• Soggetti: Anabolic steroids; Steroid abuse; Doping in sports
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Portions of this book originally appeared in Steroid abuse by Tamara L. Roleff."--Title page.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch. 1. Performance-enhancing drugs in sports : a history -- ch. 2. ; Effects on the body -- ch. 3. Understanding risk versus reward -- ch. 4. Rules and regulations -- ch. 5. What can be done in the future?
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the use of steroids which can be medically useful in small, prescribed doses, but are too often abused in sports alongside other performance-enhancing drugs. Young athletes are informed about the risky effects of abusing these drugs to combat the allure of being perceived as a better player. This volume helps portray the dangerous consequences of this type of drug abuse.