A common, uniform strategy and evidence-based approach to organizing and interpreting the literature is used in all chapters. This textbook is composed of twelve parts with sub-sections in all of them. The topics of the parts are: i) An introduction to drugs and their use in sport, ii) Drug use and abuse in sport, iii) Central nervous system stimulants, iv) WADA regulations in relation to drugs used in the treatment of respiratory tract disorders, v) Androgenic anabolic steroids, vi) Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and sport, vii) Blood boosting and sport, viii) Drug treatment of inflammation in sports injuries, ix) Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport, x) Creatine, xi) Doping control and sport, xii) Prevalence of drug misuse in sport.

Each specific chapter has been systematically developed from the data available in prospective, retrospective, case-control, and cross-sectional studies. The tables and figures are numerous, helpful and very useful.