%0 Journal Article
%T Doping in Sports, a Never-Ending Story?
%A Gabriel Cosmin Popescu
%A Gabriel Hancu
%A Ioana Andreea Lungu
%A Robert Alexandru Vlad
%J Archive of "Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin".
%D 2018
%R 10.15171/apb.2018.062
%X Through doping, we understand the use by athletes of substances prohibited by the antidoping agencies in order to gain a competitive advantage. Since sport plays an important role in physical and mental education and in promoting international understanding and cooperation, the widespread use of doping products and methods has consequences not only on health of the athletes, but also upon the image of sport. Thus, doping in sports is forbidden for both ethical and medical reasons
%K Doping
%K Sports
%K Medication
%K Illicit substances
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6311632/