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Cardiovascular Toxicities of Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sports [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2005
Athletes commonly use drugs and dietary supplements to improve athletic performance or to assist with weight loss. Some of these substances are obtainable by prescription or by illegal means; others are marketed as supplements, vitamins, or minerals.
Ritesh, Dhar, C William, Stout, Mark S, Link, Munther K, Homoud, Jonathan, Weinstock, N A Mark, Estes   +5 more
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Using the prototype willingness model to predict doping in sport. [PDF]

, 2013
To enable preventive measures to be designed, it is important to identify modifiable distal and proximal factors underlying doping behavior. This study investigated aspects of the prototype willingness model in relation to doping. A cross-sectional study
Petróczi, A, L. Whitaker, Petroczi, A., Whitaker, L., Backhouse, SH, Long, J., Backhouse, S.H., A. Petróczi, Whitaker, L, Long, J, J. Long, S. H. Backhouse   +11 more
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Editorial: Using Substances to Enhance Performance: A Psychology of Neuroenhancement [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Within the scientific community and among the general public there exists a lively debate regarding the use of drugs for the enhancement of cognitive performance. The defining feature of this type of functional substance (ab)use behavior is the assumed functionality a user ascribes to a chosen substance for the intended goal (e.g., Wolff and Brand ...
Wolff, Wanja, Brand, Ralf
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Exercise and Use of Enhancement Drugs at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicultural Study on Coping Strategies During Self-Isolation and Related Risks

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Little is known about the impact of restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic on self-image and engagement in exercise and other coping strategies alongside the use of image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) to boost ...
Artemisa R. Dores, Artemisa R. Dores, Irene P. Carvalho, Julius Burkauskas, Pierluigi Simonato, Ilaria De Luca, Roisin Mooney, Konstantinos Ioannidis, Konstantinos Ioannidis, M. Ángeles Gómez-Martínez, Zsolt Demetrovics, Zsolt Demetrovics, Krisztina Edina Ábel, Attila Szabo, Attila Szabo, Hironobu Fujiwara, Hironobu Fujiwara, Mami Shibata, Alejandra Rebeca Melero Ventola, Eva Maria Arroyo-Anlló, Ricardo M. Santos-Labrador, Inga Griskova-Bulanova, Aiste Pranckeviciene, Kei Kobayashi, Giovanni Martinotti, Giovanni Martinotti, Naomi A. Fineberg, Fernando Barbosa, Ornella Corazza, Ornella Corazza   +29 more
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Performance enhancement in the workplace: why and when healthyindividuals should disclose their reliance on pharmaceutical cognitive enhancers

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2015
The use of pharmaceuticals cognitive enhancers (PCE) have been stirring growing interest, not only in the scientific domain but also in the popular media, and has probably had some increase recently in academic, professional and military quarters ...
Mirko D. Garasic, Andrea eLavazza
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Motivation's Pick-Me-Upper: Enhancing Performance Through Motivation-Enhancing Drugs [PDF]

, 2015
Torben Kjærsgaard’s argues that the term “cognitive enhancement substances” is an inappropriate term considering that stimulants do not enhance cognition, but rather only enhance motivation.
Ray, Keisha Shantel
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COMMONLY USED PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES IN SPORTS [PDF]

, 2019
Background/Objective: The aim of this review is to raise awareness among people about misuse or misuse of information about the most commonly used performance enhancing substances.
Gülfirat, Ömür
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Acute effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on the performance during CrossFit® training

Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2020
Aim: To verify the acute effect of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) supplementation on performance during CrossFit® workout. Methods: Nine experienced males (30.8 ± 3.5 years; 84.4 ± 9.5 kg; 177.5 ± 4.03 cm; 2.2 ± 1.0 years) in CrossFit® participated in ...
Luiz Paulo Toledo, João Guilherme Vieira, Marcelo Ricardo Dias   +2 more
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Ergogenic effects of supplement combinations on endurance performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Background Supplements such as caffeine and sodium bicarbonate have been found to exert ergogenic effects on endurance performance. However, little is known about the effects of supplementary combinations on performance parameters.
Sebastian Zart, Michael Fröhlich
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Facilitators and barriers in preventing doping among recreational athletes: A qualitative interview study among police officers

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundDoping is a societal problem associated with health problems, violence, and other crimes, especially when combined with alcohol and drugs. Elite, as well as recreational athletes who exercise in gyms may use doping to enhance their performance ...
Pia Kvillemo, Pia Kvillemo, Anna K. Strandberg, Anna K. Strandberg, Tobias H. Elgán, Tobias H. Elgán, Johanna Gripenberg, Johanna Gripenberg   +7 more
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