Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Department of Budo, International Budo University, Katsuura, Chiba , 299-5295, Japan

Publications

• Research Article   
  Gender Differences in Drug Abuse or Dietary Supplement Use in Japanese Colligate Athletes
  Author(s): Masato Takahashi* and Yukitoshi Tatsugi
  
  Background: The doping control tests have identified several cases of drug abuse in sports in Japan. In particular, drug abuse by collegiate athletes is a major problem. Furthermore, there is a high prevalence of drug supplement use in young athletes. Therefore, social interventions are required to prevent drug abuse and dietary supplement use in sports. However, these issues have remained unexplored in Japan. Aim: We explored the state of drug abuse and dietary supplement use in sports as well as the attitude toward it during in young individuals, particularly colligate athletes. We also evaluated the sex differences between collegiate athletes in terms of the state of drug abuse in sports and attitude toward it in Japan. Our results may suggest the need to modify the anti-doping or anti-drug abuse policies in sports according to the sex di.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0673.2023.13.304

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