Citation

Fuller JR, LaFountain MJ. Adolescence 1987; 22(88): 969-976.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, West Georgia College, Carrollton 30118.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Libra Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3434410

Abstract

The use and abuse of drugs in American society is recognized as a major issue among those who study youth. This paper addresses an often overlooked area of drug abuse: performance-enhancing drugs in sport. The reasons these vocational drugs are used by athletes are different from those of the recreational drug user. This paper examines the seriousness and prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs and presents the results of a series of interviews with steroid users to determine their attitudes. These attitudes and rationalizations suggest that an expanded view of drugs is required if performance-enhancing drug use is to be understood.

Language: en