Prevalence of illicit drug use among the Italian athlete population with special attention on drugs of abuse: A 10-year review

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-476

  Rossi, Sabina Strano ^a   Botrè, Francesco ^a,b  

^a Laboratorio Antidoping   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti doping controls; Drugs of abuse; Epidemiology; Urine analysis

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREET DRUG; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DOPING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; DOPING IN SPORTS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREVALENCE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951881616     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.543915     Document Type: Review

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