{"product_id":"performance-and-image-enhancing-drugs-and-substances-issues-influences-and-impacts-paperback","title":"Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Substances: Issues, Influences and Impacts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBob Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKate Westberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the pursuit of more muscle, enhanced strength, sustained endurance and idealised physiques, an increasing number of elite athletes, recreational sport enthusiasts and body-conscious gym-users are turning to performance and image enhancing drugs and substances (PIEDS). In many instances, such use occurs with little regard for the health, social and economic consequences.　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents a nuanced, evidence-based examination of PIEDS. It provides a classification of PIEDS types, physical impacts, rates of use, user profiles, legal and sporting status, and remedial program interventions, covering both elite and recreational use. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt offers the perfect guide to assist students, government policy makers and sport managers in understanding the complex issues surrounding PIEDS consumption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron C. T. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sport Business at the Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough University London, UK. His research investigates psychological, organisational and policy change in sport, business, health, religion, technology and society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Stewart is a Principle Consultant with Aztek Developments and a former Professor of Sport Policy in the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University, Australia. Bob has a special interest in player regulation in professional team sports, and the ways in which the forces of neoliberalism and hyper-commercialism shape the structure and conduct of contemporary sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Westberg is Associate Professor of Marketing at RMIT University, Australia. Her research focuses primarily on the areas of sport marketing and sponsorship, branding, social marketing and behavioural change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstantino Stavros is Associate Professor of Marketing at RMIT University, Australia, and the Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eSport, Business and Management: An International Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. His research interests lie predominantly at the intersection of consumption and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705898856755,"sku":"9781138492950","price":100.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZWNvNEVaNjg0VnRMRUdYN09aSTJ6QT09.webp?v=1763391561","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/performance-and-image-enhancing-drugs-and-substances-issues-influences-and-impacts-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}