!!!Doping

Doping, the use of prohibited ergotropic substances (stimulants, 
narcotics, anabolic steroids, beta-blockers, etc.) and methods in 
sports, or overdosing of substances subject to certain restrictions 
(alcohol, marijuana, etc.); prohibited for health, ethical and legal 
reasons; in Austria already known before the onset of modern 
competitive sports (around 1910 in equestrian sports). The Council of 
EU health ministers passed an act against doping in 1992; 
Austria´s current regulations on doping were set up in 
accordance with the International Olympic Committee, international 
federations, the Council of Europe, etc., their observance in training 
and competitions has been controlled by the Austrian anti-doping 
committee since 1994.

!Literature
Institut fuer medizinische und sportwissenschaftliche 
Beratung, Antidoping 94.


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