Athletes are always aiming to be faster, better, stronger. New techniques to enhance their sporting performance have increasingly been linked to use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) and other hard-to-detect substances like performance-enhancing drugs. This book offers a timely analysis of the new challenges posed by this phenomenon in the anti-doping community. 

The authors present the first comprehensive perspective on the rapidly shifting doping scenario and reflect on use, regulation, policy, and market structure of NPS used in sports. They highlight the challenges with the list of prohibited substances and methods in and out of competition. They also evaluate how methods to detect new drugs present an ongoing battle for doping control as they have to be adapted constantly. 

Topics covered within the chapters include:

• Contamination of Sports Supplements with Novel Psychoactive Substances
• Untested Supplement Use Among Athletes:An Overlooked Phenomenon?
• International Drug Control: Protecting the Health of the Athlete
• Analysis of New Chemical Entities in a Sport Context 

Emerging Drugs in Sport establishes a clear benchmark on the policy discussion, drawing from available evidence and sources, including athletes' personal experiences, to generate a fact-based resource that informs a research as well as wider audience. The book is essential reading for those working in anti-doping, substance misuse, sports, ethics, and human enhancement. It also is useful for policy-makers, legislative personnel, and other professionals with an interest in protecting clean sport.

"Doping is one of the greatest threats to the integrity of sport. We must never be tempted to turn our back on the problem and hope it will disappear. The benefits and values of clean sport have never been more important to the world. That is why this book withits wide-ranging approach is so valuable."

                                Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee

"Physical activity is vital to a healthy living, which is why doping is not just an assault on fair competition, but also on health. I strongly commend this book for compiling advanced knowledge on performance-enhancing drugs and promoting health through sport."

            Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization

Part I THE EVOLVING DOPING SCENARIO

The Evolution of Performance-Enhancing Drug Use in Sport
Contamination of Sports Supplements with Novel Psychoactive Substances: An Old History with New Players!
Untested Supplement Use Among Athletes: An Overlooked Phenomenon?
Challenges Posed by Gene Manipulations and Sport Performance
PART II NAVIGATING IN A DIFFICULT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
The 'Forced' Union of Science and Law
International Drug Control: Protecting the Health of the Athlete
Tackling New Forms of Doping: The Legal Challenges
PART III TOWARDS A DOPING SOCIETY?
Olympism and the Idea of Anti-doping: Between the Thick and Thin Interpretations of Sporting Progress
Emerging Trends in Doping: Investigations and Field Operations
Anti-doping Stories Narrated by a Law Enforcement Investigator - Mind the "Good Guys"!
The Performance Enhanced: Clinical Relationships Between Performance- and/or Image-Enhancing Drugs, Physical Exercise and Mental Disorders
"PART IV WINNING AT ANY COST: DOPING EXPERIENCES OF WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES"
Faster and Dirtier for Russia: The Story of Yuliya Stepanova
Is It Worth Winning a Race if You Lose Yourself in the Process? An Interview with Olympic Champion Tyler Hamilton
A Hammer Thrower's Journey with Doping: Being the Phoenix of My Own Life
To Take or Not to Take? Why I Chose to Stay Clean
PART V TRUTH IN THE TEST TUBES?
Forensic Analysis of Seized Drugs
Analysis of New Chemical Entities in a Sport Context
Hair Testing of Doping Agents: Potential and Limitations
PART VI THE NEXT CHALLENGE
What Will the Next Challenges Be? <br>