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DRUG ABUSE IN SPORT PERFORMANCE – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

GABRIEL PIŢIGOI1, CĂTĂLIN PĂUNESCU1*, SILVIU PETRESCU1, GINA ANA CIOLAN2, MIHAELA PĂUNESCU3

1"Carol Davila'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dionisie Lupu Street no. 37, Bucharest, 020022, Romania
2 Institutul de Pneumoftiziologie "Marius Nasta", Viilor Street no. 90, Bucharest, 050159, Romania
3 National University of Physical Education and Sport, Constantin Noica Street no.140, Bucharest, 060057, Romania

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This study is a systematic review on the use of prohibited substances and their effects on sports performance. The use of banned substances, in order to increase the performance capacity, constitutes a problem worldwide. The research is based on the analysis of the most relevant studies on the issues addressed published in the last 5 years in the PubMed database. From the 78 results of the screening, we analyzed a total of 14 scientific studies and summarized the latest findings in this field.