Romanian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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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
2Institutul de Pneumoftiziologie "Marius Nasta", Viilor Street no. 90, Bucharest, 050159, Romania
3National 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.