Cannabis and sport

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_6BD606908D69
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Cannabis and sport
Journal
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Author(s)
Saugy M., Avois L., Saudan C., Robinson N., Giroud C., Mangin P., Dvorak J.
ISSN
0306-3674
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
40
Pages
13-15
Abstract
Background and objectives: Cannabis is on the list of prohibited substances in the practice of sport, although its performance enhancing effect has not yet been proved. Its popularity among the younger generations as a social drug puts cannabis at the top of the list of compounds detected by the anti-doping laboratories accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency worldwide. The management of the results of urine analysis is quite difficult for the medical and disciplinary committees not only because of the social use of the substance, but also because of the interpretation of the analytical data from urine samples. This paper gives an overview of what is presently known about cannabis in relation with the practice of sport. Methods: Review of literature on the cannabis and exercise, its effect in the body, and the problems with interpretation of results when it is detected in urine. Results: The paper outlines the major effects of cannabis in the context of its social use and its use for sport activities. The difficulties in the interpretation of urine sample analysis results because of the protracted excretion time of the main metabolite, long after the intake, are described. Conclusions: There is an urgent need for sport authorities to take measures necessary to avoid players misusing cannabis.
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Web of science
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