Chaturvedi Aditi, Chaturvedi Harish, Kalra Juhi, Kalra Sudhanshu
Department of Pharmacology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant, Dehradun.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Apr-Jun;51(2):118-30.
Drug abuse is a major concern in the athletic world. The misconception among athletes and their coaches is that when an athlete breaks a record it is due to some "magic ingredient" and not because of training, hard work, mental attitude and championship performance. The personal motivation to win in competitive sports has been intensified by national, political, professional and economic incentives. Under this increased pressure athletes have turned to finding this "magic ingredient". Athlete turns to mechanical (exercise, massage), nutritional (vitamins, minerals), pharmacological (medicines) or gene therapies to have an edge over other players. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has already asked scientists to help find ways to prevent gene therapy from becoming the newest form of doping. The safety of the life of athletes is compromised with all forms of doping techniques, be it a side effect of a drug or a new technique of gene doping.
药物滥用是体育界的一个主要问题。运动员及其教练存在一种误解，即当一名运动员打破纪录时，是由于某种“神奇成分”，而不是训练、努力、精神态度和出色表现。国家、政治、职业和经济激励措施加剧了竞技体育中个人的获胜动机。在这种不断增加的压力下，运动员们开始寻找这种“神奇成分”。运动员求助于机械手段（锻炼、按摩）、营养方法（维生素、矿物质）、药物手段（药物）或基因疗法，以比其他选手更具优势。世界反兴奋剂机构（WADA）已经要求科学家帮助寻找方法，防止基因疗法成为最新形式的兴奋剂。所有形式的兴奋剂技术，无论是药物的副作用还是基因兴奋剂新技术，都会危及运动员的生命安全。
