Amphetamine margin in sports. [Effects on performance of highly trained athletes]

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6774111

Laties, V. G.; Weiss, B.

The amphetamines can enhance athletic performance. That much seems clear from the literature, some of which is reviewed here. Increases in endurance have been demonstrated in both man and rat. Smith and Beecher, 20 years ago, showed improvement of running, swimming, and weight throwing in highly trained athletes. Laboratory analogues of such performance have also been used and similar enhancement demonstrated. The amount of change induced by the amphetamines is usually small, of the order of a few percent. Nevertheless, since a fraction of a percent improvement can make the difference between fame and oblivion, the margin conferred by these drugs can be quite important.

• Research Organization: Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Radiation Biology and Biophysics
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76EV03490
• OSTI ID: 6774111
• Report Number(s): UR-3490-1853; CONF-8004126-1
• Resource Relation: Conference: Conference on drug use in athletics, Anaheim, CA, USA, 15 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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