Defining and defending drug-free bodybuilding: A current perspective from organisations and their key figures

The use of performance- and image-enhancing drugs in the past seventy years or so has sparked a number of responses, including heated public debates, the creation of dedicated organisations and drug policies, as well as the emergence of communities of practice and belief in support of or in opposition to the phenomenon. Drug-free, known in the field as ‘natural’, bodybuilding has been developing since the 1970 s as a response to a dominant bodybuilding culture where the use of performance- and image-enhancing drugs has become normalised.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - August 9, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Dimitrios Liokaftos Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research