The use of substances to improve performance is as old as sport itself.
The doping constitutes a great problem of current 馃ざ sports scene and despite advances in technology to detect the use of illegal substances, the elimination of doping in sport 馃ざ still seems distant.
The intense pressures faced by high-performance athletes, the insecurity and the quest for victory, are among the reasons 馃ざ for the use of doping.
O presente estudo prop玫e refletir sobre a utiliza莽茫o de subst芒ncias dopantes em atletas de alto-rendimento analisando 馃ざ aspectos hist贸ricos, sociais e 茅ticos.
O uso de subst芒ncias para melhorar o desempenho 茅 t茫o antigo quanto pr贸prio esporte.
