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Chapter 17 - An Interview with Dave Crosland

A LIfe with Performance-Enhancing Drugs

from Section 3 - Exploring the Motivations Behind Exercise Addiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2023

By
Valeria Catalani
Edited by
Ornella Corazza  and
Artemisa Rocha Dores
Ornella Corazza
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire and University of Trento, Italy
Artemisa Rocha Dores
Affiliation:
Polytechnic Institute of Porto and University of Porto, Portugal
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Summary

In this chapter, Valeria Catalani, a research student, interviews Dave Croslands, a former professional bodybuilder who is now actively involved in the harm reduction sector, providing online support and educational services to the bodybuilding community. In the course of the interview he describes in detail his journey with the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), from his initial teenage experiences, when no information about PEDs was available, to his later, more informed years. His aim is not to stop people using PEDs, but to educate them about responsible consumption and usage. He emphasizes his belief that knowledge will reduce the harm and severe side effects caused by using PEDs. He also explains why he does not think that bodybuilding or indeed other sports disciplines can ever be separated from performance-enhancing practices.

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anabolic steroidsbodybuildingdopingharm reductionimage- and performance-enhancing drugs
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The Body in the Mind
Exercise Addiction, Body Image and the Use of Enhancement Drugs
 , pp. 205 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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