Nicotine - is it doping?

Herbsman

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... wada-sport

Forget about smoking, think about non-smokers using nicotine patches as a performance enhancing stimulant. Is this immoral?

Strith

Until wada decide to ban I guess not.

I always wondered if people would use it at they describe in the article though. Intersting.

chrisaonabike

I could do with an increased "vigilance and cognitive function".

jibberjim

No need for patches, plenty of research which shows cigarette smoking beneficial, a good review paper is here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001541/

"Cigarette smoking has been shown to increase serum hemoglobin, increase total lung capacity and stimulate weight loss, factors that all contribute to enhanced performance in endurance sports. Despite this scientific evidence, the prevalence of smoking in elite athletes is actually many times lower than in the general population. The reasons for this are unclear; however, there has been little to no effort made on the part of national governing bodies to encourage smoking among athletes."

keef66

"The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions. The following paper seeks to illustrate this point, using existing research to argue the hypothesis that cigarette smoking enhances endurance performance and should be incorporated into high-level training programs."

rollemynot

keef66 wrote:

"The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions. The following paper seeks to illustrate this point, using existing research to argue the hypothesis that cigarette smoking enhances endurance performance and should be incorporated into high-level training programs."

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