Misuse of drugs in sport.

The misuse of drugs in sport is not a new phenomenon. It has occurred for centuries but adequate documentation is only available for the last 50 years. It was the deaths in sport because of misuse of drugs and also the increasing problem of drug misuse in society which called into play national and international reactions to deal with the problem. It has been stated that in the few years before 1970 there were 30 deaths in sport through drug misuse. An anti-doping law was passed by the French Senate and became effective in 1965 and in the same year Belgium introduced an anti-doping act to deal with the problem of drug misuse in sport.