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Doping in Norwegian Gyms —

A Big Problem?

Telemark Research Institute - Bo, 3800 Bo / Norway

Jan Ove Tangen

Telemark College, Department of Economy, Environment and Sport, 3800 Bo / Norway

Bjorn Barland

Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Pb 40, Kringsja, 0807 Oslo / Norway

Gunnar Breivik

Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Pb 40, Kringsja, 0807 Oslo / Norway

At the end of 1993 there was carried out an investigation on the extent of doping in Norwegian gyms. The main results from the investigation are: Around 2% use or have used drugs and 20% reported knowledge of other using drugs at the gym. In this article we discuss the methodology that was used and the findings from the investigation in relation to other surveys, both Norwegian and foreign studies. The findings are also basis for a more sociological discussion on doping and modern sport. In this section we discuss how big problem doping in sport in reality is, and what type of problem issues drug use in sport raises.

International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol. 31, No. 4, 351-364 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/101269029603100401


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