Gema Sáez Rodríguez

Anabolic drugs consumption of high school students participating in school championships of physical education

This paper aims to analyse the use of anabolic drugs among Greek students participating in school championships of physical education (PE). In order to do it, a survey was conducted during the 2008 to 2009 academic year in suburban, urban and metropolitan areas in Greece. The sample was 2,535 high school students from the 10 to 12th grade, participating in the school physical education championships. The results showed that 9.6% of boys and 3.7% of girls reported that they had used anabolic drugs sometime in the past whereas 11.2% boys and 4.8% girls reported that they would intend to use them in the future. This confirms that anabolic steroids are an important problem among adolescents, and educational programs should increase their knowledge about these drugs. Information should come not only from the state, but also from coaches, teachers, trainers and parents.

How construction trends of Universities sport facilities will be affected by financial crisis: A survey

This paper aims to analyse how the financial crisis is going to affect the trends in the construction of sport facilities in the Spanish Universities. The method is a survey conducted with 180 people including three different groups: Students, architects and sport facility managers. The results show that a high percentage of the respondents agree the use, construction and renewal of sport facilities in Spanish Universities will continue increasing within the next three years. Regarding the architectural trends, the wellness and recreational centres will be more successful than other options such as climbing walls or centres integrating sports and arts. Perhaps, these trends are more affected by cultural and social factors than by the economy.

Self-regulation and education on interactive advertising of pharmaceuticals for human use

Nowadays, many objects are being promoted in the internet. Among them are pharmaceutical products intended for human use and/or consumption. Although the laws try to protect the consumer from potential fraudulent activities relating to those products, it is still not sufficient. To complement the legal standard, pharmaceutical business organizations are self-regulated. A set of best practices in advertising has been approved, and will benefit both the pharmaceutical industry itself and the potential buyer of drugs. However, an enchanting scenery is prevailing in the pharmaceutical sector in Spain.