Should We be Concerned with Nicotine in Sport? Analysis from 60,802 Doping Control Tests in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nicotine is a psychostimulant drug with purported use in sports environments, though the use of nicotine among athletes has not been studied extensively.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the nicotine positivity rate in 60,802 anti-doping urine samples from 2012 to 2020.

Methods

Urine samples obtained in-competition at different national and international sports events held in Italy during the period 2012-2020 were analysed. All samples were from anonymous athletes that were collected and analysed at the WADA-accredited antidoping laboratory in Rome, Italy. Samples were analysed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, with a cut-off concentration for nicotine of > 50 ng/mL. Results were stratified by year, sport and sex.

Results

SUBMITTER: Zandonai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature