Drug Prevention Flashcards
What are some drug prevention strategies (AO1)
Educate athletes on the risk of taking drugs
Use role models such as former athletes who competed drug free successfully
Invest in drug screening and testing to detect athletes who take PEDs
Have more frequent and random drug testing
Stricter punishments for those using PEDs
Coordination between countries and their drug testing regulations
What are some drug prevention strategies (AO2)
UKAD education programme ‘100% me’ is used to educate young athletes on dangers and moral issues of PEDs
State of the art WADA accredited labs are worldwide
The whereabouts system is used and athletes are able to be tracked anywhere
140 counties apply the same procedures so athletes are likely to be caught regardless of which nation they are in/represent
Biological passports detail normal physiological characteristics making it easier to detect abnormal levels of naturally occurring PEDs eg EPO
Lifetime bans, returning money, prison sentences all act as deterrents for athletes
What does UKAD stand for
UK anti doping agency
What does WADA stand for
World anti doping agency
Why are anti doping strategies effective
Cooperation between governing bodies has led to more consistent regulations with a standardised list of banned substances
Samples are kept up to 10 years after major events meaning athletes can be caught or punished even after the event
Whereabouts systems are effective as athletes cannot avoid being tested spontaneously
Harsher punishments such as returning earnings or losing titles are effective as it acts as a deterrent for athletes
Why are anti doping strategies not effective
Reaching athletes in training camps abroad is difficult making random testing challenging to conduct
Drugs and masking agents are constantly being developed meaning cheats are usually 1 step ahead of authorities and testing isn’t always reliable
Some countries aren’t signed up to WADA guidelines making the approach inconsistent
Athletes and coaches exploit loopholes in the regulations
Potential rewards may be too tempting for some athletes to resist and win at all cost attitude become prevalent
Some drugs can be taken accidentally so athletes can claim innocence
What is the whereabouts system designed for
Designed to support out of competition testing
What happens in whereabouts testing
Athletes provide the details of their whereabouts so that they can be located at any time, anywhere, without any notice
What is the whereabouts system helpful for
Punishing cheats
Acting as a deterrent for taking PEDs
Giving clean athletes confidence that there is no cheating in their event
