Drugs Flashcards
Advantages of drugs? (3)
- Enhance physical performance
- Increases succes
- Increases money and fame
Disadvantages of drugs? (4)
- Addictive and unhealthy
- Lose respect, reputation
- Banned from sports
- Lose medals/money (fined)
Beta blockers?
Blocks receptors from being stimulated
Effect of beta blockers? (3)
Slows HR, clams and steadies hand
Effect of Anabolic steroids? (4)
repair body tissues after stress, promote muscle growth, ability to train harder and longer with less fatigue, recover quicker
Effect of Narcotic analgesic? (2)
reduce pain, reduce injury
Effect of Diuretics?
rapid weight loss
Effect of Stimulants? (3)
decrease tiredness, increase alertness, and increase endurance
Effect of Peptide hormone? (EPO 3) (HGH 1)
EPO = increase RBC production, increase o2 transport, increase endurance
HGH = increase muscle mass
Side effect of beta blockers? (4)
Reduce HR way too low, heat may stop, low blood pressure, tiredness
Side effect of Anabolic steroids? (2)
Females may develop male features, liver and heart damage
Side effect of Narcotic analgesic? (3)
nausea, highly addictive, causes serious injury if already hurt
Side effect of Diuretics? (2)
dehydration, dizziness/light headed
Side effect of Stimulants? (3)
Increase blood pressure, hide symptom of fatigue and addiction
Side effect of Peptide hormone? (4)
blood clots, CV problems (stroke, heart attack)
Example of a sport performer using beta blockers? (2)
Shooting sports and snooker
Example of a sport performer using Anabolic steroids? (2)
athletics (100m), power events (shot put)
Example of a sport performer using Narcotic analgesic?
Combat sport (NBA - have lots of games in a season)
Example of a sport performer using Diuretics? (2)
boxer, jockey (weight classified sport)
Example of a sport performer using Stimulants? (2)
event with a sprint start and boxer
Example of a sport performer using Peptide hormone? (3)
cycling, marathon runners, endurance athletes
Anabolic steroids?
Artificially produce testosterone
Narcotic analgesic?
masks pain
Diuretics?
promote fluid removal from body
Stimulants
helps body physically and mentally
Peptide hormone?
EPO (erythropoietin) HGH ( human growth hormone)
What is blood doping?
a PROCESS not a drug
Blood doping (6)
- Remove blood by “donating”
- Put in a transfuser - to split RBC and fluid
- Put fluid back in body
- Train (at altitude as less o2)
- Body naturally produces RBC
- Inject RBC back into the body
Effect of blood doping? (4)
Increase o2 carrying, increase aerobic respiration, increase tolerance to lactic acid and fatigue
Side effect of blood doping? (4)
blood clots overload of circulatory system, leads to heart attack and stroke
Example of sports performer who uses blood doping? (3)
Cycling, marathon runner, endurance athlete