Drugs and Doping in Sport

Question 1

What are ethics

Answer 1

rules that dictate an individuals conduct. They form a system of rules that groups and societies are judged on

Question 2

Why is there deviance in sport

Answer 2

Often a result of a ‘drive to win’ , occasionally ‘at all costs’

Question 3

What are the three main forms of deviance

Answer 3

Violence
Gambling
Illegal drug use and doping

Question 4

How does the process of blood doping work

Answer 4

-removal of approx 2 pints of a persons blood several weeks prior to an event
-blood is then frozen until 1-2 days before event
-blood is thawed and injected back into an athlete

Question 5

What is blood doping

Answer 5

a process that increases a persons red blood cell count

Question 6

How does blood doping improve performance

Answer 6

-a greater number of RBC’s means that the volume of Hb is higher
-more oxygen is able to be transported to the working muscles
-resulting in higher level performance

Question 7

What athletes is blood doping associated with

Answer 7

-endurance athletes
eg. runners, cyclists

Question 8

What are examples of illegal performance enhancing drugs?

Answer 8

-anabolic steroids
-beta blockers
-stimulants
-narcotic analgesics
-anabolic agents
-diuretics
-peptide hormones
-masking agents

Question 9

What do anabolic steroids do

Answer 9

enable sports people to train harder and longer leading to an increased strength and aggression

Question 10

What do beta blockers do

Answer 10

help to control heart rate and keep athlete calm

Question 11

What do stimulants do

Answer 11

work as brain stimulants, increases altertness for sports people

Question 12

What are examples of drugs which are classified as prohibited substances in certain circumstances

Answer 12

-alcohol
-cannabinoids
-local anaesthetics
-glucocorticosternoids

Question 13

What is the difference between legal and illegal substances

Answer 13

-legal substances do not put an individuals reputation at risk
-no punishments for taking legal substances, punishment for illegal and increasingly severe
-illegal substances have a large health risk
-using illegal substances is breaking the law

Question 14

Defintion of deviance

Answer 14

a word that describes unacceptable behaviour within a culture

Question 15

Definition of ergogenic aids

Answer 15

external influences that are intended to improve athletic performance