Drugs And Sports(12.4) Flashcards
1
Q
What is a drug?
A
any chemical substance that affects the way your body works
2
Q
What were most drugs developed for?
A
medical purposes but can be dangerous once misused
3
Q
What some of the reasons atheltes take drugs
A
to gain a physical advantage
tempted to try it themselves because everyone is using it
may be tempted to useit if it means they will have an advantage over everyone else
to satisfy other people
4
Q
How are athletes banned
A
when cocaine and cannabis shows up on drug test.
5
Q
What are the performance enhancing drugs
A
stimulants,narcotic analgesics , anabolic steroids, diuretics ,bet blockers and tranquilizers,blood doping and peptide hormones,mimetics and analogues
6
Q
When was the word anti doping agency developed
A
1999e
