Drugs e.c.t.

Question 1

What do all drugs have

Answer 1

side effects

Question 2

Name 6 types of performance enhancing drugs

Answer 2

anabolic steroids
beta blockers
diuretics
narcotic steroids
stimulants
peptide hormones including erythroprotein/ EPO

Question 3

What are anabolic steroids?

Answer 3

drugs that mimic the male sex hormones and promote bone and muscle growth

Question 4

Why might people use performance enhancing drugs?

Answer 4

longer career
higher levels of competition
make more money
temptation of all of these things

Question 5

Two unhelpful side effects of anabolic steroids

Answer 5

deepening of the voice

growth of facial hair

Question 6

What useful side effects do anabolic steroids have?

Answer 6

increase aggression
increase muscle mass
develop bone growth
increase strength
allow people to train harder and recover quicker

Question 7

What are the dangerous side effects of anabolic steroids?

Answer 7

increased risk of strokes and heart attacks
high blood pressure
liver disease
increased risk of muscle injury
infertility in women
death

Question 8

What are beta blockers?

Answer 8

drugs that are used to control the heart rate and have a calming and relaxing effect

Question 9

When are beta blockers used

Answer 9

in sports where precision is important because they reduce the heart rate

Question 10

Give 4 bad side effects of beta blockers

Answer 10

nausea
diahorrea
tiredness
depression

Question 11

What are narcotic analgesics

Answer 11

drugs that can be used to reduce pain

Question 12

What are 4 of the most powerful narcotic analgesics

Answer 12

heroin
methadone
pethidine
morphine

Question 13

How do narcotic analgesics work?

Answer 13

they depress the CNS and give relief from painful injuries.

However people may then take part in an activity which then causes further damage.

Question 14

What are some bad side effects of narcotic analgesics?

Answer 14

loss of concentration, balance and co ordination

emotional effects including hallucinations (morphine)

Question 15

What are diuretics

Answer 15

drugs that elevate the level of urine production

Question 16

who normally uses diuretics

Answer 16

people who need to loose weight

Question 17

What are some bad side effects of diuretics

Answer 17

dehydration- dizziness, muscle cramps, head aches, and nausea
long term kidney problems

Question 18

What are stimulants

Answer 18

drugs that have an effect on the CNS, such as increase mental or physical awareness

Question 19

What are the second most commonly used drugs in sport?

Answer 19

stimulants

Question 20

Give some examples of stimulants

Answer 20

amphetamines
ephedrine
cocaine (sometimes found in small doses in medicines for colds and pain relief)
nicotine
caffeine

Question 21

What is a more common reason that people consume stimulants

Answer 21

they help overcome tiredness

Question 22

what are some of the bad side effects of stimulants

Answer 22

insomnia
irritability
irregular heart beat
increased heart rate
high blood pressure
addiction

Question 23

What’s the most addictive stimulant?

Answer 23

amphetamines

Question 24

What are peptide hormones?

Answer 24

drugs that cause other hormones to be produced

Question 25

What type of drug has similar effects to anabolic steroids

Answer 25

peptide hormones

Question 26

Why are peptide hormones used

Answer 26

to increase growth to assist recovery from injury and heavy training sessions increase the number of red blood cells there are to allow the body to carry extra oxygen to help disperse waste products and lactic acid increase human growth

Question 27

What is used to treat people with amnesia

Answer 27

EPO

Question 28

What does EPO do?

Answer 28

It increases the number of red blood cells and the amount of haemoglobin to take up oxygen which increases aerobic capacity which is very useful in long distance events.

Question 29

What are some nematic side effects of EPO?

Answer 29

thickens blood difficult for blood to pass through capillaries greater risk of stroke and heart attack

Question 30

Since when did the olympic community start testing for EPO?

Answer 30

2004

Question 31

What year did the USSR use androgenic anabolic steroids to improve performance of its weight lifters?

Answer 31

1952

Question 32

When did governing bodies start to make the use of drugs illegal?

Answer 32

1970

Question 33

When did the olympic commit first enforce a full scale testing programme

Answer 33

1972, for the games in Munich

Question 34

What happened in 1975

Answer 34

anabolic steroids were banned

Question 35

What two points were agreed at the conference in 1999

Answer 35

there would be a single international doping agency | there would be a blanket 2 year ban for competitors found guilty of taking an performance enhancing drugs

Question 36

What two sporting bodies did not agree to the points discuss at the 1999 conference in Lausanne?

Answer 36

the tennis and football bodies | they insisted on the inclusion of 'specific, exceptional circumstances'.

Question 37

When was smoking in public places banned in the UK?

Answer 37

2007

Question 38

What's the legal age for buying tabbacco in the UK

Answer 38

18

Question 39

What is the most common death by smoking?

Answer 39

contrary heart disease (CHD)

Question 40

What does contrary heart disease do?

Answer 40

Damages the cardiovascular system, in particular the heart, oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and the blood vessels. It causes high blood pressure and have a negative effect on fitness, especially aerobic fitness which results in poorer performance.

Question 41

What effects does alcohol have?

Answer 41

A calming effect | slows down and impairs judgment

Question 42

What bad effects does alcohol have?

Answer 42

liver damage known as cirrhosis

Question 43

What does nicotine do?

Answer 43

raises awareness | it's an addictive drug