Drugs in sport

Question 1

What are the reasons for doping?

Answer 1

Enhances physical and mental ability
Everyone does it
cut corners, reduces stress and pressure
if you want to win, its the only option
levelling the playing field
can be easy to mask according to doctors
safe when controlled
if you win , you are frowned upon as people assume
chance of getting caught is 2% of tested athletes
expensive to test for drugs

Question 2

what are the reasons against doping ?

Answer 2

causes women to develop muscular features
death / health issues
morally wrong doesn’t make a good role model
expensive
to neutralise it, you have people take more
sport becomes meaningless
lacks morals
cheating
not all performers have access to drugs
negative role models for children

Question 3

what are strategies to prevent doping?

Answer 3

punishment- shamed , stripped of medals and titles, medias, banned
out of competition testing/ random
world anti-doping agency, play true, honesty , equality ,courage
promote fair play , educating , create awareness, rewarding positive behaviour

Question 4

what are drugs banned during sport?

Answer 4

stimulants
narcotics
cannabinoids
glucocorticoids

Question 5

what drugs are banned in and outside competition?

Answer 5

diuretics and other masking agents
anabolic agents
anti-oestrongic agents

Question 6

why would across the board drug test be good?

Answer 6

no athlete could gain an advantage
random tests are more efficient, doesn’t allow athletes to flush drug from their bodies
costs could be shared across sports and countries

Question 7

why would across the board training to be bad?

Answer 7

drugs testing is in consistent and give false positives , could ruin a athletes career
what is classed as a performance enhancing drug is not the same in every sport
the money may not be worth the result

Question 8

how do you test for drugs?

Answer 8

urine
masking
blood
levels natural

Question 9

what are some examples of performance enhancing drugs?

Answer 9

beta blockers

anabolic steroids

Question 10

why may an elite athlete choose to take performance enhancing steroids?

Answer 10

received wrong guidance
uneducated 
unaware due to diet being under coaches control 
some athletes feel it reduces pressure 
some feel pressurised by teammates 
some help to recover from injuries 
others are taking them too