Performace Enhancing Drugs

Question 1

What are the 10 performance enhancing drugs or processes?

Answer 1

Anabolic steroids, narcotics and analgesics, beta blockers, diuretics, peptide hormones, growth hormones, stimulants, blood doping

Question 2

What do anabolic steroids do?

Answer 2

Increase muscle mass and bone growth

Allow athlete to train harder and recover quicker

Question 3

What do narcotics and analgesics do

Answer 3

Increase the rate of recovery from injury

Question 4

What do beta blockers do?

Answer 4

Increase steadiness
Lower heart rate
Increase precision

Question 5

What do diuretics do?

Answer 5

Increase fluid lost from body
Can help lose weight
Can help hide other drug use

Question 6

What do peptide hormones do?

Answer 6

Increase number of red blood cells, so body can carry more oxygen
Increased muscle growth
Assist recovery rate
EPO increases aerobic capacity eg. Cycling

Question 7

What do growth hormones do?

Answer 7

Increase muscle development

Fewer side effects than steroids

Question 8

What do stimulants do

Answer 8

Overcome tiredness
Think quicker
Off set the effects of lactic acid on muscles
Eg. Caffeine in coffee and tea

Question 9

What does blood doping do?

Answer 9

Improve performance by as much as 20% by increasing red blood cell count, improved endurance