performance-enhancing drugs

Question 1

what do beta blockers do and their side effects

Answer 1

•reduce heart rate, reduce muscle tension, reduce blood pressure and reduce adrenaline
•nausea, weakness, cramp and heart failure

Question 2

what do diurectics do and the side effects

Answer 2

•increase the amount of urination, causing weight loss
•cramp, dehydration, loss of salts, muscle weakness, heart damage

Question 3

what do narcotic analgesics do and the side effects

Answer 3

•kill pain, injuries and fatigue don’t affect performance
•overtraining, constipation, low blood pressure

Question 4

what are stimulants and the side effects

Answer 4

•increases mental and physical alertness
•high blood pressure, heart and liver problems, strokes

Question 5

what are anabolic agents (steroids) and the side effects

Answer 5

•mimic testosterone, increases bone and muscle growth, stronger and more aggressive, faster recovery
•high blood pressure, heart disease, infertility, increase risk of cancer
•women may grow facial and body hair

Question 6

what are peptide hormones (EPO) and the side effects

Answer 6

•produces more RBCs - increases oxygen-carrying capacity and endurance
•strokes, heart problems, abnormal growth, diabetes

Question 7

what is blood doping and the side effects

Answer 7

•increases the number of blood cells (removing blood and reinhecting it later on),more RBCs
•blood thickening (viscosity), infections, increased risk of heart attack, blocked blood vessels (embolism)