Performance Enhancing Drugs

Question 1

Name the 8 performance enhancing drugs PEDs?

Answer 1

Anabolic Steroids 
Peptide Hormones
Growth Hormones
Beta Blockers 
Narcotics and Analgesics
Blood doping 
Diuretics
Stimulants

Question 2

What does Anabolic Steroids do?

Answer 2

Enhance performance in sport

Question 3

What does Narcotics and Analgesics do?

Answer 3

Help people to play when injured

Question 4

What does Beta Blockers do?

Answer 4

Maintain a low heart rate and reduces stress

Question 5

What does Diuretics do?

Answer 5

Used to increase the amount of urine produced to increase kidney function

Question 6

What does Peptide Hormones Do?

Answer 6

Produce Hormones unnaturally by drugs

Question 7

What does Growth Hormones do?

Answer 7

Increase Muscle development

Question 8

What does Blood doping do?

Answer 8

Involves boosting more red blood cells to improve performance red blood cells carry oxygen to muscles

Question 9

Name a side effect of Anabolic Steroids and growth Hormones (same side effects)?

Answer 9

Increase risk of heart attacks and strokes
High good pressure
Liver disease

Question 10

Name a side effect of Narcotics and Analgesics ?

Answer 10

Loss of concentration
Loss of balance
Loss of co - ordination

Question 11

Name a side effect of Beta Blockers?

Answer 11

Nausea
Diarrhoea
Tired
Depression

Question 12

Name a side effect of Diuretics ?

Answer 12

Dehydration
Kidney problems
Headaches

Question 13

Name a side effect of Peptide Hormones?

Answer 13

Thickens the blood

Dehydration

Question 14

Name a side effect of Stimulants?

Answer 14

Irregular heart beat
High blood pressure
Addiction

Question 15

What does Stimulants do?

Answer 15

Increase alertness, enabling people to think more and helps overcome tiredness