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Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards

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1
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Give an example of anabolic steroids

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Testosterone

Nandrolone

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What are the positive effects of anabolic steroids?

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A) Increases muscle mass
B) Speeds up recovery
C) Increases strength

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What type of sports person is likely to use anabolic steroids?

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Any sport which requires strength and muscle

Weight lifter, boxer, body builder, sprinter.

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Give some negative effects of anabolic steroids

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A) Makes women more masculine (deep voice, facial hair etc.)
B) Liver disease
C) High blood pressure and increased risk of heart attack

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What is the definition of performance enhancing drugs?

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Any substance that can improve a sportsperson’s performance in physical activity or training in some way

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Why might people take a PED?

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A) Some sports people are encouraged to take drugs by their fellow competitors or coaches
B) The possibility of winning major competitions or Olympic gold medals are hugely tempting
C) To make a large amount of money, especially as the competitive life of participants in many sports is very short

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Give some positive effects of beta blockers

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Slows the heart rate so has the effect of calming the performer - reducing the stress and anxiety in a tense situation.

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Which type of sportsperson is most likely to use Beta Blockers?

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Snooker players, archers etc.

Sports which require a steady hand and eye

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Give some negative effects of Beta Blockers

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They can slow the heart rate so much that it stops

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Give some positive effects of Diuretics

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A) Produces more urine so that fluid is not retained so causes rapid weight loss
B) ‘Flushes’ the body to mask the use of another drug

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Which type of sportsperson is most likely to use Diuretics?

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Athletes who need to ‘make the weight’ e.g. boxers, jockeys

Sports cheats to hide the use of other drugs

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Give some negative effects of Diuretics

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A) Dehydration

B) Kidney disease

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Give an example of Peptide Hormones

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(Human) Growth Hormone

Erythropoietin (EPO)

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Name some positive effects of using GH

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A) Increases muscle mass

B) Increases strength

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Which type of sports person is most likely to use GH

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Sports involving strength and power

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Name some negative effects of using GH

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A) Liver disease

B) High blood pressure and increased risk of heart attack

17
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Give some positive effects of using EPO

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Increases red blood cell production so an increased amount of oxygen is able to be carried around the the body

18
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Which type of sports person is most likely to use EPO?

A

Endurance athletes

19
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Give some negative effects of using EPO

A

Thickened blood so increases chances of heart attacks and strokes

20
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Give an example of Narcotic Analgesics

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Aspirin, codeine, paracetamol

21
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Give some positive effects of using narcotic analgesics

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A) They dull the central nervous system so pain is hidden

B) You can return to competing from injury sooner or play with an injury

22
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Which type of sportsperson is most likely to use narcotic analgesics?

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Any sport where injury is common and/or events are frequent

23
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Give some negative effects of using narcotic analgesics

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Injuries can be made worse because the pain is masked

24
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What is blood doping?

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The illegal practice of injecting blood 1-2 days before an event that has been removed from their body a few weeks previously

25
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Give some positive effects of Blood Doping

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Increases red blood cell production so increases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to the working muscles.

26
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Which type of sportsperson is most likely to Blood Dope?

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Endurance athletes

27
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Give an example of a stimulant

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Amphetamines, caffeine (only illegal past a certain amount)

28
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Name some positive effects of using stimulants

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A) Increased alertness
B) Overcoming tiredness
C) Thinking faster
D) Offsets the facets of lactic acid

29
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Which type of sports person is most likely to use stimulants?

A

Any sport where fast reactions and endurance are needed

30
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Give some negative effects of using stimulants

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A) Insomnia and high blood pressure
B) Irregular heart beat
C) Irritability
D) Addiction

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