Performance Enhancing Drugs

Question 1

What are anabolic steroids?

Answer 1

Most commonly copies the male testosterone
Increase muscle mass,develops bone growth
Depends voice

Question 2

What are narcotics/analgesics

Answer 2

Allow for the player to continue playing with an injury
Allow you to keep playing
Risk of long term injury
Loss of concentration

Question 3

Beta blockers

Answer 3

Prescribed to people with heart problems
Allows you to keep focused
Nausea diarrhoea and tiredness

Question 4

What are diuretics?

Answer 4

Increase amount of urine produced
Lose weight
Dehydration
Dizziness, muscle cramps,headaches

Question 5

What is EPO?

Answer 5

Produces hormones unnaturally
Carries more oxygen
Thickens blood,dehydration
Heart attacks

Question 6

What is the growth hormone?

Answer 6

Increase muscle development with fewer side effects than than steroids
Grows muscles stronger and bigger

Question 7

What are stimulants?

Answer 7

Second most common drug in sport
Keeps you awake and gives you energy
Insomnia,irritable,irregular heat beat

Question 8

What is blood doping?

Answer 8

Banned process,increases number of red blood cells
More oxygen
Heart attacks,blood clots/strokes