Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards
Why do people take performance enhancing drugs?
Improve their performance
Some people are encouraged by coaches etc
The reward of winning
Pressure
What are anabolic steroids?
Drugs that mimic the male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth.
Benefits of anabolic steroids?
Increase muscle mass and develop bone growth, therefore increasing strength. Quicker recovery time.
What are the side effects of anabolic steroids?
Increased risk of muscle injury, high blood pressure
Whats a beta blocker?
Drugs that are used to control the heart rate and having a calming and relaxing effect.
Benefits of beta blockers?
Beta blockers can help target sports where steadiness and precision are required, they reduce there heart rate.
Side effects of beta blockers?
Nausea, diarrhoea, tiredness, depression, insomnia and nightmares.
Whats are narcotics?
Drugs that effect mood or behaviour, including drowsiness and relieving pain.
What are analgesic?
A painkilling, or pain relieving drug.
Benefits of narcotics and analgesics?
These drugs act by depressing the central nervous system and give relief from painful injuries but allowing the injured player to take part they can increase the risk of severe long lasting injury.
Side effects if narcotic and analgesics?
Loss of coordination, loss of concentration and emotional effects.
What is diuretics?
Drugs that elevate the rate of urine production.
Benefits of diuretics?
This can help performers who needs to lose weight. Diuretics may also be used to reduce the concentration of any other banned substance that may be present in the urine.
Side effects of diuretics?
Dehydration, which can cause dizziness, muscle cramps, headaches and nausea.
What are peptide hormones?
Peptide hormones increases the rate maturation of red blood cells.
Benefits of peptide hormones?
Increase muscle growth, assist in recovery from injury and heavy training sessions. All the body to carry extra oxygen, and disperse waste products and lactic acids.
Side effects of peptide hormones?
Blood becomes thicker, which makes it more difficult to pass through the small capillaries and increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.
What are growth hormones?
Is used to increase their muscle development.
Benefits of growth hormones?
Increase muscle growth. Not as many side effects as steroids.
Side effects of growth hormones?
Minimal side effects, can be detected in your blood test and not in your urine.
What are stimulants?
Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system, such as/ or physical alertness. E.g amphetamines, ephedrine and cocaine, as well as nicotine and caffein.
Benefits of a stimulant?
Increase alertness, enabling people to think more by stimulating the central nervous system. Overcome tiredness. Reduce the effects of lactic acid on muscles.
Side effects of stimulants?
Insomnia, irregular/increased heart beat, high blood pressure and addiction.
What is blood doping?
Blood doping is a banned substance - not a banned drug. Blood doping involves boosting the number pf red blood cells in the bloodstream in order to improve your performance. Because red blood cells carry oxygen to the muscles having a higher concentration of these can improve your VO2 max and increase your endurance.
