Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards
Why do people take performance enhancing drugs?
Improve their performance
Some people are encouraged to do so by their coaches or fellow athletes
The reward of winning gold medals
Pressure
What are anabolic steroids
Promote bone and muscle growth
Benefits of anabolic steroids
Increased muscles mass and bone growth therefore increasing strength while at the same time allowing the athlete to train harder
What are the side effects of anabolic steroids
Increased risk of heart attack, muscle injury, high blood pressure and strokes
What are the benefits of beta blockers
They keep an athlete calm and steady allowing them to be more precise.Archery/snooker
What are beta blockers
They lower the heart hate allowing an athlete to keep calm and steady.
What are the side effects of beta blockers
Nausea insomnia nightmares tiredness
What are the side effects of narcotics
Loss of concentration balance and co-ordination
Emotional effects and
What are narcotics
Drugs that affect mood or behaviour, including drowsiness and relieving pain
What are analgesic
A painkilling or pain reliving drug
What are the benefits of narcotics and analgesics
These drugs act by depressing the central nervous system and gives relief from painful injuries. They can have a long lasting negative affect.
What are diuretics
Drugs that elevate the rate of urine production
What are the benefits of diuretics
This can help performance who need to lose weight diuretics may also be used of any other banned substances that may be present in the urine
What are the side effects
Dehydration, which can cause dizziness, muscle cramps headaches and nausea
What are peptide hormones
Increases the rate of maturation of red blood cells
What are the benefits of peptide hormones
Increase muscle growth
Assist in recovery from injury and heavy training sessions
All the body to carry extra oxygen and dispease
What are the side effects of peptide hormones
Blood becomes thicker which makes it more difficult to pass through the capillaries.
What are growth hormones
Is used to increase their muscle development
What are the benefits of growth hormones
Increase muscle growth.
Not many side effects as steroids
What are the side effects of growth hormones
Minimal side effects, can be detected by a blood test and not in your urine
What are stimulants
Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system such as physical alertness.
Legal: nicotine and caffeine
Illegal: cocaine, amphetamines
What are the benefits of stimulants
Increase alertness, enabling people to think more by stimulating the central nervous system. Overcome tiredness
Reduce the effect of lactic acid
What are the side effects of stimulants
Insomnia, irregular heart beats, high blood pressure and addiction
What is blood doping ( not a drug)
Boosting the number of red blood cells in order to improve performance. The blood is taken out of the body then the athlete will train with the reduced blood count therefore when the blood is put back in they can work harder
