Performance Enhancing Drugs

Question 1

Why do people take performance enhancing drugs?

Answer 1

Improve their performance
Some people are encouraged to do so by their coaches or fellow athletes
The reward of winning gold medals
Pressure

Question 2

What are anabolic steroids

Answer 2

Promote bone and muscle growth

Question 3

Benefits of anabolic steroids

Answer 3

Increased muscles mass and bone growth therefore increasing strength while at the same time allowing the athlete to train harder

Question 4

What are the side effects of anabolic steroids

Answer 4

Increased risk of heart attack, muscle injury, high blood pressure and strokes

Question 5

What are the benefits of beta blockers

Answer 5

They keep an athlete calm and steady allowing them to be more precise.Archery/snooker

Question 6

What are beta blockers

Answer 6

They lower the heart hate allowing an athlete to keep calm and steady.

Question 7

What are the side effects of beta blockers

Answer 7

Nausea insomnia nightmares tiredness

Question 8

What are the side effects of narcotics

Answer 8

Loss of concentration balance and co-ordination

Emotional effects and

Question 9

What are narcotics

Answer 9

Drugs that affect mood or behaviour, including drowsiness and relieving pain

Question 10

What are analgesic

Answer 10

A painkilling or pain reliving drug

Question 11

What are the benefits of narcotics and analgesics

Answer 11

These drugs act by depressing the central nervous system and gives relief from painful injuries. They can have a long lasting negative affect.

Question 12

What are diuretics

Answer 12

Drugs that elevate the rate of urine production

Question 13

What are the benefits of diuretics

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What are the side effects

Answer 14

Dehydration, which can cause dizziness, muscle cramps headaches and nausea

Question 15

What are peptide hormones

Answer 15

Increases the rate of maturation of red blood cells

Question 16

What are the benefits of peptide hormones

Answer 16

Increase muscle growth
Assist in recovery from injury and heavy training sessions
All the body to carry extra oxygen and dispease

Question 17

What are the side effects of peptide hormones

Answer 17

Blood becomes thicker which makes it more difficult to pass through the capillaries.

Question 18

What are growth hormones

Answer 18

Is used to increase their muscle development

Question 19

What are the benefits of growth hormones

Answer 19

Increase muscle growth.

Not many side effects as steroids

Question 20

What are the side effects of growth hormones

Answer 20

Minimal side effects, can be detected by a blood test and not in your urine

Question 21

What are stimulants

Answer 21

Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system such as physical alertness.
Legal: nicotine and caffeine
Illegal: cocaine, amphetamines

Question 22

What are the benefits of stimulants

Answer 22

Increase alertness, enabling people to think more by stimulating the central nervous system. Overcome tiredness
Reduce the effect of lactic acid

Question 23

What are the side effects of stimulants

Answer 23

Insomnia, irregular heart beats, high blood pressure and addiction

Question 24

What is blood doping ( not a drug)

Answer 24

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