Soc 10: Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards

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What does PED stand for

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Performance enhancing drugs

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Why do people take Performance Enhancing Drugs

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  • To improve their performance
  • some people are encouraged to do so by coaches or fellow athletes
  • the reward of winning (Gold medals in some sports sports is said to be worth nearly a million dollars in endorsements
  • Pressure
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What are Anabolic Steriods

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Anabolic steroids mimic the male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth.

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What are the benefits of anabolic steroids

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  • Used enhance performance
  • Increases muscle mass
  • develops bone growth
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What are the side effects of anabolic steroids

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  • Increased risk of muscle injury
  • increased risk of heart attacks and strokes
  • high blood pressure
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What are Beta Blockers

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These are drug that are used to control heart rate and have calming and relaxing effects.

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What are the benefits of beta blocker

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Help target sports where steadiness and precision is required because the heart rate is reduced

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What are the side effects of beta blockers

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  • Nausea
  • Diarrhoea
  • Tiredness
  • Depression
  • Insomnia
  • Nightmare
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What are Narcotics and Analgesics

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Narcotics : drugs that affect the mood or behaviour, including drowsiness and relieving pain.

Analgesics : drugs that elevate the rate of urine production

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What are the benefits of Narcotics and Analgesics

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  • depress the nervous system meaning it relieves pain.
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What are the side effects of narcotics and analgesics

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  • Loss of co-ordination
  • Loss of balance
  • Loss of concentration
  • Emotional Effects
  • Increases the risk of severe or long lasting injury
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What are diuretics

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Diuretics elevate the rate of urine production

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What are the benefits of diuretics

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  • Can be used to lose weight

- reduce the concentration of any other drug that is present in the urine

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What are the side effects of diuretics

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  • dehydration
  • causes Dizziness
  • muscle cramps
  • headaches and Nausea
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What are peptide hormones

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Peptide hormones increases the rate of maturation of red blood cells

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Benefits of peptide hormones

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  • Increase muscle growth
  • Assist in recovery from injury
  • All the body to carry extra oxygen
  • Disperse waste products and lactic acid
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What are the side effects of peptide hormones

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  • Blood becomes thicker meaning it is harder to pass through capillaries
  • Increases risk of heart attack or stroke
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What are growth hormones

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Growth hormones are used to increase muscle development. Very similar to steroids.

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What are the benefits of growth hormones

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  • Increase muscle growth

- Not as many side effects as steroids

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What are the side effects of growth hormones

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  • minimal side effects

- can be detected by a blood test and not in your urine

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What are stimulants

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Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system, such as physical alertness.

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What the benefits of stimulants

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  • Increases alertness
  • enables people to think more
  • Overcomes tiredness
  • Reduces effects of lactic acid acid on muscles
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What are the side effects of stimulants

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  • Insomnia
  • Increased heart beat
  • high blood pressure
  • addiction
24
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What is blood doping

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Blood doping is a banned process, involving bossing the number of red blood cells in your body in order to improve performances. Doing this improve your aerobic capacity.