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SOC 11 - Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards

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What does PED stand for?

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Performance Enhancing Drugs

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What are performance enhancing drugs?

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a substance that can be taken in a variety of ways to produce expected and welcome physical and/ or physiological effects.
Taking these drugs can increase the level of performance

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Why do people take performance enhancing drugs (PEDs)

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•Improves performance
•Peer pressure/encouraged to do so by coaches, family or fellow athletes or teamates
•The reward of winning( gold medals in some sports is said to be worth millions of dollars in endorsements)
•Pressure

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What are anabolic steroids

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Drugs that mimic the male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle girth.

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Benefits of Anabolic steroids

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Increase muscle mass and develop bone growth. Therefore, increasing strength and at the same time, allowing them to train harder and recover quicker

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Side effects of anabolic steroids

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Increased blood pressure. Increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and muscle injury.

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Beta blockers

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Drugs that are used to control the heart rate and have a calming and relaxing effect.

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Benefits of beta blockers

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Increase steadiness and precision.

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Side effects of beta blockers

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Nausea, diarrhoea, tiredness, depression, insomnia and nightmares.

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Diuretics

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Used to increase the amount of urine production and to increase kidney function.

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Benefits of Diuretics

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Aids athletes who need to lose weight quickly.

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Side effects of diuretics

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

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Narcotics meaning

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

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Analgesics meaning

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acting as pain relief

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Benefits of Narcotics and analgesics

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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 or long-lasting

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Side effects of Narcotics and analgesics

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Loss of coordination, loss of balance, loss of concentration and emotional effects.

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What are peptide hormones?

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increases the rate of maturation of red blood
cells.

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What are the benefits of peptide hormones?

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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 acid.

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What are the side effects of peptide hormones?

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Blood becomes thicker, which makes it more difficult to pass through the small capillaries and increases the risk of heart attack or stroke.

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What are growth hormones?

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Is used to increase their muscles development (very similar to steroids)

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What are the benefits of growth hormones?

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Increases muscle growth (strength and size). Not as many side effects as steroids.

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What are 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/ or physical alertness.

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What are the benefits of stimulants?

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

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What are the side effects of stimulants?

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insomnia, irregular/ increased heart beat, high blood pressure and addiction.

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What is blood doping?

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Blood doping involves boosting the number of 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 cells in your blood can improve your VO, max (your aerobic capacity) and so increase your endurance.

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What are the 7 PEDs?

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• Anabolic steroids
• Beta blockers
• Diuretics
• Narcotics/analgesics
• Peptide hormones
• Growth hormones
• Stimulants

28
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What type of athlete would use anabolic steroids?

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Bodybuilders and weightlifters

29
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What type of athlete would use beta blockers?

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Snooker player, archer, darts player

30
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What type of athlete would use diuretics?

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MMA fighters and boxers

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What type of athlete would use narcotics/analgesics?

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Anyone who wants to accelerate injury recovery or get pain relief

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What type of athlete would use peptide hormones?

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Long distance runners, cyclists, cross country runners

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What type of athlete would use growth hormones

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Basketball players or anyone who wants to grow taller/get stronger

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What type of athlete would use stimulants?

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F1 driver, 100m sprinter

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