SOC11 Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards
Why do people take PED’S
- To improve their performance
- Some people are encouraged to do so by their coaches or fellow athletes
- The reward of winning
- Pressure
What are anabolic steroids?
Drugs that mimic testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth
Benefits and side effects of anabolic steroids?
Benefits: Enhanced performance, increased muscle mass and develops bone growth, increased strength while being able to recover quicker
Side effects: Increased risk of muscle injury, increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, high blood pressure and even death
What are beta blockers?
drugs that are used to control the heart rate and have a calming and relaxing effect.
Benefits and side effects of beta blockers
Benefits: beta blockers can help targets sports where steadiness and precision are required, because they reduce heart rate.
Side effects: nausea, diarrhoea, tiredness, depression, insomnia and nightmares.
What are narcotics and analgesics?
Narcotics: drugs that affect mood or behaviour, including drowsiness and relieving pain.
Analgesics: drugs that elevate the rate of urine production.
Benefits and side effects of narcotics and analgesics
Benefits: 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 injury.
Side effects: Loss of coordination, loss of balance, loss of concentration and emotional effects.
What are diuretics?
drugs that elevate the rate of urine production.
Benefits and side effects of diuretics
Benefits:
• This can help performers who need 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:
• Dehydration, which can cause dizziness
• Muscle cramps
• Headaches and nausea
What are peptide hormones?
Increases the rate of production of red blood cells.
Benefits and side effects of peptide hormones
Benefits:
• Increase muscles growth
• Assist in recovery from injury and heavy training sessions
• Allows the body to carry extra oxygen
• Disperse waste products and lactic acid
Side effects:
• Blood becomes thicker, which makes it more difficult to pass through the small capillaries
• Increases the risk of heart attack or stroke
What are growth hormones?
They are used to increase muscle development
Benefits and side effects of growth hormones
Benefits:
•Increase muscles growth (strength and size)
• Not as many side effects as steroids.
Side effects:
• 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/ or physical alertness.
Benefits and side effects of stimulants
Benefits:
• 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:
• Insomnia
• Irregular/ increased heart beat
• High blood pressure and addiction.
