Week 9

Question 1

What substance is often used early by adolecents.

Answer 1

Inhalants

Question 2

What are some characteristics of Inhalants

Answer 2

inexpensive, rapidly acting, can be toxic and lethal (sudden cardiac death)

Question 3

What steroids are common substances used as performance enhancing drugs?

Answer 3

anabolic/androgenic

Question 4

What are some other drugs used to enhance performance?

Answer 4

stimulants, growth hormone and erythropoientin (EPO)

Question 5

What are common side effects of steroid use?

Answer 5

high incidence of ruptured tendons, and damaged ligaments. Suppression of natural testosterone production in long term use. Swelling breasts, nipple changes, decreased testicle size, impaired sexual function. Musicalizing effects, facial hair, decreased breast size (women) lowered voice and clitoral enlargement.

Question 6

Anabolic steroids effect….

Answer 6

muscle building

Question 7

Androgenic steroids….

Answer 7

produce masculine characteristics.

Question 8

What are some mental and emotional side effects of steroid use?

Answer 8

emotional changes from confidence to aggressiveness, emotional instability, anger and rage, hypomania, depression, psychosis and paranoia

Question 9

What are Anabolic and Androgenic steroids used for

Answer 9

long term gains vs immediate psychoactive effects. provide a sense of euphoria and well being. They do have with drawl symptoms and users are more likely to use other drugs.