Soc 11- Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards

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What are performance enhancing drugs?

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A substance that can be taken in variety of ways to produce expected and welcome physical and/or psychological effects.
Can increase level of performance, but can cause some unpleasant side affects

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Why do people take performance enhancing drugs?

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-improve performance
-encouraged to take them by coaches or athletes
-reward of winning
-pressure

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What are anabolic steroids?

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Drugs that mimic male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth and recover more quickly

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Benefits of anabolic steroids

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Increase muscle mass and develop bone growth, increasing strength while at same time allowing athlete to train harder and recover quicker

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Aide affects of anabolic steroids

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Increased risk of muscle injury, increase risk of heart attacks and strokes, high blood pressure and even death

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What are beta blocker?

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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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Can help tragets sports where steadiness and precision are required, because they reduce heart rate

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Side affects of beta blaocker?

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Nausea, diarrhoea, tiredness, depression, insomnia and nightmares

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What are Narcotics and analgesics?

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Narcotics are drugs that affect mood or behaviour, including drowsiness and relieving pain.
Analgesics- pain relief

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Benefits of narcotics and alagesics

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Depressing central nervous system and give relief from painful injuries

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Side affects 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 diuretics?

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Drugs that can elevate the rate of urine production

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Benefits of diuretics

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Can help performers who need to lose weight. May also be used to reduce the concentration of any other banned substance that may be present in urine.

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Side affects of diuretics

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Dehydration, dizziness, cramps, headaches and nausea

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What are peptide hormones

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Increase 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 and heavy sessions. Carry extra oxygen, disperse water products and lactic acid

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Side affects of peptide hormones

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Blood become thicker, make it more difficult to pass through small capillaries and increase risk of heart attack and stroke

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What are growth hormones

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Used to increase their muscles development

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Benefits of growth hormones

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Increase muscle growth. Not as many as steroids

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Side affects of growth hormones

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Minimal side affects, can be detected by blood test and not in urine

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What are stimulants

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Drugs that affect central nervous system, such as physical alertness. E.g amphetamines, ephedrine and cocaine, notine and caffeine.

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Benefits of stimulants

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Increase alertness, enabling people to think more by stimulating the central nervousbsystem. Overcome tiredness, reduce affects of lactic avid on muscles

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Side affects of stimulants

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Insomnia, irregular/increase heart rate, high blood pressure and addiction

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What is blood doping?

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Abnned process but not banned drug. Involves boosting number of red blood cells in bloodstream in order to improve performance. Red blood cells carry oxygen to muscles, having a higher concentration of cells in your blood can improve your VO2 max and so increase your indurance