PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS Flashcards
HOW CAN DRUGS IMRPOVE FERMORMANCE
THE USE DRUGS IN SPORT IS USUALLY BANNED, AND THEY CAZN HAVE NASTY SIDE EFFECTS
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME ATHLETES STILL BREAK THE RULES BY TAKING THEM ANYWAY
WHAT ARE THE NAME OF THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF DRUG
BETA BLOCKERS, ANABOLIC STEROIDS, DIURETICS, STIMULANTS, NARCOTIC ANALGESICS AND PEPTIDE HORMONES
WHAT DO BETA BLOCKERS DO
ARE DRUGS THAT CONTROL HEART RATE
THEY LOWER THE HEART RATE, STEADY SHAKING HANDS, AND HAVE A CALMING RELAXING EFFECT
BUT: THEY CAUSE NAUSEA, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, CRAMP AND HEAERT FAILURE
WHAT DO ANABOLIC STEROIDS DRUGS DO
MIMIC THE MALE SEX HORMONE TESTOSTERONE
TESTOSTERONE INCREASE YOUR BONE AND MUSCLE GROWTH SO YOU CAN GET BIGGER AND STRONGER AND CAN ALSO MAKE YOU AGGRESSIVE
BUT: THEY CAUSE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASES, INFERTILITY AND CANCER; WOMEN MAY GROW FACIAL AND BODY HAIR, AND THEIR VOICE MAY DEEPEN
WHAT DO DIURETICS DRUGS DO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT YOU URINATE, CAUSING WEIGHT LOSE
IMPORTANT IF YOURE COMPETING A CERTAIN WEIGHT DIVISION (BOXERS)
CAN MASK TRACES OF OTHER DRUGS IN THE BODY
BUT: THEY CAN CAUSE CRAMP AND DEHYDRATION
WHAT DO STIMULANTS DRUG DO
THEY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
THEY CAN INCREASE MENT
WHAT DO STIMULANTS DRUG DO
THEY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (THE BITS OF YOUR BRAIN AND SPIN E THAT CONTROL YOUR REACTIONS)
THEY CAN INCREASE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ALERTNESS
BUT: CAN LEAD TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART AND LIVER PROBLEMS AND STROKES AND THEY ARE ADDICTIVE
WHAT DO NARCOTIC ANALGESICS DO
THEY KILLL PAIN SO THAT FATIGUE AND INJURIES DO NOT AFFECT PERFORMANCE SO MUCH
BUT: THEY ARE ADDICTIVE WITH UNPLEASANT WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS, THEY MAKE YOU FEEL NO PAIN WHICH CAN LEAD AN ATHLETE TO TRAINNING TOO HARD AND THEY CAN LEAD TO CONSTIPATION AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
WHAT PEPTIDE HORMENES DRUG DO
IT CAUSES THE PRODUCTION OF OTHER HORMONES (SIMILAR TO ANABOLIC STEROIDS)
THE EPO (ERYTHROPOIETIN): A PEPTIDE HORMONE THAT CAUSES THE BODY TO PRODUCE MORE RED BLOOD CELLS
THE GH (GROWTH HORMONES): PEPTIDE HORMONES THAT MAKE THE BODY BUILD MORE MUSCLE
BUT: CAN CAUSE STROKE, AND HEART PROBLEMS, GH CAN ALSO CAUSE ABNORMAL GROWTH AND DIABETES
WHAT IS BLOOD DOPING
IT IS A FORM OF CHEATING THAT INCREASES AN ATHELTES NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS UNFAIRLY
IN WHICH WAYS CAN BLOOD DOPING BE DONE
1) GETTING INJECTED RED BLOOD CELLS BEFORE COMPETING; WHICH CAN LEAD TO AALLERGIC REACTIONS, KIDNEY DAMAGE AND BLOCKED CAPILLARIES/IF THE BLOOD IS FROM SOMOENE ELSE; CATCHING VIRUSES SUCH AS HIV
2) ATHLETES CAN ALSO TAKE THE (EPO) OF THE PEPTIDE HORMONES DRUG
