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Many  types  of  anabolic  steroids  have  same  chemical  structure  as  male  hormone  
testosterone
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Allow  them  to  train  harder  +  
 
longer  so  increasing  power  +  
 
strength  
 
Speed  up  
 
recovery  time  
 
Pressure  
 
form  others  
Reasons  
 
Athletes  take  
 
Anabolic  
 
Steroids  
 
Increase  protein  
 
synthesis  helping  
 
develop  lean  muscle  
Increase  chance  of  winning  
 
mass  
 
 
 
Health  Risk  +  Cheating  
• Lost  of  reasons  not  to  take  performance  enhancing  drugs  
• Using  these  drugs  is  cheating  
• Significant  health  risks:  
1
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CHD  
3
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Skin  problems  e
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 acne  
5
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Premature  Baldness  
 
Who  might  use  Anabolic  Steroids?  
• Can  provide  advantage  in  activities  requiring  power  e
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 sprinting  
• Sprinter  Ben  Johnson  was  disqualified  form  Olympic  100m  final  in  1988  after  
testing  positive  for  anabolic  steroids  
 
 
 
 
Temporarily  elevate  mood
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 Taken  in  large  quantities  constitutes  
the  use  of  performance  enhancing  drugs  so  is  banned
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Reduce  tiredness  
2
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Increase  competitiveness  
4
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Increase  alertness  so  performer  is  quicker  to  respond    
 
Health  Risks  Associates  with  Stimulants  
• Insomnia  
• Anxiety  
• Aggression  
• Heart  rate  irregularities    
 
Facts  about  Stimulants  
• Found  in  everyday  products  that  contain  caffeine  e
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 coffee,  unlikely  to  reach  
banned  levels  of  caffeine  simply  through  drinking  these  
• Stimulants  used  to  treat  anything  from  cold  to  ADHD  
• Amphetamines  are  one  of  most  common  stimulants  that  used  illegally    
 
Who  Might  Use  Stimulants?  
1
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g
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Performer  needs  to  stay  alert  over  long  period  of  time  e
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 long  distance  
running  
 
 
 
 
Found  naturally  in  the  body  they  increase  muscle  growth  +  increase  red  blood  
cell  count
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HGH  help  increase  muscle  mass  +  therefore  strength  
2
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 Act  on  brain  +  spinal  chord  to  dampen  
effect  of  painful  stimuli,  thus  masking  pain
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Increase  performers  pain  threshold  
2
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Give  a  sense  of  being  invincible  
4
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Diuretics  drugs  increase  rate  of  urination  so  increasing  amount  of  fluid  the  body  
loses
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Reasons  Performers  might  take  Diuretics  
1
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Mask/hide  other  drugs  that  performer  may  have  taken  making  them  harder  
to  detect  
 
Health  Risks  
• Side  effects  are  
1
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Nausea  
3
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Heart  failure  
5
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g
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g
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 Work  by  blocking  effects  of  adrenalins  so  
helping  slow  down  heart  rate
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Archery  
2
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Gymnastics  
4
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 Can  be  addictive  +  
damage  health
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Negative  Effects  on  Health  
 

Alcohol  
Heart  failure  
Increased  blood  pressure  
Increased  weight  
Liver  disease  
Cancer  
 
 
Negative  Effects  on  Performance  
 
Alcohol  
Slower  reaction  times  
Drinker  less  mobile  due  to  excess  
weight  
Loss  of  coordination  
Loss  of  concentration  
Negative  impact  on  performance  in  all  
sports  
 
 

Nicotine  
Strokes  
Bronchitis  
Heart  disease  
Blood  clots  
Emphysema  
Lung  Cancer  

Nicotine    
Causes  breathlessness  
Reduces  oxygen  carrying  capacity  
Negative  impact  on  performance  in  all  
aerobic  or  endurance  based  sports  
 
 



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