Drugs in Sport
...ay drug use would be: Coffee (caffeine) - many people now around the world take Coffee before going to bad and it is not a good thing to do considering it keeps you awake longer and making you go to bed later. Another day to day example would be cigarettes. Smoking cause’s lung cancer, could harm pregnant women and it is not good for you. The world population today is very high for smoking. Morphine, codeine and heroin: Affect stomach and intestine Pupils of eyes become significantly smaller Can cause constipation Reduce breathing rate Reduce the ability to think “Why would athletes want to take drugs”? Athletes would want to take drugs for the desire to enhance performances in sports. To change there body shape to bigger and buffer for the sports during trainings. “What assistance do drugs give athletes in sport”? One assistance would be to perform better. Another would be that they would have an advantage over all the other competitors in their sport because they would have more strength or more ability. Stimulants – increases ability to exercise and perform Narcotic analgesics – reduces pain from injury Cannabinoid’s – Increases heart rate Anabolic agents – Increases muscle size and strength Peptide Hormone – Increases muscle growth and strength Beta-2 agonists – Increases muscle size and reduces body fat Masking agents – conceals use of prohibited substances Glucocorticosteriods - masks pain felt from injury Some Examples… Some examples would be that: Whilst taking drugs in the procedure of training your body will be digesting the drugs quicker making you bigger, faster. “In 1987, Johnson set a world record time of 9.83 seconds and then broke it at Seoul. He lost both records and the medal when he tested positive for an anabolic steroid.” That quote was about Ben Johnson, who was stripped from two of his world records for the 100m and his medals for taking steroids as an advantage to become faster and a lot better then his other competitors for the race. Johnson had been suspended for two years after testing positive for steroids at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 Another example would be Danish cyclist Knut Jensen, who collapsed and died in the heat of the Rome Olympics in 1960 after taking ronicol tablets and amphetamines in the mistaken belief that they would increase blood flow through the muscle. Some drugs used in sports… Amphetamine: Helps build muscle mass, improve their endurance, increase their wakefulness and recover more quickly from injury. Anabolic Agents: It boosts blood levels of the male sex hormone testosterone, helping athletes to build muscle mass, improve their strength and endurance, and recover more quickly from injury. Diuretics: ...