Transcript Performance Enhancing Drugs

Performance Enhancing
Drugs
Sports Medicine I
Recreational and Performance
Enhancing Drugs
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Recreational drugs
– Alcohol
– Marijuana
– cocaine
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Performance
Enhancing
– Anabolic steroids
– caffeine
Both have serious and sometimes irreversible side effects!!!
Alcohol
Most commonly
abused drug at all
levels
 Peer pressure to drink
is extreme
 Universally accepted
 Most difficult drug to
control
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Alcohol
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Results in
deterioration of the
psychomotor skills of
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Reaction time
Hand-eye coordination
Accuracy
Balance
Complex coordination
Alcohol
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Consistently
Decreases
– Strength
– Power
– Local muscular
endurance
– Speed
– Cardiovascular
endurance
Marijuana
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Second most commonly
abused substance
Significant effects with
athletic performance
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Effects:
– Major impairment of
coordination
– Impairment of tracing
performance
– Slowed reaction time
– Altered perception of
speed, time, and space
– Short-term and long-term
memory loss
– Prolonged learning time
Marijuana
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“Anti-Motivational Syndrome”
– Apathy
– Loss of ambition and effectiveness
– Diminished ability to carry out long-term plans
– Difficulty concentrating
– Decline in academic and athletic performance
– Intermittent confusion
– Impaired memory
– Loss of energy
Tobacco Products
Rules and regulations  Products
established to curb
– Smoking
use of tobacco in
– Chewing
athletics
– Snuff
 Cancer is linked to the
use of these products
 Baseball has seen the
most recent
regulations
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Anabolic Steroids
Synthetic derivatives
of the male hormone
testosterone
 Most controversial
drugs
 Hope is to increase
strength and size of
muscles
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Little evidence that
there are benefits
 Steroid use without
training, there is no
effect of muscle size
or strength
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Anabolic Steroids
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Side Effects (Men)
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Aggressive behavior
Liver damage
Impaired kidney function
Enlarged prostate
Decreased testosterone
Testicular atrophy
Growth of breast tissue
Elevated blood pressure
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Side Effects (Women)
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Deepened voice
Growth of facial/chest hair
Liver damage
Menstrual irregularities
Impairment of reproductive
capactiy
Caffeine
Moderate amounts
increase mental
alertness
 Too much may cause
anxiety, hamper
performance, increase
heart rate
 Has a diuretic effect
 Adversely affects
performance
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Creatine
Recently gained
notoriety
 Burn a high-energy
compound stored in
muscle
 Large dosages
contributes to
dehydration
 More research must
be conducted
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Recognition of Drug Use
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Motivation variations
Changes in
personality/behaviors
Withdrawal from
companionship
Decline in
performance
(physically and
academically)
Inability to coordinate
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Poor personal hygiene
Muddled speech
Impaired judgement
Restless, jittery
Muscular twitches
Heavy sweating
Bad breath
Red eyes
Increased appetite
Banned Substance Lists
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http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/5
3e6f4804e0b8a129949f91ad6fc8b25/2009
10+Banned+Drug+Classes.pdf?MOD=AJP
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NCAA Video
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http://web1.ncaa.org/web_video/health_a
nd_safety/drugtesting/2009/2009_drug_ed_testing.html