DRUGS IN SPORTS Why do athletes take drugs
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DRUGS IN SPORTS
Why do athletes take drugs? Which are the prohibited drugs? What side effects do drugs have?
A is any chemical substance which, when introduced to the body can alter the biochemical system (the way your body works) • Most Drugs were developed for medical purposes! • Can be dangerous if misused a healthy “THE MISUSE DRUG on ACT” body!!!! A law which identified a LIST of DANGEROUS or harmful substances. These substances were then called:
CONTROLLED DRUGS Although Athletes occasionally use these drugs there is no evidence that their performance is IMPROVED! § § § § Opium Heroin Methadone Morphine Hallucinogens (LSD) Injectable Amphetamines Designer Drugs • • Opiate Drugs Certain Barbiturates Cannabis Resin 6 Stimulant drugs from amphetamine group • • • Other amphetamine drugs 36 benzodiazepine tranquillizers Several nonbarbiturate sedatives
WHY DO ATHLETES TAKE DRUGS? To IMPROVE their performance. To KILL PAIN so they can keep going To BUILD MUSCLES Faster To CALM themselves before important performances
These type of drugs Athletes take are known as: When athletes take drugs to improve their performance is called: DOPING
DOPING The IOC published the following statement: Doping contravenes the ethics of both sport and medical science. Doping consists of: 1. The administration of SUBSTANCES belonging to prohibited classes of pharmacological agents and/or 2. The use of various prohibited METHODS
1. PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES ANALOGUES
2. PROHIBITED METHODS
3. CLASSES of DRUGS SUBJECT to CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS