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Sports & Drugs Designer Drugs

Sports & Drugs Designer Drugs What are designer drugs? - All night underground parties call Raves • Colleges and High School - Named as such to get around the “Controlled Substance Act” - Three types of drugs that serve as a basis for designer drugs • PCP • Fentanyl • Amphetamine/methamphetamine - Designer Drugs are known by a variety of street names:

Sports & Drugs Designer Drugs - Street names for Designer Drugs • XTC, Ecstasy, Adam, Eve, Lover’s Speed, GHB, Special K, Fantasy, and Natures Quaalude - Physical Effects of Designer Drugs • • • Hypertension, Increased heart rate, Clenched Teeth, Blurred vision, Uncontrolled Tremors, Drooling, Anorexia, Nausea and vomiting, Impaired speech, Total paralysis, Chills and sweating, Respiratory depression Dehydration and heat exhaustion Permanent brain damage Seizures, Death

Sports and Drugs Designer Drugs - Laws place on designer drugs - 1970 Controlled Substances Act -Controlled the manufacturing of designer drugs with quotas - 1986 Controlled Substances Act -Banned the use and manufacturing of all designer drugs. -Also banned any variation of designer drugs.

Sports & Drugs Anabolic Steroids

Sports & Drugs Anabolic Steroids - Is a synthetic derivative of the naturally occurring male anabolic hormone testosterone. - Is an illegal drug in the case of most major sports. - Mature the male reproductive system into puberty • also produces hair growth and deepening of the voice - Can cause serious physical and psychological side effects.

Sports & Drugs Anabolic Steroids - Can be taken orally or injected • Injections have two catagories: Ø Long lasting Ø short term • Taking Steroids orally has a serious side effect that can attack the liver.

Drugs & Sports Anabolic Steroids - Who takes Anabolic Steroids? • White and Blue Collar workers • Females and Adolescents • Men and All sorts of Athletes -Why Take Anabolic Steroids? • To increase testosterone levels • Legitimate medical purposes - Health Hazards of Anabolic Steroids • Can have irreversible side effects that might not show up for years.

Drugs & Sports Anabolic Steroids - Physical Side Effects • Men Ø Reduced Sperm Count Ø Impotence Ø Development of Breast Ø Shrinking of Testicles Ø Difficulty or pain while urinating • Women Ø Facial Hair growth Ø Deepened voice Ø Breast Reduction Ø Menstrual cycle changes

Drugs & Sports Anabolic Steroids - Effects on both Sexes • Acne and Bloating appearance • Rapid weight gain and Clotting disorders • Liver Damage and Elevated cholesteral levels • Premature heart attacks and strokes • Weakened tendons - Dangers to adolescents • Can halt growth prematurely Ø Close the growth plates