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Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Are they worth the risk?

Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Are they worth the risk?. 8.ATOD.2.2 Evaluate the magnitude and likelihood of the risks associated with the use of performance-enhancing drugs. What are Performance-Enhancing Drugs?. Synthetic Steroids can come in the form of:

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Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Are they worth the risk?

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  1. Performance-Enhancing Drugs:Are they worth the risk? 8.ATOD.2.2 Evaluate the magnitude and likelihood of the risks associated with the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

  2. What are Performance-Enhancing Drugs? Synthetic Steroids can come in the form of: pills, gels, creams, or injections. Natural Steroids Synthetic Steroids

  3. Why would people use them? • boost athletic performance • ward off fatigue • enhance physical appearance. • increase muscle mass and energy. But they can cause serious harm.

  4. Performance-Enhancing drugs • Anabolic Steroids • Andro • Creatine • Human Growth Hormone

  5. Anabolic Steroids • Delivery Method • Variations • Most Powerful Androgen • Mixed Signals and Teens

  6. DHEA (Andro):akaSteroidal Supplements • DHEA • Increases muscle mass, energy, and strength • Weaker form of androgen • Added to banned drug list

  7. Steroids: Side Effects Premature balding Dizziness Mood swings Depression Insomnia Trembling Aching joints Urinary issues HIV risk High blood pressure Vomiting Increase for Heart disease Cancer injury • Specific to Women: • Increased facial hair • Development of masculine traits, such as deepening of the voice, shrinking of the breasts • Enlargement of the clitoris • Changes in the menstrual cycle.

  8. Side Effects of Andro • Acne • Deepening of the voice • Male-pattern baldness • Growth stunted • Acne • Diminished sperm production • Shrinking of the testicles • Enlargement of the breasts • Stunted growth

  9. Creatine • Produced naturally by the liver • Also an over-the-counter supplement • Food sources • Best for sports with bursts of high-intensity activity • Increases the ability to maintain a workload

  10. Side Effects of Creatine • Stomach pain • Nausea • Dehydration • Diarrhea • Muscle cramps • High blood pressure • Kidney & liver issues • Heart problems

  11. Human Growth Hormone (HGH) • Produced by the pituitary gland in the brain • Fuels growth in childhood • Helps maintain tissues and organs throughout life

  12. Side Effects ofHuman Growth Hormone (HGH) • Carpal tunnel syndrome • Swelling in arms and legs • Joint pain, arthritis • Enlargement of breast tissue in men • Diabetes • Heart disease • Headaches, loss of vision • High blood pressure • Tumors

  13. Is it worththeRISK? Marion Jones lost all of her Track and Field Olympic Medals after failing a drug test and eventually ended up serving jail time for fraud… before you juice, are you willing to pay for your success no matter what the consequence and humiliation?

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