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Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Are they worth the risk?

Explore the magnitude and likelihood of risks associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Learn about different types of drugs, their side effects, and the consequences for athletes. Is it worth risking everything for success?

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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. WARM UP #4 • If you don’t have a favorite sport, find ONE athlete that has been in trouble for using PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS. • What sport did they play? • What were they using? • What was their consequence? • What is your favorite professional sport? • Using your technology, find ONE athlete that participates in that sport that has been in trouble for violating the league rules for PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS. • What drug were they using illegally? • What was their consequence? Share technology at your groups!

  3. What are Performance-Enhancing Drugs? Natural-produced in our bodies to help support functions like fighting stress and promoting growth and development. Natural Steroids Synthetic Steroids-used to increase the growth of muscles at a rapid rate and or to improve the ability to perform

  4. QUIZ

  5. 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.

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

  7. Anabolic Steroids • Delivery Method-shots, gels, pills • Variations- 100 variations of anabolic steroids and they all mimic the androgen testosterone (the male-type sex hormone). • Most Powerful Androgen- Testosterone is the most powerful form of anabolic steroid • Mixed Signals and Teens- Anabolic steroids can tell the bones to stop growing making them ever more dangerous for teens

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

  9. 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.

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

  11. Creatine • Produced naturally by the liver. • Can be found in Lean Meats and other food sources • Also an over-the-counter supplement • Best for sports with bursts of high-intensity activity • Increases the ability to maintain a workload (Such as power lifting, wrestling, sprinting, and football.)

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

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

  14. 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

  15. Dangers of Steroids

  16. 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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