Performance Enhancing Drugs

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Performance Enhancing Drugs are drugs and dietary supplements used to boost athletic performance, ward off fatigue, and enhance physical appearance.  These substances are dangerous, damaging and potentially deadly. 

Physical and behavioral signs of Performance Enhancing drug use: 

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Aggressive behavior, rage

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Severe acne

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Deeper voice (females)

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Unusual gain in muscle mass

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Gastrointestinal pain, nausea

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Kidney, liver, heart damage

Common Performance Enhancing Drugs and Supplements are: 

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Anabolic steroids – synthetic modification of testosterone, e.g., THG

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Androstenedione (andro) – synthetic version of hormone produced by adrenal glands.  

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Creatine – naturally occurring compound produced by your body

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Stimulants – amphetamines, ephedrine, etc.

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Diuretics – drugs that change body’s natural balance of fluids

 

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