not have any positive nutritional value; hence, not referred to as nutritional supplements. Hormones A variety of endogenously produced hormones are used to enhance athletic performance. The most commonly used Do You Know? •• Players are selected for doping control either via a random draw conducted by the Doping Control Officer (DCO), witnessed by the team or representatives.
•• The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). hormone is ‘testosterone’. This hormone is known to produce strength and stimulate the function of skeleton muscles with higher level of energy. Hormone produced and secreted by different organs of the body are stored and employed by athlete as ‘Ergogenic aids’.
Drugs A drug encompasses substance that changes the body’s function. A drug is a chemical substance that, when absorbed into the body, can alter normal bodily function. This includes the substances that stimulate hormone secretion. If a substance looks like a medicine or is administered differently from the way in which foods would be consumed, it may be classified as a drug.
Basic Doping Drugs used in Sports The basic drugs which are used for doping purposes in different sports are described below for better understanding about the drugs. Narcotics Narcotics are used as doping in sports. They are injected into a human’s blood stream, or muscles, or under skin. Narcotics can also be swallowed.
Consumption of narcotics reduces, eliminate, and hide pain. Examples of narcotics are morphine and methadone. They are also used for moderate inflammation. This drug is commonly used in sports with less recovery time in between games.
Athletes from football and hockey games commonly use narcotics. Side Effects: Narcotics decrease heart rate, causes nausea, and vomiting. Steroids The well-known doping drugs called anabolic-androgenic steroids are a group of powerful chemical compound, related to the male sex hormone ‘testosterone’. The original purpose of steroids was to help with different diseases.
It was developed in the ’s. Consumption helps to produce more hormones in the body. Side Effects: Consumption can lead to early heart attacks, strokes,