Sport Drugs and their effects on athletes 2 by https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4 en-us 2017-01-24 11:08:40 UTC 2025-10-04 05:23:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Erythropoietin EPO binksworthy https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148965319 2017-01-24 11:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148965319 Research required binksworthy https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148965464 1. What does the drug do for the athlete. (Benefit
2. Side effects of the drug (Negatives)
3. Give examples of sports and athletes that have tried to use these drugs. (Why do they do this?)]]> 2017-01-24 11:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148965464 Diuretics binksworthy https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148965520 2017-01-24 11:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148965520 1. Blood doping is a method of increasing athletic performance by artificially increasing an athlete's red blood cell (RBC) count. Because red blood cells carry oxygen to the muscles, having a higher RBC count can dramatically improve an athlete's aerobic capacity and delay fatigue. https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977429 2017-01-24 12:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977429 1) https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977430 For high blood pressure, diuretics, commonly known as "water pills," help your body get rid of unneeded water and salt through the urine. Getting rid of excess salt and fluid helps lower blood pressure and can make it easier for your heart to pump]]> 2017-01-24 12:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977430 2 https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977842 Frequent urination, electrolyte abnormalities, extreme tiredness, muscles cramps, dizziness, blurred vision, dehydration, constipation, fever, sore throat, cough, skin rash, loss of appetite.]]> 2017-01-24 12:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977842 2 https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977875 Blood thickening from non-medical use of EPO may lead to clotting, thrombosis, heart attack and stroke.
Blood thickening from non-medical use of EPO may be further exaggerated by the dehydration that frequently occurs in training and endurance sports.
]]> 2017-01-24 12:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148977875 Example 1 https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148978511 Russian professional ice hockey player Alexei Cherepanov dies suddenly while talking with a teammate on the bench during a match. Russian investigators conclude the 19-year-old was doping, and that the drug abuse weakened his cardiovascular system to the point of fatal collapse.]]> 2017-01-24 12:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148978511 Example 2 https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148978710 Boxer Shane Mosley uses EPO before his championship boxing match with Oscar De La Hoya, a fact he admits in a later interview. Mosley alleges that BALCO founder Victor Conte misled him into taking the drug by misinforming him about what he was actually taking.]]> 2017-01-24 12:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148978710 https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148978893
Lance Armstrong was tested positive for EPO multiple times and eventually admitted to it. ]]> 2017-01-24 12:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148978893 3 https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148981406 UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has confirmed that British boxer Jez Wilson has been suspended from all sport for two years after failing a routine drugs test. 

Wilson (12-3-1-KO7) tested positive for a diuretic, furosemide, following his English middleweight title defeat to Lewis Taylor on November 21 last year

]]> 2017-01-24 12:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148981406 NEW YORK -- Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams were to meet with NFL officials to appeal their suspensions after testing positive for a weight-loss diuretic considered a masking agent for steroids. https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148981461 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d80c93ff5/article/vikings-kevin-and-pat-williams-to-meet-with-nfl
]]> 2017-01-24 12:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148981461 Jez Wilson https://padlet.com/binksworthy/a9ra0weei9b4/wish/148981698
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