why do athletes feel the need to use drugs and what is being done about it

WHY TEEN ATHLETES USE PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS

• For a few athletes, the inducement to take tablets is media strain to win or large economic rewards.

WHY ATHLETES USE PED's

• Some athletes stated that they will take PED's to beautify their performance and to enhance their frame image.

• The central reason some athletes may take PED's is to improve their physical performance and enhance aggression on the field or the court.

https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/empowering-teens/teen-athletes-peds-in-sports/

HOW TO TALK TO TEENS ABOUT PED'S

• Whether an athlete has an opiate addiction or abuses PED's addiction may be treated.

HOW TO TALK TO TEENS ABOUT PED'S

• Some professional sportsman who have overcome addiction share their personal stories with others to show that recovery is always possible. Therapy, Support from family and friends, group therapy, and medication to aid with a co-occurring condition or withdrawal symptoms are all common components of addiction treatment.

• For some athletes, getting over their anxiety of asking for help is the first step into quitting PED.

https://nursinglicensemap.com/blog/how-to-talk-to-teens-about-performance-enhancing-substances/

PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS AND HEALTH

• Although stimulants can improve physical performance and enhance aggression on the field they also have side affects that can negatively impact their athletic performance such as nervousness and impatience which make it difficult to focus on the game.

PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS AND HEALTH

• Tumors and liver damage even in young people, an enlarged heart, high blood pressure, and changes in blood cholesterol all raise the risk of stroke and heart attack

• Misuse of anabolic steroids can result in significant, perhaps permanent health issues such as renal disease or failure.

http://www.secondscount.org/pediatric-center/pediatric-detail-2/performanceenhancing-drugs--heart-do-you-your-teen#.Yg6NMC-B1QI

WHAT IS A PED?

• A performance-enhancing drug is a medication that some athletes might take to enhance their performance in the game or to define their figure.

WHAT IS A PED?

• Among teens, common performance-enhancing drugs and supplements include: Creatine, Aminokonic acid may be a present compound within the body that conjointly oversubscribed as an associate in nursing over the counter supplement its accustomed improve performance throughout high-intensity bursts of activity and to assist increase muscle mass, which is needed in many sports to be more successful.

• Steroid precursors like androstenedione ("andro") and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), increase muscle mass mainly because of the increase in Testerone.

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2015/04/what-is-a-ped

THE CONCEQUENCES OF DOPING

• If this is the individual's first drug offense, simple possession of anabolic steroids carries a maximum punishment of one year in jail and a minimum fine of $1000.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF DOPING

• If this is the individual's first felony drug crime, the maximum sentence for trafficking is five years in jail and a $250,000 fine

• For professional athletes, a first drug offense of positive steroid testing carries a 50-game, 100 game suspension for the second offense, and a lifetime ban for the third violation. Urine testing for anabolic steroids and amphetamine is given at random during the season or offseason.

https://drugfreesport.org.nz

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The last five slides were about why teens feel the need to use drugs and what is being done about it. The resources I used were extremely accurate for what I was writing about and they gave every detail I was looking for. They were all published in the 20th century, which is very important, because there is more information in this century than any other, and there is more useful now than ever. The sites I researched didn't have an author, but the objective of why they wrote it was to inform the youth and the people what PED's truly do to the human body. The sources were partly relevant to my topic mainly because they had less information on "why do teens feel the need to use drugs" but had more of "what is being done about it". The sources I used were specifically meant for mental health, and teens struggling with drug addiction and how to stop using them so they didn't have an author.