PS268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Strychnine, Rodenticide, Performance-Enhancing Substance
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Ancient times: greek olympians: herbs & mushrooms w/ same action as stimulants, aztec athletes: cactus-based stimulant, origin of athletic competition: hunting & war utilized psychoactive plants. International drug testing: 1960s started doing drug tests, some athletes refused to submit tests, tommy simpson died on tv in 1967 tour de france. North american football: 1960s & 1970s: pro football players used amphetamines during games, 1970s: amphetamines now considered drugs of abuse, currently restricts all amphetamines. Prevalence of illicit steroid use in canada: high use among canada"s youth, 1999: 4. 3% students used, 2011: 1. 9% students used, 2016: 0. 8% students used, males more likely to use, general population: 2004 0. 6% used. Adverse effects on the body: premature closing of the growth plates of the long bones limits adult height. Increased ldl & decreased hdl: risk of peliosis hepatitis (bloody cysts in the liver, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, heart disease, acne, baldness. In men: atrophy of testes, breast enlargement (gynecomastia)
