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Drugs
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I Turner
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Drugs
Performance Enhnacing Drugs
Improve performance in sport
Anabolic Steroids
Increase Muscle Size
Stimulants
Increase heart rate
Negative Effects
High Blood Pressure
Banned in Sport
Impacts
Addiction
Physical withdrawal symptoms
Unfair in sport
Heart and Circulatory Problems
Harms Lungs (smoking)
Brain Damage
Medicinal Drugs
Medically Useful
Paracetamol
Antibiotics
Recreational Drugs
Used for fun
Some are illegal
Relieve Stress
e.g. Heroin, Ecstasy, alcohol, tobacco
Cannibis
Stepping Stone
Gateway drug
Effects
Paranoia
Hearing things
Harm yourself and others
Anxiety
Legalised?
For
Illegal doesn't stop anyone from taking it
People can be told the effects
Economic benefit
Stops Drug Gangs profiting
Know what you are smoking
Against
Gateway drug
Addictive
Mental Illness
Cancer
Too dangerous
Testing
Research
Medicines tested on cell & tisue culture & whole organs
Tested on Animals
Tested on Humans
Tested on humans with relevant illness
Approved for Commercial licence
Single Blind Trial
Volunteers know what drug it is, doctor doesn't
Double Blind Trial
No one knows which drug is which
Placebo
Drug which looks real but contains no active ingredient
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