PHAR 100 Lecture Notes - Nandrolone Decanoate, Anabolic Steroid, High-Protein Diet

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Course: PHAR 100
• Professor: Hisham Elbatarny

Document Summary

General comments: widely used to enhance strength and performance banned by all levels of sports organizations. Main drugs: reduce pain and inflammation, local anesthetics, narcotics, corticosteroids. Increase endurance and speed: amphetamines, blood agents. Increase strength: anabolic steroids, alter heart rate, propranolol, reduce body weight, diuretics. History: ancient greeks used stimulants, aztecs ate the heart of human sacrifice, belgian racers used sugar cubes dipped in ether, early 1900"s boxers used brandy and cocaine, modern era started with anabolic steroids in1950"s. Extent of use: drug use has been (is?) epidemic, anabolic steroid use in 1972, weight lifters: 80-90% (ncaa); 100% (olympics, body builders:100, pro-football: 75% 1980 drugs used by one nfl team/game. Sleeping meds: 6-9 tablets per player: amphetamines: 60-70 mg per player. Steroid use in 1990"s (males: 4-12% in high school, 14% in ncaa, 30-75% in pro-athletes, more recent survey 10% of high school students have taken steroids improve image. 250, 000 to 500, 000 to improve body shape.