Doping in Sports

By: Katie Cho

Doping is:• A drug taken by an athlete to improve

performance

• Anabolic steroids

• Blood boosters such as erythropoietin

• Beta blockers

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How people use it• Use their own blood which is taken out and stored

until they need a boost and transfuse it back in

• Blood doping

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Why people dope• Training effect and artificially enhances them.

• Specifically that the drug used exerts a therapeutic effect that training alone can’t.

• Some athletes develop physiques that stretch limits

Doping’s several effects

• Doping has been linked to a number of cancers

• It can lead to premature heart disease as well.

• Mood disorders or roid rage

• Suffer from sudden collapse of backbone

Doping’s several effects (2)

• Hepatocellular Damage

• Cardiovascular disease

• Arrhythmia

• Heart valve problems

Doping’s several effects (3)

• Psychological Disturbance

• Musculoskeletal effects

• Increased mortality

• Extra levels of testosterone in their bodies

Male and Female Effects

Male Female• Impotence with chronic or

repeated use. • There testicular starts to

shrink. • They start to get a breast

enlargement. • They also start to have a

prostatic enlargement• Reduction of sperm

production• Lastly, premature

baldness.

• They start to look manlier, or “masculinization/hirsutism.”

• Start to grow excessive hair growth on the face & body

• There vocal cords start to thicken which causes the deepening of the voice

• Enlargement of the clitoris.• Abnormal menstrual cycles

(suppression of ovarian function and menstruation)

• Their breast starts to reduce in size. • Some woman get polycystic ovarian

syndrome, which is a genetic disease.

To get further into doping

• Inserting genes into DNA

• Repoxygen

• Type of gene therapy that releases erythropoietin

• Treats anemia

High school experience

• Attended River Hill High School from 2012-2016• Attended Allied Health Academy, Health and

Biosciences Cluster• You must maintain a “c” average in all academic

coursework• Complete at least 6-8 hours of work-site

experience per week.

Community Service/Achievements• Made food for seniors, 30 hour famine, planted

flowers and painted buildings in Baltimore. (church)

• Studied in health

• Played in the orchestra 3rd grade to 12th grade. (violin)

• Played soccer, figure-skating, swimming, and track and field.

College• Attended University of Maryland from 2016-2020

• Program of study: Pharmacology

• Tuition is $22,433 for Maryland residents, and $39,804 for out of state residents.

What is a pharmacist?• Pharmacists distribute prescription drugs to

individuals. Most pharmacists work in a community setting, such as a retail drugstore, or in a healthcare facility, such as a hospital.

Pharmacist• Education Required:4 yr. pharmacy degree,

mathematics, and natural science

• Salary: $77,390 $92,760-$121,310 $131,440

• Related Careers: Physical therapist, Chiropractors, and a doctor

Education Required• 4 year pharmacy degree,

• mathematics

• natural science, such as: chemistry, biology, physics, and social sciences.

Qualification• I am qualified because I have gotten my 4 year

pharmacy degree studied mathematics and natural science. I have also have been to an academy and studied there as well.