Types Of Doping That Are Prohibited For Athletes, The Side Effects Are Hazardous

Doping illustration is prohibited for sports athletes (Freepic).

YOGYAKARTA - Not a few athletes use doping to improve their performance instantly. In fact, doping is not allowed in the world of sports because it can endanger the athlete's body. There are several types of doping that are prohibited for athletes.

Doping is a term used to refer to the type of prohibited substance that should not be used by athletes. The use of doping includes violations of sports sports sportsmanship ethics. However, until now there are still doping cases committed by athletes.

Doping can indeed improve performance instantly, starting from increasing energy, endurance, muscle mass, to accelerating recovery time. However, this action can have a bad impact and is unfair in sports activities. So what are the dopings prohibited for athletes?

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said that several types of doping are prohibited from being used by athletes. The following are types of doping that athletes should not wear.

Narcotics is a substance that is usually used to relieve or reduce pain. Types of narcotics commonly used, namely metadon and morphine. The use of narcotics is done by swallowing or injecting it into the bloodstream, under the skin, and muscles.

Creatin is actually a compound produced by the body. However, the use of additional kreatin substances for doping is strictly prohibited in the world of sport. This action is considered to help increase energy for muscles, increase protein synthesis, and increase muscle volume, including unsportsmanlike efforts in sports activities.

Another type of doping that is prohibited in the world of sport is steroids. Steroids are a strong group of compounds associated with the hormone testosterone. This drug can spur hormones, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain and swelling. In addition, steroids are also able to increase muscle mass.

Steroid use is generally allowed for certain medical conditions and based on a doctor's prescription. However, the use of steroids in athletes is a prohibited act. Therefore, athletes must be careful and avoid taking drugs that contain steroid content.

This type of doping includes very high intensity. Blood doping is used to increase the mass of red blood cells so that they can give more oxygen to the muscles. This doping is usually used by storing red blood cells in cold places, then reinfusing them back into the body.

Diuretics is actually not a type of doping to improve body performance or performance. This drug is used to increase urine production and disappear steroid traces in the body. This doping is also useful in helping to lose interim weight. However, this drug can cause a number of side effects, such as constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, muscle cramps, increased blood sugar levels, to fatigue.

Eritropyetin (EPO) is a doping type of artificial protein. In the medical world, erytropyetin is used to treat anemia or lack of red blood cells. However, this doping is sometimes abused by athletes in endurance.

This doping is able to optimize the distribution of oxygen to muscle tissue. In this way, muscle strength and recovery time can be faster. However, this type of doping is prohibited because it risks causing side effects in the form of strokes and heart attacks.

Such is the review of the types of doping that are prohibited from being used by athletes. In addition to being able to provide instant performance improvements, doping can cause bad impacts, such as damaging nerves and organs, causing dependence, to being susceptible to disease.

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