Popular Ergogenic Drugs and Supplements in Young Athletes

Popular ergogenic drugs and supplements in young athletes.

Ergogenic drugs are substances that are used to enhance athletic performance. These drugs include illicit substances as well as compounds that are marketed as nutritional supplements. Many such drugs have been used widely by professional and elite athletes for several decades. However, in recent years, research indicates that younger athletes are increasingly experimenting with these drugs to i...

Ergogenic Aids: What Athletes Are Using-and Why.

Athletes at all levels explore ergogenic aids. Testosterone and growth hormone are still abused and difficult to detect. Single doses of albuterol or salmeterol do not seem ergogenic, but questions remain about prolonged dosing and about other beta2 agonists. Caffeine can be ergogenic for prolonged or brief exertion. Creatine supplementation is legal and in vogue among strength and power athlet...

The Ethical Consequences of the Trade of Drugs and Ergogenic Aids in professional Sport

Background: In spite of the extreme effects of balanced and proportional exercise to the health of the ‎body and soul, professional sport is difference. Professional sports like any job have special problems and ‎ethical challenges. Getting fame, authority, and wealth, especially for those who see their sport and ‎heroine as their only way of success, may push an athlete to abuse drugs and ergo...

Prevalence, Attitude and Tendency Toward Use of Performance-enhancing Supplements in Athletes in North Khorasan Province

  Background and Objectives: Nowadays, despite several global initiatives, the use of doping agents has become a problem in athletic societies. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence, attitude and tendency toward the use of performance-enhancing supplements among athletes in North Khorasan Province.   Methods: The statistical population of this cross-sectio...

Ergogenic substance abuse by adolescent athletes: perspectives for dental practitioners.