AQA GCSE Drugs and side effects

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  • Created by: Callum1
  • Created on: 06-05-13 10:50
Beta Blockers
Pros: Lower the heart rate, steady shaking hands, and they have a calming affect. Cons: Cause low blood pressure, cramp, and heart failure.
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Anabolic agents
Pros: Increases bone and muscle growth. Cons: Cause high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer. Women may grow facial hair and have a deepened voice.
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Diuretics
Pros: Causes weight loss through urination, can mask trace of other drugs Cons: Cause cramp and dehydration
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Stimulants
Pros: Increase mental and physical alertness Cons: Cause high blood pressure, heart and liver problems, and strokes. They are addictive
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Narcotic Analgesics
Pros: Kills pain and stops fatigue Cons: They are addictive with unpleasant withdrawal symptoms, lead to constipation, and cause low blood pressure
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Peptide Hormones
Pros: Cause hormones that are similar to testosterone. EPO increases red blood cell production which increases aerobic capacity Cons: Strokes and abnormal growth
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Pros: Increases bone and muscle growth. Cons: Cause high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer. Women may grow facial hair and have a deepened voice.

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Anabolic agents

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Pros: Causes weight loss through urination, can mask trace of other drugs Cons: Cause cramp and dehydration

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Pros: Increase mental and physical alertness Cons: Cause high blood pressure, heart and liver problems, and strokes. They are addictive

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Pros: Kills pain and stops fatigue Cons: They are addictive with unpleasant withdrawal symptoms, lead to constipation, and cause low blood pressure

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