The Central Nervous System Stimulants in Drug Abuse

Knotts, Glenn R.

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“…This fact seems to account for the alarming rate of use among youths who are potential sportsmen and women [10] Further, it appears that many youths of diverse demographic backgrounds are now willing to experiment with various types of psychoactive drugs to enhance their performances. Studies [11,12] reported that many youths involved in the use of various drugs such as tobacco, amphetamine, lysergeic-aciddiethylamide (LSD), cocaine, analgesics and other performance enhancing substances did so for various psychosocial reasons [11,12,1]. Such psycho-social reasons include escape from reality, identity and identification, frustration, expectation of failure in competition, shyness, boredom, pressure from team mate, peer approval and social recognition.…”

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Knowledge and Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Among Nigeria Elite Athletes

Afolayan¹

2012

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The use of drugs to enhance sports performance by athletes is currently a world wide social problem. Although, sports administrators are doing a lot to discourage the practice, yet the incidence appears to be on the increase. It is against this background that the study investigated the knowledge and use of performance enhancing drugs among Nigerian elite athletes. Also, it examined the influence of chronological age of a selected sample of elite athletes and type of sports they engage in on the use of performance enhancing drugs. A total of 220 athletes were randomly sampled from eleven popular sports in Nigeria. A set of questionnaire developed and validated by the researcher was used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results showed that all the participants had heard about and seen each of the performance enhancing drugs identified in the study. Also, there was a significance influence of the sex of athletes and types of sports in drug use habits. Athletes in this study had used ephedrine, caffeine, anabolic steroids and dianabol. Participants in this study used performance enhancing drugs to perform beyond their ability, control weight and to excel at competitions. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Nigerian government should embark on a comprehensive and effective implementation of preventive drug educational programmes for athletes and athletes' support personnel.

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Knowledge and Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Among Nigeria Elite Athletes

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2012

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“…Although, sports administrators are doing a lot to discourage the practice, yet the incidence appears to be on the increase (Kate, 2013). Illicit drugs often abused in sports includes; amphetamines, cocaine, tobacco, lysergic acid diethylamide [LSD], stimulants, depressants and hallucinogens which when used for non-medical purposes illicit behavior (Knots, 2000). According to Harcourt et al, (2012) illegal drugs could also include; inhalants, cannabis, hallucinogens [LSD, Magic Mushrooms], pharmaceutical drugs such as steroids and other doping substances and tranquillizers which acts as pain-killers.…”

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“…The negative attitude of medical students towards the use of illicit drugs in sports in Nigeria may be attributed to their perception concerning the hazardous health effects of such agents, beside the illegal and unmerited advantages that they offer to athletes in competitions (Alfred et al, 2007). In addition to other psycho-social reasons such as; escape from reality, identity and identification, frustration, expectation of failure in competition, pressure from team mate, social recognition peer approval and motivation from mass media (Knots 2000). Meanwhile, Morse, (2013) affirmed that competitors/athletes may use illicit drugs to adapt to various stressors, including pressure to perform, physical injuries and retirement from a life of sport which may likely occur much earlier than retirement from most other careers.…”

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Assessment of the Factors Responsible For the Use of Illicit Drugs by Medical Students in Sports in a Tertiary Institution in Delta State, Nigeria

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The use of illicit drugs in recent times in modern sport has become an issue of growing concern. This study assessed the factors responsible for the use of illicit drugs by medical students in sports in Delta State University Abraka The target population included five departments in the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of Delta State University Abraka. A cross-sectional survey design was conducted among 1,436 medical student athletes of the College of Health Sciences of Delta State University Abraka and random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 143 respondents. A researcher-made confidential questionnaire was the instrument used for the collection of data. A coefficient index score (r) of 0.78 was obtained which ascertained the internal consistency of the instrument was reliable. A total of 120 questionnaires were successfully retrieved and used for data analysis. Mean score and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were adopted as statistical tools for analyzing the obtained data. There was significant (p<0.05) relationship between the age of medical students and their knowledge of illicit drugs used in sports, however, there was no significant (p>0.05) relationship between the gender of the students and their knowledge of illicit drugs used in sports. Similarly, there was no significant (p>0.05) relationship between type of school of medical students and knowledge of illicit drugs used in sports. Findings from the study further equally revealed that there was no significant (p>0.05) relationship between parental background and medical students’ knowledge of use of illicit drugs in sports. Based on the findings of this study, it is obvious age was supported to determine the use of illicit drugs in sports by medical in sports, hence, the need for stringent policies to be censored especially towards the age requirement for medical student participation while adopting adequate measures to curtail the use of illicit drug among medical students. Keywords: Illicit drugs, Sports, Gender, Age, Medical students

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The Central Nervous System Stimulants in Drug Abuse

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Knowledge and Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Among Nigeria Elite Athletes

Knowledge and Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Among Nigeria Elite Athletes

Assessment of the Factors Responsible For the Use of Illicit Drugs by Medical Students in Sports in a Tertiary Institution in Delta State, Nigeria

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