Quiz 16

A  individual players could still get a prescription and use amphetamines if they wanted.

B  random urine tests were used to make sure the players were not taking them.

C  there were half as many injuries as before the ban.

D  the ban was ignored, and most teams still bought amphetamines in large quantities for their players.

A  1936

B  1980

C  1992

D  1968

A  ergogenic

B  androgenic

C  pharmacokinetic

D  tachyphylaxis

A  a cheap brandy used to improve the performance of racing horses.

B  a cheap brandy used to impair the performance of racing horses.

C  a naturally-occuring opioid used to improve the performance of racing horses.

D  a naturally-occuring opioid used to impair the performance of racing horses.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  14 to 20 percent.

B  25 to 30 percent.

C  6 to 9 percent.

D  35 to 37 percent.

A  smooth or dry.

B  hot and heavy.

C  wired or hacked.

D  cut, ripped, or shredded.

A  high fructose corn syrup.

B  ginseng.

C  taurine.

D  creatine.

A  1980

B  1936

C  1968

D  1992

A  arsenic.

B  strychnine.

C  laudanum.

D  clenbuterol.

A  removed from dietary supplements and became prescription-only drugs.

B  listed as Schedule I controlled substances (no legal medical use).

C  listed as Schedule III controlled substances, with limited prescription refills.

D  required to be accurately labeled when included in dietary supplements.

A  increased facial hair growth.

B  fluid retention.

C  mood swings.

D  breast enlargement.

A  memory loss

B  mood swings

C  psychological dependence

D  increased aggressiveness (“‘roid rage”)

A  the federal government will not allow research with controlled substances.

B  the researchers could face a massive lawsuit.

C  the potency of the drugs is so variable from one sample to another.

D  they produce detectable psychological effects.

A  it would be unethical to expose research participants to the high doses of multiple steroids reportedly used by athletes.

B  pure steroids have not been available for medical research.

C  no drug company will fund the research.

D  the FDA doesn’t want to find out that they might really work.

A  caffeine

B  St. John’s wort.

C  creatine.

D  ephedrine.

A  can double endurance at 80 mg, the amount in a can of Red Bull.

B  can significantly improve work output at doses of 300-500 mg.

C  does not appear to improve performance.

D  does not work as well as it did in studies of marathon runners.

A  enhance total work output by 30 percent or more.

B  actually make people perform more poorly.

C  can improve performances by a few percentage points.

D  do not really improve athletic performances.

A  basically would have to not eat or drink anything the day of the event.

B  have to be sure to avoid eating almonds, because they might cause a false positive.

C  have to be very careful, because there are more than 3,000 products containing banned substances.

D  can easily do so by not taking steroids and not taking amphetamines.

A  more players are diagnosed with ADHD so they can have therapeutic-use exemptions to take stimulant drugs.

B  chewing tobacco use has increased.

C  steroid use has increased further, because the players now cannot use amphetamines.

D  as many as one-fourth of the players on some teams have been permanently banned from the league.

A  The athletes may be endangering their health.

B  They are seen as role models for youth.

C  Drugs may give an unfair advantage and diminish the sport.

D  Athletes make so much money.