What do you mean by narcotics?
Narcotics are drugs like morphine, heroin which are used by athlete to reduce pain and anxiety to improve sports performance.
Make a list of performance-enhancing substances and describe any two?
List of performance enhancing substnces:
Stimulants: The athlete uses cocaine, amphetamines, Modafinil etc. as a tablet, injection or spray to improve his level and performance on sports. It reduces the reaction time and the rate of fatigue of the athlete.
Anabolic steroids: The athlete uses these substances to improve the strength and growing of the muscles. These are taken orally or by injection to enhance their performance in sports.
What is out-of-competition testing?
This is the testing when the athlete is not taking part in a competition.
How many types of doping are there?
There are three types of doping:
(i) use of drugs
(ii) Blood doping
(iii)Gene doping