Drugs and Sports: A Serious Affair

Abstract

Sport makes physical and mental demands on your body. Recreational drugs are also demanding on you whether you want them to or not they affect your mind and body. When you are very active - during sport for example, your body adapts to provide you with the support you need, such as increasing the rate your heart pumps blood and supplies oxygen to your muscles. Your brain works to maintain body temperature, co-ordinate your movement, and make sure you are alert. Your body is designed to coordinate itself to allow you to perform at your best. Mixing drugs and sport can disrupt your game in many ways.