Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Athletes

Kimya, grace, and mira

The Way Nicotine effects the body

Nicotine grabs onto little

droplets of burning tobacco as it

enters your body. The small droplets easily pass into the corners of your lungs. Blood that enters the lungs to pick up oxygen also picks up the nicotine. Nicotine then is pumped it out to the rest of your body.

Effects of Smoking
Blood Preassure increases by 10-15 points Heart Rate increases 1020 beats per minute The higher your heart rate the hearder it is to keep heart rate at target szone while working out Smoking at a young age stunts the growth of your lungs and makes it harder for you to breathe

Effects continued
Smoking changes the way
your lungs function, weakening your defenses against you inhale Smoking cause heart disease and stroke in adults It effects your performance and endurance

Smoking cigarettes
reduces the oxygen carrying capacity in your blood.

Evidence
On standard treadmill tests, smokers cannot perform as well. Their left ventricular mass is increased. Their resting heart rates are two to three beats per minute faster than those of nonsmokers.

Alcohol
The delayed reaction time and reduced
mental acuity is of severe consequence to the athlete. Performance is reduced and injury risk can increase. Alcohol consumption can cause a decrease in hand-eye coordination and may impair judgment. Alcohol interferes with lactic acid breakdown and may result in increased soreness after exercise . Alcohol can induce nausea, vomiting, and drowsiness.

Alcohol Use Over Time

Alcohol use, over long periods of time, can weakened heart muscle, impotency, altered brain and nerve functions, elevated triglycerides, fat deposits in the liver, abnormalities in blood-

clotting, pancreatitis, liver failure,

vitamin deficiencies, skin abnormalities. It can also cause DEATH!!

Experiences
My cousin was an athlete throughout his high school years. However, when he came to the end of junior year he began to smoke and use alcohol. He was not able to get recruited because overtime he lost his performance ability. Now, sadly he does attend college anymore.

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