performance-enhancing drugs
Banned sports substances
Performance-enhancing drugs are substances athletes use to boost physical ability beyond natural limits—steroids for muscle growth, stimulants for endurance, blood boosters for oxygen delivery.
Most are banned in competitive sports, and testing for them is routine: He was stripped of his medal after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Often abbreviated PEDs.
- creatineMuscle energy compound
- amphetamineCentral nervous system stimulant
- human growth hormonePituitary peptide promoting development
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- anabolic steroidsMuscle-building hormones, synthetic
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