... races and break record that real athletes have earned. Moreover, irresponsible drug use can lead to permanent, serious irreparable injuries, which can cost the athletes their sporting career. Short term and long term injuries that may occur as a side affect of using drugs are: Amphetamines (speed): increased heart and breathing rates, euphoria, heightened awareness and reflexes and a dulled sensation of pain and if u take higher doses your heartbeat can become irregular and muscle tumors occur. These are all short-term affects. Long-term affects include: irritability, insomnia, headaches, high blood pressure and irregular heart beat. Death is rare but there have been cases where Olympians die as a result of using amphetamines. Some effects of Anabolic steroids are increased muscle size and strength (which isn't always a good thing) increased blood pressure, aggressive behavior, liver cancer and kidney cancer. Erythropoietin (EPO) can kill if u take too large a dose. Amphetamines, anabolic steroids and Erythropoietin ...

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