Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Adderall. Of course in the eyes of the FDA that was a big problem, which caused many athletes to show up positive for amphetamines on drug tests, testing the eligibility of the athlete. One of the most famous P.E.D. is HGH (Human Growth Hormone) or in simpler terms steroids. Testosterone or HGH affects the nuclear DNA receptors resulting in increase in muscle mass, due to protein synthesis (Kwan & Kravitz, par 4). All anabolic steroids are classified as controlled substance (schedule III) by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). Even though illegal (without doctor's prescription), it is still getting into the hands of athletes and weightlifters all over the nation. All over the nation athletes are putting these drugs into their bodies, and do not entirely know the benefits and …show more content…
In 2009, ACSM (The American College of Sports Medicine) launched the program “Exercise is Medicine”. Acute exercise causes decrease in symptoms in anxiety, eating disorder, and especially patients suffering from depression. All over the nation patients are diagnosed with mental health disorders every day. The use of prescription drugs to relieve these symptoms work, but also put the patient at risk for addiction, and in-eligibility of athletes; especially in medication used to decrease anxiety: benzodiazepines (Diazepam, Alprazolam, ect.) That is why ACSM launched the program. Exercise programs with a duration of longer than ten months works the best for decreasing symptoms of depression; due to the release of dopamine from the brain (Psychology, par 5). If athletes are able to control their mental state during performance, athletes will be more likely to be successful. Along with decreasing symptoms in mental disorders, acute exercise for only as short as thirty minutes can boost long-term memory roughly 10% (Howard,