stimulants

• • stimulants - speed up parts of body and brain
• positives:

  • increases alertness
  • improve reaction time
  • increase agressiveness
  • mask pain
• negatives:

  • highly addictive
  • increase aggressiveness
  • increase risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks
  • increase chance of injury
• used by:

  • sprinters and swimmers - reaction time
  • injured performers - mask pain