There are many types of performance enhancing drugs. Stimulants, which include amphetamines, cause you to speed up too much. In large doses stimulants override a person s normal felling of exhaustion, which causes people to push themselves too hard. Strong painkillers are another type of performance enhancing drug. The increase a person s pain barrier and are extremely addictive, resulting in permanent injury.
Anabolic steroids cause heart attacks, growth stoppage and violent outbursts.
Women develop deep voices and facial hair if taken too long. This helps them stay calm in pressure situations. A side effect of this drug is bonchospasm, which causes the lungs to tighten, making it difficult to breath. Diuretics are used to remove water from the body, which improves muscle tone and subtracts weight from water in the body. Taking this drug can cause serious dehydration, sometimes resulting in death.