Syllabus
1. History - nature of problem, ergogenic aids in sport, doping prevence and controls
2. Doping and physical performance - characteristics of drugs used
3. Drug dosages, mechanisms of drug effects
4. Health aspects of doping, doping in children and young athletes, nutrition as a doping
5. Discussion and credit test
Annotation
An ergogenic aid is phenomenon that enhances performance. Doping is a medicationg an athlete with the sole intention of unnaturally increasing his competitive performance.
A list of various substances or phenomena that impove an athlete s performance will be sumerized. general information concerning the proposed mechanisms of drug action will be also discussed. Health risks of doping use will be mentioned.