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प्रश्न
Prior to a sports event, blood and urine samples of sports persons are collected for drug tests.
- Why is there a need to conduct such tests?
- Name the drugs the authorities usually look for.
- Write the generic names of two plants from which these drugs are obtained.
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उत्तर
- Some sportspersons resort to unfair practices to enhance their performance. Drug abuse often gives them a shortcut to success. Therefore, it has become necessary to conduct a dope test (for drugs or their derivatives in blood and urine) prior to any sports event to ensure fair play.
- The authorities should look for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) like gonadotropins, erythropoeitin and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the dope test. Opiate-like drugs, e.g. Vicodin, Percocet, or OxyContin, and cannabinoids are also misused by sportspersons these days.
- Generic names of the plants from which drugs are obtained are as follows:
- Papaver somniferum
- Cannabis sativa
- Erythroxylum coca
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