1. Dietary Supplements

2. Product, other than tobacco, intended to enhance the diet that contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, and/or other botanicals Found in the form of tablets, capsules, powders, gel tabs, extracts or liquids

3. Vitamins Consume well-balanced diet, do not need vitamin supplement Vitamins do not provide energy and do not build muscles; help release energy from carbs and fat people ingest Only disorders vitamins can cure are vitamin deficiencies

4. Minerals Well-balanced diet, do not need mineral supplement; excess can cause toxicity Do not provide energy

5. Herbal Supplements Plant matter, used in the form of powders, extracts, teas and/or tablets, believed to have therapeutic benefits Considered dietary supplement by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and therefore not regulated like traditional drugs

6. Herbal Supplements No standard for quality of product Not required to prove safety or effectiveness FDA can only remove herbal supplement after it has been proven to be unsafe

7. Performance Enhancers Ergogenic Aids-any agent that enhances energy utilization, including energy production and efficiency Most common are anabolic steroids

8. Anabolic Steroids Anabolic-androgenic steroids-man made substances related to male sex hormones that are used to build muscle and enhance masculine characteristics Available legally only by prescription to treat conditions that occur when the body produces abnormally low amounts of testosterone

9. Anabolic Steroids Side Effects-many are permanent Liver Tumors Cancer Jaundice (yellowing of skin) High blood pressure Kidney tumors Acne

10. Anabolic Steroids Gender Specific Male Infertility Baldness Breast development Increased risk of prostate cancer Female Facial hair Male-pattern baldness Change or loss of menstrual cycle Deepened voice

11. Anabolic Steroids Psychological Side Effects Aggression Depression Mood swings Paranoid jealousy Extreme irritability Delusions

12. Growth Hormone Ergogenic aid produced by the pituitary gland that works to increase conversion of amino acids to protein Allows fat to be used as energy source Side effects: heart disease, osteoporosis, death

13. Caffeine Acts as a stimulant and is believed to enhance endurance and improve reaction times High levels can cause sleeplessness, anxiety, headache, nervousness and dehydration

14. Creatine Monohydrate Amino acid, found naturally in skeletal muscle, that is stored for quick energy and is used as a supplement to increase skeletal muscle Creatine theoretically works by increasing energy production during exercise enabling athletes to sustain strenuous exercise for longer periods of time

15. Creatine Side effects: muscle cramping, dehydration, nausea and seizures May also affect kidney function

16. Ephedra Substance derived from a shrub-like plant; used as a stimulant to boost energy, enhance athletic performance and aid in weight loss Has potentially life threatening stimulant effects on the central nervous system and heart

17. Ephedra Works to suppress sweat mechanism while athlete is exercising which can cause a rapid rise in body temperature, leading to heat stroke Nervousness, insomnia, nausea, high blood pressure, seizures, heart attack, stroke, death