In many schools athletes are required to sign a contract in order to play .
The contracts include of many rules and regulations that prohibit .
activities that will jeopardize the athlete's performance. The use of drugs .
and alcohol are strictly forbidden. Vandalism and other actions that would .
result in any type of illegal happenings is also banned. The main problem with the .
contracts is that the students don't always obey them. Many athletes will .
still go out and party and drink and smoke and get into other activities .
that will harm their minds and bodies.
"Stimulants" are drugs that stimulate the central nervous .
system and produce an increase in alertness and activity. They include .
caffeine, cocaine, and the amphetamines. The amphetamines are composed of .
three closely related drugs that stimulate the central nervous system and .
promote a feeling of alertness and an increase in speech and general .
physical activity. Some people take these drugs under medical supervision to .
control their appetite, but many of these drugs are used at parties to "get .
high." Overuse and abuse have been associated with all of the stimulant .
drugs, but risks are the greatest with the amphetamines and cocaine. .
Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep. .
Narcotics include opium and drugs derived from opium, such as .
morphine, codeine, and heroin. Narcotics also include certain synthetic .
chemicals that have a morphine-like action, such as methadone. Most of these .
drugs will leave a lasting effect for more then one day. Like a hangover .
from alcohol, these drugs will make you extremely tired or even sick the .
next day. Drugs are prohibited by athletic departments because they alter .
your performance. If an athlete uses one of these drugs they can have .
lasting effect on them sometime during a game or at practice. All drugs are .
illegal, and by athletes using them they set a bad example. Many younger .