Drug Awareness

1. Drug Awareness Keep Rugby Clean - 100% ME

2. Harmful effects of anabolic steroids: • Spots are a common result of anabolic steroids. • Men who use anabolic steroids risk developing breast. • The use of anabolic steroids can lead to hair loss. • Testicles may shrink as a result of using anabolic steroids. • Self-centredness is a common side-effect of the use of anabolic steroids. • One psychological side – effect of the use of anabolic steroids is aggression and mood swings. • People around you may be less interested if you use anabolic steroids.

3. Harmful effects of steroids Continued – • One social consequences of the use of anabolic steroids is that you may become suspicious and jealous. • The use of anabolic steroids often leads to not being aware of faults in your own behavior. • The use of anabolic steroids often leads to meeting people who have the same interests in training and doping. • Testing positive for an anabolic steroid will result in a minimum 2 year sanction however can be increased to 4 years if aggravating circumstances are proved. • If you test positive and are found to have committed an anti doping rule violation your case decision will be published on the IRB’s Anti-Doping website www.irb.com/keeprugbyclean.

4. Dietary Supplements • Players are strongly advised to be extremely cautious about the use of any dietary supplement as no guarantee can be provided that any particular supplement , including vitamins and minerals, ergogenic aids and herbal remedies are totally from prohibited Substances. • Strict Liability - A Player is solely responsible for any Prohibited Substances found present in his or her body. It is not necessary that the intent or fault on the Player’s part be shown in order for an Anti-Doping rule violation to be established. Nor is lack of intent a defence to testing positive to a prohibited Substance because of a contaminated Supplement.

5. Dietary Supplements • Seek expert guidance to assess your dietary and performance needs and supplement requirements. • Is there valid evidence that the supplement really works ? Are the advertising claims supported by evidence? • Research well known products/brands. • Avoid purchasing supplements over the internet or from gyms. • Avoid sharing supplements with fellow players or friends. • Avoid purchasing supplements from a manufacturer who also produces supplements that contain prohibited substances. • Players will benefit from a balanced diet. A varied diet is essential.

6. Dietary Myths • You have to starve yourself to see results. • Carbs are bad and need to be eliminated. • Too much protein can damage the kidneys. • The best way to lose weight is to eat once or twice a day. • Eliminating all fats is necessary to lose weights. • High carb / low fat diets produce the best results. • A protein shake based diet is the best way to lose fat. • Too much water makes you gain water weight • On low carb diets you can eat all you want and still lose weight • Low carb diets allow you to lose body fat faster than medium carb diets.

7. Play True - Levelling the Playing Field KEEP RUGBY CLEAN ! Be a Super Player Be Super Natural