INFLUENCE OF DRUG USE ON ATHLETES’ BEHAVIOUR DURING NIGERIA COLLEGES OF EDUCATION GAMES ASSOCIATION (NICEGA) IN NORTH CENTRAL GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA

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13 ABBREVIATIONS IOC - International Olympic committee HIV - Human immuno-deficiency virus NUGA - Nigeria Universities Games NICEGA - Nigeria Colleges of Education Games Association PCP – Phencyclidine LSD - Lysergic acid diethylamide DMT – Dimethyltryptamine MDMA – Methylenedioxy – Methamphetaqmine AIDS - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome CNS - Central nervous system PNS - Peripheral nervous system REM - Rapid eye movement HGH - Human growth hormone HDL – C- High Density Lipoproteins BAC - Blood alcohol concentration ADH – Antidiuretic hormone RIA – Radio immunossays MS – Mass spectrometer HPLC – High performance liquid chromatography UV – Ultraviolet USOC – United States Olympic committee WAD - World Anti-Doping Agency WAUG - West Africa University Games CGF - Commonwealth Games Federation 14 ABSTRACT There has been tremendous increase in the number of participants in sports competitions. These sports competitions have imposed on the participants extreme pressures because of the desire to win at all costs by Coaches, Trainers, Spectators and even Athletes themselves. As a result of this quest, the problem of using drugs to enhance performance by Athletes has become the practice by both male and female Athletes in Nigeria. Some of these drugs taken by Athletes to enhance their performance not only influence their behaviours during sport competitions but also endanger their health. The incidence of drug use by Athletes is not only common with the developed countries of the world, but also found among the developing countries like Nigeria. It is not restricted only to the elite Athletes but also found in the institutions of higher learning during sports competitions such as NICEGA competitions. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of drug use on Athletes’ behaviour during NICEGA competitions in North Central Geo- Political Zone, Nigeria. Relevant literature such as journals, textbooks, magazines, and retrievals from the internet were consulted. The expost-facto research design was adopted for this study. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select the subjects for this study. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS and the statistical procedures used for the analysis were frequency and percentages which were used for the respondents’ demographic variables. Means and standard deviation were used for the analysis of data collected on influence of drug use on Athletes’ behaviour during NICEGA competitions. The one-sample t-test procedure was used to test the hypothesis because of the need to compare the observed means score with the fixed mean. The decision to accept or reject the null hypothesis was set at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of this study showed that drug use by Athletes have significant influence on Athletes’ behaviour, officiating, performance, health and incidences of conflicts among participants during NICEGA competitions. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended that the respective agencies responsible for the control of drugs in the Nigeria Colleges of Education during NICEGA competitions should not only concentrate on detecting drug use but also engage in an enlightenment campaign against it among prospective Athletes as drug use adversely influence the competitions.
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA. OCTOBER.
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INFLUENCE,, DRUG,, ATHLETES,, BEHAVIOUR,, DURING,, NIGERIA., COLLEGES,, EDUCATIONAL,, NORTH CENTRAL,, GEO-POLITICAL ZONE,, NIGERIA.
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