Question

michael stopped using performance enhancing drugs at the end of his high school athletic career. which long term effects might he experience as he grows older? select three options
increased endurance
enlarged heart
mood swings
muscle weakness
liver disease

Explanation:

1. Enlarged heart: Performance - enhancing drugs (like anabolic steroids) can cause the heart muscle to thicken over time, leading to an enlarged heart, a long - term effect even after stopping use.
2. Muscle weakness: When using performance - enhancing drugs, the body may become dependent on them for muscle growth. After stopping, muscle mass can decrease, and muscle weakness can occur as a long - term consequence.
3. Liver disease: Many performance - enhancing drugs are metabolized by the liver. Prolonged use (even if stopped later) can cause liver damage, which may progress to liver disease over time.

“Increased endurance” is not a long - term effect of stopping performance - enhancing drugs (they are used to increase endurance during use, and stopping would not lead to increased endurance long - term). “Mood swings” are more of a short - term or immediate psychological effect of stopping some drugs, not a typical long - term physical effect compared to the other three.

Answer:

B. enlarged heart, D. muscle weakness, E. liver disease