Ethical Approach on Performance Ehnhancing Drugs

Are performance enhancing drugs deemed to be good or bad? Some would say yes, and some would say no. A performance enhancing drug or PED can be any substance that improves a person’s attributes. This can be Anabolic Steroids, HGH, stimulants and diuretics. People want more than the skills and attributes they bring to their desired profession. If you can jump high, people want to jump higher, if you can swim fast, of course you would want to be able to swim faster. This topic has been in controversial talks for decades to date.
I have opinions to both sides of this argument. Yes, performance enhancing drugs make you better. Then there are the athletes who have natural abilities to dominate, who might as well be on these supplements, but in the sports world we call them “freaks,” and not in a bad way. Some would say it is unfair because they weren’t blessed with the same natural abilities. Others would let it be and take it for what it is, use it for fuel to better themselves. The substances named earlier such as “Roids” builds muscle mass, it can help an Olympics power lifter do more weight. Human Growth Hormone help shed fat while building muscle, this can help a football play become bigger but also faster because of the low body fat percentage. Stimulants such as caffeine or nitric oxide help for focus and energy, even aggression; I don’t hold this as something that really makes anyone that much better. Diuretics help expel water in the body; this can help a boxer achieve the right weight for a fight.
There are a lot of pros and cons to performance enhancing drugs. Like, what if everyone was allowed to take them? Or, maybe allow the people who need them. I actually defend Lance Armstrong for using synthetic testosterone to help him win all those bicycling tournaments, not defending either side of the argument, but I will go into further detail in the my essay. People do want it though. A study by Dr. Gabe Mirkin asked competitive runners "If I could give you a