Sophie Fawkner Performance Enhancing Drugs
Performance-enhancing Drugs – Sophie Fawkner
Performance-enhancing drugs are chemically made substances that improve or alter the performance of any consumer. In sport, anabolic steroids are the most commonly abused drug. Performance-enhancing drugs are not always beneficial, as they come at a cost, in more ways than one, and there are many potential risks.
Athletes, bodybuilders, students or military personnel may use the drugs. They are not illegal, but they are also not permitted while taking part in a physical activity, according to standard rules or guidelines. They enhance a performers activity by increasing muscle mass, strength and allows sportsmen/women to participate at a more competitive level. Not only this, but they also help …show more content…
Athletes have such a strong desire to win, as most sports offer a grand amount of money to the winners and it is also very good for the image of the player to the wider public. The portion of athletes that are addicted to using performance-enhancing drugs, allow themselves to be put at very high medical risks and more often than not, are caught in the process. If an athlete, student, coach, etc. is caught addicted to the substance, a referral to rehab will be issued. Drug doping is classified as cheating, although there are many arguments for and against the use it can be expensive, dangerous, and has not yet been allowed into Australian sporting. The result of a player cheating can result in expulsion from their position or club and it can also lead to a great deal of public humiliation. In previous years players have been shunned by fans, friends and even family for being caught …show more content…
It is estimated that only 10-15% of participants in a major sport are tested for drugs and this particular organisation strives to close the gap of the other 85%. The World-Anti Doping Agency recognises those drugs that are, performance-enhancing, risky, or break the standard rules of a sport, as illegal. The biggest priority for supervisors and coaches is the health of their players, excellence in their honest performance, fairness towards their opponent and respect for their fellow members and community. Experts believe that as the drugs contain some natural substances there will be many more drugs that become untraceable. Some believe that in response to this the drugs should be allowed and that would also allow a level playing field. The drawbacks of this are the dangers and also the expenses. The players who do not want to have an intake of this would be excluded from their sport and it would promote a bad behaviour to the use of drugs as a
Performance-enhancing drugs are chemically made substances that improve or alter the performance of any consumer. In sport, anabolic steroids are the most commonly abused drug. Performance-enhancing drugs are not always beneficial, as they come at a cost, in more ways than one, and there are many potential risks.
Athletes, bodybuilders, students or military personnel may use the drugs. They are not illegal, but they are also not permitted while taking part in a physical activity, according to standard rules or guidelines. They enhance a performers activity by increasing muscle mass, strength and allows sportsmen/women to participate at a more competitive level. Not only this, but they also help …show more content…
Athletes have such a strong desire to win, as most sports offer a grand amount of money to the winners and it is also very good for the image of the player to the wider public. The portion of athletes that are addicted to using performance-enhancing drugs, allow themselves to be put at very high medical risks and more often than not, are caught in the process. If an athlete, student, coach, etc. is caught addicted to the substance, a referral to rehab will be issued. Drug doping is classified as cheating, although there are many arguments for and against the use it can be expensive, dangerous, and has not yet been allowed into Australian sporting. The result of a player cheating can result in expulsion from their position or club and it can also lead to a great deal of public humiliation. In previous years players have been shunned by fans, friends and even family for being caught …show more content…
It is estimated that only 10-15% of participants in a major sport are tested for drugs and this particular organisation strives to close the gap of the other 85%. The World-Anti Doping Agency recognises those drugs that are, performance-enhancing, risky, or break the standard rules of a sport, as illegal. The biggest priority for supervisors and coaches is the health of their players, excellence in their honest performance, fairness towards their opponent and respect for their fellow members and community. Experts believe that as the drugs contain some natural substances there will be many more drugs that become untraceable. Some believe that in response to this the drugs should be allowed and that would also allow a level playing field. The drawbacks of this are the dangers and also the expenses. The players who do not want to have an intake of this would be excluded from their sport and it would promote a bad behaviour to the use of drugs as a