Justin Reed Professor Hilton-Ross Performance-Enhancing Drugs: New level of excitement or quick death? We regularly hear of professional athletes being accused of “doping‚” or use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Many do this to be the very best at what they do. This is lucrative for not only the player‚ but also for the franchises that bring in the crowds. The question that arises is‚ if these drugs should be the new frontier of sports‚ or if we should heavily screen the players
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In 1960‚ Knut Jensen was a marathon runner at the summer Olympics in Rome during the 100km team time trial race. By using a drug call Roniacol‚ another word is Nicotinyl alcohol‚ Knut Jensen dies during Olympic competition. Performing enhancing drugs in sports is the public enemy from all over the world. Performing enhancing drugs in sports became a huge travesty when a lot of athletes built like monsters and find a winning edge to collect titles‚ Olympic medals‚ gold jackets‚ and other great accomplishments
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Should performance enhancing drugs be allowed in sports? So‚ first of all‚ what are performance enhancing drugs (PEDs)? PEDs are chemicals / substances that are created to be consumed by athletes so that they gain a physical advantage in the performance. These drugs are normally stimulants that make you more energetic or it can accelerate the blood’s oxygen delivery and muscle growth. The most popular type of PEDs are the steroids which can cause acne‚ breast development and in extreme cases heart
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One of the most exciting sports stories in recent years was the attempt to break Roger Maris’ single-season homerun record [sixty-two] in baseball. On September 8‚ 1998 ‚ Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals made history by hitting his sixty-second homerun. However‚ many people believe that McGwire’s record is tarnished by the revelation that he had been using androstendione ‚ a compound that temporarily boosts the levels of the male sex hormone testosterone. This finding drew attention to a
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Lets be honest here‚ taking drugs to improve performance isn’t a spur-of-the-moment mistake‚ its a well planned and thought out way of cheating. It’s not like they are sold over the counter at your local chemists (or are they?) People often say they don’t want to see druggies representing their country (wherever they are from) and so they should be banned for life‚ but can athletes that take performance enhancing drugs be labeled as druggies. Their physically fit in shape and generally healthy
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Steroids- Ruining the Game Man created sports and man just as well has started to ruin sports. Many people think steroids are the worst thing to come to sports‚ and others such as coaches and trainers want the player to do the best they can so they give enhancing drugs to the player. The worse parts of players taking steroids are…..gives a bad symbol to their image and people may copy them‚ lies to the people who love him and hurts them ‚ and messes up his or her sport career. Sports were made
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Legalization of Performance Enhancing Drugs Performance enhancing drugs should be legalized for public use. The benefits of legalization could possibly reduce health risks and minimize criminal activity and make for a more efficient use of steroids. Steroids first played a significant role in the Olympics to improve performances and to push off fatigue. ----------------------------------------- Although PEDs can purpose an unfair advantage‚ legalization could be much more efficient and promote
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Performance Enhancement Drugs in Sports Taresha Bryant COM 112 Effective Persuasive Writing Professor Kenneth Leon July 28‚ 2007 Performance Enhancement Drugs In Sports Athletic competition has been a part of our society since the beginning of time. We were born with the competitive gene; the desire to be better than the next man. Sports events give athletes the opportunity to prove‚ they are better than their competitor. This is good because it shows courage and determination; on
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Introduction Drugs‚ one of the most dangerous things ever to be created by mankind. They have been responsible for numerous deaths as well as problems of some of the most prolific people to ever walk the face of this planet. Not only that‚ it has ruined the careers of numerous high profile athletes all because the money and the fame got to them. Not only did they abuse drugs but also performance enhancing drugs which ended their career permanently. Examples like this are Diego Maradona and his
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Adolescents and the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Athletics Much of the evidence on the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports comes from professional athletics. However‚ evidence also indicates that adolescents use performance-enhancing drugs‚ but that their use is not limited to those participating in athletics. The use of performance enhancing drugs also called “doping” can be tempting for teen athletes. Many young people often feel pressured by their peers or by their own ambitions
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