Substance Abuse In Sports

Young athletes strive to be like their idols on the football field. They praise their workouts try to emulate their moves and touchdown dances. But one thing a young athletes should never do is copy or make the same mistakes athletes are making today. From preform enhancing drugs all the way to alcohol and marijuana these substance are hurting athletes, organization, and the NFL shield. So far in the NFL over thirty player have been suspended for violating the NFL policy for substances abuse or preform enhancing drugs. The NFL is only in week 11 so far and has close to a full football team of player that have been suspend. One of the biggest names on that list is running back Le’veon bell.
Le’veon bell is one of the best running backs today
It also is classified by Congress as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Meaning that it has a high potential for abuse. Side effect of weed are increased heart rate, impaired short-term memory, slowed coordination and reaction of reflexes, diminished ability to concentrate (USADA)

One intervention to stop the use of drug abuse in sports is the deterrence model. This is an attempt at influencing you as an athlete’s decision about using banned substances like P.E.D.S or marijuana. The deterrence theory providence extensive information about the likely outcome and consequences of using these substances.
Having knowledge of these things should provide you with an adequate deterrent to drug taking (book). Having to identify the down side of a behavior pattern has more credibility to you as an athlete.
Another model is the disconnected values model which primary purpose is to assist athletes in acknowledging that taking drugs, whether it is for performance enhancing or recreational purposes , is a negative habit that has benefits but also dire costs and long term